252/365 A Small Post-Meal Snack

252/365 A Small Post-Meal Snack
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Just a medium banana split at Lizzy's on Moody Street. (there is no small)

154/365 Tacos Especiales

154/365 Tacos Especiales
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It was late, we hadn't gotten dinner started and I wanted to run over to Radio Shack to get some memory for my new phone, so it seemed like a good time to check out Taqueria El Amigo on Willow St, since I had just read about them on Eat and Destroy.

We were not disappointed. We ate 8 tacos between the two of us, along with complimentary chips and salsa (both of excellent quality) and jamaica and tamarind agua frescas. Delicious -- all of it.

You may notice that these tacos were liberally covered with cilantro (which tastes like soap to me, and which we lovingly refer to as "devilweed"), but despite being unable to remove much of it, I didn't find myself affected by it (the SOOTTAD remarked that it didn't have its usual kick). Although, (and this may be TMI) my GI didn't respond well to the meal. (the devilweed, perhaps?) Nevertheless, it was totally worth it.

We'll definitely be back.

76/365 Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day

76/365 Everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day
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...at least in Massachusetts.

Paisano -- the local Mexican/Guatemalan* restaurant around the corner from us normally has mariachi on the weekends, but is hosting an Irish band tonight.

I think they already had a green margarita on the menu.

* And, whenever we mention the name of this place, people think it's Italian.

When life gives you lemons...

Ice sculpture
Originally uploaded by tallasiandude.

...make lemonade.

'Course, seeing as lemons aren't really in season 'round these here parts, it's more like:

when life gives you three hours' worth of shoveling of hard packed snow and layers of ice... make art.

In other news, my lower back is now wicked sore, and I can barely hold a pen in my hand to write from all the shoveling. Oh, and we met some more of the new neighbors helping them get their car unstuck from the snow(ice)bank at the front of their driveway. (Which, incidentally, probably would have been unnecessary if the son had accepted my offer to help dig out the driveway. But, whatever.)

A quick observation on Waltham demographics

During a brief stop at the local Shaw's Victory Hannaford's Supermarket down by Main St, I saw not one, but two other asian dudes over six feet tall.

Represent, yo.