tobermory's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished! So, I finished the indoor triathlon thingy. Now I just have to find out what trinket the finishers get. Because I’m assuming that the ‘prize’ is going to be something cheesy I’m rewarding myself by using the discount coupon that the gym sent to me for my birthday to get a 1 ½ hour massage tonight. I am so dreading tomorrow night. I took the night off from the animal shelter because all of Steve’s siblings and their spouses/children/significant others/close friends have a group dinner planned. It was supposed to be at an upscale local seafood restaurant where Steve’s brother works because he gets a 40% discount. That got nixed because they won’t let him use it for that many people. Duh – I could have told them all that wasn’t going to fly. There was no way they were going to let him use his 40% off for 15+ people. So, now we’re going to Buca di Beppo. Call me a snob but, blech. I try to make it a point not to go places where the main recommendation is how huge the portions are. Plus, I think (from the one time I went there about 10 years ago) all the food is served family style, which I hate. I am not a food sharer. My personal theory is that I order what I want the way I want it so that I can eat it and enjoy it. If I wanted what you ordered, then I would have ordered it myself. I’m not good at Chinese restaurants. I’m hoping that it’s possible to get either a small portion of something or maybe just a big salad. I’d bail out, but Steve has already told people that I’d be there. Worse yet, the dinner is scheduled for 7pm and it’s about 5 minutes from where I work so I have to find some way of killing 2 hours. Please don’t suggest that I park myself at the bar and have a few glasses of wine (which would be my preferred time killer) because I’ll eventually have to drive home. Since I spent most of yesterday cramming all of my clean clothes into already overstuffed dresser drawers I’m thinking shopping wouldn’t be a good idea. I suppose I could head to Target to buy some new curtains but how long can that take? Gah. If anyone has eaten at a Buca recently and has a suggestion or a favorite dish, let me know. Indoor Triathlon Challenge Current Stats as of 03-09-08 – Done!!!!! 4:40 p.m. - 2008-03-10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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