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	<title>How I Learned To Live &#187; Funky Garcia&#8217;s</title>
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		<title>LA to SD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday September 11, 2010 I met George for brunch at a cute little French place by the hotel called Comme Ca. They have some amazing looking cocktails but I was about to drive home and hit the 4:30 yoga class, so that would not have been smart. Next time for sure. The bartender was muddling [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saturday September 11, 2010</p>
<p>I met George for brunch at a cute little French place by the hotel called <a href="http://www.commecarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Comme Ca</a>. They have some amazing looking cocktails but I was about to drive home and hit the 4:30 yoga class, so that would not have been smart. Next time for sure. The bartender was muddling up some yummy sno-cone looking drinks. I ordered the quiche which was a little too creamy for me. When I eat quiche I expect a light fluffy eggy pie. This was too custard-y in texture.</p>
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<p>George&#8217;s hockey puck of a burger that he did not offer a bite of. Hmmmph.</p>
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<p>Later when I got back to SD I got a text from my friend Mike from high school who lives out here in La Jolla. He moved here a few years ago and we have seen each other a few times, but hadn&#8217;t spoken in almost a year. So dumb&#8230;he&#8217;s a great guy and a lot of fun. We really need to hang out more. What needs to happen is he needs to set me up with some of his single hot successful friends.</p>
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<p>We met at Dublin Square and immediately left when a party bus full of people in their late 40&#8242;s showed up. Eww. Then we went to <a href="http://www.funkygarcias.com/" target="_blank">Funky Garcia&#8217;s</a> where I ordered the Funky Roll: a chicken burrito sushi thingy. It was the right idea in concept, but it wasn&#8217;t rolled tight enough and of course any amount of spice is too much for me.</p>
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<p>This was entertaining. They passed me before I could get the camera on though.</p>
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<p>I was shocked to see that the Gaslamp has it&#8217;s own directory like the mall. lol so funny to me.</p>
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<p>Before heading to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/star-bar-san-diego" target="_blank">Star Bar</a> to investigate a vicious rumor that they cleaned the place up and that they got rid of all the Asian hooker bartenders, we stopped at <a href="http://qualitysocial.com/" target="_blank">Quality Social</a> for a pickleback. Or two. These guys were dancing up a storm. I sent out a tweet with the following photo that said:</p>
<p>&#8220;OMG Celebrity Party: Ziggy Marley, Jesus Christ and Jay from the Kevin Smith movies!&#8221;</p>
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<p>I really wanted to show this tweet to Jay, but he had gone home drunk. I found Ziggy and he laughed his ass off. I showed Jesus Christ and he didn&#8217;t even know what Twitter was.</p>
<p>oh and ps: The Star Bar is exactly the same. Phew.</p>
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		<title>The first day of the rest of my life.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday March 6, 2010 Well since I went to bed at 10:30 I was awake at the crack of dawn. I hit the gym and then met my friend Mike, the owner of Tivoli for a beer and lunch at Funky Garcia&#8217;s. They have these delicious little street tacos that I could have eaten about [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saturday March 6, 2010</p>
<p>Well since I went to bed at 10:30 I was awake at the crack of dawn. I hit the gym and then met my friend Mike, the owner of Tivoli for a beer and lunch at <a href="http://www.funkygarcias.com/">Funky Garcia&#8217;s</a>. They have these delicious little street tacos that I could have eaten about 12 of.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1759.JPG" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1254" title="IMG_1759" src="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1759-224x300.jpg" alt="IMG_1759" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p>This was the Al Pastor taco, a little spicy for me, but I am a wimp. You should try it.</p>
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<p>We had a few beers and a couple of shots of <a href="http://www.patrontequila.com/#/tequilas/patron-xo-cafe/">Patron Cafe</a>. Holy shit that does not even taste like tequila!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1758.JPG" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1258" title="IMG_1758" src="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1758-300x225.jpg" alt="IMG_1758" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Kim had introduced me to it a few months ago and I always forget to suggest it when someone is trying to jam tequila shots down my throat. Tequila is the one liquor that I had a bad experience with when I was in high school and cannot get past. I generally only drink it when I am in Mexico because  you really don&#8217;t have a choice. Anyways, one thing led to another and Mike told me all about the bartender/restaurant convention in Vegas on Monday. Hmmm. Guess what? I have some free time! Oh really, you have an extra room at the Encore? Wow how convenient! Hey Mike, I am going to Vegas with you and your brothers <img src='http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I love circus mirrors. My legs look so long and sexy.</p>
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<p>The hot bartender named Tracy, go stop in and say hi to her. Plus she has a huge rack&#8230;</p>
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<p>After a little while, the mo&#8217;s called us to Hillcrest and we met up with some of the people from Big Bear weekend and had a snack and another drink at <a href="http://www.bajabettyssd.com/">Baja Betty&#8217;s</a>. Now at this point, I am in dire need of a nap and need to be ready for my niece Jessica and her bf Blaine to come to my loft and head out to dinner and to <a href="http://www.obec.tv/">On Broadway</a>. We went for sushi at <a href="http://www.rasushi.com/">Ra</a> (I always love bringing new people out for sushi when they are too intimidated to order on their own, I steer them to at least one raw roll and they usually love it.) We went to the most miserable nightclub on earth after that where 3 of their friends were kicked out of the club within an hour. I used to come to this place all the time. It was the worst! It&#8217;s an old bank and they have turned the vault downstairs into a hip hop room or something, so I took a photo of the actual lock. Mind you Jessica&#8217;s friend punched the glass on the thing moments later and got himself escorted out of the building. Good times. Amateur hour!</p>
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<p>I love the women&#8217;s bathroom here, too. Great lighting.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1794.JPG" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1263" title="IMG_1794" src="http://www.howilearnedtolive.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_1794-300x225.jpg" alt="IMG_1794" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p>We ended up going to <a href="http://nunuscocktails.com/">Nunu&#8217;s</a> in Bankers Hill because the downtown club scene was just too annoying for all three of us. Ran into Jason (@sneakyme) and another guy I met a few months ago randomly in a downtown bar and of course, my favorite Banker&#8217;s Hill bartender, Doug. Being friends with bartenders is dangerous.</p>
<p>I stayed in bed til 1:30 pm on Sunday and tried to go clean out my office but I was too hungover to move.</p>
<p>UGH.</p>
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