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Tea Time at Tartine

Cat
2 hours ago

I love Tartine!. It reminds me of Paris every time I go there. Yesterday, I had "tea time" with my good friend Ceci and her friend Alicia. I ordered the bread pudding with banana, Ceci order a quiche and a lemon bar with brown butter base, and Alicia order a slice of pecan pie. If you ever are in San Francisco, you MUST go to Tartine. It is worth the hassle of no parking and then taking a short stroll around Dolores Park. Or even having another snack at the nearby Bi-Rite ice creamery.

To continue, usually I have these outings with Ceci just so we can catch up and review what is going on in our lives. We also love to chat about other things. *INDEED!* haha I won't post about them here, but this post is more about how happy I am to have friends like her and meeting Alicia was just as great!

Ceci

The first time I met Ceci was at a Halloween party. She was under the influence of certain things and I was just tired. So we just happened to be sitting next to each other when we started talking about life and other relative things. From there we just met off and on through mutual friends till recently we just began having tea time together. I love Ceci to bits! She is one of my most reliable friends I know. Whenever I talk about her to the Kyle, he always agrees if you ask something of Ceci, she does it and she will go above and beyond to make sure you are happy and safe. I truly appreciate her and all the time she's spent making me feel like, well a good friend. That and she loves Hello Kitty as much as I do. MWHAHHAHA!!!

Oh! I must add, I was introduced yesterday to her friend Alicia. I guess we all live in a very small world. I discovered she used to also live in Pacifica and went to the same grammer school as I did. I have to tell you about Pacifica people. I rarely run into one because they either stay in Pacifica, or they move out of state entirely. Pacifica is known for being a very laid back town full of surfers and retirees. So when I found out Alicia was from there we both freaked out! We talked about the people we knew, where we lived, how the city is now, and etc. It was great to meet her and I hope she will come to tea time more often.

STAR TREK HAS SHIPPED!

maura_ea
2 days ago

I'm so excited! It's going to be here on the 17th - in all it's
Blu-Ray goodness :) I'm so excited!!!!

Something for the weekend.

Connery made a better Bond but as a person he is a bit of an arse....

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At St. James's Gate

Wil
2 days ago
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At St. James's Gate, originally uploaded by Carl Belles.

This is the closest I've gotten to the place Guinness is born.

Saw Fantastic Mr. Fox!

Cat
2 days ago

Saw Fantastic Mr. Fox!, originally uploaded by tingeisha.

"The Kyle" and I see all of Wes Anderson's stuff. OMG!!! Tottally a Wes Anderson movie. Every part was hilarious! The animation, the writing, the models, the sets, the voice actors... you can see his mark everywhere. During the discussions with the Animation Director he discussed where the animation style/language came from. Coming from the animation industry myself, you can see his specific style in the movements, the recording of the voices, and the style of the whole movie. I can't say how AMAZING this film is. Really it is more than an animation... it is worth awards!

=D !!!!

LOVE IT!

GO SEE IT!

AAAH!!!! I want to see it again!!!!!

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Plinky Question: List the advice you give to a friend getting over a bad breakup.

maura_ea
3 days ago
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There are many fish in the sea.
I'm not one to believe in "soul mates" - meaning there is only one person in the entire world that will understand me and love me.

Life goes on.
I'm also not one to believe in tongue a sore tooth. I understand that it takes time to grieve but it shouldn't be a lifetime.

Remember your friends & family.
Your friends & family will always be there for you. ALWAYS. That's why I think it's so important to have strong friendships OUTSIDE of a relationship. There's and Angels & Airwaves song that says it best, "your best friend is not your girl friend" - or at least it shouldn't be your ONLY best friend.

Its better to face the truth, then to live in a lie.
Be glad you pulled off the band-aid and made the hard decision - even if you weren't the one to do it. If either of you were unhappy enough to want to break up then be glad you did.

Plinky Question: If you had to wear one color for the entire next year, which would you pick?

maura_ea
3 days ago

Landscape -
Green View, Halla

I'm assuming that this
is any "hue" of any color - and I'd choose GREEN. I
think green looks best on me, even though most would assume blue given
my blue eyes.

