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[rone]

I haven't written much here lately.  I guess i'm depressed or something with the job search.  So maybe i should write about the good stuff.  Like meeting people; Kim and i met mezdeathhead and schwa242 over Thai food in San Francisco, together with Mez's sister grrjessi and her boyfriend Justin.  All too short a meeting, as i had to take off for soccer back in the South Bay.  Some days later, after i had a job interview at UC Santa Cruz, Kim and i met solipsistnation and stophittinyrslf for lunch.  It's a lot of fun to hang out with couples who have a good dynamic and obviously like each other (and i don't mean gooshy stuff, although i have no objection to that), and all of the above qualify.

Soccer's still good.  I took a shot in the nuts the other night, and my cup wasn't able to protect me, so i spent some time on the ground groaning.  I've been getting a lot of compliments on my improved play, all of which really started after i went to the park one weekend to learn some fundamentals.  Funny how little things have big effects.  I still can't get my teammates to reliably and quickly set up walls on free kicks, though.

Last week, Kim and i went to see allannah's daughter perform as part of a choir.  Afterwards, we went out for Mexican food, and allannah and i decided to have a premium añejo tequila flight with our meal.  The first had obvious vanilla overtones and burned all the way down (now that i think on it, it was AsomBroso); the second had definite butterscotch flavor, although not quite as strong as the vanilla in #1.  The third was free of any foreign flavor and was my favorite.  I mentioned this to our waiter and he offered me a taste of a reposado that he recommended.  It was superior by far to the añejos, both in aroma and flavor, which surprised me a bit.  I'm not really a liquor drinker anymore (excepting soju, which is distilled but only comes in at 24% or so), but it was fun to give this a try.  And i was glad Kim was driving, too.

Comments

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

Soju: beware. The only time in my life that I have ever had a full-on please-god-kill-me-now brick-to-the-face hangover was a soju-related incident. That stuff can turn on you.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

"You should drink more water with it, me ducks." I normally have it over ice, with sushi. A couple of months ago, i bought a bottle of Fusanotsuyu Misty Blue (http://pureshochu.com/blog/?p=9) at Mitsuwa after i tried it at our local sushi joint and loved it.

[kawgirl.livejournal.com]

If you guys get jobs at UCSC and in Scotts Valley, does that mean I will see you more often?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I'm probably not going to get the UCSC job because it looks like solipsistnation will, which is a tolerable loss for me.

[kawgirl.livejournal.com]

Be that as it may, it'd be fun to see you guys more!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

We'd like that, too! I'll let Kim handle logistics.

[eviltofu.livejournal.com]

Screw the job search! It's Caturday!

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Caturday don't pay the bills, sonny jim!

[eviltofu.livejournal.com]

Just this Caturday! You can search on other days. :P

[ikkyu2.livejournal.com]

I have found some fantastic tequilas that are not expensive and are not PURE SUPER ANEJO EXTRACTIVE OF OAK GUARANTEED MINUMUM 80% OAK SOLIDS BY VOLUME. If you find Puerto Vallarta brand at Bevmo, I can enthusiastically get behind both their blanco and reposado; their reposado is probably actually my favorite tequila, and it's only $16.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Well, the few liquor bottles i have at home mostly sit untouched, so i probably won't be going for it, but i'll keep it in mind. I did, however, find the reposado i liked so much (http://www.klwines.com/detail.asp?sku=1022621); the waiter said that they were coming out with an añejo this year, for a mere $1200 a bottle.

[mrbalihai.livejournal.com]

"Soccer's still good."
"I took a shot in the nuts"

You're still experiencing some cognitive dissonance as result, apparently.