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.:: Friday, February 27, 2004
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today i was in an all-day training class,
and we had lunch in our restaurant, navio. ohmigawd, it was soooo good,
i'm still thinking about it! it was their lunch prix fix menu, used for
large parties of 12 or more. for starters i had a chilled smoked trout
soup with caviar, some fancy celery and truffle oil. SOOOOO good!!! for
my entree i had the best lamb in the world. okay, i hardly ever eat lamb
cuz it's just not a flavor i care for. but this was out of this world.
soooo good... served with fingerling potato slices and swiss chard. YUM!
then for dessert i had warm chocolate bread pudding in coconut gelee and
creme fraiche. i was in heaven! i wish i had more opportunities to eat
in our restaurant! i ate there once before, during orientation. but this
was nothing like then. yumm...i'm starting to salivate.
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joyCleeP 7:41 PM [+] ::
... .:: Thursday, February 26, 2004 ::.
i forgot to mention...i finished life of pi today, and it's soooo
good! i highly recommend it.
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joyCleeP 7:59 PM [+] ::
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3 things:
so what'd you
give up for lent? even though i haven't regularly attended mass since i
was 13, i still like to participate in catholic "traditions." although i
do eat meat on fridays (not on purpose, i just don't NOT eat meat on
friday, if you know what i mean), i like to give something up on lent,
just because. the difficult thing about my "sacrifice" this year is that
my eating habits have really changed. i could give up chocolate, but all
my supplement bars and shakes are only good with chocolate. and other
than that, i really don't eat chocolate anymore. i would give up ice
cream, or french fries, or nachos, but again, i don't really eat much of
that stuff anymore. i don't drink soda, or coffee, or even alcohol, i
only drink water really. i could give up other things, non-food related,
but i can't think of anything (common ones are swearing, talking back to
your parents, sex...?). well, it's already the day after ash wednesday,
so i suppose it's really too late for me to be thinking about this. oh
well.
big wave surfers are a-buzz, with very large swells
expected tomorrow at mavericks. i've never actually
been, even though it's just 10 minutes from the hotel. you can actually
see it from the hotel, with binoculars. it's a bit of a hike from PCH,
but it's supposed to be worth it. if it weren't for having to be at
work, i would totally check it out. those guys (and girls?) are crazy if
you ask me, but their insanity makes for a great show! i've actually met
the guy who claims to have discovered it, and named it mavericks, after
his dog. he works at the HMB brewery. i think he might even own the
place...
is it me or is rosie o'donnell looking more and more
*manly* since she publicly came out? hmm.
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joyCleeP 7:34 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 ::.
holy crap i think this is the worst storm
in the bay area that i can remember. maybe it's just worse on the coast
than in the east bay where i grew up...but i thought my car was going to
flip over this morning! and that's not an easy thing for a lowered car
to do! granted, she probably doesn't weigh very much, and with the rain,
it was quite scary at times. i heard el granada had near hurricane-like
winds. i just hope the worse is over. the hotel didn't do so well in the
storm. we had some major flood damage, with a severely bad leak in the
roof, over 70 rooms damaged, and not to mention all the buckets in the
back halls collecting all the water! the hotel is less than 3 years old,
this shouldn't be happening...
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joyCleeP 7:40 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, February 22, 2004 ::.
this weekend seemed unusually long. not a
bad thing, just weird. friday, i came home after work, took a quick nap,
and met up with ML at santana row before dinner with girlfriends. i
haven't seen ML in forever. we email occasionally, and meet up even less
frequently, but i really enjoy her company. dinner was at maggiano's,
which i really didn't care for, and don't really plan to go back (well,
not in a large group at least, cuz their "family style" dinner sucks).
but it was great to see friends i don't normally see too often. dinner
was at 9:15, so by the time we were done, it was midnight. but i really
had an itchin to go karaoke! so roommate and i called up her boyfriend
and friends and we all met up at our usual spot and sang our hearts out
til 3:30am. i haven't stayed out that late in eons! i'm surprised i even
made it home alive...scary. remind me to never stay out that late again,
especially if i have to drive myself home... :P
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joyCleeP 11:26 PM [+] ::
... .:: Thursday, February 19, 2004 ::.
i'm getting terribly antsy at work. i'm
in a transition, from one job and department to another job in another
department. it's very exciting, but the process is slow going, and very
irritating. my current boss won't let me go til they find my replacement
(which has been posted for weeks and i know they have applicants yet
they're not interviewing anyone for whatever reason), and my soon-to-be
boss is really anxious for me to start (cuz he knows i'll make a change
for the better for this position, haha). it's just even more frustrating
that i'm getting tired of my managers. one makes me feel like i'm
totally unreliable, cuz he's a super control-freak that checks up on me
a million times. his tone is very accusatory too, which doesn't help the
situation. my other boss, our new director, is a really cool guy, and
brings a nice, fresh, FUN atmosphere to the dept, but i feel like his
personal assistant, and his partner's personal assistant, as i run
"errands" for them and get personal things done for both of them!! wtf?!
i'm a catering professional, not a freakin' personal assistant! this is
not what i signed up for. i want out! now!
they still haven't
said who the dead body was, or how he got there. i thought it was an
interesting coincidence that a boat had capsized yesterday at ocean
beach and they were missing one of the passengers...but apparently there
is no connection. i think i would freak out sooo bad if i ever found a
dead body. how traumatizing is that?!
