Two rounds of stirfry and a number of Diet Cokes later and I was stuffed -- yet somehow Neowolf found room for one of the miniature apple cobbler desserts. Wow, I was truly put to shame with how efficiently he managed to pack that meal away! Once we had settled the bill for the lunch we made our way down the street to Low Carb Chicago to wander around. I got to sample a few delicious cookies and picked up a few more snacks for me to keep around the house, mostly crackers although I did get some cookie mix. I'm going to enjoy baking a batch of chocolate-chocolate-chip cookies in my new oven, assuming I figure out how to work the thing. It's a lot more advanced than "Turn the dial and let it heat up."
After shopping we stopped at Best Buy to see if they were having a sale that would account for the utter chaos in the parking lot -- but they weren't, it was pretty average pricing. By 3:15 we were back at the apartment, where I was treated to some of Genet's latest sketches. I love looking at them because I feel like I get to see the creative process at work. I suppose I also liked looking at these because a number of them featured me in one way or another. It's one hell of an ego-stroke when somebody like
So it wasn't a terribly busy day, but I think it was pretty productive. I'm very pleased with the results and thankful to my friends for their help. I promise I'll take pictures sometime next week, if I can just get the last of this unpacking done.
In Carolina, barefoot on the beaches