hi… my name is al! al dente! the REALDEAL al dente!! hmm… jealous Tiff K, lol? I HOPE yer kicking yerself right now, lol? AND, btw… day/weather turned out to be absolutely beautiful! was no excuse/reason ya couldn’t have done a meatball/spaghett drive-by!
… and, yes, I did say spaghett!
… holy mother-eff!! this MAY be my greatest creation/meal ever… and w/o trying. that shit just ain’t right!!
… slow ‘n low fall apart pot roast, along w/braised/caramelized/roasted organic carrots, AND, along w/a Hungarian noodle kicker! ’tis a MOFOSlamDunk y’all!! (NBA all star game reference completely unintentional, although applicable)!!
… oh yeah, and served w/the best ciabatta (buttered) in T.O.)
… today, lifeisnice!!
… Batman!! this place is truly #1 as advertised… look at all that crispy Guyanese chicken w/fried rice (shrimp)… and, the best part… all in, nine bucks nine bucks nine bucks!!
… is actually a dual blog post! on an unrelated side-note, today realized my two bitches [ok, ok, before ya throw a hissy fit… girls [best clarify otherwise one would flip her old-age (young-age, lol)… sickly too, lol] lid, lol… have arguably the two best birthdates of all 365 possible birthdates, AND both happen to fall in February!! please don’t make me tell ya, figure it out for yourselves… numbskulls!!
… oh yeah, my stuffed full of crispy chicken/shrimp fried rice $9 dinner!!
… mile-heaping-high-pile!
port, purple roses too!
happy new year! 2016, y’all… 2016!
… peace & love folks! hoping’/prayin’ for lotsa both!
… my Portuguese family! Just got back home… getting my hair looking all pretty… in for the evening… kicking off my 4 day holiday, when Antonio surprises me w/this… wishing me a Merry Christmas!! He says the cake is called King Cake (Bolo Rei, in Portuguese), and it’s still warm when he hands it to me! Yum-F-O!! I see from the sticker, this one comes courtesy Seara Bakery… what a lovely presentation! Funny; minutes from home when stopped at a traffic light, snuck a peek and was in disbelief the amount of cars, and the lack of room w/more cars trying to get in (and out) of Seara… welcome to a Portuguese Christmas Eve, lol! He tells me the port wine is to be enjoyed after dinner! I’m enjoying everything right now just staring at it… can’t stop thinking about all your kindness, and love! Thanks big guy… and, thanks Lina too! Much love!!
Plus; was a sunny, balmy 13º C on a global warming Toronto’s Xmas eve? Yep, today was a GOOD day!!
… Batman!!
Is the real mofo deal y’all! Beef Hakka Noodles, and Chicken Leg&Back (Guyanese style) w/ fried rice!
… and w/spring rolls – deuce!!
… that’s one badass name! one tough, SOB mofo name! a cop you wouldn’t want to fuck with name… a cop on the take name! a super-spy-sleuth name! a chicks dig ya just ’cause of yer name name! damn, oozes coolness (gotta be top five best names ever – equally awesome for females too)… Riley! just met the man, and he is badass and cool… but, he’s my endodontist! afterwards, gave me his mobile… looks like Riley and I are best buds!
… I really do! You’ve been nothing but kind, wonderful… and mofo awesome!
I thank you!
… again!
went old-school! full blown home-made sauce w/veal shank bones!
stay tuned for baked leftovers (Batali baking dish is buttered)!
Weird story! Long story. I did say weird, lol! 
LOVE yer name too!! What a lovely gesture, you just made my long week-end!! Thank you!! Poor Catherine-Rose who’s dumber than a sack of hammers, couldn’t keep up w/us, lol! Oh well, I benefited further as well (another story, another time)!
… beans to me!
only met you yesterday. was brief and wonderful. you’re such a sweet, kind, gentle man. when it comes to our special day, it’s important to be acknowledged and appreciated. and on that note, wish you the best, and send all my positive energy to you today… and always!
done deal! i’m locked in… ain’t no turning back now no matter what!
… and may just blog shit ’bout the whole thing – well, not the WHOLE thing, lol. but as per usual, am cryptically holding my cards close to the vest. poker face game face is on y’all… dead man dans hand w/my aces&eights … lol!
WOW!! How’s that for love? I have been a long-time loyal customer, but I really wasn’t expecting THAT, hell I wasn’t expecting anything! Two brand new logo (shape, too) premium lager glasses (which I was coveting), PLUS a voucher for an 8-pack… a $21.95 value itself! And, love the handwritten letter, such a personal touch! Thanks, Steph… and thanks folks at Creemore… best beer, and def best people behind the beer!! Cheers!!
