On Friday night, Suzy and I headed over to Manhattan to the Crocodile Lounge, to meet up with some of Suzy's classmates. It was an interesting place. It seemed very pub-ish, though with a heavily 20's-aged crowd. The really unusual thing about the place is that with every drink you buy, you get a ticket. With the ticket, you can get a free 7- or 8-inch fresh-made pizza. For free, it's just a cheese pizza, but if you like, you can add toppings for $2 a piece. There were two guys in a back room of the bar (where we actually hung out all evening) that are constantly making pizzas. It's quite something. Anyhow, it was nice to get out with the Pace crew again -- having some socialization outside of work is good, and they're a nice crew.
Saturday was relatively quiet during the day, as once again Suzy had a lot of reading and course work to do. I frittered away my afternoon trying to make a PC game work on my laptop (still to no avail -- oh well, it's basically a pastime in and of itself at this point...). We headed out for dinner to a nearby restaurant, the Jack the Horse Tavern. It was a nice place, and definitely hopping, but not noisy or crowded. There were lots of families there, which is the first time I've seen that at any of the sit-down restaurants we've tried out.
I opted for a "comfortable" meal, with a mac and cheese appetizer, a burger, and a glass of Honkers Ale. It was all really good. The mac and cheese was made with a very rich, creamy cheese sauce -- I don't remember the cheeses, but they were more on the gourmet end of the cheese spectrum -- over-baked with some bread crumbs on top, and really good. The burger was also really good, on a ciabatta bun with cheese (again, not sure what, but it was white and sharp) and pickled onions, which gave a tangy, relishy taste. Suzy had crispy oysters, which were very different, but quite good with the tangy greens they were served with, and a beef short rib main course that was fantastic. Feeling pretty good about the place, we opted for dessert, and while my ginger and pear upsidedown cake wasn't the best thign ever, it was quite good and, unlike many resturant desserts, it didn't disappoint or bring the feeling of the meal down. Suzy had a tiny chocolate cake, but I don't recall what the verdict was. All in all, Jakc the Horse was definitely a Will Go Again experience.
On Sunday, after the usual ritual of the laundromat for me, we braved the crowds to go to IKEA to pick up a few more odds and ends for the aparment, like more wine glass racks and a new floor lamp for the spare bedroom. Suzy's mom is visiting this week, so we wanted to square a few thigns away in advance of her arrival. I will say that, while the crowds were thick, the cashs were quick and once we had what we wanted, wewe were able to get out easily.
On Monday, I worked through lunch and left the office early so I could get to Pace before the 7pm start time for Inside the Actors Studio. This time around it was Laura Linney. Suzy was quite excited for her, and I was looking forward to it as well. Once things got started I was actually amazed at just how many shows and movies she had been in once Lipton started to list them. Whithough going on and on about it (watch the episode!) I'll just say the Linney is an amazingly professional and dedicated actor, aside from simply being a great one (which I already knew). She had some incredibly interesting and insightful things to say about how to approach roles, how to use your time to great advantage, even if you're stuck in a bad job, and from it all, you could realyl see how she would be a fantastic person to work with. She was simply great.
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