I eat big ribs. (pics courtesy of Linda)

I adopted a new baby girl. She's black, and she just shines!

Linda currently owns 4.5% of my latest purchase.

Old college roomies reunion.

Thankful for friends like Vanessa.

Bryan, Vanessa, and I take a coffee break at Ocean Beach.

A lesson about estuaries.

Watching shadows pass the time.

Skipping along.

Why am I so restless? I can't seem to ever sit still and just be satisfied or content. I always want to delve into the next project hoping to do some good in the world. Even as I sit here at work on an overnight shift, my mind keeps planning, planning, planning...

I need to chill out.

Breakfast with Margaret. Lunch with Becca. Coffee with Nancy. Then, driving back towards Berkeley...

Singaporean food at the Farmer's Market with Becca, Daughter of Yip Yee.

Nancy is all smiles, even after an exam.

I had gelato twice today, at Sunset Junction and in Santa Monica.

With Cindy and Toasted Almond / Raspberry.

With Margaret, Del and Chocolate ChocoChip / Kahlua Coffee.

I went to a Taiwanese Bazaar today and was surrounded by lots of Taiwanese people and ate too much yummy Taiwanese food. I need more meals like that...

As I made my way down to LA today, my car was indicating to me that it is ready to die. At least, that's what I understand all that trembling and shaking to mean. I think it may explode if I drive anywhere close to 83 mph. I was not driving that fast, of course...

New York Chocolate Show. Enough said.

Indulgence with Charlene, Marge, and Heather.

Chocolate truffle mousey!

A chocolate sculpture is bigger than Heather.

Margaret's weapon of choice... also good for creme brulee.

Vince, Zeyen, and Dave.

Ling, Anny, and me.

Dinner at Rice in Murray Hill.

With Margaret, Michelle, and Tiffany at Tribe lounge.

Clubbing with Margaret, Tiffany, and Idina!

I dragged Jenny and Dave around all day, and we went to Flushing to eat some Taiwanese food. Afterwards, we went to see an exhibit sponsored by the Taiwan Center and Yi-Miao's cultural boutique. While there, I was introduced to Emily and Ding, who help to run a group called Taiwan Women, which also happens to be linked to my TaiwaneseAmerican.org site... Small world.

Me, Ding, Yi-Miao, and Emily.

Dinner with Jenny, Margaret, Audris, and Dave.

Wine and pies for dessert.

I'm in New York for my self-designed long weekend vacation plus semi-educational medical conference. Tonight, I'm meeting up with folks at Stain, a hipster-ish lounge in Brooklyn where Dave is performing tonight...

He plays guitar...

and piano.

I'm quite excited today seeing the results of yesterday's mid-term elections, with Democrats regaining control of the House and the Senate. I think the tide has finally turned, with so many historic moments: The first Muslim congressman (Minnesota), The first female Speaker of the House (California), the second elected African American governor (Massachusetts). And in local races, Korean American Jane Kim winning the highest number of votes for SF School Board, and Taiwanese American John Chiang winning Controller of California.

The diverse faces, backgrounds, and ideas represented by our leadership is where tolerance begins. Our world and our country need a little more of that right now.

This is my toaster. I'm so high tech.

It's been a quiet week for me... just working, cafe hopping, and catching up on TV and movies...