someone paid me the most wonderful and sincere complement today

had a fan-fucking-tastic weekend. did the motherland thing and chilled with my chilled dogs, hit tar-zhay not once, but twice, and headed back to kip's birthday extravaganza last night. lafonda called me earlier in the day, 'it's impromptu and totally just put together, um, well, about ten minutes ago, but if you're around, come on out.' 'sorry, lafonda, i've got plans tonight. but we'll get together soon.' text from kip: '[friend from college] you're in [napoleon's] neighborhood. [napoleon,] meet [friend from college.]' he comes over, had some beers, 'what do you mean you're missing kip's birthday, you must come out.' ok... and what a wonderful fucking night it was, wow. i've left out all the good details, just in case a member of the law comes across this... ;-) otherwise, lafonda, you throw a hell of a party, and happy birthday, kip...

saw some friends this evening, and one comes up to me with 'a little something:' he took the photo i used for his christmas card this year, not even a good one, just one i knew he'd appreciate, went to a photo place, and had a copy blown up for himself. since the reproduction came out well, he made one for me. 'i thought you'd like it. it's a wonderful shot, i just had to make it bigger.'

i'm speechless. what a wonderful beginning to the week.