Where is middle ground when you want to see Slumdog Millionaire and your boyfriend wants to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop?
I love my cats. Cats cats cats. If only they spoke English and could drive me to the grocery store, then they would be perfect.
CABIN FEVER!
CABIN FEVER!
When my boss Jean found out I was going to have to take the bus home from work MWF, she told me to work from home those days until I can drive again. Now I am only going into the office T and Th for the next month. As much as I like the human interaction in the office, I do like working from bed. Plus the prospect of taking the bus with the brace on was something I wasn't excited about.
with Sarah McLaughlin make me cry every time I see them. If I had all the money and space in the world, I would adopt all of the animals!
I guess that's what the advertising agency that makes those commercials was going for...
I guess that's what the advertising agency that makes those commercials was going for...
I had my knee surgery on December 19th. I was in a lot of pain for about the first week, especially when trying to walk or sit or breathe. Getting up into bed was too painful so I ended up sleeping on couches (mine, my mom's, and my grandma's) for a week and a half. That pretty much screwed up my back, so now I have pain in two places to worry about.
I did have a great holiday. Mike drove me down to my mom's on the 24th before he left me for a month to go to Australia. My mom, aunt and I had Christmas eve dinner at the dining table (WHAT??). Christmas morning we opened presents. I got a Dyson vaccum (yes!!!!) and a Harvey's Seatbelt Bag (yes!!!!). Then I went down to my grandma's at the beach and had Christmas with the big fam (I think 26 people were there). I got some clothes, another cute purse from my sister, and some money. Score. I wasn't feeling well the rest of the night, so I ate dinner and then laid on the couch for the rest of the night. I was at my grandma's until the 29th, and really had a great time. In addition to my dad, stepmom and sister, my Aunt Phoebe, Uncle Frank, Aunt Sis, and cousins Mollie, Estella, Tony, and Elena were also staying there (plus Grandma!) so it was a full house. It felt great to have so many loving people around. Other family members were also in and out at all times. We went to the movies, ate big family dinners every night, sat out on the beach drinking wine, and just had a great time.
On the 29th my dad took me back to my mom's where I plopped on the couch, worked remotely, and watched a lot of CNN/HGTV. Mom made a lot of good food and it was good to spend time with her.
Now, after two weeks of loving family, I am home and alone. I can't go anywhere because I have to wear this leg brace for another MONTH which means I can't drive. Being here alone is such a stark contrast to my holiday. Its pretty depressing. I am so bored. There is nothing on tv and I can't really do much else. My cats won't leave me alone since they were attention deprived for the last two weeks. I keep crying at everything, stupid movies, makeover shows, everything. To top everything off I have to try to go to work next week. Its going to be a combination of rides from my very nice co-worker and taking the bus. I can't wait for Mike to come home, but he won't be back until the 19th. Two weeks seems like an eternity...
I did have a great holiday. Mike drove me down to my mom's on the 24th before he left me for a month to go to Australia. My mom, aunt and I had Christmas eve dinner at the dining table (WHAT??). Christmas morning we opened presents. I got a Dyson vaccum (yes!!!!) and a Harvey's Seatbelt Bag (yes!!!!). Then I went down to my grandma's at the beach and had Christmas with the big fam (I think 26 people were there). I got some clothes, another cute purse from my sister, and some money. Score. I wasn't feeling well the rest of the night, so I ate dinner and then laid on the couch for the rest of the night. I was at my grandma's until the 29th, and really had a great time. In addition to my dad, stepmom and sister, my Aunt Phoebe, Uncle Frank, Aunt Sis, and cousins Mollie, Estella, Tony, and Elena were also staying there (plus Grandma!) so it was a full house. It felt great to have so many loving people around. Other family members were also in and out at all times. We went to the movies, ate big family dinners every night, sat out on the beach drinking wine, and just had a great time.
On the 29th my dad took me back to my mom's where I plopped on the couch, worked remotely, and watched a lot of CNN/HGTV. Mom made a lot of good food and it was good to spend time with her.
