Here is an example of Photoshop gone bad. Count the number of hands in the photo. Poorly edited or Aliens, what is your vote?
I spent the last week in New York City. My friend and I were walking around Times Square and we saw a crowd of people. We went to see what was going on. A musical called Xanadu ended and the stars were leaving the building. We saw Whoopi Goldberg signing autographs.
We went on a Circle Line boat cruise around the city and we went to the Statue of Liberty.
We went to Central Park, the Dominican parade, and Madame Tussaud Wax Museum.
It rained and there were some thunderstorms with lightning.
D and I went to the Celebration Fine Art Gallery last night at the US Grant Hotel downtown. We met the artist
Jia Lu. She is selling an original oil painting for $165,000.
D's cell phone rang. It sounds like a dog's bark. An old woman gave us a dirty look. She asked me if that was my friend's cell phone. As we were about to leave, an old lady in a wheelchair backed up into a sculpture of a butler. Crash!
The glassware shattered into hundreds of shards.
"Share your favorite poem
A Dream Within A Dream
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
Edgar Allan Poe
Hapalove tagged me.
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was in my 4th year of college. I lived in an apartment with 2 roommates. I had a part time job in the Geisel Library shelving books.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Upload photos.
Pay student employees.
Obtain work laptop from student employee, who did not use it for a year so it sat in a drawer.
Pick up my dry cleaning.
Go to my friend's house and have dinner.
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Chocolate, candy, chips, cookies, fruit, popcorn, Pop Rocks, frozen yogurt.....
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
-Quit my job and let my billions work for me.
-Shopping spree around the world - new car, house
- Pay for nurses to take care of my dad at his house.
-Pay off student loans.
-Hire a personal assistant, chef, gardener, and cleaning person.
-Get faster internet
-Donate to charity and/or start my own
-Travel
-Sleep more
-Take classes like photography, tennis, yoga
5) Places I have lived:
Seoul, South Korea
Bend, Oregon
Stockton, CA
San Diego, CA
6) Jobs I have had:
Babysitter, cashier at a car wash, at Little Caesar's pizza, at a deli, tutor, lifeguard, English teacher, ESL teacher,
in a library, barrista, at Imagestation, screen online photos for inappropriate content, finance
7) Bloggers I am tagging who I will enjoy getting to know better:
You
Last Thursday, was Dining Out For Life in San Diego. It is an annual dining fundraising event to benefit AIDS service organizations. Participating restaurants donate a minimum of 25% of food and liquor sales for one night. The funds raised in San Diego benefit The Center's HIV/AIDS services and prevention.
I went to Ortega's in Hillcrest with some friends. It is on the corner of 3rd and University which has a small parking lot. We had a reservation for 7:45pm and we waited in the cantina while the rest of the party arrived. They have a number of specialty drinks. I recommend the Pomegranate Margarita.
After everyone arrived we had a short wait for out table. I recommend the Table Side Guacomole which is adjusted for your spice preference at your table. Our friendly waitor was very accommodating and we gave him a nickname. In the middle of taking our order, he went to the kitchen for some mole sauce to sample at our request. I tried a bite of the Black Bean & Pumpkin Soup, which had a touch of sweetness and was a good dip for the tortilla chips. It was very busy, which might explain why they brought out our food one dish at a time. I ordered the chicken mole which included beans, rice, seasonal vegetables and pipping hot, homemade tortillas. My friend ordered the Chicken Mole Enchiladas which are also good.
I recommend the Bananna Crusted Huachinango, which is a grilled pacific snapper.
The tacos start at $9 and the entrees range from $14-30. They add a 18% gratuity charge for parties of 7 or more. The service is a bit slow on a busy night, but it is worth the wait for homemade Puerto Nuevo style Mexican food.
Ortega's Bistro
141 University Ave, Suite 5
San Diego, CA 92103
I changed dental insurance and I had to get a new dentist. I called up some dentists and some offices now make you schedule two separate appointments for x-rays and cleaning. I do not find a dentist visit a pleasant experience, so I prefer to make as few visits as possible. Back in the day, when I made a dentist appointment I would have the x-ray and cleaning at the same time.
This morning, I had my dentist appointment. They took x-rays. 1,2,3,4,5,6....... I lost count of the x-rays when we got past 10. I asked for the total. They took 18 x-rays. I have never had so many x-rays of my teeth taken. It turns out that the dentist can view the x-rays in pictures on his laptop.
I have one cavity. I made another appointment to have the cavity filled and for a teeth cleaning. I can purchase the regular resin for a $75 co-pay or I can purchase the "top of the line" resin for $210. The front desk person says that the regular resin can have decay over time and that the more expensive resin does not decay and has a 5 year warranty. Which would you choose?
What do you do EVERY day to take care of the earth's environment? What could you do more of?
Recycle - glass, paper, plastic
Hang Dry Clothes - For every 2 loads of laundry I do, I hang one of them up and dry the other. They have small racks with sevral bars that take up a tiny amount of space so you don't have to have a clothes line with clothes pins.
Reusable bags - I keep them in my car and use them at grocery stores. If I am
at a grocery store and I only buy a small item, I ask not to have any bag and I keep the receipt on top of the item I purchase as I walk out the door.
Reusable mug- Yesterday, I purchased a reusable coffee mug at Starbucks. This morning, I forgot the mug at home so I didn't get any Starbucks today. Plus, I save a dime on each $3 drink I purchase.
Energy star - We replaced an old refridgerator with a new Energy Star one.
Carpool - I am in a work carpool.
Gas mileage - I have a car that gets 30mpg/city and 40mpg/highway
Electricity - Unplug unused appliances when not in use. It saves 20% electricity. When I went to Korea, I stayed at an apartment. I tried to turn on the TV, and radio but they would not turn on. It took me a while to figure that they were unplugged when not in use to save electricity.
www.catalogchoice.org - It is a free service that helps you decline unwanted paper catalogs received in the mail.
Compost - When I lived in South Korea, each household sorted uneaten fruits/vegetables in a compost. Then they had seperate recycling bins for compost. Grass from mowing lawns and leaves can also go in the compost.
"What is the worst date you've ever been on?"
I went on a date a few years ago. The guy called me and asked if I would be interested in getting a coffee and he said he would call me later to set up a time. He called again and we made arrangements to go to the mall. It turns out that he had a science project for school and he needed to go to Michael's craft store to pick up some supplies. We got a smoothie at the food court. We spent the majority of the date running an errand he had. There was no second date.
Click to watch the video of a Japanese BBQ Dinner at Tsuruhashi.
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