Future planning

Anna and I went down and got our marriage license this morning. No hassles, it was pretty easy.

I’ve been looking into all sorts of places in Peru, trying to figure out where else I want to go. I am really liking everything I read about Chachapoyas. It looks like an amazing pre-tourist Machu Picchu. There is a reason there are not many tourists there though.. a flight and a long bus ride to a town where there are not any tourist services. You want a tour? Do your own.

It sounds really interesting, but I don’t think I will have the time to go. We would be looking at about 3 extra days of travel.

I started to comment the Burning Man photos, but am a ways off from finishing.

Reno

Reno. I spent a lot of time in Reno this last trip to Burning Man. Pete’s flight was delayed about 11 hours, so Anna and I had a lot of time to wander around the place.

– Casinos. Sure you can get a hot dog and a beer for $1.50, but your hotel (El Dorado, supposedly 3.5 stars) gives you a crappy smoking room instead of your pre-paid non smoking room.
– Driving in Reno sucks. It is always under construction (same section of highway has been messed up for the past 3 years), missing or erroneous signs, and the drivers think a turn signal means accelerate into my blind spot.

Its not all bad though. We went to the “#1 voted Basque Restaurant in Nevada”. How hard is that? We were suspicious, but just then walked by 2 more Basque restaurants. It was an interesting place. Everything is served family style on a big table, you eat with other people. We got there and started to chat up the locals. It was a great time. My neighbor offered me some sweet bread in wine sauce (sweet bread = thymus glands), which I liked. I was feeling adventurous, so I ordered the tripe.

Well, I ate a bit of it. It tasted good, the texture was ok (sort of spongy), but I could not handle the smell. It still had a very strong ‘internal workings’ aroma that I couldn’t get over. There was plenty of other great food to fill me up though.

We watched Hero while waiting for Pete at the local meglo-plex. I liked it. It is the same sort of style as Crouching Tiger (which I also liked), but the visuals in Hero are quite amazing.

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Wow, check this out: Police in Paris have discovered a fully equipped cinema-cum-restaurant in a large and previously uncharted cavern underneath the capital’s chic 16th arrondissement.

It won’t be long now… Poor credit history can doom job offers

“The basic story is that San Diego has become a thoroughly corrupt community in which the power players cut the deals, you don’t ask any questions, and everybody gets what they want” More San Diego fun, Enron-by-the-Sea style.

This is a really great read: Fear Itself – Learning to live in the age of terrorism.

Old Globe

A friend of Anna’s was in town on Sat & Sunday. She had 2 walk-ins and 2 50% off tickets for The Two Noble Kinsmen at the Old Globe. She was kind enough to drag the unwashed masses to get a little culture. It was my first time at the Old Globe. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a beautiful night, the show was great, and our walk-in tickets ended up being front & center! It was amazing, we expected to be standing at the back. I would definitely like to see some more shows there. However, at $65 a pop, I’m pretty sure I won’t be seeing too many.