adventures of an SF 20something

I joined a BOOT CAMP

2011-08-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

Inspired by Ms. Ho I was browsing MeetUp.com the other day and started looking for running buddy or workout meetups. I found Celtic Endurance. I randomly RSVPed yes for an upcoming bootcamp and thought not much of it.

Then Maureen emailed me.

She let me know that it was full but I could sign up for the Mon/Weds class. $160 for 4 weeks (2 times a week) in Golden Gate Park. A bit of a commute but it's only 4 weeks so I decided to give it ago.

I joined a BOOT CAMP!

Turns out while I am in serious pain I do love it. I can already see a change and what I love about her class is that it is small, all women, and she not only kicks your ass in the sessions, she also gives you a plan for the week on what to do on your non-boot camp days to help you reach the goals you explain to her.

The classes are tough but the ladies in the class are pretty awesome (and diverse in athletic ability and age, etc). I think it also helps that a tiny lady with an Irish accent is yelling at you to run faster.

She took measurements on Day 1 and will again after the month is over.

This should be interesting. Updates to follow... we'll see if I can make some progress in a month!

Almost a year....

2011-08-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

Been thinking about starting up some writing again. Random life on-goings and updates for the 2 people that read it.... past tense. Stay tuned.

Y-M-C-A

2010-09-07T22:38:00.001-07:00

I joined the Y about 2 weeks ago and I already constantly smell like chlorine. Here is to hoping the new chlorine shampoo I got works before my hair returns to it's green tinted straw like form from childhood.

As you may have guessed I joined for the use of their pool which is conveniently a 5ish block walk from work in somewhat the direction of home which makes it hard to pass up when I'm off work. I know myself pretty well and I knew that if I made it SUPER easy to do I would have no choice but to do it. Also having a few friends keep tabs on me by making me feel guilty for slacking has help a ton too!

I've gone at least 3 times a week since and I love it. 5 lanes arranged by speed so you don't get stuck with the slow pokes. 25 yard pool. Hot tub that is not disgusting. Steam room and Sauna in the locker room. It's quite lovely.

The plan is to balance the pool with more running/walking so that I don't get all out of balance with the ridiculous swimmer shoulders I had in high school. Just semi-ridiculous :)

Sing it with me ... Y-M-C-A

Motivation...

2010-07-07T22:26:00.000-07:00

I have lost my motivation and need some help!

What motivates you to get to the gym or the pavement and kick ass (besides a killer ass)? I was so good for 5 months then it just died.

Any advice?

Snow in May!

2010-04-29T07:38:00.001-07:00

The last two weeks dumped another foot plus of snow in the sierras which means we're going up to Tahoe for the weekend for some spring snowboarding. There is nothing better than snowboarding in only a hoodie in the sunshine...

Reno here we come! :)

The Avett Brothers

2010-04-19T08:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Monday!

So I saw this band on Saturday night at the Fox Theater with the roomie and parents. The Avett Brothers. I had only heard a few of their songs 1-2 times so I knew I liked them but I knew almost nothing about them.

They did not disappoint at all. They were totally awesome live and I am now listening to them on repeat. I think everyone if the opportunity presents itself should go see them live because they are great on CD but they are a really fun band to see live. You should go for the onstage dancing and energy alone. You'll understand when you see it.

Website: http://www.theavettbrothers.com/

The opening band was called Truth And Salvage Co. and they were fun too so check them both out!

i heart this

2010-04-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

i found this song while watching a movie recently and i kind of love it. sadly i can't seem to find it on iTunes/Limewire so i'll have to settle for youtube. Enjoy :)

Knee Deep...hehe

2010-04-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

So after years of having issues with my knee ranging from swelling to crunching to stabbing pain on occasion I finally scheduled an appointment with an Orthopedic Surgeon (the last guy I saw in high school was not very helpful).

Now, I don't want surgery (who does?) - and I don't necessarily think I need it (but who am I to say) but he's the expert so we'll see what he thinks. All I know is that the knee of a 26yr old woman shouldn't behave this way.

I see him in 12 days and I'm very very nervous.

I'm Going to Thailand.....

2010-04-09T14:25:00.000-07:00

It's official. My flight is booked and I'm heading back to my birth place!! I'm so so so excited. I really need to get out of town and country and go on a big adventure... the timing couldn't be better!

On June 10th I will be heading to Bangkok by way of Korea and 21 hours later I will be there! I'm going with Pinpin and her friend Allison and meeting up with my sister and her friend to go "island hopping" to some of the most beautiful places I've ever seen (in photos at least)... Ko Phi Phi, Ko Phi Phi Le, and Krabi.

As of right now my top priority is cuddling with Tigers at the famous Tiger Temple. I am sooooooo excited for this!

Any tips on other must see locales are greatly appreciated seeing is the last time I was there I was 12 :)

The Truth About Online Dating

2010-03-26T07:32:00.001-07:00

This is courtesy of www.thefrisky.com. Click on the image to see the whole thing bigger. It got cut off a bit it seems

Via: Online Schools

Happy Friday! :)

We Are The World - 25 For Haiti

2010-02-15T12:08:00.000-08:00

Not quite the same but pretty excellent nonetheless

Happy New Year!!

2010-01-01T16:28:00.000-08:00

Happy 2010 everyone. I hope everyone had a fun and safe new year. I think I might have given up on resolutions ... or it could just be that I haven't figured out a good and non-cliche one yet that I can actually keep.

So, for now, I resolve in 2010 to try to be as happy as the polar bear in the photo below. Any, maybe to start posting more here again!

xoxo

Photo of the Day

2009-12-15T07:07:00.000-08:00

Something about this photo is so tragic ...

Current Song Obsession

2009-12-08T11:39:00.000-08:00

Happy December!

Shout Out

2009-10-18T22:13:00.001-07:00

So I don't know this guy, but he is an awesome singer and fantastic guitar player so I felt like I had to share him with the world (credit to bozo).

