So sorry for the outrageously long silence. Here's the reason why: www.homeworkNYC.org.

I've been doing nothing else for the last 4 months; and for the last 2 months I've been working on the site day and night. Take a look around and let me know what you think.

Now that the site has launched I have a weekend of debauchery planned. We get underway with tomorrow's Santarchy. I've always wanted to go, and tomorrow's the day.

On Sunday I continue my quest for persian dried limes. I'm trying to recreate a delicious stew I had in a little Persian restaurant in Shepherd's Bush, 10 years ago. I tried substituting dried lemons in the recipe and it was not a pleasant experience. I've read there's an Iranian grocery on Madison in the 20s. Fingers crossed....

At long last I may finally finish painting my bedroom. The project began the last week of October and I'm still not done. As my darling nephew would say: YIKES!