It's hard to believe but nearly three months of non-stop downtime with K. are coming to a close and we'll be settling back into "real life" (or whatever is real for a theater couple) very shortly. As such it's going to be a weekend of rest, relaxation and roller coasters. I'm already half-exhausted!
Tonight K. is going to see a show with some former co-workers, leaving me free for the evening. My plan is to hit the grocery store immediately after work and pick up the ingredients to make my grandmother's famous Italian risotto. The recipe is one of our family's most celebrated dishes and was made for almost every meal when my mother's side of the family gathered en masse at my grandparents' house. Since it's going to be another chilly evening I thought it would be a perfect time to sit at the stove top, stirring rice for two hours. It's labor intensive, sure, but it really only takes one hand which leaves the other free for (stuff it, perverts) drinking a glass of wine. I'll set up my laptop in the kitchen and have Sophia Petrillo keep me entertained while I cook, which is almost the same as having my grandmother there.
No big plans for our Saturday, other than trying to get the apartment tidied up and laundry put away. Our landlords will finally be back from their six months in Greece and we just want to make sure the house is in presentable condition. K. and I will likely catch up on the week's worth of television we managed to avoid and eat more leftover risotto.
On Sunday we'll be celebrating K.'s last official day of unemployment by going to Six Flags one more time this season. It's forecast to be a gorgeous day, although it may be a little on the cool side for maximum roller coaster enjoyment. Still, we'll brave the wind chill factor and it'll be a great way to blow (shut it) off some steam before he starts work on a huge (okay, fine) project for the next ten months.
Finally, on Sunday night I'll be choppered directly from Six Flags to the Schenectady County Community College where I'll be moderating this election season's second-highest profile vice-presidential debate between veteran child actor Emmanuel Lewis and Trinity Broadcasting Network co-founder Jan Crouch. It's sure to be a revelatory look into the current political environment - talk about a roller coaster! Check your local listings.