12/10/11 02:03 - ID#55684

A night with Sara in San Diego

It was so nice to see (e:iriesara) in San Diego. I think the two funniest moments were:

1. Sitting at a mexican restaurant where I ate the best octopus dish ever. Paul says: OMG our table is on fire. Literally the greasy chip basket got too close to the candle. Sara put it out but not before the flames were like 6" high.

2. Best misunderstanding. Store Guy: Would you like a bag for it? Paul: I never though of just using a bag to do it, does it work good? Store Guy: To put the balloons in?

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Category: vegas

12/10/11 01:53 - ID#55683

Caesar's Palace

I especially liked this mirror.

I wish I played polo just to be able to wear this outfit.

I love shopping at the forum shops in Vegas. I was sad to see FAO Schwartz replaced by H&M.

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12/10/11 01:39 - ID#55681

A trip to china

(e:tinypliny) and (e:pmt) headed down to the Chinese grocer last night. She was blown away by the appropriation of the Indian Buddha into the Chinese Buddha. I was equally amazed at the appropriation of the virgin Mary. Check out her dragons.

The picture tiny posted had a lot of arms...

but check out the Mega arm one. The thousands of hands kind of look like HPV based tumors.

(e:tinypliny) also could not get over how fat they made the buddha. We discussed if he had diabetes or not.

They do have a lot of cool pottery although some of it is very expensive.

This bird was almost $2000 which is surprising the way they just have them layed out on cheap shelving.

I wanted this mug so bad, but it was $15.

metalpeter writes at 07:58:38 12/10/11 - Comment #66668: I have a Wood Dragon that I really need to replace so maybe......

paul writes at 07:21:24 12/10/11 - Comment #66662: Clearly, he ate a lot of dumplings when he got to china. I can see how it would happen.

I didn't see a lucky cat that I remember but I am sure they would have them. The place is huge. Its worth taking a trip out there something. It is on sheridan right past niagara falls blvd. In the summer you could prob ever walk there from South Campus station.

metalpeter writes at 05:45:12 12/10/11 - Comment #66654: Now in terms of the god with all the arms I don't really know any thing about that.... But like those dragons though.... Gotta ask though (maybe you just didn't photo it) where was Chinese Lucky cat not the same as Hello Kitty.....

metalpeter writes at 05:43:49 12/10/11 - Comment #66653: The Indian and Chinese Budha are both Budha but are different... The Chinese one is and from what I know has all ways been fat.... Now how different people or companies make him well that is a different story.... At least with the wood ones it is supposed to be good luck to rub its belly....

tinypliny writes at 05:15:06 12/10/11 - Comment #66640: I think the happy man personification is based on some Buddhist monk. He is some God among 12 others, called Hotei. Granted Buddha hung out under a tree quite a lot for a good part of his life, and that is probably an Ã¼ber-sedentary lifestyle but I am still hesitant to believe that they thought Buddha was that obese...

tinypliny writes at 05:11:01 12/10/11 - Comment #66639: I was thinking about why they would make the appendages and the level of fat so grotesque... Maybe the point is regular people can never hope to get those many arms and hands or even that fat. I guess they slipped a bit because they weren't factoring in super-sizing in the US.

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Category: holidays

12/10/11 01:34 - ID#55680

Christmas Wish List

Fancy tuna in glass. Full stop.

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Category: food

12/10/11 01:32 - ID#55679

Driscoll's raspberries from wegmans tried to kill me

I have never been as sick as Thursday night. I ate dinner and within 1hr I was sweating, cramping, puking, shitting, and then shakinh and writhing in pain on the bathroom floor screaming for help.

I seriously have never been in so much pain. It was the nost viokent gastrointestinal issue I ever had. Comparatively, the appendix exploding hurt less although it was similar. Strangely, unlike bacterial or viral food poisoning I was fine several hours after puking my guys up.

The next day, I investigated everything I ate the night before and I found the culprit. The raspberries I bought from Wegmans the night before were thoroughly infested with white/gray mold and I didn't notice when I ate them with my dessert. It was dark in the kitchen so I just grabbed a handful from the fridge without inspecting. Big mistake. Who does that? I feel like such an idiot. At the same time paying $3+ for raspberries I bought the night before, I didn't expect they would have gone bad. I might never eat raspberries again.

Since then I systematically tried each and every other thing I ate that night with no problem. I threw the raspberries out. I should have brought then back to the store.

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Category: vegas

12/06/11 12:37 - ID#55659

separate age of consent for same-sex

I wonder what the argument for this was? I am not saying they should lower the age, but it seems like they should be the same.

According to Nevada Revised Statutes, the age of consent for opposite-sex relations in Nevada is 16 while the age of consent for same-sex relations is 18.

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Category: food

12/05/11 03:01 - ID#55656

BJ's

No, despite its name and upside triangle logo, it is not a gay bar. It is, however, a very delicious chain restaurant and brewery out west. I wish we had them in NY. The fried artichoke heart appetizer is the best appetizer I have ever had. It is the perfect blend of crispy outside and soft inside. We ate there 4 times between LA and Vegas because it was so good. They even have a gluten free menu.

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12/05/11 02:56 - ID#55655

Mini Pies

Cookies gave way to cupcakes. Cupcakes gave way to macaroons and now, as (e:hodown) said, macaroons are being moved over to make room for mini pies. How cute are those little lemon marengue ones.

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Category: weddings

12/04/11 02:05 - ID#55651

Driscoll Progeny at a wedding

The wedding was beautiful. They were definately perfect for each other. In fact, the friends of both even quoted letters they had written about each other when they first met.

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Category: food

12/03/11 12:22 - ID#55644

ramen madness

One thing I will really miss about this vacation is the unbelievable variety of restaurants. I can't wait for the noodle bar to open on elmwood.

At the ramen restaurant called Ebisu I got a ramen bowl with octopus, shrimp, pork, veggies, beef, and quail eggs. We also got edamame and vegetable tempura.