Check out his other songs if you have a few :)

Cooking Adventures - Chicken & Asparagus Stir-Fry

2009-10-15T19:52:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been inspired to try cooking new things. A few weekends ago I had to work on Saturday, got extremely bored and started looking up recipes online. I found one similar to the one below, changed it around a little, and made it my own. Using the roomie as a test dummy I cooked then wrote the recipe you see below and it turned out pretty great. Delicious, in fact. Feel free to test it out :)

Chicken & Asparagus Stir Fry

3 regular Chicken breasts
1 bunch Asparagus
2 packs Yakisoba Noodles (or 2-3 cups rice)
¾ cup Cashew nuts
1 Tbs finely chopped fresh Basil
1 Tbs chopped Chives (Green Onion)
Stir Fry Sauce (Used Kikkoman Stir Fry Sauce)
Vegetable Oil
Chili Oil (or Cayenne for a tiny bit of spice)
Salt

Directions:

1. Slice chicken into inch (ish) sized pieces and put in bowl. Coat with Stir Fry Sauce and set aside in bowl
2. Roast cashew nuts in small pot until warm. Be sure to keep them moving so they don’t burn. It takes about 5-8 minutes. Once warm set aside in bowl. Leave burner on and put water in pot on medium heat
3. Slice asparagus into approx inch long pieces and add to pot of water with some salt. Let boil/heat for about 4 minutes. Drain and run cool water over them. Set aside.
4. Put a bit of vegetable oil in pan and heat on med-high. Put chicken in until cooked.
5. Add chopped chives and basil to pan and mix in.
6. Once cooked add Yakisoba Noodles (note, you can choose to serve with rice, and use that instead). Add more Stir Fry Sauce (¼ to ½ cup) to noodles and chicken. Stir in until noodles are soft (*the noodles may have separate directions that you need to follow before they are added to the pot, mine had to be covered in warm water for a minute).
7. Add cashews and asparagus and mix in.
8. Serve hot and enjoy ☺

A new leaf

2009-09-28T08:07:00.000-07:00

I guess week one of being 26 has been a good one for me. I've kept my space clean, I've banned paying for coffee and I'm working on saving money in other ways, I'm kind of into cooking right now and have plans to try out some tasty sounding things and .....

Yesterday, after exhausting every other option of time killers (movie watching, apartment cleaning, dishes washing, etc etc etc) I finally got dressed, got on socks and shoes and actually made it to the gym.

As expected, I am really glad I went. I didn't realize how out of shape you can get after a 6 week gym hiatus. I thought I might have an asthma attack after 2 minutes of cardio. It was kind of depressing. But, after this taste I am most definitely re-motivated to get to the gym more. I have goals and it's time to stop ignoring them because, let's face it, all I'm doing by not going is hurting myself.

Stay tuned for a report on recipie attempt #1

Go team!

no longer PAYING for coffee

2009-09-26T11:43:00.001-07:00

I've made a little resolution. In effort to save a little cash I am no longer going to be paying for coffee. Now I think I've resovled to all together quit coffee a few times and failed miserably so I'm trying something new. I can still drink the stuff (I wake up at 5:20AM every morning...time to get realistic) but I cannot pay for it. If someone else wants to buy it for me then it's okay :)

I hope to keep it up at least until the end of October when the lure of the holiday Starbucks cups might get to me. I'll be saving myself a lot over the course of a month. It's amazing how much a $5/day Peet's habit can add up over a month!

Wish me luck!

Hawaii-Fest 2009

2009-09-13T15:28:00.000-07:00

About two weeks ago I returned from a fabulous 10 day Hawaiian adventure visiting Jay on the island of Oahu. We did SO much stuff in 10 days it's hard to remember what I did what day.

Some of the highlights include wandering around at Hukilau Beach, ATV's at Kualoa Ranch, Snorkeling, seeing Richard from LOST at Teddy's Bigger Burgers (YUM!), Lanikai Beach, Sunset at Electric Beach, Sea Turtles, Shave Ice, Swimming at Waimea Falls... the list goes on.

Check out some photos below.

Barber's Point

Lanikai Beach

Waimea Falls

Barbers Point Beach

Sea Turtles

Hukilau Beach

Surfers

ATV Riding at Kualoa Ranch

Mai Tai

Waikiki Sunset

I have a feeling I'll be going back to Hawaii quite a bit more in the future. I guess that's the perk of having a boyfriend there. I can't wait! :)

Are You Happy?

2009-09-08T07:16:00.001-07:00

Who thought something so complicated could be so easy?

Palm Trees & Mai Tais

2009-08-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow night I will be sleeping in Hawaii. Finally. 10 days of palm trees, sandy beaches, Mai Tais, and relaxation. God I need this vacation.

Peace out Bay Area!

(ps: don't worry matt, we will have a movie/beer/dinner date when i get back. maybe we'll even bring "the wife")

Taylor Swift .... and T-Pain??

2009-07-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

I just had to share because this is pretty hilarious. Makes me love her more ...

Empty Promises....

2009-07-18T17:43:00.001-07:00

Updates are coming! I have so much report on. In the mean time know that I spent July 4th in MN with club 209 which was fantastic as always. We got to celebrate Jess's engagement to Brian which was great! There was a mariachi band! You can't get much better than that.

I also bought my flight for a well deserved vacation to the tropics last week. I am going to Hawaii for 10 days. A much needed vacation pre-Sephora holiday season madness. I suppose there will be other perks as well :) I can't wait!!

Pride Wknd

2009-06-28T19:19:00.001-07:00

Happy Pride Parade Wknd

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

2009-06-26T07:22:00.000-07:00

The King of Pop is dead. Yesterday morning Michael Jackson passed away of an apparent heart attack. I'm sure more details will be released in the next few days. So crazy ... can't believe it. I also must mention that Farrah Fawcett (Charlie's Angels) also died yesterday losing her 3 year battle with cancer.

Spotted: Dog, Cat, Rat

2009-06-09T08:39:00.000-07:00

On Friday I was walking by Union Square when I spotted the AMAZING dog cat rat man. Check it out:

That is right folks, you're looking at a rat and a cat chilling out lying on top of a dog. He even has a website. You can check him out at www.helpdogcatrat.com

Just another reason why I love it here ... Only in San Francisco!

