If you do not watch the creme brulee very carefully, the sugar catches fire and fills the kitchen with smoke. Oddly, though, the custard underneath is largely untouched by the flaming sugar, and remains delicious.

I wrote to the other day, since he seems to have fallen off the face of the earth. He replied to me in his inimitable style, telling me that he is largely fine, although still unemployed, and not to freak out to much at his disappearance. He’ll be back.

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I cancelled my attendance at ’s August Game Night get-together because the Los Angeles crud has really kicked my butt. I think I’m finally over it, though - I’m coughing out phlegm and feeling much better. , , and I went to the airport at around 22:00 to pick up , who’s staying with us for a few days.

Thor gathered, we all whisked over to the Lumiere Theatre for their screening of Richard Elfman’s The Forbidden Zone. I’ll write more up about it later.

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