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Lazy Saturday
Apr. 28th, 2012 05:48 pmWoke up late, lay in bed for a bit while Palmer slept, then managed to convince him to wake up and go to breakfast. Well. Brunch. Anyhow! Went to Austin Grill, whose food is regularly delicious but whose Bloody Marys are lacking in quality. Palmer always makes fun of me for complaining about Bloody Marys, because apparently no one can do them quite right. Eggspectation gets closest, but isn't quite there. Whatever. I know how I like my drinks, and semi-sweet isn't it!
Bummed around on our computers for a while, but I appear to have exhausted the internet. Wanted to go to our building's gym, but apparently there was a flood in there? And so it is closed for emergency maintenance. Well. That is sucky and puzzling, and I hope they get it fixed without too much damage. So! We went on an hour long walk instead. We explored the area behind downtown Silver Spring, which is rather pretty, if rather full of hills and somewhat confusing. Seriously, I don't think I could repeat the route we took, we got quite turned around. But it was fun, and on the way back home we swung by the liquor store for vodka.
That's right! Infusion Project 2: Electric Boogaloo is upon us! This time we are doing Garlic-Habanero vodka, and I am excited! The garlic was easy, just had to smash the cloves and peel them before tossing them into the pitcher. The habaneros were a bit more complicated. See, I have no desire to get that liquid on my bare skin, so I ended up wearing rubber dish gloves in order to cut and de-seed the peppers. But even that was tough, as the vapors from the cut fruit made me cough! Whatever. Got everything sliced and the seeds removed, and tossed them in along with most of a liter of vodka. Apparently this infusion takes far less time, so we should be able to try it out mid-week, and decant it into the other bottle.
Checking out a new hibachi & sushi restaurant in downtown Silver Spring, then off to hang with friends. Ta!
Bummed around on our computers for a while, but I appear to have exhausted the internet. Wanted to go to our building's gym, but apparently there was a flood in there? And so it is closed for emergency maintenance. Well. That is sucky and puzzling, and I hope they get it fixed without too much damage. So! We went on an hour long walk instead. We explored the area behind downtown Silver Spring, which is rather pretty, if rather full of hills and somewhat confusing. Seriously, I don't think I could repeat the route we took, we got quite turned around. But it was fun, and on the way back home we swung by the liquor store for vodka.
That's right! Infusion Project 2: Electric Boogaloo is upon us! This time we are doing Garlic-Habanero vodka, and I am excited! The garlic was easy, just had to smash the cloves and peel them before tossing them into the pitcher. The habaneros were a bit more complicated. See, I have no desire to get that liquid on my bare skin, so I ended up wearing rubber dish gloves in order to cut and de-seed the peppers. But even that was tough, as the vapors from the cut fruit made me cough! Whatever. Got everything sliced and the seeds removed, and tossed them in along with most of a liter of vodka. Apparently this infusion takes far less time, so we should be able to try it out mid-week, and decant it into the other bottle.
Checking out a new hibachi & sushi restaurant in downtown Silver Spring, then off to hang with friends. Ta!
