howdy people!
i hope you all had a good weekend.
so for the friday birthday dinner, i busted out my new (and never worn) baby/carolina blue puma jacket. i think it looks quite fabulous, if i do say so myself.
the problem, though, is that it's a light color, and it's started to get dirty already. the cuffs show some discoloration due to rubbing against other objects, and i'm a little sad that it's no longer as pristine as it used to be.
another weird thing is that ever since i've been wearing this jacket, i've been accumulating static charge. i get shocks every once in a while when i tough metal objects. weird, huh? is it the polyester?
so kobe bryant is a monster. for those of you who don't know already, he scored 81 points last night against the raptors. EIGHTY-ONE FUCKING POINTS. amazing.
so before jimmy's birthday dinner on friday, i dropped by paul's place to get a ride. i was greeted by a very young and highly energetic pug puppy named spike. he kept trying to bite my toes (which paul says hurts because he's got sharp teeth), and i had to hoise my legs in the air and rest them on the coffee table to keep him from getting to my feet. and then, he proceeded to take a shit in the living room. ah, now i remember why i don't want a dog. too much shit to deal with! literally!
but yeah, the dog was cute. i usually don't like dogs with smashed in faces, but this one was definitely a cutie pie.
is it odd that the earwax in my right ear has a distinct smell, while the stuff from my left ear is odorless? i can't describe the smell, except that it's very captivating. after digging in my ear canal with my pinky, i can't help but sniff at my finger.
so apparently chinese (lunar) new year is this sunday. to celebrate, a bunch of us are getting together at hunan homes and eating peking duck, among other dishes. i'm excited. i LOVE peking duck. nothing better than duck fat and crispy skin.
however, the group is going to be 5 couples and me. man! 11th wheel, that sucks.
i was talking with mallory, and i asked her about a mutual friend of mine, J. he moved to china (beijing) to work, and he loves it. according to mallory, he hangs out with a lot of ex-pats, and he's meeting a lot of women. hm, i thought. moving to china might be a good idea for me then. of course, i'm too much of a wuss to pack up and head out across the pacific ocean. but maybe i'll visit china this year. that would be fun, wouldn't it? now i just need to find a travel buddy.
ok, that's it for me today. i want to go home.
on friday night, i went to jimmy's birthday dinner at e&o trading company. our group was pretty big, and i noticed how the couples sat at one end and the single people sat at the other. the food was ok, but way overpriced. we shared a lot of small and big plates, and the tab came out to $35. i think some of the people went later to get in 'n out afterwards.
the night started off well. i was happy and jovial, but by the end, my tics worked their way into my head, just like they always do, and i got really quiet, and while a big part of the crowd went to get ice cream, i just wanted to go home and curl up in bed.
saturday, i woke up at 1:40pm, a new record for me for the last few years. i watched the 2nd half of the west virginia/ucla game. that gansey guy on wvu is pretty good.
i drove to alan and ting's place afterwards, and went to valley fair with ting and valmik for a while. i had a big mac and a double cheeseburger for lunch, and then we went off in search of items on valmik's list: pillows, a comforter, socks, boxers, a leather jacket, etc.
i got home in time for the stanford/arizona state game. it was a good game, very close, and in the end, we won by a slim margin. i was happy, and after the game, i got ready for bed.
sunday, i met up with mallory for dim sum in foster city. we went to this place called mr. fong's. it didn't sound good, but the food was surprisingly tasty. my main goal was getting the turnip cakes (lwo bwo gau), and they came out at the very end. we had almost given up! mallory didn't like them, so i ate all three cakes with gusto.
afterwards, i headed off to nelson's place to watch the 2nd half of the broncos/steelers game. since i am now on the steelers bandwagon, i was happy with the result. afterwards, we switched over to fox to watch the seahawks/panthers game. it was kind of boring, so i left somewhere in the 2nd quarter.
alan called me up sunday night, and we met at korea house for dinner. i got the dai ji bul kogi. after dinner, i drove home and got ready for bed.
all in all, a good weekend. too short, though. *sigh* i hate working.