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lovely weekend
Sep. 24th, 2007 02:03 pmI had a lovely long birthday weekend, full of presents and fun and good food and good company. Thursday night we did indeed go to the Green Street Grill, where we split some excellent food and I had a couple of elegantly mixed cocktails. The deal with the food is that it is regional and fresh, so the menu is constantly changing. I would say if you are a vegan or lactose intolerant vegetarian it would be difficult to eat there, but there were some meat-free items on the menu. I bet if the chef were contacted ahead of time, any diet could be accommodated. I will definitely go back there again!
Saturday we were off to the races! It was perfect weather, the racing was exciting, the horses were beautiful, and it was nice to see a lot of the improvements that have been made to Suffolk Downs (including the availability of John Harvard beer!).![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
misscalculation and i studied our racing forms and made educated bets and didn't win anything (though I think a couple of times we both had picked the winning and placing horses, just not in the same betting combination as each other--I know I did for the MassCap), and then in the very last race of the day, she bet on a horse with her cat's name and I bet on a horse who was a pretty gray color and was named Wolf Howl. Naturally, we won money on them. That's horse racing for you! The race I enjoyed watching the most was the Moseley Sprint; two horses had shipped over from the Godolphin Stables in Saudi Arabia, and they were exquisite athletes, polished to perfection. There was no point in betting on the race, their odds were so high. They came in first and second, not at all surprisingly, but they were a joy to watch, especially the winner, Afrashad. Plus with a sprint, the explosion of power from start to finish just grabs you and doesn't let go. It's a good thing the crowd was all yelling, because if I hadn't been yelling too I would have forgotten to breathe. You can see some really nice photos of the day in misscalculation's LJ. No picture of the lady in the somewhat disturbing horsehead hat though.
Saturday night I went to a party and drank beer from Lebanon and talked to interesting people. Sunday I messed around on the computer for a few hours and then went to a birthday dinner at my parents' house, where much hilarity ensued. My family is nuts. In the good way, though.
Oh, and Raks Spooki II. Coming soon to a advertising blitz near you, when I find the time!
Saturday we were off to the races! It was perfect weather, the racing was exciting, the horses were beautiful, and it was nice to see a lot of the improvements that have been made to Suffolk Downs (including the availability of John Harvard beer!).
misscalculation and i studied our racing forms and made educated bets and didn't win anything (though I think a couple of times we both had picked the winning and placing horses, just not in the same betting combination as each other--I know I did for the MassCap), and then in the very last race of the day, she bet on a horse with her cat's name and I bet on a horse who was a pretty gray color and was named Wolf Howl. Naturally, we won money on them. That's horse racing for you! The race I enjoyed watching the most was the Moseley Sprint; two horses had shipped over from the Godolphin Stables in Saudi Arabia, and they were exquisite athletes, polished to perfection. There was no point in betting on the race, their odds were so high. They came in first and second, not at all surprisingly, but they were a joy to watch, especially the winner, Afrashad. Plus with a sprint, the explosion of power from start to finish just grabs you and doesn't let go. It's a good thing the crowd was all yelling, because if I hadn't been yelling too I would have forgotten to breathe. You can see some really nice photos of the day in misscalculation's LJ. No picture of the lady in the somewhat disturbing horsehead hat though.Saturday night I went to a party and drank beer from Lebanon and talked to interesting people. Sunday I messed around on the computer for a few hours and then went to a birthday dinner at my parents' house, where much hilarity ensued. My family is nuts. In the good way, though.
Oh, and Raks Spooki II. Coming soon to a advertising blitz near you, when I find the time!
