Hap Birth!

January may have been an awful, terrible, no-good, very bad month, but fortunately, February has almost entirely gotten me back to a more positive frame of mind. Sure, it has given us miserable weather for pretty much its entirety. That aside, things have taken a turn for the better. Or if not better, it has set me on a more determined path to make them better.

I made a list of all of those persistent little problems I was having, and started making a concerted effort to face them. The furniture still hasn't sold, but I'm making sure to keep the ad updated. Normally, I'd just chuck the stuff out onto the curb, but LabRat has helped me keep my patience so that I can hopefully make a few bucks, even if it's minimal. The dental issues are behind me (barring the permanent filling that is getting put in this week to replace the temporary one I got at the checkup), and I've been flossing like a madman to keep my gums from erupting again. I've started my taxes, and am just waiting for the incompetent financial group I wisely severed ties with last year to get me the documents I need before I wrap them up. Making progress on little things like these has helped calm me down, so now I can concentrate on bigger issues.

February has also contained some fairly fun stuff. LabRat and I don't make a huge deal of Valentine's Day, but we both like eating out, and we both like candy, so it's generally a good chance to get both. I wanted to add a little present to the mix, so I bought tickets for the Omnimax show at the Science Center. I unabashedly love Omnimax shows; they always turn me into a little kid full of wonder. This one was about undersea life, and was terrific. Plus, we got home before the skies opened up with some snow that was romantically photogenic, but not much fun to drive in. I let LabRat handle the driving to dinner, which wasn't the best Valentine's meal we ever had, but we still managed to have a good time. Once we got home, we took a walk in the pretty snow, then went back home for comfy clothes and hot tea.

Adventure Dining has been on hold for a while, but I managed to put one together last week. We tried a Nicaraguan place that was tiny. It only had about seven tables, and once the couple that was there when we arrived packed up, we had the place to ourselves. The food was great, I had an interesting milk-based drink with cloves and cinnamon, and the owner had a nice talk with us afterwards about wanting to bring a Latin drag show/gay bar to the area. Now, there would be a night on the town. It's always great to realize that you're having fun while you're having it, instead of just looking back with fondness, and Nicaraguan dinner was certainly one of those nights.

So February has really shaped up. Today is my half-birthday. I've kiddingly been needling LabRat about having to get me a half-present, but he hasn't fallen for it yet. I'll keep working on him; perhaps by next February, I can weasel half of a soft pretzel or maybe half a cupcake out of him.