License to Kill

Had a fabulous weekend, which included a trip to the Cinerama to see Quantum of Solace. What a blast! It had more of a feeling of the Bourne movies - but Bond wasn't distrusted for too long, so I could handle it. I have a hard time when good people are misunderstood as bad guys, and can only handle it for short periods. Once M was back on Bond's side, the movie just rocked for me. I haven't been this excited about Bond since Sean Connery had the role. Daniel Craig is so very different, but I like that he's more gritty and earthy (while still looking wonderfully hot in a tuxedo). That was just wonderful!

We also went to see The Drowsy Chaperone at the 5th Ave Theater. What a funny, entertaining play! Sorry I didn't get to see it before the end of the run because it would be worth your while to check it out. The staging, acting, singing (except for 1 male lead who was a tad weak in both voice and footwork) were fantastic, and I can understand why it was such a hit on Broadway.

After the play, we strolled down to the Pike Place Market looking for a nosh and a cocktail. We were going to go somewhere on the passport card, but Place Pigalle (http://www.placepigalle-seattle.com/) caught our eye, and that was all she wrote. We read the menu and had to go in and watch the sunset...appetizers led to cocktails... led to dinner...Oh, well. There's nothing like living in denial. Neither of us could afford the extravagance, but neither of us could resist the sheer pleasure of every bite of their exquisite food. A Lillet blanc, roasted beet salad, a pinot noir from the Willamette Valley, a bouliabase filled with fresh seafood - and my DH had the duck that was so tender, he had the leftovers the next day and said that it even seemed MORE tender on Sunday than it was on Saturday night. What a fabulous evening.

Sunday night, I thought we were going to have rabbit, since my DH bought some fresh rabbit at the market, but he planned on taking that to our suburban place to experiment with one of Lidia Bastianich's (http://www.lidiasitaly.com/) recipes from her TV show. So, I threw together a stir fry of fennel, onion, fresh organic carrots, bell pepper and mushrooms, and added chicken in for the protein. If I hadn't had so much wine with dinner, it might have been passable as a diet-friendly meal, but oh, no. I had to overdo. Nothing exceeds like excess, as they say. Oh, well. Today is a new day full of big plans for changing my obcessive behavior one day at a time.