Now, after two weeks of loving family, I am home and alone. I can't go anywhere because I have to wear this leg brace for another MONTH which means I can't drive. Being here alone is such a stark contrast to my holiday. Its pretty depressing. I am so bored. There is nothing on tv and I can't really do much else. My cats won't leave me alone since they were attention deprived for the last two weeks. I keep crying at everything, stupid movies, makeover shows, everything. To top everything off I have to try to go to work next week. Its going to be a combination of rides from my very nice co-worker and taking the bus. I can't wait for Mike to come home, but he won't be back until the 19th. Two weeks seems like an eternity...
As most of you are aware, I am very much against the death penalty. Its not just because I think killing is wrong or that the death penalty system is deeply flawed, but its also for fiscal and global political reasons. Proponents of the death penalty will always say, well you wait until its someone you know that they've killed, you will change your mind. Well, guess what, I still haven't.
My ex boyfriend was murdered a few years back in a robbery of his work. I found out a couple of months after the fact and was pretty devastated. They arrested the guy who did it and his trial ended recently. He was found guilty and is set to be executed. When I found out he was sentenced to death, I was not excited (don't get me wrong, I was very glad to hear that he was found guilty).
Some of my usual arguments against the death penalty are, "Well, in California the list is so long and the appeals process takes forever, most death row prisoners die waiting to die, while costing the government millions of dollars each" or "how can you put someone to death based on circumstantial evidence?" but in this case those doesn't apply since it took place in Texas and there was concrete evidence (a video camera captured the entire thing) that he did it. However, my emotional reaction is that I still feel sick about it because he will be killed pretty soon in Texas, but he doesn't deserve a quick death. This guy needs to sit in his cell for the next 60 years and think about what he's done. He needs to live long enough to be remorseful. Killing him right away is an easy out for HIM. Killing him is in no way closure for how I feel about what happened; its not going to bring him back.
And while I am at it, I am going to throw a political rant in here: How is it that 137 countries in the world (such as the UK, France, and Germany) don't practice capital punishment, but we are in the company of countries such as Iran, North Korea, and Sudan that still do. How can we lead by example when our criminal justice system is so flawed? We are a society that needs to move away from the ancient "Eye for an Eye" mentality if we are going to evolve.
::End Rant::
My ex boyfriend was murdered a few years back in a robbery of his work. I found out a couple of months after the fact and was pretty devastated. They arrested the guy who did it and his trial ended recently. He was found guilty and is set to be executed. When I found out he was sentenced to death, I was not excited (don't get me wrong, I was very glad to hear that he was found guilty).
Some of my usual arguments against the death penalty are, "Well, in California the list is so long and the appeals process takes forever, most death row prisoners die waiting to die, while costing the government millions of dollars each" or "how can you put someone to death based on circumstantial evidence?" but in this case those doesn't apply since it took place in Texas and there was concrete evidence (a video camera captured the entire thing) that he did it. However, my emotional reaction is that I still feel sick about it because he will be killed pretty soon in Texas, but he doesn't deserve a quick death. This guy needs to sit in his cell for the next 60 years and think about what he's done. He needs to live long enough to be remorseful. Killing him right away is an easy out for HIM. Killing him is in no way closure for how I feel about what happened; its not going to bring him back.
And while I am at it, I am going to throw a political rant in here: How is it that 137 countries in the world (such as the UK, France, and Germany) don't practice capital punishment, but we are in the company of countries such as Iran, North Korea, and Sudan that still do. How can we lead by example when our criminal justice system is so flawed? We are a society that needs to move away from the ancient "Eye for an Eye" mentality if we are going to evolve.
::End Rant::
Well, looks like the surgery I had in May was only a temporary fix. My kneecap dislocated about two weeks ago (which the surgery was supposed to prevent) which means its under the knife again for me. This time its a more invasive surgery where they are going to actually cut my knee open and reattach my patellar tendon with screws into the bone. ::SHUDDER:: Because I have spent SOOO much money in medical bills this year and basically paid off all my required copays and coinsurance, I basically had to tell the doctor to cram it in before Jan 1 so I don't have to pay for it. This means I get to have surgery on December 19. Hopefully I will be fine in time for Christmas with the fam who is coming out from Colorado. I am so frustrated that I went through all the pain and work (4 1/2 months of physical therapy down the drain!) for this damn knee, only for it not to matter. Now I have to go through all this crap again. Sometimes I feel like I give up, just chop the damn knee off.
