Current mood:	hot
Entry tags:	austin life

Broiling HOT Saturday!
It's the kind of crazy hot day that makes me glad I have several creative projects so need to stay in!

But first, I had to get some socialization out of the way, so I just met with my progressive (as in, politics) ladies for lunch at the newest Madam Maam's. They turned the Shanghai River place at The Village (where goulo made me eat too many times because it had a vegetarian buffet and was steps from the Alamo Drafthouse) into the more upscale and tastier MM's.

Speaking of the letter M, also at the lunch was my friend MimiM, whom I had lost touch with. I saw her at a lunch months ago, but this time we talked for a long time. She's in line for a PR job in a FEMA deployment. My buddy NancyM also does those FEMA assignments, and loves them. Feels like she's making the nation a better place, helping her fellow man, and getting to live away from Austin for awhile.

Ever since a Chicago Chinese dinner four years ago, I've been questing for a place that makes Egg Fu Yung. Yeah, yeah, I understand it's a "fake" regional dish that was mocked up for American palates. But the dish in the Chicago place was killer. I've been so disappointed when I asked around Austin; nobody here did it and they made a face that I even asked.

Imagine my surprise when I see that Madam Maam's has a "Thai omelette" made with eggs, crispy noodles, onions, pork, etc. Mmmmmmmmm (to belabor the M), it was a wonderful comparison to the Chicago dish. Not the same, but equally as good. Everybody's meals looked yummy -- and HUGE! Tons o' food!

Then leaving the restaurant at 1:30, I melted from the sun frying everything. OMG. But I'm buying an assortment of gifts for Leslie's b'day. The theme: body care products. (She's been on a strict diet and cleansing for 14 months.) I still had shopping to do, including a sweaty hike through The Domain. But I got various fun and cool (and, in the case of Origins, $$$) gifts. The big gift is a spa detox wrap session at the gym we both go to.

Oh, and I found vetiver and cedar soap (French-made) for myself while shopping. The spicy, woody scent of vetiver sends me into a hypnotic state. So....

Shopping WIN

Deodorant FAIL