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DEATH TO SQUASH!

The roomies (Tim and Nicole), Dave, Alain and I got down to some serious pumpkin carving last night. Here are the fruits of our loins:

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

From DEATH TO SQUASH!

RedBull Soapbox Derby

Saturday Dave and I went to RedBull's soapbox derby in Delores park. There were 75,000 people there, it was crazy packed! There were some pretty creative karts there. Here are some highlights of the derby but feel free to check out all my pictures at my Picasa album.

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

From RedBull Soapbox Derby!

Day Two in San Diego

Today I was fed five times at luxury hotels and/or restaurants! Man, these site tours are really hard work. I've had to much food and wine the last two days I feel like I'm going to bust. However, I feel like I can recommend some really good places to eat in San Diego! I think the only thing that would make this trip even better is if a friend was here with me. The group of people I'm with are all wonderful but the only thing we have in common is shop talk and where we live, the bay area. If a friend was with me it would all be better. But then if a friend was here I might not be on my best behavior... LOL

When I got back to my room this evening I had Champagne and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for me. They had two glasses for the Champagne, I guess they think I'm going to have a guest over... Hmmm... I wonder if they can get one of the cute bellboys to join me tonight! :)

Rancho Bernardo Inn

I'm in San Diego for a Familiarization Trip. What is that? A familiarization trip is usually set up by a third party company hired by hotels in one area to get you to go to said area and familiarize yourself with it and their properties in hopes that you will host events and functions there. Got it? Good!

So I'm in San Diego saying at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. It's a gorgeous property. It's a bit more conservative than my personal tastes but all together very wonderful. I started by checking in and finding myself in a very comfortable and luxurious room. See said picture below.

I even had a special autumn cheese and caramel apple snack platter waiting for me in the room. Very chic. Then I whisked myself away to my complementary spa treatment. I opted for the hot stone massage. It was wonderful. The hot sensations of the stones with the deep tissue massage incorporated was so relaxing. I am in heaven!



So after the massage I got a tour of the property. After the tour I was treated to a seven course meal. This was my first seven course meal ever. They had wine paired with every dish. It was exquisite. See the menu below to see what I experienced. Yes, experienced. I can't really describe any other way. The chef came out a couple times to check in on us. He was very nice and very attractive! ;) By far the best wine was the dessert wine with the seventh course, a Alcyone Dessert Tanat, from Uruguay, 2005. It tasted like chocolate and sex. I could have orgasm! Everything was Exquisite, even the water they were serving was Evian!



Upon my return to my room I found a delicious chocolate surprise waiting for me! The chef had personally made a chocolate mousse and torte for us. I think I am in taste bud overload! Yet again, see the picture below.



So far this is day one of three here in San Diego. I'm suppose to be pampered like this the whole trip, but so far the next few places have a high bar to reach. Man, my job is tough...

Car Selling...

Anyone in the market for a car? I'm selling mine...

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/861329902.html

2004 Saturn VUE

$8,000 OBO

82,000 Miles

Great Condition!



4-Cyl. 2.2 Liter

5 Speed Manual Transmission

2WD

Air Conditioning

Tilt Wheel

Dual Front Air Bags

Power Steering

Power Windows

Power Door Locks

Power Sunroof

Privacy Glass

Cruise Control

CD Player with Sirius Satellite Radio and iPod connector



I just moved to San Francisco and I no longer need a car anymore. So, alas I am selling my dear Saturn. This VUE is in great condition and gets killer gas mileage! It has a cool collapsible basket in the back cargo area for groceries and what not. There are no scratches, no dings or body damages. It has the Saturn dent resistant side panels which are a testament to its dent free condition. I truly love this car and would buy one again. If you have any questions, please contact me at the email above! Also, the photos below were taken on 9/28/08.

Sasha Pictures!

I picked Mike up from SFO the other day and took him to his folk's. While there, I got to see Sasha!!! She's gotten a little meat on her bones and some freckles on her belly, but she's still as cute as ever!

Red Wine Poem

The red wine is talking
I hear it tell me about my past
I cannot avoid it
I do not want to avoid it
I wish I could make sense of all the paths
So many taken
So many not taken
Did I choose the right ones
Did I choose the wrong ones
I think too much
Others think too little
Damn my conscience
Will I ever be satisfied
Will I ever be happy
In ten years will I be alive
In ten years will I be happy
Why can't I be happy
Why can't I be content
I am good at many things
I am not great at anything
People like me
I like myself
I don't think that is enough
I wish it was enough
Would I be a different person 400 years ago
I am so much
I am so little
I am just getting by

Sint Maarten Photos

It's been almost a week since I got back from visiting Mike in Sint Maarten and I have yet to post my photos. Well, here they are! I didn't take my camera with me much because I didn't want to lose it or get is stolen so I only have a few pictures. I wish I could have gotten a picture of Oriental Beach where I went swimming in the ocean. Alas, all I can do is give you the picture of the beach from Google Maps. You can see the floating trampolines Mike and swam out to and jumped on even from the satellite pictures! It was a blast!

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

From Sint Maarten

Cell Phone Victory!

So the CA court ruled that it's illegal for cell phone carriers to have early cancellation fees, or contracts. Sprint was ordered to pay back customers who had paid these fees and to even pay customers who canceled early and didn't pay the termination fee (like myself.) This ruling might get overturned, but for now its not.

I wonder when CA will start enforcing this? With this ruling it would make canceling my T-mobile contract simple, and it should make my collection from AT&T disappear. So either I can switch to AT&T and get an iPhone, or AT&T won't be able to legally lock the iPhone and I can just take one over to T-mobile...

I hope the wheels on this get rolling soon!

Read about it at:

San Francisco Chronicle
Tech Trader Daily
G4

Pool Party

I had an awesome day at a pool party, hosted by the wonderful Scott. His friends were away for the weekend and gave him their awesome house in Atherton to use. So of course he throws a party! This house is amazing. Three levels with lots of statues and art. They even have a tyrannosaurus skull in their living room. Yes, TYRANNOSAURUS! It was a great day, check out my pictures:

BJ's are BAD!!!

I have a Black Jack widget on my Google Desktop that I was playing with today. I wasn't winning a lot of hands. I know some of the basic rules for BJ, like if the dealer shows a low card chances are he'll bust trying to get to 17 or above. Despite my best efforts, I can't seem to really come out ahead. Personally, I think I have bad luck. I mean, how can I get three aces in a row!? CRAZY! Maybe I should be playing a poker widget instead...

Tea Gardens

I had a great time today out and about in the parks of San Francisco. First I went to the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park. I always enjoy going there. The whole place is so serene, although all the tourists that were there today kind of took away from that. I also love the koi fish, as you can see by my many pictures of them. From the Tea Gardens I went to Sutro Heights. I don't know what it is about Sutro Heights, but it's climate is magical. It's always nice there. There could be fog surrounding it but the park itself will be clear and a nice 75 degrees. I saw some sort of a heron there walk around which was neat. Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera so I didn't get any pictures. As always there were lots of dogs, which I just adore! From there I went to Ocean Beach where it's always nice. I soaked up some sun (my face got a little pink) and enjoyed walking through the sand. It was a perfect day in San Francisco and I'm glad I had the chance to get out and enjoy it!