03/28/07 - Dinner

What the hell is my problem? I had a burrito after all the crap I've eaten in the past 24hrs. I think we might have gone on a bike ride around the lake and stuff, and somehow I convinced myself I could eat like shit the rest of the week, because, hey, I must have burned like 8000 calories or something.

I'm dumb.

03/28/07 - Breakfast

I'm a pig. After last night's seemingly never ending plate of spaghetti, and huge slice of coffee cake, what better way to follow up than doughnuts in the morning? What am I an idiot? It was worth it to go into work late for these. Vern was in town also, but the doughnuts were the star of the day. Can't wait for you to move in, Vern!

03/27/07 - Dinner and dessert

Sometimes, in an effort to save money, I'll actually eat at home. Tonight was one of those nights. It was actually left overs from home in Santa Cruz, and I should have stretched this out over the course of two nights, but I was greedy. I'm happy to say, though, that my stomach was not bigger than my mouth and I was able to eat the entire thing. Meatballs and all! Thanks mom.

But that's not all! Rebecca showed up later that night with some bombass coffee cake which I promptly consumed. Shit was dope.

03/24/07 - Dinner

Blast from the past. I think this was a dinner? I'm not sure of the specifics, but who cares, it's Zachary's and thats all I need to know. Fantastical. I love this places. BELIEVE THE HYPE, SON. I think this is actually when we were literally a foot away from going into Palams, but the sweet smell of Zachary's tickled our nosebuds and we defected across the street. We made the wise choice.

4/14/07 - Breakfast

Downtown Soquel has some choice restaurants and eateries. One of my favorites is the Sunrise Cafe, a not-so-greasy spoon run by hot waitresses and a few cooks in the back turning out a line of diner food that pleases everyone...

...especially a hung over Luke and Audrey (and me, behind the camera). The night before Auds drank most of my Jameson, Luke finished all the vodka we had left, and I showed up late (missing a game of Monopoly and smashing the empties on the driveway), but still caught the height of the tippled proceedings.

Patiently awaiting our table.

The patience paid off with a Potato Mess: house potatoes, eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, mushrooms, topped with sour cream and tomaotes; with a side of buiscuits.

If Safeway made branded underwear, Luke would probably have a drawer full of them. Our waitress (the 2nd hotest one in my book), gave us a Safeway pen to sign the check. Luke was ecstatic, as if she'd given us a Mont Blanc. He felt like he was under the watchful eyes of the waitresses, so Auds swiped it for him. What a nice girl.

4/9/07 - BBQ Monday - Dinner

One of the last regular BBQ Mondays with me in town.

Luke met me at the Safeway at 4pm and Luke proceeded to terrorize the massive grocery store. Within minutes, he'd backed into a rack of jarred, pickled vegetables (a variety of carrots, cauliflower, etc.), and broke a few jars, spilling pickle juice and tastes everywhere. I didn't know him, was already down the ice cream aisle looking for a tub of vanilla that would eventually be combined with a roll of raw cookie dough.

Later, a stoked Dr. Brian playing catch with Luke, working up the appetite.

Dr. Brian, doing what he does best: talking. With Janelle, her dad, Nic, my mom, and Luke, listening on.

Asparagus, mashed potatoes, ribs and tri tip. Mom and Nic whipped up the mashed potatoes (using soymilk as a milk substitute); Luke seared the tri tip, grilled the asparagus and we popped the ribs (from Utah) in the oven.

I drank a lot of wine. Perfectamente barracho...

BBQ Mondays will be sorely missed.

4/4/07 - Breakfast

We stayed at Patty's brother Jackie's place in Santa Monica and in the morning he served us some scrumptious torta that his girlfriend's Uruguayan dad made the day before. It was a bit like a quiche; this wasn't amateur, and was clearly prepared by an experienced cook.

Jackie and his GF's hospitality were much appreciated.