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2012 wasn't a bad year for us. I got officially laid off when the parent company wrote off our start-up. That wasn't great, but we had money saved against this possibility. I continued working with them while looking for a paying job, and when our business improved a bit they brought me on as a partner. I'm still underpaid, but it's getting better. I doubt my equity stake will ever make us dot-com rich, but for the moment it's enough to live on and I still mostly enjoy my job and the people I work with.

On the one hand, we didn't do a lot of SCA stuff. Despite the mostly meatloaf-free environment after May, we weren't really feeling it and didn't go to a lot of events. On the other, we did go to West-An Tir and I went to many more than we normally would after Zanobia asked me to be Laurel Counselor. That's been interesting and mostly fun - but I'll be glad it's over next Saturday.

The apprentice and I are continuing to work on charcuterie stuff. One of my goals for 2013 is to clear out a space in our oubliette for another curing chamber. I want one I can use for long-term curing, like an 18-month proscuitto.

No major health problems. Still happy to be married to each other. Still not King. But if 2013 is no worse for us than 2012, it'll be a decent year.

Screw you, California

This week's Resolution Recipe: Foie Gras Torchon.
I follow a Fronch tradition of eating foie gras for New Year's. It's symbolic of richness and indulgence for the coming year. However, California voters apparently know better than I do what I am allowed to eat in the privacy of my own home.
( I laid in a supply before Prohibition started. )