Sunday, April 12, 2009
It's almost 1 am and I am sleepless. The silly Earl Grey I have in front of me sure won't help either.
It was a fun day of sorts! First of all, I really indulged by purchasing a carbon fiber tripod today - it's so light, I want to bring it everywhere! (which is sort of the point, isn't it?) It's a much better alternative than my rickety old one, which came FOC. I actually have been putting off taking photos due to the difficult tripod - it can't take the (almost negligible) weight of the camera even, and kept falling off to one side, which was extremely disturbing. I'll probably still keep the old one though - first of all, it won't fetch even $10, and I could always use it as a scapegoat when I feel the urge to wade out to sea again.
We subsequently had a fun evening of games at Mind Cafe. I shall remember WJ's "purr purr meow" and Monty's "Hoo Hoo Hoo" for a long time to come. It's much nicer than Settler's, I think. At least the drinks were free flow, although once again the food leaves much to be desired.
Talking about food, as an aside, we over-indulged at Valentino's on Friday night. I must say though, that the cooking was SUPERB. I almost fainted after eating the beef, and I'm not kidding or exaggerating. It came in 1" bite-sized chunks, with fresh porcini mushrooms (where do they get them from??) and a light drizzle of truffle oil. It was a tad more expensive than an average meal, however - but honestly I would charge the same too, if I were the one cooking. What I particularly liked was the level of service, and I thought it so sweet that the owner's mom was part of the waitressing staff too.
Anyway, I am sooooo going to be tested tomorrow. Yes, I decided to bring on a semi-nouveau Falsomagro for the picnic tomorrow. (YX, I finally discovered the name of this dish. Turns out it is a Sicilian classic! My version's a little different though. We'll see how it turns out.)
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