well, let's see here... friday night, i had dinner with paul, leeya, and nelson at barn thai. it's this little place off of duane and lawrence.
saturday, i packed and got ready for my trip out to taiwan. my dad got me business class tickets, so i got to chill at the eva airlines executive lounge. they had all sorts of alcohol there, so i had *three* johnnie walker reds. ugh. it gave me a headache more than anything, which sucked.
the flight was ok, except that i still couldn't get any solid sleep. i was disappointed to find out that the seats didn't fold down all the way flat, but maybe 45 degrees instead. i think i dozed off a few times, and i did manage to catch _lucky number slevin_, which was a lame movie.
i arrived and went straight to bed. my body is so confused as to what time it is right now.
anyways, yesterday we went to see a chinese chiropractor for my neck. i didn't think he was that much better than an american chiropractor. he just knew where my bones hurt, and did things to make them feel better. and then, they rubbed my feet, as goes the theory that there are pressure points in the foot that correspond to different parts of the body.
oh, and we have a chauffeur who takes us around the city. i feel really bad about it. i mean, he drives us to places, and then has to just sit on his ass waiting for us to eat or shop or do whatever. i just feel guilty, and i want to say "i'm sorry" to him. :(
today, we went up taipei 101, which is this 101-level building that is apparently the new "highest building in the world." it also sports the fastest elevator, capable of going 60 km/h. we bought tickets and went up to the observation deck, and the trip up took something like only 37 seconds.
i saw my ex on tv for the first time today. i've heard about her from my friends who go to asia for years now, and now that i'm finally there, i got to tune in and see what the hype was about. i was happy for her. she's famous!
food is good here. and cheap, too. we got 10 shanghai juicy buns for about $4, which is far cheaper than a place like HC dumpling. i'm just worried that i'll gain a whole bunch of weight. it took a lot of time to get down to 165, and i don't want to do it all over again.
ok. i'm off. i'm not sure if i am able to sleep, but i've gotta try. it's kind of boring here (i know it's a bad thing to say, but it's the truth), so i'll just lie in bed.
hey folks. don't have much time to blog; i'm working on something here at the office. man, i wanted to leave early, too, but it seems like that won't be the case. my boss told me to get it done by the end of today, which is a fucking joke because it'll at least take a few days to finish. sigh. if only i could tell him it was a "fucking joke."
i had a nice dump today. it felt big, but looking back at the bowl, it was only a few inches long. it was knobby, though. funky!
so one of my coworkers gave me two packs of chinese cigarettes. i thought it was a good gesture, since we're not really good friends or anything. one of the packs is supposed to be strong. i haven't had a strong cigarette in a long time; those can be so powerful that they give you a big buzz. i'm looking forward to it.
i had a dream about katharine mcphee last night. it was good. i think we were hooking up or something, and she wore this lacy white outfit. i think she's pretty attractive. she slimmed down during the show (there was news about her having an eating idsorder), and she looks pretty good. and somewhere in my dream i was eating some cheese sticks. random, i know.
to the person who left the long message about yul, jeremy, etc., no, i don't know who you are. how do you know all of their names? please reveal yourself! :)
i googled myself today, and this blog comes up on the second page (although my old geocities journal comes up first). there were other people's posts (like adam and eric) that came up, so i took a few minutes and relived those posts where we hung out. good memories.
anyways, i'm out of things to say. i'll have internet access while i'm in taiwan next week, so maybe i'll blog a day or two. see ya!
hey people. i feel very lethargic today. i got into work before 10am, and i just felt so drowsy. for lunch, though, i did volunteer to drive; we went to la bamba, and i got my first burrito in a long time. usually, i'm not that hungry when it comes to lunchtime, so i had gotten quesadillas at la bamba before. and to my surprise, i actually finished the entire burrito!
i was watching _sex and the city_ (on every night at 8pm on WGN) a few nights ago, and they said "bullshit" without censoring! wow! i wonder how long it will be until "fuck" is allowed. i remember watching this MTV show where they send young juvenile offenders to a prison, and the word "motherfucker" was thrown in every few seconds without censoring. i wonder why it was ok that MTV could do that.
it seems my movabletype has broken. i don't get e-mail notification of new comments anymore. hm. i wonder how i can fix it. i'm lazy and don't want to install the new version. but anyways, if you have a comment for me and want me to respond, just e-mail me.
so i was directed to the new _survivor_ show's contestants, and it turns out i sort of know one of them! i mean, we're not friends or anything, but i think i've been introduced to him before. that's pretty cool. this year, they've broken down the teams by race. there's a black team, a white team, an asian team, and a hispanic team.
