The Real Reason Boom wants me down in H-town ASAP May 9, 2008

Boom’s other co-worked down in H-town is somewhat of a partier.  And Boom gets brought into all of his plans of going out.  Last night they went to Rich’s - the largest dance club inside the loop!  And were out until 3am!!!

Boom called me before they left the hotel - he thought that it might be a gay club (but I hadn’t heard of it from Yarbs) so he thought he might run into Yarbs and Josephine.  Turns out it is not a gay club, he thinks there were likely some gay men there, but there were also a lot of ladies and straight peeps as well.  He said it was packed.  and totally crazy.  So his new fav spot

So Boom is hurting this morning - in part of his moaning, he was all like, I can’t wait for you to get down here to save me from going out!  My body can’t handle it anymore!

Ha, so now I know the real reason he is so anxious to get me down… somehow I don’t think that he will be exempt from all forays into Houston nightlife, but definitely think the wife card can get him out of at least a few.  As long as he doesn’t try to drag me out with him and his partying co-worker…

HI-larious April 29, 2008

An “article” about Seal Team on Tobacco Avenue.

Cool April 22, 2008

My friend Neener’s brother is music producer in LA, which is so cool. The fact that he is really nice and a good guy, that is just makes him even cooler. His latest project is Ride on Rides - they are good!

(BTW, I am loving my Citizen Cope CD - highly recommend it!)

Finding my drishti April 4, 2008

I finally made it to a Friday morning Led Primary Series class at my yoga studio of choice, Ashtanga Yoga Richmond. Taught by Alicia, who is really good. She didn’t even put a mat down, so I knew it would be more of a vocal led class, which is good for me (good for learning the series!).

It is all ashtanga yoga all the time! No other types of yoga, which is great for me since I only love ashtanga. (For anyone who does not know, “This method of Yoga involves synchronizing the breath with progressive series of postures—a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind.” - ashtanga.com)

The class goes through the entire primary series (about 75 poses), starting with 10 sun salutations, moving into standing poses, then seated poses, back bends, inversions and head stands - then reflection (sometimes I fall asleep during this part - not what is supposed to happen). There were just a few poses that I had only done a few times before, but all the rest I knew. Not saying I was good at it or even could do all the poses, but I liked this class because I was one of the worst students. And that helps me strive to get better.

I also take a Level 1 class with Robbie, even though I am beyond Level 1 - mainly b/c he is a really hard teacher. We hold the poses for a long time and so I can work on my form and breathing. Even though it is just Level 1, it is still a good class.

I was going to an Ashtanga Improv class (taught by Kyra, whom I love!) all the time but I realized there needs to be a balance between doing an Improv class (where the series is all out of order, so more interesting) and actually learning the primary series.

One of the many reasons why I love ashtanga is that it stretches me out - a full body stretch. Which is good, esp. with all the running I (used) to do. My muscles are all short and need to be elongated - I am working on it! And sometimes I can feel my IT band hurting a little bit, once I got to yoga, it is all better. or my ankle will hurt a little, and once I do yoga, it hurt no more. So it is just really good for my body. I am working on it helping my spirit…

Jabba!! March 31, 2008

Boom and I stumbled upon Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew sometime around the 4th round - and we loved it ever since! The finale was this week, and we watched it this weekend - and one of my fav crews - JabbaWockeeZ - won! They are tight and really good! I also really liked BreakSk8 - guys from the MidWest that danced on rollerkates! They won $100K and the title of America’s Best Dance Crew - not exactly sure what will come of it for them, but very cool. and highly entertaining to watch! I am thrilled that they will be continuing the competition in June!

I joked with Boom that we were likely the only people over the age of 25 that watched the show.  Oh well, I liked it!

I was really surprised and quite pleased at the number of Asian dancers in the competition. Living in (Fort Worth) TX and VA, I haven’t ever really experienced the West Coast for any length of time - and out there 1 out of ever 4 peeps are Asian. It gives me hope - when I move to H-town I am gonna take a hip hop dance class. I think Yarb has actually taken one before, and I will force her to take with me again! Too bad I have no rhythm, but perhaps a hip hop dance class will help!

Last Night March 27, 2008

Last night I went to deLux for a happy hour with the SCAN BYP and VMFA’s Friends of Art. It was a great turn out from both organizations and I got to see a few FOA peeps I knew, so that was a real treat! Lee was cracking me up as she was trying to avoid a guy she had gone out on one date with months ago, and who still calls her! Evidently he is not the brightest bulb.

After hap hour, we (Mandy, her friend, and I) wanted to go to Sticky Rice for some grub (which is across the street from deLux) but they were packed, as they were doing a fundraiser for Ring Dog Rescue (10% of proceeds last night were being donated to RDR).

So Mandy came up with the great idea of going to Edo’s Squid! I haven’t been there in ages, and it is just a restaurant that I never think of going to. Perhaps because their take out arm, 8 1/2, is just a few blocks from us and we usually just do that if we want Italian. It was quite delish. And we didn’t have to wait for a table - got there around 735pm. We basically took the last open table, and after that lots of peeps showed up and they had to wait. I got the eggplant parm (though I think the 8 1/2 version is better, guess I am just more used to it) and we all shared the broccoletta (very garlicky, but tasty!).

Mandy’s gay brother met us at Edo’s and it was great to finally meet him! I have heard so much about it, I feel like I have met him. Very nice - not exactly what I expected. I think since Mandy is pretty tall for a girl, I expected her bro to be taller. Not that he was extremely short or anything…

Anyway, a very nice night out! And I was home and in bed by 10pm! So just perfect for me!

Update: Ahhhh-YUTT March 25, 2008

Nubs and his Marine owner are re-united!

(This is a follow up to this older post)

Silly Marine was wondering if Nubs would remember him - of course Nubs remembers!  And Nubs will be the best dog ever, as he knows that the Marine saved his life and brought him to live someplace better.

How would you live? March 11, 2008

Very moving.  Watch this Carnegie Mellon professor give his last lecture on Oprah.

Made me think,  cry, and be thankful and grateful for so many things…

Banana Walnut Biscotti March 6, 2008

I used the Martha Stewart Cranberry - Pistachio recipe and altered it like the first commentator suggested, with 3 ripe bananas and about a cup of chopped walnuts.

Much better than the last batch - and I used up 3 bananas I had frozen a while ago, with the thought that I would make banana bread with them. Clearly that didn’t happen, so I am glad I used those bananas up!

I think I made my logs to big and wide, as I ended up with some monster biscotti pieces. Oh well, live and learn! I will say the (frozen) bananas made the dough much stickier, so it was harder to deal with than should have been.

[and it took 3 eggs, as well as some butter - my vegan baking is not coming along as I would have hoped - sigh.  But butter and eggs are hard to replace in baked goods.  I do have some vegan margarine that I should try in some recipes...  next time...]

HI-larious March 5, 2008

Though most everyone in the world has likely already seen this, but thought I’d put it out there:

Sarah Silverman’s “I’m F*ing Matt Damon”

and then Jimmy Kimmel’s response” “I’m F*ing Ben Afleck”

Freakin’ HI-larious!!!!