Charisma Carpenter

* The actress plays Cordelia Chase on “Angel,� the WB series that airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

Eating In: On Friday, my favorite thing to do is have people over for dinner. We make fish or pasta. I love to cook. It’s relaxing. And I always have vanilla Haagen- Dazs ice cream standing by if anyone wants some.

Puppy Love: On Saturdays, I love to sleep in. Sleeping is my second favorite pastime. The first is playing with my dogs. My boyfriend and I like to drive to Huntington Beach where there’s a dog park and we spend the entire day there. Then we usually pick up a movie on the way home, wash the dogs, pop popcorn and go to sleep in front of the TV.

Dining Out: Sunday morning, we like to go to Mel’s Drive-In in Hollywood for tortilla scramble, which is yummy. And maybe try to catch a matinee on Sunday or if I’m working, I probably would study and take an acting lesson. And then I get ready for an early call on Monday.

Daring Deed: I went skydiving once and I’m really happy I did it, but I don’t plan on going again any time soon. It was a great experience, but I think I want to take more calculated risks.

The Getaway: We love Santa Barbara, but we usually stop in Orange County and that’s my favorite, favorite place to go because there’s so many different things to do. Balboa Island is really beautiful. There’s also an area where you can paddle around in boats and pull up to gas stations for a beer. There’s a whole slew of stores and bathing suit shops and great places to get lunch.

Net Gains: I had my first tennis lesson in Ojai and loved it. I’m totally addicted and I have every intention of keeping my lessons up because it’s a great workout and it involves good coordination and agility. It’s a perfect combination of things for me besides yoga.