What great places/ restaurants are there in San Diego area?

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Jennifer

Me and some friends are planning on spending the weekend in San Diego and will be visiting the zoo and the Wild Animal Park. In the evenings, we want to have a good time and visit some nice places in San Diego. Does anyone know of some great restaurants and other places we can visit? Does anyone have any suggestions/ comments about the zoo and wild animal park also? Thanks in advance for your help!

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Both the zoo and the Wild Animal Park are great.

I'd recommend driving to the top of Mt. Soledad in La Jolla for a panoramic view of the coastline and the city skyline.

Georges Outdoor Terrace Bistro in La Jolla has the best view. Make reservations so that you are at a good table and time it so you are dining during the sunset. It's truly spectacular.

Also...have a bonfire on the beach. Roast marshmallows.

For more info on these and other San Diego things visit http://www.sandiego-romantics.com

HOW do I decorate my room, for cheap?

brandihoo

Im about to move into an apt, and my room is a large, square space with nothing on the walls and outdated carpet.. its basically empty and void of decor.. how can i make it simple, fun and pleasant to inhabit, for cheap? Im open to wild suggestions, I'm even considering a tent, or some kind of silly theme

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Backgrounds first.

If you aren't permitted to paint your walls (paint is nearly magical in its affect on a room) you can tack large-prints bedspreads or 'glue' them on with liquid starch to your walls. . It won't harm the walls and can be washed off. You don't have to do every wall-make one wall the focal point.

Get an area rug. This will anchor the furniture in that area (like a conversational grouping of chairs/sofa).

Establish a focal point. If you already have one built in, like a fireplace or a window with a great view then build around that. If not, create one with a large piece of art or a poster. A lot of rooms with nice furnishings seem to wander because they don't have a focal point.

Bring in a mirror, especially effective opposite a window. It will reflect the light.

Get everything on the cheap by going secondhand. Thrift stores, garage sales, consignment shops,newpaper ads and off the curb. I have found mirrors, armoires, round metal dining tables, carousel style horses and other treasures by the side of the road. Another advantage is the quality of older pieces will be better. Most new dressers you purchase will be a piece of junk. The back of the piece, the backs of the drawers, and sometimes even the sides of the drawers will be cheap composition board. The sides and fronts will be particle board. This counts for more expensive pieces also. I used to sell $3000.00 bedroom sets and when a corner chipped off a bed I was stunned to find pressed wood under the beautiful veneer. If you buy a dresser from the seventies or older, chances are it will be all wood (including the back and all the sides of the drawers) and possibly have dovetail drawer construction.

Don't look at a piece for what it is. See it for what it can be. Like the shape? Paint it. Want a purple dresser? Paint it. Use an outdoor bistro table for your dining set. Think outside the box.

Have patience. You won't find everything all at once. Allow yourself time to build it. Go to the library and look through shelter (interior design) magazines for inspiration. The more you expose yourself to this the more you will develop your taste and see what is available beyond what you grew up with.

New retail: Go with Target for the cool stuff. They are on the cutting edge of colors and design and a good source for basic furnishings (kitchen and accessories.) Walmart is white Corningware with a blue cornflower design. Target is the newest colors in a modern shape.

Have fun.

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How can I get better at skateboarding?

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ktower123

Ive been skating for about a year and a half and my best trick is 360 flip and I don't usually skate parks only street please help!

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It seems to me you won't have too much trouble getting better if you can stick a tre in a year and a half. Just keep an eye out for cool skate spots. I grew up near Woodward Camp, but I almost never skate parks, I ride in the street, so I keep my eye open for good places to come back to. Small stairsets with rails, gaps, lines of benches and tables... start looking at things through the skateboarding perspective. When you see a 6 set with a fairly low rail your immediate thought should be damn I wish I had my board. Go hard man, and like everybody else says, RIDE A LOT. I'll tell you from experience, taking time off just puts you wayyy behind. You'll still have the ability, but you won't be in the groove.

Best home workouts i can do to prepare for the military?

Johnny

i have about 40 day until i go to meps for my check up. i want to get in better shape before they look at me. im 6.0 ft tall, 150.00 pounds i wanna get to about 160.00. my metabolism is extremely high. im broke and cannot afford a gym membership. any ideas of what i can do in my bedroom for the next 40 day? i have two 25 pound dumbbells also but that all.

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Running is probably going to be your most important workout. I recommend a long distance run once a week, a high intensity run once a week, an interval run once a week, a 1.5 mile run once a week and wind sprints once a week.

Your long distance runs should start at about 3.5 miles and increase by a quarter of a mile each week.

Your high intensity run should be the maximum effort you can produce for a period of 15-20 minutes.

There are different ways you can do your interval run but I like to walk a quarter mile and then run a quarter mile. During the interval run you should be running slightly faster than your one mile run pace. try to do between 6-10 intervals per run.

Your mile and a half run should be a sprint. complete that mile and a half as fast as you can.

When sprinting, start by walking 100 yards then sprinting 100 yards, then bump it up to a 200 yard walk with a 200 yard sprint, then 400, 800, 400, 200, 100. Unless you are already an extremely well conditioned runner, you will puke during this one. I do pretty much every time.

As for workouts to help with strength, push-ups are of course going to be #1 since you are preparing for boot camp. Pyramid sets work well but I prefer doing 5 sets with a rest period of 1:30-2:00 minutes between each set. Start by doing your max so you know where you are physically. For example, if your max is 50 push-ups, do 20 push-ups each set. Make sure you are going slow on each push-up and really emphasizing proper form on your push-ups. Each week you can try increasing the number of push-ups per set. Also, be sure to test your max push-ups once a week.

You can also try inverted push-ups to help strengthen different muscles. Rest your feet on an object that is off the ground a bit and do your push-ups that way.

Dips are another good workout you can do at home or while running at the park. Find a chair or coffee table or park bench and do some dips.

Sit-ups are good as well. I put my meet under the couch so I don't have to bug my dad or brother to hold my feet every time I want to do sit-ups. I like to do 5 sets of 35 with a 50 second rest in between. Crunches also work well but I think the sit-ups are better since you are training for basic.

Flutter kicks are great for your core and hip flexer muscles. Try doing 3 sets of flutter kicks and after the last set hold your feet 6' off the ground with your legs out straight for at least 30 seconds. You will really feel it in your core. I would start with sets of 20.

Lunges, squats and wall sits are great for your legs and you can incorporate your weights in with these workouts.

If you can swing the cash to get a pull-up bar for your bedroom door, I highly recommend it. Pull-ups are another great workout.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your training.

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