Cheesey
I couldn't resist sharing this article about a man whining on behalf of his wife regarding a shredded cheese incident. Considering I am a cheese junkie myself, I get it, but I also get the backlash, given what the rest of the world is going through, both with the virus and with the Black Lives Matter v White Privilege. This is a prime example of someone out of touch and in his own little cocoon world.
Shredded Cheese Incident at Allen Mi Cocina
In other news, I had carne asada last night (which required NO shredded cheese) while at dinner with a couple of co-workers. They wanted to celebrate my birthday, and I obliged, knowing that all of us are working from home and limiting our overall exposure on a regular basis. I'm both instantly regretting it (going out when I am otherwise refusing to dine-in anywhere, to include bringing home sushi) and feeling guilty for enjoying it (OMG, it was so tasty). We had the entire main dining room area to ourselves until the last 5 minutes or so when other diners were being seated. Most everyone else that came to dine sat outside on the patio. I said it was too windy for the patio when we first arrived, and I'm glad I did. There were at least 4 tables of folks on the patio, most likely 6ft apart, but it still looked "crowded" to me. Had there been more diners inside, I would have suggested we take the food back to someone's house, or even I might just head straight home and eat it.
So that's my biggest exposure to-date since Lockdown (it's its own proper noun now in my world). Considering how anxious I felt, I won't be dining out again for quite some time. At this point, I'm betting on whether or not I will feel comfortable enough going to see Black Widow in the theaters, which was pushed back from a May release date to Nov. I have a feeling Nov will still be about like how it is right now - hopefully not worse, but probably not much better. I was very much looking forward to seeing Black Widow, The New Mutants, and, strangely enough, Maverick, the Top Gun sequel that I was planning to see as my "birthday movie". There are typically new releases of "summer blockbusters" near my birthday just in time for the July 4th holiday, so I try to pick one each year, similar to another friend who's birthday is near Christmas when holiday hits are being released, although her and her twin sister's tradition include dressing in pajamas and taking blankets to a late movie so they can come straight home and to bed afterwards. Good plan. That reminds me of when License to Drive was my OMGOMGOMG I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE for my birthday. That was in ... 1988.
I feel old.
Shredded Cheese Incident at Allen Mi Cocina
In other news, I had carne asada last night (which required NO shredded cheese) while at dinner with a couple of co-workers. They wanted to celebrate my birthday, and I obliged, knowing that all of us are working from home and limiting our overall exposure on a regular basis. I'm both instantly regretting it (going out when I am otherwise refusing to dine-in anywhere, to include bringing home sushi) and feeling guilty for enjoying it (OMG, it was so tasty). We had the entire main dining room area to ourselves until the last 5 minutes or so when other diners were being seated. Most everyone else that came to dine sat outside on the patio. I said it was too windy for the patio when we first arrived, and I'm glad I did. There were at least 4 tables of folks on the patio, most likely 6ft apart, but it still looked "crowded" to me. Had there been more diners inside, I would have suggested we take the food back to someone's house, or even I might just head straight home and eat it.
So that's my biggest exposure to-date since Lockdown (it's its own proper noun now in my world). Considering how anxious I felt, I won't be dining out again for quite some time. At this point, I'm betting on whether or not I will feel comfortable enough going to see Black Widow in the theaters, which was pushed back from a May release date to Nov. I have a feeling Nov will still be about like how it is right now - hopefully not worse, but probably not much better. I was very much looking forward to seeing Black Widow, The New Mutants, and, strangely enough, Maverick, the Top Gun sequel that I was planning to see as my "birthday movie". There are typically new releases of "summer blockbusters" near my birthday just in time for the July 4th holiday, so I try to pick one each year, similar to another friend who's birthday is near Christmas when holiday hits are being released, although her and her twin sister's tradition include dressing in pajamas and taking blankets to a late movie so they can come straight home and to bed afterwards. Good plan. That reminds me of when License to Drive was my OMGOMGOMG I HAVE TO SEE THIS MOVIE for my birthday. That was in ... 1988.
I feel old.