AGH. I'm lame. I said I'd do a massive follow up post on my trip to New York like over a week ago and that has still had to happen. I said the same thing with Seattle, too, and that post is still nonexistent. Life has been a little hectic these days and there's also the fact that I'm constantly reminded of the fact that summer is slowly approaching and soon after that . . . law school starts. It's kind of a trip, so once I have my head in the right place and am ready to post again, I'll be back. :)

I'd been meaning to take a trip to visit Lee for a long time now, and this is the year before law school, aka the year before I give my life away to an educational institution for three years so THIS is definitely the year to travel and do stuff that I keep putting off for practical reasons. Money be damned (. . . and damned the money was, cause SHIT I am so broke now).

Basically New York City was freaking awesome. Big ups to Lee, Jen, and Amy for putting up with me. But I'm awesome, right?!

Anyway, post on it soon! :)

All these pics were taken on random weekends in January 2009.





( the sunny weather did most of the work )

Chipotle is a Mexican chain (or, well, "Mexican") restaurant, more on the upscale end of the fast-dining category in which I had just learned a few weeks ago that their burrito is based off of the San Francisco burrito which was born in our Mission district here in SF. We have a relatively decent Hispanic population here, so the Mission is your go-to place for authentic Spanish and Mexican cuisine (it's also known on one end for the ridiculous packs of hipsters who like to hang out there, but anyway), though authentic fare is sprinkled about all across the city, really. Anyway, this isn't really relevant to Chipotle, seeing as how Chipotle isn't exactly authentic street food and a nation-wide chain on top of that. I just thought it was cool that we got props, because I love me some Chipotle.

The bowl/bol:










Yum.

So, I bring my camera with me almost everywhere. If I don't have it, it's half of it I don't have. As in, I've left the memory chip in my laptop because I was transferring pictures onto it and so I basically still have the camera, just with no memory chip . . . which totally defeats the purpose and happens more often than I'd like. But, anyway, when it is there, I try to make good use of it.

This will hopefully be the first of many photo posts I make.

1. That's my aunt. Or rather, her elbows. There's trays, a bowl of ground pork and leek filling, and wonton wrappers - all set up for making wontons, obviously. See the grass in the background, though? We're actually on the campgrounds! This was taken last summer over Memorial Day weekend when I went camping with my cousins.
2. Normally in the city when you see a pair of shoes hanging on an electrical line, it's a pair of old tattered Chucks, worn down running/tennis shoes or combat boots - something with shoelaces, basically. So I thought this was cool to come across - a pair of high heels. (I never understood the glory of getting a pair of shoes over a line, but that might be because I've never tried it - something to put on a to-do list, maybe?)
3. I lost a ton of weight unknowingly because I was home for summer and enjoy walking around San Francisco much more than going by car anywhere like I did while in college. But also, maybe my weird addiction to eating salads, and this kind in particular (mixed spring greens, dried cranberries, gorgonzola, cherry tomatoes and honey glazed walnuts with raspberry vinaigrette) had something to do with it. Aforementioned daily salad eating, by the way, is no longer in effect. :(