Water pipe burst in the basement last night. Had it fixed this morning, but still went without shower after a night of Korean BBQ with my girlfriend's father. His birthday and all that.
Had grilled meats in various forms three times this last week, got the runs after two of them. Also had several days in which I only had one meal/day. Probably related.
Saw the most beautiful supermarket at Palos Verdes yesterday. Played more Munchkin today.
Olympics: Missed the opening ceremony. Saw the US men's swim relay team lose to the French, of all people. Soccer between the Japanese and the Moroccans got exciting during the last five minutes. Soccer between the S. Koreans and the Swiss were more violent than expected. Also, if Japan is called "Nippon," why is it called Japan? And why is the abbreviation for Morocco "MAR"?
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gone awry
My cousin has returned home, so vacation is over.
Didn't do much but work this last week. Though I did eat my DineLA at Haven gastropub in Pasedena.
Did you know that duck fries are actually testicles and that said testicles taste like Lima beans?
Working to cover several holes in company hierarchy now that my father is distracted with other matters.
Spent significant amounts of money these last few weeks, and will spend an equally large amount soon.
My quote for new tires on my IS comes out to over a grand. And my truck will need major maintenance soon.
Wallet is feeling much pain.
Didn't do much but work this last week. Though I did eat my DineLA at Haven gastropub in Pasedena.
Did you know that duck fries are actually testicles and that said testicles taste like Lima beans?
Working to cover several holes in company hierarchy now that my father is distracted with other matters.
Spent significant amounts of money these last few weeks, and will spend an equally large amount soon.
My quote for new tires on my IS comes out to over a grand. And my truck will need major maintenance soon.
Wallet is feeling much pain.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Catalina, and Troubles
Built me that Minecraft Lego set. Funsies. Even came with a little creeper.
Went to Catalina for the weekend. Kayaked and got a Certificate of Accomplishment for my troubles.
Mostly hung about the island, played Munchkins and drank Ketel. Need to get Munchkins expansion packs.
Came back home to find the shit is hitting the fan. Will be working more. More need to be done. More needs to be learned. Such is life.
Also need to replace my AV receiver. The thing is chirping and blowing out on me.
Went to Catalina for the weekend. Kayaked and got a Certificate of Accomplishment for my troubles.
Mostly hung about the island, played Munchkins and drank Ketel. Need to get Munchkins expansion packs.
Came back home to find the shit is hitting the fan. Will be working more. More need to be done. More needs to be learned. Such is life.
Also need to replace my AV receiver. The thing is chirping and blowing out on me.
Monday, July 9, 2012
San Fran and Back
Cousin arrived, took him to San Fran for the weekend. We took HWY1 up again, following the same path as my last vacation with my Girlfriend.
We ate a lot.
Hotel in Monterrey the first night was ridiculous. $200 for a double queen. A condo at Catalina in the high season goes for $200 a night.
New: Went to 17-mile Drive. Foggy as hell. So meh.
San Fran weather was as interesting as expected. Fog some places, sunny as SoCal in others. Microclimates galore.
Had several friends move up to the Bay recently, visited. They seem well, though one seems lost. Stayed at SuburbanDweller's. Still had a key on my keyring, actually.
New: Visited Exploratorium. Next to visit: Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.
Note: The Bison in the Paddock were fruitful this past year.
Front Left wheel well panel fell off. Oddly enough, same thing happened to the last car, last time I went to San Fran. Go figure.
We ate a lot.
Hotel in Monterrey the first night was ridiculous. $200 for a double queen. A condo at Catalina in the high season goes for $200 a night.
New: Went to 17-mile Drive. Foggy as hell. So meh.
San Fran weather was as interesting as expected. Fog some places, sunny as SoCal in others. Microclimates galore.
Had several friends move up to the Bay recently, visited. They seem well, though one seems lost. Stayed at SuburbanDweller's. Still had a key on my keyring, actually.
New: Visited Exploratorium. Next to visit: Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.
Note: The Bison in the Paddock were fruitful this past year.
Front Left wheel well panel fell off. Oddly enough, same thing happened to the last car, last time I went to San Fran. Go figure.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Out of Work
Ain't done much this week. Finished my last project at work and discovered that there ain't a new one waiting for me. So....
Got back into Minecraft, playing the Tekkit mod. Awesome.
Otherwise, the last week has been pretty boring.
Cousin is going to stay over for a week or two. He ain't been to the USA in many years, and likely won't be coming back for many more. Planning on taking him to SF this weekend, and Catalina the next. Interspersed with some gunplay and some food, and maybe some hiking if I can fit it in.
Got back into Minecraft, playing the Tekkit mod. Awesome.
Otherwise, the last week has been pretty boring.
Cousin is going to stay over for a week or two. He ain't been to the USA in many years, and likely won't be coming back for many more. Planning on taking him to SF this weekend, and Catalina the next. Interspersed with some gunplay and some food, and maybe some hiking if I can fit it in.
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