P's leaving tomorrow night for a month of playing gigs over in Europe with J! This all corresponds with their new releases. Super exciting, super cool. We need to send him off with some celebrational food.
But its also super scary to think of being with myself for an entire month. Not because I'm a goofy girl that needs her
man to feel right. No, I'm very happy that he's doing this and I support it and couldn't be more proud of him. Its a great opportunity to play these new songs out live and doing it here in Brooklyn would not be the same, let's face it. Europeans are much more accepting and gracious with musicians and anti-pop music it seems. Plus its good to road-test songs with fresh crowds you'll never see again I'm sure.
No, the reason its scary is because I'm kind of a nutcase. Time is not always my friend. Demons seem to follow me. I can go down, like Mary J Blige. I can have the best intentions but the dark cloud can come and drop down some heavy rains. I've been this way all my life. As I child I must have missed a day of school every week due to an unnamed condition at the time, which I later learned was my life-long bestie Miss Melan Choly. She's loyal to a fault that one.
But I stay optimistic because I'm an idiot and that's all I know how to do. Believe it will all be great in the end. Fear the worst, pray for the best. So anyway, what's for dinner?!
In the same vein, I like to believe there is power in foods made with love and purpose. I figure shrimp is something we don't eat every day and will prove special. Nice spicy pan grilled shrimp with fresh herbs and lemon! A big unlimited bowl. This to represent the bounty of good shows and experiences they would have along the way.
Next a cool crunchy fresh yogurt cucumber salad. This for lively, enthusiastic energy. Curried chick peas to welcome the unknown fun and surprises.
And lots of edemame just seasoned lightly with sesame oil and soy sauce, salt to embody substance and strength in their performances.
I choose to believe in hope, fun and dreams, something I denied myself for so many years. Bon Voyage P!
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