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| Salem, MA |
It's 4:01 this afternoon, and I'm on the 450 bus bound for Haymarket Station in Boston. At about noon today my student dentist at HSDM called to cancel our three o'clock appointment for a cavity filling, since the suctioning equipment for the entire facility wasn't functioning. I might have simply remained at home all day, except that I'd already dressed for the occasion and didn't want my preparations to go entirely to waste.
So I'll be in Boston tonight at least for a cheese course and charcuterie, followed by drinks, and perhaps with a relatively inexpensive dinner intervening as well. After looking at the relevant portion of their website, I've decided to give l'Espalier another chance to surprise me with a cheese course, rather than go immediately to No. 9 Park.
My landlord had an insulin reaction this morning, after I left him to play poker while I showered and assembled the contents of my briefcase for Boston, and while he recovered and as he napped afterward I had a few hours in which to play Tony Hawk's Project 8. I found the secret spots in all unlocked areas, and completed the gap list (except for "The Longest Grind") for the Capitol and City Park areas.
I'll upload this portion of today's entry now in case anyone chances to read this entry and wants to suggest (via phone, of course) a particular drink I might try tonight...
I ended up having a course of charcuterie at Sel de la Terre, followed by a cheese course and a main course of roast game bird (I've forgotten exactly which one) at l'Espalier. I had two drinks with the meal: a glass of red wine, and a Manhattan with Maker's Mark and a splash of cherry, a cocktail suggested by a sibling.
Given the rarity with which I drink, I was still somewhat overserved, and kind of tipsy as I left the restaurant. I was so tipsy, in fact, that I seriously considered buying an iPhone 4 from the Apple store located a few blocks down, now that the phone is compatible with my bluetooth keyboard. Fortunately a customer service representative there, perhaps sensing my inebriated state, pointed me toward the iPads, which were better suited to my needs, but expensive enough that even I couldn't justify a purchase at this time.
I considered stopping by another bar on the way home, but eventually decided not to.