Lucky dogs.
The dog is also lucky because his dog walker is taking him on two long walks tomorrow.
Lucky me.
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Lucky dogs.
The dog is also lucky because his dog walker is taking him on two long walks tomorrow.
Lucky me.
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Off to immerse myself in the life of Judith Jones, she's back in New York with Julia and Paul Child.
Nm
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It seems like more and more people my age are playing games and removing themselves from reality. Let's face it reality these days can suck.
I am all for escaping, but honestly, it just doesn't seem that you should bowl until your taxes are done and the dishwasher is emptied. I know that a lot of people think I am a crumudgeon and cannot relax but when I add up the amount of stuff I do in the day there never appears to be time to relax.
Flying to Hong Kong for dim sum does NOT count.
How do you do it? How do you turn off your guilt gene and take "wii and me" time?
Off for a walk with you know who...
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My dear Z's husband Anth is currently undergoing a heart transplant, they knew the procedure was inevitable, but the need came far too soon.
Please send your healing powers towards Pittsburgh for all three of them - Z, Anth and Ev.
We also send prayers for the family and soul of the heart donor.
If you have not ever thought of signing your organ donor card -- please reconsider the life you save could be the one of your fellow blogger.
Nm
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However, the smell of the park hyatt vendome is one that I cannot get out of my mind. In a way, I resent the reality that the world comes in white tea, kiwi, vanilla and sandalwood scents. I abhor the use of dryer sheets and scented laundry detergent that assault us on dog walks. However, the signature scent at the PHV always makes me crazy in a good way. It is musky and deluxe, which really makes no sense unless you are exposed to it. When I am feeling down, I use the shampoo to remind myself of good times in Paris.
Better than a plastic eiffel tower.
Mlle nm a votre service
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Lucky for me, a seat opened up out of LA, so I get to experience LA and the various and sundry irritations involved with transiting through a 3rd world airport.
There is something comforting about flying into a landscape with which you are familiar. The grid of the valley, the getty as hill town, sinuous Wilshire from the ocean through Tehrangeles and to Beverly Hills. For such a planned and deliberate landscape, the vast green spaces are a comfort.
I will admit that I promised four different sets of friends and relations that I would come down and visit. It looks great from the air but I am not sure that it all can be taken in one week, let alone a week.
Baby steps.
We're off...
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Thursday seemed to vanish. Days seem to either drag on forever or
whiz by. Sometimes I wish I could just slow things down enough so that I could either savor a sunny dog walk or make sure I could leave work with an empty desk.
Today I could have stayed at work until 10pm and still not complete the tasks I had laid out for the day.
No, I did not bite off more than I could chew -- the world handed me more crap that had to be dealt with now.
Well, at least the laundry is done.
Tomorrow also will be nice, good thing the weather craps out on the weekend. I wasn't really planning on leaving my office.
Bribery will get you somewhere.
Tired and behind as usual. Not looking forward to the end of the week as I think I'll be working most of the weekend in order to feel like the following very short week is deserved.
Yeah, it was sunny and warm. I am loving February, a month I typically despise.
Lunch has been confirmed at Robuchon. I love a hotel with a decent concierge -- one you can email on a regular basis to get these things straightened out or arranged. I especially like one that you can hand a package to (prepaid of course) and it will be mailed for you.
I sometimes I think that I appreciate these things more than the actual city. I also realize that when traveling I don't like surprises.
More on that later.
nm
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Just so you all know in the brave new world of consumer durables batteries are included but the 200 dollars worth of cables, gold plated hookup cables are not.
Nm causing citibank early detection fraud office some grief today
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It is astoundingly easy to find seat availability to Paris in early March. Too late for sales, but timed just right with the end of the Brussels chocolate.
Okay, four things. I really will start blogging via the computer soon. I am so freaking tired when I get home the last thing I want to do is stare at a screen.
Fourth -- Friday marks the beginning of march of the Christmas cookie love fest. 15 or so batches lovingly made in the next week. Yikes.
Must dash, fifi requires my attention.
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Night night
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Waking up at 4 am to pill a sleepy dog and have you TH offer to do it.
A chocolate cake with mocha buttercream frosting and a glass of cold milk.
Finding a dress three months before a wedding that all your friends and your mother agree on.
Having your basset sit on you feet while snoring quietly.
Nm
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The middle of the island is lovely and cool. Approximately 15 degrees cooler than the beach.
I could get used to this.
Tomorrow we head to the beach and then siesta up at the lodge. The Lanai farmers market should be fun and so will walking around the very cute Lanai City.
Later taters
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Diamond head
Sherwood forest
Corner room with views of ocean and diamond head
Alan Wong tasting menu
A mild breeze lulls one to sleep
Aloha sweet dreams
Tomorrow lanai
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This is one of the happiest days of my life.
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