eatin' good in the neighborhood.

so. yesterday jole picked me up from work. he had made a huge batch of chicken stock at home, and we made plans to make soup. we were quite indecisive about what kind of soup to make, so jole suggests risotto. we went to albertsons and procured a large package of cheap pork chops, an onion, butter (which i already had, c'est la vie), some cat litter,some mushrooms, and 3 bottles of wine. jole made the risotto, and i caramelized onion to top the chops, which were simply seasoned in salt, black and red pepper. upon searing the chops, the cooking red pepper flakes seized our throats, lungs, noses, and eyes like tear gas.
dinner was excellent. jole risotto was amazingly tasty and perfectly cooked rich with stock, mushrooms, and parmesan. the pork chops were seared perfectly and juicy, topped with slighly crunchy, super sweet, wonderful caramelized onions.

jole left and i drank wine and did laundry and dishes and killed time for a friend to come over for a night cap after a night out. we drank more wine and danced and......(scene missing)

stayed up too late, too much wine.

had to work at 8:30, still half drunk, but in an excellent mood (wink wink). the day dragged on sooo long though. i spent much of my day trying to make cappuccinos with the the little heart designs



...and watching tim and eric awesome show great job on my ipod. i left an hour early. had to call my dear mother to pick me up (i ain't ashamed to call my momma), because i got my friend to take me to work this morning, so my bike sat cold and alone at home. i was so tired. i layed down at 5:30, set my alarm for 6:30, hit the snooze until 7:45. woke up needing dinner. i had a few options in mind.
a:leftovers
b:go to the store to get stuff to make dinner
c:lucilles
d:applebees!!!

i decided to go on an adventure and see how the other half was living, and chose option d. it was not so terrible after all. my friend jessica's boyfriend chase was tending bar. the beer was cheap and cold (even got a free one!). i ran into some chat room chums. i opted for the tyler florence signature bruschetta burger


i was a 100% angus patty on focaccia bread with pesto, fresh mozzarella, diced tomato. i can say i have put worse things in my mouth, it's true. i was all about the ironic dining tonight. there was a couple at the bar with a bottle of turning leaf chardonnay iced down in a galvanized bucket eating chips and queso. wow. ......wow. as far as deliberately terrible bad places to eat, this visit was surprisingly....ok. beats tai-pan any day. the booze helps.

i then went to albertsons in the same lot, bought deodorant, AAA batteries, and 2 bottles of cheap red. my next move......?

i am off tomorrow. i think i might go see a movie.