So are pleated pants really out of style? The fashion experts in my life seem to think that they are, and there are snippets of information on the media channels I frequent (internet and TV) that seem to indicate that this is the case. For example, Carson Kressley, the fashion expert for the Fab 5, says that he has never liked pleated pants, ever since he was a kid. But does that make them out of style?? I am not so sure. Because almost everyone I work with is still wearing pleats. I've even seen cases of triple-pleats! Regardless of the fact that they are either or out of style now, I am not a big fan. I dislike them so much that the last two pairs of pants I have purchased (up until yesterday, anyway), were BOTH pleated! ARRGGHHH! I can't help it, department stores sell almost exclusively pleated for some reason. Maybe they are still in style?? I haven't checked out my neighborhood Prada or Gucchi, so I can't say whether the fashion leaders are still selling them....

It's been a while since I've significantly blogged. I went back to California last weekend to visit my folks and some friends. I got home on late Friday night, went to sleep, woke up the next morning at 6:30 (gotta love the time change), did some shopping, got my hair cut, ate some real Mexican food (downtown LG), did some more chilling, and went to San Francisco to visit some other friends from work. Abhinav and I went to a Greek restaurant in North Beach, where we proceeded to order a plate of appetizers big enough to feed the homeless for the next year. But before it had arrived, we had ordered our entrees, which practically went to waste because we were so full from the appetizers. Talk about gluttony....

After Greek, we went to my friend Ewa's house where we had a pre-party before we went to a Mardi Gras party in the Lower Haight district of the city. The party was rocking, tons of people, tons of underage drinkers, and lots of socializing. After hanging out there for a few hours, we headed over to Grubsteak, one of San Francisco's premier late-night dining establishments. There's nothing like some ham, eggs, and potatoes to fill you up at 3:00am!

On Sunday, my parents made some awesome homemade waffles for breakfast with yogurt and fresh fruit toppings, in addition to some fresh breakfast sausages. Man, was I stuffed afterwards. To help work it off, dad and I went for a hike in the Los Gatos hills near the Guadalupe Dam. It was a pretty nice day outside, but not quite as nice as Saturday. Despite the fact that I've been exercising (relatively speaking) and roaming the streets of NYC, it was enough of a hike to raise my pulse a few beats. Following the hike, we headed back home, where I was treated to a salmon dinner. Grilled salmon with a paprika/cumin rub (oooh, sounds Hungarian!) along with some rice and vegetables. It was awesome! I had a 10:00pm flight that night, so we had to head out pretty early and cut the evening short, unfortunately....