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Name: neener
School: USC Marshall School of Business
Status: Employed...finally
E-mail: Click here!
Reason for blogging: I'm incredibly self-absorbed. |
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I'm listening to...
::"Stay Beautiful," The Last Goodnight
::"Spaceman," The Killers
::"Green Light," John Legend
::"Superstar," Lupe Fiasco
I'm watching...
::24
::The Office
I'm reading...
::Taiwan, A Political History, by Denny Roy
::The Devil and Miss Prym, by Paulo Coehlo
I've just seen...
::Slumdog Millionaire
::I Love You, Man
::The Reader
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Exploration Leads to Discoveries, Good and Bad. Let's start with the bad first. On Monday, I had to get my car serviced. Since I have a new job, I had to go to the dealership in Vallejo to get my maintenance done. Mind you, I have never been in Vallejo. Ever. And as I drove from Vallejo to my office, I discovered that some of the worst drivers in the world can be found on the stretch of Route 29 that lies between Vallejo and Napa during weekday afternoons. I'm serious. I have ranted in the past on the illogical driving that I used to witness daily while commuting on the 580, but this was different. During my 30-minute drive on that short stretch of Route 29, I was too busy trying not to get into an accident in my loaner car to look inside the cars surrounding me, so I can only assume that every car was occupied by a drunk driver on his or her cell phone. That is the only way I can explain the dangerous swerving and unexpected speed changes that I was forced to navigate. What is wrong with these people?! If luck is in on my side, I will never, never have to drive there again.
On the other hand, Saturday was a good day. I went to the Ferry Building in San Francisco to get some fruits and veggies at the farmers' market that is open every Saturday. After purchasing my vitamin supplies for the week from the various booths outdoors, I was walked into the building and passed by some dude at a table selling something called a bomboloni. What is a bomboloni? It kinda looked like a fritter with some granulated sugar on the outside. My sister and I decided to be adventurous and try it. Based on the dude's suggestion, we chose a custard-filled one and decided to pair it with some coffee from Blue Bottle (I had the iced coffee---delicious!!!).
 
The verdict: This custard-filled donut-like pastry is good and would have probably been better when fresh versus being half-crushed in my purse for an hour. It comes with a variety of fillings, including Nutella, but because of the texture of the pastry, I imagine that the custard kind would be the best one.
My lesson for the week: Sometimes it pays to try new things...sometimes it doesn't. But you know what? You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have---wait, that sounds familiar...Labels: food
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When I learn a new word, I'll put it here so you can learn too!
EBITAS (noun):
Abbreviation for "Earnings Before Income Tax, Amortization, and SGARA." Next week, find out what SGARA is.
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