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My weekend
Mar. 14th, 2005 12:13 amFriday was a pretty good day. I worked from home with regular contact with my boss via text or audio chat. We're continuing to fine-tune our current project, which processed over $2,000 in orders this week for the first time.
I took off a little early to jump on a train to DC so I could meet up with Tom D. at his job in Clarendon. I arrived a little early, so I tromped over to the Apple store, where I was able to handle the new iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini and new iMac G5 for the first time. (It's been a while since I've made the pilgrimage.) I also drooled over the digital cameras a little bit.
I met Tom about 6 p.m. and hung out with him while he caught up on a little bit of work, then the two of us headed out to Shirlington for dinner at Carlyle. Wait for a table for two was seventy-five minutes -- so long that they won't even give you the little buzzing coaster because the batteries won't last that long. You have to put your name on the list, then come back after thirty minutes to claim your coaster.
We browsed at the bookstore across the street for a bit, then went back for our coaster. We enjoyed ourselves making small talk, mostly about the other people who were also waiting for tables. The folks with kids were a little perplexing. Why would you bring three children, all under seven, to a restaurant where they will have to wait an hour and fifteen minutes before you even sit down? I suppose that if you've got three kids all under seven, you just have to escape some time, even if you have to take them with you. Still, haven't they heard of a babysitter? On the other hand, none of the children made a fuss at any time, so points go to the parents for that. There are too many loud children in the world.
Dinner was excellent. We ordered lobster pot stickers and crab fritters with a corn salsa for appetizers and they were both yummy. Tom wasn't too impressed with his grilled chicken sandwich, but I splurged on the Hong Kong Sea Bass, which was absolutely stellar. The fish was light, garnished with red and green pepper and ginger, with lump of sticky rice on the side (the best rice is sticky rice!), all bathed in a wonderful sauce.
After dinner, we dropped by Hollywood Video, where we wandered the aisles, looking for movies we could agree upon. We selected Stepford Wives, which Tom had already seen, but want to watch again, and a horror film, Saw. I don't often watch horror films, but, after thirteen years with Russell, I know the art of compromise.
Back to his place to curl up in his big bed to watch the movies, with a bit of an "intermission" between. :-) Stepford Wives was fun, but the ending sort of fell apart for me. Maybe it was Nicole Kidman as a blonde -- not a good look for her. She reminded me of Barbara Eden as Jeannie.
Saw was excellent. Very creepy and we had fun trying to guess what was going to happen next. The movie is about two men, Larry and Adam, who find themselves trapped in shit hole of a room, chained to the walls. They have been kidnapped by a guy who devises deadly tests for his victim. Larry has to kill Adam to save his wife and child, who have also been kidnapped. Adam just has to stay alive.
Hm. Between the movies, but after the "intermission", Tom played a few songs for me on his stereo. It was fun listening to his music, but even more fun to watch him crawl around on the floor in his underwear to reach his CD player!
Oh, it turns out that I double-dosed myself on Combivir Friday night. Since it was about 9:50 when we got ready to watch the movies, I took my pill so I wouldn't have to get up during the movie. At 10:30, my pill alarm went off, so I got up to shut it off and then I took another pill without thinking. Ah well.
Saturday morning, we woke up in time for me to take my morning pill. No ill effects from the double-dose the night before. Tom made pancakes and sausage for breakfast, which was yummy. We watched Fear Factor on the television -- the first time I've ever seen one of those shows, believe it or not. I couldn't watch when they were forced to eat maggoty cheese. Bleah! Anyway, the boobtacular blonde won the $50,000.
We left his place, swung by the video store to drop off the movies and headed to his store. As we passed his store on the way to the parking garage, he asked me if I'd like to hop out and go to the metro to get home, but I declined, happy to spend every last minute with him I could. He said something like, "aren't you sweet!" :-)
Caught a train out of DC back home, but screwed up and got on a train that didn't accept my monthly pass, so I ditched it at New Carrolton and picked up another one an hour later. The conductor kindly didn't charge me for the hop from Union Station to New Carrolton. I stopped by Russell's house to see more of the work he's been doing there, then went home to sleep for the afternoon. In fact, I slept later than I expected, and ended up skipping the HIV social.
Today was bowling, which was fun, and I had Russell over this evening to watch some Star Trek and then Time Bandits. We had macaroni and cheese with stewed tomatoes for dinner, which was a nice cheap meal. After he left, I watched my Suede DVD.
