A Birthday by the River and Continuing to 'Cope with Recession'
After meeting the softball dudes, headed to aunt's for another session of budget-steak-dinner. Didn't expect it to be my uncle's birthday, though! Damn. But seriously, they have a nice house in a nice location with an awesome view.
Would have been interesting if I'd actually stayed here duing my VJ days though, the room might've been a little small, but THE VIEW. Not to mention its 20 minutes from school, 15 minutes from town, 10 minutes from paddling. Oh and did I mention the view?
As per the last time, it was red wine, parma ham, escargot (during which I was too busy eating to whip the phone out) and of course, steak. Now I like my steak medium rare, so cooking it myself is usually a bitch when I use screwy pans (its been a while. argh). Luckily, my uncle "loves his pans more than he loves his wife", as my aunt amusedly stated, so I managed to get my steak agreeably rare. Plus he has english mustard! Which IMHO is the only sauce (apart from what its cooked in) you use for good steak.
Thanks for all the way-over-my-budget meals! Happy 52nd!
Being unprepared for anything more special than a dinner, I didn't prepare a camera, so the "usefulness" of a camera phone really manifested here. Though the photos do kinda suck. = (
On another note, i returned home to this! The promotional DVD for White Lies, direct from UMG New York! I didn't order it, and neither do I remember ever having signed up for anything that might result in this. So that makes it quite that they'd send me a USD$1 DVD when the postage is like..USD$5?!?
Well. not that I'm complaining.
Plus this is my first post where i actually put a few photos up. doubt the layout will turn out well but..argh its probably better than blogger.
Would have been interesting if I'd actually stayed here duing my VJ days though, the room might've been a little small, but THE VIEW. Not to mention its 20 minutes from school, 15 minutes from town, 10 minutes from paddling. Oh and did I mention the view?
As per the last time, it was red wine, parma ham, escargot (during which I was too busy eating to whip the phone out) and of course, steak. Now I like my steak medium rare, so cooking it myself is usually a bitch when I use screwy pans (its been a while. argh). Luckily, my uncle "loves his pans more than he loves his wife", as my aunt amusedly stated, so I managed to get my steak agreeably rare. Plus he has english mustard! Which IMHO is the only sauce (apart from what its cooked in) you use for good steak.
Thanks for all the way-over-my-budget meals! Happy 52nd!
Being unprepared for anything more special than a dinner, I didn't prepare a camera, so the "usefulness" of a camera phone really manifested here. Though the photos do kinda suck. = (
On another note, i returned home to this! The promotional DVD for White Lies, direct from UMG New York! I didn't order it, and neither do I remember ever having signed up for anything that might result in this. So that makes it quite that they'd send me a USD$1 DVD when the postage is like..USD$5?!?
Well. not that I'm complaining.
Plus this is my first post where i actually put a few photos up. doubt the layout will turn out well but..argh its probably better than blogger.