One day I am going to sit down and properly blog about my weekend trip to CT for my Jen's bachelorette, an amazing dance show I saw in DC (LAST MONTH, ohh but I am behind in blogging), weekend fun in Fell's Point including a trip to Blue Moon (yum), winding down at work and the mixed bag of feelings that come with that, and devote some time to writing a not-totally insipid post on L-O-V-E. Oof.


So this is a quick update - just that a new restaurant and grocery store just opened up near work - Ceazar's Palace - which I checked out today during lunch - and I am ga-ga over the selection of Middle Eastern groceries (pomegranate syrup, finally! and I really want to try the yogurt soda. And their Persian baklava). I got their chicken kabob, which I devoured. And baba ghanouj - it is one of my favorite things and it's fun to try different versions. Theirs was garlicky, savory, with just a teensy hint of burnt eggplant (I know...so bad for you, if my mother saw me eating those carcinogenic bits she would definitely have something to say about it :) and topped with generous amounts of fruity olive oil and sesame seeds. Plus mini-lavash to dip. PERFECT :D

The portion I didn't eat came in handy during my 40-minute crawl along 295 N when I hit city limits. It took me that long to get from M&T to UMMS grounds. That's about 2 miles. Ridiculous, no? We have the Orioles and whoever else was playing fans to thank for that...sigh.


Good luck dropped Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel into my lap a couple of days ago. It's been on my reading list for ages. I'm having a hard time putting the book down.

Cherry blossoms this weekend! :)

And now...sleep, I think.