40 days to go......

till my birthday......in case anyone was struggling with the math.  How goes the magical magenta magnet hunt?  Apart from my insane themes, there is always a renegade gift getter who bucks social convention and comes to me on bended knee bearing somethig decadent from the culinary realm....and no, not the 7 packs of grape jello from the Aubergine 7J year.

This year I have done some good web searching, and have learned that La Creuset has a "Stoneware Jar" line....I love all 5 models - theres an olive jar, a syrup jar, a bbq sauce jar, a jelly jar.....but the best:

The mustard jar!!!  Ain't it a beaut!  Love it...........opporunity knocks....who will answer?

I also have use for a cherry pitter.....don't you? 
In academic news today, I'm 60% caught up.  Italian homework - check, Italian assignment - check, Healthcare quiz - done (36/50 shitty - but I'll live), THAT AWFUL AWFUL DISABILITY VIDEO - watched.  Thanks Snoop for suffering with me.  Mediochre but politically astute response on said video - submitted.  Independant Study for crazy class - picked out,  quest to find a copy of the Matthew Modine movie "And the band played on" - underway.

Heading to the GO train to start reading......momentarily..............

The psychosis created from waiting on a reference check to be done........priceless