Holy Crap it's June!!!!

2009-06-05T13:43:00.001-07:00

When did this happen????? How can it possibly be June?? Why is time moving soooooooo fast!? I suppose they warned me this would happen with age.

I suppose I should take it as a good sign that I've been so pre-occupied with life, and work, and other such fun things that I haven't been able to update this thing as frequently. How about some mini-updates then?

*209 Reunion in MN is in 25 days!!!

*Went to the Saddlerack about 6 wks ago. It was amazing, as always.

*Been spending all my spare time with some cool kids from Hawaii

*Threw a very sucessful follow up bash to Booze and Beef called "Whiskey & Wieners". Goooood times had by all. At least from what we remember :)

*Emmer is in town from China until the 11th

*I'm going indoor skydiving on Sunday (woot!)

*I saw Star Trek...and it was SUPER nerdy

*I went to Cal Academy for Nightlife last night and it was AWESOME. Real post on that coming up next.....

And that's all I got for now.

TGIF

Terminator

2009-05-22T07:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got to hang out with the recently graduated M (woot!). The plan was to go see Wolverine and then get a drink, however Fandango failed me ... twice ... in one month! We got to the theatre and with the early release of Terminator all the showings were changed around. Damn.

M got his way and we went to see Terminator. All 2 hours and 5 minutes of it. Now, don't get me wrong, I haven't seen the other 3 movies so I didn't really know what I was in for. M gave me a quick run down on Terminator timeline and history (time travel is so confusing!) and off we went. It was action packed and pretty amusing... but there were some parts that were just WAY too corny. There are not even words to describe. It cracked me up. My favorite part is probably when a certain Terminator of the past comes back in all his CGI glory to try to kick some John Connor (Christian Bale) ass. It was amazing!

I was just told that the director of this baby, McG, was the director of The OC and Charlie's Angels. That explains the awesome corniness.

Please note that Christian Bale (John Connor) and Sam Worthington (Marcus Wright) were pretty smokin' hot in this movie. Especially Sam, who, by the way, is Australian. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm.

Anywho, don't want to give away anything else. Go see it if you dare ... and let me know what you think.

Once again ... I'm Alive

2009-05-21T08:38:00.000-07:00

Summer is amping up and I am getting busy ... could be the new friends I've made ... could be the sunshine. It also helps that work is busy leaving me far less time to screw around and update this sucker.

I'm pretty sure I owe some photos and good stories so stay tuned, they're coming, I swear!

For now you can revel in the awesomeness that is this upcoming 3-day Memorial Day Weekend. I never get holidays off. What a treat!

Addiction

2009-04-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

I have a big and often somewhat expensive addiction and I'm not afraid to admit it. I am obsessed with travel and adventure ... and I'm off on another one!

New Orleans, Louisiana here I come!

Fun in the Sun

2009-03-29T19:08:00.000-07:00

To celebrate the first amazingly beautiful sunshiny and surprisingly warm weekend of 2009 I dragged M out of his spring break cave and we wandered around the Wharf, soaked in up some rays and went to the movies.

What a fun day!

In other news, my old buddy HP finally moved to SF this weekend! Ironically she moved into the place DIRECTLY across from the apartment I lived in when we hung out a lot... and got ourselves into too much trouble. I'm sure we'll be hearing more about that in the coming months.

Also, on a sadder yet exciting note, my super awesome and super good friend LMS is hitting the road in just 3 days for the world adventure with no time limit that he has been waiting on for far too long. Hopefully this means I now have yet another excuse to go abroad to visit the guy in some randomly awesome country. He'll have a blast but will most definitely be missed A LOT!

Friday Hilarity

2009-03-27T11:56:00.001-07:00

For those of you who appreciate both the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" and the fantastic musical Les Miserables you will enjoy this A LOT!

Have a good weekend!

Failure

2009-03-25T08:14:00.000-07:00

A real China post is coming soon once photos are compiled, but in the meantime I have a confession to make. Due to my lack of self control and my peer pressuring mother who doesn't believe anyone should give up coffee I have completely failed my lent goal. I drank a mocha every single day I was in Asia. Bad bad bad....

The question is, now that I have failed, do I give up completely or make it a USA specific goal and tough it out for the next four weeks? Decisions, decisions.

China Bound

2009-03-13T18:43:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow morning I will be heading off to the airport with mom and sister in tow to fly to Hong Kong then onto Shanghai mid-week to visit Emmer...woot!

Out of Towners

2009-03-13T06:47:00.001-07:00

I love playing tourist in SF and am always glad to have visitors and show them around. Yesterday I had two! I got to head up to the Marin Headlands with Damien and show him one of my favorite places in the world (see photo) and then go out to dinner with him and Arun & Co. in Japan town.

Always fun to see people you haven't seen for 6 and 5 years!

Two weeks down....

2009-03-11T07:23:00.000-07:00

Four weeks to go? Man, when is Easter anyways?

The first two days of coffee-less living were especially tough... I had INTENSE headaches. I had no idea that I was so addicted to the coffee in the morning. Now, you have to give me some credit because I wake up at 5:30AM five days a week for work, which is madness. And I've been doing it for almost 2.5 years!

I'm staying strong though and have not cheated at all. We'll see how long this lasts post-lent.

TA-HOE II

2009-03-08T15:09:00.000-07:00

The ski-bus trip to Tahoe yesterday was both civilized (not driving was so nice!) and super easy. The conditions were amazing: blue skies and best of all not crowded AT ALL... making it a bit ironic that both me an the roomie were plowed into by a skiers. It couldn't have been better!

Let's hope for a late winter so I can go up again in April! :)

Lent

2009-02-24T18:23:00.000-08:00

Not that I am religious or anything but I have decided once again to participate in Lent. Three years ago I gave up a 3 diet cokes a day habit and have hardly touched the stuff since. It was surprisingly hard but well worth it.

