Best birthday cake I made for R, a large portion of which oozed out of the springform pan and burned on the bottom of the oven, but was spectacular nonetheless: Red Miso Olive Oil Cake. SPECTACULAR.

Best view I gazed out on while having a whiskey with Da: Moclips, WA.

Best compliment from a 4-year-old: When AJ flips to the Joan Jett page in Rad American Women A-Z, she says, "Look, it's Auntie Lady!" (That's me.)

Best art show: Keith Haring at The Broad.