Riot and Frolic

– made chicken makhani and garlic naan for my bestie's "birthday" dinner.  

Everything was pretty decent tasting, though I'll be messing around with the recipes a bit (could that naan BE any more dense?).  The makhani was surprisingly simple to make (like making marinara sauce) once I had all the ingredients.  But son-of-a-biscuit, if I didn't forget one of the most important ones.  What the hell?  Because "Madras curry" looks so much like  "garam masala"?  Hmph.  

– taxes done and refund on it's way.  Yay!  Refund!  2012 and our missing first floor bathroom go together like explosions and Michael Bay.  

-  a date, a date, a real date!  The G and I went to dinner at Hazel's, near my old 'hood.  I had imagined it more upscale than it turned out to be and I mean that in a good way.  We had an appetizer, two entrees, and beer for under $40!  You MUST get the jalapeño vinaigrette on your salad or for your french fries or just drink it because it is awesome.  AWESOME!  Also, their sweet potato fries are worth writing in a blog about.  See?  I just did.  

– proof that there are nerds who can do a decent crossover break, as requested.  

– Eden Prairie Center is the best mall [ever]!  We might have to move to Eden Prairie now.  (If anyone else gets this joke, congratulations.  It's you and me.)  

Anyhoo, if you need your iPhone fixed (like you shattered the glass, perhaps), check out the iDoctor.  There are a few delightfully-geeky guys (I bet they have hot wives) who will replace broken pieces or soup up your phone with custom colored glass.  

– the largest sandwich ever.  Thank you, Burger Moe's.  Thank you.

– a 5 mile run.  What.  What?  Yes.  5.  It's an insane amount of steps for someone who couldn't run a block without stopping two years ago. 

So, have some awesome new shoes.

he does NOT star in Chronicle