Epilogue to a Busy Week - Fondue, Zoo, Hearts, and More
Until yesterday, I had spent all of 4 hours in my office this week. Things have been crazy busy as I’ve been bouncing around between 3 different offices during work. But now that it’s Friday, I can sit in my office, not having to run around like mad, and actually make a post. I don’t have much to say, but I’d like to highlight a few things from this past week.
Last week I got to hang out with my cousins, their significant others, and Jessica in LA and madness ensued. We are a very wacky group and we all really enjoyed ourselves. After downing a couple bottles of wine and appetizers, we ventured out for dinner around 8:30 Saturday night. We were lucky enough (very, very fortunate) to get into The Melting Pot for dinner when a group of 6 didn’t show. Otherwise we would have had to wait until 11! Everything there is fondue-style – cheeses, meats, desserts, etc. – and it was very good. By the time we finished it was past midnight (very long dinner) and we headed to a British pub nearby for a pint. It was a great evening!
Earlier that day Jess and I went to the LA zoo, which was a lot of fun. I was adamant that we see every single animal, and for the most part they were all fun to look at. It was disturbing, however, to see one eland drinking the urine of its fellow eland. Also, it was interesting trying to find the monitor lizards, only to see one on top of the other. “Oh they’re trying to escape,” one parent said to their child. The kids there were what made the experience memorable as most children we passed were too completely enamored by the animals to make a fuss. One little girl ran up in front of the camels, turned to her parents and said, “Look, I’m in Egypt!” Another little boy ran up to the ostrich, pointing and saying to his father, “Look dad, a duck!”
I had a good Valentine’s Day this week. In response to a previous comment made, I don’t have any V-day traditions as this has been my first one ever with someone to celebrate it with. I was careful not to repeat my mistake from last year so in the end I came out on top of it all.
The last bit of news I’d like to share is that I’m going TV shopping after work today and I don’t expect to come away empty handed!
Last week I got to hang out with my cousins, their significant others, and Jessica in LA and madness ensued. We are a very wacky group and we all really enjoyed ourselves. After downing a couple bottles of wine and appetizers, we ventured out for dinner around 8:30 Saturday night. We were lucky enough (very, very fortunate) to get into The Melting Pot for dinner when a group of 6 didn’t show. Otherwise we would have had to wait until 11! Everything there is fondue-style – cheeses, meats, desserts, etc. – and it was very good. By the time we finished it was past midnight (very long dinner) and we headed to a British pub nearby for a pint. It was a great evening!
Earlier that day Jess and I went to the LA zoo, which was a lot of fun. I was adamant that we see every single animal, and for the most part they were all fun to look at. It was disturbing, however, to see one eland drinking the urine of its fellow eland. Also, it was interesting trying to find the monitor lizards, only to see one on top of the other. “Oh they’re trying to escape,” one parent said to their child. The kids there were what made the experience memorable as most children we passed were too completely enamored by the animals to make a fuss. One little girl ran up in front of the camels, turned to her parents and said, “Look, I’m in Egypt!” Another little boy ran up to the ostrich, pointing and saying to his father, “Look dad, a duck!”
I had a good Valentine’s Day this week. In response to a previous comment made, I don’t have any V-day traditions as this has been my first one ever with someone to celebrate it with. I was careful not to repeat my mistake from last year so in the end I came out on top of it all.
The last bit of news I’d like to share is that I’m going TV shopping after work today and I don’t expect to come away empty handed!
posted by Chris Burzlaff @ 2/16/2007
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