I'm going shooting on Sunday.

The gentleman who will be teaching me is a doctor.

And single.

I know people, folks I like and respect, who don't like Neil Gaiman!

They think reading American Gods is like reading bad Stephen King!

I'm aghast!!!!

There are people out there, people I know and respect, who don't realize that a zin is a red wine!

gah!

There's new wine bar going in on my side of town. I would be excited, how could more wine be a bad thing, except that it's also going to be a cigar shop ( Read more... )

Coughing like mad. Check ( Read more... )

Right. A few things:

1. I'm going to a SCA event this weekend, not a Ren Fair.

2. I am not a saucy wench.

3. Honestly, I'm not.

4. Really.

5. My vacation cannot come fast enough.

Normally, around this time, my head would be exploding. The second largest SCA event in the nation is next week. For the past 6ish years, I've cooked for 20 to 25 people, all friends, for five days in camping conditions. Sophisticated camping conditions, but it's still camping. I've had help for all but the last two years, but still ( Read more... )

Day three of massively awful sinus headache. *sigh*

I think my brain is trying to escape through my right eye.

I went to a wedding on Friday. When asked what the theme would be, I answered with *see post subject line.* The groom was one of my few remaining friends that wasn't married. Fortunately, he's finally found himself someone who's smart, funny, pretty, and could probably take his head off if he does something stupid ( Read more... )

I hate wine pretentiousness in wine salespeople. I hate wine ignorance in said professionals. The two qualities combined in one person is irresistibly irritating.

Yesterday, I was informed that "France doesn't really do viogniers." Technically, that's true. It's not a well known grape as it's difficult to grow. However, it is a French varietal ( Read more... )