so i was woken up at 2:30am this morning by the sound of a baby crying its guts out. it was nuts. it screamed for about 10 minutes before somebody finally responded. i wondered... did the baby's parents purposely let the baby cry for that long before picking him up? i heard from somewhere that you're not supposed to respond immediately. anyways, crying babies freak me out. the sound is just not pleasant, and it makes my heart churn. in some ways, even though i know i will love my kids with all my heart, i'm not looking forward to having kids and dealing with that in the middle of the night. i need my sleep!
so the scab in my nose from my injury finally fell out. or, rather, i picked it out. the tissue underneath isn't tender (luckily), so i think it's finally healed, one week later. basketball is a violent sport! i didn't play today; i don't want to risk an injury the day before i leave for taiwan. i haven't been putting my heart into the games lately; i've been walking up the court instead of running, and my defense, already bad, has been lacking even further.
re: jessica's odwalla comment. yeah! i've noticed that, too. after a week of finishing my odwalla, i've noticed that some gas builds up in the plastic container, and the thing gets all puffy. what the hell is up with that? luckily, it hasn't exploded on me yet; i've usually recycled it by then. but yeah, it's strange; i think it's probably due to some bacteria inside that's producing oxygen or something.
so today, i IM'ed jennie, and she was telling me about her trip to spain. she wanted to run with the bulls in pamplona. that's crazy! this year, seven people were gored. ouchie! i would never want to do that, not in a million years. she also partied it up in ibiza, staying out until 7am. wow, talk about stamina. in vegas, i started fading out around 3am; i can't imagine dancing until 7. i guess i'm getting old. i found my spain trip to be boring and eventless. she said that it's all about nightlife, which i didn't experience at all when i was there. i dunno. i had my clubbing phase a few years ago with alan and ting, so i got that out of my system. *shrug*
at my suggestion, we had $1.99 dim sum today in downtown sunnyvale. the tab was $25 for the three of us. cheap! the afterwards, i realized that it might have not been the best idea, since i'm probably going to have a lot of dim sum while i'm in taiwan. oh well. i wonder if i'm going to gain or lose weight while i'm there. i know there's a lot of good food to be had in taiwan, but my appetite has really shrunk these past few years. i think my parents are going to be concerned when they see how little i eat these days, especially when juxtaposed to my little brother. he's buff!
like my cousin S says, i like travelling, but i just don't like the getting there part. ick. 13 hours on a plane. at least i don't have cigarette cravings while i'm on a plane. that would totally suck, to be in cigarette withdrawal for that long. what's weird, though, is that i totally crave smoking while i'm at work. every 45 minutes or so, in fact. i get all fidgety and stuff, and i can't concentrate. i think a lot of that is due to boredom, and i know that i *can* smoke if i want to. but if i know that i can't have a cigarette (like if i'm in a movie, for example), then i'm fine.
well, the next time you hear from me, it'll probably be august, and i'll either be in taiwan or back home. either way, july was definitely eventful. and august will be a busy month, too! in any case, wish me a safe and fun journey! toodles!