so you know the rules of using "a" and "an" depending on the word that follows? why do they say "an historic?" shouldn't it be "*A* historic?" i don't get it.
i'm scared for the USA basketball team. i watched part of last night's replay (i knew the results already), and they didn't look good in the first half. they were down to italy by 9 at the half, and the team needed a spectacular effort from carmelo anthony to pull ahead. USA definitely isn't a lock for the gold medal.
reminders for today: 1) recharge my camera. yes, i'm taking a camera to taiwan, although i don't expect to come back with many pictures. so don't hold your breath. :) and 2) do my laundry. i tend to run through socks very quickly because i either have really sweaty feet or my shoes are too airtight. at work, within an hour or so, my feet actually get wet. so i take my shoes off whenever i have an extended period in my cubicle to air my feet off. nasty, eh?
ok, time for my 5pm smoking break. ciao!
so this morning, i was in the middle of a dream about owning a hamster and facing down one of my executive bosses back at GFN (my old company) when my cell phone rings. i saw it was my current boss, so i decided to let it go to voice mail. i checked it, and apparently there was a possible bug in my block. i tried to sleep some more, but the emergency nature of his voice mail made it impossible for me to calm down. so i got up a few minutes later and went to work.
when i arrived, he told me very sternly that i was arriving too late, and that i needed to get into the office by 10 or 10:30 every day. shit. he had told me that before, but i thought it was just during the crunch time of the project. now that the project is done, i thought i could slack off a bit. no such luck, i guess.
anyways, i'm sort of excited about the trip to taiwan. excited to see my parents, hang out with my two cousins. i'm not sure what we're going to do, but getting away from it all will be nice.
of course, the two flights there and back will be a pain in the ass. they're like 12-hour flights, so i am definitely not looking forward to those. maybe i'll take some xanax to knock me out. that problem with that, though, is that i arrive at night, so it'll be hard for me to sleep again through the night. jet lag is a bitch, i know.
oh! i got a surprise visit from a good friend last night. i was sitting on my couch, watching bad tv, when i get a call from J. he's like, "i'm in the area. can i stop by?" this dude lives in new hampshire, so imagine my surprise. it turns out he was interviewing at google, and only in town for two days. so i said of course, and he dropped by, and we chatted for an hour before he had to leave. man, it was good to see him. and the prospect of him potentially moving back to the bay area makes me giddy with excitement.
my tics have been pretty bad. and not just that, they're very violent. i think my parents are going to be in shock when they see me, and i'm worried about that. because that'll just make me try to hold them in, and that just doesn't work; it just makes them even more violent and frequent when it all comes out. sigh. tourette's fucking sucks.
has anyone tried zestra? they have ads during _sex and the city_, no doubt because of the large women viewers of the show. basically, the ad describes is a "topically applied arousal fluid." those are the exact words. so what is this? do you rub it on your clitoris or something to make sex feel better? i am SO curious about this stuff!
i've heard about tiger balm on a guy's penis once. this was when i was a teenager. i went in my parents' bathroom to look for some tiger balm, but all i could find was this "white lotus" cream. so i put it on my schlong, and man, it BURNED. i tried to get rid of the burn by taking a shower, but it wouldn't stop. that was miserable. interesting, but miserable.
so it's confirmed. i'm going to taiwan this saturday for a week. my dad booked an expensive ticket me yesterday. i'll get to ride in one of those seats that folds flat. hopefully it'll calm my tourette's, and maybe i'll actually be able to sleep during the flight.
i went to milpitas for lunch today with the usual crowd. we went to pepper lunch (not so good). i got approached by T, who's been a lurker on my blog. i still don't know how he recognized me, because i haven't posted a picture of myself in a very long time. i know i have that cam picture, but it's hard to tell what my face is like.
i also bumped into jimmy, sabrina, and jen at pepper lunch, too. it was good to see them. they were just finishing up when i saw them, but at least i got to chat with them for a while. they all went camping last week. man, next year, if they plan some trip like that, i'm going to go. the trip sounded like fun.
knowing that i'll be gone all of next week, it's hard to get motivated to work. on top of that, i still don't know how to do the task i've been assigned, so that's added to the stress and pressure on me.
so one thing i'm worried about when i go to taiwan is not being able to smoke. my mom doesn't know that i smoke (well, she caught me one time in college), and it's not like i'll be able to light up freely. hell, i can't even take a lighter with me on the plane, so how am i going to get my nicotine fix? hm. maybe i should get some patches or something. but anyways, maybe this will be the time to start quitting? we shall see.
