of muffins, valentines, karma, and travels

A smorgasbord update tonight.

First, my sister Erin sent me a batch of muffins last week. Never have muffins traveled so far in such good condition with so much good will behind them. She made them in the D.C. area and mailed them to me here in southern CA as a gesture of comfort over my recent job disappointment. They arrived without a crumb out of place. Nine of them are still resting in my freezer. The other three were delicious. :-)

I'm not going to dwell long on Valentine's Day for the extremely single. I enjoyed happy e-valentines from my friend Tripp and my friend Sara, and while I ate dinner tonight I thought a bit about how maintaining the love in your life on a year-round basis takes the sting right out of Hallmark's favorite holiday, even when your most recent date has long since sailed into the distant beginning-to-be-forgotten past.

Dear Readers, please aim your good karma towards my brother Joe, who had what looks and smells like a potentially successful job interview this week. He should be told the results within the next couple of weeks. So that's one. Also please direct your immediate short-term karma towards my sister Shannon, who has a job interview this Thursday and another couple of possibilities in the works. Her delivering notice at her present job is a consummation devoutly to be wished. (I also devoutly wish I could remember where I picked that phrase up, its rhythm is so delicious.)

Finally, I'm headed out of town over the weekend to do my college theatre festival thing. It'll be cold, much colder than here, so send me warm thoughts.