I had the most enjoyable time last night seeing a comedy play and having dinner in Little 5 last night.  The play was at the Horizon Theatre, a neat little theatre tucked away behind a school just off Euclid.  It was called the Santaland Diaries, a nice one act that follows our protagonist through the anguish of a Christmas season working as an elf at a large department store in NYC.  Harold M. Leaver does a great job of taking us through the misgivings, frustrations, antics, and touching moments his role "Crumpet" goes through.  Crumpet has two "helpers" as he takes us through his December journey, and they are outstanding.  The play is crisp and keeps moving throughout.  While it's not the traditional Christmas fare like say the Nutcracker, it turns from cynical to touching in such a way that even the weariest of shoppers this season will still find a reason to want to celebrate Christmas! 

After, we ended up having a little dinner at a Asian fusion restaurant around the corner called the Sweet Lime, formerly where Bang! had been.  Creatlive Loafing absolutely panned it back in July, but those choosing it decided to give it a go anyway, as it probably had gotten better since then.  I was along for the ride and can eat most anything, so no big deal for me, whatever we did.  In the flury of emails about well maybe we should eat here or there, we decided to take the chance. 

Walking in, it had a cool atmosphere, with the bar looking like a great place to hang out and have a couple.  Seating was available right away and the service was attentive, maybe too much so.  Some Pomegranite martinis were served up, again showing the adventuresous side the group.  The menu was pretty diverse including Chinese, Thai, and Japanese dishes.  I stayed safe with the Pad Thai.  Pretty hard to mess up, although the Thai spicing was analgous to the taste of Ragu to more authentic tomato sauce.  But, edible, especially for the price (cheap).  A friend thought she ordered the flounder, but ended up getting the sole ... the as in the sole of a shoe.  Very tough.  With no knife, the table was nearly turned over as she fought her fork through a couple of bites.  Looks like the review was correct, after all.