Saturday, July 10, 2004
fuck it. barbeque is cancelled.
posted by Ms_Bunnie 11:37 AM
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Friday, July 09, 2004
i apologize for my lack of blogging this week. as you know from my last post Mister and i were on our way to a 4th of july barbecue in brooklyn and i can happily report we had a fantastic time. the host's apartment had a huge terrace with an amazing view overlooking the city. the whole day was lovely, not too hot, not too cool, and we all sat out under the umbrellas and ate...and ate...and ate. for a while it seemed like every new person who showed up brought something yummy with them. there was so much good food there was hardly any room left for drinks, but don't worry we managed.
sacred and i paced ourselves well and managed to clear a good portion of the alcohol on our own. we started with margaritas at three, moved on to mohitos when the tequila ran out, by dusk we were well into the rest of the rum, and we finished the evening by hiding the last bottle of (very cheap) vodka under some laundry and mixing it with whatever we could find. by 2 am i was having a fascinating discussion with a man who stares at his ceiling fan for entertainment.
it was an altogether perfect day, made doubly so by the appearance of bryan who came down all the way from albany just to hang out with us. not that he had much of a choice...he mentioned to me in the week previous he was thinking of coming and i took that as he WAS coming and so began calling him the morning of the 4th somewhere around 9 am. as to be expected on a sunday morning he was nursing a hangover and put up a little resistance but i just set to calling him every hour or so until i wore his ass down. i think he actually came because it was the easiest way to shut me up...ha, my nefarious plan worked...i think once he got there he was happy he came, the fireworks went off just as he arrived, which of course he decided with his usual modesty were to herald his arrival. i cooked him the last burger and gave him a beer. he got into the spirit of things pretty quick and before you knew it he and sacred were throwing pasta salad off the roof. i am pretty sure one of them peed off it later too...boys are so silly.
i got so caught up in the magic of barbecues in a drunken moment i decided i wanted to host my own. so the remainder of this week has been spent trying to whip this place into shape. we built rock walls, hauled logs, installed solar lights, created seating areas, and built a fire pit for cooking and bonfires. all of the deer skulls are getting hung on the trees tomorrow just for some creepy factor and then i am off to stew leonards to buy food for everyone. the only problem is everyone is a vegetarian and i have no idea what to cook on the grill.
it's on monday and i will let you all know how it goes, but if anyone has any menu suggestions before then don't hesitate to send 'em over.
posted by Ms_Bunnie 6:52 PM
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