Nathan called me last night when I was at Kayla's parents' house and left a message saying he read a really cool article in Wired Magazine about how scientists at MIT are attempting to build organisms from the ground up using the genome in a way similar to how computer chips are built. It's really quite fascinating. You can read about it here.
Let's talk about the weekend thus far.
Friday
Maestro Baquero called and invited me to his be grand opening party in February. Apparently he has been redesigning his gallery here in Houston and will have a big celebration to mark the occasion. I'm not totally sure what has become of the nail on his guitar-playing hand he cut, but from our brief conversation it seems his professional career is over. He sounded as if he has come to terms with his new path in life, but I'm not totally sure what the story is. I will find out more at the party. I do hope he is ok.
That afternoon I had lunch at D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe with Kayla, Nick, and Dr. Anderson. This place is really good and really cheap. Plus it's a market as well, so they have all sorts of weird Italian ingredients for sale in the restaurant. It was fun to have all of us in the same place for an extended period. It looks like I might be writing a paper with Dr. Anderson about the experience on the general surgery interview trail. I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to write a paper with her, as it sort of reminds me of college and writing papers with Dr. Brooks. I just realized that Dr. Anderson is my medical school Dr. Brooks. Wow, that's really cool.
After lunch Kayla and I went to school to visit all of her friends from when she worked there. It turns out that we have several mutual friends there (as I am a student at the school), and it was fun to see everyone. The rest of the day we ran errands and sort of lounged around the house. That evening I took Kayla to Mo Mong for the best Vietnamese food in Houston. We had coconut shrimp with avocado in a spring roll then she had the tofu in the special luc lac sauce with a dirty martini, while I had my traditional vermicelli with meat and greens along with a saki bellini martini. It was to die for as usual. That was pretty much it for the evening.
Saturday
The next day was spent doing absolutely nothing. I think it was the laziest day I've ever had, and I'm NOT complaining! Then the evening came and it was time to meet Kayla's dad. I really can't say that I was all that nervous about the affair (as Kayla has pretty much told me everything about her family, and I felt comfortable with them just by hearing about them), but of course you want to make a good impression, especially since Kayla loves her dad so much and constantly speaks so highly of him. Kayla, Krista (Kayla's sister), and I arrived at the residence in the heart of scenic Baytown where we were joined by Kayla's dad, stepmom Mary Kaye, stepbrothers Seth and Derek, Derek's fiancée Jen, and her friend Lindsey. We were also joined by Seth's 11-week old rottweiler named "Miss Texas". Miss Texas is just about the cutest puppy I've ever seen except for Carolyn's dog Parris. Oh man, I miss the DOOBERS! Anyway, Mary Kaye made a feast. My eyes almost popped out of my head when I saw the table. We had chicken fried steak, grilled chicken, salad with balsamic vinaigrette or ranch, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, Texas toast, and tea. Then I had some Irish Coffee after dinner. It really was a wonderful down home country meal. After that we played with the dog and sat in the living room talking about things families talk about. Kayla didn't think it was all that exciting, but I really sort of enjoyed the evening as it gave me a little more insight into her family. They are really outstanding people. I felt instantly comfortable with them (as I knew I would), and it makes me really happy that Kayla has such a wonderful family. I hope to see a lot more of them in the coming weeks.
(It should be noted that I didn't exaggerate or modify any of that last paragraph, even though I know Mary Kaye now reads this here blog along with the thousands of other daily visitors.)
After we got home, Kayla and I rented and watched "The Sixth Sense" which remarkably I had never seen before. It was really quite good. The main character played by the now famous Haley Joel Osment was utterly outstanding. The other all-star cast members included the greatness that is Bruce Willis, Toni Collette (of About a Boy fame), Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids on the Block fame), and Olivia Williams (of Rushmore fame). The movie was as good as the reviews, and I really enjoyed it from start to finish. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MOVIE CAME OUT IN 1999. I WAS A SENIOR IN COLLEGE! WHERE IN GOD'S NAME HAS THE TIME GONE??????
Today
I haven't done anything today either. Kayla went to brunch with her "girls" from work while I had leftover chicken pasta. Other than that, I've been working on the blog and eating Mini Brussels from Pepperidge Farm which were on sale at Randall's. Tonight we're going to Houston's Theatre Under the Stars to see a musical called "Anything Goes". I know nothing about it, but Kayla's cousin is starring, so it will be fun. We will be joined there by her family again which will also be cool.
Let's talk about the weekend thus far.
