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it's january. the start of a new year. the start of a new decade. and the start of birthdays. i've celebrated two of my sf peeps birthdays so far, butter bean & pevil. last sunday, we celebrated butter bean's big day with a birthday brunch bash at her pad. it was great day. i couldn't help notice the glow surrounding butter bean. she a lot great people in her life and i'm glad we were all able to come together and help her celebrate the way we know best with food & drink. besides the numerous bloody marys i consume, i think i ate at least a pound of bacon.

















the birthday girl

i made my first pound cake for the event. it's the same recipe that my mom used. i loved my mom's pound. although mine was not the prettiest pound cake ever made, it definitely tasted pretty damn good if i say so myself. i did have a slight problem in the baking process which was my loaf tin was too small for the amount of batter. it overflowed during the baking process and i had to scrap burnt pound cake from the bottom of the oven. so not fun.

this past saturday i went to pevil's birthday celebration at the wild side west. it was a fun gathering. i'm always glad when i get to see the gurls since it's not that often. mrs. b made a very delicious cake. i was definitely taken aback when a complete stranger helped himself to a piece of the cake. seriously! have you heard of asking. i also heard that earlier some lady walked by and stuck her finger in the icing to taste it. come on people, get some manners.

friday night i went out with some students & a co-worker to cha cha cha's. since when has cha cha cha's become the new h.a.b. hangout. i must have missed that news bulletin. we had to wait a bit for a seat because it was pack but it was well worth it. i forgot how good the food is there. the students seemed to enjoy themselves. i thinking about maybe doing this once a month with some students. it's fun showing them a part of the city they don't normally go to. just where will i end up next is any one's guess.

stay gold & be well…