Dinner

...was great. I had donated a dinner (Filipino cooking) to the PILP auction, and got to cook tonight for Prof. Wilson and some of her family members. Reeta and I had a great time, and were struck (not for the first time) by how friendly and approachable our faculty can be.
For the interested, the menu included Pancit Canton (cranked up several notches with the addition of shrimp, and imitation crab meat - surprisingly inexpensive, although Heidi wouldn't approve of the Pancit as a whole as it includes chicken), Chicken Adobo (man those poor birds were getting worked tonight), and Sahog (a sweet sticky rice covered with a sauce made of coconut milk, brown sugar, and vanilla - all to taste - YMMV). Sahog doesn't look like much, but MAN is it good.
Prof. Wilson's family was very gracious - and we were glad to be able to have an intelligent conversation with educated people in a comfortable setting - always a great pleasure.
Got to get to bed now, though. Conference starts back up at 9:00 AM.