Thursday, January 11, 2007

Dining In

We had another Dining In at the hall this evening. The theme today was Italian – something which I seem to be having quite a bit of over the past few weeks. And the standard was as good as it gets here, which is to say, it wasn’t that great. But of course I had to go grab my fair share. It’s a bad habit to turn down the offer of free food, no matter how crappy it might be. And, well, I’m sure it’s not really free. The kinds folks running this place would surely have factored the costs of organizing these Dining Ins into our rent.

So there you are. I made it a point earlier this week to write to the restaurant manager, seeking a list of Dining In dates for this coming term. And there are quite a few – with one more at the end of this month, one in February, and three in March. Fantastic.

Because a Dining In’s more than just an opportunity to dine in. It’s a social occasion, too, and one of few where you see young kids running around merrily – the children of student-parents who would usually keep more to themselves. It’s also an opportunity for us here to hang around, not just around the dining table, but usually over a beer as well after dinner. By now, all in our circle who had departed for the year-end holidays have safely returned. So, a welcome toast to Hot Mama, and thanks for the tarts from home : )

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