last wednesday we got the afternoon off because our dept took us on an outing- we had lunch at mccormick schmick's and then went to the tech museum. it wasn't that exciting but it was nice to get a free lunch and not have to work!

over the weekend we went down to LA, we didn't really do much. i finally got to try pinkberry, my first bite i thought it was pretty gross. the yogurt was very sour but after a few bites and when you eat it with the toppings, it starts to taste better. it's pretty expensive, i got the medium size with strawberries, pineapples, and rice cakes for $5. i found a very interesting article about the phenomenon of pinkberry, it's a pretty interesting read. i can't believe it started turning a profit after one month, and they're expanding so quickly!! i need to come up with an idea like that... i also reconfirmed that sprinkles isn't all that and is definitely not worth the wait. we watched little miss sunshine again, hehe, still as funny as ever. other than that, LA is still the same. traffic on 405 all the time, takes at least half an hour to get anywhere, and i'm always amazed at how many hispanics there are. julian's mom complains about them taking over CA a lot, but i don't really see that at all up north, but when you go down south, you can definitely see their presence, especially when a lot of signs are translated into spanish.