my 300th post on Blogger

I can't believe I have this many posts, but then again, being as random as I am, it's not that big of a surprise. I'm still not counting my other posts on the MySpace and Xanga blogs. for shits and giggles, I went on my Xanga blog a couple of weeks ago and couldn't get over how old those thoughts were. Total flashback to memories and certain people, some of whom are still very close, and some... i guess weren't meant to be.

but that's why I blog. there are peeps out there who are making $$$ by posting up, but this has always been about keeping a record of where i am in my right now. take the good and take the bad, but hopefully each one is honest and truthful, cuz in the end, this blog is for me and not for anyone else. a place to vent. a place to wonder. a place to answer hundreds of questions about "what's on your bed right now?". it's not just a place - it's my place. something to call my own and take responsibility for. 95% of these words are random pieces of life, but i'm always hoping somewhere in that 5% excess, is something that will inspire and leave a lasting thought of me when i move onto the next phase of my soul's existence.

before i turn in, here's more new things from today and over the weekend:

New thing #7: I got a salad from the mexican restaurant down the street. bbq chicken salad. the one at my old work kicks this one's ass out the door, but still okay.

New thing #8: I crossed the new bridge that connects Martinez and Benicia. Hecka fricken cool span over the water.

New thing #9: Discovered the Boniere Bakery on Park Street here in alameda. I'm part of the Birthday Club at work. how it works: you buy a birthday cake for the next person after your birthday. prior to getting the cake, you have to make sure that the person's cake is what they want. So got a 1/4 sheet of chocolate cake with cocoa-butter cream filling with whipped cream icing! So ono! And I chose them because they were the first bakery listed in the google search: bakery alameda.

New thing #10: I picked up these spinach filled pasteries from the farmers market in Marina. They're supposed to be Libyan food, so I had some food from Lybia! That's new and they were GOOD!

02.29.08 New Things

New Thing #5: I had an eggplant wrap from this middle eastern place at the emeryville market. really good. i love eating fresh food :) thanks michelle for introducing me to middle eastern food from that one place inside rincon center. i've still been wanting to try Ethiopian food.

Starting to feel funny cuz it's like the only things that i'm doing new is eating new food, which isn't bad cuz i've been eating well. oh, this isn't really a new thing, which it could, but i just had the baby spinach, cranberries, and walnut salad. it was one of the best salads i've had... i still like the roadhouse better. but this salad kinda reminds me of one of the salads at the gapateria.

New Thing #6: I took a new route back home. it was a little trip through oakland. it was really interesting and i was totally lost. but in a good way. i had to make sure that i didn't run into anything cuz, as usual, i'm like a little kid looking at everything i passed. Anyways, as journal reminder, i got on San Pablo, which is a block away from my work, and headed southwest! ding.

anyways, i didn't know what to eat for dinner, so i stopped by and walked up and down park street. it's been a while. there were these kids yelling because they were doing their karate stuff... yes, it was a dojo, or whatever you call those schools. but they were cute, cuz they had the meanest faces for being 3ft tall. Also, found a store that sold ALAMEDA hoodies that had the bay bridge, ALAMEDA, and 510. i thought about getting it, but know that i need the money about other things... like stuff for my play. but i digress, i didn't find anything appealing on park so i thought about getting something from applebees. but stopped by trader joes instead.

i'm so random! bye.

02.28.08 new things

New Thing #3: Today I took a short cut to work... by a block! last week, i got stuck behind a big rig while making a right turn on a main road. behind me i saw a cyclist turn right just a block away from the turn, and when i finally turned the corner, the spandex guy on the bike was a couple of hundred yards in front of me. so this morning, sans the truck, i made a quick jaunt around the block. i know that this is a little thing, but hey, it's one new thing for the day.

New Thing #4: I actually started this new thing on monday, but I've started to drive into work in silence. no radio and no talking or singing to myself, unless it was in my head. it's a commitment i've made to try and free up the realm of possibilities i picked up in a book. i'm finding myself being more alert and at peace and i come into work with an open mind instead of being stressed about anything. just a nice 30-40 minute drive through the streets of alameda, oakland, and emeryville.

A little new thing for mah blog

I shoulda started this a while ago, but in order to keep this blog fresh and so clean, I'm going to TRY and post a new blog every day with something that I did, seen, been to, ate, etc... that's NEW. So, here it goes:

New Thing #1: I had a Roadhouse Salad at Buckhorn's at Bay Street in Emeryville. It was really good. From the menu: Mixed greens with crispy Roadhouse onions, string beans, tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles & sweet Mariani walnuts tossed w/ honey basil vinaigrette.

It was sooo Ono (Aloha for Mmmmmm....) I've always loved the crunch of walnuts in a salad. The honey basil vinaigrette was not too oily or watery. I had a couple of Roadhouse onion strips, but was kinda put off that it was fried, so i didn't really eat a lot of them.

New Thing #2: I had my usual Green Tea Soy Latte with a shot of Vanilla instead of Melon. It was okay. I like the Melon shot better, mostly because it reminds me of the orange dream machine flavor from Jamba Juice.

That's all for now. Bye.