Inner Peace Is For Losers

Rick and I had a lovely birthday celebration yesterday. Yes, by happy coincidence, my husband and I were both born on August 24. Us, and Steve Guttenberg.

We went out to breakfast at Mabel's. This restaurant is a very popular breakfast spot, but we found that getting there early makes all the difference. We just about had the place to ourselves. (It tends to get crowded when churches let out.) It lived up to billing. The scrambled eggs were fluffy, the hash browns crisp, toast made from homemade bread was delicious.

Noonish we went shopping, daughter in tow. I deeply appreciated her patience. She did get a Mindless Self Indulgence t-shirt out of the deal, though, so it wasn't entirely a sacrifice on her part. (Artwork by the Invader Zim guy.)

Rick and I are headed to Dragon*Con this weekend, and I've found that late August is an excellent time to shop for warm-weather clothes. I got some great deals on some very nice stuff, and so did Rick. Discounts make me feel good, and deep discounts make me all tingly.

Then we headed downtown for lunch, had some excellent sandwiches and gourmet coffee at Morsels, where son Neil whips up lattes and mochas to die for. They do the best coffee in TC. Everybody says so. Neil also brought out some of the bakery treats the place is named for, as a birthday present.

Back at home, we had popcorn and a movie. "Be Kind Rewind" which was funny and surprisingly touching. It stars Jack Black (also born in August), Mos Def, and Danny Glover. Excellent performances. Melonie Diaz was cute and charming. After the movie, the kids got busy looking up "Sweded" on YouTube.

Try it. It's addictive.

Then there were presents.