Top Chef

aaaahhhh!!!! Bravo is playing the last 4 or 5 Top Chef episodes before the new one at 10 pm tonight.
I am hooked! This show is awesome! This is one of the best reality shows there is. It really makes people show their talent. and as far as i am concerned cooking is one of th most difficult things to do.
Anyone can read the directions on a box but to "create" - it is beyond me.
I am supremely jealous of anyone who can create amazing dishes.
One of the things I am learing from this show is that simple can be tasty.
The girls on this show pretty much suck and Howie is just an asshole.
Sara just got kicked off but eventually Howie is going to have to go.
It's 10 pm. I can't wait to see what happens!

Baltimore Restaurant Week - Bar Review

So, this past week was baltimore restaurant week... i made reservations for D and I at Pazza Luna. I know, I know. We should have eaten somewhere that we have never been before but the point was really just so we wouldn't have to cook dinner last night. - This past weekend was really busy, so i thought i was doing us a favor...
anyways, so we ate a pazza luna - their restaurant week menu left a little to be desired. D was a little irritated b/c initially he didn't see anything he wanted on the menu. I went with the intention to get the vegitarian lasagna but they were all out.
I ended up getting the asparagus salad and the risotto with chicken and romaine?! The asparagus salad was a small bed of greens with 5 little asparagus spears and a half peach grilled and stuffed with gorgonzola cheese. The pear with gorgonzola was awesome! the asparagus was a little wimpy.
The risotto with chicken and romaine was creamy and had a hint of lemon. The romaine didn't really add any flavor but definately added texture which was helpful.
For dessert I had the tiramasu. It was tasty - flavorful - but too much. i was sooo full i couldn't finish it.
I have heard that some restaurants in Baltimore are extending their restaurant week menu. I might make another reservation for another location....
Also - this week is Washington, DC restaurant week.

Odd Phrases

So... again, on the train last week. It was Wednesday, August 1st. Most commuters get a monthly pass but sometimes people forget when a new month rolls around. Usually the conductors are cool if you have forgotten to purchase a new monthly pass as long as you show them you have the previous month's and that you promise that you will get a new monthly as soon as you get to the station...
So, on 8/1 one of the conductors was collecting tickets and some lady forget to get her new monthly, and the response from the conductor was, "Life is too short for me to kirk-out over that...."
Interesting. I have heard the term "kirk-out" before but i thought it was based on a guy I know who apparently used to "kirk-out" in college before he got on the meds.
Is this a universal term?

The MARC Train... it takes all kinds....

So - on my commuter train there are always different types of people. Most are regular commuters just like me, but occasionally you will have your tourist families and other random people heading to Washington for the day.
In the evening however, heading back to Baltimore we also have the people heading to BWI airport. These people are the worst.
They have no clue about train etiquette - such as not leaving your luggage in the middle of the aisle or not taking up more than one seat.
Seats are important on these trains. I've seen fist fights almost break out over a freaking seat.
So.... this one lady got on the 6:40 pm train out of Washington. IF on-time this train doesn't make it to BWI until 7:18 pm.
WHY would someone who has an 8pm flight take the 6:40 train?? It is beyond me. I just don't get it. If you are doing something new (like taking the MARC train) and you have no idea where you are going, wouldn't you give yourself a little extra time to get to your destination.
So, this lady from the other day is on the train and is frantically attempting to change her flight to a later one - but unfortunately there are no other flights to her destination. (another commuter rule - if you have to talk on your cell keep the volume down and keep it brief)
So she starts berating the person on the other end of the line about how that airline sucks and if she had flown with another airline this situation would not have happened b/c they would have had more flights.
Obviously this woman was insane. Seriously - did she think that the person at the reservation desk would be able to just add another flight to the schedule?
So... as the lady is talking with the reservation desk working on getting her on a flight the next day her cell phone died! The look on this woman's face was priceless! She just had to sit there and fume the whole way to BWI. It was pretty funny.

Changing a Tire

So.... i got a flat tire the other day. Boyfriend had to put dinner on hold and come help me change it.
I was on the side of the road at the end of the exit ramp from I95 to Key Highway.
He was really great.
The assh@les who came speeding by me were not great. It was really dangerous.
Thank you Boyfriend.
No thanks to you jerks who went speeding by me.

"libarian" vs. "librarian"

OK - What does this mean and why to people always miss-pronounce this word?

I have a few theories...

One: They do it on purpose b/c they think they are being cute.

Two: Their parents say it incorrectly so they were raised with the incorrect pronunciation and although they know now that they are saying it wrong they really don't care.

Three: They have no clue they are saying it wrong....

No matter what the reason, i can tell you one thing... no matter who you are, it makes the person uttering the word look really stupid.