Queenkv’s Brainpickings

MONTEREY BAY – Ten years ago, I visited Mark in Monterey Bay during his business trip. He was attending a conference at the Monterey Bay Conference Center. This weekend, we’re celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary in Monterey Bay. This time, I’m writing lecture materials for my Russia trip inside the bar next to the conference [...]

Today – I’m trying to figure out how to say ‘Hello’, ‘Thank You’ and ‘Good-bye’ in Russian. Next month – I will step up to the lecture podium and teach a journalism class in St. Petersburg. One of my co-workers said she didn’t understand why I would need a passport and visa to teach in [...]

Check out one of the last photos on my enV phone. My hubby ordered a new Droid X for me last week – before the went on sale. We beat the hype and got our new smartphones the next day. Joy! I know we could have waited for Apple to deliver iPhones to Verizon either [...]

Over the last few weeks, my schedule in the newsroom was a roller coaster ride of responsibilities. Last weekend, I tracked grass fires and fireworks for the evening news shows. During the week, I produced slideshows and logged a news conference on a scary house explosion for the website. I suppose it all adds up [...]

Just because you share my joy for food… And my passion for culinary photography… Just because you believed in me… And wouldn’t let me runaway on my wedding day… Just because you are always ready to raise a glass to those happy moments… Even if the glass contains a shot of tequila…. Because of all [...]

I think I need another vacation… Still dreaming about seafood, surf and sun in Ensenada. My entry for today’s Photo Friday challenge: Aqua.

COVINA,CA – Move over, Rachel Ray and forget about $40-a-day. My hubby and I enjoyed fresh fish, beer and beautiful beach views in Ensenada for $20. God bless the 12 pesos-1 dollar exchange rate. As part of my birthday weekend, I wanted to make this picture a reality: watching the waves crash as I enjoyed [...]

Grazing on samples of kettle corn and bacon onion dip. Sipping pints of Shock Top. Watching people tee-off into Webber Point. This weekend, we made it back to Stockton for the “Best Food Fest in the West”: the Stockton Asparagus Festival. This year, I finally saw one of the star attractions: Tyson, the skateboarding bulldog. [...]

We spent a wet Easter Sunday in San Francisco with our friends. Because of my spiffy work schedule, my hubby suggested driving down to LA and spending the holiday weekend with family. But I didn’t like the idea of driving back home after Mass. So, it was a pleasure to eat good food and chill [...]

As a woman of leisure, I spent a lot of time challenging myself in the kitchen. I enjoyed cooking dinner and catching up with my hubby over a hot meal. I got over my hesitation/fear over baking and produced some tasty cheddar gougeres. I bonded with my hubby over rolling pizza dough and cutting up [...]