Reputation

One of my coworkers, a wonderful man in the IT department, gave me an early birthday present today. It happened to be a miniature bottle of Remy Martin VSOP, and it looks like it is just enough for one glass. This could mean one of two things. Either he is very observant and pays close attention to our conversations and what I'm talking about. Or, I have a reputation for liking Cognac. ...or maybe I have a reputation because I talk about Cognac all the time, and it's not hard to be observant about that...

Anyway, I thought it was a wonderful and thoughtful gift. I love it!

Packing Booze

I've been procrastinating for the longest time on packing my alcohol. But tonight I decided to finally do it. First I put each bottle in those plastic newspaper bags. I double bagged it, of course. Then I wrapped the bottle in newspaper. I then packed the bottles in some boxes and added some extra newspaper for some extra padding. All totaled, my alcohol filled only two small boxes. I'm not sure if I should be proud or ashamed...
+++++
Update: make that three small boxes. I found some more booze.

If At First You Don't Succeed...

...try, try again. I'm never one to give up anything without a fight or a second try. Not long ago I wrote a post about one of my culinary adventures to cook a baked rigatoni with ground turkey, zucchini, and fire roasted tomatoes. My first attempt wasn't successful for several reasons. I had too much pasta, I forgot to drain the can of fire roasted tomatoes, I didn't have foil to cover the dish, etc. My first attempt was just okay, but I wanted it to be better. I wanted it to be great. So I decided to give it a second try tonight. This time I used penne instead of rigatoni, and I think that I actually used the right amount. I remembered to drain the fire roasted tomatoes, so fortunately things weren't too watery this time. And I actually had foil to cover the dish when it baked. I let it bake for about twenty minutes, then I uncovered it and topped it with mozzarella cheese and let it bake for another ten minutes. When I finally pulled it out of the oven, it was perfect! It tasted so yummy, especially with a nice glass of Merlot. There is still plenty of food, and I think I'll have leftovers for at least three more days.

So you can say that I really enjoyed my evening. I had yummy food and watched the Super Bowl. The game was awesome. And the commercials were great too. All in all, it's been a good night.

Current mood: relaxed
Current drink: Sebastiani 2004 Merlot

Cognac

Cognac might not cure my headache, but it tastes pretty darn good.

Current mood: relaxed
Current music: Loreena McKennitt. An Ancient Muse
Current drink: Remy Martin VSOP Cognac