so, my work friend W got me addicted to these honey dijon kettle chips. he was talking about cheap places to get them, and lo and behold! i found them at safeway for $1.66 a bag (or 3 for $5). yum. this will no doubt add to my weight, which is around 175 now. as a reference, i was 160 at the end of my europe trip last year, so i'm kind of alarmed at my weight gain.
work is going to be tough for the next few weeks. i'm doing some c-modeling, and that involves looking at the existing code. i HATE modifying code that's already been written; it's tough to deciper, and i just generally get lost and confused.
so my cowboys laid a beat down on the eagles this weekend! yup, 33-10. i was very happy with the result, even if stupid fox 2 didn't air the game like they advertised.
i didn't get good sleep last night, hence my sluggishness today. i think it's the new med (seroquel) i'm taking, but i can't lie still (in bed) for more than a minute before feeling this clutching sensation in my chest. it's really annoying, and it prevents me from getting good sleep. the benefit, though, is that it seems to have cured my panic attacks at night. *knocks on wood*
for lunch today, my coworker T and i went to top cafe somewhere in cupertino (i think; de anza and clarendon). it's this cantonese place, and i got this beef stew over fried noodles. it was pretty except, i don't like the crunchy part of HK-style noodles. there wasn't enough sauce to soften up the noodles, so i left quit a bit of it un-eaten. and i still got food coma.
i wonder what it is about weekends that makes me unable to take a dump. as usual, i didn't shit for the past two days, and i laid down a monstrous dump an hour ago. a lot of stuff was backed up, i suppose. i was afraid that i was going to clog up the toilet, i had so much "matter" to excrete. fyi, it consisted of one very long piece and a lot of decent-sized pellets.
today is definitely one of those days where i don't feel like being in the office. i mean, i feel that way a lot, but man, with the bad sleep i got and it being monday, i'm feeling just a little depressed. i want to go home, eat my bowl of cereal, and watch some monday night football before i retire.
so is getting a flu shot a good idea? the reason why i ask is because i've never gotten one, and the only other person i know (alan) who's gotten them has fallen ill after every shot. and add that to my phobia of needles, and you can see why i'm hesitant to get them. i don't even remember the last time i had the flu, so maybe my immunity is good? *shrug* anyway, my company is giving them for free in november, and i'm wondering if i should get one.
i think i take physical health for granted. i get sick maybe once a year if that, and i don't fully appreciate what it's like not to catch a nasty bug. mental health, on the other hand, is very prominent in my mind, as every day has the possibility of being a bad day (i.e. with my tourette's and my panic attacks).
anyways, that's it for today. it's 4pm, and i want to go home.
so i didn't do a whole lot this weekend. as usual, nothing went on during the day, and the only interesting things happened at night. that's ok, though, because i like taking my afternoon naps.
friday night, 11 of us celebrated john's birthday with some BBQ at andy's (san tomas and el camino). my food (hot links and pulled pork) wasn't very good, though. and despite my resolution never to drink and drive again, i broke down and ordered myself a johnnie walker black on the rocks before we sat down to eat.
saturday, i went to safeway to buy some stuff (gatorade, kettle chips, etc.), and i stopped by jack in the box to get some food. i hadn't eaten there in several months, so it was sort of refreshing to taste their spicy chicken sandwich again. and afterwards, of course, i took a nap.
for dinner, i met up with jimmy and jen at spice islands in downtown mountain view. the roti there is really good! i decided that i am much better in small groups instead of large groups like we had on friday night. i don't know why, but i'm just more social that way. after dinner, we got pearl tea drinks at tea era and tapioca express.
sunday, i woke up ready to watch the cowboys/eagles game on fox, but for whatever reason, they didn't air the football game! i was kind of pissed off, especially dallas beat philly badly, 33-10. but anyways, i saw the highlights on espn's _nfl prime time_, and i rejoiced.
i did do something active this weekend, if only for an hour or so. i played tennis with dishi. man, my backhand really sucks. i think my brain has slowed down, so i don't react as quickly to the ball behind hit by the other guy, so i wind up "fouling out" a lot of balls. sigh.
after tennis, i drove us to arby's. *bliss* i love arby's.
i wanted to hit the sack right after dinner, but i had to stay up because i had to go to the airport at 10pm to pick up jay and margaret, who were flying in from their vacation in cancun. it was good seeing them again, and jay told me stories of his fishing expeditions and his crocodile sighting. the only downside was that i got home really late and couldn't fall asleep until around 1:30am.