so it turns out i didn't meet my parents at the airport today. my dad called me last night, and he said that it would be a pain for them to have to go through security again. i thought it was sort of a lame excuse, but hey, that's what he wanted. i was going to go anyway and surprise them, but their flight arrived early, and when i called them, they were off the plane and headed to the red carpet lounge to rest. oh well. right now, they're on their flight on the way to taiwan. i wish them a safe ride back home.
re: whistler. no, i will not take up snowboarding. i tried it once, and it fucking hurt. i have skiied before, and i was ok at it, but now i'm possessed by fear, and i have since "retired" from all winter sports. i *am* now thinking of going up there, though. maybe i'll read a book or something while they're up on the slopes. i haven't read a book in many years. it'll be good to get away.
today's random morning song: "siren song" by erasure. i forgot the name of the tune, so i googled "lyrics erasure facet of emotion." this song was on the _chorus_ album, and i saw that tour my freshman year in college. it was my first concert ever, and it was an amazing show. the sets were lavish, feature hot air balloons, boats floating across stage, etc. i've seen three erasure concerts, and they were all good. the only bands that i really want to see now are the cure and the beastie boys. that last one would be awesome.
i've been getting up earlier and earlier these days. today, i was woken up by the leaf blower dude outside, and i got out of bed at 9:15am, well before my 10:30 alarm. i even took my shit early, too. usually, it's my morning smoke that triggers my bowels, but this time, when i took my morning piss, my asshole opened up and let loose before my urine even came out. amazing! remember my early morning phase when i would get up around 7:30 or so? maybe it's gonna happen again, who knows.
so last night, i had grace's mom's turnip cake for dinner. i ate five pieces. they were really bland without soy sauce (i didn't have any), so for the last three pieces, i used one packet of taco bell fire sauce. hehe. i admit, i tasted a bit funny, i.e. chinese food with salsa, but it wasn't too bad. at least it had flavor.
so american idol! i watched all two hours of last night's season premiere. man, that kristy lee cook (not to be confused with rachael leigh cook, who i think is one of the cutest girls on the planet) is HOT. she's tall, attractive, cool, and she sings well, too. unfortunately, there is some controversy about her, because apparently, according to votefortheworst.com, she has already had a failed record deal with arista. (and, in her video, she's in front of a confederate flag, prompting some people to call her "kkkristy.")
so this season, it seems the producers are "planting" singers who have already had (failed) industry experience among the top 50. so much for the show being about finding brand new, "undiscovered" talent. i am sort of disappointed by this, because i want to believe in the show being about that ideal. oh well. i guess as long as the singers have talent, i shouldn't complain. oh, and i noticed that taylor hicks isn't in the show's opening montage. and i heard that he got dropped by his label. coincidence? i think not.
today, we took J out for his birthday lunch. (his birthday was actually on 12/24, but he was in HK for a couple of weeks.) we went to sushi tomi off castro. the food was only so-so, as i got the chicken katsu don, and gombei's version kicks its ass. william joined, and it was good to see him. afterwards, we went to tap-ex, and i convinced D to order the yogurt green tea. first mikeT recommended it to me, and i pass it on. yay!
so cindyT and i were e-mailing about fluffers. how does one get a job as a fluffer? you don't have to be attractive, right? i mean, you're not on film or anything; all you have to do is give good blowjobs and/or handjobs to keep the guy hard. well, i guess if you were hideous, the guy would take one look at you and become flaccid. hm. i want to investigate into this. how much does a fluffer make, anyway?
i wonder how much attraction plays a role in porn. i mean, if you don't like the girl, how do you have sex with her? i have never been in this situation before, but i doubt (maybe) i could pop a boner if i wasn't attracted to the girl. maybe that's why in porn, the girl has to give a guy a blowjob, you know, to get things started.
(i think) i was offered free sex a couple of times. once, i was driving this girl back from a party up in burlingame (or thereabouts), and she kept on repeatedly asking me if i wanted to crash at her place. i was not attracted to her at all. now, i wonder if i could have performed in bed had i attempted to sleep with her.
you would think that maybe close intimate contact with a woman, just the physical acts would make you aroused. i think that works with some guys, but i'm pretty resilient. that's why i get pretty bored with strippers. i think i've gotten hard only once or twice during a lap dance. other times, i just sit there, limp in my crotch. i mean, boobs are nice, and i do love and appreciate boobs, but there's no real attachment there. *shrug* the one time that i really got excited with this one girl, isa, who blew into my ear and rubbed her nipples all over my face. she was really cute, great face. yeah, i need a good face. but other times, nada. i wonder how disappointed the strippers get when they run their hands over my crotch and find a flaccid lump sitting there. ha!
whoops. losing track of time. gotta go pick up nelson and take him to the airport. ciao!