Host: Gina (she won't allow a photo! sorry, i tried!)
Relationship: Gina's another lady I met through work about six or so years ago, but she has also been a benefic force in my musical adventures…from helping me decipher legal paperwork, to buying music gear, to telling me how to hook said gear up, to actually coming to hook it up when i couldn't figure it out, to running my sound, she's kind of done it all…except cook for me. She's really been into Skinny Bitch (which I've also read and enjoyed), and to also appease the PETA-philes, she decided to cook me a vegan meal, which I got very excited about. (She's also pledged to cook for me when I move into my new place next week if I can't afford food. 
She also has some mad napkin folding skills.
Menu: Whole wheat pasta, broccoli, garlic, and sauteed vegan sausage. Topped with vegan cheese yumminess, and served with a Viognier. I know I was just raving about the apple pear dessert on Monday, but for the finale, Gina did something so simple and delicious. She grilled a banana and served it over soy dream vanilla bean faux-ice cream. The grilling of the banana really brought alive the flavor and texture of the nana, and paired with the gooey coolness of the soy dream, well, all i can say is mmmmmmmmmmm.
We then retired to the living room to watch Obama's speech at the DNC. Not one to ever get very engaged with the political process (Yes, I vote, I just don't need all this talking….), we also watched a little bit of an old Grey's episode and talked about the characters we loved or hated. (Hate George and Izzy, separately or together; love Meredith's flawed perfection.) And how creepy it was for TR to be dating a teen. Yes, we judged. Then it was time to go…
But if you see a sister biking down Boulevard with an insulated bag stuffed with vegan goodness in her bicycle basket any time soon, you know who it is.