anyways, i'm excited to see my family. i'm not sure if my brother can make it out there, too, but if he can, then we'll all be reunited. those are really cherished moments, when the four of us will be together, if only for a week. plus, two of my cousins are going to be in taiwan at the same time, so we can all hang out and have fun. yippee!
i've been wearing these new mavi jeans (i got them over christmas, but have never work them), and the pockets are too small. especially the right one. in it, i have my cell phone, a pack of cigarettes, and two lighters (just in case one of them goes out). it doesn't look good, with this big protrusion from my hip.
anyways, it's 5pm. i'm gonna head off soon. bye!
hey folks. in a sudden whirlwind of discussion with my parents and brother, i might be going to taiwan this saturday for a week. i talked it over with my boss, and he seems to be ok with it. i just hope i can get tickets in time. i really need a break away from work.
this morning, during my smoking break outside, i witnessed a confrontation between an ant and a spider. they met on the sidewalk, and the spider started running around the ant in circles, not doubt casting webbing over the ant to wrap it up. soon enough, the ant was immobilized. i left before i saw the spider carry the mummified ant away. ah, the wonders of nature! the brutality of it all!
we had lunch at spice islands again. and of course, i got the chow kueh teow. it is really good there. i love how they cook the noodles, and the spice adds to the flavor. *huzzah*
i'm thinking about sneaking out early today. my cowboys play the saints on MNF tonight. i haven't caught a cowboys game this preseason so far, not even the highlights on ESPN. too bad that terrell owens isn't playing, though.
i had to really push to get my dump out today. and all i got was three small ploppers. what gives? i've been eating normally, so there should be ample amount of matter to turn into turds.
one thing i'm worried about when i go to taiwan is that i won't be able to smoke. at least, not in front of my mom. and plus, they don't allow lighters or matches on the plane, so how i am i supposed to light a cigarette anyway? i'll have to go buy one without my parents knowing? hm. i wonder if my withdrawal symptoms will be bad. or maybe i'll just use this as a springboard to actually quitting smoking.
and of course, ticcing on the plane is the biggest reason why i don't fly. if i get a middle seat, i am fucking hosed. i've been lucky enough to always get a window seat, so i can just lean my head on the wall and try to relax. sigh. travelling shouldn't be this hard. (i wonder how eric does it.)
so like i said, this weekend was a drought of social activity. i was prepared for it, though, so i got some good rest in.
friday night, i met up with alan at red robin. no, i didn't order the whiskey. :) but we each got royal reds and shared deep-fried cheese (how good is that?) appetizers. then we hung out at fantasia for a while before we went our separate ways.
saturday, i drove to palo alto for the sole purpose of obtaining a tin of lighter fluid for my zippo. i grabbed a slice of combo pizza at pizza my heart, and after finishing it, i went outside to sit down and enjoy the sun. then, the homeless people tried to bum cigarettes off of me, so that made it unpleasant, so i left. i feel bad that there are so many homeless people in PA, or in general.
i talked to jeremy and kate for 40 minutes on the phone, and then took a nap. and then, it was off to bed.
sunday, i woke up early (10am) to meet J for pearl milk tea. we met up on castro, and tea era and verda weren't open, but luckily tapioca express was. so we went and chatted for about an hour. it was good to catch up with her.
afterwards, we said our goodbye's, and that was it for social activity for me. i watched the 49ers/raiders preseason football game, and that was kind of boring, actually. i also took a nap earlier.
oh, and i got stung by a bee. first time. apparently, there must be a nest in the big plant outside my door, because there are bees hovering over it all day long. i was on the phone with ting when i walked by, and i felt this really sharp pain in my scalp. i immediately started scratching at it, and i realized it was a bee sting. motherfucker. luckily, i doesn't seem i'm allergic or anything, or i would have been in serious trouble. :(
man, i cannot wait for this workweek to end. i thought about pulling the sick card and telling my boss that i was ill so i had to leave early. but i refrained from using it. better to pull that one when i'm actually sick, you know?
so this weekend, i'm going to drive to downtown palo alto (which i don't like if i don't have a real reason) for the sole purpose of buying lighter fluid. i've been carrying around cheap lighters, but i miss using a zippo when i smoke. they just feel so solid, and they that satisfying *click* when i close the lighter.
yeah. this weekend is going to suck, i can tell. the entire bowling gang is headed off to tahoe for a camping trip, and alan and ting are occupied as well. i made plans with J, though, for an early (relatively) rendezvous on sunday morning, and that just might be the only social activity i get this weekend. sigh.
