So, there's a cool pet store in Mountain View where they have all sorts of exotic pets and what not. I thought it'd be cool to take a pic of this nautilus which was just cruising around from one side of the tank to the other. That would make a cool pet! My co-workers and I were fascinated by all the different creepy reptiles, tropical fish and the like. They even had a little stingray! Check out the shop (and Maru Ichi Ramen...the awesome restaurant on Castro St. where we dined before dropping into this shop) if you're in the neighborhood.
So, I did a bit of cooking again and this would've been my dish of the month had I not actually cooked this at the end of January. Pretty much just some simple salmon cakes (salmon, potato & a few other things breaded and fried) with a nice light parsley sauce. Not too shabby though it was a little more potato than salmon this time around. You cook and you learn...
So, the weekend before last was my first big road trip since coming up here. I drove on down to LA on a lovely weekend (where it managed to touch 80 degrees F during the day) and spent a day with some of the peeps down there who I hadn't seen in quite some time. Shout out to Josh, Darren, Priscilla (ahem...I'm waiting for your pics!), Bro & Grant. A grand old time before Deryck & I headed down to San Diego to visit Brad. We ate at a cool Italian place and went go-karting (where the dude jotted my name down as "Adrian Limon" on the score sheet). Sadly, no pics of the karting (which I must do more often in the future) but here's a pic of dinner: Italian Trio of meat sauce lasagna, eggplant parmesan and ravioli. I was pretty stuffed after that and I'm sure my karting times would've been faster without the extra weight...
Not too many pics of people but here's one of me with the cap that we nabbed from the kart place. I almost look like I could play on the USC football team!
So, from Brad's my brother and I went to Petco Park to see the USA Sevens Rugby tournament to see NZ! It was such a lovely day down in SD.
Here's NZ leading Kenya in the semi-final 31-6. They honestly played awesome rugby throughout the tourney and with the victory over Kenya, set a new record for consecutive victories (35 to be exact).
Dunno if any of you doubted that NZ would win, but they did. They triumphed in the final over a determined South Africa who fought hard before NZ gained ascendency and finished on top to be crowned USA Sevens Champs! It was awesome to be able to watch some rugby (even though it was the abbreviated 7-a-side version) and some good old fashioned Kiwi dominance. We managed to have a great time despite the long waits between NZ matches and the expensive stadium food. After the late finish, I took Deryck back to Oxy, ate dinner and drove back to the Bay Area. Home by 3am and work at 9:30am. Lovely weekend all in all!
So, if you're wondering who some of the people I work with are, this photo will help to satisfy your curiosity. There's Nick & Priyanshu on a motorcycle when we went to the (moto) bike shop just down the street from the office. Both guys are fellow rock climbers (we go a few times a week) and my Rock Band band mates.
And finally, while this past weekend wasn't quite as exciting as the previous one, I cooked some ramen at Nick's before we all got a nice Rock Band game session in. That's a miso ramen with some thin sliced beef, tofu, nori and tempura shrimp. Tasty!
Okey dokes. So you're more or less caught up with my activities. Much thanks to Brad & Darren for providing shelter for Deryck & I to crash. It was a lot of fun visiting everyone down South! A couple more weeks to go before we're done with the month. I can't wait for March to roll by! You'll see why soon enough. Take care everyone. Cheers!
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