<center>2006.03.26</center>
<a name="leavingdc"><h3>leaving dc</h3></a>
<p>일요일 오후, 448p est / 148p pst: i'm aboard american aerolines flight 4225, service from iad dullles to ord o'hare. the plane's an small embraer jet like the 1 i rode on thurs evening from sjc mineta to lax bradley aeroport. i'm returning to the bay area. what a fun time it has been in dc, hangin' w/ fahad n' wendy. dc's a beautiful, urban, cosmopolitan city. [later] 507p est / 207p pst: i was interrupted by the take off. i'm enjoying the nice view'f lush virginia. upes, now we're above the clouds. well, how was the wknd? 'twas a lot'f good fud, which's sort'f funny cos dc isn't necessarily famous 4 great fud altho' most ppl'd assume <i>some</i> level'f competency in the restaurants n' chefs in the u.s. national capital, eh? well, the places <i>we</i> went didn't disappoint. lessee, where did i eat?
<ul>places @ which i ate:
<li>금요일 점심: some li'l <font color="#550000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> sushi joint near fahad's office, near the nat'l mall... i had the tuna lover's special, while fahad had the salmon lover's special: each had a 0.5 dzn roll (maki) pcs, 2 pcs'f nigiri, n' 1 extra delicious hand roll (temaki). the fish etc. was good, but the nori (김 kim or gim) was a bit soggy.</li>
<li>금요일 저녁: così... i had the chicken pesto melt n' some fahad's tomato/basil pizza (1 slice). i told fahad n' wendy how i enoyed my 1 n' only visit to valley fair's ephemeral così this past christmas $hopping $eason rt b4 it closed down. così's very commonplace 4 east coast residents but a rare treat 4 a visitor like me from cali4nia's bay area. their flat bread rocks!</li>
<li>토요일 점심: chef geoff's... a decently luxurious meal... 'least 4 a lower middle class bloke like me, scraping by on my measly in¢come... the beautiful <a href="http://www.realestatesforcharity.com" target="new">kaela hwang</a> had this chicken satay salad w/ coconut vinaigrette, while i had the southern fish fry: deep fried tilapia w/ hush puppies n' s'pposedly spicy but not spicy dipping mayo.</li>
<li>토요일 오후 간식: i had a nf chai latte @ <font color="#007700">$tarbuck$</font> n' a couple'f bites'f some kind'f mint brownie.</li>
<li>토요일 저녁: pizza paradiso near georgetown... wow, this local favourite amazed kaela n' me w/ its bier selektion! kaela had a lite wheat bier, while i had some kind'f north coast imperial russian stout. man, that was an excellent stout! the table shared 1 large (12") funghi pizza n' 1 uh... bartolli? ... it had 2 (chicken) eggs (계란) on it as well as some tobiko/caviar. kaela n' i also shared btwn us some kind salad w/ a li'l bit'f anchovies n' olives. no room 4 dessert...</li>
<li>일요일 점심: the american grill @ l'enfant plaza hotel... some successful chiropraktor n/or prof bought lunch 4 the group. feeling a li'l undeserving, i opted 4 the ¢heape$t item: a honey.roasted turkey sandwich w/ kitchen.made potato chips ("chips" in the amerikkkan sense, otherwise "crisps" in the true, proper british sense). kaela ordered the rather pri¢y crab cake sandwich on baked brioche, which she misread as "brie" n' later likened to a hamburger bun. in a smart move, she traded her french fries 4 a caesar salad.</li>
<li>일요일 오후 간식: a nf mocha @ bread n' <font color="#660033">chocolate</font> as well as some'f a chai latte mousse that i split w/ kaela, ultra unhealthy but cute. @ this unbelievably inefficient but friendly café, i pur¢hased a chicken caesar wrap ($5.95) to go 4 the homebound commute. all the workers l there spoke in a non.english language. were they ethiopian? jamaican? *shrug*</li>
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<p>603p est / 503p cst/ 303p pst: on the flights this wknd, i rediscovered the lycopene filled goodness n' na<sup>+</sup> filled badness'f <font color="red">tomato juice</font>. maybe it's cos i saw a <font color="#550000">ko</font><font color="#000099">rean</font> 아저씨 ajuhssi w/ a lycomato $hopping bag w/ some familiar, comely faces, which i later realised belonged to the members'f baby v.o.x.; subliminal mkting?
<ul>places i visited:
<li>금요일 아침: nat'l art gallery: dada n' cézanne exhibits (amongst others)</li>
<li>금요일 오후: natural n' amerikan history museums... the natural history never fails to amuse, especially w/ its displays n' dioramas'f cute fuzzies.</li>
<li>토요일 오후: cherry blossom trees n' ww2 memorial... we watched a cute squirrel feast on cherry buds.</li></ul>
<p>reading that list, i realise that i didn't hit up <i>2</i> many significant spots, but this trip was 'bout <i>ppl</i> not places. i'm so happy that kaela n' i got to spend time w/ wendy n' fahad.
<p>on this trip as well my previous dc trip, i observed how asian.pacific culture matters so much <i>less</i> on the east coast. european culture's more emphasized.
<p>628p est / 528p cst / 338p pst: did i get sunburn on the rt side'f my neck, or did i accidentally scratch myself w/ some s#arp piece'f dry skin? i'm now flying over some kind'f refineries. where r we?
<p>[later] 801p est / 701p cst / 501 pst, @ o'hare: sloane tanen, <i>going for bronze</i>...
<p>[later] 828p cst / 628p pst, on board an amerikan aerolines md80 bound 4 sjc from ord. i can't believe this plane has no musik or movies! i'll hafta run down my pa1mone tungsten t5 battery by playing mp3s. i have a great seat: on the aisle w/ a empty gap next to me, near the bathrm.
<p>[later] 1026p cst / 826p pst: i'm in the air, but my flight was signifikantly delayed cos'f a safety issue.<br><br><br>