I'm BAAAAAAAAAACK!!!

It's been a week since I returned from my trip to the East Coast. Is it just me, or do you sometimes feel like you just need to take a break after coming back from vacation? If it was just a business trip, I don't think I would feel as pooped as I do now. All that walking and sightseeing... My poor feet needed some R&R when I got back (and how come my brain still thinks we're 3 hours ahead???). Anyway, I'm hoping I'll be able to kick myself back into gear after this weekend. Until then, ENJOY!!!

Yes We Can!

It was a great night to take a little stroll at a park in Chicago...

Roam If You Want To...

Roam around the world...

I used to really love that song. Still think it's a great song. ... Anyway, a quick update with my travels. Left New York the morning after Halloween (fun times!). Said "good-bye" to my friends Huy and Joe (who kindly let me crash at their place while I was there) and took a cab to Penn Station, where I caught a train down to Washington, D.C., en route to Chicago. Had a 4-hour layover there, which gave me a chance to catch up with my friends Chris and Erika (friends from film school who recently relocated to D.C.). Had lunch and a quick tour of our nation's capitol before I had to hop back on the train to Chicago, which is where I am now.


Riding the train is fun, but I don't think I would ever recommend going on a train ride that lasts longer than a day. The seats are roomy and comfy, but 20 hours of sitting down is no joke. However, seeing all the glory that is small town Americana is worth the trip (if you're into that sort of thing, which I am).


Anyway, arrived this morning at Chicago Union Station, where I was met by my brother. Dropped the luggage off, then hit the 'L' train down to Chinatown, where we gorged ourselves with some crazy fabulous dim sum (really, it was GREAT!). Whatever weight I lost last week walking all over New York and eating vegetarian all the time (both my employers and my friends are vegetarian), I think I gained it all back in that one sitting at Happy Chef. ... Oh well.



Hope everyone is doing well! Next stop on my trip: FLORIDA!!! X-D

East Coast Tour 2008

For those of you who don't know, I'm currently on the East Coast and will be here until the second week of November. I'll be in New York for a week (work/play), swinging by D.C. on my way to Chicago to visit the brother (hopefully good news will find me there on Election Day), and then heading down to Florida to visit Miss Shana (playing it up "Golden Girls" style in Miami) before heading back to SoCal. Don't know if you're up with the weather in those places, but I have a big ass suitcase with me with both winter AND summer clothes. :-\

Anyway, talk of NY always reminds me of this:



(Specifically, I'm talking about the opening theme song, found at 2:10 in the video.)

That girl!