I had a great time at the meatball invitational. A lot of people ended up coming as well. Jessica, Caryn, Nima, Simon, Tony, and others showed up for the meatball making. I served up some tofu pasta that some people liked and otherts thought was a little strange. I really liked the meatballs and the marinara sauce that Nick made. I am looking forward to eating a good number of them over the next few months. I had a good bit of wine, some beer, some cider, and some liquor, but it was spaced out over the whole afternoon and evening.
This morning we went to the farmers market and I had my normal samosa. Steph got bolani and egg salad tofu. I got some blueberries and toffee almonds. Once we got back to my place we hung around a bit and then went off to Safeway. I then biked to whole foods and got some of the pasta that Jeff gave me when I visited him in Atlanta. It was delicious. I then stopped by the Milk Pail Market and got some cheese. I think I should do my grocery shopping at the milk pail from now on.
When we got back to Mountain View Nima suggested that we go by the Persian Market that he frequents. It is called Rose International Market, and has a lot of really good, decently priced food. They have a kitchen in the back that will make amazing kabobs. They wrap the kabobs in flatbread and the flatbread soaks up all the juices from the cooked meat. It is tasty, a lot of food, and cheap. We took it back to his place and ate there. He also talked us into trying a carbonated yogurt drink, which was decently tasty. It isn’t good on its own, but when you are eating something fatty I could see it being pretty good. Steph also got a desert from there that Nima says translates to the ‘yellow soft’ stuff. It was really strongly flavored, but pretty good.
Last night Steph and I met up with Nima and Caryn at the Old Pro. We got a couple of appetizers between us, and it was pretty good, but greasy food. We also had a few drinks and it was a nice time. Afterwards we went back to Nima and Caryn’s place. On the way we stopped by Fresh and Easy to get some food for sailing.
I ordered a months supply of the food replacement powdered drink supplement called “Soylent” after the movie Soylent Green. This substitute has been engineered to be easily absorbed and full of all the essential things a body needs. It is also full of non-essential good to haves like antioxidants. I will be using this as a meal replacement for those meals when I would be eating by myself. I might still have some veggies around to snack on.
After the MTG we went to Castro to have some pho at Pho Hoa. I invited Steph and Nick, and they seemed to really enjoy it. We then went over to Beachhead for some games. We played Formula D, which is a game based entirely on roll to move. Not being in control of so much of the game is really annoying, but it overall wasn’t a bad game. Adam won and Steph got 2nd, Nick, Chris, and I blew up. After that we played a game of Galaxy Trucker. I got some really hard to deal with impediments. I played the flotilla and got the summersault. I had to put in so many engines, and managed to supersheild both ships. The third round I got the Built to Order and Faulty Connections, and on top of that I didn’t realize that I could use parts from the middle to fill out the ship. I managed to make a decent ship, but everyone was getting destroyed from tons of meteors and lasers. I ended up losing when my ship hit open space with no engines.
When I got into SF, Stephanie came and picked me up. She had just come from Kublacon, where she saw all sorts of stuff on painting minis. We went to Magda Luna (Site) with Brian and Candice. I got a really tasty potato burrito, and guac. The food was quite good, but it was a little heavy. Afterwards we went to Safeway, then went home and got to bed since we were getting up early the next day.
The BBQ last night is making me feel a little sick this morning. Mom made some scrambled eggs for breakfast, and I had a good bit of the other half of the cantaloupe from the farmer’s market. After packing everything up they took me to the airport. All in all it has been a pretty good vacation; it has been good to see the family.
When we got back to the house Dad was ready to take the iPad case in for exchange, so we stopped by the Apple store and I got the light blue front cover. We then headed to the Commissary to pick up the BBQ for that evening. We got all the good stuff, and a lot of BBQ. As always the Commissary is super tasty. When we got back to the house Dad and I started drinking some wine and played some cards. He beat me badly, and I just wasn’t getting the cards I needed. I made a few mistakes in the early games, but the later ones I was getting really bad luck. Kim joined us for dinner and brought over a really tasty dessert, apricot tart. This morning I’m feeling sick from all the tasty, rich food last night, and all the meat.
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