Apparently I'm bubbly today... and! A! Poll!!

[brightbluegirl]

I biked to Yoga yesterday... it was really hard! I mean, yoga was. Not the biking. The biking took about 15 minutes, and that was AWESOME, because now I can bike to yoga whenever I want to, and also, it means that Main street is a walkable distance for Andrew and I, so that if we ever want to spend an evening, and walk down there and go to Bo Kong for dinner, or The Foundation, we SO TOTALLY CAN.

WAHOO!!!

Seriously!

Anyway, I biked to Yoga, and then yoga'ed (it was a very hard class for me, but I understand that although I have the flexibility, my back is not strong, and my shoulders are not strong, so... this is good for me), and then I biked home.

Afterwards, we hung out with our next door neighbours and got to bed late... which is fine, really, since there's nothing for me to do at work today anyway. Which I knew, so I didn't get in to work until 9:30.

La la la!

Tonight - IKEA with lumpy_lia, I hope. I want a standy lamp, a bigger rug (or two, since they are apparently cheap right now), and curtains if they have any good ones. Yeah!

I biked to work this morning, too, and that's good. I think it takes a little longer than I originally thought - closer to 30 minutes. Still awesome, though. Also, soon I will have my very own key to the building locker room. That is VERY cool.

So I don't have a paid account, so no polls for me, but I need you to help me make a decision. zaftigvegan and her honey are coming over for dinner on Saturday, and I want to have a lovely dinner, and these are the things I thought of:

1) Japanese! Veggie sushi, and miso soup, and green tea, and agedashi tofu, and gyoza, and a dessert made with sweet red beans.

2) Thai! Thai green curry, or Swimming Rama (a peanut and coconut dish), fresh spring rolls, a sweet chili dip to dip them in, deep fried tofu with something to dip them in, and some sort of dessert (I could probably get away with a sweet red bean dessert here too, or I can do a mango/coconut milk/sweet rice thing)

3) Indian! pakoras with a cilantro chutney, "butter" tofu, gujarati green beans, chapati, chai, and some indian dessert...

So - if you were coming over, which would sound best to you?

Comments

[mel-nic.livejournal.com]

Number 2!

[loesaurus.livejournal.com]

Personally I would choose two also. Mmmmmmm! :D

[spinsterbait.livejournal.com]

I'd be inclined to Thai (as opposed to Nachtmusik)...

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

that is so funny, because I figured you'd vote for indian... oh, and there'd be pakoras, too...

[spinsterbait.livejournal.com]

I was a bit surprised myself... it's been really hot here and I guess that's put me in more of a Thai mood for social gatherings (although I'm going to a handfasting in a couple of weeks and will be bringing a couple of Indian dishes for the potluck reception).

[sinndar.livejournal.com]

Gosh, they all sound good! I love the mango/coconut milk/sweet rice things. I've never had sweet red beans, so I can't even imagine what that's like. I don't eat sushi. To me, I think the "butter" tofu sounds the best. I had Butter Chicken not too long ago and it was YUM. All that Thai stuff is tempting too. I wish I come over for dinner!!! :)

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

oh, you're a BIG HELP. :P

sweet red bean desserts are soooo good. I've never made any, but I love them when I get them at asian restaurants for dessert.

Anytime you're in town, you are definitely invited to dinner. :D

[sinndar.livejournal.com]

Hey thanks! Now I just need to figure out how to get there. I saw a documentary on BC the other day - it looks like a super fabulous place to live!

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

oh yes, it really is. Especially if you like the outdoors, mountains, lots of greenness, fresh air, water, organic food, health food nuts, hippies, etc etc etc... :D

[malaka.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm starting to wonder if it was the old apartment (location?) that was bringing you down.. I love seeing you happy again, I hope this lasts!

I don't like curry or indian food, so if I were coming you'd better make lots of SUSHI. But then again I like meat in my sushi, so make whatever you want for your vegan friends ;)

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

yeah, I wonder... life is pretty good now, though. I can see possibilities again. I hope it was just the location, and not that I'm manic-depressive. heh.

Well, if YOU came over, I'd probably make a whole bunch of different appetizers, some that appeared to be fake meat/cheese type stuff. Different food for different folks!

[malaka.livejournal.com]

mmm fake meat and fake cheese!! hehe

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

it's not nearly as bad as it sounds. :P Like, I'd make stuffed mushroom caps with vegan cream cheese and herbs and stuff. The vegan cream cheese is really quite good... I wouldn't use anything really weird, or that doesn't taste good. :)

[loesaurus.livejournal.com]

I definately believe that places/people can bring a person down. Some places are just devoid of positive energy. I, too, am glad to see you so BUBBLEH! w00t!

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

well, I for sure agree that people can bring a person down...

As far as places, I agree, but I wonder if this was actually the case... I've been mulling this over, and sometimes it's just that change can break up the stagnant waters and open other stuff up, if that makes sense.

Also, routine gets me down like nothing doing. I mean, routine bothers me SO MUCH. It's dreadful boring. And all my routines had to change, so I'm happy right now...

[loesaurus.livejournal.com]

That absolutely makes sense. It's amazing how quickly we can get mired down in a rut and then how hard it can be sometimes to bust out of it. Change is great! New discoveries are great! :D I love reading about all the new stuff you are discovering about your neighborhood.

[zaftigvegan.livejournal.com]

hm, if you make all that stuff, there's really no room for me to bring anything to accompany them! leave something out of each option and i'll think of something cool to bring along.

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

wellll.... if I make thai, you could bring dessert?

[zaftigvegan.livejournal.com]

you betcha! i have something in mind, in fact. :)

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

all right! Thai it is. Dessert is yours. :D

And, I'll make a thai spiced tea to go along with it... it just tickles me every which way when I can make a tea that works with the theme. :D

[hannunvaakuna.livejournal.com]

i'd come over three times... so i could have one of each!

#3 sounds the most appealing to moi (:

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

then I would serve that the 3rd time you came over... to make you keep coming back after the first and second times ;)

[ggerg.livejournal.com]

and also, it just happens to be *our* neighbourhood, so the hot points increase right there. ;p

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

you have *got* to explain to me again where it is you live... for some reason I have this insanity where I keep thinking you're in Kits...

[venusrising.livejournal.com]

Option #2

[freakykitten.livejournal.com]

you selected the crowd favourite. :D Apparently that's what I'm going with...

[knemesis.livejournal.com]

Not that it doesn't look like you've already decided... but since i'm going out for sushi on saturday i would be inclined to say option #1.

However, there's something really appealing sounding about option #2, so i think you should make that :D