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Wine review/PSA

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

I got a gift certificate to Spec’s for Christmas, which was of course all kinds of exciting.  Even more exciting, when I went to use it I discovered that a Nautico wine I’d been wanting to try was on sale.  Score!
This one is a 2006 blend of semillon  (93%) and sauvignon blanc (7%).  Now, I [...]

Two things: One important, the other less so.

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Two completely unrelated things, that is, but N is out of town for the evening and I’m sitting here with hours of lonely Friday evening stretching before me, so this is what you get.

There is so much champagne* in my future

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

It’s been a rough few days.  No one thing in particular, but a few nights ago N received some sad news that we’re both having a hard time with.  And because of that, we’ve been trying to plan something that we can’t seem to work out, and it’s been hella frustrating.  (And if those weren’t [...]

Soon we’ll all be dead

Monday, August 31st, 2009

So, another week and a half has flown by with no update from me.  I doubt anyone cares, but you know.  There’s no point in pretending that I have been up to anything interesting during that time, mostly just the same old, same old.  Busy at work, busy at home, and life marches on.

Scenes from a wedding

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Not MY wedding, mind you, but the one I attended this weekend was very reminiscent of my own.  In fact, apparently the backdrop we used for our wedding was the inspiration for this bride’s decor.  I’m honored!  The ceremony itself was beautiful (and made me a little verklempt, as weddings tend to do) and the reception was a [...]