My Men.
I am claiming these as my men. These violent, dangerous, capable, cunning, and thinking men. These men who I am more comfortable with every day. Who, I would say I have never been uncomfortable with. I have a treat for you. A respite for the work you have all done.
I thought of this dinner for my men April 8, 2018. Please forgive the delay.
Here’s the scene: I thought of a house/cabin/private resort/luxury home away from prying eyes, from loud and noisy neighbors, from cameras and recording equipment, where there is room to roam around the grounds, as well as, all the comforts of a solid home. Picture it how you would enjoy it. All I know is the only way I see myself anymore is far a way from this place and everyone I’ve ever known.
No starter for this dinner. I want you to save room for dessert and as much drinking as you want to enjoy. As I have to mention – once again until I moved here, having been drugged on numerous occasions (see the post, At the Hands of Women) I am well over the dialogue that has been spreading of a drinking problem. Simply because I wrote in my blog that I did not drink when I wrote. I have never in my life, before moving here ever, ever been a black out drinker. They drugged me to make me black out. Again, I have just never needed a chemical inducement to find my creative brain. That’s all.
I have sausage on the brain. Imagine that.
This woman just wants meat in her mouth. Come on! What’s wrong with that?!
Nothing.
I am grilling sausages. All different meats, flavors, and varieties of bratwurst and sausages. I am grilling them, so they get the nice all-over, juicy cook. Creamed onions with fresh grated nutmeg, honey-glazed carrots, and sauerkraut with caraway seeds, potato slices and carrots. The potato and carrots help to keep the acidity down in the sauerkraut while the carrots add a little sweetness. No bread or buns for the sausages instead I am making fresh baked pretzels with kosher salt. Not those frozen things you get in stores or at the mall, real pretzels. Have you ever had them homemade before? They are sooooo good. I believe you will not stop at one. You see why I am not giving you a starter?
Here is how I imagined it plated: Your dinner plate of sausage, creamed onions, carrots, sauerkraut, and pretzels, then to the side (your left side, your silverware is to your right – civilization) a tray platter of small dishes for all the mustards for which you can choose. Mustard is a must for sausage. White wine Dijon mustard, stone-ground mustard, port wine mustard, honey mustard, datil pepper mustard, and perhaps a port wine cheese dip too.
Beer.
Beer is a must with this. So, I was also thinking of a sampling of beer also. Line the beer samplings at the front or top of the plate. Germans make great beers. I’m thinking at least five samplings of beer from around the world. A good, light, full of creamy head beer. Maybe a Saison. Porter is too heavy. Craft beer that you cannot always get a grocer. Something different from everyday because this is my treat to you.
Plenty of full-size glasses if you find a flavor you enjoy and want a specific one.
Just so you know, you did not have to wait for dinner to get a drink. Plenty of whiskey to go with the dessert either on the rocks, with water, or neat.
Now, while we are eating, I would tell you some stories. Such as the time I went to New Orleans on vacation in 2015 how I was asked/forced to purchase perfume/cologne – Elizabeth and James – for no other reason than a means to control how much money I would have to spend in New Orleans. Leaving me unable to frequent or make purchases while on the trip or in Louisiana.
It is significant because it was a way of keeping monies within the state of Florida. As well as, not allowing me to fund projects as I went on my way.
Also, I was not able to stay at my hotel of choice in New Orleans. I wanted to stay at The Best Western in New Orleans. I was made to stay at a hotel connected to The Hard Rock Café. Just like I wanted to stay at a hotel in Key West that was across the street from The Hemingway House yet was made to stay at a hotel further away because the hotel I wanted to stay at was on Whitehead. At the time I believed it had something to do with being able to get access to whatever was being filmed. I believe that is completely untrue.
I should have been allowed to stay where ever I wanted to.
I would tell you of the second time I worked at Disney I was suddenly asked to listen to my new manager, John’s phone calls. To the right of where he was sitting was a picture of a black baby covered in what looked like Vaseline. It was horrifying. Was it Vaseline? What was it? It was so disturbing. I have no idea the point “John” was trying to create. What it sounded like to me was “Casey” using a voice modifier to make her sound male. Being forced to endure this charade. Having to pretend. It is disturbing because “Casey” should never have been allowed access to me. Adrian Grenier should never have been allowed access to me. I should never have been made or viewed as nothing more than an animal to be trained. IT-IS-CRIMINAL-BEHAVIOR to allow such a thing to ever take place, to be used as entertainment while keeping me a slave.
How are you going to keep such a thing from ever happening to me or any person ever again?
I would ask of you, am I not able or allowed the same privileges and rights as every other citizen of these United States in that I am unable to use toilet paper, or toilet seat covers without risk of disease, punishment, cruelty, or pet problems. Not allowed to place my water bottle wherever it will not fall without repercussion? Am, I truly not allowed to safely sit on a toilet seat with protection, use toilet paper like every other person in the entire world? Even inmates do not have to bring their own toilet paper with them.
I would tell that while watching Ready Player One as soon as the game started when they started collecting coin, I said, I don’t like rules in a game. I would rather do than follow rules. I don’t know why they place them in a movie.
I would share with you the time while in college that a boy who was a friend of Caroline’s asked me to go to the shooting range to which I immediately responded, no. For the truth is, I was afraid I would be good at it. It goes along with being able to flip a man over my back land him on the other side of me without hurting him, without thinking about it. Because I knew I could.
A screenplay I wanted to write after my history professor spoke giving me an idea. My history teacher, this tall lanky man who would put his foot on the desks of the students in front of him at such a severe degree it was like saying, here is my junk. Behold. It is the most unbelievable teacher behaviors I’ve witnessed. It verged on comedy. I am not sure which he thought was speaking his penis or his mouth. Anyway, he spoke of female assassins. How good they were. How easy to disguise, for who would see a woman as a threat. I immediately saw this scene play out of a woman walking down the street in the opposite direction from her hit, reach in quickly and subtlety killing instantly with very little movement. At the time I thought I imagined the scene from which I could create a screenplay. In my head, I immediately made the woman a bit more glamorous. I believe now, that I saw in his head what he was recalling. He was retelling a story told him. I saw it. Pre-Sept. 11, 2001
I would remind you of the news story that happened here in Florida where a baby was taken from the parents’ home – I think it was Valrico. The parents had not shut the garage door. Each believing the other had shut the garage door, and in the middle of the night – BTW, that woman tonight was some piece of work – someone had taken the baby. I never believed this story. Eventually, the parents moved backed to Boston due to neighbor’s harassment’s, media pressure, and so on. When talking to people, I said well the police must be right if they believe the parents had something to do with the disappearance. However, there were too many problems that never added up correctly. I never believed the story at all.
Isn’t there anything to be done to stop this from happening. To stop this from happening to any person ever again?!
Isn’t there something that can be done to stop such a sting operation from ever happening to another person ever again?!
Dessert: In a graham cracker crust packed with real butter, but not greasy just enough to keep it from being crumbly – Now, I haven’t made this one before I simply thought it up – a sliced apple mixture in a honey bourbon – yeah, hard liquor – glaze. I was thinking in a simple syrup – homemade – honey bourbon, brown sugar, vanilla simmer that until it is gooey, then place apple slices in the mixture until the apples are fork tender. Put the apple, honey bourbon glaze in the graham crust. Sprinkle some coarse Kosher sugar for a little texture, some real whipped cream, not from a can, nope. Then, fresh cinnamon and nutmeg grated over it. As a garnish, perhaps some whole vanilla beans that have been charred with a torch, dipped in an egg white wash, then sugared. I wonder if they would be good.
Eat. Enjoy.
My men.