Paul called me at eleven p.m. night before last, to tell me that "valet parking sucks ( Read more... )

"On the other hand, dinner tonight was quite good. After a far too time consuming errand to fix the shocking lack of wireless at my hotel, I ended up at Lily's, a French cafe and wine bar on Abbot-Kinney, just a few blocks off the beach just south of Santa Monica. I had a duck pate with a caramelized onion marmalade, kalamata olives and miniature ( Read more... )

From a conversation with a self-absorbed ex-boyfriend tonight:

X: I have to overdo it at least a little though
X: it is expected of me
tejolote: and you always meet expectations?
* tejolote teases
X: plus my artichoke leaves filled with smoked trout guacamole went over pretty well last year

Worked 12 hours today, and heard the following ( Read more... )

Today he asked me to come back and clean the apartment a final time after I move out ( Read more... )

I should never cruise the personals when depressed: "I am a very successful female Software Engineer. Beyond that I'm open minded, independant, intellectually spirited and I possess an incredible passion for life. Ideally, i'm here to meet a woman who has reached similar levels of professional and financial success." Yeah, yeah, what about the ( Read more... )

The following is not food related.

( Trying to Understand )