So yesterday, I was lighting up the grill to grill up some chicken and sundried tomato sausages from Trader Joe’s*. We have a gas grill, so I turned on the gas valve at the tank as usual, and turned on the gas on the grill control knob. The electric starter doesn’t work anymore, so we light it with long wooden matches. So I did that as usual, and the flame LEAPT up in a giant ball and singed me! It was freaky. It was just a split second and I didn’t think anything had happened. But then I eventually looked down at my hand and the hair near my wrist was half white… I brushed it and the bits fell off. I realized I had been singed by the flame and ran inside to check my face. It actually got a bit of my beard on the chin and got my eyelash tips (despite my glasses). But luckily, there was no permanent disfigurement or anything, and you can’t really tell anything happened. I’m not sure why the grill did that this time when normally it just lights. Now I’m going to be kind of scared to use it again…

There are some photos of the last show at Jacoby’s at the Low Hello website.

Well, it’s time for bed. Tomorrow’s work. I would like a week where I just hang out at home. I’ve never really done that as a vacation. If I’m taking prolonged periods of time off, it’s always for a trip. I wonder if I’d have fun at home for a week. Or if I’d get bored. It certainly would be conducive to working on the solo EP. Anyway.

* As far as the sausages are concerned, I wasn’t thrilled with them. I was really hoping for a much more seasoned, flavorful sausage, with a stronger sundried tomato taste. But really they were mainly plain chickeny tasting, which was disappointing. I put ketchup on them and they still weren’t as satisfying as a good Hebrew National hot dog.