manwhoreforhire is taking me to the Monterey area this weekend for my birthday. We plan to spend most of the weekend relaxing on the beach and eating good food. Does anyone have a good recommendation for places to eat? Anywhere in the area including Santa Cruz would be fantastic.

*looks forward to her four-day birthday weekend*

12. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

Thoroughly loved it. Now I need to scour our bookshelves to see if manwhoreforhire actually has the second one ("Bearing an Hourglass") or if it has long since disappeared because what he thinks he still possesses and what he actually possesses are two different things.

11. Sandman: Book of Dreams Edited by Neil Gaiman and Ed Kramer

Thoroughly engrossed with Pier Anthony's On a Pale Horse.

For all those people with kids, I share this delightful story.

*rethinks future spawn in light of story*

Since working part-time, I've been less inclined to write long write-ups of books I've read. Apparently, it was something to do to break up the monotony of the 8-hour workday. I've also been reading a plethora of magazines which has cut into my book time. However, combining manwhoreforhire's books with mine has led me to unearth many, many books I'd like to ( Read more... )

Name tent cards, in one form or another, are apparently going to be a bane on my existence.

Tuesday night, manwhoreforhire, his two boys and I managed to squeeze in an hour (or 9 holes) of disc golf before dark. This was quite a feat considering we had to run around to pick up both boys seperately after manwhoreforhire got off work at 5, and then get to the Oak and Hazel course (which thankfully was relatively near where boy number 2 was). Overall, it went well ( Read more... )

Easter turned out to be busier than either manwhoreforhire and I expected. We headed out to my parents in Roseville for breakfast in the morning, and then turned around and headed for his sister's house in El Dorado Hills. On the way there, he finally heard he could grab his youngest son for the afternoon so we stopped to pick him up.

manwhoreforhire and his sister's ( Read more... )

7. Revelation by Karen Traviss (Book 8 in the Legacy of the Force series)

Last weekend, manwhoreforhire and I went down to Los Angeles for a work seminar he had on Friday. While he spent the day being bored out of his head, I managed to find my way to the "shopping and dining" part of Glendale so I could wander around. I also had managed to come down with a ( Read more... )

It's been an interesting two weeks. I had a nice long weekend between jobs, and I am getting acclumated to my new job (and working part-time). I've been sorting things in my head, like why on a weekday afternoon I feel guilty for NOT acting sick during a brief encounter with a neighbor.

manwhoreforhire woke up on Saturday morning with the plague complete with ( Read more... )