So I haven't updated in a while. I think the only person that really cares is Tina. So this one is for you Tina.
Mike is moving in with me, officially in November, unofficially he is pretty much there all the time. I'm excited to have him around all the time, although I will also get some space since he works at weird times.
Best Buy bought Napster a few weeks back. Nothing is really changing, other than Best Buy is buying out the stock that wasn't really worth anything. So I will have some money to pay off credit card debt soon.
Mike and I are going on a couple of weekend trips. This weekend is going to be Anaheim/Disneyland (we are getting season passes YAY!) and then in November we and some friends are going down to Temecula for some wine tasting/Indian casino action. I like going on weekend trips but they always make me apprehensive about money.
My heart has been doing weird things lately, most likely due to caffeine and stress. I haven't seen a doctor yet and I probably should, but I always tend to make more out of medical conditions than they are.
Other than that nothing exciting really. UCLA is mediocre this season, so sad. I've been going to the games despite that.
Mike is moving in with me, officially in November, unofficially he is pretty much there all the time. I'm excited to have him around all the time, although I will also get some space since he works at weird times.
Best Buy bought Napster a few weeks back. Nothing is really changing, other than Best Buy is buying out the stock that wasn't really worth anything. So I will have some money to pay off credit card debt soon.
Mike and I are going on a couple of weekend trips. This weekend is going to be Anaheim/Disneyland (we are getting season passes YAY!) and then in November we and some friends are going down to Temecula for some wine tasting/Indian casino action. I like going on weekend trips but they always make me apprehensive about money.
My heart has been doing weird things lately, most likely due to caffeine and stress. I haven't seen a doctor yet and I probably should, but I always tend to make more out of medical conditions than they are.
Other than that nothing exciting really. UCLA is mediocre this season, so sad. I've been going to the games despite that.
At the request of Tina I will do a real update at some point soon talking about the Best Buy buyout.
However, today was a day for weird celebrity sightings, so I had to share. My co-worker saw Shia Labeouf on the street outside our office. Apparently we just missed Britney Spears at Starbucks. On our way back from Starbucks there was a swarm of paparazzi outside of the tanning salon taking pictures of Corey Haim (yes seriously). At lunch I saw Mark McGrath walking into Bristol Farms as I was leaving.
But the most exciting sighting of the day was this dude at the Echoplex:
However, today was a day for weird celebrity sightings, so I had to share. My co-worker saw Shia Labeouf on the street outside our office. Apparently we just missed Britney Spears at Starbucks. On our way back from Starbucks there was a swarm of paparazzi outside of the tanning salon taking pictures of Corey Haim (yes seriously). At lunch I saw Mark McGrath walking into Bristol Farms as I was leaving.
But the most exciting sighting of the day was this dude at the Echoplex:
So Costa Rica was amazing. It was up there, probably top 3 trips I have ever been on. We got so much packed into such a short time, and all of it was outstanding. Here is my rundown of what I did:
Day One: Got into San Jose around noon. Took a cab ride from a shady cabby who asked if we minded if he picked up his grandson from school on the way to our hotel. (Yes, we minded). Checked into the hotel and then went on a quest for food. Realized San Jose was super shady. Found food at a bar, paid $8 for both lunch and beer, for BOTH of us. Walked down the shopping street for a bit. Later had drinks at the hotel, at some American ex-pat/hooker (legal in CR) bar, then off to the clubbing super mall.
Day Two: Woke up late, checked into our next hotel down the street. Went to the Jade Museum. Got caught in the rain. Met some members of our tour group. Walked around and grabbed lunch and beers. Went to a shady casino. Went back to the hotel for our tour meeting. Met everyone and then went out to dinner.
Day Three: Woke up early for our bus ride to La Fortuna. Checked into the hotel and walked around town. Had lunch at a cheap soda down the street. Later in the day went for a hike in the rainforest surrounding the Arenal Volcano. Saw birds and spider monkeys. Went to a viewpoint to watch the lava flows and eat pizza. It was too cloudy to see the lava. Went to the Baldi Hot Springs for a bit on our way back down to town. Went to a local bar.
