How I Spent My Vacation

Holla. I'm back from the San Diego-Las Vegas Summer Tour. It was fantastic. Here's what I did, for all you curious cats...

• Had lunch and a tour at Stone Brewing Co., the beer-lover's Disneyland. Good food, great beer.
• Slept in past 10:00am for the first time in ages.
• Visited various Southern California wineries. The best place was Cordiano Winery, a small, Italian family-owned joint where we were invited by Gerardo the owner to play bocce ball and eat homemade pizza.
• Read Fahrenheit 451.
• Experienced the joys of a day spa (which we got for free, thanks to Steve, the King of Freebies) at Rancho Bernardo Inn. I think heaven will be one gigantic spa, with fluffy robes, saline pools, chilled iced tea, and lush gardens.
• Watched a late-night viewing of Inception. So mind-blowingly awesome. Have you not seen it yet? What are you waiting for?! Go now.
• Survived the 115 degree Las Vegas heat. I really am quite perplexed as to why anyone would choose to live in Vegas.
• Saw the Lance Burton magic show, which is scheduled to end its 14-year run this coming September.