So I had a job interview today, which went well I think. I'll hear in the next few days if there is any news. Adam and I decided we wanted to go to Schwartz's to have a nice lunch and to fill up on some good ol' beef brisket. I was the first one who arrived (being in the neighbourhood due to said job interview) and I texted our friend Margot to come. I ended up sitting there for quite awhile by myself, and the server was getting a little miffed because you're not supposed to save seats there (oops!). Margot eventually showed, then her sister Rachel arrived about 10 minutes later, and then finally poor Adam--who had gotten lost--arrived.
Lunch was incredible! We ordered the smoked meat sandwich, a dill pickle (which Margot informed me was absolutely important) and a side of fries to share. The meat was so good it fell apart.The only strange thing was that when we got our pickle plate, there were little red ants underneath it. We quickly grabbed our pickles off and passed the plate off to the waiter. Then we tried to forget it happened. If the food is that good, it's worth a little sanitation overlooking.
On the menu, there was a list of celebrities who had enjoyed their meat. It included Céline Dion, a bunch of other Quebecois, and Ken Dryden. I thought my family would like that.
Afterwards, we went to La Grande Bibliothèque (The Big Library). We got some dvds out, including the '90s highschool sitcom(?) "Square Pegs" starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a 15 year old, Twin Peaks season 2, and a documentary on band posters. We also got the debut Blonde Redhead album, George Harrison "Dark Horse, and Josh Rouse "1972". They have a three CD and DVD limit here. In Saskatoon we used to get out huge stacks of at least 20 per visit. Just another thing we miss about home!
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Major flashback, I loved 1972 when it came out but it was probably the last Josh Rouse album I really liked. Under Cold Blue Stars stayed in my cd player for months way back in the day. Also, Twin Peaks is probably the single greatest television show ever... although Season 2 is not nearly as good as season 1. Still, required viewing, we re-watch the series often.
Awesome! Yeah I am skeptical of Josh Rouse, but the album is pretty good. There's a few places where he gets a little too James Blunt for me.
I was not into Twin Peaks at ALL after watching the pilot, it was about 1 1/2 hours too long. But after watching the second and third episodes I'm definitely getting into it. I love the detective's character.
Glad to see you guys are having fun. I'm enjoying the posts.
OMG that sandwich looks good. I'd eat red ants to get at that thing...
-Baab
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