weekend whoopee

ok, so my weekend whoopee isn't the hot kind of whoopee we all presumably want every so often. still, it was fun. i had a surprisingly laid back weekend, something i haven't had for the longest time. work at this IT company has been a buzz kill for months now. this weekend was a welcome change of pace.

it started the usual way -- coffee, gym and brunch. coffee = espresso and peanut butter cups at Coffee & Chocolate. hey, i spent two hours at the gym after anyway ;)

brunch was a short drive to Szechuan Garden along Chapman Highway. i know there are other food places at Market Square, and i know that brunch seems too early for Chinese. i guess i'm having one of those man-days or whatever you call it. (i read somewhere that men get hormonal urges too, much like women get PMS, albeit inconsistently). i just felt like some general tso's chicken and hot and sour soup. and man, Szechuan is probably the best in Knox... here's a review about them.

i spend some time here, then drive back northwards to the Bicentennial Park just to hang for a bit. i like walking around the park, staring at nothing. gazing up the sky. gazing at trees, at the river. anything. it calms me to not have to work with the computer -- and all else attached to it -- for a while. there are serene spots that i return to whenever i can.

i was hungry after a couple of hours so i move next door to Calhoun's On the River. we here at Knoxville are serious about our bbqs and i have to say Calhoun's has arguably the best ribs in the city. i would say mine's better but who am i kidding. capped the day with a slab and a couple of beers.

this totally comes off as a man-date with myself. i guess it's the loner in me wanting to get lost in this city i know so well. i had my phone turned off. nobody bugged me about some server problem or another client acting up. it was the first real weekend i've had in a long time.

actually, i want to go back about capping my day with ribs and beers. i gave in and went online once i got home. i caught this pretty good deal on Living Social -- a discounted ride at Wahoo Zip. bought for two so let's see if i can find a weekend date soon. else, i'd go twice ;)