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[chipotle]

I'm still waiting for my possessions to arrive. In theory, they'll be here on the 4th now.

Thanksgiving was spent over at Frang's, and was Cajun-themed, with the centerpiece being a turducken (recently mentioned in Gen's journal)--a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a cornish game hen. They're all deboned except for leaving the turkey legs and wings attached, so it looks like a slightly deflated normal turkey when served. And it was pretty darn good. All the side dishes were, too.

Saturday, I was taken on an excursion by Shaterri and a friend up through Pacifica to San Francisco's "Japantown" area--with a stop at an excellent sushi place in the Japan Center--and then on to Berkeley and Emeryville. Naturally I made mental note of a couple places to come back and try when I have money--notably another Japanese restaurant called Maki.

And of course I've been driving myself--through the San Jose and Los Gatos areas, around the hills on twisty canyon roads, down to Gilroy and up to Sonoma. (Stopping in an independent grocery store in Sonoma is, if you're a foodie, nearly a religious experience. I may go back for the cheese alone.)

On the more practical side of life, I've updated my profile on Dice, the job-seeking site, and I'm going to be trying to hook up with one of Tugrik's friends and former boss. I've also discovered that Bank of America won't let me deposit at their ATMs here, even though I'm a Bank of America customer: I'll need to open a new account out here to do that. Grr.

Sometime this week I need to get my film from the trip to a photo store, too. I have ideas for the web site I want to produce about it; I'll just have to see if I can make them work...

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[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Watts --

If you need help unpacking, or if you just want to get together, call me. (510) 818-1472.

I'd like to get together with you.

[chipotle.livejournal.com]

You can also give me a call when you're free, at 813-598-9811 (yes, still a Tampa cell phone number). There's weekends, evenings and lunches, too, since I'm not working for the foreseeable future--I just usually need a bit of advance warning. I tend to bumble out driving when I'm bored, and need to see more of the area anyway. :)

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I always wanted to try a turducken. (Well, I wanted to try making one, too, but i want to try someone else's first.) The closest I got was some vaguely tamale-flavored cornbread stuffing I managed to sneak into after-Thanksgiving dinner at my inlaws.

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

It sounds lovely, hon; what a great area! :)

Also, a Turducken is one of those things I've always wanted to try to make, but I've never had the courage to try. Granted, in San Fransisco, you're sure to find all manner of spectacular culinary experiences!

Take care,
Yours,
Sylvan (Dave)

[chastmastr.livejournal.com]

Miss you, dammit! But I look forward to seeing you when we're both in Florida. How are you feeling?

[chipotle.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling all right. My shoulder doesn't hurt but the arm hurts, mostly from a huge honking bruise which I suspect will be there for many days to come. I'm going to try to get in to see an orthopedic surgeon pretty soon just for a once-over.

We'll have to see how schedules work around Christmas. Unfortunately, I'm effectively only there for three days, the 24th through the 26th. (I arrive on the night of the 23rd and fly out on the morning of the 27th, and yes, I'd have preferred to stay on one or both of the surrounding weekends but when plane tickets were available they were considerably more expensive.) The tentative plan is for me to have the 26th free to visit people. Anything beyond that is up in the air, although obviously Christmas Eve and Christmas morning are booked and in general I'm going to be giving mom priority for those days. I'm going to see about arranging a dinner on the 26th with friends in Tampa who are in town then (it occurred to me that I have no idea who among my friends there are going home for Christmas).

[chastmastr.livejournal.com]

I arrive on the 13th and depart on the 26th, mid-afternoon... perhaps I'll see you on the 23rd...

[chastmastr.livejournal.com]

Or not. :( Wah, may not get to see you at all...