yup, today feels like a monday, yet, it's already tuesday. yippee! but, i was depressed to have to go to work after a nice four-day weekend. sigh.
i need to visit LA more often. i've got several groups of friends there, and there just isn't time to hit them all. so, i need to start making several trips down there.
i do hate LA, though. it's such an ugly urban sprawl, with its maze of highways and smog and bad traffic.
the growth of my fingernails seems to be slowing down for some insane reason. usually, by every monday, they've grown enough that i can whittle them down with my teeth. yet, today is already tuesday, and only two nails were exhibiting substantial growth. hm.
sigh. back to the grind. the wedding was a very happy occasion, and i admit that i was truly happy for the couple. however, i felt a little sad that i am alone right now, and i don't have anyone to love. arrgh.
i was hoping that the bride (nicole) would have some hot single women friends, but alas, that wasn't the case. the wedding crowd consisted mostly of family, and i only met one single girl. and fyi, i wasn't around for the bouquet tossing; i was out in front of the inn smoking a cigarette.
the air conditioning was broken this morning at the office. damn, it was hot (must have been in the 80's) in here. like i've said before, heat is my PMS. i just get all cranky. i was sitting at my desk, and i felt like i wanted to crawl out of my skin and explode. yuck.
after seeing how happy dave and carolyn were with their dog, i thought about getting one myself. you know, as a form of pet therapy to combat my sometimes depressive state. but i don't think i have the discipline to walk my dog every day, and what's more, i don't think i'd deal well with having to pick up dog shit. i watched dave nonchalantly picking it up (with his hand in a plsatic bag turned inside out), and i just shivered thinking that i'd have to do that if i owned a dog. yikes!
if only animals didn't poo...
speaking of poo, i took a huge dump today. it was a single piece, but it must have been an inch and a half in diameter. it really HURT. poor sphincter...
having taken dumps that big, i don't understand how anal sex could feel good for the recipient. i mean, thick dumps just hurt a lot, and there isn't even a hint of good feeling in the expelling of such "matter." hm. i just don't get it.
all righty-o. that's enough for today. i'm going home soon and watching the basketball game. toodles!
so, it was a very nice 4-day weekend in LA. friday, i flew down around 6pm or so, and i met up with alisa (which i was nervous about because we flew into different terminals). we headed over to the avis rent-a-car place, and i successfully navigated her to the buca di beppo's in thousand oaks, over 30 miles away.
i wasn't feeling very social that night, so i just sat there at the restaurant after having eaten three pieces of ravioli. then, we headed over to a club/bar named "paul's" (i think), where i hung out and talked to dave and carolyn.
saturday, we putzed around at costco, where d&c bought some food. i never realized that toasted croissants were so good! buttery and flaky, *yum*. we took a walk to a local park, and got back and got ready for nicole's wedding.
by the way, i brought my big suit (it's too big for me now) instead of my small suit. better to look a little baggy, imho, than to get a stomachache from a pair of pants that's too small.
the wedding was beautiful, and i was very happy for the couple. :) after the ceremony, we had some snacks before the dinner reception. unfortunately, the dinner wasn't so good... i got this cone of meat called fillet mignon, and it was kind of dry. and i hate snap peas, too. oh well.
throughout the course of the night, i had six glasses of johnnie walker red, but i didn't get a buzz. bummer. i was hoping that i'd get drunk, because i haven't done so in such a long time.
sunday, i slept in, and we took another long walk (d&c live in marina del rey) to the beach. 45 minutes each way. it was so fun to watch d&c's dog, named mia peanuthead. she was a rambunctious dog, looking around and sniffing for gophers.
we had dinner at sakura. yum, sushi. i also got the tenzaru, and the cool thing was that the noodles were arranged in nine easy-to-maneuver coils, which made it easy to dip without making a mess. and the sushi was good, too. i *heart* japanese food.
monday, i flew back at 1pm, and i took a nap at my place before heading out to gombei (more japanese food!) with the gang. i was very satisfied with my meal, and even more so because we hit cold stone afterwards. what's the difference between vanilla bean and french vanilla? either way, i got vanilla bean with heath bar chunks. hooray for toffee.
i got home at 9. took a shower, and slept in my own glorious bed once again. that was nice, because the first two nights at d&c's place, i had horrible insomnia and fell asleep both nights at 4am. ouch.