I May Never Come Back!
Wasted (?) almost a day in Second LIfe yesterday. Got stuck in a wall, spent way too much time updating my AV, and then got lost in a scary dark place with a guy in black clothing and white dreds, and was finally rescued by a nice guy named Brad. Can't wait to go back!
Thursday night: Ellen's Pot Roast, noodles and mixed vegetables. Comfort food. With a 2003 Imagery Wow! Red. Nice blend they update every year. If you haven't tried Imagery (which you may not have unless you've ever been there -- they only sell it at the winery, or through their wine club) I'd give it a go -- we have liked every single bottle that we've ever had of theirs. The Wow! Red is a blend the winemaster creates every year from different grapes -- the 2003 was particularly nice.
Friday night: Dinner at The Duck and Dumpling in downtown Raleigh -- a fabulous upscale pan-Asian place, . I had the lettuce wraps, filled with very spicy chicken, peppers and pine nuts and then thin sliced duck breast with a cherry zinfandel reduction, served with roasted sweet potatoes slices and baby bok choy. Jim had Dave's Dumplings (Dave is the Vietnamese born-in-China chef -- great guy) and the Rib in hoisin sauce. Fabulous stuff. Had a great bottle of California Cab Franc with a 14.8 alcohol level that I can't remember the winery -- Jim was driving so I got to finish the bottle -- I'll have to find out from them what it was. I should have written it down!
Dinner followed by an evening of The Temptations backed by the NC Symphony. Interesting. Very scripted and choreographed -- no real interaction with the audience at all. Oh well. Only one of the guy is an original, after all. I think they probably always performed this way.