Day Four: Woke up early to hike down (and afterwards up) 600 stairs to the La Fortuna waterfall. Waded in the water for a bit. Went back to town for a quick breakfast. Took a bus to Rio Balsa for white water rafting. Absolutely LOVED white water rafting. Had lunch afterwards and went back to town. Later in the evening took a bus back to the volcano and we actually saw the awesomeness of the lava flows. Went for dinner/drinks at a local establishment.
Day Five: Woke up and checked out of the hotel. Took a bus to Lake Arenal, took a boat across Lake Arenal, and then rode horses 13km to vans that were waiting to take us to Monteverde. The road to Monteverde was most definitely the worst road I have been on in my life. Got to Monteverde/Santa Elena and checked into our hotel. Walked in the pouring rain to the Monteverde Frog Pond to see all of the different species of frogs. Went to dinner at The Treehouse, a restaurant built around a living tree.
Day Six: Woke up early to walk through the rain for a guided hike of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Didn't see a whole lot of wildlife due to the rain. Stopped by the Monteverde cheese factory. Sampled the most disgusting invention ever: Choco Cheese. Had lunch and went back to the hotel for a bit. A van picked us up and took us to go ziplining. Went down 8 ziplines, 2 rappels, and climbed through the center of a huge tree. It was still raining. Went to dinner and picked up booze. Went back to the hotel and played drunken charades.
Day Seven: Took a bus down the coast. Stopped in Herrudera for lunch at the beach. Stopped at a bridge overlooking a group of crocodiles. Continued down to Quepos and checked into our hotel. Explored the town for a bit. Drank some beers at Wacky Wanda's. Went out to dinner at a restaurant built around an old plane. Went across the street to El Gato Negro, the gay bar, for open bar night (all you can drink for $10!) Laughed as all the boys hit on Mike (his new nickname is "El Negro Guapo"). Talked to a couple from Mexico City for about an hour. Got pretty drunk.
Day Eight: Woke up and took a public bus to the Manuel Antonio National Park. Saw tons of wildlife, including sloths, an armadillo, and iguanas. Went on a muddy hike through the forest. I gave up and took my shoes off, walking barefoot through the mud. Ended the hike at a beautiful white sand beach. Went for a swim and then ate the food we had brought with us. Raccoons stole some food and my Red Bull. An iguana tried to eat a plastic toy dinosaur. Hiked back to the front of the park and took the bus back to town. Went to the pool for a bit. Played pool for a bit. Went to dinner in town.
Day Nine: Woke up early for a boat tour of the Damas Island Estuary. There were White Faced Monkeys in the courtyard of our hotel when we woke up. Saw more monkeys, lizards, snakes, spiders, turtles, birds, etc. on our tour of the estuary. Came back to the hotel to find Squirrel Monkeys in the courtyard (very rare!). Fed the monkeys bananas and played with them for a bit. Hopped on the bus to San Jose. Checked into our hotel and went out for our last dinner. Went to the casino and lost about $8.
Day Ten: Most everyone left but us. Hung out at the hotel for a bit, and then checked into our other hotel. Relaxed for a bit then grabbed lunch. Walked up to the National Museum and looked at old Costa Rican artifacts. Walked down to the flea market to buy souvenirs, and then went to some other little shops. Went back to the hotel and then out to the ex-pat/hooker bar. Met our tour guide and his girlfriend for dinner. Found out that our tour guide was in fact the brother of one of Mike's co-workers, who had actually given us his number as someone to call in Costa Rica. Got a little freaked out at how small a world it is.
Day Eleven: Woke up at 2:45 am for our 6:45 flight. Said goodbye to Costa Rica and went home!
Day One: Got into San Jose around noon. Took a cab ride from a shady cabby who asked if we minded if he picked up his grandson from school on the way to our hotel. (Yes, we minded). Checked into the hotel and then went on a quest for food. Realized San Jose was super shady. Found food at a bar, paid $8 for both lunch and beer, for BOTH of us. Walked down the shopping street for a bit. Later had drinks at the hotel, at some American ex-pat/hooker (legal in CR) bar, then off to the clubbing super mall.
Day Two: Woke up late, checked into our next hotel down the street. Went to the Jade Museum. Got caught in the rain. Met some members of our tour group. Walked around and grabbed lunch and beers. Went to a shady casino. Went back to the hotel for our tour meeting. Met everyone and then went out to dinner.
