we went to a taping of "hot in cleveland" a couple weekends ago.  you can read about the whole taping experience on valerie bertinelli's blog. it was a long evening...we were there for 4-1/2 hours.  and i used up my year's quota of fake laughing (so now you'll know why i didn't laugh at your joke), but it was a fun experience and we loved all the actors, especially betty white, who is as awesome as advertised.

oh, and the fake laughing is not because the show isn't funny (it is!), but because you have to laugh at the fifth take as well as all the other takes before it.  go watch the show...it's good!

The guava chiffon pancakes at cinnamon's in Kailua. So delish...