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theatokosI have had a jam-packed two weeks. I am delirously tired from it all. I wanted to post last week about the long weekend. Our SoCal blitz- our 6 city tour. Southern California is beautiful. In my mind it is what vacation looks like. That amount of sun, palm trees, tank tops, ocean breeze, and beach would make it impossible for me to work. I'd keep thinking "Where's my margarita?" Either that or I'd develop an eating disorder, a taste for homogeneity and fake nails, and a truck/fancy car fetish.
Upon arriving back in NorCal I had a staff retreat and then my mother arrived. I have mentioned that I love my co-workers and the retreat cemented it. I also love my mother. She attended Feast Bay and even joined in on some of the discussion. She also took me to Chez Panisse Cafe for lunch on my birthday. It was incredible. I want to be able to afford that kind of dining whenever I want. Service that was attentive but not oppressive (no one wrote their name on our table, tried to become our best friend or inquired if it was a Special Day). Food that was so fresh and flavorful it tasted alive, yet the meals were unpretentious. The dining room was art & crafts with modernist touches [I think, I do not really know what I'm taking about] and the hosts clearly had no intention of seating every table in the place so we were not squished in.
This is all the post I can muster right now. I must away to vote in California's primary election.
Upon arriving back in NorCal I had a staff retreat and then my mother arrived. I have mentioned that I love my co-workers and the retreat cemented it. I also love my mother. She attended Feast Bay and even joined in on some of the discussion. She also took me to Chez Panisse Cafe for lunch on my birthday. It was incredible. I want to be able to afford that kind of dining whenever I want. Service that was attentive but not oppressive (no one wrote their name on our table, tried to become our best friend or inquired if it was a Special Day). Food that was so fresh and flavorful it tasted alive, yet the meals were unpretentious. The dining room was art & crafts with modernist touches [I think, I do not really know what I'm taking about] and the hosts clearly had no intention of seating every table in the place so we were not squished in.
This is all the post I can muster right now. I must away to vote in California's primary election.
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Date: 2006-06-06 11:30 pm (UTC)Ha, you're right--that's exactly what I'm thinking while I'm at work!
Happy belated birthday, by the way! I'm glad no one wrote their name on your table. :-)
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Date: 2006-06-07 05:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-07 03:23 pm (UTC)that's what i've always thought of hawaii. how do people work there? but i guess it must happen. we loved seeing you guys as always.*g* it's just such fun to be with you both.
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Date: 2006-06-07 05:26 pm (UTC)I love visiting you. I doubt I'll be able to get down there for a while. Oh! We have one of your spoons from a previous visit. It was left in our car on some visit. I keep forgetting to bring it to you.
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Date: 2006-06-12 10:22 pm (UTC)no biggie. maybe adam can bring it when he comes by in july or whenever. its certainly not something we're too concerned about.