Day Three: Woke up early for our bus ride to La Fortuna. Checked into the hotel and walked around town. Had lunch at a cheap soda down the street. Later in the day went for a hike in the rainforest surrounding the Arenal Volcano. Saw birds and spider monkeys. Went to a viewpoint to watch the lava flows and eat pizza. It was too cloudy to see the lava. Went to the Baldi Hot Springs for a bit on our way back down to town. Went to a local bar.
Day Four: Woke up early to hike down (and afterwards up) 600 stairs to the La Fortuna waterfall. Waded in the water for a bit. Went back to town for a quick breakfast. Took a bus to Rio Balsa for white water rafting. Absolutely LOVED white water rafting. Had lunch afterwards and went back to town. Later in the evening took a bus back to the volcano and we actually saw the awesomeness of the lava flows. Went for dinner/drinks at a local establishment.
Day Five: Woke up and checked out of the hotel. Took a bus to Lake Arenal, took a boat across Lake Arenal, and then rode horses 13km to vans that were waiting to take us to Monteverde. The road to Monteverde was most definitely the worst road I have been on in my life. Got to Monteverde/Santa Elena and checked into our hotel. Walked in the pouring rain to the Monteverde Frog Pond to see all of the different species of frogs. Went to dinner at The Treehouse, a restaurant built around a living tree.
Day Six: Woke up early to walk through the rain for a guided hike of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Didn't see a whole lot of wildlife due to the rain. Stopped by the Monteverde cheese factory. Sampled the most disgusting invention ever: Choco Cheese. Had lunch and went back to the hotel for a bit. A van picked us up and took us to go ziplining. Went down 8 ziplines, 2 rappels, and climbed through the center of a huge tree. It was still raining. Went to dinner and picked up booze. Went back to the hotel and played drunken charades.
Day Seven: Took a bus down the coast. Stopped in Herrudera for lunch at the beach. Stopped at a bridge overlooking a group of crocodiles. Continued down to Quepos and checked into our hotel. Explored the town for a bit. Drank some beers at Wacky Wanda's. Went out to dinner at a restaurant built around an old plane. Went across the street to El Gato Negro, the gay bar, for open bar night (all you can drink for $10!) Laughed as all the boys hit on Mike (his new nickname is "El Negro Guapo"). Talked to a couple from Mexico City for about an hour. Got pretty drunk.
Day Eight: Woke up and took a public bus to the Manuel Antonio National Park. Saw tons of wildlife, including sloths, an armadillo, and iguanas. Went on a muddy hike through the forest. I gave up and took my shoes off, walking barefoot through the mud. Ended the hike at a beautiful white sand beach. Went for a swim and then ate the food we had brought with us. Raccoons stole some food and my Red Bull. An iguana tried to eat a plastic toy dinosaur. Hiked back to the front of the park and took the bus back to town. Went to the pool for a bit. Played pool for a bit. Went to dinner in town.
Day Nine: Woke up early for a boat tour of the Damas Island Estuary. There were White Faced Monkeys in the courtyard of our hotel when we woke up. Saw more monkeys, lizards, snakes, spiders, turtles, birds, etc. on our tour of the estuary. Came back to the hotel to find Squirrel Monkeys in the courtyard (very rare!). Fed the monkeys bananas and played with them for a bit. Hopped on the bus to San Jose. Checked into our hotel and went out for our last dinner. Went to the casino and lost about $8.
Day Ten: Most everyone left but us. Hung out at the hotel for a bit, and then checked into our other hotel. Relaxed for a bit then grabbed lunch. Walked up to the National Museum and looked at old Costa Rican artifacts. Walked down to the flea market to buy souvenirs, and then went to some other little shops. Went back to the hotel and then out to the ex-pat/hooker bar. Met our tour guide and his girlfriend for dinner. Found out that our tour guide was in fact the brother of one of Mike's co-workers, who had actually given us his number as someone to call in Costa Rica. Got a little freaked out at how small a world it is.
Day Eleven: Woke up at 2:45 am for our 6:45 flight. Said goodbye to Costa Rica and went home!
