SUN DIEGO - what did you eat today?

Wednesday: McDonalds@aeropuerto... arrival(SAN)->teriyaki@leilani's

Thursday: Coronado, where I bought (another) cowboyhat... went to the beach

Dinner in Little Italy @ Mimmo's.  forgettable pasta, but shula's portabello ravioli was the bomb.

Then we hit the Casbah where we saw a very good local band(?), then Kool Keith the Ultramagnetic MC did his thang... 

Friday:  Ocean Beach :::YESH... chilled on the windyass beach for a bit, then went and ate some Greek food in the sun, where I met my friend Firewalker, who helped me access essential recreational resources.-.-.-. La Jolla, The Filling Station, and then some good dancing at the Bluefoot Lounge on 30th st in North Park....

Saturday:::>> Waffle breakfast with Pat and Geer./././ kayaking and (sort of) snorkeling in La Jolla. Dinner: in Old Town at the Old Town Mexican Cafe.. THAT was some really good food. When we came in the tortilla chips were already there on the table, HOT!, with FRESH salsa.  We got a nice big order of guacamole which was devoured, as well as my quarter chicken, fish tacos, and some adovada (delicious, marinated pork) . for dessert: fried ice cream! YYYYYUUUUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

Sunday:/:/:/:/> walked (literally) over to Mexico. Tijuana piece of me?? 

Lunch :Caldo de pollo muyfamiliar. Dinner :CHURROS!!!! Late nite snack: elotes!>!>!

Monday: Las playas de Tijuana. Mexican pastries and Tea for breakfast (on the run).  Chilled in las playas.  Got baked by the sun.  Licuados de platano, mango, papaya.... more adovada tacos en la calle.  

::Walked back to SD, and bought some Jack n the Box. Got caught on the trolley for not paying, but they let us off with a warning. 

Finally, had Cheesecake Factory "Tapas" courtesy of Pat.  

Then went BACK to the Casbah, where we saw an AMAZING performance:> The Dragons of Zynth opened up, and we caught the second half of their set.   Intense Afro punk... Out of Control, followed by SAUL WILLIAMS aka bLACK sTACEY aka Niggy Tardust.0.0..00

Tuesday:-:-:-: we visited the San Diego Museum of Art for the Inside the Waves exhibition. and was also captivated by the very thorough Rhythms of India exhibition.

Then Pat and Geer insisted we go for Mongolian Hot Pot.  2 words: SO GOOOOOD!.!.! 

the DINER

So have you ever seen a diner where people stand outside, waiting to get in,- with a velvet rope, and A BOUNCER!?!?! Crazy, right?

Well, in DC, this is real!
I saw it with my own two eyes! I wish I'd had my camera because THAT shit needs to be documented! And rightnext to it, the JUMBO pizza joint, with slices the size of your torso!!!

yeah

but b4 that, i been enjoyin DC, chillin wit Irene, eatin LOTS of good ass food,,, moroccan, indian, ghanaian,- then friday night heard a great reggae band(S.T.O.R.M.) and also a salsa/merinque band(vernymusic.com)

I danced til my shirt was wet. then i danced some more.

now it's time to go to bed...----------------------?

Mom's BBQ chicken

Wing drummettes- 3-4 lbs maybe
salt and pepper and garlic powder (to taste)
Louisiana hot sauce
mad brown sugar
sweet baby ray's (the Sauce is Boss!)
chopped onion & green pppper,

Preheat oven to 500F. Combine ingredients in a suitable baking dish; stir thoroughly.
Put in oven, bake at 400F for one hour. After one hour, turn it up to 450F. Bake for 30 minutes. Stir. Turn up to 500F. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from oven, let cool.
Buen provecho! serves 5-8.