Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Letizia and Cristiano Ronaldo

Taking full advantage of his time in Los Angeles, Cristiano Ronaldo has been making his rounds over the past week or so. And yesterday he got yet another taste of what celebrity can get you in the US.

As previously reported by the Gossip Girls, the Manchester United stud enjoyed a morning shopping spree at Christian Audigier’s Ed Hardy store, picking up a few items before heading out.

Then he was off to Malibu for a relaxing afternoon in the sun at a private beach house. Mr. Ronaldo was spotted in his bathing suit sans crutches, a sign that his recent ankle surgery is healing quite nicely.

Cristiano was joined at the Malibu beach house by a gaggle of hotties, including his alleged new girlfriend Letizia Filippi. One report claimed that the 30-year-old model snagged the soccer hunk with a “gaze that melted him like an icicle in the sun”.

After cleaning up and getting dressed, Ronaldo indulged his appetite for LA night life with a trip to Eva Longoria’s Beso restaurant, followed by a visit to the Villa Lounge for drinks and partying.






Monday, July 28, 2008

fro-yo crazy.


So my boss wants me to make the website for Red Berry, the place I work at, which happens to be a frozen yogurt joint. I have taken web design and intermediate web design and I have sufficient skills to make a nice website, though I think I lack creativity. Well Min, my friend and co-worker took the photos of our yogurt and the interior of our little place.

So in Sacramento, frozen yogurt has taken storm. But unlike usual places in San Diego or L.A. where frozen yogurt is full service, our frozen yogurt places are usually self-serve. YES YOU DO IT YOURSELF!!! Before working at Red Berry, I had a couple experiences at other yogurt joints but I was not a frequent customer to any particular yogurt place. I liked the idea of doing it yourself but I wasn't a big fan yet. Red Berry opened in late May, by Safeway that is two minutes practically from my home and I applied with Min and we were lucky enough to get a job. Well since I have been working there since practically the opening, I know the business in and out. And I eat yogurt practically every day (when working) and I am addicted/sick of it.

Here are some lovely pictures of our dear place:

Our logo (on the wall)

the machines

area where we have the fresh fruit, mochi, chocolate bars, etc
(YES THEY ARE FRESH, we cut them EVERYDAY)


our cool ikea chairs and our variety of toppings


just some examples of our yogurt.

I am a yogurt connoisseur after working for Red Berry for so long (two months?). I think our yogurt is pretty damn good though. And the variety of toppings leave endless choices to change it up each time. Personally I like granola, mandarin oranges, Nabisco cracker crumbs, thin mint cookie grind and lots of butterscotch and hot fudge sauce with my cheesecake frozen yogurt or cheesecake/cookiesncreme swirl yogurt. IT IS PURE SINFUL HEAVEN! Though I get too caught up in trying too many toppings and it ends up in a crunchy mess, with not enough yogurt to spread it out. But still, it is good either way.



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Temporary and Permanent ....

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Brought to us by the captivating Tink of Pickled Beef. This weeks words are Permanent and Temporary.

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Both of these drinks provide a bit of temporary relief from the heat...
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Heavy rains washed out this low water bridge. I’m sure the damage and the inconvenience are just temporary and they’ll get this fixed soon ....
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The levees and all these plaques and a permanent reminder of the Great Flood of 1961 ....
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Life is temporary, then you get taken to your permanent resting place ...
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Except me of course. I have no intention of being stuck in the ground and just left there. Spread my ashes on the main stage at a strip club or on a nude beach somewhere please. ;-)


Ok, so that was kinda weak this time around. So, here are some pics of the sky I took the other night...
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Just for the fun of it I changed the settings on my camera to try to get a much bluer sky. I think it worked. Check it out ...

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