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dreamshark) wrote2006-10-28 02:02 pm
dreamshark) wrote2006-10-28 02:02 pm
The last week or two
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ambertatge came to visit, and I lost track of time. It was really nice to see her. She came home with a great desire to sew, which was handy since I'd just turned her room into a sewing room. We went fabric shopping together, and happened on a big pattern sale. She wanted to make a light tiered skirt; we picked out some white cotton with a subtle, barely visible silvery design on the surface. Got home and looked at the pattern more carefully - discovered that Butterick still uses the old measurements, which is about 3 sizes off from the typical store sizing these days, so all the patterns were the wrong size. Oops. So Amber learned how to add fabric to a pattern to resize it. Worked out perfectly. She finished the skirt just before she left, and it fit perfectly! I bought a bit of sheer black stuff with stars on it with the vague idea of making a Halloween costume with it. There wasn't enough on the bolt for a real pattern, so I just made a simple overskirt - guess I'll be a sorceress or something. Wednesday night we had a big night out downtown - dinner at a fancy restaurant and a play: Sylvia at the Pantages. Amber's old friend Dan joined us for dinner, and
thorintatge skipped the dinner but joined us for the play. I took Thursday and Friday off from work. On Thursday, ambertatge and I visited Bodyworld at the Science Museum. I'd been meaning to go to that all summer, but couldn't find anybody to go with me. I thought it would be more interesting with a companion to point things out to, and it was. It's a huge exhibit - almost too much to take in at once. I wouldn't mind seeing it again. As expected, I found it fascinating. Friday we got
ambertatge to the airport and the rest of the day was devoted to the memorial service and wake for Mike Ford. Although I wasn't a close friend of Mike's, I admired him and thought of him as a treasured member of our community. The memorial service was very moving, and I feel like I know Mike better now, in retrospect. A heartfelt thanks to all who shared their memories in the service, and on LJ as well. It is appreciated, even by those of us who have little to add.
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(Anonymous) 2006-10-28 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)Which restaurant?
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Ordering is impossibly complicated, leading young lawyer Dan to remark, "I'm pretty sure the LSAT was easier than this." I suspect that the idea is that you start with a leisurely drink or two, and the ordering is part of the entertainment. Unfortunately, we were pressed for time, so ordering just turned out to be a massive nuisance. First you have to decide whether you want the 4-course meal for two, the 3-course meal for two, the individual entree or some combination of the above to deal with odd numbers (including something the waitress kept referring to as "two-and-a-half," which turned out to mean 3 people sharing the dipping pots usually shared by two people). Then you choose which of several cheese combinations you want for the cheese course and which entree platter you want for the 2nd course (with enigmatic names like "Pacific Rim"). Then you have to pick the "cooking style" (which turned out to be the specific contents of the boiling pot that you dip the entrees into). Then, just when you think you're done, you have to pick a salad. Fortunately we decided on the 3-course meal so we didn't have to go through the same thing for the dessert course.
I must say that the service was excellent. Once the staff realized that we had strayed into the wrong place (we only had 1.5 hours to eat, which was clearly less than the full experience demanded) they all pitched in to help us through the ordering process and keep things moving along between courses, and we did make it to the theater on time.
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