We spent the first day wine tasting in Santa Ynez
And the second day eating and browsing Santa Barbara's boutiques...
...but that was after I made my very first campfire ever!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Santa Barbara
A few weeks ago, S and I took a little getaway trip to Santa Barbara. We camped right on the edge of a lake where we could see the raging fire cresting a nearby mountain.
We spent the first day wine tasting in Santa Ynez
And the second day eating and browsing Santa Barbara's boutiques...
...but that was after I made my very first campfire ever!
We spent the first day wine tasting in Santa Ynez
And the second day eating and browsing Santa Barbara's boutiques...
...but that was after I made my very first campfire ever!
JD's Trip to California
Last week, K and my best friend JD came out to visit us in California. It was awesome to see her! K hadn't seen her since last May and I hadn't seen her since a crazy day in April.
She arrived on Thursday and I took her to downtown Culver City to this yummy grilled cheese place called Meltdown, which is in an area of great restaurants (including Tender Greens, Ford's Filling Station, and a delicious-looking fried chicken place - oh, only if I could eat the stuff). Then the two of us cruised over to Santa Monica to do some necessary shopping before K came home. That night the three of us went to a local sushi joint where we sipped sake and sat for hours chatting and laughing.
On Friday, JD and I got up early and went to the gym before the three of us went to the Farmer's Market and bought...nothing! But it was still a nice little trip.
Afterwards, we went to brunch at Lily's and shopped some more.
That night our friend JH was having an intimate dinner party, and we had to leave time to whip up the peanut butter oatmeal cookies we had decided to bring. They turned out to be absolutely fabulous. Here's the recipe:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats (quaker, etc.)
1. heat oven to 375.
2. mix sugar, brown sugar, butter and beat until light and fluffy
3. add peanut butter, vanilla, egg and blend well
4. add flour, rolled oats, baking soda, salt and mix well
5. put in fridge for 2 hours (we put it in the freezer instead for 15 minutes, made a sheet, then put it back in the freezer between sheets)
6. shape into 1-inch balls on ungreased cookie sheet
7. flatten with fork dipped in sugar in criss-cross pattern
8. bake for 6-10 minutes until golden brown
makes approx. 4 dozen cookies
The dinner was such a pleasure - it centered on us building our own Vietnamese spring rolls which are made from rice flour but not fried like Chinese spring rolls. We stayed there until late, sharing many glasses of wine and an interesting combination of a viscous raspberry wine and champagne. Suffice to say, we didn't wake up early the next morning.
For Saturday, I had made the executive decision that we would go to Grub for brunch so JD could taste Betty's sweet and spicy bacon, which is out of this world. We met her mother-in-law up there and I think JD really loved the bacon and getting to see part of her fam. After we shopped all the way up and down the edgier part of Melrose, though we didn't make it quite all the way to Ed Hardy's store. As it was nearly time for Z's party by the time we were done, we headed back to the west side and K and JD whipped up a tasty feta cheese and walnut salad while I bought chips, guac, and margarita necessities at the store with S. The party was crazy - I'm not going to go into details, but let's just say that there was wrestling in the hot tub and we didn't leave until after 2am.
Sunday was a lazy day as we were all a bit zonked from the Saturday party, though K and JD did put together a really nice breakfast of crepes and salad. And despite a bit of super-crabbiness on my part later that afternoon, I also managed to rally by the evening and put together a homemade drunken noodle dish that I had learned the prior week at the cooking class. I think the most useful thing I learned there was how to use a knife, because the mise en place took me probably half the time now that I have a clue how to cut a tomato and an onion. Despite not having all the right ingredients (I was missing Thai basil, sweet soy sauce, and Thai black soy sauce and had to substitute) I was pleased with the dish, though I want to make it again with everything on hand. Also that night S and company staged a light beer tasting competition where six of us were to determine if there was a difference between the light versions of Coors, Miller, Bud, and Miller High Life and if we could identify which was which. Each beer tasted slightly different, but I didn't know Coors from Bud as I'm not exactly a connoisseur of those types of beers.
I had to work Monday, and JD was set to take the red eye that night, but we made time so she could experience her first In and Out burger and do a long walk through the canals.
On the left we have a hamburger animal style, protein style and on the right, a cheeseburger animal style.
During our walk, JD found a spider.
Some roses
A cool house
The water
And an egret.
And that night, after dinner at La Cabana, we dropped JD at the airport just as the moon was preparing to enter its lunar eclipse.
