13 posts tagged “san diego”

I visited the El Camino in South Park saturday night. Though I was enthralled with the decor and the overall multi-media ambiance, what I didn't like was the NOISE.  It was LOUD from reverb, sounds of inaudible voices bouncing off of walls and ceiling that certainly needed some padding.  I could barely hear my friend speak, and we were sitting next to each other at the bar.  Another thing that ERKED me to no end was the one hour wait for a table for TWO!  That's right?  why go?  Why not just go to El Cuervo where the food is actually better, and cheaper, and quick, and REALISTICALLY mexican cause the cooks are straight from Sinaloa, Mexico.  That's right. The Shiz

I do think the $5 bowl of black bean soup was delicious and lovely all at the same time. Full of flavor. lick your lips good. it was good.  I would pay $5 for it again, if for instance there wasn't a one hour wait and I didn't have drunk P.B. type wanna-be hipsters hanging out and pocking my back with their fucking purses.  I would certainly most consume this sopa again.
La Salsa was extremely entertaining, though small portions, you got four flavors without even asking: Hot, Super Hot, Mayonaise Hot and Salsa Verde.  It was all good, and being a hot salsa fan myself, I was accepting of their plankboard of salsa to make up for the bitches from P.B.
With that said, if you simply want to be entertained by really nice decor and a multi-media wall of MARY herself with rotating rays of heaven delight, then this is your spot. If you like noise and bitchy-bitches and pousers, then this is your place.  It would be nice if in a year when all the hoopla settles and the normal people from South Park can visit their neighborhood restaurants, then this will be the place to go for that $5 bowl of Black Bean Soup and a plate TJ Tacos to split with your friend. 

p.s. they don't take reservations save for parties 10 or more.  and there you go!

located at Juniper and 30th in South Park, San Diego, California. 

Specs on this video: shot in 1080i as a .MOV, edited in iMovie HD and exported as a H.264 file.

REVIEW - This footage was shot right out my front door and in my living room. I have had exactly 2 hours with this camera, including reading the manual, and the last hour just with video. So when I say THIS WAS RIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA, I really mean it! Still learning my way around the 5D, but so far I am EXTREMELY PLEASED.

The one and only negative about the video aspect of this camera is simply this: the inboard mic SUCKS and you can hear the camera gears working (hey - just like 16mm/35mm film cameras!), but the good news is there's an external mic input so you can use an outside source and not rely on the camera. In the MENU settings I turned off the audio and shot this all on LIVE VIEW. You have options. The options are great.

The lens does not autofocus when you shoot video so you really have to pay attention to what you are doing. Craft and experience, did you say? Yes, this takes some thought and that's a good thing.

When in LIVE VIEW/VIDEO mode you can zoom-in to see if you are in focus with one simple button, and its LARGE right on the detail so one can make the adjustments at that moment, and I mean ZOOMED IN. You are never really lost when it comes to focusing your subject when you can rely with this function.

The photographs from this camera, so far, are AMAZING. I'M SO PLEASED WITH THIS CAMERA. And the video, though not meant to be "Fly at the hiP: type of work, when thought out, makes beautiful shots. And it's easy to navigate - just press one button and it starts to record the video, and wonderfully positioned right near your thumb on the back of the camera. No struggle there.

For you wedding photographers this camera is going to be your best friend.

For the rest of us, this camera is going to be your best friend :)
i highly suggest this camera if you are thinking of entering the professional zone.

Hey, I'm Jack! I'm a greyhound/yellow-lab mix. My Foster Mom, Adriene, and my Foster Aunt, Tricia, have been taking excellent care of me while I am in search of my forever loving home. Do you have a home? Would you like an obedient, loyal, gentle, protective, sweet and proud doggy in your home? Then I'm yours!

Background: for two years, I belonged to a couple who didn't have the time to raise me. So Foster Mom Adrienne and Aunt Tricia took me in. Within two weeks, they had me house trained.

Relations with other doggies: I gets along well with other dogs, even the tiny feisty ones. The video shows me with my BFF Monkey. Monkey is an itsy-bitsy-tiny black chihuahua-terrier mix. Don't think we're being too rough in the video - it's all her and I have to protect myself against this little BFF of mine.

Training: I am so well trained - I pee and poo outside and I do bark loudly when strangers approach the house, but i stop right away if Adriene or Tricia ask me to. If I am put in a room with the doors shut, I never whine and I wait patiently until they let me back in. If you bring me to your home and feel you need some doggy lessons, Kate Palese, a certified professional dog trainer at South Bark Dog Wash in San Diego, will give you 6 weeks of FREE classes with ME! this is how much everyone loves me!

Toy preferences: I likes plush chew toys. When I am happy I put things in my mouth and walk around for hours with them.

Temperament: AWESOME! My energy is loving and calm. I am not a hyper dog - I am the kind of doggy that will walk by your side and sleep at your feet.
Breed: Lab/Greyhound Mix
Age: 2.5 years
Height: 34 in
Length: 44 in
Weight: 75-80lbs depending on how many goodies I have in my mouth.

if you want to talk to me, I have a hard time communicating over the phone, and my cellphone is currently out of commission, so send my foster mom an email at littlepuppydog@softservegirl.com

There's nothing more beautiful than a dog enjoying the sand and surf as the sun sets in southern california. 

Yes, they are all men and the pretty ones gave me a complex!

Panoramic of the fourth day/night of wildfires in San Diego County.  Image shot on the balcony of my second story residence.  Looking north/west, the colors of the sky are bittersweet, laced with ash and smoke, the skies still tell the tale of destruction in this region.