EAST COAST PALATE

After all my pouring and taking sips of wine, I went to check out Lima (www.limarestaurant.com) in downtown D.C.  Having only eaten an apple all afternoon, I arrived with an appetite and was glad to hear that the kitchen stays open until 11 on weekends.  With a Tanqueray and tonic in my hand I tried to decide between ceviche or a ropa vieja hoagie.  I opted for the sandwich, which came with a side of delectable sweet potato fries. 
Soon more people arrived and barstools were taken away as the DJ started his set downstairs.  The energy rose.  Lights dimmed.  My friend Sunny came down and I met some of his lovely friends (Happy birthday, Jen).  The next few hours were spent amongst a throng of beautiful people and the deep pulse of house music on the first two floors and hip-hop and R&B on the top level.  I finally left around 2, and when I got home I just wasn't sleepy, so I had a nice one-hour session of drinking Jameson and watching Wine Library TV (link it up: www.winelibrarytv.com).  Anyway, red eyed and sore, I awoke today with a headache and no plans to go out or drink wine.  It's a low-key kind of Sunday...some leaf-raking, a sad, but not uncommon Redskins loss, an apple and lot of water.  More wine mañana...