Monthly Archives: September 2011

Great Balls of Fire

September 21, 2011
Great Balls of Fire

I am on a huge Indian kick lately. You wouldn’t know it from what you’ve seen posted around these parts lately, but I’m dead serious. Those of you living in the Bay Area already know this – there are a plethora of Indian eateries around these parts. Because of that, I’ve decided that Indian food is my new favorite take-out staple. Sorry, Thai food, but I’m giving you the boot for a while. Maybe forever. It’s just that no one seems to make my yum woonsen salad like Thai Lagoon did, and it didn’t hurt that they were exactly 6 doors away from our house. We ordered take-out from the neighborhood Indian joint the first weekend we lived here, and I was immediately sold. I ordered a HUGE “combo meal” the weekend Chris was in Singapore, and while sopping up my chana masala with garlic naan, I happily watched...

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Out Conquering Mountains

September 15, 2011
Out Conquering Mountains

Howdy, folks. I’ve missed you. Believe it or not, I haven’t visited my blog at all since last Friday (!). That almost never happens, but we were fortunate enough to be staying at a resort sans (free) wi-fi. And since it was sorta like vacation, I didn’t mind. Chris, on the other hand, was a little upset at first, but that’s just because he had a little work to do at the beginning. He got used to it, and he spent the ride home from the Oakland airport checking 4 days of Facebook posts. It doesn’t take much for us to “turn off” for a few days, and I’m glad we’re both able to do so, with limited issue. With almost two weeks of September behind us, we’re now getting ready for a long weekend of visitors from Chicago, which means my time here is limited. But nonetheless, I made time...

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Feature

The Gut Buster

Eating good, healthy food is an admirable goal. It’s a really good goal. Sometimes though, it’s just. so. dang. hard. Ya feel me? Exhibit...

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