Here goes nothing

I vow, for 40 days and 40 nights, to give up....

Wish me luck!

Road Trip!

2009-02-18T18:01:00.001-08:00

This post is a little bit delayed and since then I have managed to get myself into all sorts of non-sub-zero trouble but I'll save those juicy details for those near and dear to me ...

Tahoe was awesome! H was a great boarder for a newbie and the roomie has made vast improvements since the wrist damages last year. H learned fast and was pretty impressive minus the collision we had resulting in a scary and large bruise and bump on my leg that hasn't quite gone away. Adds character, right? We re-met the famous Hard Rock Bartender who, after some memory jogging, remembered us and gave us ridiculously strong (free) rum runners. We also got to hang out with B and half his family (brother and cousin) the second night which was a treat. Oh, those boys. The icing on the cake was the great deal I scored on a hotel. For the same cost as the shitty hotel we stayed in last year, I found an awesome suite at Harvey's Resort & Casino which was fabulous. We even got to go hot tubing which could be a story in itself.

I must say this trip was quite different from the last trip in many ways, but still a lot of fun! I hope to go back up there at least a few more times before the snow melts and make some more snow angels.

First weekend in March ... watch out!

thank GOD this week is over

2009-02-06T07:38:00.000-08:00

I like this song ... happy weekend!

TA-HOE

2009-02-05T20:40:00.000-08:00

I'm off to Tahoe tomorrow for a much needed weekend of R&R, snowboarding and probably a little debauchery. Watch out for the photos ...

This Just In: America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

2009-01-25T09:34:00.000-08:00

Best Cities for Dating
1. Austin, TX
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. San Diego, CA
4. Raleigh/Durham, NC
5. Seattle, WA
6. Charleston, SC
7. Norfolk, VA
8. Ann Arbor, MI
9. Springfield, MA
10. Honolulu, HI

Worst Cities for Dating
1. Kansas City, MO
2. Wichita, KS
3. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
4. Detroit, MI
5. Louisville, KY
6. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Pittsburgh, PA
9. Houston, TX
10. Charlotte, NC

Interesting Facts from the Top Ten
“Large cities that everyone associates with socializing, like Los Angeles and Miami, did not rank particularly high, scoring lower in categories like coffee shops per capita and flowers bought as gifts,” said Bert Sperling, president of Sperling’s BestPlaces.

“But cities like Austin (No. 1), Colorado Springs (No. 2) and Ann Arbor (No. 8) were not a complete surprise – they are heavy-populated college towns and it’s easy for young singles to get together.”

1. Austin, TX: Taking home the grand prize, Austin scores relatively high in everything, from frequency of dating partners to the number of establishments to meet people. Austin also has the highest percentage of 18-24-year-olds and knows how to have fun as they spent more money out socializing than any other area. Austin residents also had the highest expenditures on alcohol purchased away from home.

2. Colorado Springs, CO: Ranks in the 99th percentile for socializing at bars and also scores high in the dining out category

3. San Diego, CA: Scores high in the diversity index, which rates the likelihood of randomly meeting someone of a different race or ethnicity, and, of course, San Diego is off the charts when it comes to outdoor recreational opportunities

4. Raleigh Durham, NC: Has a large 18-24-year-old population and a high amount of online daters in the area

5. Seattle, WA: No surprise here - Seattle has the largest amount of coffee shops (great places for meeting people or gathering to rehash the previous night’s activities). It also has the highest percentage of online daters.

6. Charleston, SC: Ranks second in the amount of lingerie shops per capita (behind Columbia, SC)

7. Norfolk, VA: Came in near the top due to the exceptional amount of flowers that were brought as gifts for a special someone. Online dating was also high, in the 83rd percentile.

8. Ann Arbor, MI: Scores in the 98th percentile for percentage of singles and ranks high in the dining out category as well

9. Springfield, MA: Springfield scores high in many categories, among them are percentage of singles, health clubs per capita and bars per capita in the area

10. Honolulu, HI: Honolulu ranks first in the diversity index category, which rates the likelihood of randomly meeting someone of a different race or ethnicity, and scores the highest in the dining out category as well. Honolulu has the lowest number of lingerie shops per capita, probably because no one’s wearing much clothing to begin with.

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A special thanks to J$ for providing me with these statistics. In case you were curious San Francisco ranked #38 and was closely followed by San Jose at #39. Surprisingly (to me at least) Oakland beat them both coming in at #19. I guess I need to cross the Bay Bridge more often ...

In other news, I'm dating again. Watch out world!

Happy Inauguration Day!

2009-01-20T06:43:00.000-08:00

"Obama's cause is all about the future. I think that's why everyone's so excited right now," Schoen said. "It's like we can do anything. Look what we just did -- the people. The people did this. Not the politicians -- we did it."

I wish I could be there!

Choices, Choices...

2009-01-16T17:08:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of dating, casual or otherwise, I present to you a hilarious and accurate photo that perfectly depicts one of the great mysteries of the universe:

"What goes through your mind when someone asks you to go for a drink?"

Thank god for options... Am I right ladies and gents?

TGIF

Ode to the Nice Guys

2009-01-15T06:56:00.000-08:00

This was stolen from I forget where. I liked it so I'm sharing. Enjoy!

Ode to the Nice Guys
This rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl's every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they're at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don't end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn't worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best killing spree you'd ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn't have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing "serious" between the two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: "oh, but we're just friends!" And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you're nice like that.

The nice guys don't often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don't seem to get laid as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can't. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as "oh, he's too nice to date" or "he would be a good boyfriend but he's not for me" or "he already puts up with so much from me, I couldn't possibly ask him out!" or the most frustrating of all: "no, it would ruin our friendship." Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can't figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I'm going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn't last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you're sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

Baby Steps

2009-01-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

As predicted, there have been some big changes so far in 2009. A shout out and BIG congratulations to my good friend's Jess and Tyler who both got engaged in the first two days of the new year (not to each other). Looks like I'm going to be going to a lot of weddings in the next few years!

