Grill Art

BYOB and aiming to please.

Nice little joint in Hamden with odd hours. Father/son art work hung on the walls for sale, and Father/son were actually dining with a group in the back of the restaurant.

The food was good without going overboard. The waitstaff was funny and everything was very reasonably priced.

Pickled Parrot

Canton is calling and we are listening. We tried another bar just off the beaten path for a law school friend's birthday. It is just a few blocks of the square. The Pickled Parrot had half off happy hours and a nice little tent to the side which was a smokers paradise. Also for a november evening it felt crisp and lovely last night. I got tuna bites and fries and Alexander went way our of his comfort zone with a burger.

Starbucks to go

One of my sisters worked at a Starbucks for a good while. She made it seem pretty complicated. She would give me odd recipes to order from the baristas. I normally forgot half of what she told me to say.

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I am not a huge Starbucks person. I normally drink tea and have been really big on loose tea recently. (I am not good as an over caffeinated person.)

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BUT I digress. I just tried the new Starbucks INSANT Coffee. One of my friends from law school works at Starbucks and she picked up some for a few of us to try.

It was actually really good. Caffeinate me suprised.

Yellow Dog

So I got a double gift, both classes canceled (Trial Ad & Business Orgs). It was a dream.

I have been curious about the Yellow Dog Tavern. It was sprinkling but we found a close parking spot. I need to explore Canton more to see if that is really where we want to buy.

I had a fun salad with hazelnuts & a dry martini. Alex ate his usual burger.

As an extra treat there was an art show taking place. I thought about helping myself to a glass of free wine but it felt wrong. Plus the guy was really working the house. He was an interesting character. I really liked his work. Scott Speck, he used a pin hole camera & natural light. I liked this picture with the pillars.

Very much a 2L+

SO evening students do not get the normal labels of 1L, 2L, 3L because we aren't normal. I am pretty sure we are all insane in some capacity. The mantra goes: 1L they scare you to death, 2L they work you to death & 3L they bore you to death. Although I just started my 3rd year at UB I am still a 2L. (I made the big grown decision of taking 5 yrs this spring & still sort of grit my teeth about it) ANyhow, for the first time in my law school education it is feeling manageable. I must have hit some plateau. I am not sure if I just got used to this frantic pace or it has actually gotten easier. Either that or something horrible is about to happen.

I had my last supper at Peter's Inn. It was superb. Duff & Company came in right after we were seated. I tried to be aloof as I waited for the restroom right next to their table but all I really wanted to do was be nosy and listen in to their conversation. The won best restroom in city paper ... you will just have to see it for yourself. It was pretty special.

Quarter Century Cliche Crisis

I have accepted 25 now, I think.

I missed the metoer shower, but with the help of friends I have to say I enjoyed myself. Yes, there was a minor freak out leading up to it, but I think I have come to terms.


I celebrated with Old Boy, my birthday buddy & bartender at the Wharf Rat on Tuesday. Offically 25 at 12:09am.

Then had a lovely group for Pazos. I am pretty sure it would not have been all of the guys first choice BUT it was a very lovely gesture.

Friday I took a half day & plan to get a Philly Steak, possibly some art, & then more Rat.

What's a Leo to do?

I am trying to figure out what to do for my 25th.

http://www.baltimorerestaurantweek.com/ has a great deal at Pazo ... but I went there for my 23rd & i am not sure if all my girls can afford it.

I sort of want to run away for my 25th. I wonder if that means that I want to run away from being an adult?

I did make a reservation at the Louisiana Restaurant early that week that I am excited about. I have manily just wanted to have a reason to go inside the place. It looks like such a relic.

Let's just hope this all works out.