I took off a little early to jump on a train to DC so I could meet up with Tom D. at his job in Clarendon. I arrived a little early, so I tromped over to the Apple store, where I was able to handle the new iPod Shuffle, Mac Mini and new iMac G5 for the first time. (It's been a while since I've made the pilgrimage.) I also drooled over the digital cameras a little bit.
I met Tom about 6 p.m. and hung out with him while he caught up on a little bit of work, then the two of us headed out to Shirlington for dinner at Carlyle. Wait for a table for two was seventy-five minutes -- so long that they won't even give you the little buzzing coaster because the batteries won't last that long. You have to put your name on the list, then come back after thirty minutes to claim your coaster.
We browsed at the bookstore across the street for a bit, then went back for our coaster. We enjoyed ourselves making small talk, mostly about the other people who were also waiting for tables. The folks with kids were a little perplexing. Why would you bring three children, all under seven, to a restaurant where they will have to wait an hour and fifteen minutes before you even sit down? I suppose that if you've got three kids all under seven, you just have to escape some time, even if you have to take them with you. Still, haven't they heard of a babysitter? On the other hand, none of the children made a fuss at any time, so points go to the parents for that. There are too many loud children in the world.
Dinner was excellent. We ordered lobster pot stickers and crab fritters with a corn salsa for appetizers and they were both yummy. Tom wasn't too impressed with his grilled chicken sandwich, but I splurged on the Hong Kong Sea Bass, which was absolutely stellar. The fish was light, garnished with red and green pepper and ginger, with lump of sticky rice on the side (the best rice is sticky rice!), all bathed in a wonderful sauce.
After dinner, we dropped by Hollywood Video, where we wandered the aisles, looking for movies we could agree upon. We selected Stepford Wives, which Tom had already seen, but want to watch again, and a horror film, Saw. I don't often watch horror films, but, after thirteen years with Russell, I know the art of compromise.
Back to his place to curl up in his big bed to watch the movies, with a bit of an "intermission" between. :-) Stepford Wives was fun, but the ending sort of fell apart for me. Maybe it was Nicole Kidman as a blonde -- not a good look for her. She reminded me of Barbara Eden as Jeannie.
Saw was excellent. Very creepy and we had fun trying to guess what was going to happen next. The movie is about two men, Larry and Adam, who find themselves trapped in shit hole of a room, chained to the walls. They have been kidnapped by a guy who devises deadly tests for his victim. Larry has to kill Adam to save his wife and child, who have also been kidnapped. Adam just has to stay alive.
Hm. Between the movies, but after the "intermission", Tom played a few songs for me on his stereo. It was fun listening to his music, but even more fun to watch him crawl around on the floor in his underwear to reach his CD player!
Oh, it turns out that I double-dosed myself on Combivir Friday night. Since it was about 9:50 when we got ready to watch the movies, I took my pill so I wouldn't have to get up during the movie. At 10:30, my pill alarm went off, so I got up to shut it off and then I took another pill without thinking. Ah well.
Saturday morning, we woke up in time for me to take my morning pill. No ill effects from the double-dose the night before. Tom made pancakes and sausage for breakfast, which was yummy. We watched Fear Factor on the television -- the first time I've ever seen one of those shows, believe it or not. I couldn't watch when they were forced to eat maggoty cheese. Bleah! Anyway, the boobtacular blonde won the $50,000.
We left his place, swung by the video store to drop off the movies and headed to his store. As we passed his store on the way to the parking garage, he asked me if I'd like to hop out and go to the metro to get home, but I declined, happy to spend every last minute with him I could. He said something like, "aren't you sweet!" :-)
Caught a train out of DC back home, but screwed up and got on a train that didn't accept my monthly pass, so I ditched it at New Carrolton and picked up another one an hour later. The conductor kindly didn't charge me for the hop from Union Station to New Carrolton. I stopped by Russell's house to see more of the work he's been doing there, then went home to sleep for the afternoon. In fact, I slept later than I expected, and ended up skipping the HIV social.
Today was bowling, which was fun, and I had Russell over this evening to watch some Star Trek and then Time Bandits. We had macaroni and cheese with stewed tomatoes for dinner, which was a nice cheap meal. After he left, I watched my Suede DVD.
