i had a two-hour meeting today. i got bored after about 90 minutes or so, so i started picking my right ear. i got a pretty big chunk of earwax out, so i got pretty excited. why? because my right ear's wax has an odor (my left's is odorless. wierd, huh?) so i started sniffing it during the meeting; the scent reminded me of dried mangos. i wanted to save it, so i pulled out an old movie ticket stub out of my back pocket, folded it, and deposited the chunk inside. i just opened the stub to check up on it, and it's left two moist spots on the paper. hm. i had no idea earwax could be so greasy!
i just went down for a smoke, and one of the engineers noticed that i was wearing an abercrombie sweatshirt. he said that he also noticed i was wearing an a&f t-shirt the other day. yes, i do have a lot of a&f stuff. i shopped there a lot back in the day. yes, i know that they are pretty much racists, but what can i say, i liked their clothes. i went through phases of brand names over the years: gap, BR, a&f, tommy hilfiger (another racist), club monaco, and ben sherman. nowdays, i don't really buy clothes anymore, though. no need to; i have so many clothes i don't know what to do with them.
mikeT gives me a lot of shit for wearing paul frank and steve madden shoes. he claims they are for girls. true, i have never seen any guy but myself wearing paul frank, so maybe he's got a point. but still, i think the monkey's cool, so i'll keep wearing it. ha.
the other night, i dreamt that i was crying. it felt so real, and in the dreams, i could feel the tears flowing down my cheeks. i don't remember the last time i cried. i did feel a little bit emotional near the climax of _narnia_, though, when lucy appeared at the bridge. i don't know why that scene did it for me. but yeah, i'm not a guy who cries very often. my brother is a lot more emotional than me, though; he definitely got the crying gene from my mom, and i'm a lot more stoic like my dad.
i caught the tail end of the barack obama speech last night. it was pretty awesome. he's very eloquent, unlike the doofus we have in office right now. i just hope if obama's elected, he can actually carry through with the changes he preaches about. i will vote for him. i just found out today that he's the son of a kenyan dad and a caucasian mom. i had no idea he was only half black. (not that it matters.)
my brother's graduation is causing me to miss two birthday celebrations next weekend. i don't mind, because family comes first, but i'm just a little bummed that i can't make those shindigs. my mom still hasn't decided if she's going to be living with me for a while during her two-month stay out here in the states. i'm sort of worried, though, because her father (my grandpa) in taiwan is suffering from poor health, and i hope nothing happens to him while she's here. fyi, my grandfather is in his late 80's, i think, so he's getting up there. he's had multiple bouts of standing up and freezing, i.e. not being able to move even though his mind is telling his body to. that is some freaky scary shit.
to be honest, i'm getting tired of my guilty pleasure, _the moment of truth_. i think that's a good thing, because the game show is really trashy. the ads make it sound like the people are destroying their relationships and stuff, but in reality, it hasn't been as it seems so far this season. i think the people are more thick-skinned. i'll probably keep watching if it's on, but i will no longer schedule my life around the show. although, _hell's kitchen_ is right after it, and i'll finish watching that series.
i am craving two things today. one is normal: frozen yogurt + mochi. the second one is more exotic: the truffle oil french fries at alexander's. yum. i gotta find a reason to visit that steakhouse one of these days. those fries are fucking deLIcious, albeit at $10 a pop. what a treat!
two movies i want to see that are opening this week: _don't mess with the zohan_ and _kung fu panda_. both look funny and enjoyable. of course, i don't expect anything deep or oscar-worthy, but i just want some mindless fun. the face-kicking thing by adam sandler in the previews never fails to crack me up.
i'm seeing a lot more movies this year. in the last couple of years, i averaged maybe 2-3 movies a year. i think it had to do with having nobody to watch them with, and also the severity of my tourette's. regarding the latter, it ain't no fun watching a movie when you're freaking out about twitching next to a person who thinks you're a loony. that's why i always prefer to sit on the aisle seats, so i bother one less person, and preferably, i have a friend who knows me on the other side.
ok, 6:30. time to get me some yogurt!