As for me, I'm still single and so far in 2009 I have been mostly a useless waste of space. I partly blame our 12 months of free ShowTime from DirectTV and my beautiful new MacBook. But, the good news is that I've already made some progress on the resolutions

#1 Get Organized - I cleaned my room. It looks beautiful, yet still needs a lot of work. I am getting rid of lots of clothes and unloading the useless crap. Getting organized feels sooooo good.

#4 Get Healthy - last night I formulated a weekly beginner workout plan that is stick-to-able.

100 Crunches a day
120 minutes of Cardio a week (4 - 30 minute sessions)
2 personal training sessions a week

I think I can stick to that!

#3 Get Adventurous - This is the exciting one! I am going to Hong Kong and Shanghai for a week in March. I can't wait! Also, me and the roomie are starting to actually plan our big adventure trip for 2009. We're taking location advice because we can't make up our minds...anyone?

Next up is a weekend in Tahoe. Stay tuned for photos and lets pray for no broken bones!

Fresh Start!

2009-01-02T11:33:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it's 2009. A new year means a fresh start and I'm a fan of new beginnings. In the spirit of the new year here are my resolutions so far..

Some General Resolutions:

1. Get Organized ... enough of this mess.
2. Get Promoted ... it's about damn time.
3. Get Adventurous ... I want to take more chances and try more new things, and Asia here we come!
4. Get Healthy ... I know it's cliche, but it's so important.

Some Specific Resolutions:

1. Cut WAY back on the coffee intake
2. More of #2
3. Actually make it to Vegas
4. Finish my photo collage frame

With the Second Annual Roommate South Lake Tahoe Weekend Bonanza coming up next weekend I'm sure more ideas will formulate and the year will come full circle. Let's just hope the roomie doesn't break anything but hearts this time.

Also, assuming I don't have a panic attack and wuss out in the next 5 hours, I am making a huge change to my appearance today. Wish me luck!

A first time for everything....

2008-12-30T08:19:00.000-08:00

As a general rule I feel like New Year's resolutions are stupid because no one ever keeps them ... including myself, that is, until this past year.

Being the closet genius that I am, I made 3 resolutions that I was pretty certain I could keep.

1. Have more fun
2. This one is between me and my roomie ;)
3. Go to Vegas

Now I definitely had a lot more fun this year, #2 was a go, and my plane on the way back from Zach's wedding stopped over in Vegas and there are slots in that airport so I count that as a 1/2 success.

2008 was a good year in general. Let's face it, after the crappy 2007 I had, anything that didn't land me in an emergency room was an improvement. So, so long 2008! It's been real. I have a feeling 2009 is going to be an awesome year with a lot of new and exciting changes and I'm excited about it.

In the wise words of my personal trainer -- On NYE, Don't do anything I wouldn't do and do everything that I would do.

Happy New Year and HELLOOOOO 2009!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-25T16:33:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope Santa was good to you all... unless you were bad :)

Santa was good to me ... apparently he wasn't watching too hard this summer and during a recent vacation... As my own gift to myself I am treating myself to a 90 minute massage and spa day at Burke Williams or Spa Fusion (as yet to be determined). I am also going to go up to Tahoe in two weeks for our one year anniversary Tahoe bonanza. Should be a good time.

Now what's up for NYE? Only time will tell ...

its a film, not a porno you pervert

2008-12-22T20:08:00.000-08:00

Inspired by my good friend MD, me and the roomie undertook a movie watching adventure and rented the movie Pirates. Now, if you have never heard of this gem I suggest you check it out on Wikipedia. There I learned that this was the highest budget adult film ever... not to mention it is rated R and is carried in Blockbuster and by Netflix. It also just might have the most awful and hilarious acting I've ever seen ... but what did you expect from this high quality "film".

There are so many amazing one-liners and scenes it is hard to give examples so instead I'll say you should all rent it. And you might want to drink while you watch ... I'm just sayin'

Meet Dallas

2008-11-26T14:15:00.000-08:00

Don't ask why but over the last 3 years I have acquired two ponies (okay one pony and one unicorn) at my desk at work. They get molested and put in strange situations on a weekly basis.

Meet Dallas:

Best Commercial Ever

2008-11-11T18:30:00.001-08:00

So I just saw this ad for Amped energy drink on tv and I had to share it with the world because it is amazing.

Does this remind anyone else of their college years??

Wicked

2008-11-10T21:43:00.000-08:00

So I may have already mentioned this, but I am reading Wicked right now in preparation for going to see the Musical with the roomie in January. There is a quote in the front of the book that I really like. I think it has stuck with me because it is something I have always wondered myself.

'Tis very strange Men should be so fond of being thought wickeder than they are.

Any ideas?

Congrats to President Obama!

2008-11-05T07:11:00.001-08:00

Happy Halloween!!

2008-10-31T06:49:00.001-07:00

Seeing as Halloween more often that not falls on a "school night", I have gotten used to dressing up for Halloween more than once. This year Halloween fell on a Friday (woot!). Sticking with tradition I still dressed up twice, once for work and once for the evening of light debauchery.

At work my team got together and decided that we would all dress as burglers at work.

Work Halloween...The Fraud Team as thieves.

Later that night me and the roomie got ready, met H and hit the town!

So a goth chick, a flower child and a flapper walk into a bar ...

Bzzzz...

2008-10-30T22:39:00.000-07:00

Today I drank coffee with caffeine (yesterday I drank decaf so I didn't count it as cheating). I lasted like 48 hours. I suck.

The boss lady has suggested that going into holiday may not be the best time to try quitting coffee especially when you have to be at work at 6:30AM. I agreed. The no coffee rule will be thought out better and resumed as part of new years resolution 2009.

Stay tuned ...

In other news, my biggest loser competition is not going so well on the scale however I have kicked ass in the gym this week. Literally. I let my beloved trainer at 24 know last week that my problem area is well, ass. I have a ghetto booty. I told him I wanted to do nothing but butt work outs this week ... and thus ass week was born. It was painful and fabulous at the same time.

Oh, ass week. Let's just say I feel the burn.

