so the company lunch today was actually decent for the first time in a few months. they catered it from china stix, and the big hit (as always) was the honey walnut prawns, which they had *four* big trays of. the food was very greasy, and afterwards, C, J, and i were all very sleepy afterwards. i could tell the food was very popular because a lot of the people had abnormally huge piles of it on their plates.
i have this recurring dream where i own two canon digital slr cameras. it popped up again this morning, and this time, mikeT was playing around with one of them. i don't know why i still have camera dreams; it's been ages since i've taken a picture. i feel kind of ashamed that i own three digital cameras; looking back, it's like a waste of money. gone are the days where i used to tote along a camera everywhere i went, snapping pictures of plants, flowers, signs, and whatever caught my eye. my photo obsession was dwindling as far back as two years ago, when i went to italy and spain for over two weeks and only took 80 pictures. sigh. how pathetic.
so i asked greg today straight up if i was invited to his wedding. i had been fretting about this issue for a while because i sort of wanted to go, but didn't know how to ask him about it. so today, after a smoke (to psych myself up), i IM'ed him and asked him directly, also telling him that he didn't have to tell me why if the answer was no. he told me that yes, i was indeed invited, and it turned out that he didn't have my address. hm. i was sort of wondering how that would have worked out (not having my addy), but anyways, i'm relieved now. i think it'll be fun. and that means that i have four more weddings to go to this year!
so this weekend is san jose taiko's big spring concert(s). i've been sort of blah about SJT; i haven't been to one of their concerts in years. i mean, they're ok, and i wouldn't mind seeing them, but something about them gives me a bad taste in my mouth. i think maybe it's the fact that i got cut by them back in 2001, when i started their apprenticeship program. to refresh your memory, back then, i wanted to start playing taiko again, so i joined their audition process. but after a few months of the process, i got cut, not because of my lack of ability, but because they said i didn't have the right attitude or spirit (i don't remember their exact words). and ever since then, i sort of have a sore spot when it comes to SJT. i guess i never made my peace with them. oh well.
i have a new habit (compulsion) that annoys me. every time i wake up in bed, i have to roll over and check what time it is. that doesn't sound too bad, but the act of rolling over wakes me up even more, so it makes it harder to fall back asleep. ARGH. i'm a pretty light sleeper, it turns out, so i don't tolerate disturbances very well. fyi, i sleep on my right side, and my alarm clock is on my left. i guess i could put my clock on the right side of the bed, but i don't think i have an electrical outlet there. (yes, i have thought about it.)
i got a haircut yesterday. i don't like it. the top isn't even, and the dude took off my sideburns! i specifically told him to keep the sideburns (which i always do), but he shaved them off. by the time he took the razor to them, it was too late. so now i'm without them for the first time in years. it's not a big deal, i guess, because they'll grow back in a few weeks. and the price went up (i have been going to the same supercuts for 15 years now) to $15. back when i first started going to them my freshman year in college, i think a it was like $9 or so. how much would you tip on a $15 haircut? i gave the dude $2, but i think i'm going to have to start giving $3.
ok, i'm off for my 5pm smoke. have a great weekend, folks!