Yesterday, I went to my first Howard Dean meetup. It was a bit more sedate than I anticipated. I guess the watching and listening to the man gave me a different expectation than what I experienced - the nitty gritty of spreading the word, writing letters to people (this month:major Democratic figures like Al Gore) and watching pre-recorded presentations. I wrote my two letters, but I'm still not comfortable with canvassing...guess that'll have to wait until I'm ready to deal with strangers. Still, it was nice to finally go to some place and be with people that feel the same way as I do about Dubya and the direction he's taken the nation.

Today, I went to my knife skills class. Although there was some overlap with what I picked up in the culinary basics class, I did learn some new things in this class: carving roast animal carcasses, slicing tomatoes, cutting bread, chopping and sharpening a knife. I also splurged and picked up a Wüsthof 10" Chef's Knife and Super Slicer from the Grand Prix line along with a diamond sharpening steel and various other kitchen knick-knacks. After using both of those knives today, there just wasn't any way I was going home without them. The 20% off definitely didn't hurt. (=