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joyCleeP 7:25 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 ::.
a hotel guest found a dead body washed
ashore on the beach in front of the hotel today!! whoa.
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joyCleeP 9:52 PM [+] ::
... .:: Sunday, February 15, 2004 ::.
i love hanging out at bookstores. i
always have. mainly cuz i like to read magazines without actually buying
them. but other times i like to just browse the books. i used to read a
LOT. but after i started college, reading became a drag, and something i
only did if i had to. leisure reading totally became obsolete. when i
started working, i found that reading on BART was a great way to pass
the time (especially when my commute was 45 minn each way) and also a
way to detract strange men from striking up a conversation with you (i
tried to make it clear that i had no interest in making friends on BART
without being rude, but sometimes...). now that i have more "free time"
and reading isn't a requirement, i try to read more, but often times, TV
watching takes precedence. sad, isn't it? i really should read more. i
have 2 books on my nightstand, a book on CD in my car, and i just bought
another book yesterday (okay, it's actually a cookbook, but there is
some reading involved). :) too ambitious, maybe, but i keep finding more
books i want to read. that's a good thing, right?
last night i
got a call from a high school friend that i lost touch with several
years ago. she's a musical genious. she's travelled the world playing
with symphony orchestras with her 2 sisters. she graduated from harvard,
and is now getting her masters in germany! what a life. it was soooo
great to talk to her, cuz she is such a great person to know. i love
reconnecting with long lost friends.
speaking of reconnecting,
sometimes i like to read the missed connections on craig's
list. pretty funny stuff. i wonder how many ppl have actually been able
to connect from using that?
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joyCleeP 12:43 PM [+] ::
... .:: Friday, February 13, 2004 ::.
it's just not fair. everyone has monday
off but me! okay, and everyone else that works in a hotel i'm sure. it
sucks. okay, i'll quit my whining.
started "reading" life of pi,
very interesting, pretty funny too...
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joyCleeP 9:09 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 ::.
okay, is anyone else american idoled out?
it's like a bad accident, it makes you sick at the thought but you can't
help but stare! i hate it, yet i can't not watch it! i should just get
rid of my tv. yeah right, that ain't happening.
i made the most
awesome dinner tonight! i broiled steaks, korean bbq style, served it up
with some yummy green beans, all over wasabi mashed potatoes. yum...i'm
gonna have to remember this one...
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joyCleeP 9:36 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, February 09, 2004 ::.
went to SD (actually, Oceanside, just
half hour north of SD) this weekend to see w's fam and friends. the
weather was sooo nice, toasty warm. people walking around in shorts and
tank tops at the beach!! and it's FEBRUARY! good lord. i missed out on a
snowboarding trip, but wasn't really bummed about it. all in all, a nice
relaxing weekend with some good grub. i started reading a new book
that roommate lent me, and it's very very interesting...
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joyCleeP 7:22 PM [+] ::
... .:: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 ::.
so i dragged my lazy butt to the gym this
morning, which i haven't done since just before thanksgiving!! i
couldn't believe i was able to wake up at 5am. for some odd reason, it's
actually easier for me to wake up at 5 than it is at 6, even if i go to
bed at the same time. weird... anyways, i was DYING on the treadmill, i
think i started off way to intense. i had a momentary memory lapse of
not working out for over 2 months! i can't believe i let that much time
go by. i need to lose a few pounds before i start trying on wedding
dresses. *dread* i don't like the thought of having to spend so much on
a dress i'll wear for a few hours and never see again. i think i'm
becoming too practical in my old age. ;) hahaha...
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joyCleeP 7:31 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, February 02, 2004 ::.
okay, i think everyone is making WAY too
big a deal over this janet/justin boob incident. the FCC is launching a
formal investigation as to whether or not it was planned?! puh-lease, do
they really have nothing better to do with their time? it was just her
boob, it could've been worse. i didn't actually see it, just
pictures/videos, but i really don't think it was a big deal. let's move
on with our lives, people. i'm really not a football fan at all. in
fact, it's probably my least favorite sport. i've never even heard of
the two teams playing. but i was watching the highlights of the game,
and it looks like i missed a good one. oh well.
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joyCleeP 7:30 PM [+] ::
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