so my team here is getting a new employee for a year. she's transferring here from our toronto office for one year. it'll be nice to have a girl in my group again. women (in this sea of men in silicon valley) are a refreshing sight. today, for lunch, a group of us (including her) went out for pho. yup, definitely nice to have women around.
i wonder when i'll get new glasses. i haven't changed my look since 2000, and i don't see any need to. 2000 was when i broke up with k2, and soon after that, i decided that i needed a "new" me. so i got new specs. before that, i wore these silver oval eyeglasses (i called it my korean look), and i switched to black plastic frames (my japanese look).
my AIM buddy list is horribly short today. all of the bowling gang (like i said) went to tahoe to camp, so none of them are online. you might ask why i didn't go with them, and i guess i just don't appreciate nature and stuff. i mean, i like amenities like my own bed, a functioning toilet, and "roughing it" just isn't enjoyable. it would have been nice to go for the company, though, i'm now realizing.
i think i'm wasting my time here in california. here, there are many outdoor activities to do (just count the number of REI's in the area), and i don't do any of them. the beach. mountain biking. snowboard/skiing. hiking/camping. i do none of them. i should just pack up and move to a landlocked flatland city or something.
anyways, that's it for me this week. my server was down early today, but it seems to be doing ok for now. let's hope this post goes through. have a good weekend folks!
hey folks. i'm stuffed. i had a big quesadilla for lunch at la bamba, followed by lots of ice cream (cookies and cream, pralines and cream, pistachio and almond), and then lots of drinks. my stomach feels all bloated now. ick. i might skip dinner tonight.
last night, sitting through the two-hour finale of _so you think you can dance_ was pretty painful. i've decided that i don't understand lyrical/contemporary dance. it looks like a lot of flailing about to me. and i also decided that fine definition between a woman's stomach muscles and her obliques is really, really sexy.
my teeth are sore (especially the back ones) from cleaning today. my dentist recommended i get a nightguard because my teeth show a lot of wear. have you guys ever had one before? i got one a few years back because of my TMJ, but i lost it. that thing cost me $500, and insurance didn't pay for it! grrr. i'm such a dummy. but anyways, i don't know if i grind my teeth at night, so i'm not sure a nightguard would be of use. sigh. dental problems.
i've been getting bugbites on my hands and arms. not sure where they're coming from, since i'm indoors 99% of the time. ick. they itch!
i took a massive dump (very satisfying!) in the upstairs bathroom last night. the plunger was downstairs, so i was pretty scared that it wouldn't go down and overflow. like i've said before, the toilets at my place clog pretty easily. after i flush, i'm all nervous and stuff, anxiously waiting for the water level to go down. seeing the water rise is one of my greatest fears. yikes!
so the upcoming fall season of television is almost upon us. some shows are already starting this coming monday. do any of the new shows look good? i'd like some recommendations. currently, i've only got _scrubs_ on my list of shows to watch. oh, that and _how i met your mother_. and sundays, of course, will be reserved for football.
ok, i've run out of gas. bye!
hey people. sorry for the downtime; the server died on monday afternoon, and it came back up yesterday, but i was too lazy to blog. despite the frustration, it actually felt good to get away from writing for a few days.
so yesterday, i watched part of the miss teen usa pageant. it was pretty lame. most of the girls were plastic, with long blonde hair. how homogeneous can you get? and even though they were empirically "pretty," i didn't see a single girl that i found attractive. they all looked so fake, with their fake smiles and perfect makeup.
often, during my smoking breaks, i see ants wandering around the pavement. and then i wonder if they're lost or something. it makes me sad that they've somehow strayed away from the pack, and will likely die somewhere far from home.
i have my dentist's appointment tomorrow. i hate going to the dentist. at least they don't use those metal hooks as their primary cleaning mechanism. back then, there would be blood everywhere, and sometimes they would accidentally jab into my gums with the hooks. *shiver* the water pick they use now is better, although it is still uncomfortable.
so guys, how big is your porn stash? mine is pretty small, i think, although i have no idea of how much a "normal" stash consists of. i have like 3 magazines, which i should get rid of, because magazines just don't do it for me, and about a dozen dvd's. i haven't watched any of them in years, though, because i haven't hooked up my dvd players (yes, i am *that* lazy). and my stuff on my computer is pretty old; i downloaded them a few years back, and i haven't gone on the web searching for more.
i'm excited about the FIBA world basketball championships, soon to be happening in japan. unfortunately, the games are on during the middle of the night, so i won't be able to watch any of them live. i guess i'll be following them on espn.com. go USA!
