monkey nonsense

this weekend, derek was in town visiting old friends.  i ended up meeting him, nancy, and one of his old high school friends, amelia, at teaism in dupont.
the place was pretty cute with unique decor.  a small little tea house (seating upstairs) right next door to a starbucks, hahaha.  they served both breakfast and lunch […]

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so one of my coworkers heard about this fancy hot dog place near adams morgan (a little over a mile away from my office)… we decided to make the trek a couple of wednesdays ago.
the place is owned/started by the same people who run the late night falafel shop in adams morgan too.  my coworker […]

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i remember when i was a kid, our family would always participate in the annual “twin oaks” festival. i’m not sure what it was exactly we were celebrating, but it was sort of like a cultural fair that a lot of the chinese schools participated in. i just remember having to create a […]

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went to eat this steak place last friday. it’s a small place, seats maybe 30-40 people. it doesn’t take reservations because it’s so popular so u just have to wait. we were supposed to meet at 6, but a few people were able to get outta work early and got there early […]

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last wednesday, a couple of my coworkers and i went to famous luigi’s right by our office.  it’s this small, italian place with a sunroom.  once we walked in, it had a small italian eatery-like feel to it.  one of my coworker and i ended up getting pasta.  he got some white sauce spaghetti… i […]

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As part of my 1001 day project (87. Become a “food snob” - try out new unique/non-chain restaurants), i’m trying to try out different types of restaurants… not just the usual chain restaurants. unfortunately, this costs money. with coworkers, we’ve been trying to go out to restaurants/cafes near the office for team […]

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warning: subjects discussed in this post may disgust you.
one of my biggest fears in the world was discolored feces. i think it started when i was in 3rd grade and I first started taking medicine. The pills contained a warning sticker saying “May cause discoloration of the feces.” That freaked me out… […]

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so my manager just came in with a new candy bar he bought from the vending machines… 1 & Only
the idea is that it combines everything all into one - peanut butter cups, a chocolate chip cookie, a chocolate sandwich cookie (oreo), a Butterfinger bar, a Buncha Crunch bar, and milk chocolate. the tagline […]

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i bought light yogurt today for breakfast because it was on sale 10 for $5! i don’t recommend it. it is nasty. waaay too sweet… i don’t think i can even finish it!
on the other hand? turkey hill green tea with ginseng & honey? pretty good!! though i think […]

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kiwy the big blue dinosaur (or as betty once called him “stumpy blue”) was cutting up some fruit the other day…

i’m told i have too much time on my hands…. AND that i should become a professional fruit cutter tho really… i can only cut dinosaur shaped kiwis…

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