so my parents and four of their friends are in town for the weekend; i had dinner with them tonight here. it’s a tiny little italian place, i really have no idea how they managed to squeeze a party of seven in as well as the other customers but they did. the food was fabulous - i had penne alla vodka and a slice of pear tart with hazelnut ice cream. yum. relatively cheap too, for its location and how good the food is.

after dinner we wandered back up to union square and walked around the holiday market they have set up there, all sorts of crafts and clothes and weird things. last year i did all my xmas shopping there, and i would be doing the same this year if i had any real money to spend. my mum and dad bought me a paper star-shaped lantern with a light bulb socket and everything; i have it hanging over my bed and it’s gorgeous.

speaking of shopping, i’ve gotten several requests for wishlists of what i’m hoping for; i don’t expect anyone to actually buy me anything but i’m certainly not going to turn it down. my amazon wishlist is the only one i’ve got at the moment. i’ll probably be adding things to that as i think of them and making a thinkgeek one as well.