operation empty pantry

it's been decided that i need to empty my pantry so i don't have to pack it. this means i'll be cooking more starting next week. at least this way i can do what i love along with the part i don't love or want to do. i had everything i used tonight at home and my goal is continue to use what i've already got. yep i am going for it. i won't bring anymore food home so i can eat what i'm already stocked with, wish me luck.

giants vs. dodgers

i scored two free tickets to a giants game from a work friend. she's got season tickets so when she asked which game i wanted to attend i told her a dodgers game of course. she laughed and said she’d see what she could do since those are highly coveted tickets. being the total rock star that she is i was able to get them. they are long time rivals and are always very entertaining games. i asked liz to join me at the game so we could hang out and catch up. we took bart into the city then transferred to muni so we wouldn’t have to fight traffic or search for parking. as we arrived at our seats i grew excited to sit back and enjoy the heckling of the fans. normally there is lots of animosity between the fans of these two teams but tonight the fans weren’t as into the rivalry. we picked up food from orlando’s which is located near the bleacher seats, we almost couldn’t get over there since our tickets weren’t in that section but since the tickets we had were season tickets we lucked out and they let us through. i normally get the garlic fries at the at&t park since they are amazing but instead i opted for these seriously delicious nachos. i've previously stated that the oakland coliseum has the best nachos until now. i think you'll have to taste them for yourself but orlando's sure hit one out of the park on this one.

figured it out

it started with one starry night camping in santa cruz for the main asians birthday. for any one who was in attendance it's a night we will never forget. like a bolt of lightning to our eyes, to them it was as if it’d been happening for years, a kiss between peter and lois declaring to the world (the world = us campers) that they were dating. no one believed that this day would ever unfold but there is was staring everyone in the face. this may have been in the works for years but in this moment we were all in shock. i did my part to help this along and may have been a little more prepared for this kiss than others but it was still so weird to see. don't get me wrong i was happy but it was just different.


after many nights of long talks with my roomie lois and many thoughts exchanged i knew this was the beginning of the end for me. now it was lois staying up past her bed time with a boy. yep i was replaced by a boy. it was such an exciting time for them and i was happy to be a part of it all. ok maybe not all of it since there were some days when i wanted to escape from the lovin', touchin' and squeezin'. although i was 100% for this love connection but at times it was a bit much for me to be around. for me it was a blast assisting in the start of getting the ball rolling in the right direction, now the rest is history.

i can't believe it's been a year since the griffins made it official. that's right lois and peter got married this very day last year. i was so happy for them but if i’m being honest it was sad for me and i was sad to say goodbye to a large chapter in my life. i know change is inevitable and this was bound to happen but it was still a salty sweet day. salty from all the fake tears i didn't let flow and sweet because the griffins finally tied the knot. mostly i was overwhelmed with the paths of these two people who fell in love and how easily the paths they were each on fit seamlessly side by side. it's an amazing thing to watch two of your best friends fall in love. it took longer than all of us wanted it to take but after all these years they finally got it right. he finally figured it out and saw what was right in front of him. i guess i'll cut him a little slack and blame it on the contacts he used to never change.

ann's coffe shop

this morning elle and i were off to palo alto/menlo park to check out some neighborhoods in our continued search for a new home. lucky for us we had an excellent tour guide who has lived in the vicinity on and off for a long time. it was so nice of her to take time out of her day to show us around. it really helped having an expert of the area with us to and i was grateful that she shared her 2 cents on areas and locations!! it may not have seemed like it at the time though since i started feeling queasy during our drive. i think i was too involved with looking at all the surroundings that i got a little motion sick. i guess it didn't help that i was reading the newspaper adds to also see what was available. i was too embarrassed at the time to say anything but i did have a small moment of panic in the car. thankfully about that time we'd decided to stop for a bite to eat. after getting out of the car to walk to our destination i continued to have the uneasy feeling in my belly. i stepped a few paces behind just in case i had to stop and i decided i better say something now or i'm gonna look really dumb if this turns into something more than just queasiness. about that time we had reached ann's coffee shop and i was feeling slightly better from the fresh air and even better once i sat down.once i saw the old dinner/coffee shop i things all went back to normal and i was suddenly ready to eat. i'm glad my stomach is strong willed because it was able to grab control over this situation. i guess for me it's stomach over matter. both elle and our lovely tour guide ordered breakfast but i settled on a patty melt. all deliciousness aside i feel like a patty melt is great item to try at a new dinner. it’s something simple enough that it’s hard to screw up yet if done right you know the other menu items are most likely good. it starts with a burger patty, grilled onions and swiss cheese sandwiched between two slices of rye bread. then it gets pan fried to perfection so the cheese has a chance to melt. tell me what doesn’t sound good about that? especially coming from a dinner where everything is generally coated with butter. it’s normally sided with french fries but today it came with both potato salad and coleslaw. i was happy for the change and the potato salad was really good but the coleslaw was just ok. i could’ve done without the slaw for an extra scoop of the potatoes but my patty melt was really good and i will be returning to try something else off the menu. while paying for the bill a brownie caught my eye so i got a few cookies and a brownie from the case at the register. i felt that the cookies were dry and they lacked in flavor but the brownie was great.

bronco billy's lunch slice

today i went to lunch with two of my friends from work, alexis and betty, and we decided on bronco billy's pizza. they serve a lunch slice which is a huge portion for a great price. i got a slice topped with pepperoni and olives.. i felt like salt today if you couldn't tell from my toppings. it was exactly what i wanted and of course i finished it all. if you're ever in the area of any of their locations around noon you should hit it up.

thanks betty for the fun treat!

that's not right is it?

my friend showed me the can't be tamed video by miley cyrus a few hours ago and i'm so confused and i have a few questions...

• what is going on in this video?
• was her father present while they were filming?
• did she clearly think it through before she approved this idea?
• who wrote this song, was it miley?

check out these lyrics:
'cause i’m hot like that
every guy everywhere just gives me mad attention
like i’m under inspection i always get the 10's
cause i’m built like that'

really? really? if she did write these lyrics she sure thinks very highly of herself. too bad the song or video aren't getting a 10 from me. the song is bad on it's own then she decided to make a terrible video. hey guys what if i dress sexy and add wings, do you think that is throwing another log on the fire or do you think this could fix my bad song?? i'm not trying to be extremely mean but come on, does anyone else feel me?? i think she needs to take a step back, stop trying to be sexy and go get some dance lessons from britney spears. that's right i said it britney spears. i may NOT like britney and i don't think she can sing but girl can dance even if she's crazy. miley dear.. this act has already been done, by britney with i'm a slave for you, so if you can't improve on it don't touch it.

i feel that watching this was a waste of my time so i'm not going to post it but feel free to check it out for yourself, if you do don't let my opinion shape yours.

drums please...

it's finally here.. my little brothers birthday.. i mean the first day of summer. there may be some of you who started your summer when school let out or when the rain finally let up or on a sunny day you hit the beach for the first time this season. well i'm here to inform you that today june 21st marks the first official day of summer. so any of you who got the pre-summer party started make sure to keep it going as you cruise to your favorite summertime jams. here is one to get you started:
summer, summer, summertime
time to sit back and unwind

can't wait to share with you my summer adventures with food, friends and fun.