<center>2006.12.08</center>
<a name="grocerystores"><h3>gro&cent;ery $tores</h3></a>
<p>금요일 오후: a few wks 'go or so (i think 'twas rt after <font color="#ff9900">t.</font><font color="#996600">giving</font>), i found out that the vacated albertsons stores in our area've been bought by save mart. &nbsp; rats, i was really hoping that they'd be picked up by <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font>, aka <font color="#005500">whole pay&cent;he&cent;k</font>, purveyors'f quality, overpri&cent;ed, healthy fuds. &nbsp; <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font> would've been good, but trader joe's would've been even better. &nbsp; my bro.in.law (sista's husband) steve werks as a city planner 4 the city'f sunnyvale, so he was in the know on this topik. &nbsp; he told me that <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font> requires more space than these vacated albertsons stores had. &nbsp; oh well... &nbsp; <font color="#005500">whole fuds</font>'s hqed in austin tx; whereas trader joe's (aka tj's)'s hqed in monrovia, ca (socal). &nbsp; neither r truly local companies, but i prefer cali.based companies, altho' i knkow austin, tx's sort'f a cultural oasis in tx. &nbsp; 4 the most part, i don't like the whole concept'f texan culture; but i'm sure it's not as bad as it sounds.
<p>2morrow, i'm goin' to northstar to snowboard w/ a couple'f my cowerkers, phil, n' claerence. &nbsp; this should be fun. &nbsp; most'f us have free lift tix from the bay area snow show. &nbsp; on sun, i've gotta go chew the folks out @ mel cotton's 4 rippin' the beautiful <a href="http://www.friendster.com/203953" target="new">kaela hwang</a> off on our recent snowboard maintenance. &nbsp; they didn't provide the tahoe card deal! &nbsp; kaela sed they must've ripped her off cos she's a woman, the way auto shops do it. &nbsp; i also hate how snow shops prob'ly assume we're the typikal asian yuppie snowboaders, which i insist we're not -- sometimes rather futilely... no, <i>oftentimes</i> very futilely.
<p>[later] it's gonna snow on us n' be really cold 2morrow @ northstar. &nbsp; well, here's a chance 4 me to try out my quiksilver down jacket. &nbsp; i hope it's as rugged as it sez it is. &nbsp; i hope it's not just 4 looks.<br><br><br>