so this IRS audit thing is really troublesome. part of me just wants to say "fuck it" and pay the $5K, but that's a lot of money (duh). i did get this audit defense service (i'm paranoid by nature, it's probably part of my OCD), so i got off my ass and started using it today. i had to fax all of the paperwork to them (i needed help on how to use a fax machine, ha!), and hopefully they can resolve the issue without me talking to the IRS myself. after all, that's what they're for, right?
so in anticipation for sunday's dim sum outing, i scouted out a different place today for lunch. J, C and i went to pan tao, this place diagonally across from cupertino village. it was decent food (we got leek dumplings!), but the overall ambiance wasn't too nice. it was sort of dark and dingy, and the whole place just felt sort of old. and to top it off, they didn't have good hot sauce! instead, they just had a cannister of hot oil with crushed red peppers, so i didn't try it. so maybe we'll just wind up going to dynasty (our usual place) instead.
i was totally shocked at last night's _american idol_ results. they booted off the best singer! i have no idea what the hell happened. but i have to admit, even though she's definitely the most talented one of all the contestants, she doesn't really have star quality. but then again, none of them have real star quality this season. i think the finale will be a complete snoozefest.
so may is halfway done, and the tv shows are winding down. _how i met your mother_ is already over, and tonight's the finales of my two thursday shows. i have sort of mixed feelings about it; on one hand, i'm sad that i won't have good tv to look forward to, but one the other hand, i'm happy that i won't be a slave to the tv schedule. but what will i do with this free time? it's summer, it's light out, so maybe i should get out more. we shall see.
man, the suns almost beat the spurs without stoudemire last night. they came up just 3 points (one bruce bowen 3-point shot) short. damn. now i'm worried. like i said, every team i root for has lost their series. if the spurs win, i'll pretty much lose all interest in the nba playoffs. drat. down with the spurs! people think i should support the spurs because they're from texas (i mean, i did root for the mavs and the rockets). but that's not true. i don't like the spurs because i think they're a boring team, and i think they've won too much. i do like manu ginobili, but that's it.
last night, i met up with nelson and mikeC at pizza chicago for dinner. they had this new pizza flavor, called "the sun times." among over things, it had pesto, pineapple, red onions and a ton of basil. i didn't like it; it was like eating a salad on pizza crust. luckily, only half of our pizza was that, and the other half was our tried and true "great chicago fire." the GCF flavor is wonderful. we should remember to go there on a monday, where they give a 25% discount on the entire tab. now that's a good deal!
ok, i've got a meeting in 3 minutes. gonna sneak out for a quick cig before it starts. ciao!