neurological dryer lint

no, not that gyro (darkwing duck = still superior)

recently i've been on the hunt for the best gyro in the city. i've settled on the best barbeque (no one's beaten the inn yet), the jury's out on local pizza (although i'm leaning heavily towards dewey's), and i've got far too much research left to do on burgers, club sandwiches, and steak.

anyway: so the three i've tried have been rombes, the only one close to my office, small sandwiches, not too much flavor; chicago gyros down in clifton, i went once a few years ago while living down there, and i don't remember them being memorable at all; and the mighty mythos downtown and in newport, huge sandwiches, lots of options, perfectly cooked meat. they've topped my list, until last night.

here comes a new challenger: sebastian's out in western hills. dave and jess recommended this place to us - a classic little joint on the corner of glenway and sidney, and proved to be a serious contendor to mythos. not as many options - mythos has like five different possible gyro configs, including the devastating mega that will make you bow your head in reverence. they'll even throw feta on their Gyro Supreme - something most other places don't dare experiment with.

the sebastian's gyro equals the standard mythos as far as the quality of the meat, fresh toppings, etc - both are very tasty - but sebastian's tzatziki cucumber sauce is slightly superior to mythos'. the sebastian's greek salad is also tastier, with much better dressing and fresher stuff.

right now they're about at a dead heat, with mythos still out in front simply because they fill me up better with a larger sandwich.

hey sweet: the wii virtual console will have commodore 64 games from EPYX. impossible mission will scare the crap out of a whole new generation, but i'm more excited about summer games. i played the crap out of that game as a kid, and i could school anyone at the high dive.

speaking of the wii - no, still no preorders - although it has become a psychological healing agent. last night the recurring dream was back - stuck in a high school building, late to class, no idea where i'm supposed to go, wandering around lost and frightened. however this time i walk into the gym, trying to find some math class, and i'm startled to see a few dozen projectors and wii demo units and people in lines. someone hands me a controller and i'm playing mario paint, and i forget all about being late to class. i woke up happy instead of terrified. thank you, wii.