This weekend I got a chance to go up to Beechwood for a couple of rights of passage. One, I ate pretty much the best pizza I’ve ever eaten. California Pizza Kitchen. I was a little skeptical – I mean, you can buy these in the grocery store – but it was awesome. I didn’t lick the plate, but it was close.
As a new homeowner, it was inevitable that I make a pilgrimage to Crate and Barrel. I was strong and managed to get out of there having spent less than 20 dollars. [I got a blue glass bottle and a fake plant – but no crates or barrels].
On Saturday, went to another ballet in the park. Or rather, the cemetery. The cemetery was really cool and peaceful. The ballet was… long. Some of the performances were impressive, but there was a fair amount of repetition too. I was polite and respectful of the performance, but would have been fine with a shorter show. Also, not nearly enough explosions.
Went for a walk in the park on Sunday and did a little work on my Halloween costume. This year’s will be pretty involved and I’ll need more time than usual.
Other highlights from the weekend:
Went to Spaghetti warehouse for dinner and struggled again to get the meal I wanted. Spaghetti, Pesto, meatballs. Shouldn’t be that complicated. They were having a rough night as it turns out – a party of 150 and another of 50. Kitchen was slammed and a few people at nearby tables left without getting their food.
Played some Dragon Age Origins. Cured the werewolves, stopped an assassin, and rescued a village from the un-dead. All in a day’s work for my Rogue Elf Archer.
Also played some minecraft. Just got a little cave-house built and went outside at night to hunt monsters. I was headed for an Enderman when a Creeper blew up right behind me. Recovered from that, then chased the Enderman around while dodging arrows from the skeleton archer. Very intense pixels.
Read some more of my Cthulhu books. A couple of the stories were really weird and scary, but the rest are somewhat lackluster. I was hoping for more evil fungus or a color that will make you crazy to look at. You know, the classics.
Spent a little time outside, got some good quality sleep, and watched a little True Blood. All in all, a good, quiet, and restful – though somewhat busy weekend. Oh, and I even did laundry and housecleaning.