time flies..

i can't believe it... one month passed by so quickly. and yet, so slowly. funny how paradoxical one's time perception can be. anyhoo, it's quite quite quite good to be home. as much as i'd like to think of myself as a freedom-lovin' jetsetter... as they say, home is where the heart is, and it's not very fun to be away from one's heart for too long.

so, thought i'd do a brief overview of my UCDavis/Sacto memories:
1. visiting younch & richie for tea at samovar, then dinner/dessert/dancing in the castro all in the name of meeting younch's "new" bf (he passed the initial tests ;) )... followed by brunch at cafe brioche with julip&sam ... man, i wish i coulda spent more time in the bay area :(
2. for the record, i was there on what was essentially a month-long interview for the family/psychiatry combined residency program. the outcome? well, i guess i'll only know in march when i figure out of they ranked me or not, but .... i'm pretty happy with the feedback i received. let's leave it at that. ;)
3. discovered my new favorite comfort drink: bowl of soul at tupelo/the naked lounge... chamomile tea, soy milk, honey, and foam topped with cinnamon. soooo tasty.
4. (almost) completely exhausted my list of "dvds to see" with a monthly pass at hollywood video, which included: brick, tsotsi, mad hot ballroom, nanny mcphee, failure to launch, sarah silverman: jesus is magic, akeelah and the bee, water ... holy crap, i definitely milked that pass for all it was worth.
5. window-shopped my little heart out at the regional outlets in folsom and vacaville; not much to actually BUY, but plenty to think about buying ;)
6. got served my first meal at a korean restaurant by a non-korean. i wouldn't recommend it. at least, not if you're as snobby as i am (i.e. care if the waiter thinks you ordered kimchi-jigae vs. dwenjang-jigae because he doesn't speak korean)
7. marvelled many times at the folly of men (especially one) who think they're attractive... or at least attractive enough to have a chance with a truly attractive woman (my roomie), when they are actually quite repellant and/or 50+ years old
8. visited 3 different churches, heard pastor doug batchelor at one of 'em, but didn't get a SINGLE potluck lunch... odd, odd month. ;)