mr. irish breakfast

even though you're fatty, i still love you. your sausage patty is always so tasty. don't ever change.

gimme s'more

what you are looking at are graham cracker cookies made from scratch! that's right, i do some baking from scratch occasionally.

n'awlins

usually when i travel somewhere, it's because i'm visiting friends or family. never have i planned a trip for no reason other than pure curiosity. we got an email from steve jobs in october telling us that because he's so proud of our hard work, we all get the week of thanksgiving off, paid. how better than to use my free vacation days traveling to unexplored territory? after a lot of back and forth, a friend and i decided that new orleans was the perfect place to go, mainly because we would be able to escape cold SF for some upper 70's weather.  

the culture in new orleans is amazing. the random bands playing in the street, the southern hospitality and best of all, the food! fried oyster po boys, freshly cooked beignets, gumbo and alligator sausage were just a few delicious eats i got to indulge in. and bourbon street. man, it's more intense than the vegas strip. our sat night there was so wild i'm afraid of what marti gras is like. we also explored frenchmen street which also had tons of bars with live music. i liked the underground feel it had there. the marnigy was where we saw the hipsters and let me tell ya, hipsters are hipsters wherever you go. 

overall, i give this trip an 'A'. i had an awesome time. now, time to detox. 

HAHA

tegan and sara look-a-likes

i hate you but not really

¡ya voté!

jellyfish costume!

happy halloween!

RSB install

finally installed my H&R rear sway bar. i will forever have nightmares about those circle things. taking those off was hands down the hardest part.

when you're sick at home

i like a little bit of random mixed with a little bit of awkward. i read this quote and really pondered it for a while. i thought about the possible deep meanings, wondered if it applied to my own life in any way and then decided yes, i like this one. this all took place as i was sick at home, right after i cried at lindsay lohan's spring fling queen speech in mean girls. hey, i'm needy and emotional when i'm sick. don't hate.

sonicare surgery fail

a few months back my sonicare stopped working. i was traveling at the time and when i took it out of its traveling coffin and pressed that power button, nothing. i was horrified (and that's an understatement). i had looked up some possible known issues and found a battery replacement DIY. it seemed to be logical that the battery reached the end of its lifespan so i ordered a new battery online and was pumped to try to replace it. the $3 battery, using a soldering iron and getting my sonicare back up and running were all excellent reasons to give this a go.

after removing the casing to expose the guts of this thing (btw, i really need to better maintain my sonicare because dried up toothpaste crust is not that fun), we removed the battery and then soldered the new one on there with fresh new wire. we took a volt meter to test its connection before putting the casing back on and it seemed solid. voila, it was done! but, when we put the sonicare onto its charger, i didn't see any lights. my sonicare officially died on the surgery table that night. time of death, 21:34. today i ordered a new one.

parking in sf

smart cars, scooters, motorcycles, bicycles and strollers all have such great available parking options.

my first le creuset piece!

isn't it so pretty?! this is definitely the beginning of many new cooking adventures. stay tuned for more food posts. thanks M and S!

les films français

15 second french films

sunday bloody sunday

warm park nights

opera in the park, movie in the park. it's amazing how everyone rallies for park events in the city. since moving to sf, the park has replaced the beach and on a sunny day, instead of picnicking at the beach, we picnic at the park. now, burying your feet in grass isn't easy and wearing your bathing suit at the park is kinda awkward. you might hear a wave or two but that's just those loud people doing "the wave". i guess on the up side, it is pretty nice not having to scrap tar off the bottom of your feet and dealing with sand all up in your butt crack.

