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Dinner with Sharon, KBBQ, and Other News

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Hi everyone, first off, I’m sick today and I hate it.  Fever and Stomach issues = FUN.   Honestly though, today has just been a good opportunity to take it easy, take some occasional naps, and catch up on some of last week’s TV!

Speaking of:

broad-city-season-3-clip-picBroad City, Season 3, Episode 1 – “Two Chainz”:  Abbi & Ilana came back just as funny as ever, and this crazy ordeal of their around NYC while trying to find a bathroom, release Ilana from her chains, and eventually get to Abbi’s friend’s gallery showing was absolutely amazing.  It just feels right that Broad City is back.

106310_d00614bSurvivor – Season 32 (Brawn vs Brains vs Beauty 2): Holy shit this first episode was loaded with brutality.  Whether it was everyone getting pummeled by the weather by Day 2, the woman who got a worm crawling around in her ear, the other woman who was having an anxiety attack, and some of the terrible moves by some players (looking for an Idol way too obviously; dropping the snorkeling mask immediately during the Immunity Challenge) – this was a very engaging episode.  We shall see if the claim this is the most intense season ever holds true, but if this episode is any indication, YEAH, IT IS.

The 11 new teams of social media influencers who will embark on the journey of a lifetime on the 28th season of THE AMAZING RACE which premieres Friday, Feb. 12 on the CBS Television Network. Top Row, L-R: Kurt and Brodie, Darius and Cameron; Second Row, L-R: Matt and Dana, Korey and Tyler, Hagan and Marty, Scott and Blair; Third Row, L-R: Sheri, Erin and Joslyn, Host Phil Keoghan, Zach and Rachel, Burnie and Ashley; Bottom Row, L-R: Cole, Jessica and Brittany Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The 11 new teams of social media influencers who will embark on the journey of a lifetime on the 28th season of THE AMAZING RACE which premieres Friday, Feb. 12 on the CBS Television Network. Top Row, L-R: Kurt and Brodie, Darius and Cameron; Second Row, L-R: Matt and Dana, Korey and Tyler, Hagan and Marty, Scott and Blair; Third Row, L-R: Sheri, Erin and Joslyn, Host Phil Keoghan, Zach and Rachel, Burnie and Ashley; Bottom Row, L-R: Cole, Jessica and Brittany Photo: Cliff Lipson/CBS ©2015 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Amazing Race – Youtubers Edition:  I’ve actually been enjoying this season a lot more than I expected to.  The cast are all characters and there’s some very entertaining hotness to keep me occupied.  Man, some of the stupid things that racers have been doing!  Not buying plane tickets at the airport; not taking your taxi to the beach and having to run a mile each way; totally not reading the clues….yeah, I guess that kind of stuff happens every season!

So yeah, television has been interesting so far.

Anyway, very exciting yesterday was getting to have dinner with Sharon, my former NBC coworker and who lives in Israel but is in town for work. Love her to pieces and it was great to go to The Misfit in Santa Monica and enjoy catching up.  Here are the pics I took with us all getting back together (including George!).

Feb 20, 2016 – NBC Reunion at The Misfit

Before we headed out to SM
SELFIE
Lounging in the Eames
Outside the Misfit in Santa Monica
Looking up at the tall building the Misfit lives in
Neon
The gang is reunited

A little earlier in the week, we had a PwC worknight excursion to a Korean BBQ restaurant to celebrate getting through busy season.  Larry & I had been to previous KBBQ joints that the NBC crew had found and they were a bit different than this one, as the others were pretty much all all-you-can-eat and you grilled your own food.  This week’s version was not unlimited and they cooked for you…not altogether a bad way to go, but certainly surprising!

Feb 18, 2016 – PwC Korean BBQ night

Happy Jeff
Jeff and Ari
Jeff glaring is the best
before the cooking
with Vivian
Drish finally looks over
Vivian, Drish and Fran
mmm….cooked
Kristi concerned while Derrick talks
Laughs
Hey, there’s Andy too

Tomorrow is going to be a cool day – it’s our Engagement Photo session.  Here’s hoping I’ll be feeling closer to 100% than I am right now.  And here’s hoping I don’t like a goddamn mess in these photos.  But who am I kidding?

