Coop's West Texas BBQ - Chula Vista

[This location is closed as of 2014]

After about a month or so after their soft opening, we decided to make the relatively shorter trek to the newest location of Coop's West Texas BBQ...

When we saw the smoker, we knew we were in the right place...

Miguel's Cocina

A few weeks ago, I went out with a few GF's from the gym..

My friend wanted to have her belated bday gathering here at Miguel's...

Oregon Day 10 - Downtown, Powell's Books

Come hell or high water, I will finish last year's Spring Portland trip posts!

Well, maybe not in one shot, but I'll probably end up stretching it out like an awesomely bombastic Neil Peart drum solo...

Loved seeing these random horse rings all over Portland...This was down the street from our "place" (not a hotel) in the Goose Hollow neighborhood. We wanted to make a trek to one of the biggest  independent bookstores in the Pacific Northwest...

Another One Rides the Bus...

Of course, since we were in PB...

We had to go here again (this photo was snapped right after the Hare Krishna with blinged out sunglasses strolled by).

Twice as nice - Return to Sugar & Scribe Bakery

One of these days I'll have to actually check out Cow Records which is next door to this cute and charming bakery...

It was really nice being on on a Friday afternoon. Normally I'm in the office and a her classmate's dad brings her home. It's always good to have a change of pace, especially when sweets are involved!

Israeli Cous Cous with Garbanzos and Almonds

In keeping up with my resolution to try at least one ingredient and/or do a new recipe...

I made one of the easiest side dishes ever...

Giant spiders, dinner, Embassy Row, and T & T

As we left the Parliament Hill area, I snapped a quick glimpse of this...

Egads! A giant spider...

There Must Be an Angel...

I know this is a little early to be posting this but...

my wish came true the other day..

"It's a Wonderful Day for Pie" - Return to Papa Luna's

Last Friday, I took TC out for a few treats. I took the day off early to attend her school awards assembly to spend some time with her.  Afterwards, we headed up to PB...

(Yeah, I know the video is about fruit pie not meat pies!)

I was bitching a few posts ago about how I hate parking here. Well, the secret...at least for this particular establishment, is to park in the back!

Yes, just go behind the alley and you will find the holy grail, a tiny private parking lot...

Candy candy candy...I can't let you go

And now a little ditty from the late Isaac Hayes (aka "Chef" from "South Park", "Shaft", "Truck Turner"):

"Stick them in your mouth and suck 'em!"

I think I'll have to make some of them chocolate salty ballz one day! And speaking of chocolate, one week later....

the bars that we made last week at the "Build-a-Bar" workshop at the new Eclipse's grand opening...

Return of iPod roulette

I haven't done one of these in awhile...iPod roulette!

As you can see, I have thousands of songs, many of which I don't normally listen to on a regular basis. Perhaps some of you with iPods have certain playlists that you listen to whenever certain moods strike you, or if you're lazy like me, will occasionally put your iPod to "shuffle''...