I think with all the other forms of mass communication available, I find my way to my blog less and less these days. But still, the brevity of Twitter & Facebook doesn’t always do it for me – sometimes I really need to write.
It’s been a tough couple weeks, actually. El Niño (or El Fucking Niño, as I like to call it) has shown up in California with a vengeance, and it’s left us with a long stretch of fog, now followed by a long stretch of rain. I was in Burbank (as usual) this week and our meetings finished up early, allowing me to come home Wednesday instead of the usual Thursday. And boy was that a good thing since Thursday’s winds in Southern California were so bad that airport operations (at least for Southwest) were shut down for several hours.
It was also a good thing to get home early because I’ve managed to catch yet another round of nastiness – this time a deep hacking cough, coupled with mild congestion and lots and lots of sneezing. The worst does seem to be over, but even a few days away from home when you’re sick is a few too many. Add cold, dreary rain on top of that, and my body was not happy.
But, I’m home now and looking forward to another mellow weekend; this one driven as much by my energy level as the weather.
Last weekend, Saturday was decent and Sean and I took advantage of the day to check out the USS Hornet, a WWII-era aircraft carrier in Alameda. The weather stayed mild, a mix of clouds and sun and no rain till later in the day. We spent close to 3 hours there and could probably have spent the entire day had we read everything in there (but at some point museum fatigue sets in). Still, quite a bit of fun!
Sunday we ventured out to Oakland’s Chinatown in the rain for dim sum at Joy Luck restaurant. We were about the only non-Chinese faces in the place, which is usually a good sign, and we weren’t disappointed. We gorged ourselves on cart after cart of tiny treats.