Nippy

I saw a girl wearing a t-shirt with some baubles attached to it. One of the baubles dangled directly over the center of her breast. Wouldn't that, er, be a bit too ... titillating for the wearer?

Unamused

I'm sitting outside the laundromat, waiting for my first load to finish. We have a washer & dryer in the basement but they got destroyed in the great flood of '07 and my dad advises against trying to hook them back up. The woman acting as condo prez (who also owns 2 units) basically told me to get them fixed because I live on site. I'm going to put a sign on them saying BROKEN so that prospective buyers see it. Maybe then she'll be more helpful.

Longing

A minute later I realized who the guy was who waited next to me until the light turned green. He is (or at least was) a good friend of my old friend Emmy. I rushed past him, in a hurry for no reason, and so he was gone before recognition hit.

Is he still friends with her? Why wouldn't he be? I'm probably the only one to have cut her off. I can hardly even remember why now, but I think I remember her cutting me off, too. Plus, I have my pride.

Gingery Canton

Jeff invited me out on a press dinner for a ginger cognac. God DAMN that stuff is good. They probably thought I was just trying to be nice (although not really b/c I said in front of the famous mixologist that I preferred it straight up) but really it's great on its own. Yum.

Scotch or masking?

How do you wear a yarmulke if you're completely bald? Is there a special adhesive?

Grillin

We've lived here a month and this is the first night we've sat outside. We got the grill set up (after an hour of piecing together pictorials and having an extra piece at the end). Jeff insisted on self-lighting briquets so we would have that charcoal smell we smelled for years before we had a yard. But damn did they make the dogs taste disgusting. The NJ corn however is so good even lighter fluid can't mask its flavor. I ate mine plain. Best part of the meal -- aside from the NJ maters.

Still can't sleep

It's now 2 and yes I sent the last msg prematurely. My eyelids itch and I have a rattle in my throat. And I am not in the least bit tired. Jeff's snoring makes me happy because it means he's not tossing and turning, too. I knew we were doomed after getting so much sleep this weekend. I didn't get up until 11:30 his morning.

Can't sleep

I'm lying in bed at a quarter til 2

Uh, no

I still love this hotel, but I just heard a concierge tell a British woman that Earl Grey is in fact a plain, black tea. She was displeased.

Granted, she was choosing from the complimentary tea and coffee bar. Their decaf selections were only choco-mint and fruity, so there is another potential complaint.

I happen to be going through an Earl Grey phase, so I'm perfectly happy.

Cheap and delicious

If you're going to do a beer tour of Portland, definitely plan to be there during the early part of the week. Everywhere we go it's either Miserly Monday or Cheap Ass Tuesday and the pints are only $2 or so.

It may not be Cheap Ass, but something akin to that. Lucky Lab does half price Mondays AND Tuesdays, by the way.