Props to The Keg- Yaletown, Vancouver

Hey, have you been to the new Keg in Yaletown, Vancouver?  The restaurant is very nice, especially the rooftop patio.  My boyfriend and I sat out there, under cover, under the warmth of the fireplaces and heat lamps, watching the rain beat against the windows.  Some parts of the patio were open to the rain, but the rain drops never came near us. 

The restaurant is 3 floors, all accessible by elevator or stairs.  The service is friendly and the food was really good.  I always get the same thing at The Keg- the classic Prime Rib dinner- medium rare, with garlic mashed potatoes and veggies.  The reason for this is because I don't like steak.  I don't like sirloin.  I don't really like red-neck meat.  But I will eat a fancy meat at Hy's or Gotham's.  I also ate a nice steak at Morton's, but did I hear correctly that it's closed down in Vancouver?

Back to the Keg.  It's a great place for a romantic dinner (we went on a Sunday night, so it was quiet and intimate) or lively drinks with friends.  The theme of the restaurant (FIRE) is encapsulated on each floor via fireplaces, warm air, dark wood and simulated fancy fire pits. 

Great job, people!  Pass on the gift certificates!

Jake, the hunky Bachelor

I loved Jake in The Bachelorette.  Some people don't, I guess because he's 'too perfect.'  Wow, those people get a thrill from deprivation, huh?  "No, I can't like him... he's too PERFECT."  Um, that sounds like total crap to me!!  What that says to me is, "I'm not good enough to be with him."  Perhaps a form of self-loathing, no?

I could be wrong.  I mean, I suppose I'm on the other side... you know, the perfect side. OK, I'm just KIDDING! Get over it.

ANYWAY.  Jake is super cute and so are a few of the girls.  Definitely not Rozlyn, Miss Most Embarrasing Reality TV Figure of 2010 (and it's only January!).  Lol, I'm glad there are girls out there that make us other girls look good.  For instance, girls who are shameless, rude, an embarrassment to themselves and hit on other girls' boyfriends, even though they have been SHUT DOWN many times... you know, the nasty whoorish ones.  I didn't say this is from personal experience, did I?

ANYWAY.  Back to the girls I like on the Bachelor.  They would be: Tenley and Ali.  They're the cutest (Tenley being more pretty than Ali) and well-dressed.  I had started out liking Elizabeth until she pulled that fake 'no kissing' crap.  Lady, I can see through you games and fake hair colour (but I do admit it's a good colour on you- maybe just natural-ize it a bit more with softer tones). 

Sometimes, I can't believe how dumb boys are.  Even though Jake is a total catch, he still thinks with his other head.  For example, "wow Rozlyn is brushing her boobs against my arm!!  I think she really likes me and is here for me!" Dude...  ...at least it was figured out for him in the end, even though it did leave him to sad and disappointed... but man does he look yummy!

Who are your fave girls and what do you think of Jake?

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

First off, Punta Cana is strictly a tourist town.  Don't expect any sort of cultural revelation.  Although, I did trek off-path once, and ended up in a sketchy alley way, where there were only men selling things, groups of men, and a crippled man limping towards me slowly.  I was in my bikini.

I was just looking for my boyfriend!  I didn't know the luscious beach would end and turn into razor-sharp sand!  Anyway, I quickly turned back from there, realizing I was only heading out of the resort area.

The resort, Grand Palladium Palace, is huge.  The reviews weren't lying.  It took us over an hour to walk around the inside perimeter of the resort.  There is a trolley that comes around every "10 minutes" or so to cart tourists around.  The only negative part about this, is it gives the dirty old men more time to look you up and down. 

There were about 17 restaurants to choose from at the resort.  My favourite place to eat was the buffet.  Not the Italian place, not the seafood place (ech!), not the Brazilian place. The buffet.  And the buffet's ice cream machine.  I actually snuck in after-hours to hit up that machine.  Too bad they took out the ice cream.

The beach, as you can expect, is gorgeous. The sand is off-white, but clean and soft.  The waters are, of course, blue and beautiful.  I did swim with the sharks (they are a species with no teeth) and stingrays (they did de-sting them).  I loved snorkeling in the deep sea- I even got to hold a little fish in the palm of my hand! 

It was a great time, but as I always say, 7 days of all-inclusive is one day too many. 

On to the next adventure! (Sun Peaks next weekend, Egypt in 35 days!).

Money

Hey.... can someone tell me how to make more money, please? 

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Ok, since when, or has ever, Sherlock Holmes been a sexy man?  Um, hello??? Robert Downey Jr. is too sexy to be a Sherlock.  Reading about Sherlock Holmes as a child, I always thought he was an older man, a very wise man, with greying hair.  And what about Watson?  Um, HELLO!! JUDE LAW?? He is definitely way too sexy.

I don't think their roles played out to their full sexy factor. 

Not only this, but I found the movie to be incredibly boring.  I fell asleep the first 15 minutes, only to awaken and have no idea what was going on.  Which turned out to be OK, since I could follow along the simple plot, anyhow.

There was good character development for the main villain, Lord Blackwood (I think that's his character name)... but I wish Holmes wasn't played out to be such a goof.

And despite the fact that I LOVE Rachel McAdams, I don't think her role as a vampy criminal did her justice, either.

Hey, I didn't hate the movie... I just didn't love it. Shoulda watched Alvin and the Chipmunks- the Squeakquel, instead!