Last night I discovered that my 2nd favorite Thai food restaurant chain in Denver is not as vegetarian-friendly as previously thought. A and I went to Swing Thai for a late lunch, to work on a project scope for the MBD "Connectory" (although, we can't call it that, because the term is trademarked). The waiter informed us that the only options on the menu that are purely vegetarian are: fried spring rolls, Thai spring salad, peanut sauce with tofu or vegetables, and the curries. Everything else on the menu is made with either fish sauce or animal broth, and can't be made without it.

All this time, I've been eating fish sauce.

This is not a huge surprise, really...I assume that occassionaly, meat products will enter my system despite my best attempts at staying informed. We've even asked various servers whether the dish contains any animal products, and have always been told 'no.' I really think people don't relate to chicken broth or fish sauce as animal products. It's weird to me.

I feel disillusioned.

In other news:

• My mother, Peri, Scott, A and I attended the ballet, "Where the Wild Things Are" on Sunday afternoon, in honor of my mother's birthday, which is March 2nd. This is the third ballet I've attended, and it was ... very cute. Fun to see the classic children's story translated to dance. And the costumes of the Wild Things were very fun.
  
• I really am working from home now, and feeling very much in the swing of things, finally. I've pissed off some instructors lately because of reigning them in a bit, but overall am having fun and getting all my work done.
  
• It's snowing again today. The snow finally melted in most places, and now we have a few inches already. (sigh)
• A is flying back to LA tonight. He'll pick up the RV from Z's  house and mosey on back to Colorado. It'll be a 10-14 day trip, depending on whether he and Brent start building the turbine engine prototype. He's going to try and see Sylvi Faery in Phoenix, and I'm a little jealous - I've still never met her face-to-face, and I think she's a lovely creature. She and her gnome and his two little girls are living in a van in Arizona. Their wedding video is one of the coolest I've ever seen. I'm going to miss A. He's been so much happier and playful in these past few weeks. It'll be great for him to leave and have space again, and I look forward to more play and fun.
• It's the last day of February. One more month before we go to Europe. Need to start planning a few things, I think...ack! It's happening so quickly!! And I'm starting to get really excited again!
• Read some good Hugh Prather and am now reading "Born to Love" by Leo Buscaglia. Feeling very happy and confirmed and supported in my loving. I fail so many, many, many times to love well. But I still feel a little hope, which I'm grateful for.
  

Alright, enough for now. Back to work.