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loracs asked whether I wanted to go out to eat and if I did, where would I like to go? loracs and I have a list of five or six restaurants we would like to try at some point, so I picked one or two. We settled on a place in Alameda called Speisekammer (don't ask me to pronounce it.), we shared a half order of Reibekuchen (potato pancakes) and a half order of Semmelknödel mit Pilzrahmsoße (a dumpling stuffed with bacon in a mushroom sauce). Both were a hit, although I enjoyed the potato pancakes more.loracs ordered Bratwurst Gegrillt (a sausage) with all their veggie sides; butternut squash, brussel sprouts, a broccoli like vegetable that I can't remember the name of and another vegetable I don't remember. She also ordered Spätzle (a pasta) because we both wanted to try it. Of course when I say loracs ordered this and I ordered that, it doesn't imply ownership. We both pretty much ate from each other's plates as we always do.loracs ate most of my salad which was just beets and cabbage. Not my favorite things. I could have had veal Wiener Schnitzel, but since I don't eat veal these days, I stuck with the pork.loracs ordered an apple strudel with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. I got some crème brûlée. We brought home enough food for at least one more meal maybe two. loracs washed it all down with iced tea. I got a dark beer that was pretty good. I wish I remembered what it was called. serene) birthday. I love you so much sweetheart. Have a magnificent day. *smooooooches* loracs, I love you so very much. I hope you have some fun today and the coming year is much easier.
loracs in the midst of it. She stayed with me over the phone. Then serenejournal IM'ed me. She dropped everything to come be with me. They are such wonderful women and I am very lucky to have them in my life.dbubley is back at the rehab center, but she's still feeling nauseous and has just an awful roommate. She's not having fun. loracs is exhausted. serenejournal is dealing with so much. *sigh*
loracs asked me what I wanted to do. It occurred to me, I have no idea. I thought it might be fun to ask you all. What should I do for my birthday?
leback,loracs, we've been together for longer than we've been with anyone. Thank you for this life we've made. serenejournal thank you for this life we've made. And to the rest of you, my chosen family, my blood family and to all my friends: Thank you for the life we've made. kightp Happy Birthday! I hope you have a wonderful and joyful day, week, year, life.
serenejournal got me for my birthday! Gotta love a woman who buys ya bacon :-) *happydance* loracs! I'm so proud to be part of your life. I love you. Have a great birthday.tracytreefrog! I hope you're feeling better and having a great time on this special day.serenejournal invited tenacious_snail and inflectionpoint over for her toffee. They brought some cheese. My stomach wasn't being particularly cooperative. So I only tried a bite or two of the toffee. I did eat some of cheese. I really liked the goat cheese cured in red wine, very tasty. We sat around munching and talking for a couple hours and then they left. The two of them are very sweet with each other. Once they had gone, serenejournal and I got a little time together. We watched Serenity. Which I had already seen and we both loved it. Yes, there are a couple plot points that bother me, but ultimately its a rollicking good time. Almost as good a time as I had before we watched the movie. :-). tracytreefrog came to visit and loracs got home. serenejournal cooked up some corned beef and cabbage we had in the house. I'm not a fan of corned beef and cabbage. So I finished off some quiche she had made for lunch. For dessert we had lemon curd pie. Made with lemon curd which was made from lemons picked from my very own lemon tree! :-) serenejournal had assured me that I would love the lemon curd. I was dubious but it turned out really good. We all sat around and talked. I'm in the throes preparing for the big book organizing day we're having at my house on Saturday. I've finally accepted the fact that I really just can't read paperbacks anymore. I can't figure out a system to easily hold them open while I read them. So I am unloading lots of paperbacks before people come over to put my books alphabetical order for me. So Sis grabbed a few books she was interested in and headed home early. She had to be at work by 6:00 AM the next day. It was a lot of socializing from me. Pleasant socializing I'm surprised to say, but more than I'm usually comfortable with.loracs and I spent a good portion of the day being lazy. We watched Meet Joe Black on television. The movie had a promising beginning but book forever to end! We eventually got out of the house around 2:00. I had some credit at Black Oak Books that I was spoiling to fritter away. Besides, I really want to buy hardcover copies of some old favorites. I found hardcover copies of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Philip Jose Farmer's To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Greg Bear's, Tangents and a couple other books I can't remember and I'm too lazy to go find out. We had our lunch/dinner at Saul's Restaurant and Deli in Berkeley. Being a native Californian, and never living any further east than Illinois, I know I don't know what a "real" Jewish deli is a man do I love Saul's. It is my favorite Jewish deli. I got some brisket with a side of chopped liver and a latke. loracs had a brisket and pastrami sandwich. It was all so good. We went home after that and watched the Disney version of Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan. Except for some very short fight scenes that were fun. The movie was amazingly bad. 