I've been so stressed lately. I think its a combination of work, not wanting to be at work because I want to go to Costa Rica already, wanting to go to Costa Rica already but realizing its probably going to break the bank, wanting to spend any sort of money but realizing it will break the bank, getting frustrated because after 2 1/2 months of physical therapy I am still completely weak, coming to the realization that a lot of my friends moved/are moving away from LA all at the same time, and feeling helpless about all of it. One of the things I have been trying to do is cut out unnecessary expenses. One of the things I thought I could cut out was therapy. I went in to talk to my therapist about it, and not only did she think that was not a good idea, but she offered to give me two free phone sessions a month in addition to my two regular sessions. I guess I am more screwed up than I thought.
Work has been a bit nutso but at least I am logging a ton of overtime, which helps with all of the above. I have been listening to very little music, focusing my attention on working while watching television shows on Netflix that originally aired on Showtime but I never got to see because I can't afford Showtime. As an aside, seriously people, why did Dead Like Me get canceled? It is so smart and so good, wtf. I feel cheated with no real resolution to the show!
At least my cats are cute. Oh yeah, and Costa Rica a week from tomorrow!
Work has been a bit nutso but at least I am logging a ton of overtime, which helps with all of the above. I have been listening to very little music, focusing my attention on working while watching television shows on Netflix that originally aired on Showtime but I never got to see because I can't afford Showtime. As an aside, seriously people, why did Dead Like Me get canceled? It is so smart and so good, wtf. I feel cheated with no real resolution to the show!
At least my cats are cute. Oh yeah, and Costa Rica a week from tomorrow!
I've been using my television as a computer screen for the last month because I can't afford a new lcd screen for my cracked laptop and work has been so crazy busy that I haven't even been able to fathom writing posts from there. So I do apologize that its been forever since I've written anything, but crappy computer situation + no money = royally blows.
Jezebel made me really want to watch the old school Alice in Wonderland mini-series from the early 80s that I used to watch all the time as a child. So I Netflixed that shit and I'm watching it right now. I forgot how damn creepy this movie is!
Ringo Starr as a crying turtle!
Jabberwocky!
Carol Channing!
Ringo Starr as a crying turtle!
Jabberwocky!
Carol Channing!
This weekend Mike and I took a trip up to Ventura. The original plan had been to go to Six Flags on Friday and then go to Ventura, but then my family decided to have an impromptu family reunion on Friday. Probably for the best anyways, the reunion was fun, plus I'm guessing Valencia would've been Death Valley hotttt. So anyway, instead of taking the normal boring 101 route to Ventura, we decided to make it interesting. We took the 5 to the 126, which goes through the country and some interesting little towns. I decided that along the way we should do some wine tasting, and went online to find places to go. The first stop was Giessinger Winery in Fillmore. When we got out of the car in Fillmore, the thermometer said it was 113, ick. We go into this building, which is pretty much like a large barn, and we are the only ones there. There is no air conditioning, just a bunch of fans blowing hot air around. Then we meet Rosie, the ice cream with hair in it eating, Gatorade splattering, wine tasting lady. I think she also bottled the wine herself in the back (from this point on I referred to Geissinger as "the moonshine place"). She was entertaining because, in her words "us country folk have no shame." We paid our $6 a person to sample like 15 different wines. Some were decent, others were pretty bad. They did make an excellent port, it tasted like chocolate covered strawberries. I felt obligated to buy some wine, so I bought a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc.
We took the 126 to the 150, going through Ojai. We stopped at Wendy's for some food, and while we were there some old man came up to me and said "I was wondering what that smell was but then I realized its just your stinky feet! HAHAHAHAHAHA just kidding." Yeah okay. It was probably best that we got out of there quickly. Plus there were two flies trying to mate on my leg. Gross.
Next stop was the Old Creek Ranch Winery in Oak View. It was out this old tiny road that at one point had a creek flowing through it. The lady who helped us with the tasting was the owner of the winery and told us about her grandfather who had come from Italy. The wines at this place were a lot better than the moonshine place, and we got to taste 10 different wines for $5. I bought a Petite Sirah and Mike purchased a Riesling Ice Wine. We then took the 33 down to Ventura, checked into our hotel, had some drinks at Erik Eriksson's, had dinner and more wine at Cafe Fiore, then went to an Elvis bar with Trista. After the Elvis bar we decided to have a drink back at Trista's.