I quit.

2008-10-27T07:26:00.000-07:00

Today I have declared that I will quit coffee again. As some may know after getting sick last year I didn't touch the stuff for almost a year. This past March I dated a bad influence who got me back into it ... and my work got an espresso machine that I just can't turn down. But no longer! I'm going to need all the help I can get on that one.

In bigger news (hehe) I have officially started my Biggest Loser competition with my good friend JL. Since we're separated by 3,000 miles we are competing based on trust. Weigh-ins will be Mondays. I need the extra motivation to get my butt in gear. My goal is to not only get back to eating better but also hit the gym 4-5 times a week for the rest of the year. I'm also taking a booze break after Halloween.

Wish me luck!

So Sexy it Hurts

2008-10-24T07:59:00.000-07:00

In honor of me getting my computer back this afternoon I will grace you with 4 minutes of sexy. Just can't get enough of Josh Turner's voice... and that smile! It is so sexy it hurts.

I'm Alive

2008-10-23T06:59:00.001-07:00

It has been awhile since I've posted and I have some juicy things to write about but sadly my lap top decided to commit suicide over the weekend and is now spending some quality time with the Geek Squad at Best Buy. This leaves me with few opportunities to post as work is ridiculously busy and I have no time at all even breathe let alone play on blogger.

I am kind of torn about the whole no computer thing. On one hand its gotten me to read more of my current book "Wicked" (which everyone should read). But on the other hand, I feel so out of the loop. How did we survive before Internet?

Another one bites the dust....

2008-10-18T10:14:00.001-07:00

Last Thursday I took off on quite the adventure. I traveled back to the east coast to do some leaf peeping, some college days reminiscing, accomplish some goals and most importantly to attend Zach and Karen's wedding.

Now, I have to take a moment to briefly discuss my 2008 goals. I had 3. One was to have more fun, which I have been overly successful at keeping. The other two were created while in South Lake Tahoe back in January with the roomie (the specifics of which will remain confidential). This tangent is only important because during that trip we befriended our Hard Rock Cafe waiter and even hung out with him at the bar the second night. I saw our HRC friend in the airport on my layover on the way to CT and little did I know that it foreshadowed the events to follow. Got to love it when things come full circle.

The leafs were peeped, the reminiscing with both coastie friends and shannon & joel was fantastic, goals were most certainly met in a swift manner (go team), the wedding was beautiful, and the reception was drunken and fun fun fun. It was so great to finally meet Karen and it is always fun to see Zach. CONGRATULATIONS!

Some photos ...

VP Debate

2008-10-03T08:05:00.001-07:00

Bowling Champion

2008-10-02T07:15:00.000-07:00

Okay, I lied. I kind of suck at bowling.

Last night me and the roomie went bowling on a quasi-double date. So Grease era, I know. Despite considering cancellation due to tiredness earlier in the day I actually had a lot of fun. They are good company for certain.

I also got challenged (ok fine, I did the challenging) to a DDR dance off and totally dominated.

Matt Damon on Sarah Palin

2008-09-29T11:44:00.000-07:00

There are some priceless quotes in this one.

Fan Appreciation Day

2008-09-28T18:34:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the last Giants game of the season with Marisa, Jimmy & Rob. It was great and we were all evenly hungover which made for a level playing field. I, sadly, did not win a flat screen TV or a brand new car but I did catch one of the signed balls that the players threw into the stands after the game. Be impressed because I was sitting all the way up in section 323 and fought some lady for it.

$5 to the person who can identify the signature below because I sure can't...

I also must mention that I made my goal of breaking my baseball game attending record from last year. I went to 23 games (A's and Giants) this year. I am a super fan!

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Baseball Photo Highlights 2008

Git 'Er Done

2008-09-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

If you know me well or have been reading this blog you know that I am kind of into all things country. A few years ago (NOV2004) I was out with 209 at little black dress night at a club in Mohegan Sun Casino. I was not sober. As we were leaving J$ pointed to 3 guys in cowboy hats and tight jeans and told me there were cowboys in the club. I got over excited, marched over to them and said "what do you think you're rodeo cowboys or something?". They said "well, actually, yes. We are." Cue slight embarrassment.

It turned out they were with the PBR (see www.pbrnow.com) rodeo and were riding at Mohegan Sun all weekend. Sean Willingham, one of the cowboys, offered to set aside his 4 family/friends tickets for me so we could come see them the next night. I was in heaven. The next day the tickets were actually there and we went and partied with them that night. We then were invited again to go the next day and partied again. It was amazing and I've been talking about that weekend for years.

Now, the PBR has come to the Bay Area and the roomie and Heather have decided to humor me and attend the rodeo tonight. I texted Sean (yes, I still had his number) and asked if he wanted to hang after the show. He, of course, didn't remember me but is always down to party....

The story/pictures to follow....

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So we went to the show and it was fabulous. Lord knows the roomie and Heather enjoyed themselves. There were some scary parts and I have to say, knowing the one on the bull makes it 10 times scarier to watch. Luckily no one got that badly hurt.

After the riding the guys came around to sign autographs and we told Sean who we were and he invited us to the after part at the Hilton hotel bar at the Oakland Airport. Apparently folks in Oakland don't take kindly to Cowboys. Go figure.

Had a blast. Would do it again. Anytime.

The scene. Welcome to the PBR ya'll!

Ross Coleman rides the bull. Check out that air!

The cowboys signing autographs

Reunited and it feels so good. Meet my old friend Sean Willingham.

My cowboy/rodeo loving converts. Go team!

Lasagna - Take Deux

2008-09-23T19:04:00.000-07:00

So last night I tried out lasagna baking for the second time and it turned out WAY better. I used the same amount of sauce but a smaller pan so it was full of sauce and ground beef. I also used amazing noodles that cook while the lasanga cooks which saved me a lot of time.

