Of all the days to get sick, I had to choose this one. At least it wasn't the swine flu, which I have to tell you, I wondered if it might be as I sat on the pretty tile floor of a private bathroom in the MGM Grand Macau. The Imperial Court restaurant famous for its authentic Cantonese cuisine had set up a gorgeous, private dining room for us. The dim sum appeared and my stomach would have none of it. I was so disappointed. The smell was fantastic and the one taste I had was astounding. My friends said the meal was out of this world. Luckily it wasn't the flu, just jet lag. And really bad timing. I did end up spending a lot of time at the Lion's Bar at the MGM which was a blast. The band was so much fun and so was watching the predominantly Asian crowd sing every word of American pop music.
Jenny Block is the author of "Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage" (Seal Hardcover, June 2008 and Seal Paperback, March 2009), which has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. She writes a weekly column for the Dallas Morning News publication Quick called "Sex Talk with Jenny Block" (quickdfw.com). Jenny holds both her BA and her MA in English from Virginia Commonwealth University and taught college composition for nearly ten years. She writes for a wide variety of publications and websites, including huffingtonpost.com, yourtango.com, American Way, Veranda, the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Voice, edgedallas.com, literarymama.com, Spirit, chow.com, and ellegirl.com.
