Oh my goodness, I've been away for a long time!!! Sorry about that -- with the holidays, working extra, and a long & stressful & fun vacation, there just hasn't been much time. However, I do have soooooo much to tell you and show you, I think you won't be disappointed. It will probably take me a few posts to get it all in, so stay tuned!!!

First off, 2001 Maniacs is finally done!! Go to www.Fangoria.com to read all about it, see pictures and maybe win tickets to the January 12th screening in Los Angeles. For more pictures, go to IMDb.com and pull up 2001 Maniacs -- lots of pics in the gallery (only one of me, boo hoo). In the meantime, I'm having a little freak out - only 2 weeks until the screening, and so much to do... mostly go to the gym :)

Ok, in a nutshell, it's been a celebrity-filled month at the restaurant. Here goes: in one night the bar saw both Gary Coleman and Peter Barton (Young & the Restless), while Serena Williams and Paula Abdul ate at adjoining tables. I know you're all dying to know that Nick & Jessica stopped by for lunch with their Newlyweds camera crew... and were denied permission to shoot in the restaurant. They hung out and ate anyway, and I think the camera guys were happy for the break :)

Ok, kiddies -- that's it for now -- I've got to run to work. Yup, that's me working on New Year's Eve. Oh well, maybe things will change a bit this year.... ;)

Namaste, and a happy, healthy and glorious new year to you all!!!

Frankie Muniz ("Malcom in the Middle") asked out my friend Amy at work the other day. Very cute. Except he's 18, and she's 25... but he's got a bunch of cars, so there's that... I don't think she accepted - she's too busy "flirting" (my emphasis -- she calls it "play fighting") with "Joey"'s Paulo Costanzo (whom you've also seen in Road Trip. He's a regular in the restaurant, and he also shares the same birthday as me -- so he can't be all that bad... Amy, however, is a total freak. I mean that in a good way. I mean that in the way that she comes across as the sweetest, most chaste girl in the world, and then scares the crap out of anything male when she goes out (cuz she's a closet hottie). Make sense? Figure it out, people, I have laundry to do and no time to explain these things to you.

;) Namaste

David took a stroll to the gym today and happened to walk past the Ocean's 12 premiere... just as George Clooney and Brad Pitt were making their entrance. I, on the other hand, was just trying to get through the hella-traffic to get home and take a nap. I suck.

The Maniacs are coming!!! Read here.... :)

This is the cliff we just drove over... the cliff they were pulling somebody's car up off of. What you can't see is this thing is as freaky as it gets... it's hundreds of feet high, and medievel... or just evil. It only got worse from here, but unfortunately the sun went down, so I couldn't share the sheer drops with you. I'd like to tell you I was thrilled like on a roller coaster, but in truth, I was a screaming little girl. Abject terror. I actually went white with terror. Make fun of me if you will, but just promise me if you're ever driving the PCH south through Big Sur you'll obey all traffic signs and BE CAREFUL. They pull people off the side of these mountains all the time, and they don't always make it out alive. See your earth -- admire it, love it, but most of all, maintain a healthy respect for it. You do not own, control, or deserve the majesty around us. Please don't be stupid. But really, get your butt to Big Sur pronto!!! 

Step outside of your little shell of a traffic pattern... there are things like this in the world, and if you never see them, you won't fight to protect them. Visit your planet... before it's gone. 

Big Sur -- if you haven't been, you should go. No words for this place. 

Or maybe this one is the Bixby Bridge... they're both really high up, and they both give me the willies!! 

Or maybe this one is Bixby Bridge. Either way, it's freakin high up. Gives me the willies!! 

The Bixby Bridge, circa 1932. Damn. 

David once again standing too close to the edge of a reallly high precipice. This one may have been enough for even him, I think... 

Never seen anything like this up close... 

Wow 

California coastline 

Cannery Row, made famous by John Steinbeck in the novel with the same name, in Monterey. I was all excited, but there's nothing more than the same tourist crap you'll find everywhere. Except, of course, for Steinbeck's Jewelers and Steinbeck Lady clothing store. Ack. 

The view from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey -- what you can't see is all the Sea Otters floating around on their backs and eating... awesome. 

The railroad trestle from "The Lost Boys" -- so cool!!! 

Santa Cruz 

Santa Cruz, California... home of sun, surfers (those are surfers out there in the water - crazy cold bastards), and "The Lost Boys." Now, if you tell me you haven't seen THAT movie, we're gonna have to fight. So go get it now, and have you a good time.

The light house at Santa Cruz -- the Surfing Museum. Like, no way. 

The Natural Bridge at Santa Cruz 

...and from another view. 

Pigeon Pointe Light House.... 

Pigeon Pointe 

David at the Pigeon Pointe Light House 

Half Moon Bay 

Leaving San Francisco, we took the Pacific Coast Highway all the way to Los Angeles.... wow. This is Rockaway Beach (taken from the car). 

A San Francisco cable car. Finally, cuz I was freezin my tuckus off waiting for that thing. The best part? We took the wrong car and ended up blocks from where we needed to go. Ahhhhhh adventure. 

This guy has the right idea -- his own little raft away from the boistrous herd.