For some reason, I've been tired all week. Maybe it's the sudden change to rain & cold? Dunno. And I've been having the weirdest dreams. Last night was an Athens dream in which like all kinds of place downtown were going out of business. Like the Georgia Theater. And then the Manhattan, at which point, I think I forced myself to wake up because that was just more than my li'l heart could take. Adding to the weirdness is that I hardly ever remember my dreams...
Maybe it's because an Athenian is in Lexington this week? Saw Miss Courtney on Monday night & we went to dinner at one of my favorite spots in Lex. Such good times!
And last night, my new honey came over & cooked dinner. This shrimp pasta with peanut sauce was really good. Also, just the peanut sauce would be awesome if you were making spring roles or some kind of satay. YUM.
Back to work, I guess... I'm trying to get a new paper drafted & plan my research methods class that starts in January. (Note to self: It would be good to check on when school actually starts...) That's about the it!
That is all.
Edited to add: Annnnnnnnnnnd done.
Took about an hour, but it's sunny & like 70 degrees today so I didn't even mind the wait.
So the weekend included a Halloween party & people-watching downtown. Both were fun. I was lacking in creativity this year, so I pulled out my Marilyn Monroe wig. I enlisted a friend to make a faux-fur wrap, and fell in love with a dress that I found at Macy's...
Rest of the weekend involved getting caught up on house-stuff, errands, and a couple of rounds of disc golf. (Can you believe that I am actually playing something that could kinda be construed as a sport? Okay, maybe not a sport, but definitely an outdoor leisure activity...) The weather was awesome this weekend so it was great to be outside.
And there was a little cooking. A beef stew from Bon Appetit Fast Easy Fresh, which turned out awesome. Really simple, with interesting spice combination (cumin, cayenne pepper, fresh mint, and pumpkin pie spice, which I didn't have but concocted out of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and ground cloves). I hope this is a sign that this cookbook is going have some great ideas--I'm all for fast and fresh particularly if it tastes good.
That's about the it. Tomorrow, the university is closed for election day--yip, yip! Let's hear it for a paid day off! After voting, I have plans to catch up on tv with my bff. Huzzah!
Greetings from San Diego!
A fellow Orphan from our annual Thanksgiving fest in Athens showed me around town tonight. I loved the trip out to Coronado Island because as a Marilyn Monroe fan, I have a fond spot in my heart for the Hotel Del Mar. We had cocktails in the patio bar & then I dipped my toes in the Pacific before we watched the sunset.
October has been crazy. Washington DC, Chicago, Boston are down, just San Diego to go. I'm soooooooo ready to bve home for a while.
Had a good weekend. Spent time with my new honey. Found a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant that was really good. Watched The Bank Job. Lost my driver's license at the park, which was returned to my front door by somebody totally awesome. (soooooo grateful).
And saw Sugarland last night. Nice writeup in the local paper here. My friend and I decided that the covers they played were a big shout-out to us since they did two REM songs (Nightswimming--accompanied by the crowd blowing bubbles--and The One I Lovev) and one by the B-52s (Love Shack, natch).
And now...time to get ready to go to the airport. Again.
Talk to your parents about voting John McCain....
BRILLIANT.
I do desperately wish that I knew how to embed the video, but I ain't got those skills, so a link will have to do.
It's been a while since I've been in Chicago, and I've never stayed in this part of the city--kinda north of the river. We're at the Hotel Sax, which is a cool boutique hotel. And I had an amazing Thai dinner at Vong's Thai Kitchen (6 W. Hubbard). In addition to the regular menu, they do a family style dinner where a platter of 5 appetizers comes out, then you get to pick a couple of entrees to share (we did salmon pad thai and a shrimp/scallop citrus curry that was really good---more a curry broth than a coconut based sauce) and then pick a couple of desserts to share (we chose a gooey chocolate cake and a passionfruit souffle). YUM. I think it was just like $26 a person. Awesome.
Even better, it sounds like tomorrow won't be too long of a meeting day, so maybe (crossed fingers) there might be time to sightsee a little...
Yip, yip!
