Picture of the Week (Although Its Actually 2 Weeks Old)

I think this is just a fantastic picture of my roommate, Darin Stephanov, and me. The colors are a little odd, but it's a nice composition with the two of us roomies looking quite happy and proud of ourselves because we are about to have a free dinner at the Getty. I just downloaded it today from my camera...

Darin was my lovely "dinner date" (sorry Scott, but you backed out - wink!!!) two week-end's ago. As a member of the organizing committee for the Mephistos Conference, I was able to attend a reception for the student speakers, organizers and sponsors. In addition to dining for free at one of the most beautiful spots in LA, I was also able to bring a guest. Inviting my roommate was a great choice, as this guy LOVES going out, dining on fine (and not so fine) food, and enjoying LA's premier "hotspots".

For such a memorable dinner, I surprisingly don't remember very well what the main entree was - I think it was some kind of white fish. But the "to-die-for" item on the menu that caught everyone's eye was dessert: goat cheese cheesecake covered with a rasberry marmelade. Yum ...for most people, that is - I happen to particularly dislike goat cheese, so I gave most of my portion to my buddy Darin (who has the biggest sweet tooth I have ever seen!)

Even though it was a little cloudy that evening, the views at the Getty were - as always - MAGNIFICENT!