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Korean BBQ Wins Again

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Just got back from a fun outing with the NBCU+ group to our second Korean BBQ place, Hae Jang Chon.  Much like our first experience, it was wonderfully satisfying.  I actually think we liked this place a bit better though as the control of the HVAC was much more optimal and it didn’t feel like you were sitting in too much smoke.  We still smell like we rolled around in BBQ, but so worth it.   Had lots of bulgogi and short rib while also enjoying chicken, pork belly, and even tongue.  So good….and they keep bringing you meat as long as you want it.  So much food.  SO MUCH FOOD.  Anyway, here’s some pics of the gluttony.

May 23, 2014 – Korean BBQ #2

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23-May-2014 19:50, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 1600
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23-May-2014 19:50, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 1600
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23-May-2014 19:51, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 1600
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23-May-2014 20:20, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 1600
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23-May-2014 20:35, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.1 sec, ISO 1600
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23-May-2014 20:36, Canon Canon PowerShot SX600 HS, 3.8, 4.5mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 1600
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Her & Road to Seoul BBQ

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Got out of the house today!  After an easy morning of waffles, we walked over to our favorite local cinema, The Vista, and caught a showing of Her.  Nicki had already seen it and had come away unimpressed.  I was pretty ready to disagree with her after the first 45 minutes or so, as the movie was very compelling and interesting.  It was just the last half in which the movie lost both Larry & me.  The premise of the movie is that in the near future, you’re able to buy an operating system for your computer and devices that is an A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) which is customized for you and responds pretty much like a human would.  Our protagonist Theodore, played by Joaquin Phoenix (who is probably my closest Hollywood resemblance, at least in some pics) falls in love with his OS, named Samantha.  Like, really falls in love with it and tells other people that Samantha is his girlfriend.  And other people completely understand.  The movie world that we get to glimpse is probably the most compelling part of the movie, as it’s a Los Angeles that is familiar but also idealized.  Everyone takes the train, because why wouldn’t you, when it takes you everywhere, whether it’s the beach or the mountains?  And this LA has a ton of skyscrapers and beautiful environments which one could easily get lost in.  It’s almost depressing to not live in that version of LA.  I digress.  The movie takes the relationship of Theodore and Samantha to its logical conclusions and beyond, which is when it’s just like, wha’?  I definitely get that there’s a message about loneliness and wanting to find someone or something that is as understanding as the OS ends up being, because human relationships can always be so messy.  But then we end up with AIs that also get messy and emotional and effectively sentient, but rather than a Terminator-type ending, you get something…different.  I can recommend Her for the wondrous look and feel of it as well as the futuristic and wonderful Los Angeles it presents, but you’re on your own for the relationship side.

After the movie, it was time to relax a little before heading back out!  Yes, it’s a busy and packed weekend, which is a little exciting.  I made a batch of chocolate-chip cookies for tomorrow’s fun, as I knew that there’d be limited time tomorrow.  After that, it was then time to head out to Koreatown and meet up with everyone for some Korean BBQ at Road to Seoul.  Michael set this up and picked Road to Seoul as he rates it as pretty much the best one in town.  I can’t really disagree with his assessment, as it was pretty damn good.  I’m just extraordinarily full, and I am pretty sure I smell like BBQ.  What’s funny (or disgusting) is that long after I surrendered, these other young folk around me kept on, ordering plate after plate and putting that food away. It was unreal.  More power to them, as that’s what your 20s are for!  And now we’re back, having meat sweats.  Ugh.  Totally worth it though.

18-Jan-2014 19:13, 2.4, 4.12mm, 0.05 sec, ISO 100
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18-Jan-2014 19:13, 2.4, 2.18mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 500
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18-Jan-2014 19:23, Apple iPhone 5, 2.4, 4.12mm, 0.05 sec, ISO 160
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18-Jan-2014 19:23, Apple iPhone 5, 2.4, 4.12mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 250
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