so friday night, i went over to nelson's to watch the 49ers play the bears. we polished off a large pizza hut pizza, which stuffed us both to the gills. alex smith seemed to play decently, although he rolled out a bit too much; if the opposing defense can contain him in the pocket, i think he'll get sacked a lot.
saturday, i met up with nelson and geoff in downtown mountain view at tea era. we all got roasted barley pearl milk teas, and just chatted and stuff for two hours. afterwards, i headed over to paul's place, where he cooked some tasty steak. we watched some episodes of _friends_ that he downloaded, and i called it a night at around 9.
sunday, i met up with nelson (yet again) at ihop. that place was crowded! we both ate large breakfasts, and later headed over to watch some roller hockey. unfortunately, the people had stopped playing, so we just hung around until they left.
i dropped nelson off and went home. i took a nap, and then it would begin: FOUR hours of watching this korean drama on AZN. this was a new one. it's called _winter sonata_, and it's about this couple, junsang and yujin, who fall in love and discover that they're siblings. i heard it was very popular in asia, and i can see why. i mean, i just couldn't stop watching it. sigh. i have this affinity towards soap operas; growing up, i watched a few of them with my mom and grandmother. and for a while, during one summer in dallas when i wasn't working, i watched _all my children_.
anywyas, that was it. i'm glad that i got out on saturday, and sunday, well, sometimes television is just too damn addicting.
so for the past two nights, i've been watching this korean drama on AZN (channel 69). it's called _ruler of your own world_ (i had to look this up). i don't know why i watch, though. i think it's the novelty of it; it's got a language that i don't understand, and it's set in a land that i'm not familiar with.
basically, from what i can gather, it's got a love story between this guy named boksoo and this girl named gyeong. and apparently boksoo has brain cancer. gyeong's kinda cute, although i don't like her bangs. but anyways, i'm sort of captivated by the show. i've heard that korean dramas are very addictive, and now i can see why.
but anyways, happy friday everyone! the weekend can't come any sooner. i'm frustrated with the work i have to do, and i need a break. hell, i need a real *vacation*. i haven't travelled anywhere in more than 2 years. my dad and brother were in dallas last week, and i should have gone there, too. sigh.
so tonight's the big jeopardy showdown! nico won easily last night, blowing away the competition handily. let's see if he can do it again. (actually, i'm just pretending to be excited because the official jeopardy website has already published who the winner was.)
last night was a really horny night for me. every time i woke up, i had a rock hard boner. it was really uncomfortable. i should have relieved the pressure, but i was too lazy, and i just wanted to go back to sleep.
i have a zit about one centimeter from my sphincter. i'm not sure what to do with it; i've tried squeezing it, but man, it hurts. that part of the body is really delicate and sensitive, you know? i guess i'll be hoping that it clears up in a few days.
well, that does it for me this week. i'm tired, and i just wanna go home. have a good one folks!
hey folks. i have leek breath. we went to this place in milpitas today for lunch, and we ordered (among other things) shrimp, leek, and egg dumplings. on the drive back, i burped, and one of my coworkers smelled it. man, leeks are powerful things.
a friend of mine just turned down a job offer that came with a $90K raise. holy shit! i got a decent raise when i came here, but nothing like that.
i'm very obsessive about my facial hair. when i shave (with an electric razor), i make sure every single hair is shaved to the skin. the ones i can't get to, i pluck. i never get all of them with the first pass, so i'll be in bed watching tv, feeling my chin and upper lip, and if i feel one hair isn't cut to my satisfaction, i have to get up and fix it. sometimes i get out of bed like 4-5 times.
so do they still _tv guide_? i haven't seen one in the supermarket checkout stands. with tivo and online guides these days, i would think that tv guide is now obsolete.
i am out of touch with the drinking scene these days. on the drive to milpitas, we were talking about going to bars, and there were names of drinks that i had never heard about. stuff like AMF (adios motherfucker) and LC (liquid cocaine). i haven't gone up to the city for a party in a few years. i guess i'm too old, or maybe too lazy. i never really enjoyed the party/drinking scene, though. usually it was just me, alan and ting (sometimes maybe peter), so in a small group like that, it just wasn't fun.
do you guys have dreams about your high school/college days? i do. one of my recurring dreams is that i'm in high school, and i've forgotten my locker combination. and i get stressed out about whether or not i have enough time in between classes to go down to the school administration office and look up my combination. it's definitely not a fun dream to have.
