Michael and I went to lunch yesterday at The Greater Good Barbeque and really enjoyed it. The atmosphere is casual and friendly. The little waitress was attentive. I had the barbeque sandwich and mac & cheese. The pork wasn't the most tasty ever, but I thought it was good. It was served on Texas toast, which I didn't eat [well, part of one piece] but I applaud trying to do something a little different with a BBQ sandwich.
Michael loves wings, and he had 8 smoked wings and slathered them with sauce. He said they were good. He also gave a thumbs up to the potato salad.
I got Mother a BBQ sandwich and a cup of Brunswick Stew, takeout. She is a connoisseur of Brunswick Stew. This looked more like really thick vegetable soup, with big chunks of tomatoes and unpeeled potatoes. She likes soft foods because she has teeth issues. Plus, her food wasn't piping hot, as I'd had to run by the library on the way home. I should have just put it in a bowl and stuck the immersion blender in it, but she wasn't that hungry anyway.
For dessert, Mike and I split a bread pudding with apples that was really tasty.
So overall, I thought the restaurant was nice and the food was good. I also liked that they played good music overhead, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, some pop songs from the 50's - not too loud and great singalong stuff. The TVs were not turned up.
Michael was invited by a friend to go to the movie and they saw Zero Dark Thirty. Mike said he enjoyed it. It wasn't his choice, but he went along with it. I think it's gotten several Oscar nominations. Definitely not one I care to see.
I want to see Les Miserables but I'd rather hear people with professionally trained voices sing the songs. I listened to Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe on YouTube singing their songs and I thought they were doing well acting the songs, but as singers, um, nope. I'd rather hear Leah Salonga sing "I Dreamed a Dream" for instance. I love the song, when it's done right. I'm sure a lot of folks would disagree with me, but I studied voice for 5 years and I am pretty critical about vocal performing.
Michael wasn't out late last night, and when he came home we watched a Ghost Adventures that was somewhat different than the usual. It took place at the home of poet Robinson Jeffers, Tor House. What impressed me most was that the guys all took turns reading Jeffers' poetry, getting a handle on the man, who was obviously a fascinating individual. He built his home by himself, in the 1920's. He wrote a poem in 1962, the year he died, called "Ghost." He said his ghost would haunt the place in 50 years.
All that is interesting, but what I wanted to mention here is that after Zac read the poem, Mike looked at me and told me the poem sounded really "bitter." That's a pretty astute analysis of it. He pops out with stuff like that all the time, which proves to me he is a really smart guy.
I am so glad I got him switched to Advanced English this semester. He can handle it!
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