Eleven people (about half of them Pisces). Three hours (and some-odd). Total tab of over $440 (counting gratuity).

I somehow managed to get invited along to dinner with a bunch of local broadcast engineering types (and some of their significant others, of course). We dined at Jake’s Famous Crawfish in downtown Portland, ate far more than was probably good for us, and generally had a good time. Continuing my new tradition of trying something I’ve never eaten before when presented with a good opportunity, I eschewed the “fish & chips” (it was cod, anyway, and the gods know that halibut’s the only way to go with that menu item) in favor of grilled mahi mahi in a soy ginger sauce with steamed rice.

Yum. I must remember this for some unspecified future date that involves seafood. I repeat: Yum.

To add insult to the injury I did to my wallet, I enjoyed a dessert of chocolate mousse. Hey, why not? If you’re going to dine out at a place like that, you might as well go nuts. Right?