i also have dreams about trying to graduate from college and realizing that i am one unit shy of fulfilling the requirements. that's not so fun, either. i don't know why i am so fixated on the past, but it just manifests in my dreams. it sucks.
ok, i'm off. tomorrow is friday! :)
not much to write about today; i had a meeting today with my boss about my upcoming tasks. like i said yesterday, it's not something that i'm looking forward to. but in addition to those changes i have to make to my block, there was another major redesign requested, something way more complicated. so i freaked out a little bit inside, and now i'm *really* not looking forward to my job. if only i could just wave my hands and make this all go away. :(
sometimes (like now), i hate being an engineer. it's such a grind, and there are certain tasks that i just simply hate doing. i think i'm good at what i do, although i admit that i'm nowhere as good as i used to be when i first came out of college.
adam asked me the other day what i would be if i wasn't an engineer. i couldn't come up with an answer. i think my brain is well-suited for what i do, and there isn't anything i can envision that i can enjoy and pays well. hm.
speaking of colleges, jeopardy is having a collegiate tournament. there's a guy from stanford on it, too! his name is nico (i think), and he's been doing well. he's in the finals, which airs tomorrow (i think). so far, the two times i've seen him, he's been dominating his competition. i hope he wins!
i was watching last night's WGN episode of _sex and the city_, and it featured the guy with a sex swing. what's the extra pleasure of having a sex swing? somebody enlighten me!
i haven't taken a dump in like 3 days. i wonder what's up.
what causes constipation? and why can't you take a dump if you have it? can't you just push and push until the turd comes out? i've gotten constipated before, and man, it was an unpleasant experience to go through. i remember we were at korea house (this was years ago), and i just felt this pressure in my stomach. i kept going outside for a smoke, hoping for the nicotine effect to loosen my bowels.
ok, that's it for today. gonna go home in a few. bye!
i've been eating a lot of eggs these days. saturday, it was a huge omelette, sunday, it was a breakfast jack, yesterday, it was jun pad poo, and today, it was beef and egg on rice. i love eggs, but they're high in cholesterol. i'm gonna start watching my weekly egg intake from now on.
so one of my greatest nightmares at work is happening. i've been tasked the redesign of one of my old blocks, one that wrote back in 1998 when i was at T. i know it's my own code, and it's relatively easy to read, and i documented it well, but still... it's going to get a rough task. i was praying they wouldn't want to change the design, but my boss is telling me it's "a must" for the second revision of the chip. i am very upset. *RAAR*
one of my pet peeves is when people bum cigarettes off of me. i allot myself X number of cigarettes a day (usually 10), and when i have to give one of them up to another person, that means that i have to smoke one less that day. that equates to less nicotine enjoyment for me. yeah, you could say, "why give yourself a limit?" but i'm just weird in that obsessive compulsive way.
has anyone seen the movie _showgirls_? you know, the one about strippers starring elizabeth berkley from _saved by the bell_ fame? why is it rated NC-17? is there actual sex in the movie, or are there just shots of penises and vaginas? i am just wondering; i'm not interested in actually seeing the movie because i've heard that it sucks. i just want to see the nudity. :)
ok, that's all for today. just not many thoughts going on in my head.
growing up, my family's main staple was rice. however, these days, i crave pasta/noodles over rice. like last night, i had fettucini with my chicken chipotle dish, and today, at barn thai, i got the jun pad poo (pad thai noodles with garlic, chili, and egg). it's my favorite thai dish, btw. but anyways, yeah; pasta rules.
so have you seen the new gap denim ad? are they really trying to bring back the denim jacket and denim shirt? i thought those went out of style ages ago. i do, however, like the denim mini-skirt. any mini-skirt is good for easy peeking of the girl's underwear. :)
in high school, there was this one girl, J, who had this orange/black mini-skirt. the first time i saw her wear it was the first time i saw any girl wear a mini-skirt. i was highly turned on to see her legs. legs are sexy, especially on a relatively tall girl like J.
i should get a nose hair trimmer. currently, i pluck the long ones with tweezers, and i'm afraid i'm going to get an ingrown hair in my nostril. that sounds painful, and what do you do if you get one of those? but yeah, i pluck my nose hairs. it hurts; sometimes my eyes start to tear up after i pluck one out. yeah, i'm a wuss when it comes to pain.
so we have some new college grads at my company. they're so energetic! i'm sort of envious of them, although nothing is holding me back from being as energetic as them. i've just grown lazy. but man, hearing the stories of their weekends really makes me wonder what i've been doing with my free time.
