redemption

today was hella better.

i had decided that j and i would have 'stress free night' and i was going to plan something special for him. i did a lot of research and goggling and such and decided that i'd give him a choice. i told him "are you out or in?" he took that to mean was he in with the plan or not. funny boy. so he picked out and i said, alrighty...let's go.

i picked him up after work and headed to sellwood area. i decided we'd go to the driving range at the eastmoreland golf range. we hit about two and half baskets of balls, finally being able to properly relieve the stress of the day before. i have NO hand i coordination and so it was pretty funny (or so i'd like to think) to repeatedly watch me swing and hit nothing but air. i caught him doing the same a couple of times though. but i did get some good air a few balls and j did also. i personally detest watching golf and the whole golf culture, if you will, but it was a cheap way to get a few laughs and aggression out.

after that we headed over to a new thai place in sellwood. thai lahnna - really, really good food. they bill themselves as authentic and i would have no idea whether or not they really are but it tasted fresh and i got the 'mild' dish and it was still pretty spicy. the best thing about it is that it's one of these 'house restaurants'. i've never experienced that until i moved to portland and it's pretty nifty: going to a restaurant that's set in a big ol' house. it just makes for a cozier experience.

of course we then watched a movie. i'll review later. we were at his house and it was a nice night overall. complete cleansing of the mental filth of the day before. ahhhh...