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I didn’t have enough time to write individual posts about things I did in November after going crab fishing, so, I’m mushing it all together in this post. I’m currently jetlagged in India, so I’ll use that as an excuse if details are fuzzy.

Paramore:

This concert was originally scheduled October, but was postponed since the leader singer got laryngitis. The wait, in my opinion was well worth it. This group, who I only have come to know from Guitar Hero and Rock Band, played a high energy show to a mixed group of punks, hipsters, and middle-aged rockers. And to quote the most recent episode of Glee, Hayley Williams has great hairography.

Reduced Shakespeare Company:

Kolina has already recapped what a great performance this was, but I’ll say it again – these guys are even funnier in person. If they’re ever in your area, buy tickets! Walnut Creek also impressed me – Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar had some excellent wines and the Pyramid Brewing Company has some tasty beers.

Las Vegas:

Spent Saturday – Tuesday here. Stayed at the Palazzo. Saw O. Enjoyed the acrobatics and music (cello solo what up). Walked parts of the strip a few times. Won money playing craps, my new favorite game. Ate at the following:

• The Buffet (Wynn) – 5+ stars again for great food. This time, we didn’t see any people puke in the dessert area.
• Aquaknox (Venetian) – Strong martinis. Rude waitress – she took our candle at the end of the night!
• Oyster Bar at the Panazzi (Harrah’s) – excellent oysters. The Rockefellar oysters are so rich. Hope you have good cholestral.
• Yellowtail (Bellagio) – service was horribly slow (even though the restaurant was practically empty). Decent sushi. Sushi samba is better though.
• Sushi Samba (Palazzo) – pretty good sushi, even better drinks, although the wine is overpriced. The bartender will also cheer you on as you do aeriel cartwheels around the empty mall.
• Mararitaville – For inexplicable reasons, we came here twice. Good margaritas. My “Perfect Margarita” was practically all alcohol, hence its name ;) Eric and I also took the volcano nacho challenge and failed miserably. Bad choice:

From Las Vegas Nov 2009

More food:

Since I’m in India for almost all of December, I hit up as many food places as I could before going. 99 Chicken, Panda Express (twice!), Carl’s Jr, and VIP. Also spend a day in San Francisco and checked out Andalu (okay breakfast) and Bar Tartine (not very impressed, sadly enough).

St. Louis:

Visited my family along with Kolina for Thanksgiving. Again, Kolina beat me to the blog post, so you can read about it there. Highlights include visiting my old favorite restaurants like The Posh Nosh, Steak n Shake, and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard and deep frying out turkey. We successfully cooked Spinach Gratin with yams and a delicious pumpkin pie.

So that was that. Since I am falling asleep while finishing up this post, you can check out all my pictures here:

1. St. Louis Thanksgiving
2. San Francisco
3. Las Vegas

Whew, long and busy month. December shapes to be very similar, which keeps me happy even though I’m away in India right now. More later once I recover from jetlag!