makeshift

if i were to tell you about my long weekend in santa barbara and its environs i'd tell you it was a fantastic trip filled with all sorts of my favorite things.

i'd tell you that i went to the beautiful wedding of one of my dear friends, and that i had such a great time reconnecting with old friends.

i'd tell you that i was able to indulge in FOUR(!) different photobooths and even talked my mother and aunt into one with me.

i'd tell you i went wine tasting with my mother at one of the "sideways" wineries, and that we brought my father back a bottle of wine which he shunned, even though it was a pricey sucker, for having a twist-off cap.

i'd tell you that my mother and i went antique shopping in ventura where we both came away with a few items that we couldn't live without.

i'd tell you that after photoboothing we went to fifty-cent happy hour with the locals.

i'd tell you that i got to spend time with my favorite aunt, who came up from orange county, and learn that her son, who is the same age as i am, got engaged in june. june, people. and we just learned of it!

i'd tell you that most of the time, my mother didn't drive me as crazy as i thought she would have, and that no, i didn't invite her along just so i could drive her convertible.

i'd tell you that i had the most delicious cup of clam chowder for lunch in pismo beach, and lingered a little longer over it to prolong the drive home.

i'd tell you that the weather was crappy every day but sunday, where all the wedding guests met at the beach for brunch right on the beach.

i'd also tell you that i took a ton of pictures, but sometimes words are better.

reader it

marcy wrote about it ages ago and i've been using it for at least that long, but google reader is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread. if you read blogs, or like to keep tabs on other sites that have feeds, it's an invaluable way to keep tabs on things without obsessively checking to see if sites have updated.

it requires a google account (use your gmail account if you have one) and from there it's super easy!

consentual

lack of sleep this week has left me uninspired. i'm wastint time while getting ready to head down to southern california later this morning, so as usual i'm goofing off online.

this is a link i've been meaning to share for some time now, and it's freaking hysterical. watch the video. WATCH IT!

atelier v.

They have some wonderful life hacks, but most of them aren't practical (hello, cactus pacifier?) even if they are cool. My favorites are the paintbrush doorstop and the dominos .

say no to amnesty

oh, that mark fiore is something else!

have a laugh, here .

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scavenger hunt

i thought i would lay low for the next week or so until i head down south for a wedding. by "laying low" i meant not going out as much, getting some rest, and saving money. as usual, i'm more successful at some of the things and not as successful at others. i've not done as well getting rest as much as i'd have liked, and although it may seem counterintuitive that i'm still saving money and going out, i have been. a month or so ago i decided i was fed up with the amount of times a week i ate out. sunday night dinner with the family aside, i set a goal of eating out only once a week. for a single person who doesn't care very much for cooking and cares for leftovers three days in a row even less, this was no small feat. i'm proud to say that i've stuck with this and my bank account shows. (oh, and i've made myself some nice meals, too!)

which is good, because i'm going to have a kick-ass time when i go to nicole's wedding next weekend. i'm driving down thursday morning and i'll probably stop a couple of times along the way.

i went to the giants game on monday night, probably my last of the season. this makes me sad, especially since the giants have been so rotten this year. but it also signifies the beginning of fall, which i recently decided is my favorite season. seasons don't mean much in california, but the slight chill in the air makes me anticipate the light sweater-wearing days of fall in california.

jewels and i went for the most delicious sushi dinner on thursday night at a place neither of us had tried. i've been craving one of their rolls since then, and i'm sure i'll head there again soon. we walked to dinner, which i enjoyed, and came back and ended the evening in the hot tub. it was a great way to end the week.

i was at work by 6 yesterday morning, so you'd think i would have slept in a bit this morning. riiiight. anj invited me to an event at laguna seca today, and while i have no interest in motorbike racing, i thought i'd go for the experience. plus, the tickets are free, so i can't argue with that. it's been about 6 years since i last was in monterey, which is only one of the most gorgeous places ever.

you never know what saying "yes" to things will bring.

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