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Even though the BF claimed that anywhere in New York would have better pizza than what I could get in LA, we still trekked all the out to Brooklyn for some famous New York style pizza.
After what amounted to a practically all-day pizza expedition in New York, I ended up waiting in line for two [...]

I just got back from a nice couple of days spent with the BF’s family. It’s certainly different to go from a sunny, warm place like LA in December to the east coast where there’s an actual winter. I’m happy I finally got some use out of my winter clothes. I even had [...]

I finally realized that with the upgrade to Snow Leopard, my HP all-in-one printer can actually scan again! Before, I could only print from my mac, which makes the all-in-one more of a one-in-one, but thankfully, support has been added for scanning.  The scanner’s not great, as you can see, but hey, it’s better than [...]

When visiting a smallish resort town, as Palm Springs is, I lower my expectations about food.  Unless there’s a specifically good restaurant, I try not to be critical about what I put into my mouth.  I go into “eat to live” instead of “live to eat” mode. Or at I least try to.
So for breakfast, [...]

King’s Highway, the restaurant in the same building as the Ace Hotel lobby/check-in area, is what I pictured a diner in the 70s to look like, maybe a bit hipper. Likewise, the food is a hipper version of 70s diner food.

Upon sitting down, an interestingly dressed older woman with fantastic glasses plopped down a small [...]

My weekend was spent quietly relaxing in Palm Springs.  I joke that it’s a town where only old people go to vacation, and that’s not far from the truth, but the BF and I had a low-key, calm weekend there.  We stayed at the Ace Hotel (expensive, but worth it), got a couples massage (corny, [...]

I was already a fan of a Martinez over a Martini and making it with Ransom Old Tom Gin is a real treat. The gin is an unusual (for gin) brown color and has slightly sweeter taste to it thanks to the added malt. I like it because it doesn’t taste like a [...]