A beautiful setting... right on the beach

Against a backdrop of kites and paragliders...

Here comes the bride, looking absolute gorgeous!! (And her father, of course)

Closer...

Father gives his daughter away...

All smiles!

Mixing the sand to become one...

Presenting... Mr. and Mrs. Jon & Wendy Novak
(Wendy, you are soooooooooooo beautiful!!)
 
 
Reception Setting:


Waiting for the bride & groom...

We sat down at our respective tables... and watched a beautiful sunset...

First dance as Mr. & Mrs. Novak..
     

Yummy... CAKE!! This is probably Wendy & Jon's favorite part!

Congratulations again, newlyweds!!

Apparently, 90% of drivers do not have their side view mirrors properly adjusted. This creates "blind spots".

Here’s how you can fix it:

Driver’s Side Mirror: Move your head over to the left until your head is touching the window. From that location, adjust your driver’s side mirror until you can just barely see the rear quarter panels of your car on the edge.

Passenger’s Side Mirror: Move your head over to the exact centerline of the car - usually directly over the center console. Adjusts your passenger side mirror until you can just barely see the quarter panel of your car on the side of the mirror.

Repost from kyung

Once you properly adjust your mirrors, you won't need to turn your head anymore. Turning your head is actually potentially dangerous as well... you could rear-end someone.

I realized that I actually take quite a lot of "road trips," so maybe I should blog about that a little more. That way, if any of you are looking for things to do/roads to drive on... you can get some ideas.

This weekend, I drove about 140 miles roundtrip and explored parts of Marin County.

The Drive: The road is smooth and curvy... with many banked corners. The turns are pretty light, so you can probably go 50-60 there, no problem. There were some slowpokes along the way that kind of pissed me off though. Slower traffic should let people past. :-p

Destination:Tomales Bay Oysters Co.

Tomales Bay is a beautiful little town about 45 (est.) miles northwest of San Francisco. There isn't a lot of "civilization" up there, but there are plenty of state parks, light houses, and hiking/biking trails along the way. The view is absolutely incredible and it changes as you drive. I drove through a couple of forests, I drove atop mountains (with sweeping ocean views, cliffs, etc), I drove down below... along the beautiful shoreline.

We bought a bag of 50 "small" oysters for $41. This is super cheap, considering the fact you'd normally pay anywhere from $1-3 per oyster at a restaurant. And since we're getting it straight from the FARM... it's SUPER fresh.

We did have to shuck it ourselves. But we came prepared with an oyster knife:

We had a BBQ... in a wide open area next to the water. It was quite beautiful.

I want to learn how to service my own car...

I'll save a couple hundred bucks.. and won't have to deal with asshole mechanics who rip girls off.

Wow... this site is an incredible resource: http://www.miata.net/garage/

Celebrating “30 Delicious Years,” The Cheesecake Factory is serving up several sweet initiatives throughout 2008.

To kick-off the anniversary celebration and in commemoration of National Cheesecake Day on July 30th, 2008, The Cheesecake Factory restaurants will offer every delicious slice of its more than 30 varieties of cheesecake with a dollop of nostalgia by featuring all cheesecakes at $1.50 per slice, limit one per guest, dine in only, on that day—as they were when the restaurant first opened in 1978.

I often feel confused as to whether I intend to marry or leave certain significant others.

To most, this confusion is absurd. These two choices are clearly divergent - one is the desire to stay with someone forever, while the other entails leaving them immediately.

But in my mind, the line is ever so fine. Surely, I reason, it is a waste of time to be involved with someone whom you do not intend to marry (for sure). Therefore, it is better to leave; and, the earlier, the better.

The question thus simplifies to: do I want to marry this person?

The answer, unfortunately, is not so easy to find.

Why is it that I always get so nervous?

Oh well, I still think I did ok on the interview... I even came up with some ideas while I was there.

There might be a Round 2 next week.

Me: "Hello.. I see that there's a late charge of $39.00 on my account."

Lady: "Yes... I see it."

Me: "So... um... can you remove it?"

Lady: "Let me check.. please hold."

Me: *browsing, chatting on the web*

... 3 minutes later...

Lady: "Hello?"

Me: "Yes."

Lady: "Yes, I will go ahead and remove that for you. You will be refunded $39.00. It should be reflected on your next statement."

Me: "Thanks so much!"

Wow! And I didn't even need to give them an excuse or anything! Excellent!

Interesting book. Will update with thoughts when I'm done reading.

Question for you: Would you rather have an efficient or equal world? How much of each?

Jetblue Sale:

"Due to popular demand, we have decided to extend our Jet Out of Town sale an extra day! Use these new promotion codes below during check out and take advantage of this offer until 11:59 p.m., July 11, 2008.

If you want to save $10 click here and enter promotion code JET07 when you select your flights
If you'd rather take 10% off, click here and enter promotion code JET17 when you select your flights

Offers cannot be combined. Valid until 11:59 p.m., July 11, 2008. Travel is valid between September 3 and December 16, 2008 with blackouts on travel from October 9-14 and November 25 - December 1. See restrictions below. Due to this new offer, promotion codes JET10 and JET10D can no longer be used. "

I'm going down to LA October 25-26... and it ONLY costs $109 (total!) !!! $44 each way, with $10 off.