Oh, hey, it’s my birthday...

All right, so, my birthday’s coming up. It’s officially falling on Labor Day once again (Ha! Sorry, Mom...) and I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to celebrate considering everyone’s varying schedules/plans, etc. Usually I’ve done some kind of gathering/RennFest deal, and I’d like to do that again this year. However I don’t think it’s going to work out all on the same weekend this time & I’d really like to see as many people as possible considering I’ve not been too terribly social of late. So! Here’s the plan:

1. Party this Friday night, to be graciously hosted @ Brian & Ben’s place, starting around 9ish. (Original plan was Sat., then realized there was a soccer game). If you don’t know where this is, let me know, I’ll give you the address. Bring alcohol, please, and food/mixers if you want some. I also believe they have a grill on the back porch. Parking is pretty much first come, first serve as far as I’m aware. Please let me know if you can/can’t make it so I can give the guys a head count.

If you cannot come to that gathering, that’s okay, because...


2. RennFest next weekend, specifically Sat., September 6th. Know why? B/c the weekend just before my birthday is “Magic” weekend. Fuck a bunch o/”Magic” weekend. However, the weekend *after* my birthday is IRISH weekend. Hells yeah. Plus it means that whoever isn’t available this coming weekend, or whoever’s not able to come out to Sterling, may be able to make it to Faire, and everyone has a good time there. Again, let me know if you’re down either way, love to see you there if you can come out.

So that’s that. If you’re able to show either day, awesome. Other than that, just drop me a line/give me a call if you should have any questions. :)

More later.

~E.

Food meme...

There’s been a ton of stuff going on lately, but honestly I've either been too busy, tired, or out of it to put everything into words & post a proper entry. Maybe one day. Instead you get this meme I got from a friend's journal, which only adds more things to the list of foods I must try.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

Voila...

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht (Thus far I don’t really care for beets, but I’d try it.)
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi (So far I’ve only had mango.)
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (I prefer whiskey.)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin (Sort of. Roe, yes. Meat, no.)
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi (I didn’t know that’s what it was when I ate it.)
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini (Not a fan of olives, though, and prefer Gibsons or Gimlets.)
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian (I am SO excited about trying this one.)
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong (This is one of my all-time fav.teas. It tastes like burning leaves smell, very heavy mesquite flavor.)
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa (!!! I didn’t even know this existed, I must try it. I love anything that includes rose petal flavor.)
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

More later.

~E.