I love reading the Sunday Secrets. There weren’t any that I really loved this week. Last week there was one that said something like “Letting go is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.” That one was my favorite. But there were naked man asses all over it so I’m sure it meant something different to me than it did to its creator.
I have some tasks I have to accomplish this week. Tasks that require me to go to bed and wake up at a reasonable time instead of doing like I am right now.
Tomorrow is the national championship game and I just know Carolina is going to win. It makes me wild knowing that’s my school. I probably wouldn’t care about college basketball this much had I not went to UNC. But when you go to the games you’re like “ohhhh, okay… I get it,” and then suddenly you really care about what happens when they play and that passion just stays with you.
Tonight I had dinner at a new authentic Vietnamese restaurant here in Durham and it was so cheap and delicious. When I first looked at the menu I was like “Oh, I can’t read this” because it was written in Vietnamese (I guess?) but a closer look allowed me the English description in smaller print. Their menu was rich with typos like it was written with an accent. “Include a bowl of Vietnamese soup.” I think they meant it includes a bowl of Vietnamese soup. We had Bun tom bo xao and ga xao nam dong co! Hahaha! The first was sautéed shrimp and beef with lemongrass and it was in a huge bowl with some interesting noodles over lettuce, cucumbers, mint, cilantro, bean sprouts, and some other stuff. The second was stir-fried chicken with shiitake mushrooms. And they gave you tiny little bowls so you could put some in the bowl and hold it up to get the noodles and rice in your mouth like you’re supposed to. I ate with my chopsticks like a pro. I have come a long way! I emailed the Carpe Durham people to let them know they need to get on this ASAP. There was some interesting stuff on the menu… like Black Bean Sweet Drink and stuff served in a clay pot, or cooked tableside, or wrapped in Hawaiian Leaf.
Other than that, this weekend lacked excitement. Tomorrow is Kelsey’s 2nd birthday so she blew out a candle for that today.
She’s so cute!