Still am in disbelief?!?! You are incredible, talk about customer loyalty – an Apple in my eye! Left my iTunes library for dead after my deleting missteps/futile transfer attempts! Wasn’t even the reason for today’s phone call, only wanted to transfer/salvage cds I burned yesterday! I did all my crying last night, was moving forward despite it all … but you were able to retrieve all my songs. Thank you! Funny thing though, this whole transfer thingie WAS WAY WAY harder than even you imagined, gave you plenty (PLENTY) of troubles too … as evidenced by our 2 hour chat – with you having complete shared access to both my computers to boot! No goddamn fucking way laypeople coulda figured that shit out! No way! Am so thrilled as you [other(s) too, lol] intimated that I don’t migrate data! What a fucking mess that woulda been as you said … bringing over all my headaches, my problems … so much redundancy, files piled upon files upon files upon files upon files … woulda brought all that crap over to my brand spanking new iMac! Now that that’s done, cleared away the Mini off my desk (monitor/speakers for now – till you call back Sunday so we can wipe it clean military grade too as you suggested … and since we are, am gonna sell the bitch too, better than sledgehammering as I told ya I was gonna do, lol), so many wires gone – more to go, but looks so (exsqueeze the poor/dark lighting folks – ya get the idea y’all) squeaky-clean! Thank you Evander, will talk Sunday, looking forward to your call!!
Sexy Zen Baby … today was the day! I had these beautiful, quintessential, Saab ALU36 rims w/ ZR tyres in storage, waiting for warmer weather. Recently, I’ve been searching online wanting to swap out my winters for my summers. Having a hard time too, finally said fuck it – drove to see my man Ram (was so nice seeing him btw – he even knew/sensed the changes in my life, that was before he saw my new ride … and then when he did, he immediately understood why I bought the fecking thing – he got it … now, actually am contemplating further simple servicing w/ him) … luckily he wasn’t too busy and he even topped up the pressure to 35psi when done. AND, the best part … he was WAY cheaper than everybody else – $20 … are you f’n kidding me?!?! Driving back on the highway … OMG, difference was night and day compared to the winter tyres – unbelievably quiet, smooth … and w/ so much grip! Chuffed as fuck, you have no idea!! Funny; realized on the drive back, this is my first time behind the wheel (other than the test drive I took mid November last year) with these gorgeous summer rims/tyres since I bought it! Took her for a wash as soon as I got back home – was mandatory!
Zweet!! A few pics y’all!!
Hope w/ all yer awesomeness we can come to a seeing-things-my-way-resolution! Nuthin’ better than an all’s well that ends well story! AND, you almost were able to right my ship being wronged all by yer London lonesome! You sure stepped up … girl def has my back! Somebody give her a raise licketysplitquick … she’s a keeper!!
YEP!! My night. My festivities. What? Don’t like my eggcelent-celebration? Crack you, lol!!
This post is of recent thoughts and ramblings, a few pics from last night as well. Strap yourselves in, hold on tight!!
Tomorrow marks one month my life changed. I have never professed to believe in God, but I always knew someone was/is watching over me. I know many of these occurrences where I feel being helped in my life can easily be dismissed as pure dumb luck, etc.. Fair enough. This sensation of having my own Angel has been with me for a long time, pushing 30 years – where things happen that help me, that I don’t believe are random or is any reasonable explanation for. I won’t fully expound on this latest one, getting into specifics, I have trouble identifying with the masses, conventional thinkers. I get frustrated with wading pools, I’m the Marianas Trench. That’s the truth folks, not arrogance. If I told you about my latest, most definitive proof my Angel exists, sure all I’d get would be “that’s cool”, “wow, weird” at best. That would frustrate the fuck outta me, so I’ll be mum, keeping everything close to my vest. Better this way, trust me … y’all swim near the surface, I’ll keep deep! Since this whole thing happened, since we met, the way we met, the circumstances surrounding it … every detail, I examine the minutiae, every nuance, every possibility, how, and why?! There is NO OTHER explanation … I have an Angel! Btw, technically was the 11th, but really the 12th. What a day … white wine, beer, and Chinese food! Six and a half hours never disappeared so quickly!
Four days later. Again!
Hells motherfucking yes!! More wine, more beer. No Chinese food, not for lack of trying. It was a Tuesday night, and all closed up shop. Our next time together was last night. My Christmas. I’ve spent 20+ years celebrating Christmas on the 24th, I’ll be damned, I did it again! And, we did Chinese again, lol!
LOVE THIS!! You waltz in, hook up your phone, your playlist like you own the place, AND crank it. No volume police here!
Flowers, food, drinks, good times … and dog, lol!
I met you a dozen days ago. You are my friend, last night, I went further and designated us family. Why not? Being fully aware of the pitfalls, the precariousness, the tenuousness of the word supposedly exemplifying union, togetherness, forgiveness?! It’s all a crock of shit, trust me. Don’t believe that crap, fall into that trap for a second y’all! However long this thing we have lasts, you are my family. I have proof too. My recently arrived in the mail Air Miles membership provided me with a supplementary card to give to a family member, obviously encouraging more shopping, more points. Points be damned, I couldn’t have been happier giving it to you knowing I’m in your wallet, always close by. From now to then, whenever then is … WE ARE FAMILY!!
My Family!
(wearing her xmas gifts. gloves, panties, and Angel)
I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now
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