so on Monday...I went to the fancy shmancy restaurant CUT, one of Wolfgang Puck's restaurants. Their specialty is the 100% Japanese Wagyu style steak...so that's what we got...at $160 per steak. I gotta say...it did not live up to expectations. Although, $160 is a lot to live up to. Although it was quite the delicious steak, towards the end, it just got a bit too fatty and greasy for my taste. I definitely won't be paying that much for a steak again. The best part of the meal was the appetizers. We got bone marrow flan and tuna tartare which were amazing. Sadly, I may have to put a temporary end to my fancy dining experiences. They're making quite the big dent in the paycheck.

If you haven't taken advantage of DineLA's restaurant week (www.dinela.com/restaurantweek), i HIGHLY recommend it. It's a great way to go to a usually too expensive restaurant at a somewhat reasonable price. Sure, 35-45 bucks is still a lot of money, but the amount of food you get and the quality is way worth the occasional splurge.

So far, I have dined at Ruth's Chris in Pasadena, The Restaurant at the Standard, and Katsuya in Glendale. Ruth's Chris definitely gives a lot of food in the 3 course meal. I was stuffed by the end of it. The Restaurant at the Standard was ...standard. It wasn't anything too special, but still good. Katsuya was amazingly surprising. I tend to not find Japanese food very satisfying, but Katsuya gave quite a bit of food and it was delicious.

Tomorrow night I will be going to Zucca, an Italian restaurant in downtown LA, and on Friday I will be going to Ruth's Chris again, but this time in Beverly Hills. Can't wait!

Ugh go away.

The school year has officially begun. And it sucks. The last couple weeks at work have been super hectic and now that the students are back, it's just going to get worse. The 7:35am tram from union station to campus is usually empty but today it was jam packed and i was barely able to squeeze in. Go away students!! or at least stop taking public transit!!

There is one thing that will be kind of nice this year. I finally don't have to worry about classes. Although this isn't really a change from the past few months, I am supremely glad I am done with school. Forever. Well at least for now.

My weekend was pretty laid back. All I did on Saturday was eat, eat, and eat some more. Throw in an arboretum concert somewhere in there. Sunday was pretty uneventful. Hung out with coworkers, played some guitar hero, and applied for a couple jobs. I finally started my job search. I hate hate hate the job search process. It's so utterly depressing, especially in the current climate. I guess we'll just see what happens. I suppose I should be glad I at least have a job while I search for a new one.

Vegasssssssssssssssssssss

After taking a much needed day off and going to Vegas for the weekend, I feel like I need another day off.

On Friday, I spent way too much money at the Primm outlets, but that's ok cuz I won all the money I spent during a ridiculous streak of blackjacks and awesome Pai Gow hands. Then went to the Mix lounge over at Mandalay. I have decided that I am against paying for a cover to go to a place that is basically just a bar. We're already paying an arm and a leg for drinks...is it really necessary to gouge us just to get in to the damn place?

Saturday...lost almost everything I had won the day before in black jack and texas hold em. And then spent almost $100 on dinner. But that's ok because that was the best rib eye steak ever. Then went clubbing at the Bank at Bellagio. Surprisingly easy to get in and FREE! Then paid another $25 for the ghost bar.

Sunday...went home exhausted. I got probably a total of 6 hours of solid sleep the whole weekend. And now I am dragging at work even though I went to bed early. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Awesome weekend! BBQ'd at Scuz's and the food was delicious. Carne asada and cluck....mmmmmm...and the pico de gallo we made was excellent. go us!

then watched iron man! pretty good.

finally washed my car and gave my room a massive cleaning. dont think my room has ever been this clean.