I am getting a dehydrator! Then I'll be able to preserve a bunch of veggies without tying up my freezer or risking botulism. Also, I love dried veggies because they get either chewy (like meat) or crunchy (like chips), but are much much better than either meat or chips. I had forgotten that dehydrators aren't just raw foodist devices, but also preservation devices that homesteaders love. I will have to try out some raw gourmet recipes, though. I love them in moderate amounts, especially when they're not loaded with oil. There is a raw food place here, but it's mostly smoothies and pates--I can make those at home, exactly how I want, for cheaper. So I haven't gone to it once.

One of Roman's neighbors from home is coming here this weekend and we're going out to dinner with him Sunday night. It'll be nice to see someone from home and see Ithaca from a different POV.

Rumi:

I have lived on the lip of insanity,

wanting to know reasons,

knocking on a door.

It opens.

I have been knocking from the inside!