A lovely party, followed by more overindulgence and more cinematic frivolity

[eve_prime]

JG's reception for Christi was about perfect, for me, as far as parties go. There were about 16 people, and I knew all but three of them, and was comfortable talking and also comfortable listening. I learned about Sarah and Larry's yard at their new house, which is about a block from the house they'd sold to move back to England, I learned why they're glad not to live in England now, and I learned about the uniforms both Sarah and Julia had worn in English girls' schools. I heard about a Porsche that H. had borrowed. SMB's daughter had just gone on her first road trip, to Vancouver (BC) and back, and he was about to go to a party where they would be showing movies in someone's back yard. I also enjoyed talking to Christi about her 4-year-old and her research in social support and with Alaskan natives, and telling her about my research in social support and our work with Northwest Indians. We had the same delicious Greek food as at H's recent party, and then I came home and had delicious Indian food with the guys, who had spent the morning touring a winery in Yamhill County (even my little D., who liked looking at the big barrels). We then watched an R-rated campy cult movie that I should blush to admit I've seen three times now, Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity. Two nights in a row of silliness in film.

This was all quite nicely distracting from the vexations of OPN, which decided to discontinue the shell accounts of the EFN customers, and which didn't announce said decision in advance. So now I get to change how I read my personal e-mail, how I access the mud, how I keep various daily records, and how I fix the time on my computer clock. Bleh.