And this time I took photos! So the photo isn't the most flattering but trust me it was delicious! Now I understand why making lasagna is so easy. Next I will have to add some more ingredients and experiment that way. Who knew I was such a culinary mastermind (ha)

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-09-21T20:45:00.000-07:00

So I am 25 now. The Robin Williams stand-up and party last night was super fun and I wanted to give a BIG thank you to everyone who came out and/or wished me a happy birthday!

Macys Passport Fashion Show - Gala Night

2008-09-19T10:39:00.000-07:00

For the second year in a row I got the privilege of attending the Macys Passport Fashion Show! This year Maraya and Melissa joined me to help my good friend Douglas out and volunteer (he was the volunteer coordinator). Because we worked two shifts (Gift Bags & VIP Check In) we got to attend the show & auction last night and it was awesome! Someone bought Keith Harding painting (and some other perks) for $19,000!! It was insane.

The show it's self was fun and full of energy just like last year. Several celebrities and fun surprises. Also, the underwear runway was spectacular as always :)

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As promised here are a few photos from the show. Enjoy!

Quarter-life Crisis

2008-09-17T20:35:00.001-07:00

As I am just 3 days away from 25 (aaahhhh!) I can relate to the following. I saw this and I loved it so enjoy!

Being Twenty-something - they call it the "Quarter-life Crisis. It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like.

You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones.

What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job ... and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't.

One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person. One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot don't seem as fun.

You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

209 Reunion #4 - Portland, OR

2008-09-15T20:54:00.001-07:00

Some photos from my trip to Portland with 209 :)

Night on the town in Portland

Posing in the Wilson's garden

Frolicking on the Coast....

Mmmmm Dairy Queen :)

Back in SF me and Jess made friends...

Peace Out Bay Area!

2008-09-03T21:51:00.000-07:00

I'm off to Portland for the long weekend. Thank god ... I needed a vacation sooooooo bad.

Some highlights...
Friday - Spa Day!
Saturday - Wineries and trip to the Beach

...photos to come...

Welcome to September

2008-09-02T07:32:00.001-07:00

First and foremost I cannot believe it is already September. I know I've been saying that every month but its no less true. Where did 2008 go??

As my birthday month should be, September is booked solid with vacations, house guests, events and birthdays ... and I'm excited about it.

Here is an events preview:

9/4-9/8 - Portland
9/7 - Luke's Birthday
9/8-9/11 - Jess in SF
9/11 - I get my stitches out!
9/13 - A's v. Rangers game w/ Grandfar
9/15-9/18 - Macy's Fashion Wk Volunteering/Attending
9/19 - Bliss Spa Day w/ Maraya
9/21 - My 25th Birthday! (and the first day of Fall)
9/27 - Cal Academy Preview Grand Opening!
9/28 - Giants v. Dodgers - Fan Appreciation Day

...coming soon.... Adventures in Portland and my first spray tan experience

Male Appreciation

2008-08-27T19:37:00.000-07:00

Do yourself a favor and watch Gerard Butler in P.S. I Love You singing "Galway Girl" ... trust me.

Born: Glasgow, Scottland
Age: 38
Height: 6'2"
You've seen him in: Tomb Raider, 300, P.S. I Love You

Dark Knight

2008-08-26T17:24:00.000-07:00

This is very belated but over a week ago now I finally got to see the Dark Knight. I know, I know, I realize it has been out for a month at least but since everyone in the universe had seen it I had to wait on my good friend MD to get back from the islands so I had a movie buddy.

Overall the movie was pretty awesome and as predicted Heath Ledger was fantastic. They were right when they said the Joker was dark. It was borderline disturbing to see Heath Ledger perform this dark and creepy role knowing that it indirectly killed him. Let us not forget Christian Bale who was fabulous as always minus is strangely low voice when in batman costume that was almost distracting.

Heath Ledger definitely stole the show and although he was fantastic I prefer to remember him by his less creepy roles ... RIP

Tuesday is the new Monday

2008-08-26T08:05:00.001-07:00

I hope this morning is not a foreshadow of bad things to come because this morning I left my bus pass, building and office access cards, AND my house keys at home.

I'm an idiot.

Spa Week

2008-08-21T12:04:00.001-07:00

That's right folks. My favorite holiday is coming up. I just got the email this morning and have already booked the following at Bliss Spa as a happy almost birthday gift to myself...

45 MIN Oxygen Blast and Task Mask
45 MIN Signature Bliss Massage

For those of you who do not know about Spa Week go visit www.spaweek.org immediately. Spots and good times fill up quick so be speedy!

The Countdown Begins...

2008-08-21T07:39:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh! I'm so excited. All my travel plans are set and all I have to do is sit back relax (and work out like crazy) for 2 and 6 weeks.

2 weeks from today I will be hanging with the ladies of Club 209 in Portland, Oregon

6 weeks from today I will be flying into CT to attend Zach's wedding and hanging with the boys ... and taking a trip to NYC to play with Mika & Joel! :)

Oh Shit Summer is OVER?!

2008-08-20T07:39:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago I started noticing that it was dark when I left for work. Keep in mind that I have to be at work at 6:30AM so it's not THAT strange but in the summer it is usually surprisingly sunshine-y at 6AM. Last night we had a very very low-key farewell dinner for the baby sister who is going back to college on Thursday. That's when it hit me ... summer is coming to an end!

The good news is that September in SanFran is one of the greatest months of all (and not only because it contains my birthday). It is usually warm and sunny and I think it's God's way of making up for the oddly cold July and August we always tend to have. Love the fog! Also in September I am really looking forward to my Portland vacation (15 days and counting!) because I get to check a state off my list AND hang with my favorite people in the world -- Club 209. I also get to bring J$ home with me to SF and someone can finally meet all my SF friends and see my new apartment, etc.

