i decided i needed a break. i always know it's been a busy day when i don't get a chance to look at CNN at all.
so further updates on my weekend. on saturday, we went to Jay's house for a birthday party. i felt like i was crashing a party until i got there. i was astounded at how many people were there. it was a lot of fun, especially seeing a lot of the people i hadn't seen in a while. ivy seemed like she was having fun too. i was good; i only had cranberry juice at this party, mainly b/c my throat was a little sore and the last thing i wanted to do was to burn it.
so stayed at party until about midnight - 1am. went home and finished watching sex & the city season 4 dvd 2 with ivy & jason. i'm amazed at how much of the sex terminology i just don't know in that show. and when i look at ivy she gives me that "what are you looking at me for?!" look. either that or the glare... if you know ivy you probably know the glare. regardless, thankfully jason does know what those girls are talking about so i get things clarified :).
sunday i waited for the cable guy to only find out he had no record of my promotional deal. so i decided yet again that i would not get cable. this means i will be bonding with irwin's tivo. yes i'm too cheap to get basic cable. that and ivy insists that she doesn't watch tv.
all in all definitely a fun weekend and out of the ordinary. stay tuned for wedding adventures this next weekend (not mine, my cousin's).
Friday night I attempted to act my age, i.e. 22. (Those of you who know me, I really don't get out much.) I went out with friends to Bada lounge. I'm not a big fan of Bada; it's loud and it's hard to talk to people without losing your voice by the end of the evening. The drinks are pretty good (apparently going to the cash bar is the key). Well after sitting around and staring at the beautiful people in Bada; we moved on to Belltown billiards. I believe we made this decision as part of a carefully thought out move by the guys I was with. Apparently if your purpose is to get a girl's number and you succeed, it's not a good idea just to sit around said bar and just talk. Not that i minded moving from Bada. It's a bit too "see and be seen" for me. Drink Status: 1 amaretto sour (the only drink that i consistently like)
We debated on where to go for a while and then decided on El Gaucho for cocktails. When we got there, it was pretty quiet so we decided to go to Belltown Billiards. Now this is an interesting place... pool tables, dance floor, bar, and even a sitting area. overall i thought it would be nice to hang out for a while, but alas at 1:30 they had last call and then closed like 5 mins. later. The crowd here looked a lot older than Bada lounge, but it definitely seemed a little more low key too. Drink Status: 2 amaretto sours (the last one drank quite quickly since they closed so fast afterwards)
After wandering around on 1st Ave. for a while, we decided to either 1) have pizza or 2) go to Down Under - an after hours club. I'm still not quite sure what an after hours club is... does it mean that they're just open later? are drinks served? irwin & i danced here for a while, it was fun especially since they played a few 80s songs which reminded me of middle/high school. it was amusing to see the guys trying to pick out women and devise a strategy to talk to them. I think I definitely prefer going with the guys rather than being one of the girls they hit on. It's much more fun this way.
Well so that was my Friday night, out until 3am, and awake at 9:30am Saturday morning. it was fun even if only because it was a bit out of the ordinary for me. i'll write a new entry on Saturday's adventures :)
yes what a cheerful title eh? yesterday (or rather at 3 am this morning) i was reminded (remembered) that i no longer have grandparents. my maternal grandfather passed away early this year and my paternal grandmother died this summer. i don't think i've ever really coped with either death. i was never particularly close to my grandmother; she lived in taiwan and i only visited her twice in my life. my grandfather spent lots of time with me before i started school, but after elementary/middle school he moved away and i lost touch with him. he eventually moved to dallas with my step-grandmother. but by then he had developed alzheimer's and it was painful to see him that way. it's funny i never thought about it long enough to get sad. maybe it's the recent course of events that elicits these emotions i have no idea. but when i think about it, it's extremely sobering and sad.
We went to Tia Lou's for Kevin's birthday last night. It was actually pretty decent Mexican food in Seattle. I was duly impressed. I had the enchiladas santos which were decent. I didn't like the smoky sauce on top, but the chorizo & egg were good. The chips were actually good too. The first batch was really good, the second was a tad bit stale. Alas, it couldn't all be good. We also had flautas de pollo for an appetizer and it was very tasty. I think it's a definite repeat. Though I still miss Houston food that much more. Ninfa's fajitas yum.
After dinner we went to Sean's apartment. It's on the 20-something floor with huge windows and a balcony. I must say it feels very surreal standing so high and viewing the street below. Needless to say I felt a tad light headed afterwards. Sean has this really nice new tv with some expensive set of speakers (I'm not a home audio fanatic - sorry Irwin don't mean to disappoint you). We watched part of Gladiator which was gruesome as usual, yet it's one of the few movies of its kind that I can watch. Then we watched an episode of the Family Guy. I really like the Family Guy it's truly amusing. Well so that was my semi-eventful Thursday night.
i've noticed this trend lately where people (esp me) seem to think that happiness is directly related to relationship status. when i ask someone their current status (single, in a relationship, married, etc.) if the answer is single, i immediately go through my list of single friends (i don't have many) trying to see if i can find a match. but who's to say that these people aren't happy being single? yet i can't seem to get passed the fact that they are single sometimes. i think it's just that some of these people (primarily guys) are really nice guys, but they aren't the type that you'll find in a bar or a club. and let's face it after you join the workforce it's hard to meet people unless you go to a bar, club, or the gym. i think we should make the next meet market a grocery store. i love those, and they're such non threatening environments... it could work.
forgot to comment on the show on Saturday. The show was nicely done, but it's very different from Dralion or Saltimbanco (the only other two shows I've ever seen). it has a darker feel to it, much more artistry but less showy wow stuff. there was a whole section with a clown that just left me a little bit baffled. well anyways the major disappointment was that there was nothing for me to buy. no interesting merchandise whatsoever. though i'm still thinking about that balance poster. it's an awesome picture of a woman & a man balancing on each other in sort of a seesaw pose. alas at least my bank account isn't hurting now :)
just had some dried pineapple yuck. i love normal fresh pineapple, but the dried stuff tastes funky. anyways it's finally gotten gray here. for some reason the sun was starting to bug me. I really wanted some rain... I guess i'm becoming accustomed to Seattle, go figure. Either that or it was just weird that it hadn't rained at all in so long.
Last night i woke up from the rain. I wanted it to rain during the day, but no such luck. alas it's supposed to rain all week maybe tomorrow will be nice and down pourish. I really miss my Texas hurricanes :(.
I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I just can't sleep very well. I keep waking up really really early. Usually Sheryl is up to, but not today... I think she's lurking offline somewhere...
Today we're going to help Jason paint a room in his house. Ivy & I decided on the color and Jason kind of just went with it. Maybe I'm just excited about that so I can't sleep... Tonight is Cirque du Soleil night too, but I forgot that I printed the tickets at work, so I have to go get them...
so today i got home and couldn't figure out what i wanted to eat. i've realized that my eating habits have become down right grotesque. for lunch I had ravioli alfredo w/ tater tots. then i had rice vermicelli w/ pad thai sauce for dinner. trust me it's not ideal. luckily ivy came home & fed me leftover udon. i'm not sure what i would have done if she had been a few hrs later. of course when have i ever really eaten anything healthy? well when i lived w/ michelle - man she turned me into a health nut. but i must say i've never looked better than then...