some fun

haaaaay, i had some fun! last weekend me and laurel went to see paulie's band, if ever, at the house of shields downtown..

the band was great. the experience was strange and a bit surreal, in a good way, in that the bands play in this tiny upstairs area where everyone is kind of stuffed in there. i had never been to house of shields before and definitely recommend it. the place has been in business since 1908 and feels like it - lovely, tiny tiles everywhere and lots of wood, high ceilings and wee nooks, expensive, hoity and cozy.

then we took off to attend a nutty house party and rode around in the night on my scooter. here's laurel.. ..tipsty-texting as i come out of the convenience store, where i spent far too much time figuring out how to spend the $10 limit it took to use my atm card. you can choose some very interesting items in that situation.

later in the week i got to hang out with the famous jennieB and reap the fruits of my ever-kicking-more-ass neighborhood. we visited the stupendous city beer, where we drank the deeelicious beverage of heaven, saxo beer, then headed on down the street to an incredible new wine store/tasting room/bar called terroir. that means soil in french, jennieB wine connoisseur tells me. we met the hip and rough and tumble HANDsome (and quick to mention taken) owner, dagan, and his mesmerizing helper, luc, who served us a platter of mouth-watering cheeses, quince and toasty french bread on a giant wooden cutting board. we drank an '03 p.frick reisling from the alsace region of france, and an '03 s. babinet (cab franc - anything from that region apparently is the bomb). sweet mother mary of jesus i was one freaking happy camper upon returning home with a belly full of all that goodness and a worth-it empty wallet. i'm going back monday.