North Minneapolis Woman Just Can't Stop Thinking About Tasty Food

It was a fun night! Summra hosted the monthly Craft Conspiracy meeting (we missed you, Sarah!) where she unraveled the mysteries of embroidery and we all made groovy little flower brooches. And, of course, we ate and drank lots of delicious food and beverages. Next month: Henna!

LA, Julie, and I have started The Unemployment Society. To join, of course, you must be unemployed, or mostly unemployed (i.e., not work full time/9-5). Our friend Rita lost her job last Thursday during the last meeting, which of course was a boon to our group. We do lunch at a new place every other Thursday--next week: Russian Tea House in St. Paul. Has anyone been there? We recruited a few more members tonight. In fact I find myself getting a bit predatory about trying to convince people to quit their jobs. Of course, The Unemployment Society is destined for failure. Julie will go back to teaching in the fall, I'll have to go back to school, and LA will give birth to that little baby that's growing in her belly. *Sigh*

I'm frantically trying to get my patio furniture done before the BBQ I'm hosting tomorrow night. My pals from Amnesty International are coming over--we're having a quick meeting and partying into the night. Keg, etc. People are responding to the Evite with the delicious food they're bringing--I can't wait! Spicy gazpacho, nopalitos, "Nacho Crack", Chicken tandoori...Yum!!! Oh, sure, we'll talk about torture and all that stuff...but did I mention "Nacho Crack"???