She arrived on Thursday and I took her to downtown Culver City to this yummy grilled cheese place called Meltdown, which is in an area of great restaurants (including Tender Greens, Ford's Filling Station, and a delicious-looking fried chicken place - oh, only if I could eat the stuff). Then the two of us cruised over to Santa Monica to do some necessary shopping before K came home. That night the three of us went to a local sushi joint where we sipped sake and sat for hours chatting and laughing.
On Friday, JD and I got up early and went to the gym before the three of us went to the Farmer's Market and bought...nothing! But it was still a nice little trip.
Afterwards, we went to brunch at Lily's and shopped some more.
That night our friend JH was having an intimate dinner party, and we had to leave time to whip up the peanut butter oatmeal cookies we had decided to bring. They turned out to be absolutely fabulous. Here's the recipe:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats (quaker, etc.)
1. heat oven to 375.
2. mix sugar, brown sugar, butter and beat until light and fluffy
3. add peanut butter, vanilla, egg and blend well
4. add flour, rolled oats, baking soda, salt and mix well
5. put in fridge for 2 hours (we put it in the freezer instead for 15 minutes, made a sheet, then put it back in the freezer between sheets)
6. shape into 1-inch balls on ungreased cookie sheet
7. flatten with fork dipped in sugar in criss-cross pattern
8. bake for 6-10 minutes until golden brown
makes approx. 4 dozen cookies
The dinner was such a pleasure - it centered on us building our own Vietnamese spring rolls which are made from rice flour but not fried like Chinese spring rolls. We stayed there until late, sharing many glasses of wine and an interesting combination of a viscous raspberry wine and champagne. Suffice to say, we didn't wake up early the next morning.
For Saturday, I had made the executive decision that we would go to Grub for brunch so JD could taste Betty's sweet and spicy bacon, which is out of this world. We met her mother-in-law up there and I think JD really loved the bacon and getting to see part of her fam. After we shopped all the way up and down the edgier part of Melrose, though we didn't make it quite all the way to Ed Hardy's store. As it was nearly time for Z's party by the time we were done, we headed back to the west side and K and JD whipped up a tasty feta cheese and walnut salad while I bought chips, guac, and margarita necessities at the store with S. The party was crazy - I'm not going to go into details, but let's just say that there was wrestling in the hot tub and we didn't leave until after 2am.
Sunday was a lazy day as we were all a bit zonked from the Saturday party, though K and JD did put together a really nice breakfast of crepes and salad. And despite a bit of super-crabbiness on my part later that afternoon, I also managed to rally by the evening and put together a homemade drunken noodle dish that I had learned the prior week at the cooking class. I think the most useful thing I learned there was how to use a knife, because the mise en place took me probably half the time now that I have a clue how to cut a tomato and an onion. Despite not having all the right ingredients (I was missing Thai basil, sweet soy sauce, and Thai black soy sauce and had to substitute) I was pleased with the dish, though I want to make it again with everything on hand. Also that night S and company staged a light beer tasting competition where six of us were to determine if there was a difference between the light versions of Coors, Miller, Bud, and Miller High Life and if we could identify which was which. Each beer tasted slightly different, but I didn't know Coors from Bud as I'm not exactly a connoisseur of those types of beers.
I had to work Monday, and JD was set to take the red eye that night, but we made time so she could experience her first In and Out burger and do a long walk through the canals.
On the left we have a hamburger animal style, protein style and on the right, a cheeseburger animal style.
During our walk, JD found a spider.
Some roses
A cool house
The water
And an egret.
And that night, after dinner at La Cabana, we dropped JD at the airport just as the moon was preparing to enter its lunar eclipse.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Birthday List
As some of you have been asking what I would like for my birthday, I thought it would be helpful to post the list on my blog...
