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It’s been a while since I’ve been on here. Every time I make a post, I feel like it needs to be worth reading, so I just don’t actually do it…that and my coworkers have found my blog. In order to avoid an incredible amount of teasing, posting has been non-existent, but tonight I’m tipsy and not tired, so here we go.
I’m definitely becoming a better cook, and things that I used to have to think about all the time are becoming more intuitive. In addition, I’m slowly gaining the ability to multi-task in the kitchen. For instance, tonight I came home from work uninspired. Halfway through a Manhattan, I decided I needed to do something about that…
I put some water on to boil and thought about what else I might be inspired to cook. Within 30 minutes, I had a bowl of pasta with a simple olive oil-s&p dressing and a side of pan-roasted asparagus with pan seared red pepper, crumbled goat cheese, toasted pine nuts and chopped mint leaves. There was little planning involved, and everything was very, very good! I’ll definitely make the asparagus dish again…tonight it was in memory of Franklin living here, but in the future, it will just be for the hell of it.
Sunday, I’m biking with Marg and am pretty pumped about it. I ride about 3.5-4 miles to work every day and it will be good to just go for a while, especially with someone else! We’re probably going to bike around Arlington, but I’ve never been down there before, so I’m hoping it works out well and we don’t have to alter our route seriously…Either way, it should be a beautiful day and just being outside will be a treat. Being able to push someone and pushing myself to work hard should be really rewarding.
This past week+ has been crazy. Starting the weekend before last, Blake Mann and his friend Amber stayed with us for a couple of days. It was great to catch up with Blake because I literally haven’t seen him in years. We went to Bohemian Cavern on Tuesday night for the hell of it and just talked for a long time. Though I’m sure that’s not a highlight for most people, it was the first time I’d gotten a chance to sit down with them and talk, so it was a highlight for me. On Friday, Jenny’s friend Nicole came in town and on Sunday she was joined by JP and Webb who’d been in Bham at Jordan’s wedding and Katie and Emmy who came up for their Spring Break. To say it felt like Spring Break is a complete understatement. Between Saturday night and Tuesday, I didn’t get much sleep and drank way too much alcohol. Of course, it was all sooooo good. Haha. Among the wines I opened…all of which were excellent, the Alphonse Mellot “Edmond” Sancerre from 2001 stood out for it’s incredible depth and richness…the Karl Erbes Urziger Wuzgarten Kabinett 2003 was exceptional for its elegance and length…and the 2004 Coppo Camp du Rouss Barbera d’Asti lived up to its high expectations as both an exceptional food wine and a wine with enough complexity to carry it on its own merits. At work on Tuesday…hung over but happy…recounting the number of exceptional wines I’d drunk seemed unfair, but I’m so glad everything got opened. Yum!
I’m getting pretty good at this wine thing, and though I’m a pretty bad salesman, working at the store helps me expand my knowledge every day. The best part is that when I come home, I want to sit around and talk wine more…if only I knew how I could be successful in this damn business. It bothers me that there isn’t a “path to success” in wine, but I’m pretty sure I’ve got a good head start on anyone my age. Unfortunately, there’s just no way to support a family on a measly “wine guy” salary. Fortunately, I don’t have to think about that for a long ass time…
I have to get to bed…
