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l33tminion) wrote2008-07-06 12:26 pm
l33tminion) wrote2008-07-06 12:26 pm
Unwinding
I'm back from camp, and back online. Camp was much as I remembered it, with the exception of the food, which wasn't as good (trying to cut expenses, I guess). There was more rain than usual, but when it wasn't raining, the weather was amazing. I got in some kayaking, a bit of swimming, some quality time with my family (including some exciting chess games with Solomon), and a lot of reading. Took quite a few photos, too, which I'll post later. Not extremely eventful, but very relaxing.
Reading list, for the interested:
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by W. Hodding Carter
Sundiver by David Brin
Zanesville by Kris Saknussemm
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Saturday evening I spent with friends in town: DJ, Ginneh (back from California), and Aasted. We went to see Hancock (better than expected, with parts of the plot genuinely surprising, a sort of meta-surprise), then to the Sunset Grill and Tap. I was hungry enough to look at the food menu this time, and the selection there is as impressive as their selection of drinks. At Aasted's suggestion, I tried their peanut butter and jelly sandwich (billed as the peanut butter and jelly "experience", on Texas toast with honeyed fresh-ground peanut butter and strawberry preserves). It is indeed quite something, taste-wise, although I would have preferred the toast crisper; the sandwich seems ideally calibrated for those who like their peanut butter sandwiches soft and messy. I also had a "flight" of beer, four different choices from their interesting selection in five-ounce tasting glasses. Was a wonderful evening.
Reading list, for the interested:
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization by W. Hodding Carter
Sundiver by David Brin
Zanesville by Kris Saknussemm
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Saturday evening I spent with friends in town: DJ, Ginneh (back from California), and Aasted. We went to see Hancock (better than expected, with parts of the plot genuinely surprising, a sort of meta-surprise), then to the Sunset Grill and Tap. I was hungry enough to look at the food menu this time, and the selection there is as impressive as their selection of drinks. At Aasted's suggestion, I tried their peanut butter and jelly sandwich (billed as the peanut butter and jelly "experience", on Texas toast with honeyed fresh-ground peanut butter and strawberry preserves). It is indeed quite something, taste-wise, although I would have preferred the toast crisper; the sandwich seems ideally calibrated for those who like their peanut butter sandwiches soft and messy. I also had a "flight" of beer, four different choices from their interesting selection in five-ounce tasting glasses. Was a wonderful evening.