John Mayer released his new single today called Shadow Days. If you know me, you know I'm all about that! I've been prowling YouTube and finding various new Mayer songs and loving it.
South (remember how Res is split up into three communities? North, South, and BG?) had commencement dinner last night. We all got dressed up in blue, which is when I found that black is the new blue, and went down to have a fancy night of dinner and funny videos and speeches from South. We had rack of lamb for the main. It wasn't the worst thing I've ever had but you know it can't be that great when they cover it with gravy before they give it to you. The bar was open and I decided to change things up and be the only sober cat in my unit which actually proved to be hugely entertaining. After a few hours of dinner, speeches, and videos, the night was rounded out by some live entertainment of two guys and an acoustic guitar. I have to hand it to them, though, they were really good.
About half of South came back to Res and continued on the party while the rest stayed to enjoy the entertainment. I capped off the night by making a grilled cheddar and marinara sammy and a round of pasta.
Remember that cook off I challenged one of the RA's to on the 25th? Well I spent about two hours yesterday coming up with menus. So let me know what you think. This is my take on "Surf 'n' Turf"
Menu 1:
Starter: Pan seared sea scallops served over crispy pancetta and wilted radicchio that has been tossed with a apple cider vinegar and sugar dressing.
Main: Italian rack of lamb with red wine sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes and brown gravy, and steamed broccoli.
Dessert: White chocolate cheesecake with a white chocolate and brandy sauce, served with a raspberry sauce.
Menu 2:
Starter: Lobster ravioli served with vodka sauce
Main: Beef wellington served with garlic mashed potatoes and brown gravy, and steamed carrots tossed with garlic butter (thanks mom)
Dessert: either a chocolate souffle or a dark chocolate cheesecake, topped with raspberry sauce and garnished with white chocolate shavings.
Any thoughts, opinions, or comments? If so, comment or email or facebook me! I want to know!
Tonight is the beach party at Bended Elbow (a pub in Ballarat). The plan was to have 5 tons of sand brought in and spread around the club and the attire is singlets and bathers. However, apparently there was a slight miscalculation and photos have surfaced of not 5 but 20 tons of sand being unloaded at Bended. I've been told by upper classmen that this is the biggest party of the semester if not the year. I'm sure it will be a good time, I'm just wondering if anyone has thought about the fact that it's going to be real cold tonight and everyone's going to be in beach attire...
Dinner!
Chrissy Rad (my RA) and Loz
Dinner
Loz and Ash having a time
This cheesecake was actually pretty good!
Loz grabbed my camera for a bit. I have about 10 photos similar to this.
Teish and Ash
Anyway, hope you and yours are doing well in life. That's all for now and I'll post another excerpt from Black Tar in the next few days.
"I'm a good man with a good heart, had a tough time, had a rough start, but I finally learned to let it go." -JM
~Daniel
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