Take me out tonight

[muckefuck]

Such an urbane evening--meatloaf dinner at The Holiday Club with niemandsrose followed by girl talk and gelati at the expanded Uncommon Grounds. The latter was kind of an odd experience, really. We entred the corner bar and made a beeline for the comfy leather furniture in corner. (It's not really girl talk unless you're sitting where you can touch the other person's knee at emphatic moments.) Since there were tables nearby with candles and artificial sweetener, we assumed this was a service area. But it turned out to be one curiously devoid of service, at least for the first twenty minutes or so. Fine with us really--we came first and foremost to relax in airconditioned splendor. Then a busboy unexpectedly brought water, prompting a maîtress d' to suddenly notice us for the first time and ask if we were waiting or wanted menus. (Huh? They have a no-cocktail-until-your-party-is-complete rule or something?) At that point, we figured we might as well order some dessert and ended up sampling our first cinnamon ice cream. Yummy!

All in all, a successful manoeuvre in operation Stop Listening to the Goddamn Smiths and Get Out of the Bloody House More Often. Next stop: Sojutinis!

Comments

[bemocked.livejournal.com]

Sojutinis?

Is soju trendy now?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Is it trendy? What, have you been living on an island for the past six months or something?

Er, let me rephrase that...

very funny...

[bemocked.livejournal.com]

(actually that was kinda funny)

It would be quite amusing for me if I move back to find that Korean food is "the new Thai" or the like. Okay, you heard this from me here first... if Korean Cuisine gets big (or has it already?) - the thing to be drinking is Bek Se Ju (http://www.ksdb.co.kr/eng/product/bekseju/bekseju_concept.asp)! Traditional Korean rice wine (12-14% so it is a "wine") fermented with ginseng and other herb-y stuff. It is rather smooth, easy to sip, with an interesting blend of light-herbal/floral and rich-earthy flavors & aromas. Neat stuff.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Girlfriend, I am so way ahead of you.

Have you heard of 오십주? It's half 백세주, half 청주!

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

Heh: that places features in the story I'm writing now. Which way did they expand: toward the corner or toward the alley? Did you ever visit me at my apartment on Grace St?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Towards the corner. The convo pit we occupied faces onto Clark St.

Yes, I was a party guest at Chez Bedbug at least twice. Don't you remember that was the venue for Musashi, mockery, and sushi?

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

Oh, that was a fun day! Tho El Bedbug complained for months afterward that y'all weren't "respectful" of the movies. Weirdo.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

We are a bunch of eta rabble without rei, aren't we?

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

OMG A SENSE OF HUMOR! THAT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED!

(He had his surgically removed, you know.)

[his-regard.livejournal.com]

Please keep me informed re: sojutini plans.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of getting into the hosting game with a little cocktail party, but (1) I'm thinking I might want to wait until after the Great Heat and (2) I don't want to steal your thunder. Please advise.