break dance fighting
i finally got to see You Got Served after almost renting it a few times. And yes, it totally rocks. In the best traditions of Bring it On and Drumline, this is another movie that is so filled with poorly written teen melodrama that it’s an instant classic. And what’s better is that after looking the movie up on IMDB just now, I see that the girl’s name isn’t Leah, but rather Liyah. Didn’t I tell you this movie is awesome?

We’ve taken the first tentative steps into the world of painting. Spurred on by tales of Pete and Susanne’s success at their new digs, we brought home some paint samples from Home Depot on Saturday morning. So now we have 3 reddish squares painted on the wall around the fire place. The 3 colors have small differences on the color card thing but look almost identical when up on the wall. In direct natural sunlight you can tell them apart but with indirect or lamp light they seem identical. I guess we’ve picked one so the next step is masking tape and drop cloths I suppose.

I cooked my first dish from the Les Halles cookbook which I bought a few months ago. It was a braised pork roast and came out quite well. Believe it or not, this may be the first time I ever cooked with leeks. I know that can’t be true, but I couldn’t recall when I last did. I also got to use my stick blender for the first time. This is one of many wedding gifts which had sat unused at Reen’s folks’ house since June 2002, but is now home with us. I served pumpkin risotto as a side.

Heading to PA for Thanksgiving on Thursday morning. Happy Turkey everybody!