I’m so lucky. I need to stress that. I am so incredibly lucky. My favorite musical of all time is Chicago. The plot line involves a prison full of women who are there because they murdered their significant others. As the musical unfolds, you watch as they build defenses based on lies and try to use the media to their advantage. I love the music, the storyline, Roxy Hart’s devious ways, and Velma Kelly’s attempts to maintain her fame. It’s sexy. It’s funny. And it’s even better live and on Broadway. My significant other might have had concerns about my complete adoration for a story
Category: Tourism
Chocolatiere de Victoria, a Shop in Victoria, British Columbia
I got drunk on truffles. You read that right. I GOT DRUNK ON TRUFFLES. That’s not meant to be a metaphor. The truffles I ate were infused with brandy. Taking a bite literally felt like taking a shot of the hard stuff. It made my belly warm, my mouth happy and me tipsy. I’m what you might call a “lightweight”. When in Victoria, British Columbia, this new novel idea was presented to me in the shop Chocolatiere de Victoria as I sniffed for truffles. I had never seen them with alcohol and there were so many options! I wanted one
Astronaut Ice Cream Sandwich or a Dehydrated Mess?
I had an astronaut ice cream sandwich. How could I not? It was freeze-dried, ready-to-eat space food after all! When I bit into it, my first thought was that it tasted like marshmallow bites from a stale box of Lucky Charms cereal. Then it does this weird thing. It turns gloppy and gets really warm in the mouth. It’s basically really sweet creamy soup. I tasted no ice cream flavors. Sad face.