Tuesday night I met up with 
tzel for another mexican restaurant test; this time Chapala on 198 in Burtonsville. I gave them a semi-rigorous test, includin a margarita (raspberry!) and their queso. While their queso does not qualify for the title of THE CHEESE DIP, it is quite good in texture and in taste. The margarita was out of this world. All in all, I'd say we'd go there before DP's now. Additional bonuses for the evening: new kitten!!! and a different but no less exciting surprise. Then I accidentally stayed up til 1am working on the costume. Which is nowhere near done, btw.
Last night was a fun adventure too, involving metroing down to visitperegrin8 and the craft night attendees. What I didn't expect was that it would be no crafting and all eating. I had vegan cookies and liked them. I even demonstrated the demonic cookie monster voice for everyone. Oh, and as mentioned last night: The Decemberists.
Saw my new favorite license plate: "PSHAW" as well as one on a mustang: "WO HORSC".
Currently reading: Clive Barker's "The Great and Secret Show" which honestly people, is asstastic. Someone here recommended this to me, and I can't remember who, but whoever you are, thanks!!! Not!!!
I re-signed up for puzzle pirates as it's free again. Like I needed more ways to waste my time.
Tonight is softball though I really, really wish it weren't and I could go home.
tzel for another mexican restaurant test; this time Chapala on 198 in Burtonsville. I gave them a semi-rigorous test, includin a margarita (raspberry!) and their queso. While their queso does not qualify for the title of THE CHEESE DIP, it is quite good in texture and in taste. The margarita was out of this world. All in all, I'd say we'd go there before DP's now. Additional bonuses for the evening: new kitten!!! and a different but no less exciting surprise. Then I accidentally stayed up til 1am working on the costume. Which is nowhere near done, btw.Last night was a fun adventure too, involving metroing down to visit
peregrin8 and the craft night attendees. What I didn't expect was that it would be no crafting and all eating. I had vegan cookies and liked them. I even demonstrated the demonic cookie monster voice for everyone. Oh, and as mentioned last night: The Decemberists.Saw my new favorite license plate: "PSHAW" as well as one on a mustang: "WO HORSC".
Currently reading: Clive Barker's "The Great and Secret Show" which honestly people, is asstastic. Someone here recommended this to me, and I can't remember who, but whoever you are, thanks!!! Not!!!
I re-signed up for puzzle pirates as it's free again. Like I needed more ways to waste my time.
Tonight is softball though I really, really wish it weren't and I could go home.
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I have driven by Chapala so many times and wondered when you might try it out! I'll have to give it a go! I have a coupon for La Fiesta in Columbia I should use also, their cheese dip status is unknown.
(peanut putter and strawberry polaner all-fruit in my sandwich today, fyi)
Then again, I couldn't get into Neil Gaiman or Terry Pratchett either, and they seem popular enough.
Have you checked out Imagica? That's my favorite of his stories.
I liked the very beginning the "The great and secret show" but the rest fell flat for me.
"The Hellbound Heart" I consider creepy. Hellraiser was based on that book.
I loved Weaveworld but that's more like fantasy. I really liked Coldheart Canyon but I didn't think it was scary. Just a warning there's a heartbreaking scene at the beginning when the main charcters dog is dying of cancer and I was fricking sobbing. Clive Barker based it on his experience with one of his dogs who had died as he was writing the book. :(
Also fair warning: I also remember "the Damnation Game" as being particularly gruesome. There was one scene toward the end that I felt reached new levels of ickiness. I can't remember what it was Ithink I blocked it from memory. ;)
I'm not so much into reading gory stuff, I just want to be mystified and scared. "Great and Secret Show" is just making me roll my eyes alot. "The Jaff"??? Wtf, who is he kidding? Is there some level of suspension of disbelief that other people have achieved to be able to enjoy this book?