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Mental snapshots of a weekend:

Six adults sitting around a table laden with food, playing "keep the balloon in the air" as if the fate of the world depends on them keeping that balloon off the floor or the table. Then it got ugly: six balloons at once. We were drunk enough that it seemed like twelve.

Meeting Neil, the ex-boyfriend of Elli's who looms largest in her life. Odd sort of non-awkwardness. Dunno what he was thinking, but I was strangely non-threatened.

Negotiating steep San Francisco apartment stairs with heavy things while drunk.

Waking with no hangover, because I only got drunk thanks to four glasses of wine on an empty stomach. (I left the hard stuff to others, I wanted no hangover).

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darkmoon started it:

Food Allergies:
None that I am aware of.

Foods I Don't Eat, Ever:
Shellfish of any kind
brussel sprouts
Non-fish seafood (calamari and the like)
Sushi (even non-fish sushi. I just don't like it. Get over it.)
Intestines of any kind: Menudo, tripe, etc.

Foods I Don't Prefer, But Will Eat Occasionally or Pick Out of Mixed Dishes
Eggplant
mushrooms (I'll eat them in dishes, but not on their own)

General Principles About My Food Prefs
I love spicy food. When I go to asian restaurants, I like to tell them to make it as spicy as they'd eat it, and not white man spicy. I don't do this when I'm with others, however.

Mexican food is my default. I will ALWAYS say yes to Mexican food (though I admit some things make me ill, like Menudo). Italian is also good, but not always.

The ongoing fascination of my friends with the fact that I don't like sushi and consider even fish-less 'sushi' to be 'too fishy' might be fun for them, but it actually irritates me. Accept that I don't like it and move on.

DESPITE my dislike of sushi, I have no problem to going to a sushi place provided they have non-sushi alternatives. I do like a lot of OTHER Japanese foods.

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An interesting little story by J. Michael Straczynski, hosted on Amazon.com:

The Salvation of Lyman Terrell

It's a little predictable, not his best ... but neat, nonetheless.

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Yay!

My BMWFilms DVD showed up! Clive Owen goodness is MINE!!!!

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According to the writer/producer, BSG has NOT been picked up for series, but it is still a possibility -- they're in negotiation. Actor's contracts were extended until the end of this month.

Also: Wizards of the Coast and Game Keeper stores closing within 60 days