purpleman didn't even know tomorrow was a holiday until i told him, so he's particularly pleased. it's so funny, i sometimes forget about holidays too and it can be a treat to be surprised like that. once when i was little i turned up at school to find it empty --it must've been either labor day or columbus day.
one other thing we have in common is that we have firm beliefs in how ice cream should be eaten. my rules are:
- make sure it doesn't drip. you should always start by licking the melty bits, especially if it's gelato.
- lick, don't bite. try to form a round dome by turning the cone as you lick. as the ice cream gets smaller, start pushing the ice cream gently into its cone. if you do this right, the cone should eventually be about half-filled and flat at the top with ice cream.
- bite into the cone. turn the cone while you do this, and keep licking/pushing the ice cream. if you do this right, you can enjoy both the cone and ice cream until the very end!
