I'm a big fan of substitution in recipes. I do it because I don't have the necessary ingredients, but it usually works out. Today's dish was supposed to be coq au vin. I may have missed the actual recipe, as I forgot what herb/spices were supposed to go into it. I remembered the main ones, such as chicken, bacon and wine. Didn't have the chicken, so I substituted pork. Which is what we have here... pork and pork. Yummy! I love bacon. Double pork plus good.

I just saw another asian face in the Salt Lake City airport! Living in Vancouver with its high asian population makes you forget how much of a minority you really are.

It is 5AM and I have been awake for 23 hours. I expect to be in Boston at 5PM... Not another 12 hours but close. At times like this I am reminded of how far the West Coast is from the rest of the country. With any luck I should be able to get some sleep on the flight there. Otherwise I am going to crash pretty soon. I need my beauty sleep.