to continue to be
Retaining sanity is one of my first priorities in life, and this weekend I made sure to maximize my time for this ultimate cause. So, Charlottesville there I went and browsing around the area with Courtney commenced. The weather (oh! the weather) was fabulous and allowed us to walk around the downtown area for much of the day without a terrible need for warmth.
I must comment that I am jealous of downtown Charlottesville. Jealous in the manner of wishing that Blacksburg had that many bookstores as I witnessed this weekend. There must have been at least a half dozen bookstores just downtown. Blacksburg has… Barnes & Noble; not exactly a selection, and certainly a total absence of used books. However, I still prefer the Tech campus over UVA due to the universal architecture that carries from academic hall to academic hall and from dormitory to dormitory (plus, a few other factosr influence my favor). HokieStone for life, for me.
Apart from the downtown ambling, we also checked out the BR/GAP/Old Navy conglomerate. Not much to speak of there, but it was nice to walk around with the Ney and chat about random topics. Dinner was at Starr Hill; ‘twas good, I say, ‘twas very good, indeed. I had the most wonderful tofu vegetable pot pie that I can remember; Ney had some amazing tuna with carefully-prepared smashed potatoes. We parted with the sounds of Jamiroquai bouncing through our heads and the visual images of Napoleon getting his 15 minutes of fame.
Once I returned home, I met up with Rianna for a salad bar and talk. Then we searched, without success, for Selena, Rianna’s preference for a late-night film.
Just a great weekend; lots of driving, lots of conversation, and good people.
A note of interest: Sam from VTMUG is in the latest edition of Mac Directory. The article is about System X, but Sam has a close-up mug in the article compared to the rest of the shots featuring Xserves and mounting devices; a man among machines.
Also, I have two more iTunes Music Sampler Volume 1 cards that anyone can have if they desire. Volume I is alternative music, very good alternative music at that. So if you have a passing fancy for free tunes, the first two people who let me know will receive a code for a dozen or so songs.
February 6th, 2005 at 8:54 pm
Tofu vegetable pot pie…sounds interesting. I’ve never had Tofu before but we just bought some the other day and I’m waiting for Adam to make something with it
February 7th, 2005 at 12:33 am
Bryan - I’m surprised Adam hasn’t exposed you to tofu yet. I recommend tofu lasagna - it’s tasty! Ryan’s pot pie was interesting and quite good.