Tonight was a very good night. We had plans to go out to dinner with friends at 8:30, so when I got home I snacked on some leftover Indian food. After that, I pulled out Burnout 3 for the first time in months and played a bit of it with Kara. At 8:30 we met Rich, Hilary, Ben, Brett, & Jess at an Ethiopian restaurant called Queen Sheeba. This was only my second Ethiopian dining experience (the first was with TJ & Michelle about three years ago) and it was so much fun! In case you aren’t hip on the Ethiopian restaurant scene, the meal is ordered family style and it comes on a single platter. Here’s where it gets interesting because you don’t get a plate or silverware, you get this spongy crepe-like bread with which you scoop up the food. The food was very good and I’ll definitely be going back (and hopefully it won’t be another 3 years before I do!)
Once we got home, we watched LOST and Alias. LOST has me hooked completely. I have no idea what’s going on, on that crazy island but I don’t even care. The show could have been the same, minus the weirdness and I think I’d still love it. The characters are all so interesting and I love learning their back stories and watching them interact (and of course the stress of the mystery only makes the character interactions even more interesting). I remember being this excited about another show a few years ago… what was it called? Oh yeah, Alias. But the constant “resetting” of that show has made it hard to be excited about it any longer. Hopefully the slower pace at which the mystery is revealed on LOST will allow that show to stay consistent yet easy to pick up for newbies. I think the reset method might have already run Alias into the ground, it was never clearer than today when watching the two shows back to back.
So there you have it, my wonderful Wednesday night. I swear I did more entertaining things just tonight than I do most weekends! Here’s to more action packed weeknights.
hummm odd way to eat. sounds interesting however.
Yeah, ethiopian is great stuff, isn't it!? I promise we can do that here too, Portland is fun too!!! (Am I sounding desperate for you guys to move back yet?)
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I hear you about alias. It is starting to make me have that "sinking ship" feeling. It is much the way I felt when we saw the simpsons fading, but somehow that one was much harder to let go of. If alias does not show some marked improvement in the next few weeks, it may be joining the simpsons at the bottom of my recording list, but for now there is nothin' better on during that time slot so I will hang on... Lost on the other hand is truly genius. I am hooked as well. I still worry slightly about the longevity of the show considering the mystery of the island cannot last forever, but at very least they can have an amazing show for a few seasons. So far they don't feel stretched, but I worry for the long run. For now I am just enjoying the ride!