The Weblog of Daniel Tashian

Well, Leslie gets back today. Somebody said they never see us anywhere together. Oh, it was Frank. I told him that was one of our secrets of success (laughs)! Walked the big walk with the dogs and the coolest Henry Mancini song came on my ipod, but I don’t know what it was. Also, sometimes Elliot Smith is so dour. He’s like a not-funny Oscar Wilde. I guess he was like that. Waited for Vicky to give me a ride to take the caddy home but she didn’t show up, so I just went over there and waited and she came about 2 o’clock. Made migas and went to Krogers with my grandma ($47) and we got some chicken and i’m going to make barbecued chicken, then of course tomorrow, barbecued chicken salad! Worked for about 2 hrs in the afternoon, then called Bob and Lynn and invited them for dinner, and it was going to be great, but the Weber had no propane left, but I didn’t know it! So the chicken was cooking for like half an hour and it still was raw! It was so disgusting! I couldn’t believe how bad it was. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die, I was so embarrassed, but I tried to remember that thing Julia Child said about never show your disappointment, but it wasn’t working. Leslie arrived, and she had already eaten, but she brought some rum and vanilla ice cream to make bananas foster, and luckily the dessert made up for the dinner. Talked to Leslie a little about her trip, and she stopped at Ikea and found some cool stuff and she wants to remodel the upstairs. I think we should. Probably sooner as opposed to later. Leslie and I took the dogs around and it was misty and nice. Went to bed about 11.