Monday, 23 March 2009

• the cha

  just came back from cha cha lounge, an uber hipster spot in Silver Lake.  We'd just finished a split tasting at Silver Lake Wine just a few steps away and polished off three glasses of excellent wine (more like three tastes).  christine had a mighty hankering for a bloody mary because she saw a picture of it on her friend (melissa's) iPhone.  Kaner told us that they had good bloody mary's next door, where they even have pickled "haricots vert" as he called them.  They're really just pickled green beans.

  The bartender made the bloody mary really good, though Christine doused it with even more tabasco.  The thing was spicy as hell but it was delicious. 

  I'm giving Christine a 101 on how to use my SLR so that when she goes to FIG on wednesday, she'll be rocking my camera like a badass.  That's exactly the way I want it :)

  Being embroiled in the food scene has been nothing short of an amazing roller coaster ride, with mostly ups and ups, instead of any real downs.  The big issue now is that my weight has skyrocketed to higher than ever.  I think I'm actually around 190 now...which is horrible.  Horrible because I am really unhealthy.  I don't care how I look, my girlfriend loves me as I am, but I don't want to be too unhealthy.  I need to eat more healthy foods and eat in moderation, but when you're going at this pace, it's hard to do.

  I've been eating more homecooked meals and my mom is on a crusade to feed me healthy Korean food whenever she's home.  But going out to eat is totally counterbalancing any effect that the lean homemade food has.

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  On another note, I'm particularly annoyed that Korea didn't win the World Baseball Classic against Japan tonight.  Seriously, we HAD IT.  anyways, we'll have to wait another three years to defeat our hated archrivals. 

  Oh, I'll be going to Japan on a mission trip in a few months :)  Just so you know just because I root for Korea in the WBC doesn't mean I don't respect Japan.  I actually love the country and would like to spend a long period of time there, if possible.  the culture is fascinating and the food is astounding.  Also, japan is pretty much the source of the world's greatest cameras (except maybe leica), so it's a great place to be if you're into photography.  I intend to be a dedicated photographer on my next trip coming up in May, so maybe I'll post them on xanga.

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