man, i am still beat today. i had this horrible dream where i watched two women get burned to death. they were engulfed in flames, and their skin started to crack from the heat. it was awful. i woke up, and i couldn't get that image out of my head. i've asked myself whether i'd rather be burned to death or drowned, and both of them seem like horrible ways to die.
i played basketball for about an hour and a half today. it was good exercise, although my jumpers were totally off. i didn't grab my usual vietnamese sandwich afterwards, so all i've eaten today is a twix bar. maybe for dinner tonight i'll grab a burger from jack in the box or something.
so the total bill for the bachelor party, including hotel, flights, entertainment and food, tops out to about $1K. i guess that's about standard for vegas. luckily i don't go there that often, and that's probably the last bachelor party in LV that i'll ever have besides my own.
i smoked a ton in vegas. both days i spent there, i went through about a pack a day. people did mooch off of me, though, but i smoked the bulk of the cigarettes. i went through 25 on saturday! i'm surprised my throat and lungs didn't hurt; that's happened to me before. it was nice (and sort of weird), being able to smoke indoors. but i was very conscious of the fact that i didn't want others to breathe my secondhand smoke. i don't like subjecting people to that. and the places are well-ventilated, too, so that's a good thing.
sunday night, i was watching _extreme makeover: home edition_, and i found myself really touched by the story. in fact, i got all mushy, and before i knew it, i had a tear rolling down my right cheek. amazing! i mean, i rarely cry, and i mean i RARELY cry. but something about this show really got my emotions going. and a few weeks ago, espn had this story about this girl who got this brain tumor removed, which left her with limited physical abilities. and she got to see her favorite athlete, michelle kwan. that got me all touched as well, although i didn't cry that time, though. hm. am i turning into a girl?
man, it's only tuesday, and this week is *crawling* by. it doesn't help that i'm dreading taking over M's (the dude who's leaving) stuff. i have a lot to learn this week, and if (or rather, when) i have to make modifications to the systemC model, it's going to be very tough. my boss, who's in toronto this week, left me a message while i was playing basketball, and he knows it's going to be hard with him resigning, but he says i'm the most qualified to take over right now, but damn, we'd better get a replacement for him soon, because i don't think i can do this.
paul's funny. he wants to pimp out his prius. mud flaps, tinting, new rims, the whole shibang. we had dinner last night (with leeya, too) at saigon harbor. i got suckered into ordering the half roasted duck after the waiter told us we didn't get enough food. we wound up getting too much stuff (3 entrees and 1 soup). next time, i'll put my foot down!
after basketball today, i was outside listening to my boss's voicemail, and i had this monstrous tic. a huge chunk of earwax fell out of my right ear. i played with it, and it was all pasty and very malleable. it smelled really funky, too. like i said, the earwax from my right side has a very distinct odor, but my left ear's wax is odorless. odd, huh? hm. maybe i should book a visit with my doctor and get my ears cleaned out. i think i can't hear as well with all gunk in there.
ok. time to wrap this up and get ready to check up on some jobs. ciao!