Clothing
Obey Motley Crew hoodie in Heather Grey (XS only)
hellcat t-shirt: Lipsticks and Pistolwhips site
cute jacket (L): Shop Plasticland site
love swallows cardigan (S): Trouble Girls site
Shoes
Tattoo-style rain boots (size 7) for when it rains this winter!: Amazon.com
Jewelry
Femme Metale Love Birds Necklace: Femme Metale site
medium winged heart: Pnut Jewelry site
cherry and dice necklace: Beadasaurus site
swallow and anchor necklace: Beadasaurus site
heart padlock necklace: Shanalogic site
Accessories
purse hanger (the cherry one): Hot Hang Ups site
queen of hearts belt buckle: What the Rock site
DVDs
Fight Club
Hot Fuzz
300
Clothing
Obey Motley Crew hoodie in Heather Grey (XS only)
hellcat t-shirt: Lipsticks and Pistolwhips site
cute jacket (L): Shop Plasticland site
love swallows cardigan (S): Trouble Girls site
Shoes
Tattoo-style rain boots (size 7) for when it rains this winter!: Amazon.com
Jewelry
Femme Metale Love Birds Necklace: Femme Metale site
medium winged heart: Pnut Jewelry site
cherry and dice necklace: Beadasaurus site
swallow and anchor necklace: Beadasaurus site
heart padlock necklace: Shanalogic site
Accessories
purse hanger (the cherry one): Hot Hang Ups site
queen of hearts belt buckle: What the Rock site
DVDs
Fight Club
Hot Fuzz
300
Night Visions
Did anyone else see the lunar eclipse last night? Around 2:35am, I pulled myself from slumber and walked outside with S to watch the sun block out the moon. I'll have photos soon.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Drunk Celebrities
Now, I don't think celebrities should be driving around wasted, but this is funny:
Yesterday, Bill Murray was pulled over by Swedish authorities on suspicion of drunkeness after he was caught cruising through downtown Stockholm. He was driving a golf cart.
Yesterday, Bill Murray was pulled over by Swedish authorities on suspicion of drunkeness after he was caught cruising through downtown Stockholm. He was driving a golf cart.
Sweet Dreams
Now, I realize that I've been raving about Bioshock for weeks now, and I promise, I'm nearly done, especially as I think I'm nearly halfway through the game (if that is indeed the case, then it should definitely have multiplayer because otherwise it's kinda short). But yesterday felt like all Bioshock all the time. I went on G4 again to talk about how awesome the game is, and later that night, fell asleep on the couch and had a dream about where to find the crossbow. Unfortunately, I didn't remember much when I woke up, so it wasn't particularly helpful.
Today I found this strip of the Penny Arcade comic, that I'm sure, if you're also playing the game, you will appreciate:
Oh, and here's the clip from yesterday. I slowed down the speed of my speech, as I noticed I had been talking like the Micromachines guy, but I still managed to make one incoherent sentence...what I was trying to say was that while the PC gamers got the short end of the stick with the demo, I think 360 and PC users will get the patch to fix the widescreen problem at relatively the same time. Trust me, that's not what came out. But, it's a learning process, right? :)
Yesterday was really lovely - after work and the G4 appearance, I met S and we went to our Thai cooking class. It was so much fun! I wish my camera had had batteries because I would have taken some photos of it. We were led by Chef Jet Tila whose family opened the first Thai market in Los Angeles (on Melrose and Normandie) and also opened Royal Thai, the first Thai restuarant in West LA. He taught us how to make papaya salad and thai soup stock and then two people picked a dish and made it together. S and I made one of my favorite noodles, drunken noodle. We worked really well together - splitting the duties between chopping (him) and mixing (me). I've never been much of a cook, so I'm still learning how to use a knife, but Chef Tila taught me a lot so by the end of the class I was cutting tomatoes without mushing them! Our dish turned out really well, despite my two little screwups, as S is great over a hot flame. The biggest whoops was when I added the sauce (which we had doubled because it was stirfry) all at one time instead of adding it as needed. But, we mostly solved the problem by adding more noodles to the dish. It turned out tasty, though still a little oversauced. But now I'll remember for next time!
After we had fun learning new ways of cooking (including a quick way to butterfly poultry) and new dishes, we went to the Viper Room to watch Jeremy Fisher play. His sound is a mix of Neil Young and Simon & Garfunkel, and his upcoming album is a lot of fun. He was good live, but not dramatically different from the record. And, because he was playing all new stuff on an album that hadn't yet been released, S and I were the only ones who knew the words. But we had a good time, even with the super drunk college girls stumbling all over the place in front of us and encroaching in our space. I felt like I was playing bumper cars!
Tomorrow, J arrives and I am so very very excited!