i'm excited now that there will soon be more sports to watch besides baseball. last night, before i left for the rivermark, i watched a few minutes of the NFL hall of fame game. ah! football! *cheers* and, there's the world basketball championships in japan. i hope the US squad does me proud and wins the gold, unlike their poor showing in athens, where they won the bronze medal.
ok, i'm done for today. gonna meet up with adam today for some mexican food at los charros. :)
so let's see... friday night, nobody i called was available for dinner, so i just met up with paul and leeya for pearl drinks at tap-ex in mountain view. we hung out until around 9pm, and then i just went home.
i decided that night not to take my seroquel, a med that helps me sleep. it was a BIG mistake. i wound up in bed for FIVE hours, from 10pm till 3am, not being able to sleep. it was a horrible night.
the reason why i want to get off seroquel is simply because i want to cut down the number of meds that i take. long-term medication can't be a good thing, so yeah, i thought getting off seroquel would be a good choice. sigh. the next time i see my psych, i'm going to talk to him about it.
saturday, nelson and i went down to los gatos to have big souffle omelettes at los gatos cafe. they serve the biggest omelettes i've ever had; i ordered the bacon avocado, but they fucked up the order. instead of putting bacon inside, they put feta cheese. ick. so i wasn't happy about that. afterwards, we went over to nelson's place to watch bad informercials. that boy needs to get cable.
i went home at about 4pm, and i took a nap. later on, they were showing _can't hardly wait_ on tv. i really like that movie, and that was back when jennifer love hewitt was attractive. after finishing it, some of us met up at tapioca express in MV for pearl drinks. yeah, deja vu.
sunday, i woke up, got breakfast at jack in the box, and watched a baseball game. i took a nap, and then headed to work to check my e-mails. afterwards, i met up alan and ting at the prolific oven in the rivermark to have dinner. i had been craving their chicken chipotle pasta so i was excited to go there.
after dinner, alan and i walked their dog (rylie) for half an hour. it was a nice relaxing walk, and then we just headed back to their place to watch the world series of poker.
yup, and that was it.
hey people. happy friday!
i'm sorely disappointed in the the final two girls in _so you think you can dance_. i don't like either one of them (heidi and donyelle), and if i could have it my way, it would be allison and natalie as the final two. oh well. one more week, and this show is over.
we drove to milpitas for lunch today. i drove, and it took me 15 minutes at least to find parking. and it was an illegal parking space at that. next time, we're either going super early or super late. looking for parking spots is one of the biggest pet peeves of mine. *blech*
i find it total turn-on when i meet a girl who can talk about sex. most people seem to find it "dirty" or something, and i don't know why. sex is an important part of our lives, so why not bring it out in the open and discuss it? i think that's why i think _sex and the city_ was so groundbreaking; there hadn't been a show at the time (or even now) that brought the topic up into the forefront. but anyways, yeah, sex talk is cool.
man, i'm burping up leeks again. in milpitas, we went to e-noodle, and i got the pork/leek dumplings again. i love that stuff.
i'm big into routines. i have one in the morning when i go to work. and when i go out to eat, i always order the same thing. i'm just not very adventurous, i guess, and when i find something i like, i stick with it. i'm loyal; but is that a virtue or a vice? they say variety is the spice of life, and if that's true, i'm not getting any spice.
i know i've talked about this before, but still, it's a topic that bugs me. basically, i have love goggles. when i like a girl, i think they're all attractive and stuff, but when things finally don't work out, i wonder, "what the hell did i see in that girl?" take, for example, k4. i totally thought she was hot, but these days, when i see pictures of her on friendster, i'm like, "meh." hm. this does not bode well for me.
ok, that does it for me. off to take a piss now. take care!
hey folks. i caved in and scheduled an appointment for a massage today. i know it's sort of a waste of money, because it doesn't do me much good. in fact, even though the massage feels good and i don't tic for those 30 minutes, once i get up, i just start ticcing again, and my neck goes back to feeling like shit. oh well. but for that half an hour, i'm in heaven, and that's what i pay the money for. it's an escape from my ever-present tourette's.
i'm sitting here with a bottle of gatorade, wondering if i should drink it because i don't want to have to pee during my massage. on workweek days, i am well-hydrated because i drink so much (3 vitasoy's, one can of coke, one bottle of gatorade, plus whatever i drink during lunch), and i piss quite often. it's good; usually by the end of the day, my piss is clear, which is a good thing, right?
sleep has been awesome these past few days. the temperatures have cooled down, and snuggling in my blankets feels soooo good. plus, i've been having cool dreams (i think), so that is a plus, too. i just hope there isn't another heat wave come august.
