So a day before my trip, with most of my packing pretty much done, we head to San Diego for a fun night of live music. Il Divo is actually also performing in LA Sunday night but I will be on a plane by that time. Pasadena to San Diego on a weekend afternoon is quite a visual hike. By the time you …
Give Me Back My Name
 After waking up early from an anxiety dream, I find out from an internet friend that my identity has been hijacked by someone at an Asian website. This imposter signed up at the site’s forum using my login name which consists of five initials, my avatar, and my photographs. All the photos were either lifted from this blog or from …
Before and After
 So today I’m following up on the pottery day I blogged about a couple of weeks ago with some before and after photos. Above is what my tile now looks like after it’s been baked and glazed. The studio also added a wire at the top so that I can hang it on the bulletin board I have in my home office. …
The Art of Giving
 I envy people who master the art of gifting. I don’t know if they take an inordinate amount of time thinking about finding the right present for someone or if they just nonchalantly pull together the perfect surprise out of serendipity. Either way, I absolutely do not have this talent (and I tend to cop out by sending gift cards …
Two Worlds Colliding
 Part of the fun of traveling is the unexpected detour a journey takes. No matter how well I may think I have planned my itinerary, something always comes up. Which makes packing light a bit challenging. After all, I need to have appropriate footwear for the impromptu hikes, random boat rides (for some reason I find myself on a boat on just about every trip …