1. Toucan Taco's Sunken Burrito and Queso: If you were to look up the word "dive" in the dictionary, there would be a little picture of this Laurel MD restaurant. It's about as far from fine dining as you could possibly get. You're served with plastic silverware, and styrofoam cups, and your food comes in an old fashioned tv dinner aluminum foil tray. However, aside from being a little too spicy for my much too wimpy palette, the food is delicious! I always get the chicken sunken burrito which is covered in red chile sauce (thus sunken) with chips and queso on the side. Pretty much the perfect quick lunch!
2. I know his name is pretty much everywhere these days. Aside from being in just about every movie currently in theatres, he's also been giving tons of press. Most of which I read because hey, it's Benedict Cumberbatch. But this particular article really grabbed my attention. It could be that it's from the Guardian, whose reporters often ask the right questions. But I have the suspicion that his candid responses are just him; in which case, there's a lot there to respect.
3. While I've been idly daydreaming of schemes to get me to London, Janice MacLeod has discovered an out of the box way that allowed her to move to Paris and live a lovely life, with a book deal to boot. She decided after visiting Paris and falling in love with her now husband, she needed a way to afford to stay. So she started sketching scenes of the City of Light and sending them to subscription holders via snail mail. While I'm not sure how this works, and while I guarantee that my sketching abilities are nowhere near where they would need to be to make this work, it's a pretty nifty idea when you think about it. I will most definitely be reading the book come February.
4. I made no secret of the fact that I fell in love with Broadchurch when it was showing in the UK back in April. It was totally captivating in a way that American drama tends not to be: it was restrained and quiet but it packed a wallop. I had high hopes when it came here that those around me would feel the same, but I was skeptical they would (I tend to like things that are slightly out there and quite different than those around me...just weird I guess : ) But this time around, they loved it too. My mom has been consistently guessing each week as to who the murderer is just like I did and it's fun to see that it still holds up. Though, my big complaint is our stupid commercial scheme. BBC America has to cut so much from each episode to make room for commercials. I'd love to watch something from beginning to end and not have to worry about those darn ads!
5. The anticipation of good things to come. With so much going on in the next few weeks, it's exciting to be excited.
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