Congrats to Russell for passing the Bar. Thanks to Whitney for the Bar Passing dinner at Mirai. It was good. I like Sai better. But it was good. Monday night dinner was Cinnamon Mushroom stuffed Chicken Breasts with Green Pea Risotto and a cucumber salad with Chocolate Mousse for dessert. I managed to make a White Chocolate Raspberry cheesecake for A+B showing tonight. There's also a going away dinner for Matt Flynn at 5:30 at Weber Grill tonight.

Kaze ended up 5/6 at Midwest Regionals this past weekend at the Milwaukee Polo Fields. Great Jerseys, for a tourney. Had a nice prime rib all you can eat buffet for dinner Saturday Night. Had dinner Sunday night driving back through Evanston at the Davis Street Fishmarket. I'd forgotten how good of a place that was. And now, no big plans on the horizon, except rest a bit. I hurt. Sore really, but it feels like I took a beating, rather than tired.

Home in Woodstock to see the parents for the first time in a long time. Middle of the week makes it interesting. Monday Night Dinner was Chicken Parmigiana, Caprese, and a failed attempt at custard. Tuesday was movie day with a personal viewing of Strange Brew, and later watching Unbreakable, Shrek, and the Matrix with AJ. Wednesday was dinner with the 'rents, and Thursday is helping out at Machine practice. They need bodies. Friday is dinner with Jessica Jenkins, who's got a long lay over at O'Hare, and the weekend is pretty free, with Columbus Day to look forward to on Monday.

Picked up some new music and a couple new PS2 games on the way back in from Woodstock. Dido, Al Green, Etta James, Indigo Girls, Bon Jovi, Buffy - Once More with Feeling soundtrack, along with Robotech: Battlecry and Tekken 4, 2 progressive scan games. Watched Boiler Room start to finish for the first time. Good movie. Showed Leah my hometown, had some good Hong Kong Chicken from Plum Garden, which I hadn't had in a really long time.

Monday night dinner was Lemon Chicken, Special Rice and Sesame Green Beans as seen on 30 minute meals from the Food Channel. 30 Minute meal it wasn't, as it took me just about an hour to cook. Also meant I didn't get a chance to make dessert. Fairly uneventful days ahead, and maybe a chance to get back to summer projects, now that it's fall already. I managed to get Horde up, and now it's time to try Imp and Turba too. Need to write that ncurses journal reader, as well as something, anything, in Cocoa, along with getting the rest of my life pictures rescanned.

More ultimate, sorta. Helping out with the teams that are going to Nationals from Chicago at their respective practices. It's good, because I get to play. Tired a bit more, calling it a night out with friends early, only to come home and watch movies or TV or surf the web til the wee hours of the morn. Again, not much on the horizon, yet, but possibilities are arising.

Monday Night Dinner was courtesy Naked Chef, with the main course being Tray Baked Salmon and lemon rice. Dessert, which I did not forget to make this time was from Emeril, was Molten Chocolate Cakes. Pretty good. I've got pictures this time. I am managing to get down to Hyde Park to the Lab Schools for full days this week, to help out a bit. Pretty much means I get the Medici's Cinnamon Rolls in the morning. That and a cup of coffee makes it worth it. One bad thing, not necessarily about that, but I lost my left contact last night down the drain. Ugh. Always the left one.

In a little change from the normal tuesday sunday updating schedule is a friday evening news flash. Well, okay, nothing so exciting. Dinner by Leah on wednesday night, good thai pesto pasta with chicken. Dinner by King thursday night, jerk chicken, duck breasts, and some creamy jello italian dessert that looked like a brain. Fairly full days of work, at least going in for a long day, and SuperTroopers tonight. Early bedtime and an Ultimate Gathering at the Abando Home in Woodstock tomorrow. Pickup on Sunday at Washington Park. Interview at AISC on monday. Oh, also watching and reading about Nationals. Slightly depressing. Okay, very depressing.

Second Interview with AISC today. Sounds and looks like a good organization, and a good job. Monday night dinner was Country French Chicken with Butter and Herb Pasta and Sugar Snap Peas courtesy Rachel Ray from 30 Minute Meals on the Food Network. And then I tried to make Hot Chocolate Tarts, which ended up being a little overcooked, but still pretty good. I'm hoping to do a little Williams Sonoma shopping this afternoon, need some stuff for my Kitchen Aid Mixer. I've got a dinner to cook for Wednesday, and my parents are coming out this weekend, and I'm gonna cook for them too. Cooking machine, that's what I am. Tonight I have to move all my furniture around. I keep saying that, but tonight I will. And Thursday John Wesley Harding is playing the Waverly Gold Note, in Woodstock. I'd really like to get out and see his show. Because it's in Woodstock. Oh, and somehow fit in a viewing of the Frighteners for Halloween. Oh, and I completely forgot about Puck, my car, is possessed. A couple weeks ago he managed to hit Leah in the ear with the passenger side door, and last night he shoved me into the driver's side door frame. I've got a lump on my head to prove it. Scary.

Dinner was good last night. Again from Naked Chef, Seabass baked in a bag, Potato Salad with Lemon, Olive Oil and Dill dressing, and Fennel and Radish salad. Raspberry tart for dessert. Good time, first of many. Doesn't look like I'll be seeing John Wesley Harding in Woodstock, too bad. But more cooking for the parents this time this weekend, some Dim Sum, maybe some cards. I did get my furniture rearranged, at least in the living room. I did not get any additional stuff for my mixer, all special order stuff.