Sampled the Middle Eastern fare at Mama Ayesha in Adams Morgan. Beautiful interior and gorgeous ceiling lamps contributed to a warm, romantic yet fun atmosphere. And I must say that after a week like mine, their pomogranate martini was absolutely divine! Right up there with the watermelon martini at Dragonfly.

So excited to see my new belgian waffle iron had arrived! My weekend mornings promise to be oh so much sweeter =) 

What a long week. I mean long as in the Great Wall of China long. But the weekend is here, I've caught up on my sleep, and relishing the opportunity to slip on my flip flops and chill out.

Where did the weekend go?

On my way to watch "Jomblo", an Indonesian film playing at the Freer Gallery, I came across a most disturbing sight. We were making our way across the Mall (for all you non-DC folks, its the area that spans the Capitol, various museums including the Smithsonian and the Washington Monument). And lo and behold, the miltary was holding an exhibition, complete with copters, tanks, and deep sea diving demonstrations. We came across a fenced in area where we watched in horror a K-9 unit viciously attack a man in a "fat suit". And the crowd actually clapped at the end of that demo. What the heck are they clapping for?? Bizarre. They must have missed the Abu Ghraib photos.

And my last rant.... I am appalled that ABC made and will be airing their movie on the bird flu, "Fatal Contact: something whatever." That is what I call reckless and irresponsible TV programming. And the public is going to eat it up.