Fine Food Feeding Frenzy #3

[thoreau]

Moi, Dr. Goldberg, Mrs. Golden, Jeffery, Mr. Golden, Leo and Paul

Tonight we met at Jeffery's choice of Alice's Restaurant - a lovely chinese restaurant at Sanchez and 29th. The food was OUT of to this world - with a wide variety of things on the menu. Standouts were the curried prawns and the "special duck." We all crowded down to Marshall's Ice Cream for dessert. OMG YUM. all breaking out in a "Price is Right" 'I - got - called' scream when our number was called.

It was a grand time out with great friends - and good food. What a great way to end the weekend.

David heads to Oxford till August 1st for a conference and to commiserate with some cohorts at the Royal University in London. So I'll stay at home all alone (que soap opera theme music here) - rehearse my play - (grabs tissue - starts to moisten in the eyes) pine after my boyfriend - (sobbing into tissue) and go to Dore Alley next weekend. (record scratch, suddenly ending theme music) (...and David accuses me of exaggerating! well I never...)

It's nice to David and I can not be frantic over alone time apart. There are so many things about him I appreciate - and we're doing just fine together.

This weekend I learned a few lovely new facts.

(1) He is quiet - but he listens and records EVERYTHING YOU SAY - and will then blurt out a zinger in front of all your friends; rendering me speechless and everyone laughing at both David's zinger - and the fact that I'm rendered blushing and speechless. This new superpower of his has me very worried.

(2) He absolutely goes ga-ga over sugary breakfast cereal. He actually went to buy Cookie Crisp and Cocoa Krispies. Now - I wasn't much for them before - but particularly since my Weight Watchers year last year - I can't bring myself to eat super sugary cereal. So we compromised on Strawberry Chex. (which were still too sweet) Grocery shopping with him in general is very funny. He has three responses to things. "mmmmmm." with no emotion meaning - "if I were in charge that would not go in the cart." (well, good thing he's not in charge then huh?) second, the "That would be okay" accompanied by the guilt-ridden "i don't really want that" face. (boy did he learn jewish guilt from his mother!) and finally the "ohboy I love that". LOL!

and finally - (3) he likes to watch movies with the directors commentary running. ugh. yuck. eek. oops. We watched "Citizen Kane" over the weekend. My first time. And he wanted to watch it with Roger Ebert blathering on self-importantly OVER the top of entire movie "pointing out all the movie ques and special tricks they used." I employed my own version of the "that would be okay, I guess" skrinkly face to watch it without the commentary. But I know there is a movie in my future with the director's commentary running. LOL!

Overall - we had a spectacular, affectionately romantic and playful weekend together. Sure I'll miss him while he's gone (and when he's "gone" that means no email, phone calls, nuttin' - - ) but I also will be busy with rehearsals and Dore Alley. I'll go if "have" to.

okay. See you there boys.

buh+bye

Comments

[bearfuz.livejournal.com]

Squeeeeee! Such a fun photo! Kinda like ours! ;-)

David is so übercute. I like his zinger superpower. It sounds like a very handy balance for you. Giggle!

Enjoy Dore Alley in my behalf... and get as naked as you dare while there, also in my behalf (and John's)!

Smooch!

as for Dore Alley....

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I wish I'd known you boys better that first summer when you showed up at Dore - we'd have a much different time of things these days. I hope the weather is sunny but cool - so people sweat but don't swelter. I'll be over in the puddle.

[bibliocub.livejournal.com]

As far as number 3 goes, I like the directors commentary too. But I first watch the movie as is. Then if I liked it, I will tend to watch every commentary on the DVD. I will do this all in the same day or over a weekend. I wring every drop of information out of the DVD. I will also have the movie memorized by the end of the second, third, fourth viewing. (I have not yet subjected Michael to this particular obsession of mine, but now that we are married, it is time for him to find out a little more about the insane person he has teamed up with!)

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

I waited three months before telling David I liked football. :) its a game of give and well-its-not-time-to-give-that-quite-yet and take. :)

I bet you are glad to have the hubby home though. Yay!³ and he'll soon be free from being the big ElPresidente!

[bibliocub.livejournal.com]

Amen sister! But I am not holding my breath. I am not counting on his ability to simply walk away nor on their willingness to let him go quietly. He is just learning to say no, but usually only when I want to buy something!

[major7.livejournal.com]

I hate it when they do that!

[labeartorycub.livejournal.com]

What fun! I love curried-anything, and Mitchell's rocks! Do they still have Ube ice cream?

[major7.livejournal.com]

Is Dore Alley like Ringold Alley?

[gorkabear.livejournal.com]

Cute pic and cute David as usual :)
Be careful with superpower #1. My mother has it and she uses it every time, like when he mentions something I promised when I was 6 - and she uses it against me!

[tonethbone.livejournal.com]

Why are all these people wearing jackets in the middle of a long, hot summer?

Oh


Thats right

[grizzlyzone.livejournal.com]

How to pick a breakfast cereal - a list of recommended breakfast cereals, based on their whole grain content, the amount of added sugar, and whether or not they contain "trans-fats".

[excessor.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how much I laughed at Superpower #1. You see, I have that superpower, too.

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

well, now that looks like it was a fun evening!
what are the run dates of your play ... i want ot make sure i can be in town

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

August 22nd to September 28th - Thursday to Saturday 8pm with 2pm Sunday matinees.

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

are you in town this weekend for Dore Alley?

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

i am in town, but I have no idea what Dore Alley is (i know, leh gasp)

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

uhm, i am in town thurs, fri, sat but not sunday

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

lets plan on breakfast or something along those lines on Saturday then - you have my digits right?

[starzinked.livejournal.com]

yup, gots your digits!

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

fetish fair - http://www.folsomstreetevents.org/alley/

care to go with?

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

I don't get why you have to have the same kind of breakfast cereal. Your apartment isn't THAT small, is it? Can't you just keep his on hand for him when he's there and vice versa at his place?

Anyway, it's great that you're getting to know each other on deeper, more complex levels. Yay!

Love the photo and dining stories, as always.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

oh no - its just that well - okay - we make a big romantic deal out of having breakfast together and reading the paper and holding hands and stuff on the table? and he liked the idea we could share a cereal. thus began the journey - now there is a box of strawberry chex for him and total raisin bran for me.

[bukephalus.livejournal.com]

Oh I see... Is that what they call cereal monogamy?

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

precisely....

(*groan*)

[cuboz.livejournal.com]

Look at all those woofy men you got to hang out with! :-)

Leo's a sexy looking woofer, and for some unknown reason, in that picture, Paul looks slightly like Armistead Maupin!!! LOL

:-)