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This is the sort of morning I love. It's been raining since last night, everything is cool and wet with that pearlescent quality to the light. I'm reading a fantasy novel with academics, mysterious wizards and deadly swordsmen. The Kentucky Derby preshow is on television. I'm not in much pain. The only things that could make life better would be a cherry cola slurpee and puffy cheetos. I'd like to be able to chew again.

I love the Kentucky Derby, even when it rains. They are working on the track, to try and keep it from getting too sloppy. Tarps are up all over to protect the cameras and wires. I love to watch them stretch the horses' legs and clips of previous races. Should I ever become wealthy, I'm going to have racehorses, and buy big floppy hats to wear at the races. I don't really like bourbon though, so instead of mint juleps I will drink mojitos.

wizards and kings

It feels like weeks since Thursday, which must be the influence of the numerous pills I must take every day. It will be very strange to go back to feeling pain again one day.

Watching Kiss of the Dragon, which would have been a much better movie without all of Bridget Fonda's whining. Still, Jet Li makes a lot of things fun. I saw this one in the theater two or three times, I think. Tcheky Karyo is attractive, even when evil.

Currently reading Ellen Kushner's The Fall of the Kings. Set sometime after Swordspoint, it involves academic drama, ancient history and some very slashy love. (I can't help but think of Alex and Meier while reading, with all this talk of kings and wizards.) If you like fantasy, archives, and gay men then this is the book for you.

My current daydream is to have a place where Alan opens for dinner and makes his fabulous culinary creations at night. During the day, it will be more like a cafe with coffees and teas and pastries. I watched an amazing thng about donughts earlier and it showed these rose petal glazed donughts. I'm trying to figure out if I could bake tiny angel food cakes and dip them in chocolate. Perhaps I'll stuff them with chocolate ganache.

This long weekend has been good to me.