Tuesday, August 16th:
Breakfast at the free buffet. The attendant, she is one of the cheeriest morning people I have ever seen!

Loaded up Tammy's car and after dropping the guys' cars at their place & getting coffee, we headed out to Kansas City.

I did my usual, and slept in the back seat. We stopped in Columbia for lunch at the Flat Branch Pub ( Read more... )

Monday, August 15th: New Day!

Christopher had to work. Boo!
Kev drove me all the way to Alton, IL (okay, 30 minute drive) to Olga's - one of my favorite chain restaurants. I used to go all the time, especially in high school and college. Then all the CA restaurants closed *sniff* and the only way to get my fix is to get Kev to take me there. ( Read more... )

Sunday, August 14th: Dang! I managed to sleep through THREE alarm clocks! I was awakened by K calling my on the landline to say "she was waiting out front - where was I???" AUGH ( Read more... )

This summer, I have done the following:

• Karen & I danced at Alameda's Obon
• Dim Sum at the Hong Kong Lounge with Thuy, Michael, Ariel, Thuy's brother & niece
• Had my 27th annual celebration breakfast of surviving the first six months with the City
• Family Vacation
• Seen Theatreworks' The Confederates

Tuesday, August 25thI had given Joey a choice: he could sleep in or he could go with me back up to the Memorial a 7am. (when it was officially open again). He decided on sleep ( Read more... )

Monday, August 24thFinished packing up. Breakfast at the the hotel buffet ( Read more... )

Sunday, August 23rdFriends of Liad breakfast at Sante! 13 of us, including Ariel! Kev, Tammy, Elaine, Thuy, Michael, Ariel, Kathy, her son, her husband, Cynthia, her husband, Harriet and me ( Read more... )

Saturday, August 22nd:

Brunch at Sante with Kev & Tammy. Spinach Morning Bun with a sunny side duck egg, manchego, pancetta, onions, garlic and bechamel sauce. T'was absolutely yummy. I did not spill ice water on Tammy this trip. This time, the server knocked over the glass. (Okay, I did drop a can of soda and splashed Kev & Tammy as some ( Read more... )

Friday, August 21th:

Breakfast buffet in the hotel.

• 10am: Urban Fantasy as Modern Fairy Tale: Megan Frank (M), Patricia Briggs, Yanni Kuznia, Rhiannon Held, Michelle Sagara
  When the classic fairy tales were first told, they were about people living in places much like those known by the storyteller, mostly small towns and rural areas. Now, people ( Read more... )

Thursday, August 20th:
Protein bar & a piece of fruit for breakfast, then Kev & I did the 9am Stroll With the Stars. (David Gerrold, Tom Smith, Lawrence Shoen, Stephen Segal, Stu Segal, Cat Rambo, & Vonda McIntyre). There were probably 40 or more people chatting and strolling through Riverfront Park. I discovered the giant red Radio Flyer slide ( Read more... )