3-0!

my 30th birthday weekend

longsilag and fries and won $80 from blackjack, tegan and sara at a free in-store concert and skydiving!

thumb tendinitis :(

i should have known when i couldn't give a proper thumbs up that i had tendinitis. too bad i waited 4 weeks before getting it checked out. doctor gave me a cortisone shot and this splint (believe me, this was the prettiest they had) and sent me on my merry way. somehow i'm going to have to get used to pressing the command key without using my thumb.

hungry eyes

yaaah, mon!

i went to go see pato banton and the now generation band in berkeley because this guy from my high school plays guitar in the band. the last time i saw dan was about 12 years ago but he hasn't changed at all. well, except for his long dreads, full beard and the fact that he's in this band. sitting backstage was a trip since the whole reggae scene is new to me. talk about a movie-like experience! i was a random girl on the couch, pipe being passed around, people swigging a bottle of rum, guys with dreadlocks, someone playing the piano while another freestyles some reggae...and EVERYONE drinking red stripe.

car lashes

i'm not the girliest of girls but i think these car lashes are adorable! i actually tried some fake lashes recently for the first time and boy do they make you feel "pretty". i couldn't get over how fun blinking was! maybe i should get a pair for molly. but is it possible for an .:R32 to be prettier than it already is?

bagel fairy

i've always had a thing for bagels - onion bagels to be specific. my mom would go to the bank every single saturday morning and sometimes, she would make a stop at the bagel factory on the way home. if you're into bagels like me, you know that fresh, soft, warm bagels only can be found at real bagel shops. the bagged stuff you find at the market are so different they shouldn't even be called bagels. anyway, there's a bagel fairy at work and i don't know who it is but i love them. the bagel delivery is totally unpredictable and never announced. you just have to stumble across them, like finding 20 bucks on the street. i like it this way because anticipating a bagel day just wouldn't be as fun.

planned sex

last night my friend calls and asks me to go have drinks with her because it was a monday, we're sick of our jobs and the weather was nice for once. i hesitated because i still had to work out and i didn't want to possibly be hungover the next day or deathly tired. we were supposed to have dinner this week so i told her that we can drink then. almost immediately, i caught myself. was i actually trying to negotiate what was supposed to be a spontaneous night out? BUZZ KILL! i was embarassed because i felt that this was equivalent to having planned sex nights. have i reached that age where convenience trumps spontaneity? perhaps. but this time, i'm proud to say that i let spontaneity win and the margaritas were damn good.

for the past month or so there's been a ~20 degree difference from cupertino (where i work) and sf (where i live). cupertino has been hot enough to wear tank tops whereas the city has been cold enough to wear a coat. but today, i got off the shuttle on mission/14th and didn't have to put my sweater on! what better way to take advantage of this warm evening than to eat my dinner outside for once...wearing a tank top and shorts of course.

impulsive me

i just love a good spontaneous purchase*. an unexpected moment where without any planning ahead, you're telling your bank account that you will be less today. what a thrill! with shoes, right before i go to the counter to hand over payment, i glance at my feet and day dream about this pair becoming my absolute favorite that i wear 5 days a week and couldn't imagine life without. that always helps validate the purchase and gets me into this 'must buy' state of mind. how could i deprive myself of shoes that were meant to be? i love gray shoes, i love hi-tops. so in this situation, a shoe that is both gray and hi-top? well, that's an automatic move to the head of the class!

*bad spontaneous purchase = replacing a flat tire or buying a plane ticket for a funeral

ben lee

so i stumbled on this awesome cover of "float on" by this guy ben lee. my curiosity lead me to google this guy and see what his deal was. an australian artist and oh, what's this? he was the guy in "the rage in placid lake"! no wonder he looked familiar. anyway, i'm obsessed with his version of "float on". ch-check it out!

yeeeeaaahhhh!

a random sunday in dolores park. a little bit of sunshine goes a long way.

dr. evelyn chen

HID family

it's been a crazy time for my dept in the last few years. last year, we had a bunch of our products announced and today is another proud day for HID. i'm proud to welcome the magic trackpad and new 27" LED display to our product line. as a heavy multitouch trackpad user, i am a huge fan of the magic trackpad. the bigger surface, the portability and now the capability of multitouch gestures when using an iMac, MacMini and MacPro. also, 3 Finger drag anyone? i've never felt this proud to work on a project but damn, another "magic" product? it took a while but eventually the "mighty" mouse (here i am to save the daaay!) sounded less stupid and more normal. i'm hoping the same for these "magic" products.

symphony at the park

fake-ade

that's cheating! what happened to the good old fashion lemonade stand with homemade lemonade?

olive - tres meses

dinner's ready!

first time with a new recipe. def not as tasty as how my brother makes it but, i'm sure my second attempt will be better.

olive and auntE