As I waited for him to come out of the bathroom

I thought how lucky I was to be in a pub in a magical city by the bay

with a man who thinks Guinness is created by the Gods.

Labels: Eire, Photos

Gotta love Stewie & Brian.

Labels: Silliness, Television, Videos

No matter your political opinion of the two...

This was dead on & funny...

Labels: Geekiness, Silliness, Videos

I had a lovely brunch with a friend yesterday.

Haven't seen her since last year.

It was great catching up.

The whole thing was almost ruined by my boneheadedness.

As I was running into the restaurant

I spied a guy on the street selling the cutest little beaded bags that you have ever seen.

& they were only 8 dollars.

Like I could pass that up.

I picked one out lickety split.

(it's pink with red & pink beads...adorable).

I ran the 1/2 block to the restaurant.

She was already there waiting for me.

Of course she was.

That's the way it goes.

I showed her my purchase with glee.

"Isn't it preeeettty?"

"Don't you love it?"

"OK, enough of that"

& I went to jam it into my other bag.

Only to discover that my wallet was...um, gone.

Holy shit.

I started to shake.

I had a moment of paralyzation.

Total & complete.

So much so, that the old woman at a nearby table asked me what was wrong.

She told me to calm down.

We'll work this out...she said.

Crap.

I calmly (yeah, right) headed for the door.

Maybe my wallet was still on the street where I'd dropped it?

I saw the maitre de.

on an impulse I asked him if he'd found a black leather wallet.

He said he did & asked me my name.

Once I remembered it

He produced my wallet from a drawer.

I wanted to cry.

It's only then that I noticed I was holding onto his arm for dear life.

I hugged him & went back to my table & ordered several huge pints of Smithwicks.

Labels: Shopping, Silliness, Weekend

Do I need this?

Tell me I don't (because I don't).

But it's so pretty...oooooh.

Labels: Beauty, Shopping

Why I Was Distracted at Lunch?

This conversation froze my brain today:

Girl: What are you doing this weekend?

Other Girl: I have to get my horse shot.

This Girl: What?!

Either she's getting some poor slub to actually shoot her horse (Sarah Palin maybe?)...

Or...she's talking about getting some monster sized shot in her arm?

...Help me my brain hurts.

Labels: Currently, WTF

* 2 large mangoes, ripe but still firm, peeled
* 1 pineapple, peeled and cored
* 1 medium red onion, peeled
* 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
* 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

I'm food obsessed again...but then again...who isn't?

This was soooo good.

The cafeteria at work made this salsa.

So stinking good.

I plopped it on top of my baby spinach salad

& threw in some chicken for good measure.

Delicious.

Labels: Food, Obsession