Plinky Question: If you could have any vanity license plate you wanted, what would it say?

maura_ea
3 days ago

I already have my dream
vanity license plate :) My car is red, and I wanted something having
to do with Spiderman and I was able to pull out enough of the vowels
and still make it legible so SCORE! Its a dull purpose plate actually,
because people who don't realize it's Spiderman assume it has
to do with the web and I'm a big techie so it all works out
:D

College Days

Cat
3 days ago

Dentist

After going to the dentist today, to replace some fillings, I went to the 79 New Montgomery building of the Academy of Art University. There I obtained my ALUMNI ID. They've been handing these out for the last 2 years. This will enable me to enter Academy buildings, attend workshops, and other ALUMNI events. Seriously. I put a lot of money into that school, this is time for PAYBACK! I really want to attend some workshops because well... models aren't cheap!

This made me think back on my days at Academy. People ask me if it is a great school. Personally, any school is great as long as you make the best of it. No one is going to hold your hand and make you great. I do like the fact they usually have the most updated technology. That is a plus considering it is located in San Francisco. You need some kind of edge when you are competing with other art schools. I did consider going to a NY school or even a foreign art school. IF I had the money of course. Since I did not have the money, nor the smarts to attend a real college I chose Academy. Plus I was able to get grants every year. GO ME!

Got an ALUMNI ID

Most of the teachers there don't have a teaching credentials, but they have worked in the industry. Some were great, some were average, and some were just a waste of time. BAH! There was this one teacher, whom I've told people about many many times, who wanted to fail me. He would say, "You give me this? You don't want to get paid do you?!?!?!" It was my storyboarding class. He wanted all our storyboards to look super sexy like the MATRIX storyboards. Then he would shoot down any ideas I had. He couldn't critique anything well and was soo bitter about being a "teacher" and not an employee at a company. BAH! He also couldn't remember if my friend did his homework, which he didn't, and just marked an A where his supposed grade would be!!!! He would say, "Oh, oh yeah! I think I remember now." ... Inside I was screaming... "YOU LIAR!!! AHH!!!!"

I just hope they are not there anymore!!! Haha! But seriously, it was a wonderful experience and I connected with a lot of professionals while I went to school there.

Thanks AAU!

Why I'm not getting married.

This weekend was spent in Visalia Ca. A sleepy town where my fathers only family lives. My younger cousin Chris got married and Sweater, mom and I drove up to attend. Before this weekend, Sweater and I felt some discomfort from family about getting married but nothing we could not handle. This weekend was another story! AHHHHH!!!!!

Why we are not married:

I am not emothionaly ready to be a wife
I don't have an idea of what my definition of a wife would be/do
Have not compared notes with sweater on HIS definition of a wife or husband...
I have a lot of goals I'd like to see out before I marry or start a family
I think I'm to young to get married
I am not financially stable, what would I bring to the marriage?
I KNOW myself well enough to know that I'd be a shitty partner at this point in my life

Now here is another thing why I can't stand people asking us or telling me what to do to "care" for my man...

My cousin 1 asking me if I cook for sweater. Sometimes I cook, he cooks or we work as a team and make food together. 1's reaction was something like "she's the woman!"

Attending a family bbq and having my mother tell me "get up and make sweater a plate" Is bullshit!!!

Are you fucken kidding me? What century are we living in that I have to get up, stop my conversation, stand in line to get a plate of food for a man who is capable of getting his own plate!!!!!!

I am dating a man who is secure enough to get up and make his own plate which by the way, what asshole would I be ignoring my boyfriends views of not eating pork and putting him on the spot like that!

My mother didn't care if he was uncomfortable about the pork, she just wanted me to know my place.

This is another reason why I don't date Latinos. I don't want to date a guy with a case of mamitis. No thanks!

I want a Man not a Child! FYI: Mamitis is a mama's boy, the guy who compares your cooking, cleaning, dressing, attitude to his saint of a mother.

My cousin 2 married a girl who is in her early 20's still in braces and plays the role of the good wife getting 2 a plate and a drink... Thats nice it works for them.

I would never bring up in front of others or take her to the side and impose my views on her. I expect the same respect. What I do In my relationship or what I don't do, is non of your fucken business.

I would never say, "your husband is going to cheat on you because you don't take it up the ass, just try it once and lube it up, take one for the team." HOW RUDE AND INAPPROPRIATE!

Don't tell me your rules about dating, or how to treat my partner. Sweater and I have been just fine for almost five years.

News flash getting a ring is not something I'm looking for.