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February 15, 2006
Who's got a chocolate hangover?
Have you ever seen one of these before? a nifty little light you can throw and stick on a metal surface...make your own, freak your friends out...
I'm starting to wonder if I'm coming down with something, or why I would have a headache two days in a row...atmospheric pressure? tiny men with jackhammers in my brain? I dunno, but I don't like the feel of any of it...
Did you go thru all the bags of Dove chocolate (is there any other?) and Reeses' cups?? Not me..I was pretty well behaved actually...I did have a piece of chocolate cake that I baked a few days ago, its still quite tasty....
Dinner and the movie was really good - the movie is kinda a Romeo and Juliet kinda thing ("Like Water for Chocolate") and they never do reference the title, so if ya'll know what it means, lemme know...I know that a drop of water can ruin a melted pot of chocolate, but I also know that chocolate in Mexico is prepared differently than it is here...guess I could look this up on Wikipedia, huh!
So they kept bringing us food and small glasses of wine and champagne and it was a very tasty meal...quail, zucchini soup, poblano rellenos, wedding cake, watermelon slices....i could hardly eat by the end of the movie, but the food was excellent and we were fat and sassy when we left...I don't think I've had enough water, tho, my head hurts...heh...
So today is another busy day, I won't be home till after 2:00 again, but I plan to get to work on some new earrings...i have some ideas and was looking thru the Rio catalog to see about some companion pieces, so lets see what happens...yesterdays class was one of those non-productive, but idea-inspiring ones...some days I go w/out anything in mind, but thru brainstorming and chatting some neat new ideas come out...its always worthwhile going, even tho I feel guilty that I'm not sawing or melting anything...
Had a nice convo w/ my next door neighbor...she's doing well and taking it easy now that everyone is gone...she's planning on staying in the house, its paid for after all (nice!) and she wants our help with a rose garden in her backyard - which is perfect since we bought the Valentine antique rose for her...I was glad to see she was doing so well...
And the Bull Terrier won the Westminster show last night - what a cool looking dog...I was suprised he won, but I liked the look of him...Rufus...did you see the Pug get nervous and back away from the judge on the table? Poor kid...not the best time to get skittery...
I'm off to get some work done, back later my chocolate covered babies...thanks for the birthday wishes, ya'll are the BEST!!!
Posted by Donner at February 15, 2006 12:00 PM
Comments
do you mean you want to know what it means "like water for chocolate"? or am i being too dense in your question? LOL :)
i love love love that movie.
i presumed it was a metaphor in that her love for the man was not able to be consummated (until later)and his love was like chocolate....anything she tried to substitute for his love was nothing in comparison, it was just water......if i have a chocolate craving, i need chocolate, and anything else is just "water"....did i explain that right? (another good/bad example: if i tell hubby i want something sweet, he says 'have an apple dear'. so i go and throw an apple at him LOL not really, about throwing the apple)
Posted by: Coleen at February 15, 2006 05:09 PM
heh heh...personally, i think you *are* hung over...wine and champagne and no water....you are dehydrated....good party! I love the idea of dinner and a movie!!! i wanna go!!! :)
Posted by: Coleen at February 15, 2006 05:11 PM
thanks Coleen...Beth wrote and said she read the book and that the title is better explained in it, but in essence, it has to do with the water used to heat chocolate to a boil...on a double boiler...the temperature that is met in order to create a sweet treat...so it has nothing to do with putting water into chocolate and causing it to seize...which is good...
Posted by: donner at February 15, 2006 07:25 PM
wow - was i way off! LOL ;) usually i'm the pragmatic one, not the "head in the air" type
Posted by: Coleen at February 16, 2006 10:56 AM