My friend Aaron was very close with Ben, who passed away last week. I tried to call him earlier today to see how he was doing but got a FAX machine. I had his number wrong. He called me when I got home and we went out to dinner. We both cheered up as the evening went on. I’m sure Ben wouldn’t have wanted to be forgotten, but I also don’t think he’d want us to sit around and mope. We hung out and talked about geek stuff and drank beer, just like we would have done with Ben.

For dessert I had a beer Ben mentioned in the past, Kwak, at Pix Patisserie. I also had the Creme Brulee, which is a combination Pix suggested. I would strongly recommend that you do not drink Kwak while eating Creme Brulee. Kwak is sweet, almost syrupy, but the alcohol cuts any syrupy stickiness. But the sweetness of the Creme Brulee masked the sweetness of the Kwak and left an odd, almost pond-like algal flavor. Kwak on its own is great. And the Creme Brulee was magnificent. Just don’t have them together.

Yay! Megan is visiting this weekend!