Monthly Archives: May 2011

Slowing Building Up The Mileage

Posted on May 29, 2011 by LY

I’ve slowly built up my mileage to 16 miles a week by now.  I still have a ways to go before hitting my baseline weekly mileage, which is 25 miles.  Every time the achilles starts to hurt, I scale back. … Continue reading →

Posted in AZ, CA, Marathon, Running | 2 Comments

Governmental Efficiency

Posted on May 23, 2011 by LY

Spent HALF the day at DMV getting my CA driver’s license, car title/registration, and CA license plate.  I don’t remember spending that much time at the DMV in AZ.  In their defense, the ‘demand’ side outstripped the ‘supply’ side.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in CA | 4 Comments

A Stress-Free Life

Posted on May 21, 2011 by LY

It hasn’t even been 6 months and we’ve already met up with one of J’s college friends, and one of mine is coming to visit in a few months.  When we were living in AZ, no one wanted to come … Continue reading →

Posted in Childfree, Family, Marriage | 2 Comments

We Saw Kobe

Posted on May 19, 2011 by LY

As in Kobe Bryant.  I met up with J for lunch at Nordstrom Cafe Bistro across the street from his workplace.  As our meal was wrapping up, I noticed J staring at ‘something’ behind me. Me: What are you looking … Continue reading →

Posted in CA | 2 Comments

Settling In

Posted on May 19, 2011 by LY

J & I are slowly settling in to our new place.  Got my Newport Beach library card and, over the weekend, J put the ‘ghetto’ barbecue grill together.  It took 2 ‘bright’ minds, a failed google search on ‘how to … Continue reading →

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What Part Of ‘STOP’ Do You Not Understand?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by LY

With a month off between jobs I finally have the luxury of doing absolutely nothing for a change.  I have not had this much time off since graduating med school.  Too bad J’s putting in 10 hours a day, otherwise … Continue reading →

Posted in CA | 2 Comments

The Toothless Millionaire

Posted on May 16, 2011 by LY

Orange County is either dripping in gold or there’s just a high concentration of wannabes.  Everywhere you look are BMWs, Mercedes, and Porches with a sprinkle of Ferraris, Bentleys, and Maseratis.  Coming from Tucson, the land of Fords and Toyotas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book, CA, Costco, Finance | 4 Comments

How To Get Your Dog To Take Medicine

Posted on May 13, 2011 by LY

If your dog is anything like Truffalo, the ‘indiscriminate eater’, then congratulations, because all you have to do is drop the medicine in the bowl and he/she will eat it without much prompting.  However, if your dog is like Mocha, … Continue reading →

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Doggie Beds

Posted on May 11, 2011 by LY

The pooches got their beds the day after we arrived in CA.  Luckily they came as quickly as they did, as we found out that Truffalo had been making himself comfortable on the sofa at night.  The beds don’t seem … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah For Internet

Posted on May 9, 2011 by LY

I’ve been without proper internet connection for the past week, and what a withdrawal that was.  Luckily, I had a good book (Ken Follet’s ‘World Without End’, which I had exchanged for at Bookman’s using my 12 store credits) to … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, AZ, Book, CA, Family, NYC, Yaris | 3 Comments