Japanese class did this

[garran]

There's a large banner hanging outside the Vancouver art gallery right now, and looking at it from the bus, I noticed some characters in an odd font, off to the left of it, that looked like hiragana. 'Te ra', I read (てら), and felt pretty pleased with myself for a couple of moments before I realized it was actually a seventy-five.

Did I ever ask my weblog about the bottle of wine that I received for my birthday? I don't think I did. It came from Rowen; I don't drink, but I respect the cultural provenance of alcohol as a birthday gift. What should I do with it? It's been sitting perplexingly in my kitchen for three months now. Suggestions so far include:

• Give it to somebody else who wants it (probably my sister).
  
  
• Learn to cook with it.
  
  
• Use it to christen a ship.

Whoops, 'provenance' doesn't mean what I mean by 'provenance'. I wonder what does?

Also, since Rachel has been making puppy eyes at me, I suppose that if you respond to this post, I will sketch an interpretation of one of your livejournal interests in MS Paint.

Comments

[feedbacksolo.livejournal.com]

You could bring it to my house and I'll cook you something awesome with it!! Red or white?

And I'd love an interest sketch... I don't know a smiley with puppy eyes though.

[garran.livejournal.com]

That's an attractive enough offer that you probably win. (What would you cook?) It is a white wine; a "Sonora Ranch Savignon Blanc", whatever that implies.


-Andy H.

mmm foooooooood

[feedbacksolo.livejournal.com]

Wella. Most of the things I can think of off the top of my head would involve pasta... do you like shrimp? 'Cause they're very good in a white wine lemon butter reduction type thing, with a pinch of saffron, over pasta and maybe spinach or greens... or if you're not into the pasta thing pears poached in white wine are also quite lovely, with some blackberry ginger sauce....

*goes off to make lunch RIGHT NOW*

Re: mmm foooooooood

[garran.livejournal.com]

It's true that I'm not much one for pasta, although I do like shrimp. Those pears, though, sound absurdly tasty.

The fate of the wine is hereby sealed!


-Andy

Re: mmm foooooooood

[masamage.livejournal.com]

You like shrimp more than PASTA??

Re: mmm foooooooood

[garran.livejournal.com]

Yes; although obviously I make an exception for what the Chinese do with noodles.


-Andy H.

"you naked"

[garran.livejournal.com]

Re: "you naked"

[feedbacksolo.livejournal.com]

GLEE!!!

Re: "you naked"

[masamage.livejournal.com]

High praise!

Re: "you naked"

[garran.livejournal.com]

The ladies often have that reaction Blackberry and ginger! Boy, that sounds good.


-Andy H.

Runner up: "water fights"

[garran.livejournal.com]

surreal o/"

[meta4mix.livejournal.com]

o/" In the water floats a boxer
and a swimmer by his trade
and he carries the remainders
of every hook that cut his mouth
or kept him 'till he dried out
"I am drowning, I am drowning"
now the boxer's still remains o/"

Re: surreal o/"

[masamage.livejournal.com]

Yay, but you left out "in his anger and his shame"!

Re: surreal o/"

[meta4mix.livejournal.com]

o_o;;; How the heck'd I do that?

o/" In the water floats a boxer
and a swimmer by his trade
and he carries the remainders
of every hook that cut his mouth
and kept him 'till he dried out
in the harsh light of the day
"I am drowning, I am drowning"
now the boxer's still remains o/"