Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Eat Your Way Through Vacation

The number one thing Angela and I have in common is our ability to eat our way through vacations. Searching out new restaurants and trying out new foods is the glue of our friendship. So, naturally I was thrilled to find out she was going to be in my neck of the woods (thank goodness for free airfare courtesy of The Man), because that meant I would be eating GOOD all weekend long.

The first stop on the smorgasboard train: Sushi
We went to Zaponga - a Japanese restaurant that serves the biggest wraps I've ever seen. It's situated in the super-trendy, faux-hipster "anti-mall" by the condo. The Oh My God roll was as thick as my forearm and the lobster and pumpkin-filled dumplings were delicious.

The second stop: Indian
The Royal Khyber serves fine Indian cuisine (don't take my word, they say it themselves on the awning over the front door). Very, very, very good. I had the Jambalaya Tandoori Kebab. Delicious. The naan was so-so. And we know. We ordered every version of naan they had - cheese, garlic and plain. We're built of good Midwestern stock - we crave carbs. My favorite part of the evening - the spicy calimari.

And no trip from Minnesota to California would be complete without a trip, or two, to Golden Spoon for a bowl of frozen yogurt covered in crushed candy.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Just What The Blogosphere Needs...Another One Of These

Why did I hop on the bandwagon and create one of these?

Because I want to alleviate my guilt about not calling my family nearly as often as I should, given that I live 3,000 miles away from them all. Now they have written and photographic proof that I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth and I am in fact being a productive member of society.

Because every so often I fall madly in love with a band. And since the music snob in my life has probably already heard of them, enjoyed a brief love affair with them, and has sinced moved onto his new band du jour, I need to share my find with someone.

Because I find the most random sites and online distractions throughout my day and constanstly send them to the music snob I just mentioned. One of these days he's going to send me a "cease and desist" order, so I'll use this venue to share the randomness I discover throughout the day.

But the main reason? Well, read the title of my blog.

Please bear with me as I brush up on my HTML and futz around with style sheets.