May The Stars Light Your Way
I arrived at Pigall’s at 1:15, and worked prep, doing a variety of tasks like picking Arugula, slicing cucumbers, peeling onions, assembling garnishes, helping prepare the amuse bouche, and a few other things. I couldn’t stay long today because this evening was HAPPY MOUTH, so…
Tonight was HAPPY MOUTH and it was Holly’s turn to select. Ted, Tracy, Angel, Dave, Robin, Ed, Holly, Jay, guests Rose & Keith, Ron, Wendy, and I met at The Golden Lamb (Ohio’s oldest inn, established in 1803) in Lebanon Ohio. A bunch of the…
Tonight, Wendy & I attended the beautiful reception of Erica & Neil, former students of mine who met in Pharmacy school, fell in love, and got married (in Yakima Washington, Erica’s hometown). They had a very nice reception at RECEPTIONS in Eastgate. We dined on a nice cheese tray and tasty meatballs during happy hour, then had a nice with a variety of selections from a buffet. Music, cake, and dancing followed. It was a nice time, and we wish Erica & Neil the very best and happiest of lives together!
This evening Wendy & I attended a special preview event at MESH RESTAURANT, the new project by local ‘Culinary Visionaries’ Paul & Pam Sturkey. The new space is located in a strip mall (!) in West Chester, just a few minutes from our house, and close…
Tonight represents the last of several nights in a row that Wendy & I have had no plans. We spent the evening attempting to drive to Ethan Allan (we heard that they were having a giant sale and we’re looking for dining room chairs). We…
Another quiet evening at home. I could get used to this!
Wendy got home and we did a bit of grocery shopping and got stuff for dinner — carrots for a carrot soup; a green salad, an avocado, and a couple apples for me, and some other supplies. We came home, made soup, watched a little television, and then messed with computers for a while. Wendy is in bed reading, and as soon as this post is done, that’s what I’ll do too.
An encouraging surprise this evening… I’ve been having LOTS of crash-to-desktop errors with OBLIVION, a game I’ve been playing. I found tonight simple instructions for a “clean boot” which seems to take care of the crashes, at least it did for a 45-minute gaming session this evening. It’s not difficult to cause a clean boot — you just flip a few switches in msconfig and reboot — and the game runs better and (apparently) more reliably. This page on Microsoft tells you all about clean boots.
Another quiet evening for me & Wendy tonight. In fact, we’re fairly quiet until Thursday, then the rest of our week and weekend is packed. So, we enjoyed staying home together. I ate a Yakisoba dinner that was very good!