Pretty colors

Dinner at M's: M has painted her living room a lovely shade of pale taupe, and she wanted to show it off. We had baked chicken, dinosaur polenta, and a really good salad S made with kumquats, gorgonzola, and candied nuts, among other things. I've never had kumquat before. I've been missing out. We played pick-up sticks and hearts. Then S and I hit the North Berkeley Target. Consumerist heaven. Or perhaps, consumerist purgatory. (They were missing several of the items on S's list, and did not carry my brand of shampoo.)

The view, coming back across the bridge at sunset, was spectacular. No fog, and just a few scarlet clouds on the western horizon. The bay sapphire blue. The GG silhouetted in gold. Light enough to see the detail of Coit Tower, and just dark enough to see that it was lit up. Lights in the buildings... and I get to live here.


Today's purchases:
8" fry pan
12 pack Ivory soap w/ aloe
1/2 gallon cranberry juice

Today's earrings: abalone footballs
Bedtime reading: Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov