this the whole group =) the previous picture was the "old" Disneyland crew..those of us that had gone the years before..

Congratulations, Yips on your beautiful marriage! Here's to fun, friends, food, and Disneyland!

So, I was refleting on Berkeley, and I had some very profound thoughts....

Namely, the 10 ten places I loved to eat in Berkeley as a student (only Southside)..these are in no particular order...yes, I realize that i use the term "10" very loosely.

1. IB Hoagies
2. La Burrita
3. Ramen House (fishcake gook soo on a rainy Berkeley day)
4. The gyro place in Durant Square
5. Bancroft Cafe
6. Intermezzo
7. Coffee Source
8. Le Petit Cheval
9. Mario's La Fiesta
10. Espresso Experience (Teriyaki chicken sandwiches)
11. Gypsy's Trattoria
12. Anne's Soup Kitchen
..add your favorites in the comments!

Not-so-favorites
1. Orchid
2. Thai Basil (I got so sick eating there...)
3. Cafe Durant

I've intentionally excluded most cafe cafe places (like strada...)
But, I'm so happy, I've found an independently run cafe here in Baltimore about 10 minutes from my place. It's pretty big, good coffee, salads, skylights, local art, lots of free street parking, free wireless (big plus), and a view outside that reminds me of the Grand Lake area in Oakland.

Too bad I only have 34 days of class left!

blah blah blah. i'm procrastinating. I'll leave you with yet another profound thought from Grey's Anatomy:

"I need a drink, a massage, or a man. Or, how about a drunken massage by a man?" Hahaha.

Back in Baltimore.

8 weeks left. Maybe I should start counting days of class. Let's see...38 days of class. Yeah, baby.

While Jason and I were talking last night, he reminded me about a funny story about Sam Lau. So, instead of your ode, Sam, you get to hear this story.

One balmy California summer evening about 2 (or maybe 3) years ago, a group of 20 some young adults gathered in Castro Valley to play mini-golf (which some refer to as pee-wee golf and others call put-put). Since our group was too large, we broke up into smaller groups to play through the holes. We formed the fantastic team of Darrell, Noch, Sam, and myself. Why I was the only girl in this group is beyond me, but it is totally irrelevant to this story.

So what happened? Around hole 3, I think it was, we lined up for the first put. This hole is the one that has a vertical circular ramp. The golf ball must be hit so it travels around the inner face of the loop and comes out on the other side. Sam places his golf ball down, and takes a swing. The ball flies toward the metal ramp. The clunk of a golf bar against metal, followed by an "Ogh!" Darrell, Noch, and I turn, to see Sam rubbing his head. Next thing I know, Darrell is laughing so hard, he's curled up on the ground. So, Sam swung WAY too hard, the ball hit the ramp and bounced straight back hitting Sam on the head.

Poor Sam. Not only did he hit himself in the head with his own golf ball, but around hole 10 he lost his golf ball. No, he did not hit it into the water, but we were at the hole that looks like a big ski ball game. Sam takes a big swing, and his ball disappeared into la-la land.

So, as wonderful as you may be at laser tag, you suck at mini-golf.

Hahaha. I'm asking for it now.

I have been in the Bay Area on Bay Area soil for 3.75 hours, and I've accomplished a lot already!

I saw O who was should be called SuperShuttle O.
I saw ALo for all of 3 seconds.
I went to Target, one of my favorite places in the whole wide world.
I ate Chinese food with my dad.
I wrote my paper (ok, that's not done yet..that's why I'm blogging).
I'm eating an orange that didn't cost me 75 cents a piece.

California is green!! And so full of life! The trees are budding and blooming!! Unlike Baltimore where the trees still look like sticks.

More fun is yet to come on this wonderful spring break of mine!