Other Random Thoughts/Updates....
- I'm turning 25 in a month. When do I get to start having an existential crisis?
- I am going to join my travel buddy Melissa in all her SF museum adventures because I've always wanted to do that stuff. See her blog on my list for details
- Whiskeytown 2009 one year countdown starts today. I am scared and excited ... and plan on drinking more water, bringing more advil, and wearing more sunscreen this time around. I don't know what hurt more last year: the 3rd degree sunburns or the outrageous double shot jagerbomb hangovers me and the roomie had.
- The hotel and flight to CT in October is officially booked. Zach's wedding here I come ... I still can't believe he's getting married. I'm super excited to meet the bride to be (finally!) and see all the CGA boys :)

Oooooh Online Shopping

2008-08-15T07:43:00.001-07:00

So on Tuesday morning I went a little crazy and spent $300 at Nordstrom.com because they were having a sale on some dresses and I am on the prowl for the perfect dress to wear to Zach's wedding in October (see below). I've been joking that buying and returning things from Nordstrom is my new hobby, but I swear this will only be my second time! I am really hoping these work because they are all adorable.

Later that day I was inspired by a friend and bought a webcam. I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but I am a global nomad and it runs in the family. Emily (sister) moved to China back in March and we chat on Skype and I can see her but she can't see me (I'm starting to think I might NEED a Mac someday). That will all change soon. Now I'll be able to video chat with both sisters and several friends. Oh the joys of technology.

I get both my orders today!!! I am excited :)

*******UPDATE********

I am returning the black and white one and I MIGHT be keeping the pink and black one. We'll see. As for the camera. It is great however it just so happens to not work when connecting to the one person's computer I want it to connect with. Not fun. It's also kinda bad quality. I think I might need to exchange it ...

Weeds

2008-08-10T09:39:00.000-07:00

I've been having a very marijuana filled weekend for someone who doesn't smoke pot.

Yesterday on the advice of a friend (and because I was being disgustingly lazy) I watched half of the first season of Weeds. I am currently, once again in bed, watching the second half. I kind of love it. Before now I had only seen one episode and I wasn't that impressed but I think it helps to start from the beginning. I am officially a fan now!

On Saturday night I went out and saw Pineapple Express with Luke. It was pretty hilarious. We did out part by drinking in the theater and it is probably safe to say half the audience was baked out of their minds. I kind of love James Franco right now. I recommend this one to anyone and everyone. It is not your average stoner flick ... it is a million times better!

New Find!

2008-08-06T21:25:00.000-07:00

I just was poking around and found this awesome blog with great recipes to fuel my inner chef. I've been in to cooking new things lately. I'm on an Italian kick so far - first spaghetti carbonara, then lasagna - so maybe I'll get some new ideas.

http://therecipegirl.blogspot.com/

My friends (and especially the roommate) should get excited!

Domestic Goddess

2008-08-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

This weekend I played happy house wife to myself. Saturday morning I woke up and we got the new vacuum out of the car. It is amazing! I can't believe I'm excited about a vacuum but it just works so well! My carpet has never been so debris free :)

I cleaned my house, my room, changed my sheets and BAKED A LASAGNA! Yeah that's right. And it turned out good!

I wish I had a photo of the real thing ... what is below is as close as I can get. I shit you not, it looked that good. I will definitely take a photo next time.

This coming weekend I hear we might be going blackberry picking. If it all works out you'll be seeing some fun photos... and I'm baking a pie! Get excited.

Stand-Up

2008-08-02T00:48:00.000-07:00

So I just got home from seeing Kevin Nealon do stand up with B and family. Despite currently suffering from bubonic plague (okay, being dramatic) I had a blast. He was pretty funny but the woman before him probably was the best for me.....and the company was pretty great too.

I definitely want to see more comedy :)

Booked!

2008-07-30T20:41:00.001-07:00

This past weekend I booked my travels for the rest of the year. It has been about 3 months since my last trip and I'm itching for some adventure.

9/4-9/8 - Portland, OR 209 Reunion Part IV
9/8-9/11 - Jess in SF (woot!)
10/9-10-13 - Connecticut for Zach's Wedding

I can't wait!

Happy Birthday Herman!

2008-07-29T08:00:00.001-07:00

On this past Saturday night I was dragged kicking and screaming to a nightclub called Temple. I was under the impression that I am not a nightclub kind of girl. Turns out I have just been to shitty nightclubs. I had a blast!

We got bottle service for the birthday boy. The music was great, and the company was fabulous as alwasy.

The decor was awesome too :)

Good times!

So we meant to go to the gym.....

2008-07-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

But for some reason we thought it would be a good idea to get our errands done first. Me and the roomie completely intended on working out today. Instead we went to IHOP for bfast, looked at puppies at PetCo, went to Marshalls, spent 2 hours and $250 (together) at Target. We now own a new vacum cleaner. Oh the excitement! Then we returned things at Nordstrom and bought her a new Mac!

6.5 hours and $2,500 later we're back home, still in our gym clothes eating cheeseburgers and Kraft mac and cheese.

Shopping burns calories right? Good effort!

I've Gone Country!

2008-07-25T07:05:00.001-07:00

In all honesty I went country about 11 years ago. I thank (or blame depending on who you ask) it on my carpool driver from freshman year in high school. Something about that twang just makes me happy.

Since then I have had my share of country adventures from attending and hanging with famous rodeo cowboys at Mohegan Sun to spending New Years in Nashville to riding mechanical bulls in a shady bars in Virginia and last but not least to magical nights of line dancing and trouble at Fremont's own, The Saddlerack. Luckily my friends have long ago given in to the awesome that is country music and are happy to humor me.

Tonight I'm going to the Toby Keith & Montgomery Gentry concert at the Shoreline. The roomie was supposed to attend but she had to take a last minute trip south so my trusty friend Luke (aka the only person I know who can be bribed to attend a Toby Keith concert) is coming with me!

Sure to be a rockin' time!

Photos to come....

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All the cool kids are doing it ....

2008-07-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

So I figured I would take a stab at pouring my heart out to random strangers. Not usually my style but about 6 months ago (while tipsy in South Lake Tahoe with the roomie) I resolved to make 2008 a year of change and to try new things. That night we met some lovely SoCal firemen and it has been a wild ride ever since.

If you're lucky you'll hear some wild travel adventures, random ramblings and general stories of JagerBomb fueled stupidity.

That being said I can get a little random so bear with me and enjoy!