It all started innocently enough. Rene and I agreed to take care of three dogs between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. It was a favor to Rene’s friend Angela, who was going out of town with her family for the holidays. We had a large yard where the dogs could run around, and Chuy [...]
Last Saturday, after visiting Alcatraz and feasting on pizza from North Beach Pizza, we decided to walk to another famous San Francisco landmark: the Coit Tower. On our way towards the tower stairs we encountered a bunch of people dressed in Santa outfits and decided to follow them to Washington Square. We were all wondering [...]
Last weekend Rene and I drove up to San Francisco to visit an old friend from high school. I used to live in the Bay Area (in South San Francisco – also know as The Industrial City), before my family moved to LA at the start of high school. I have lots of great memories [...]
Lately my thoughts have been scattered. Is it just me or have you been feeling distracted? I can’t seem to retain any information or do any work aside from what’s in front of me. As a result, I’ve been making lists – lots of lists – to keep myself sane. The only problem with making [...]
This morning, after one year and 11 months, my braces came off. Finally!! I have been looking forward to this day for months. I thought my braces were coming off this summer after a year and a half, only to have my orthodontist decide that they should be kept on for another five months. Now [...]
Last weekend, as I was sitting in a chair lift, I contemplated how high up I was and how people with a severe phobia of heights would never sit in a chair like the one I was sitting in. My legs were dangling several meters off the ground, and I was ascending a steep hill. [...]
I have to be honest: I love Thanksgiving weekend not because of the food or the shopping. I love Thanksgiving weekend because it gives me four days of rest, something I’ve needed badly. It was nice to get time off and relax; December is going to be a tough month at work. I always celebrate [...]
