Unable to Stomach Prospect of Sitting Through Biz Ass Drowning in Puddle of Own Drool, Juice Absconds to Sky Lounge

Here's a not-so-brilliant idea: Scheduling Business Associations on a Friday afternoon. Give me a flippin' break. I really hate skipping class (attending every class is how I justify not reading my homework), but I just couldn't stand to be there anymore. It was a looooong week at school. So Mike and I decided to play hooky and instead spent the afternoon relaxing and sewing in the Sky Lounge with some beers. I helped Mike sew a pair of yoga pants--they turned out really great. I worked on "improving" a suit I bought at Arc's Value Village this summer. I hope to finish it this weekend. What a treat to be at home at 2 in the afternoon! I really ought to stop being so uptight and start skipping class more often. Now I know why Geoff does it all the time.

Last night was super fun. I made enchiladas for a group of my lady-friends, and we drank lots of wine and made purses out of old hardcover books. I'll post a photo soon. I hope Julie posts a picture of the purse she made out of an old library copy of The Secret Garden--it turned out really super cute.

Elissa and I had lunch at the French Meadow Bakery yesterday. Wow, what a wonderful meal. I had heard less-than-stellar reports about their dinner menu, but lunch, despite its simplicity, was phenomenally tasty. I had a breakfast burrito, and Elissa had the tuna melt.

Shad and I had a wonderful dinner at Erte (in Northeast) tonight. Shad had the Tuscan Chicken--it was stuffed with spinach and gruyere, I think, and served over a tomato sauce. I had a creamy pasta with mushrooms and beef tips. We both are such suckers for those creamy pastas, man. For dessert we split the most decadent banana cream pie ever with a chocolate crust and chocolate grenache. Damn. I realize its not healthy to eat meals like this all the time, but let me just tell you here and now that if I catch that bird flu or get some terminal illness, I plan to eat about 12000 calories a day until I die.

Tonight will be low-key. I'm chillin' in the Sky Lounge working on that suit while Shad finishes some stuff up at the office, then we're going to watch a movie at home. I've got a mellow weekend planned. Tomorrow I'll be doing taxes for a few hours (my volunteer thing), then will probably spend the weekend doing homework and (hopefully) sewing.

P.S. Has anyone seen The Mess? What happened to her?