Yesterday I had a rare Saturday night off (I've worked 11 out of the last 13 days--so much for working only part-time!) so I decided to go see Marie Antoinette. Even though the movie hasn't been getting a lot of positive reviews, I think it's still worth seeing on the big screen just to see all the food and cakes, as well as the lavish costumes and shoes.
Afterwards my husband and I went for dinner at Hermitage on Robson Street. Although I don't have any pictures, the meal was excellent. I started with the duck confit with white beans and salad and then followed it with the veal chop, a perfect medium rare. My husband had the seared foie gras with armagnac and grape sauce on toasted brioche followed by a main course of sweetbreads and kidneys in a bone marrow bordelaise sauce. We enjoyed the meal with a bottle of Mercurey 1er Cru 2001 pinot noir from Burgundy.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
O BY:
1. Marisa
2. Reeces
3. Natasha
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Nell Fenwick
2. Susie
3. M.
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My delight in oddity
2. My stick thin figure
3. I like my sense of fun
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. crippling my own abilities
2. being unable to break through unforgiveness
3. self-absorbing tendencies
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Scottish
2. French
3. Danish
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. neediness
2. lonliness
3. lust
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. the nearness of God
2. a warm piece of wiggling dog to hug
3. a toothbrush
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. black sneakers
2. corduroy pants
3. bobby pins
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT:
1. Keane
2. Math Minor
3. the Cranberries
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. U2 - "City of Blinding Light"
2. Keane - "Bedshaped"
3. Yes - "Close to the Edge"
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Gain an essential friend that thinks the same about me
2. Grow so many vegetables that I have to give them away
3. Undo the cords that bind me
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I like chocolate doughnuts, but only to look at.
2. Time is moving too fast.
3. I've never been in a mud fight.
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. A cartwheel.
2. be an unconformist
3. take pleasure in marshmellows
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. listening to lps
2. writing e-mails
3. being outside
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. gain inspiration
2. buy a new bike
3. get my fill
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. book peddler
2. permanent companion and child-minder
3. professional dependent
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Alaska
2. Italy
3. Yorkshire
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Own a black lab.
2. Have huge amounts of people milling about my house for time without end.
3. Be an important fixture in someone's life.
1. Marisa
2. Reeces
3. Natasha
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Nell Fenwick
2. Susie
3. M.
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My delight in oddity
2. My stick thin figure
3. I like my sense of fun
THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. crippling my own abilities
2. being unable to break through unforgiveness
3. self-absorbing tendencies
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Scottish
2. French
3. Danish
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. neediness
2. lonliness
3. lust
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. the nearness of God
2. a warm piece of wiggling dog to hug
3. a toothbrush
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. black sneakers
2. corduroy pants
3. bobby pins
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR ARTISTS AT THE MOMENT:
1. Keane
2. Math Minor
3. the Cranberries
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. U2 - "City of Blinding Light"
2. Keane - "Bedshaped"
3. Yes - "Close to the Edge"
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1. Gain an essential friend that thinks the same about me
2. Grow so many vegetables that I have to give them away
3. Undo the cords that bind me
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I like chocolate doughnuts, but only to look at.
2. Time is moving too fast.
3. I've never been in a mud fight.
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. A cartwheel.
2. be an unconformist
3. take pleasure in marshmellows
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. listening to lps
2. writing e-mails
3. being outside
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. gain inspiration
2. buy a new bike
3. get my fill
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. book peddler
2. permanent companion and child-minder
3. professional dependent
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Alaska
2. Italy
3. Yorkshire
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Own a black lab.
2. Have huge amounts of people milling about my house for time without end.
3. Be an important fixture in someone's life.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Show Me The Money
Today, I'll lighten our bank account by $950 when I pay for the classes I've taken to obtain an Associates Degree in Computer Information Systems-Network Specialist. I'm sure the account will be happy when it doesn't have to carry around all that extra weight. The Veteran's Administration representative at the school asked that I call her today to check on the advanced educational benefits which I applied for. I'm not going to hold my breath, because checks from the government are rarely on time.
News You Can Lose
I called the school's VA rep and, surprise, no benefits advance check has been sent. Go figure.
News You Can Lose
I called the school's VA rep and, surprise, no benefits advance check has been sent. Go figure.
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