Browse Month: May 2008

wine and cheese

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We went on a little outing with the Bangs to Sebastapol and Petaluma today. We tasted wines from Merry Edwards, Siduri, and Novy and came home with bottles of Syrah, Pinot Noir, and Nebbiolo. We then stopped at Petaluma Creamery to taste some yummy cheeses and ice cream. I had some quark for the first time and it was so tasty! I bought some Jersey smoked Jack and lemon quark. Hopefully I can figure out how to use to quark to make a yummy tart or cheesecake.  Before heading home, we stopped at a deli and had a pretty tasty tri-tip sammich, which ended our outing quite nicely.

Happy Hour

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One of the best things about my new job is having some pretty fun co-workers to hang out with. On Friday, we went to Happy Hour for some tall, cold glasses of beer.  I also tried beer-battered fried pickles dipped in ranch for the first time and they were awesome! Ranee was a little grossed out and has a pretty picky palate already so I paid her a dollar to try one. The look on her face was well worth it. What a trooper. I decided not to post the photo online (just yet). I may need it later to blackmail her. Muhahaha…

Back on track

I’ve been going to bed kinda early this week and I’m feeling like I’m back on Pacific Standard Time. In fact, I’ve been doing rather well at work this week. Perhaps my trip to NYC was restful enough for me to feel rejuvenated at work. It’s probably a combination of coming from a course and learning applicable strategies that I can apply right away and having a 4-day work week.

It took me a while to sort through my photos from New York but here they are. They’re pretty random but I guess that’s what happens when you travel alone. Enjoy!

Hopping Time Zones

Dude, my sleeping clock is all out of whack. I jumped from PST to HST, back to PST, jumped to EST, and back to PST all in a matter of 9 days. Phew. I’m aaaall messed up.

Wandering Around

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I got a taste of what it’s like to travel alone.  After class, I hopped on and off subway trains and wandered around NYC until dinnertime.  It was just me and the big buildings looking down at me.

Still alive…

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Hey everyone, I’ve been in NYC since Saturday morning and I’m having a good time catching up with Holly, Roy, Jason and Jia. Oh yeah, my feeding course is pretty good too. Haha. Despite having to get up early this morning and sitting in class all day, I got the chance to do some exploring in the evening and found some pretty cool stores. Stay tuned for more details when I get the chance to organize my thoughts a bit more.

I’ve been staying at Holly and Roy’s place near Columbus Circle and we had Indian for dinner with Jason and Jia tonight. I have one more day of class tomorrow and then it’s straight to the airport for me in the evening.

Oh yeah, sorry I missed your 1st birthday bash, Katie!! Auntie Nina was thinking about you all weekend!! Hope you had a good time!