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Jul. 26th, 2003 08:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pixiecrinkle We all met at the Burgundy Room (a newish wine bar in the Short North, where we just can't wait for the "trendy" to wear off!) around 7:30. STS & I were the first ones there, and as his gift to BestFriend was a set of airbrushed baseball tee-shirts, this made us rather conspicuous (as we were already wearing said shirts). BF arrived next, and was duly surprised, and I was happy to note that our favorite bartender (who we think bears a striking resemblance to Campbell Scott) was on hand. I think all night, even as our group grew larger and larger, he was glad to have us there, because we were relatively low maintenance. And we were definitely glad he was there because the other bartender was not only rude, but couldn't make even their house martinis correctly. Hmmph.
We left there to get food around 10 and made our way to Betty's where I think we may have pissed off a bartender there by moving to a table quickly, but we left a big tip, so hopefully we won't be shunned next time.
Things to ponder....SMA got BF a Radiohead ticket. Do I hope that he's doing the same for my bday (we all got each other tickets this summer, since the concert seasons been so full) or assume that he wants alone time with her, or buy my own and tag along.
So, today's been fairly non-productive on the whole. I woke up early, but then went back to sleep until noon, then went off to Panera for lunch. I had the IC Honeydew Green Tea drink thingee. It was interesting. After the first sip, I thought I wasn't going to be able to drink it, but then I got used to it. (What I didn't get used to was the half-inch diameter straw they served it with. Odd.) Then I went up to Half Price to sell some old books, and of course spent more than the $7.00 they gave me. I got a Henry James novel and a new portfolio (with the intent to write my latest novel idea out in it), some stuff for the gift exchange if we do the "All Leo Birthday Party" we've been talking about, and, the crowning achievement...a copy of Amy Rigby's _Sugar Tree_! It has a lot of her best stuff on it, including "Cynically Yours," which she played the other night and that I've been campaigning for BF to play at B&J's wedding when she DJs the reception.
Finished In the Time of the Butterflies today. I love love love Julia Alvarez. I'm hoping she's got something new coming out soon, because I don't have anything left of hers to read now!
Was thinking about going up to the cheap theatre tonight to see something, but there's not really anything out I want to see. So it'll be math homework tonight and cleaning tomorrow. And hopefully some yoga in there too somewhere. I signed up for the workshop in "Approaching Impossible Poses" and I'm a little scared now. Plus, I need to get ready for the Rodney Yee workshop in September. It's closer than I like to think about.
We left there to get food around 10 and made our way to Betty's where I think we may have pissed off a bartender there by moving to a table quickly, but we left a big tip, so hopefully we won't be shunned next time.
Things to ponder....SMA got BF a Radiohead ticket. Do I hope that he's doing the same for my bday (we all got each other tickets this summer, since the concert seasons been so full) or assume that he wants alone time with her, or buy my own and tag along.
So, today's been fairly non-productive on the whole. I woke up early, but then went back to sleep until noon, then went off to Panera for lunch. I had the IC Honeydew Green Tea drink thingee. It was interesting. After the first sip, I thought I wasn't going to be able to drink it, but then I got used to it. (What I didn't get used to was the half-inch diameter straw they served it with. Odd.) Then I went up to Half Price to sell some old books, and of course spent more than the $7.00 they gave me. I got a Henry James novel and a new portfolio (with the intent to write my latest novel idea out in it), some stuff for the gift exchange if we do the "All Leo Birthday Party" we've been talking about, and, the crowning achievement...a copy of Amy Rigby's _Sugar Tree_! It has a lot of her best stuff on it, including "Cynically Yours," which she played the other night and that I've been campaigning for BF to play at B&J's wedding when she DJs the reception.
Finished In the Time of the Butterflies today. I love love love Julia Alvarez. I'm hoping she's got something new coming out soon, because I don't have anything left of hers to read now!
Was thinking about going up to the cheap theatre tonight to see something, but there's not really anything out I want to see. So it'll be math homework tonight and cleaning tomorrow. And hopefully some yoga in there too somewhere. I signed up for the workshop in "Approaching Impossible Poses" and I'm a little scared now. Plus, I need to get ready for the Rodney Yee workshop in September. It's closer than I like to think about.
