Goats, Swedish meatballs, cilantro, and needing time to think about love

Jon and Eric picked me up, and we were on our way to Jeremy's so Jon could drop something off. We listened to Yava on the way over, and looked at the Strathcona pictures from the wedding. Railroad tracks and colorful walls are all good, in my opinion! We went to Hamilton Street Grill for dinner instead of Burgoo, which was fine (for the steak promotion) even if I had my heart set on ratatouille. Lots of jokes were shared about goats, Swedish meatballs, England, prospective stags, and more. We spent time discussing Dylan's stag - you don't CALL your fiancée and tell her that you need to ask her some things for an activity, and then tell her that you need some time to think about three reasons why you love her! As I said, I can definitely imagine Dylan doing that... as well as explaining to a random girl that he needed to use a corny pick-up line on her for a stag!

For some reason, Chinese Eric brought up Christian strippers for Christon's stag, while hearing the descriptions of Richie's plans for his friends' stags made Nathan glad that Jon had actually given him guidelines! (otherwise, he might have done some of those things!) Christon said that Vania can really DRINK - their table apparently had a lot of beer and wine at the wedding, haha. Also discussed Sam, Summer Conference, Sunday dinners, housewarmings, looking for a job at a Chinese church, moving stuff tomorrow, time to get together, the Canada Day barbecue, vacuuming, knives, kitchens, dens, next Wednesday, Facebook / Twitter, Harmony and funk music, Nathan training himself for UK alcohol, London, little Nathan needing to get away from Phil and Grace if Christon were to train the next generation in being randomly weird, Pho Viet promotion ($5 for ANYTHING!), liquor being cheap in Budapest, and other things. It was great seeing Chinese Eric, for sure! Had steaks, brandy peppercorn sauce (bill discount?!), cocktails, Italian risotto, poutine, Red Devil ale, Sun God ale, gingerbread pudding, crème brulée, virgin Caesars, and more!

On the way home, Jon and Eric teased me about stuff. ("you can get a Ho, too!") Then I misheard "slant" as "cilantro" - as in "I want to hear your slant on the story [of how I got a huge TV at my place]!" Yes, Ron and Eric came by with Korey's TV - and now Eric offered some other 26-inch TV that would actually work. Sure, I can be kinda decisive... heh heh. Also discussed death threats, whether I was okay if I laughed a lot, Riverview, urgency, and more. When I got home, I noticed that Andrea had called me back, so I returned that one. Talked about references, renting, mice, moving stuff so they can't hide, Chuck going back to Hamilton and the resumption of their long-distance relationship, damage deposits and cleaning surfaces, messages, and more. Yay for friends!


Facebook quiz taken from Candy:

Leslie completed the quiz "What kind of Police Officer am I?" with the result Detective. You are a detective. You investigate crimes, and interview witnesses and offenders. Your trousers are worn through in the seat, and are always tight. You laugh in the face of paper cuts, and do not work in the hours of darkness. Your radio is never switched on.

Poo nugget for Tuesday, June 30: Ruling from the Throne - In the late 1600s, King Louis XIV of France regularly held official meetings while sitting on his beloved "throne." Known for his absolute command of power, Louis was an impartial ruler when it came to poo, unabashedly relieving himself in front of royalty and peons alike. Perhaps Louis XIV's comfort level with defecation contributed to his record-setting 72-year reign of power. After all, what opposing ruler could effectively negotiate with the king when faced with the constant threat of having to witness His Majesty's next bowel movement?