OK, so I'm going to level with everyone: My weekend wasn't that interesting. But it got me thinking that even a satisfying, uninteresting weekend has certain things that "make it work," as Tim Gunn would say. So I've come up with a recipe for a perfect (or at least decent) weekend I thought I'd share with the group. Enjoy.

Ingredients:

Two 16 oz. extremely strong Long Island iced teas
One Mardi Gras mask found in the street
Ten guys you don't know in your apartment

4 1/2 square miles of icy terrain

Pinch of frustration

Two homemade White Russians
One ice scraper
One shopping trip

Six breakfast sandwiches
One rum and coke

One Dunkin' Donuts flatbread sandwich
Two loads of laundry

One shot of tequila

Pinch of embarrassment
One cup dance off
One gallon loud singing

Directions:

Start with two loads of laundry, fold in frustration over a period of two hours. For those cost-conscious, be prepared to spend at least $6.

Randomly throw in shot of tequila. Soak immediately in rum and coke and walk away to avoid guy who insisted upon this ingredient.

Add iced teas, mix well and garnish with three lemon wedges each. Talk louder and begin to gesticulate.

Proceed quickly to flatbread portion of process. Add to mix so quickly that you're not sure it ever existed.
Garnish with icy terrain and Mardi Gras mask. Feel foolish.

Let chill overnight, then refresh with icy terrain in the afternoon. Vigorously stir in ice scraper until crystals are melted. Sift in shopping trip and let simmer.

Pour in two White Russians and follow with breakfast sandwiches until a rough consistency is reached.

Combine previous concoction immediately the 10 random guys. Mix in loud singing and dance off to produce embarrassment. Top with cowboy hat.

Congratulations, you've made a Leslie weekend. Yield: awesomeness.