"He's getting dance lessons."

Dinner.

We went to one of the Alamo events last night, something I had never done before - the Drink Tank. It was at the Alamo on Slaughter Lane, which I hadn't been to before, and was showcasing Japanese whiskies from Suntory as part of a presentation and showing of Lost in Translation. Sometimes I think I could be a whisky snob, but other times I think I just like the culture and backstories of distilleries and methods of creation and history. In any case, the Suntory stuff was pretty good. I had their Yamazaki before - it was something Kim picked out for Daniel and I when he was visiting - and they didn't have any of that tonight. Instead, as above, we had two whiskies and one plumb liqueur. 

Sadly, the plum liqueur is literally something you can't get in the states. Apparently, there's no real market for it here, and it's relatively rare. The other two were pretty solid, though - the Hakushu 12 year was strong, reminding me of a Glenfiddich 12 I like a lot. The Hibiki was a lot smoother and light, which was nice because I don't like blended whiskies that much usually. 

The movie itself was somewhat interesting. I've always had a weird irritation/fascination with Japanese culture. I think we go way overboard with people thinking it's somehow superior or just so goddamned mysterious and deep in ways dumb westerners just can't understand. It's really interesting, though, just how different it is, and I think there's something to appreciating that. 

Anyway, not a big post. Just wanted to dust this off and get more into the habit of posting. A lot of stuff I should be writing down.