I’m pretty sure every girl wants to be serenaded. I mean, tell me you haven’t had a little dream about that whole scene of opening up the window/balcony to find your boy downstairs, singing to you with or without a guitar, with a mariachi band, or holding up his boombox. I must say that this romantic fantasy all started for me because of Freddy of My Fair Lady. He was outside her house because “there’s nowhere else on earth that I would rather be”. I mean, seriously!  Would a boy REALLY think that of me Obviously, “On the street where...
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Well crap. I’ve been so busy that this blog is slowly becoming all about my Meatless Tuesday. Sorry guys! Just to catch you up, last Wednesday was our 8th wedding anniversary. On our way to our tradition dinner at Benihana through the infamous SoCal rainstorm, we were rear-ended. As we crested over the 405 close to Fairview exit, we got out of the carpool lane to get to the 73. Suddenly in front of us, a black sedan was sideway on the #1 lane. Its visibly damaged trunk was partly in the carpool lane and the hood in #2 lane. ...
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Obeying the Rude Cactus’ call to annual action, here we are once again, folks. Show yourself, friends and readers! Please post a comment below if you’re here today. Come on out of that dark corner of the blogosphere and introduce yourself. Or not. That’s totally up to you. Just. Post. Something!...
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Breakfast A small bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios and milk. Mid morning snack – a few bites out of the 2-lb. tub of Fresh & Easy low fat strawberry yogurt. . Lunch Homemade mac and cheese, half of Barefoot Contessa’s recipe. Essentially shells, gruyere, and cheddar with a pinch of nutmeg. I also infused the milk with thyme and garlic. . Dinner Brandon made us Top Ramen… Dessert: Ben & Jerry’s Neapolitan Dynamite. Lots of it. . Satisfaction Level: Satisfied. Didn’t miss meat once! Guilt Level: Very high for the lack of veggies when they could totally be had. Oh,...
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We’ve seen how I did last year. Let’s see how many I can accomplish this year. 1. Lacto-vegetarian Tuesdays Vegetarian or vegan diet is nothing new to this Buddhist. However, the most I’ve ever done was 2 days a week of loosely vegan diet during Catholic lent of back in high school. That was tough too since there was no soy milk or tofu available in nearby grocery stores like there are today. In college, I started back on vegetarian on Tuesdays, the day of my birth. You know, one day a week of not taking any lives. My mom...
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2009 in pictures * 2009 Awards Drinking Buddy of the Year: Brandon, actually. Surprise! The mister doesn’t usually party down, but he has taken up a beer here and there this past year, a stressful one for his work. So we had gone out for a beer together more than the year before. Cheers to you, honey bunny! Bar of the Year: Hennessey’s Tavern and Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach. These two places never fail to deliver cold pints and some great eats. They’re our go-to places when we want to run away from the daily life for a little...
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