i forgot to mention that on saturday, at jen's place, diana and i had two shots of johnnie walker black. well, it was more like one shot because we put an ice cube in the shotglass to cool down the whiskey.
anyways, i left shortly therafter, and guess what? i ran into a DUI checkpoint. man, i was shitting bricks when the cop asked me if i had been drinking. i mean, do i tell him the truth or lie? i chose to lie. i mean, i was FINE to drive and everything, but i just didn't want to risk getting caught.
the cop made me follow his finger with my eyes, and then, he asked me again. "are you SURE you haven't been drinking?" for a moment, i thought he had detected some impairment during the finger exercise, but i lied again and told him i hadn't. and then let me go.
shit. i am going to really think twice about drinking anything and then driving, because that experience really shook me up. what would i have done if they had caught me? who would i call to bail me out of jail? WAAAAAH.
so that was the scary moment of the weekend. fyi, the dui checkpoint was on blossom hill and 85, and traffic was totally backed up because they merged 3 lanes into one.
so it's tuesday today. i'm happy, happy i didn't have to experience the dread that is a monday workday.
i don't know why i get massive food coma, even if i don't eat much for lunch. but every afternoon i feel this incredible relentless drive toward taking a nap. maybe i have mono or something? *shrug*
today, T and i went to top cafe in cupertino for lunch. (near de anza and clarendon) it's like cantonese style food, and upon hearing that, i immediately looked for my favorite cantonese dish: beef and egg on rice. they had that on the menu, but unfortunately, it was loaded with these small strings of ginger. i HATE ginger, so i plucked each and every string out. the food wasn't bad otherwise.
like i said in my weekend update, i think i'm getting panic attacks. i am really worried about that; luckily i have xanax, but it takes awhile to kick in. have any of you had such an attack before? it's so uncomfortable. i feel this paranoia grow inside of me, and i just can't be still because i feel like i'm exploding inside. it's hard to describe, but trust me, it's hell.
i have a weird problem. i like being in social situations, but after a while of prolonged exposure, i start to get bored or ancy. i don't know what it is exactly.
but anyways, friday night, i met up with coworkers O and T at the faultline and had beer and burgers. the faultline was kind of depressing, because it was like 100% engineers or something.
saturday, i got up early (that's like 10am for you folks who don't know me) and headed to mike's place. he drove me and christie (sp?) to capitola near santa cruz for their labor day begonia festivals. i didn't see any begonias, but there were lots of sand sculptures on the beach. stupid me, i didn't know we were headed to the beach, so i wore my steve madden's. and i got wet, too. ick.
after having pizza at pizza my heart, we headed back, and i took my usual 2-5pm nap. afterwards, i headed back to mike's place, where jen cooked some yummy jumbalaya and lasagna. i hung out there for a while before calling it a night. they played karaoke revolution, which seemed fun, but of course, i can't carry a tune, so i strongly refused to sing.
sunday, i had lunch with dj at the palo alto miyake. he is such a stylish guy! living in japan really infused him with a sense of style. after my nap, i went to jay and margaret's place for some baja fresh burrito's. they got a puppy! yup, 12-week-old maltese/shih-tzu mix. so cute, it would just sit in your lap and fall asleep. i didn't let it sit in my lap for that long, though, because i was afraid it would take a shit on me.
sunday, i headed over to mallory's place, where she made me a mango shake and noodles with spinach. her place is furnished now, complete with a 50-inch plasma television. verrry nice. after my nap, i headed over to paul and mike's place for some crab bisque and assortment of grilled foods. i had three stalks of asparagus, but i my pee didn't smell when i got home.
quite a lot of people showed up (by the way, this was for nelson's birthday), and the bad news is, i think i got a panic attack around 9pm or so. all i remember is that i was talking to grace on the steps, and suddenly, i started shivering. so i had to get out of there. i went home, took my medication, added some xanax, and tried to go to sleep.
shit. i hope panic attacks don't become a regular thing, like they were at the end of last year. *crosses fingers*
but all in all, it was a good weekend. i didn't eat any meals alone, and i *still* got to take afternoon naps! *cheer*