Those are some QUIRKY hot dog toppings!

I should NOT be up this early. Yup, I blame the sun! Couldn't be anything else! It's the seventh anniversary of 9/11, too... I got chills hearing the remembrances on the radio just now. What a day, when the world changed forever! (and Michael M. just gave me a 9/11-related SuperPoke... NICE!) Martin T. just added me to Facebook - sweet, even though I hardly know him! [Edit at 4 PM: The computer JUST restarted for the first time since I took Corey's fan suggestion, about a week ago!]


Bingo of the day so far:

OUTGLARED (59 points) - against Kathy T.


High-scoring words of the day so far:

COO (84 points) - against Angela V. [4W, 2W, hook off HAIRS to make CHAIRS]
WICK (208 points) - against Angela V. [two 4W] {different game}
GEODIC (2567 points) - against Beverley B. [four 4W; hook off RILLS to make GRILLS]
YAWP (112 points) - against Jessica K. [4W, plus 3L on Y and P]
VINA (112 points) - against Shane M. [two 4W]
YAWED (256 points) - against Allie M. [two 4W]
KITTED (176 points; 4W, 2W), DENSELY (120 points; 4W, 2W) - against Peg H.
AZIDE (240 points) - against Sonja B.
ZETA (104 points) - against Billie E. [4W, 2W]
QUA (66 points) - against Geraldine B. [3L on Q, 2W, hook to make AR]
DIOECY (384 points; 2W, two 4W), EDDOED (128 points; two 4W) - against Sherry N.
COOKED (208 points) - against Dennis M. [two 4W]
PIPES (576 points) - against Rhonda P. [three 4W]


Jon sent us a "Make your own hot dog" Sunday Dinner email: the list of toppings looks interesting! Says we can belatedly celebrate our buddy Eric's birthday, and look forward to mine on Wednesday - not sure if that'll work as incentive, but we'll see. I still remember two years ago: Pho Thai Son and Granville Island (THE UNBREAKABLE POPSICLE STICK GANG) with Jeremy, Jon, Peter, Holly, and her friends Justin / Leanne was fun times!

So what do sausages have to do with Sunday dinners? Well, this latest bit of inspiration came from a visit some of us had at the night market a few weeks back. In between the hip-hop dancing, bad singing, questionable wares for sale, and haggling over skewers... we saw some Japadogs and hit upon the idea of cooking up some quality sausages and fixing them up with our own preferred choice of condiments. We'll be getting the weiners from Granville Island -- Nate and I hit up Oyama Meats a few months ago and got some amazing sausages, so we'll be replicating the experience again.

What sorts of toppings are we going to provide? Well, off the top of my head I can think of:

sauerkraut
Japanese mayonnaise
benito flakes
seaweed
sriracha
BBQ sauce
hoisin sauce
miso
fried onions
eggs
fried mushrooms
tomatoes
beef (philly cheesesteak style)
cheese
ketchup
roasted garlic
mustard

FLATLINED left a birthday comment on my Myspace profile - NICE! :D