I'm turning in early tonight. Headache. Allergies? Cold? Adrenaline crash?
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After spending the day on Hollywood Boulevard following stars on the sidewalk and comparing shoe sizes with dead actors in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater (I know, it's cliché tourist stuff, but it was fun), we went up to the Griffith Observatory up the hill to check out the cool nerdy things inside and the magnificent view of the Los Angeles basin outside.
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I'm having hot tea at work (yes, it's a Satutday) while waiting to pick up Michael at the airport.
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The rain came as predicted, but not as much as expected. It's supposed to last until tomorrow, so I might have to wait and take the bicycles to the shop another day.
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Instant "home-made" dinner: turkey, gravy, Hawaiian sweet rolls, and salad. Recipe is from the Vons side of the family.
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What is better than buying fresh eggs laid yesterday by organically-raised free-range chicken? Eating them.
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We made the University of San Diego campus part of our postprandial walking "exercise" at work. Besides providing us with a steep hill on our route, the campus has beautiful buildings that make the walk a bit more like a trip to the park.
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I discovered my new favorite dessert at The Prado. Our waiter gave it a fancy crème brûlée-cum-cheesecake name which I can't remember, but when the helper brought it out of the kitchen he simply called it "flan". I like that better. Call me simple.
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Choice is good, but sometimes too much is, well, too much.
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People really buy these? For real?
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Eli's favorite is the Chunky Beef, Bacon, and Cheese flavor, although he inhales the others just as fast.
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Never enough storage, just never enough.
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I can't stop once I start eating them...
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Another lazy lunch out in the sun.
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After almost a week of cold, wet days, sunny Sunday morning is a welcome change.
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Looking at kitchen wall shelves, not sure which one will work.
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A couple of other tricks in addition to coffee that perk me up at work: gum and chocolate.
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Cold and rainy. I don't want to get up.
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It's the second day of strong wind and heavy rain, topped with tornado warnings and flooding at the intersection outside my work as if the San Diego river was backing up like a clogged sink. It's kinda fun!
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Marilyn made baked spiced tilapia wrapped around asparagus for dinner. Who said healthy can't be yummy?
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Monday morning. Not a holiday for me.
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While it seemed like the rest of the city was heading to the stadium or to a Chargers party, we were driving to Saigon Restaurant to have some of the best pho in town.
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I woke up starving after my "migraine nap" but didn't feel like going to the store for groceries. I opened the fridge and found garlic, an onion, tomatoes, a potato, a carrot, some green beans, and some chicken meat. With a little oil, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and a dash of sugar, the concoction went well over steamed rice.
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The colors are a bit unnatural (I think they dip the flowers' tips in dye) but I bought them anyway. The kitchen feels sunnier with them on the windowsill.
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