It's Sunday morning at 9:08am and I have been in this bed for almost 12 hours. After driving around Oakland and Berkeley all day yesterday I was completely wiped. And Tony did all of the driving. I start rehearsal this evening for On the Town and then my second hip hip classes begin tomorrow.
No rest for the weary.
The showings on Thursday turned out really well and the classes had a blast doing them. It's funny to see so many pictures and videos up on Facebook. I'm sure that will keep on expanding over the next few days. And I now have 20 new FB friends. I should have waited until the grades were in to accept their friend requests, but oh well. It's not that much of a difference and my department certainly couldn't care less.
On Thursday night I attempted another round of Linquini with Clam Sauce. My buddy Jon came over and we ate outside since the weather was nice. I thought I would have knocked it out of the park, but the sauce was just okay. There was definitely plenty of clams, but you could not taste the garlic, the wine or the complexities of the sauce. I think I put too much clam juice in. So next time more garlic (and minced or macerated), no additional clam juice and the addition of lemon. And perhaps some more fat (oil and butter) to hold the favors and adhere to the pasta. Luckily there were 2 bottles of wine and some fantastic tiramisu that one of my students made me. We were a little hedonistic because we did make a market run for more wine at around midnight. A brilliant idea at the time.
On Friday night, my regular posse wanted to have a wine and cheese picnic. I was excited about the cheese, but could have passed on the wine. I did have a glass to be social, but my body had enough the night before. We had a lovely gathering outside on the lawn in front of Sarah's apartment. We had tons of cheese and Tony bought 5 bottles of wine, plus he and Jake did Edward 40 Hands so there was lots of booze. I made a salad and brought the remainder of the tiramisu. I also bought some yummy Point Reyes blue cheese that may wind up in my eggs this morning. I started snoozing at the hot tub after we cleaned up the picnic so it was a good signal for me to call it a night and bike home.
Lots of stuff to be grateful for:
1. Jon for enjoying wine and laughter as much as I do
2. Tony for his good music and friendship
3. My enthusiastic and responsible students
4. Sara Zimmerman for recommending Bakesale Betty's in Oakland. Tony and I had an amazing lunch of fried chicken sammies, iced lemonade and strawberry shortcake! Delish.
5. Many friends who sent their good wishes and luck for finding an apartment yesterday
6. The delightful weather
7. Employment
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