We finally are having a real weekend over here! Totally making up for the madness that was the Auntie-filled Vegas weekend. First of all, the work gang didn’t get to Shabu Shabu at Little Tokyo as planned. Even arriving a good 15 minutes before the joint opens, we were already in the 2nd round of seating! Although, we did learn that if we were to take a late lunch at 1 p.m., our chance of actually getting to have shabu would be better than trying to arrive early. So we mozied over to T.O.T. Fantastic rice-and-noodle bowl place. Hip…yet so...
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In an Italian yogurt store in Little Tokyo, Celeste peered over the topping counter. Celeste: Excuse me. What is THAT? Yogurt Guy: That’s red beans. Celeste made a face. Me: Sweetened red beans. It’s a Japanese dessert. Celeste: Well, I don’t want no frijoles (Spanish for beans) in MY yogurt....
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…is an Oak who is: Well fed with ridiculous amount of sushi and moderate amount of sake. Just back from a fantastic 3-hour girls night out with 3 fabulous girl friends, talking about life, work, food and cooking in/experiences. Knowing a local Japanese food joint that serves Tenzaru. (Cold soba noodles and shrimp tempura). Oh and the sushi is awesome here too. A proud team captain of her AIDS Walk Long Beach team who just gained a new member. Finally getting used to running. On Tuesday, it was 1.7 miles in 25 minutes, alternating 3-minute brisk walk with 2-minute run....
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moocards Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. My cool Moo minicards. 🙂...
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Monday was, oddly enough, a dental appointment day. Amy, Eva, and Celeste all were out at one point, going to the dentist/orthodontist. Come Tuesday morning, Eva recounted her time getting her fractured molar fixed with Amy over the phone. Eva: [blah, blah, blah] …and I felt a LOT of vibration… Me: *Snort**Giggle* Eva: [To me] *Laugh* Oh, shut up, Oakley! [Back to Amy…blah, blah something about drill, blah, blah] …but I try not to swallow… Me: *Giggle**Giggle* Eva: [blah, blah, something about grinding her teeth in her sleep, blah blah] …yeah, yeah. And at night, I grind a lot. Me:...
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My Moo Minicards arrived, y’all! They’re soooo fucking cute and cool as hell. Although there was a problem. My phone number is one digit off. User error, totally. I proof-read it wrong. And THAT is what you get when you order something complicated when you’re tired. Oy! But they’re so damn cute! Again, thanks Kitty! Speaking of pictures, please enjoy the Las Vegas moblog, featuring our travel mascot (from this point forward), Tigger (aka Captain TiggARRRR). Click on the picture and it’ll take you to the Flickr album…then you can read the caption. And I still owe you guys the...
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