Friday
Maestro Baquero called and invited me to his be grand opening party in February. Apparently he has been redesigning his gallery here in Houston and will have a big celebration to mark the occasion. I'm not totally sure what has become of the nail on his guitar-playing hand he cut, but from our brief conversation it seems his professional career is over. He sounded as if he has come to terms with his new path in life, but I'm not totally sure what the story is. I will find out more at the party. I do hope he is ok.
That afternoon I had lunch at D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe with Kayla, Nick, and Dr. Anderson. This place is really good and really cheap. Plus it's a market as well, so they have all sorts of weird Italian ingredients for sale in the restaurant. It was fun to have all of us in the same place for an extended period. It looks like I might be writing a paper with Dr. Anderson about the experience on the general surgery interview trail. I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to write a paper with her, as it sort of reminds me of college and writing papers with Dr. Brooks. I just realized that Dr. Anderson is my medical school Dr. Brooks. Wow, that's really cool.
After lunch Kayla and I went to school to visit all of her friends from when she worked there. It turns out that we have several mutual friends there (as I am a student at the school), and it was fun to see everyone. The rest of the day we ran errands and sort of lounged around the house. That evening I took Kayla to Mo Mong for the best Vietnamese food in Houston. We had coconut shrimp with avocado in a spring roll then she had the tofu in the special luc lac sauce with a dirty martini, while I had my traditional vermicelli with meat and greens along with a saki bellini martini. It was to die for as usual. That was pretty much it for the evening.
Saturday
The next day was spent doing absolutely nothing. I think it was the laziest day I've ever had, and I'm NOT complaining! Then the evening came and it was time to meet Kayla's dad. I really can't say that I was all that nervous about the affair (as Kayla has pretty much told me everything about her family, and I felt comfortable with them just by hearing about them), but of course you want to make a good impression, especially since Kayla loves her dad so much and constantly speaks so highly of him. Kayla, Krista (Kayla's sister), and I arrived at the residence in the heart of scenic Baytown where we were joined by Kayla's dad, stepmom Mary Kaye, stepbrothers Seth and Derek, Derek's fiancée Jen, and her friend Lindsey. We were also joined by Seth's 11-week old rottweiler named "Miss Texas". Miss Texas is just about the cutest puppy I've ever seen except for Carolyn's dog Parris. Oh man, I miss the DOOBERS! Anyway, Mary Kaye made a feast. My eyes almost popped out of my head when I saw the table. We had chicken fried steak, grilled chicken, salad with balsamic vinaigrette or ranch, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, Texas toast, and tea. Then I had some Irish Coffee after dinner. It really was a wonderful down home country meal. After that we played with the dog and sat in the living room talking about things families talk about. Kayla didn't think it was all that exciting, but I really sort of enjoyed the evening as it gave me a little more insight into her family. They are really outstanding people. I felt instantly comfortable with them (as I knew I would), and it makes me really happy that Kayla has such a wonderful family. I hope to see a lot more of them in the coming weeks.
(It should be noted that I didn't exaggerate or modify any of that last paragraph, even though I know Mary Kaye now reads this here blog along with the thousands of other daily visitors.)
After we got home, Kayla and I rented and watched "The Sixth Sense" which remarkably I had never seen before. It was really quite good. The main character played by the now famous Haley Joel Osment was utterly outstanding. The other all-star cast members included the greatness that is Bruce Willis, Toni Collette (of About a Boy fame), Donnie Wahlberg (of New Kids on the Block fame), and Olivia Williams (of Rushmore fame). The movie was as good as the reviews, and I really enjoyed it from start to finish. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MOVIE CAME OUT IN 1999. I WAS A SENIOR IN COLLEGE! WHERE IN GOD'S NAME HAS THE TIME GONE??????
Today
I haven't done anything today either. Kayla went to brunch with her "girls" from work while I had leftover chicken pasta. Other than that, I've been working on the blog and eating Mini Brussels from Pepperidge Farm which were on sale at Randall's. Tonight we're going to Houston's Theatre Under the Stars to see a musical called "Anything Goes". I know nothing about it, but Kayla's cousin is starring, so it will be fun. We will be joined there by her family again which will also be cool.
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Toni Collette should also be remembered for her starring role in the greatness of Muriel's Wedding (1994, P.J. Hogan). And Baquero still hasn't invited me to this thing in February you're talking about.
Indeed Nathan, thanks. That's weird that Baquero hasn't called yet. He must have forgotten. Or he loves me more than you...HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
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