The next day we woke up, grabbed some food, and then headed up to Santa Barbara. We were going to go shopping on State Street, but then realized that they were all stores we had back in LA. So instead, we drove around for a bit, stopped at a park that overlooked the ocean, and headed back south. On the way back, we stopped at Herzog Cellars in Oxnard. This place was definitely the classiest of the wineries we had been to this weekend. We decided to do to $6 reserve tasting (instead of the $3 regular tasting) and tasted 4 of the expensive wines. However, the tasting fee was waived since Mike bought a bottle of the limited edition Petite Sirah, plus they let us taste one of the wines from the regular tasting menu. Sweet. From Oxnard we took the 1 down the coast all the way to Santa Monica. There was lots of traffic through Malibu, but it was so pretty it didn't matter.
So all in all, I think I tried around 30 different wines this weekend.
We took the 126 to the 150, going through Ojai. We stopped at Wendy's for some food, and while we were there some old man came up to me and said "I was wondering what that smell was but then I realized its just your stinky feet! HAHAHAHAHAHA just kidding." Yeah okay. It was probably best that we got out of there quickly. Plus there were two flies trying to mate on my leg. Gross.
Next stop was the Old Creek Ranch Winery in Oak View. It was out this old tiny road that at one point had a creek flowing through it. The lady who helped us with the tasting was the owner of the winery and told us about her grandfather who had come from Italy. The wines at this place were a lot better than the moonshine place, and we got to taste 10 different wines for $5. I bought a Petite Sirah and Mike purchased a Riesling Ice Wine. We then took the 33 down to Ventura, checked into our hotel, had some drinks at Erik Eriksson's, had dinner and more wine at Cafe Fiore, then went to an Elvis bar with Trista. After the Elvis bar we decided to have a drink back at Trista's.
The next day we woke up, grabbed some food, and then headed up to Santa Barbara. We were going to go shopping on State Street, but then realized that they were all stores we had back in LA. So instead, we drove around for a bit, stopped at a park that overlooked the ocean, and headed back south. On the way back, we stopped at Herzog Cellars in Oxnard. This place was definitely the classiest of the wineries we had been to this weekend. We decided to do to $6 reserve tasting (instead of the $3 regular tasting) and tasted 4 of the expensive wines. However, the tasting fee was waived since Mike bought a bottle of the limited edition Petite Sirah, plus they let us taste one of the wines from the regular tasting menu. Sweet. From Oxnard we took the 1 down the coast all the way to Santa Monica. There was lots of traffic through Malibu, but it was so pretty it didn't matter.
So all in all, I think I tried around 30 different wines this weekend.
...so I bought myself a bluetooth headset. Does that make me a major league douchebag?
When I used to work at Rock the Vote, there were about 15 employees and about 15 or so interns. That makes for a very small percentage of the Los Angeles population. However, I found out at our last HOA meeting that one of my former RTV co-workers (and also VERY briefly my roommate) lives in the building. And then today I saw another person who used to work at RTV coming into the building! (I can only assume he also lives here because he opened the door with a key). How small of a world is it that 10% of the people who worked at RTV now randomly own condos in the same building??
Craziness.
Craziness.
I saw a posting on Craigslist about getting paid to blog. It doesn't pay a whole lot, but I am going to attempt to post an album review a day on the website. I get paid by the click, so click often:
http://musicparade.today.com/
http://musicparade.today.com/
So I don't really watch a lot of music videos these days, but the new Weezer video is brilliant!
Busdriver = crazy/amazing
El-P = zzzzzzzz
Dizzee Rascal= alright but didn't go on until 11:30, therefore zzzzzzz
Tonight= Lupe Fiasco/NERD/Rhianna/Kanyizzle in Chicago. YAY!
El-P = zzzzzzzz
Dizzee Rascal= alright but didn't go on until 11:30, therefore zzzzzzz
Tonight= Lupe Fiasco/NERD/Rhianna/Kanyizzle in Chicago. YAY!
Scowlie is at the vet getting her tooth pulled. She always drools when she goes to the vet because she is nervous. The vet said she drools because she is in pain, but I guess she is only in pain when I put her in her carrier and take her to the vet? I dunno. The vet is sorta shady, but he usually isn't wrong, isn't that crowded, and doesn't charge that much.
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