Events

Well, I had a lovely time at my neighborhood holiday party earlier tonight. If I invited you and you missed it, then you missed a damn fine party.

Because I cannot show up empty-handed, I brought a bottle of wine, a tub of antipasti, and a jar of BBQ sauce. The wine was because I knew what I would be drinking all night, the antipasti to add to general revelry, and the sauce because this was in someone's home and I thought they should get something for it.

Stupid-easy antipasti recipe:

onion stuffed olives
bleu cheese stuffed olives
artichoke hearts
artichoke crowns (cut into 8ths)
salami (in 1/4 medallions)
peppers
garlic (sliced)
grated Parmesan
grated asiago
olive oil, balsamic vinegar
dried oregano, basil, and parsley

Mix everything in a bowl. Let it sit a month. Serve.

There was NONE left.

The bottle of wine was the second bottle drained. I think I hit up two others after that.

Odd thing: on the way out of the house, I tripped on a turtle shell that was in the sidewalk. Not the whole turtle, mind you; just the shell. It is currently on my lawn. Pictures tomorrow.

It's good to see the neighbors, as I don't get to most of the year (barring yard work). I had a lovely conversation with one guy who's with the Dallas Opera about how nice the people are in Turkey and how good the food is. Turned my across-the-way neighbor onto the smokes I buy online.

Around 11, the breaker in the backyard was throwing, so we had odd lighting issues. The host and another brought out the weed and I said I had to go anyway (Occupy event). Also, I am studying.

"What does that have to do with anything?"

I'm studying for a drug test! Yes, I know I helped roll 'em last year, but I can't right now. I would love to.

The Occupy event went very well. Protest songs, it seems, never get old.