Wonderful Weekend

New 'ped

This weekend was definitely a successful one. 1) I got a new moped, a used Yamaha 2) I went to an eat local art show 3) Found my new favorite bar/restaurant - Murphy's Irish Pub (might be some bias there I guess) 4) went to an outdoor reggae concert 5) sampled it up at Whole Foods Market.

So, after finding out my aunt's car registration was a year and a half expired (!!!) it was time to ditch the illegal car and take my chances with another moped. I went into the moped shop I had the source-of-all-evil moped fixed. Eric had a used Yamaha for sale, much more reliable than the Chinese 'peds, so I bought it! Woo hoo it feels to good to be able to hop on and drive where ever I went to again. No parking worries, no meters to pay, and $4 to fill up! I have faith this moped and I are in it for the long haul together. PS I am taking recommendations for names ...

Murphy's Pub

Friday night, my roommate and I went to Chinatown for a little art and food street party where a few vendors were showing their crafts and selling food that was made with all local ingredients. We each had a glass of wine and shared some butternut squash soup before heading down the street for another block party. It was in front of Murphy's Irish Pub and was a "Halfway to St. Patty's Day Celebration" haha. How funny! They even had bag-pipers. In the spirit of celebrating my Irish heritage, we went inside the pub, brick walls and dark wood bar, and had a Guinness and a "oatmeal cookie" mixed drink each. Hmmm. The oatmeal cookie was delicious! Definitely a fun place. I will be back for some shepherd's pie in the future!

Last night was the outdoor reggae concert. A lot of fun, but went just an hour too long for my taste. For some reason, basketball maybe I don't know, my back cannot take standing for a long time. So mine was killing me after a 7 hour shift at work, and then a 4 hour concert. The music was really good though so a little pain was worth it.

Lastly comes Whole Foods. Today was a special event for the "eating local" cause. There was a poi (mashed taro root) making demonstration, homemade ricotta cheese lesson, pineapple wine tasting, and samples of local cheeses and my favorite Ono popsicles. It wasn't anything earth-shattering, but a good way to get some free lunch nonetheless ; )