I napped yesterday, so it was hard to fall asleep and I watched HEADLINES on Leno, which I haven’t watched in months and months. I went to bed at midnight and I was so tired this morning, although once I’m in the shower, I'm fine.
I had a good morning at work. I am really getting the hang of this job, but I still feel that I need to have my work reviewed before I send anything out. I tend to forget little things, like cc’ing the right person, or attaching a document. They’re little mistakes, but they would require me to resend a document, which is something I’d like to avoid! Anyway, the two people I’ve been working with are SO great and I really like them, but I’d still like to work full time in HR. The boss of KRM is coming back on Thursday and we’re supposed to sit down and discuss the situation, so I’ll see what she says.
When I got to HR I had a couple of projects to complete. There’s always something to do, so I don’t get bored, but it’s not stressful at all, because there’s no pressure or deadlines. In the afternoon all the girls went to a meeting, except for me and another woman who sits right next to me. She’s the only one in the group who’s older than me. I think she’s 52. I’m second oldest. The boss of the group just turned 50. I think the next oldest is in her mid-40s, and then the rest are in their 20s and 30s.
While everyone was at the meeting, I took all their papers to be shredded and shredded two bags full. I really enjoy that. It’s gratifying to see it all get “eaten.” This machine works great. You can do a lot more pages than I ever could with my stupid little shredders from STAPLES.
I was emailing with Jimmy in San Francisco and he mentioned that they had Chinese for lunch. I told him that we eat Japanese sushi all the time, and occasionally have Thai food, but we haven’t had Chinese since we first arrived in San Diego last November. We went to a place in Pacific Beach and it was awful. Just plain awful. It was the worst cliché of Chinese food. We’ve avoided Chinese ever since. Until tonight!
Jim suggested I try YELP (Real People, Real Reviews), which would help me by letting me read reviews written on various restaurants in San Diego. I found a couple, but then he also suggested I ask my co-workers. I asked my ride and she told me about a block off Balboa called CONVOY, where there are tons of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese restaurants. That’s the block where I had taken Eric for Vietnamese on his birthday!
We just decided to drive over there and find a place. We settled on a place that had Vietnamese AND Chinese, but we only got Chinese dishes. We ordered Spring Rolls, Young Chow Fried Rice, and Shrimp in Black Bean Sauce. Those are the dishes we used to order from TOFU, our favorite Japanese/Chinese restaurant in Bayside (there’s also one in Roslyn).
Everything was delicious. The Young Chow Fried Rice was as good as in TOFU, and the shrimps were large and perfectly cooked in a spicy black bean sauce with onions and green pepper. We brought home some and Eric and I will both have lunch for tomorrow! I also brought home the leftover white rice for Conrad. I really doubt that he’ll touch it, but they say white rice is good for birds, so I’m hoping he’ll have the guts to try it out. He’s such a scaredy cat (I mean bird). There’s definitely no adventure in THAT boy!
Eric wanted to go for gelato, but I felt guilty enough having all that food without going “all the way.” So, we came home and had our WEIGHT WATCHERS desserts. Our only stop on the way home was to fill up on gas -- $3.99 a gallon. WOW! That’s such a bargain here in San Diego!
We watched KITCHEN NIGHTMARES at 8:00pm. This week it was about an Irish Pub in Westhampton, which was run by a father and his two sons. This time, we were happy to learn that – 8 months after the show first aired, the restaurant is alive and well – thriving – thanks to Gordon Ramsey.
After that we watched AMERICA’S GOT TALENT. We always enjoy the variety of acts they have and seeing someone’s dream come true as they perform in front of thousands and get a standing ovation. It’s great television!
I took a lot of pictures of my vase last night, but I’m not happy with any of them, so I’ll have to have another photo session tomorrow. Eric has already put about 4 coats of varnish on the vase, so it’s practically done. I’ll let it dry and “cure” for a few more days and bring it to work on Friday. I promise, I’ll have pictures of my latest creation on the blog by the weekend!