Monday, November 17, 2003
what a difference a year makes
hehehe! so gl & i went on our first date exactly one year from today. i don't think either one of us knew it was a date at first. we just wanted to hang out. but by the end of the night, yeah, we were pretty sure it was a date. we actually had just planned to see rent the musical. but we also ended up having dinner at the stinking rose after the show. we talked a lot before the show (we were there like 45 minutes early!), during dinner, and after dinner. had an entire bottle of wine just between us, which probably contributed to the enjoyment of the meal and the company.
so it's a year later now, and we wanted to go back to the restaurant for sentimental value. plus, we both remember the food being really good. and it was, i think. but i can't remember what i ate, really. and i can't remember what wine we drank. i just remembered the good garlic spread called bagna calda with whole cloves of garlic that was so soft that it spread so easily on the bread. so we ordered and the meal was fine and good, but nothing absolutely spectacular. and it was rather pricey. but what do you expect from a restaurant on l.a.'s restaurant row, right? i mean, it's across the street from lawry's for goodness' sake. we were eating and wondering what were we thinking last year? i think we were so captured by each other and the atmosphere certainly encouraged that feeling. oh and the wine... yeah i think that was a big help. i guess we thought the meals were great, cuz we just generally had a great time together. funny how the experience makes a total difference in how your perceive your meals. i guess that's why they spend so much on decorating and stuff. well, it worked for us! they got us to come back a second time. well, we knew that we went there for the sentimental value and left there thinking we'd never go there again. not for the food anyway. good, but nothing to fall over for. except for the garlic spread, but i can make that at home.
so it's a year later now, and we wanted to go back to the restaurant for sentimental value. plus, we both remember the food being really good. and it was, i think. but i can't remember what i ate, really. and i can't remember what wine we drank. i just remembered the good garlic spread called bagna calda with whole cloves of garlic that was so soft that it spread so easily on the bread. so we ordered and the meal was fine and good, but nothing absolutely spectacular. and it was rather pricey. but what do you expect from a restaurant on l.a.'s restaurant row, right? i mean, it's across the street from lawry's for goodness' sake. we were eating and wondering what were we thinking last year? i think we were so captured by each other and the atmosphere certainly encouraged that feeling. oh and the wine... yeah i think that was a big help. i guess we thought the meals were great, cuz we just generally had a great time together. funny how the experience makes a total difference in how your perceive your meals. i guess that's why they spend so much on decorating and stuff. well, it worked for us! they got us to come back a second time. well, we knew that we went there for the sentimental value and left there thinking we'd never go there again. not for the food anyway. good, but nothing to fall over for. except for the garlic spread, but i can make that at home.
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nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
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~ Abraham Lincoln
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