over the weekend, at the paddle for life (dragonboating) event, i tried coke zero. it wasn't bad! it didn't have the nasty aftertaste that diet coke has. i was very impressed. i looked at the ingredients, and the sweetener was aspartame. i don't know how they did it. it's not going to make me drink it from now on (i don't drink coke anyways, since i'm a dr pepper fan), but i was just amazed that they were able to simulate a full-sweetener taste with zero calories. kudos!
i was knocked off my ass and shocked today with some family news from an e-mail i got this morning. i haven't been the same since. it's a little personal, so you can e-mail me if you want to know the scoop. i've already IM'ed some people about it (i mean, it's big stuff) to get it off of my chest, but man, it's a doozy.
if i have time, i'm going to get a haircut today. it's been like six weeks since my last cut. i'm incredibly shaggy in the back, and i need to look good for my brother's graduation pictures. i'm still not sure what the hell is going to happen during his ceremony, since he only got two tickets to the event, and there are three of us (mom, dad and i) going. i volunteered to not go, so maybe i'll try to hook up with some friend during? *shrug*
i saw that _roman holiday_ is playing at the stanford theater in a few weeks. i love the movie to death. audrey hepburn and gregory peck are two of the most beautiful people on this planet, and it's such a gorgeous and wonderful film. i've seen the movie maybe five times, and at least twice in the theaters. if my mom's out here when it's playing, i'll take her out on a date and go watch it. when i visited rome, i was so happy to see the spanish steps where audrey had that ice cream cone. (the entire movie was shot on location in rome.)
i had a dream the other day where two of my female college friends were breastfeeding their babies. i tried hard not to look, but i just couldn't keep from sneaking a peek at their boobs. one of them (C), had her baby tucked underneath her huge t-shirt, but the other one (N) had her breasts out in the open. crazy, i don't know why i get dreams like that. and the other day, i dreamt that i used the bathroom after my friend had taken a nasty dump, and the place reeked of shit. i didn't think that dreams involved the sense of smell, but boy, did this one stink.
our company is switching caterers. i hope the next one is better. i used to eat at the company cafeteria a lot, but when they switched to the greek/mediterranean people, i stopped eating there. you can only eat so much hummus and felafel, you know? ok, it wasn't so bad; they had more variety than i let on, but still, the quality of the food wasn't very good. i still like going out to get food because i like to get away from the office (and having longer lunch breaks), but if the food's good downstairs, i wouldn't mind eating there once in a while.
D and i went to get pho today for lunch. at the next table over, there was a semi-cute girl (with nice cleavage, i might add). however, she was only cute from a 3/4 view. when she turned her head, and i saw her straight on, she didn't look so good. it's weird how that happens, when the angle matters. i think i look really bad from the side view, because my face is very flat, and i have a big nose. and when i smile, my mouth recedes, and my chin juts out. it's not pretty.
just how big is hannah montana/miley cyrus? when we went to target yesterday, the store had an entire display of hannah montana stuff: clocks, mirrors, and other random stuff devoted to the girl. crazy shit. when mikeC and i were waiting for paul and leeya to arrive on saturday, i *tried* to watch her show. it was pretty painful. i mean one of the kids was wearing a fuchsia shirt, for crying out loud! it was like _saved by the bell_, but even more juvenile. but i must admit, i do like that one song of hers.
the company has no gatorade today, so i've resorted to drinking water. i've found that i've been peeing more often than normal. hm. i wonder if the water vs. gatorade thing has anything to do with it.
ok, time to head off and get my haircut.
this weekend, all of my meals were under $10, except for one of them. yay for being frugal! haha.
friday night, i got home late from work, and no one was available, so i just grabbed taco bell ($5) and watched tv. i skype'd my mom and went to bed early, in preparation for the early day to follow.
saturday, i got up at 9am, and i grabbed breakfast at mcd's ($3) and headed over to mikeC's house to wait for paul and leeya. they arrived at 10, and we headed up to jack london square in oakland to watch team "doggie paddlers" in their dragonboat competition. we missed their first race, which they won, and it was a while until their second race, so we grabbed lunch at the home of chicken and waffles ($8). i hadn't had waffled in years, so it was extra tasty. the chicken sausage wasn't so good, though.
team doggie paddlers came in 4th in their second race, and then, it was a couple of hours until their 3rd and final race, so we hung out at the barnes and noble bookstore for a while. i bought a graduation card for my brother. then, i bought a hazelnut latte and broused through a _blender_ magazine in the cafe. the cover article was about tila nguyen (better known as tila tequila). the photos were taken by peter yang, a friend of my friend amy (a la tofubunny.com). i was very impressed. then, we hung out in the shade and listened to the band that was playing outside.
we watched the third race, which was quite exciting. team doggie paddlers came in 2nd, but they lost by only half a second. close! then, we left oakland and headed home. i checked up on the sporting news of the day: ana ivanovic (who i think is really cute) won the french open women's title, and big brown, unfortunately, came in last in the belmont stakes.
then, a group of 8 of us went to dusita for dinner ($14). the food was good, and i got what i wanted: duck skin. yum! after dinner, we went to lowe's for a bit (mikeC had to buy some stuff for his home), and headed back to paul's place and watched _27 dresses_. i thought the movie was cute, but every time i see james marsden, all i can think about is the fact that he's cyclops from the _x-men_ movies.
sunday, paul, mikeC and i went to denny's for brunch/lunch. i got the build-your-own-slam breakfast: two orders of sausage, scrambled eggs, and hash browns ($8). i LOVE scrambled eggs topped with cholula! then, we hit target to buy some stuff (i bought some security envelopes). then, i dropped off the guys and headed home. i watched a bit of _randy jackson present: america's best dance crew_ and then took a nap.
at 5pm, my coworker D came over, and we had an early dinner at ryowa ramen ($9). afterwards, he grabbed tapioca, while i went to sweet corner (the new name of yogurt fantasy) and got froyo. then, we watched the lakers/celtics game. man, the celtics almost blew it. they had a 24-point lead in the 4th quarter and had it trimmed down to a 2 points. ridiculous. talk about getting complacent. but still, they pulled it out in the end, and i was happy.
afterwards, i met up with paul and leeya at tap-ex for pearl tea until closing. man, they're pretty rude about it. they don't announce they're closing; instead, they just turn off the lights and walk away.
anyways, it was a good weekend, and i got sunburnt from being out on saturday. i had a distinct farmer's red glow on my forearms. ugh. i should have anticipated that and put on some sunblock. but yeah, i'm leaving for LA this thursday, so i only have a 3-day workweek! yay!