one of my friends drives from sunnyvale (where he works) all the way up to san francisco (richmond district) for a haircut. that's crazy! how much of a difference does it really make? of course, i shouldn't be one to talk, because i just go to supercuts, and i don't care how i look. but the thing is, i *should* care. but no, i just walk around with an un-gelled monchichi do on my head. it makes a bad impression on people, but i'm just too lazy to do my hair every day. hm.
i found k2's friendster profile today (by chance; no, i'm not stalking her). i didn't feel any emotions or anything, but i was definitely curious to see what she had to present. after spending just over 4 years together, it's almost impossible to remove all lingering curiosity over the person.
i watch a lot of _friends_. i don't know why. i mean, i used to like it, but now, i get annoyed with all of the audience laughter (i mean, they laugh at anything! grrr), and the dumb humor. and plus, i've seen every episode at least a few times. so why do i watch it? i think it's because it's familiar to me, sort of like seeing old pals and being comfortable with them. *shrug*
ok, that's all for today. can't wait for my massage! :)
well, it's time to cut my toenails. i let me them grow out a lot, and i go maybe over a month without a trim. well, today, my left big toenail is starting to hurt; it's too long, and it rubs against the front of my shoe. it's time, baby. let the festivities begin!
last night was awful. i had really bad gas, and i kept on farting. and they were smelly, too, as my usual routine of cupping them showed. what did i eat? all i had was sushi. *ponder*
so i see there's going to be a transformers movie coming out. i'm excited. i LOVED transformers when i was a kid. when i was taking a dump, i would look at the little insert featuring all the transformers and pick which ones i wanted. our family didn't make much money back then, but every time my dad went on a business trip to lubbock (a city in TX), he would come back with one. that made me so happy. *bliss*
i wonder, though, what demographic would see this movie. i mean, do kids these days even know that transformers are? what do kids today play with anyways? i don't watch nickelodeon or the cartoon network, so i am totally out of touch with today's children.
my dump today felt unsatisfying. i left a decent size of matter in the toilet, but afterwards, i just felt like i wanted more. i sat there for another five minutes waiting for another movement, but in the end, i just wiped (three times) and left. *hrmph*
for lunch, we went to spice islands on castro. i wasn't hungry (had a bagel around noon), but i still got my favorite dish, chow kueh teow without bean sprouts. it was spicy, too! it took us about 15 minutes to find parking, though, because we left kinda late. i fucking hate looking for parking. that's why i'd never live in the city.
come to think of it, i haven't gone to the city this year so far. the only person i know that lives there is hr girl, and i haven't corresponded to her in many months. perhaps i should give her a call and see what's up; i miss her.
maintaining friendships takes a lot of work, or at least, to *me* it takes a lot of work. i'm a pretty lazy guy, so i slack off in calling people up to catch up and stuff. i should be more proactive about this.
yup. ok, going home now. bye!
so over the weekend, in an effort to eat healthier, i got a box of cheerios. you know, they have those ads saying that they help lower cholesterol and what not. i had a bowl of the stuff for dinner last night, and man, cheerios are nasty! they don't stay crunchy, and they have no taste. i was sorely disappointed, but i guess i'll keep eating them.
for lunch today, we went to midori, a japanese restaurant on el camino between lawrence and wolfe. the manager there was way too friendly, and it got a little annoying. the food wasn't bad, but the way to go was the bento box. (i got the spider roll and spicy tuna roll.)
my favorite t-shirts are starting to fall apart. they're all like 5-10 years old, and the wear and tear on them is starting to show. it's making me sad. i love my old clothes!
you know there are women who can't have orgasms? are there men who have the same problem? that would be an ultra-frustrating problem to have. i can't imagine being hard for eternity and never being able to blow my wad. i think i've heard that some guys in the porn industry have this issue.
i'm so jealous that women can have multiple orgasms in one session. when i flush the pipes, i try to hold off the impending orgasm for as long as i can, and most of the time, i can only do it for a few seconds. it feels really good, though.
only one more month before football season starts. i'm soooo excited! although, i'm worried about terrell owens being on the cowboys. he's a troublemaker, and he's capable of stirring up a lot of fuss and undermining the whole team. i mean, he's a talented receiver, but when he's unhappy, everything suffers.
and yes, i am going to the 49ers/eagles game on sept. 24. for the first time in my life, i'll be rooting for the 49ers because the eagles are in dallas's division. a group of us are going, so it should be fun and i'm highly looking forward to that.
ok, that does it for today. off to my 5pm cigarette break!