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Hey, the government actually helps!

This morning Kirsten was checking her phone as we woke up and told me that I needed to call Social Security. A full disability payment had landed in our account. I crawl out to my desk and call them. After navigating the annoying computer (really, after the third time I ask to speak with an agent, it should just put me in the queue) I reach a human and explain that I had returned to work in January and was surprised to see more money come in.

Turns out that I'm supposed to get it, and will keep getting payments through August. It's a program designed to help people with disabilities re-enter the work force by providing them a little extra financial stability, and if I should have problems that force me to leave my job, I'm still in the system. This is a huge relief. Also, I'm carried on the system as an inactive account for the next 36 months. So if something else breaks, I don't need to go through to whole application process again.

Needless to say, this is a good thing of the first order. It means we can really beat down the credit card debt and get some much-needed car maintenance taken care of sooner rather than later.

Stylin.

My first foray into "cellphone camera in the bathroom mirror" art. Dressed up for tonight's nom-fest at La Fondue.

A feast was had!

Home from feasting at La Fondue.

Oh, my God. NOM

We started with the cheese course. We had the 4 Cheese (Ementhaler, Gruyere, Fontina Surchoix, Champagne) option, with bread and various veggies to dip. I could have been happy there, but we had a Yelp deal that gave us the  Le Freak C’est Chic. This meant our meat course had everything they had to offer:

• Garden Vegetables


• Bronze Turkey


• Wild Boar


• Chicken


• Tiger Blue Shrimp


• Alligator Tail


• Swiss Chicken


• Pacific White Shrimp


• Black Angus File Mignon


• Chicken Japonaise


• Tuna Saku


• Colossal Shrimp


• Teriyaki Sirloin


• Sea Scallops


• Dungeness Crab


• Spiced Fish


• Himalayan Beef


• Lobster Tail


• Pacific Live Catch


• Free Range Buffalo


• Wild Antelope


• Savage Duck


• Kangaroo


• Kobe Wagyu


• Fondue Chinoise Cheddar


• Free Range Venison


• Fondue Chinoise Swiss.

Probably missing a few there. I tired almost everything, and with six glorious dipping sauces everything I tasted was awesome. Add in a bottle of Kenwood 2009 Yulupa Cabernet Sauviginon and we had a glorious meal. So amazing that we barely had room for the chocolate fondue with champagne. I'm honestly amazed that Kiri and I were able to walk out under our own power.

This was a $300 dollar dinner that we got for about $140 including tip. Well worth it.