art (and horsies!)

Got up this morning and headed over to The Drawing Studio. I needed to get an observation in for my Art Ed class, and as I've no desire to deal with school art classes, my prof suggested them.

Duuuude. I didn't even know they existed, and now I'm thinking about possibly taking a class there or something. I sat in on a bit of a colored pencil class, which was interesting and fun. But TDS also offers 3-D, various 2-D mediums, and joy of joys printmaking.

I keep telling myself I need to start at least drawing on a more regular basis. (I've got the sketch pads and the materials... *sigh*) I think it would certainly be nice to take a class or two, even if only to jumpstart the creative bits and pieces of my brain.



As an aside, the article on Oaklawn in the times makes me all kinds of happy.

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THUNDER!


ETA: ESPN, would it kill you not to start Arkansas Derby coverage on time? You were in the fourth quarter of college lacrosse. Really people. *sigh*

Why yes, coming up on two and a half years or so since I've watched a horse race. And I'm watching one. The Kentucky Derby's in a few short weeks (three, to be exact) and I'm feeling hopelessly behind. There shall certainly be no betting this year, but I feel an undeniable urge to get back into the swing of things. The sport is changing - and I find I miss what I loved not very long ago.

And This Evening's Lesson Is...

Hot goat cheese burns.

And ducklava? Is tasty.


So, domnall came home from the Calendar meeting today rather late, and so we went out to dinner. At Feast, which is probably my favorite restaurant in Tucson. Now, when the new menu was posted about a week ago, I saw something that looked really tasty - ducklava. They describe it as "phyllo dough layered with duck confit, pistachios and honey" - it's sweet, and a bit savory, and cruncy, and delicious.

I had lamb stew (lamb, dates, citrus, etc), domnall. had their special, which was a chicken breast with a molasses/apple (I think) sauce and potatoes and asparagus. Both things were really tasty. And there was new (to us) hard cider - the name is escaping me, but it was an import - unpasteurized, unfiltered, and while good had an odd (possibly astringent, we decided) taste that lingered. nonetheless, interesting. i was a sissy and went with wyden's pear cider.

This brings us to the goat cheese. See, we usually order a side or two - stick it between us and share. Life is good. This time was fries (garlic and cinnamon and manchego cheese) and goat cheese lumpia - a small, fried, log of cheese in dough. It's important to pay attention to what side of the lumpia you're biting into - the first one I ate spurted into my mouth. Hot goat cheese FTW!

On the brighter side - the smooth goat cheese combined with the tart sauce it's plated with? Mmmmm.

We finished up with a disgustingly rich chocolate tart. I feel pleasantly full. Mmmm...


Afterwards, hit up B&N - sadly, no Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And my copy of Cooking Apicius has wandered off.

Again!