Reason Number 2 Billion Six Hundred Seventy Three Thousand One Hundred Five

The Wild Boar and I are both on a super strict super healthy diet, and I'm proud to report we're both losing a bunch of weight. But amidst a holiday engineered by the sugar industry, its definitely a challenge to maintain, especially with raging pms (min, not his, in case yuo were wondering). Enter my perfect and super thoughtful and considerate Boar to the rescue. Instead of flowers or chocolates, I got something even better - an edible fruit bouquet, which smells and tastes as delicious as it looks. The card accompanying it reads Here is a healthy way to show you how much you mean to me. I love you truly and cherish every moment I share with you. Yeah, the love and cherish parts are great and all, but what really gets my heart is the healthy. **Sigh** How long have I waited for that? And how much trans fat did I put up with along the way, right?

Tonight we're going to Gobo, which is not only super healthy, but also one of my favorite restaurants of all time. When my parents came up for my birthday last year I took them there, and my father who incessantly mocks vegetarians absolutely loved the food. Some really spacey monkey girl completely forgot to make reservations until last night, however (after deciding months ago to go there), and so we're stuck going to the Upper East Side (read Siberia, but even colder) location instead of the West Vilage for a 9:45 reservation. Hmmm...I can think of a few things we can do in the meantime to work up our appetite....

Happy Valentine's Day to you all. While I acknowledge that its a wholly commercial endeavor designed to fuel the uber capitalist machine, I must confess that this year its a commercial endeavor that I'm loving. Who'd have ever though life would turn out like this? Here is my not-so-commercial Valentine's Day gift to you, from a super talented friend of mine. Enjoy!


(ps. I got the Boar these. I don't think they're edible, and certainly not diet friendly, but I gotta admit they sound pretty freakin awesome. Plus they made me fall in love with B&H...but that's anoter love letter for another time.)