Downtown Los Altos smells like mayonnaise. (Or at least the parking lot near Los Altos Grill did this morning.)

There’s apparently a run on hand sanitizer going on (swine flu!), because a number of stores near me were totally out of it.

The nice birds that tried to make a nest on my balcony rafter (I told them it wasn’t a good idea), apparently think my flower pots are full of food I left out for them.

Young boys who live in my apartment complex think it’s ok to block my way by humping one another on a skateboard in the middle of the sidewalk. (Yes, seriously.)

…lounged in bed until nearly 10am. (Late for me.)

…spent almost $90 on several articles of black clothing.

…rocked out to The Bird and The Bee while driving around town.

…went grocery shopping and ran into Fred in the store. Twice.

…bought bunches of orange, red, and pink ranunculus.

…ate lunch and read a book while sitting out on my balcony.

…drove up in the mountains, including on part of Highway 9.

…finally hung up the Japanese woodblock print I had framed in December.

…enjoyed iced tea and biscotti in the afternoon.

…did some other “handyman” jobs around the apartment, like changing the vacuum filter.

…cooked dinner from scratch, rather than making something the lazy way.

…mellowed out to “classic” Smashing Pumpkins in the evening. Mmm.

…walked around with a hamster perched on my shoulder.

…had a good day.

In the meantime, I’ll keep plugging along with new recipes to try, and finding pretty things on Flickr.

So lovely.