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Couldn't have said better myself.

The fake holiday people are officially out of ideas. But this is one I can get behind.

As can I. As long as it's the good Tequila, anyway.

That goes without saying. I'm pretty sure there's a rule somewhere about not celebrating National Tequila Day with the tequila equivalent of two buck chuck.

You might be surprised. The majority of people who drink Tequila do so with the idea that Tequila is a fast way to get drunk and hung-over and brag to friends about. Those people are idiots, of course, but they are still the majority.

Oh, I know. I was just thinking that you don't celebrate a holiday devoted to the stuff with sub-par tequila. It's like celebrating National Cheese Day with cheese from a can.

They've killed men in France for less.

Hah, this is not surprising. Those Frenchmen are serious about their cheese. I think Americans are probably the only idiots who smush vegetable oil, food coloring, and milk -- if you're lucky -- together and try to pass it off as 'cheese' instead of 'ew'.

Not the only ones. Japan and most of Asia can't do cheese right either.

I didn't see much in the way of cheese in anything when I was there. The powdered stuff doesn't count, okay? It's not cheese.

It's usually Camembert... of the same quality as cheese from a can. You weren't missing anything.

I did see octopus ink ice cream, however. And no, I wasn't feeling gastronomically adventurous enough to try it.

Well, Octopus and Squid Ink is really just a dye... they use it for Pasta in Italy too. But I imagine the idea is fairly revolting if you aren't used to sea-food.

Oh, I love seafood. Just, um... yeah, fairly revolting is a good way to describe it.

Well, if you consider what ice-cream is made from, and what part of the animal it's squeezed from, is it really so bad to dye it black? I'm vegetarian so I wouldn't eat it regardless, if I didn't have to. I'm just curious. The idea of Octopus and Milk rather than Dye from an Octopus and Milk sounds more revolting to you?

...Really not helping.

[And she may be covering her ears right now, Vance, because lalala, CAN'T HEAAAAAR YOU...]

Perhaps not. But your reaction is amusing. More Tequila?

[More tequila? Well, okay -- maybe she can hear that.]

Yes, please.

[He has to chuckle at that, and orders another round of drinks for them]

[She smiles her thanks at the guy behind the bar and turns back to her drinking companion.]

So, how does a guy get to know so much about cheese? [Camembert? Really?]

I spent several years in Paris. For example... with Tequila we should be eating Roquefort or Stilton. Or a Goat Cheese. That would be okay... And I'm a restaurant snob. Don't you have hobbies?

Well, yes, but 'restaurant snob' has never occurred to me. Reading, water sports, riding -- and traveling, but I've yet to make it to Paris. I kinda went the other direction and hit Asia first.

"Restaurant snob is good hobby! Unless you're worried about calories, then it's more of a curse than a hobby."

[He's entirely amused by this conversation, sipping at the Tequila, relaxed.]

"Was Asia for work or vacation? I've only been there on business."

I didn't say it was a bad hobby! [She laughs.] Just... one that hadn't occurred to me. And if I were worried about calories, would I be drinking tequila?

[Which is her way of saying calories are not much of a concern, no. But then, she eats the kind of junk food that would probably give a restaurant snob a coronary, so...]

Both. I was working international flights at the time, so that was business. But I liked what I saw, so I went back for vacations to see more. [She pauses for a moment, eying him curiously.] And you? What business are you in?

"Good point."

[And yes. Junk food is kind of a Sin. Waste of food AND money! HORROR!]

"I'm in Finance. Freelance Accountant and Investment Specialist. You're a Pilot? Or Sky-Waitress?"

I make those on occasion.

[She flashes him a cheeky grin.]

Math guy, huh? Not my thing at all. And flight attendant, yeah. But I think I may steal 'Sky-Waitress', it sounds cooler.

Not so much Math as the irrational desperation to maintain my lifestyle. You do what's necessary.

I'm pretty happy as long as I can feed my travel bug. Perks on hotels and airfare kind of help with that.

I imagine they do. I'd have a travel bug, but the part where there's a thousand tonne flying death-trap is the part that stops me from having one.