Fresh Leafy Guilt Part 2

My bf and I had dinner at tender greens tonight, due to my last visit I wasn't about to order the chinese chicken salad again. This time around the chipotle barbecue chicken salad caught my eye, so I decided to order that. It looked amazing! it came with romane lettuce sliced up chipotle chicken pieces, avocado, tortilla strips, cheese with some sort of lime dressing. Just looking at this salad made my mouth water. We sat outside in the patio and the moment I started eating this amazingly looking salad I was so disappointed beyond describing. First of all there was more chicken fat than actual chicken in the salad, the portion was not worth 10$ and it was not satisfying at all. sadly to say I had a horrible 2nd visit at tender greens, don't think I will ever try another salad for a while, however maybe the next time I do decide to visit again I will try a soup.

A Possibility Of Being Homeless in T-minus 2 Months

Why is it so hard to find the perfect apartment in Los Angeles?

to be continued....

A Graphic Design Delight

Typography has always been one of my best interests. I've started a graphic design library about 2 years ago, and normally when I see a book that I feel is worth owning at the bookstore I go on amazon and purchase it there to add to my collection. I like to browse through the books before I purchase it, sadly to say I haven't seen this book at any store yet, or that I have visited so far, by saying that I reminded myself that it is time to visit the normal 2 graphic design bookstores I normally go to, but haven't been to in a while. As for the above picture, this is just another potential book I feel I need to add to my typography collection called "Type Addicted" pretty nifty eh?. :)

Short-term Goal

I'm not buying any clothes or shoes until I achieve toned-ness or potential goal of toned-ness to my satisfaction or atleast until I don't feel and see myself as a fatso (which could probably take a while, because in your own eyes you'll always see what everyone dosent see).

Adobe After Effects

So lately I've been trying to learn this program for about 2 weeks now, and I still haven't fully understood how to really use it and its getting very frustrating. How to set keyframes and set the time and whatnot. I just cant exactly grasp the concept of how it really works. I'm losing hope and interest into learning it, because I cant seem to understand it technically. If anyone knows any tutorial sites or anything at all that will teach me step by step through learning this program let me know! much is appreciated. :)

A Laughing Matter

A friend of mine, yes. A friend of mine was skipping up the stairs in sandals, hippidy hoppidy she goes then all of a sudden POW~!!! face first into the ground all ligaments shaking in the air. Out come? bruised foot and knee, what would you do if you saw this? I laughed so hard I almosted peed in my pants :P

Call Me Chub Chub

Note to self: No eating out for the rest of the month.

xoxo, Carol

The Cheesecake Factory Experience

So, my bf and I celebrated our anniversary at the cheesecake factory. It was my first time there, due to the fact that when I was living back home there was only one location, and it took a million years to get in, because it was located in the tourist area. We decided to go to the marina del ray location, it was next to the ocean and the scenery was beautiful. We were seated outside on the patio there were heat lamps to keep us warm. the atmosphere was great! There was a very tastyful menu. We started off with an appetizer we ordered avocado egg rolls. that was very yummy! except for the dip it tasted like a samosa, (those Indian fried thingys) I decided to order the herb crusted salmon, and my bf order the filet mignon. Picture 1 is of my salmon dish, it came with mash potatos and asparagus with a drizzle of lemony cream. Picture 2 is my bf enjoying his filet mignon with A1 steak sauce. The salmon was very tasty and tender melted in my mouth, a little too tender I perfer my salmon to be cooked well and the meat a little more textured, the mash potatoes was a delight! I enjoyed it very much, it was creamy, buttery and chunky. I ate only 1/4s of my meal, and had to take the rest of my meal to go. I was stuffed due to the egg rolls, I mean seriously right? I think the person who invented appetizers was a chubby person, food, before food? or like the bread basket? its like free food before food. seriously, when you even get to your entree, you're already a stuffed dinosaur. but overall it was a wonderful dish. the filet mignon however, was amazing and was just right :) (refer to picture 2 for proof) after our meal we decided to share a slice of Godiva cheese cake (picture 3). It was a little too chocolaty for me, I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but it was still amazing! too bad I could only savor only one bite, I was so stuffed It was a wonderful night having a candle light dinner. Overall my first time at the cheesecake factory was a great experience, the service was excellent, and our meal came quick, the marina del ray location a definite re-visitor. :) oh, and before I forget; for all you cheesecake factory cheese cake lovers, the cheesecake factory is having a special on slices of cheesecake for 1.50(dine in only) on July 30, 2008, I'm assuming its all locations :) I need to stop eating!!, on second thought, people should stop making yummy food!!! hands down to a great night<333

The Dark Knight

Is the best movie of all time. I will write my review a little later in the week, due to overload of work thats due in about a few hours today. gotta run!

Fish Tacos

Are amazing! I was invited to my bfs sister home for dinner, and she made fish tacos. So for some of you who haven't had fish tacos, these specific fish taco had a sort of salad like topping which included: shredded cabbage, tomatos, lemon juice, onions, cucumbers and cilantro, then there was a choice of either shrimp or fish which was deep fried in batter. hands down to a great dinner, and a night full of laughter and fun :)

A Heartfull of Bliss

Happy Anniversary Babe<333

Fresh Leafy Guilt

So I finally tried Tender Greens. The mood of the restaurant, I would have to say was very welcoming it reminding me of California Chicken Cafe. It is very Urban looking and its not bright inside which was a + it was sort of crowded for early dinner. There were big signs on the side when you first enter, which made it very easy to order. I order the Chinese chicken salad, honestly to say I was not very satisfied with my meal. First of all the chicken in that salad tasted kind of strange, and I was sure they used random chicken pieces even the weird brown parts I even saw some veins. However, the wonton strips, roasted peanuts, spicy greens(although I think it would have been better if they used baby romane heads) green onions and sesame dressing was great. Im not the huge fan of cilantro, but i had forgotten to tell them to not add it into my salad so overall my first time experience tasting was not a joyous one. The Chinese chicken salad from California Chicken cafe is still my #1 choice, but that isn't to say that I will never return to Tender Greens to try the other many yummyful sounding choices on their menu :)