Today I found this strip of the Penny Arcade comic, that I'm sure, if you're also playing the game, you will appreciate:
Oh, and here's the clip from yesterday. I slowed down the speed of my speech, as I noticed I had been talking like the Micromachines guy, but I still managed to make one incoherent sentence...what I was trying to say was that while the PC gamers got the short end of the stick with the demo, I think 360 and PC users will get the patch to fix the widescreen problem at relatively the same time. Trust me, that's not what came out. But, it's a learning process, right? :)
Yesterday was really lovely - after work and the G4 appearance, I met S and we went to our Thai cooking class. It was so much fun! I wish my camera had had batteries because I would have taken some photos of it. We were led by Chef Jet Tila whose family opened the first Thai market in Los Angeles (on Melrose and Normandie) and also opened Royal Thai, the first Thai restuarant in West LA. He taught us how to make papaya salad and thai soup stock and then two people picked a dish and made it together. S and I made one of my favorite noodles, drunken noodle. We worked really well together - splitting the duties between chopping (him) and mixing (me). I've never been much of a cook, so I'm still learning how to use a knife, but Chef Tila taught me a lot so by the end of the class I was cutting tomatoes without mushing them! Our dish turned out really well, despite my two little screwups, as S is great over a hot flame. The biggest whoops was when I added the sauce (which we had doubled because it was stirfry) all at one time instead of adding it as needed. But, we mostly solved the problem by adding more noodles to the dish. It turned out tasty, though still a little oversauced. But now I'll remember for next time!
After we had fun learning new ways of cooking (including a quick way to butterfly poultry) and new dishes, we went to the Viper Room to watch Jeremy Fisher play. His sound is a mix of Neil Young and Simon & Garfunkel, and his upcoming album is a lot of fun. He was good live, but not dramatically different from the record. And, because he was playing all new stuff on an album that hadn't yet been released, S and I were the only ones who knew the words. But we had a good time, even with the super drunk college girls stumbling all over the place in front of us and encroaching in our space. I felt like I was playing bumper cars!
Tomorrow, J arrives and I am so very very excited!
Monday, August 20, 2007
A Nice Walk Home
On my way home today, I was smiling and was greeted by many other people smiling, including a girl who said hi, and a few other people. It's so nice to hear peaceful sounds - the wind rustling the trees, children playing, the gears of a bike as someone rides by - instead of the cacophony I had become accustomed to. sigh.
S has returned from Europe and brought with him many good stories, hundreds of photos from his trip, and some awesome goodies for me! Yesterday we did some errand running (well, fun errand running like going to Cost Plus) and then took a long walk on the beach and through the canals before he treated me to Korean BBQ. Yum! We got to do some grilling ourselves over the fire of Korean short ribs, shrimp, and mushrooms which was qutie fun, although I don't think the waiters really liked it when we tried to adjust the temperature ourselves. oops.
Then we rented the Good Shepherd and....zzzzzz...seriously. The movie is dull and is in need of serious editing. Why? Well, let's just say I fell asleep in the middle for a good twenty minutes and when I woke up I hadn't missed anything.
Oh - and for an update - Bioshock rules.
S has returned from Europe and brought with him many good stories, hundreds of photos from his trip, and some awesome goodies for me! Yesterday we did some errand running (well, fun errand running like going to Cost Plus) and then took a long walk on the beach and through the canals before he treated me to Korean BBQ. Yum! We got to do some grilling ourselves over the fire of Korean short ribs, shrimp, and mushrooms which was qutie fun, although I don't think the waiters really liked it when we tried to adjust the temperature ourselves. oops.
Then we rented the Good Shepherd and....zzzzzz...seriously. The movie is dull and is in need of serious editing. Why? Well, let's just say I fell asleep in the middle for a good twenty minutes and when I woke up I hadn't missed anything.
Oh - and for an update - Bioshock rules.
Friday, August 17, 2007
WooHOO!
Bioshock was supposed to arrive to me on Tuesday, but it's here! S is going to be so happy that I'm not devoting Tuesday and Wednesday night next week to the game as he just arrives home tomorrow night from Europe after being there for two weeks. But tonight? You bet I'm going to play this until my fingers are numb.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
An Unusual Day
Yesterday was full of unexpected moments. Two in particular.
Around mid-morning, I needed to make an errand run to Santa Monica, so I walked down to my car which I had parked under a tree the night before, and opened the door. I went to step inside, but something in the corner of my eye caught my attention, so I stopped and backed up. Inside the door, barring my ability to sit in the driver's seat was a large, intricate spiderweb, complete with a large yellow spider. I have no idea how this spider got into my car, but there it was, happily spinning. Unfortunately, I had to move the little thing since I needed to get into my car, so with a small branchlike piece of wire, I moved the spiderweb out of the car then dusted the spider out as well. I hope he or she finds another good place to spin.
