Macaroni Grill - Madison, WI ...boo. :(

Ew. If slurping mushrooms in soggy noodle water, and having to ignore the floating violinist who keeps not-so-subtly stopping in front of your table DO NOT seem like happy highlights of a first date, drive past the Macaroni Grill. Hit up it's posh next door neighbor, the Amoco gas station, for a better selection/experience. (Or not, but don't go to the Macaroni Grill, please!)

"Holidays On Ice" by David Sedaris ...weee! :)

David Sedaris' writing is unexpected and fresh. "Holidays On Ice" is honestly one of few books (the rest being Sedaris' other works) that I can laugh outloud to, while sitting on my bed, trying to ignore my roommate, who is having a screaming match (round 276) with her boyfriend in the other room. With quotes like, "Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it!", the reader wishes David Sedaris was her constant people watching, or unavoidable-roommate-eavesdropping, companion.