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Hooray for Hollywood
I am backdating this slightly because I have had connectivity issues and browser issues, and if they hadn’t happened I would have posted before midnight. Also, I am a little fuzzy because I am finishing off the last of the Drunken Egg Cream. It’s a drink of my wife’s creation – chocolate vodka, chocolate milk, … Continue reading
My 27th Birthday
Well, my 27th birthday could have been more enjoyable. I had a great time relaxing in the hotel room, but I felt vaguely sick part of the time – oh well. Dinner at Inn of the Seventh Ray was fabulous, though I am making a late New Year’s Resolution to never visit such a pretentious … Continue reading
Universal Studios Hollywood
Today I went to Universal Studios. The traffic was actually pretty bad both there and back, and I didn’t even enjoy the park. It was very uncrowded all day, but there just wasn’t anything fun to do there. I headed for the studio tour first, and I took a ton of pictures during that, but … Continue reading
I Took Today Off
Well, there isn’t really a lot to say about today, because I stayed in the hotel room! I finished off that bottle of wine and ran around the room naked all day. I did go to Disneyland yesterday though, and those pictures are now on my Flickr, as are the pictures from Monday, which I … Continue reading
My Funny Wine Story
Today I went to Disneyland by myself. I was going to take today off and go tomorrow, but I read that MLK Day is coming up and it will be getting busy, so I figured I’d go sooner rather than later. It was fun, and I will write more about it tomorrow. Right now I … Continue reading
Long Beach Attractions
Today was :A:’s first day of training. It was pretty easy to drop her off at the right building in the morning, but as I pulled away I realized she’d taken the directions with her! That’s what I get for letting her navigate! (Just kidding.) I managed to find my way back to the hotel, … Continue reading
San Diego Zoo
We went to the San Diego Zoo today, and walked around Balboa Park a bit. The zoo was both delightful and disappointing. Many of the exhibits were really outstanding – the habitats for bonobos and gorillas in particular. But I was surprised how many of the exhibits were depressing. I know animals in zoos don’t … Continue reading
Today Was Tijuana
We spent most of today in Tijuana, Mexico. The one-hour trolley ride down to San Ysidro was fine, very pleasant. Crossing the border was easy, they don’t even check identification or anything – apparently the prevailing feeling is, “who wants to escape the U.S. and go to Mexico?” I wanted to get my passport stamped … Continue reading
Sea World San Diego
We spent today at Sea World! We drove down from Anaheim in the morning and went straight to Sea World. We saw the dolphin show, the sea lion and otter show, the pets show, and the orca show. I was actually rather underwhelmed by the orca show…they make such a big deal out of it, … Continue reading