The second incident was later in the afternoon as I was taking out the trash. I stepped onto my front stoop and saw the guy who wears the doctor's mask and flannels (despite how warm it is) daily out for his run. For the first time ever, he said hello, so I greeted him as well, then went to put the trash away. But then, when I was done, another guy came up to me and asked me if I knew why he wore the mask, I said no, but I guessed maybe he had a respiratory problem. He said that the guy was just scared of the air. Ok. Whatever. But then, he went on to talk to me about my necklace and how it means everlasting life. (Really? It's a key with wings. I don't know about that) and how he's a medium. Uh-huh... Then he asked for my birthday and I told him the day and month and he said my numerology is 7 and 8 meaning I'm the yin yang and I have one foot in this world and one foot in the spirit world. At that point, I said I really had to go.
Curiouser and Curiouser.
Around mid-morning, I needed to make an errand run to Santa Monica, so I walked down to my car which I had parked under a tree the night before, and opened the door. I went to step inside, but something in the corner of my eye caught my attention, so I stopped and backed up. Inside the door, barring my ability to sit in the driver's seat was a large, intricate spiderweb, complete with a large yellow spider. I have no idea how this spider got into my car, but there it was, happily spinning. Unfortunately, I had to move the little thing since I needed to get into my car, so with a small branchlike piece of wire, I moved the spiderweb out of the car then dusted the spider out as well. I hope he or she finds another good place to spin.
The second incident was later in the afternoon as I was taking out the trash. I stepped onto my front stoop and saw the guy who wears the doctor's mask and flannels (despite how warm it is) daily out for his run. For the first time ever, he said hello, so I greeted him as well, then went to put the trash away. But then, when I was done, another guy came up to me and asked me if I knew why he wore the mask, I said no, but I guessed maybe he had a respiratory problem. He said that the guy was just scared of the air. Ok. Whatever. But then, he went on to talk to me about my necklace and how it means everlasting life. (Really? It's a key with wings. I don't know about that) and how he's a medium. Uh-huh... Then he asked for my birthday and I told him the day and month and he said my numerology is 7 and 8 meaning I'm the yin yang and I have one foot in this world and one foot in the spirit world. At that point, I said I really had to go.
Curiouser and Curiouser.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Travel and Parties
I need to get this off my chest first - I have for the most part, abandoned my chai obsession. It started with my displeasure with Starbucks for raising their price to $3 for a small (er, tall) and since I've bought a chai or two, but then I only end up drinking half of it as I forget it in my car wherever I'm going. This is probably a good thing, but in its place, I think I have a newfound addiction to cupcakes. I fear this might be dangerous.
S is away in Spain still, and he's been sending me emails to keep me up to date on his travels. So far, he's been to Portugal and Morocco and parts of Spain - he's on his way to Barcelona now, which I quite want to visit - and it sounds like he's having a lovely time. It's funny, every time we talk about going somewhere, like say, Tokyo, he mentions how he wants to ride the public transportation there (he's kind of obsessed). Now, I know he wants to do other stuff too like check out the cherry blossoms and the temples and the shopping (ok, maybe that's just me)...but as far as I know, this is definitely a key selling point on anywhere he travels. It's a bit quirky, but then I realized, anywhere I went I would totally want to check out the local textile scene and whatever knit events they have going on. For example, there's a knitting workshop in Peru I'd love to attend and one in Ireland as well. That's not to say I wouldn't try to explore as much of the rest of the country as I could, but if a place has a strong history in fiber, I definitely want to delve into it while I'm there.
This past weekend was great. I spent a lot of it working (big story was due today), but the rest was spent knitting, drinking sangria with K, and then going to this great party on Sunday at her boyfriend's place. D and his roommates threw a huge party on the roof of their apartment complete with a DJ, misting machines, and lots and lots of communal food and drink. I accidentally brought these pony Coronas! I thought they were the right size and then when I went to put them in the fridge, I realized they were only 7 ounces! They were cute though - tiny beers for a petite girl. It fits. I met a lot of awesome people at the party, including a couple from SF and a guy thinking about moving out here from NY. I just kept telling him how great it is out here, and eventually I just said, "well, would this ever happen in New York?" He's like "nope!" Exactly.
Today is really clear and beautiful. It must have been particularly windy last night or early this morning, because I could see the mountains on my way to work, and they're usually obscured.
S is away in Spain still, and he's been sending me emails to keep me up to date on his travels. So far, he's been to Portugal and Morocco and parts of Spain - he's on his way to Barcelona now, which I quite want to visit - and it sounds like he's having a lovely time. It's funny, every time we talk about going somewhere, like say, Tokyo, he mentions how he wants to ride the public transportation there (he's kind of obsessed). Now, I know he wants to do other stuff too like check out the cherry blossoms and the temples and the shopping (ok, maybe that's just me)...but as far as I know, this is definitely a key selling point on anywhere he travels. It's a bit quirky, but then I realized, anywhere I went I would totally want to check out the local textile scene and whatever knit events they have going on. For example, there's a knitting workshop in Peru I'd love to attend and one in Ireland as well. That's not to say I wouldn't try to explore as much of the rest of the country as I could, but if a place has a strong history in fiber, I definitely want to delve into it while I'm there.
This past weekend was great. I spent a lot of it working (big story was due today), but the rest was spent knitting, drinking sangria with K, and then going to this great party on Sunday at her boyfriend's place. D and his roommates threw a huge party on the roof of their apartment complete with a DJ, misting machines, and lots and lots of communal food and drink. I accidentally brought these pony Coronas! I thought they were the right size and then when I went to put them in the fridge, I realized they were only 7 ounces! They were cute though - tiny beers for a petite girl. It fits. I met a lot of awesome people at the party, including a couple from SF and a guy thinking about moving out here from NY. I just kept telling him how great it is out here, and eventually I just said, "well, would this ever happen in New York?" He's like "nope!" Exactly.
Today is really clear and beautiful. It must have been particularly windy last night or early this morning, because I could see the mountains on my way to work, and they're usually obscured.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Whoa
I just woke up to find the couch I had fallen asleep on moving. I wasn't sure if it was still my dream, but then I heard Atari mew and run into the bathroom (sending the rug flying) and I knew it wasn't just me. It was an odd sensation, like being gently rocked back and forth, but I'm glad I was on the couch next to an internal wall with nothing to fall on me.
It wasn't very strong out near us, as it was a 4.5 level earthquake 4 nnw of Chatworth (30 miles away) (that means it was in the middle of the valley), but still strong enough to wake me and K up when it occurred at 12:58. Afterwards, when I figured any aftershocks would have been finished, I walked around the house, checking on the freaked out Atari and looking for any evidence that there actually was an earthquake, but couldn't find any - none of my figurines had moved, though the boxes near my closet seemed slightly farther away than before. But it wasn't until I turned to fox that they had a banner at the bottom of the screen mentioning it. Well, looks like sometimes it helps to have a channel devoted to senationalism.
My first earthquake. So strange.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
The Grind
I'm feeling slightly pukey, and I don't know if it's from the three glasses of milk I drank in the last hour, the weird shrimp I ate for lunch, or the fact that I still have 16 reviews left to write for the gaming package due Friday and I'm already at 3000 words. I think I just want to go curl up in a cave somewhere with the seventh book of Harry Potter and some knitting. And maybe a cupcake. maybe.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Same Time, Same Place
I'm on TV again! On Friday I was invited back to G4 to do be a guest on the Loop segment in Monday's Attack of the Show. It aired last night at 7 and 11, but here it is in case you missed it (or like me just want to watch it over and over and over - kidding)
And please, try to excuse my flub around minute 5. I was trying to say that perhaps the release dates the games eventually see are the ones that are more reasonable for developers working on these next-gen systems (and perhaps the schedule they're working off of) instead of the dates the publishers originally announce to the public, but it sort of came out in a mumbled, incoherent jumble. der.
Oh - while waiting to go on, I saw the actor who played the neighbor on Will and Grace. Gotta love Hollywood.
And please, try to excuse my flub around minute 5. I was trying to say that perhaps the release dates the games eventually see are the ones that are more reasonable for developers working on these next-gen systems (and perhaps the schedule they're working off of) instead of the dates the publishers originally announce to the public, but it sort of came out in a mumbled, incoherent jumble. der.
Oh - while waiting to go on, I saw the actor who played the neighbor on Will and Grace. Gotta love Hollywood.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Darn Starbucks
As you other coffee junkies might know, Starbucks raised their prices yesterday. Now, I'm a totally chai addict. I realize this. I drink chai almost every day. But Starbucks is now charging $3.00 for a small cup! A small! That's absurd. And, as result, I'm not going anymore. So there.
Home Office
Sometimes, when I have a lot of meetings or I'm feeling particularly unproductive at the office, I work from home. Today, I've just got to get a head start on a video game package I'm writing and all of the games are here. Thus, I'm working from home. But, you know what what is really the best about working from home? I can eat the ice cream in my freezer any time I want!
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