A Week and a Weekend Later...

It's really hard to remember to update your blog. And I know my readers care a lot about my many misadventures.

Let me see... last Monday, I went to my first Giants game this season (and I believe, my second Giants game of all time). And it was so exciting that Barry Bonds didn't hit a home run. Awesome. Haha. I kid. I had fun. We took CalTrain up and it wasn't as cold as I expected. Giants lost, but hanging out at the Park made up for it. Then, last Wednesday, I went to Dave & Buster's with Stef, Jason, and Young. I forgot how much fun it was. I beat Young in almost every game that we played. Because of that, it's apparent that Ci > Young. Always.

Now for the weekend... Friday was Google's annual Summer Picnic, which turned out to be a huge event! Lots of all-you-can-eat and free food with beer and margaritas plus a ferris wheel and Google Idol! It was nice to take an afternoon off and relax in the sun. On Saturday, I woke up at 6am to volunteer for Relay for Life in Castro Valley. It was really laid-back this year, so I had time to finish Harry Potter! Best book in the series btw. But, I got sunburned on my ears, hairline, and arms. Grossness times 100. I'm just about flaking dead skin now. Ugh. I guess that can be considered to be tmi? Then, on Sunday, I went out to see the SF Marathon-ers. Too bad Stef finished so early that we missed her at the finish line!!! It was amazing to see all these people that voluntarily ran 13.1 or 26.2 miles. Definitely a feat to be proud of... and they all got medals! Funny how everyone I asked said they'd never run it ever again... Stef was so sick that she didn't even have lunch with us! We went to Yank Sing and feasted on delicate dim sum. I had 2 (or less) Tsingtaos and was so tired afterwards that I sacrificed shopping to go home. I took a 2 hour nap and woke up with a headache. THAT is the definition of aging... being hungover after 2 beers. Ridiculous. Went out later that night and saw The Simpsons movie. It was surprisingly upbeat and entertaining. I am not a huge Simpsons fan, but liked all the political undertones hidden in each scene. Two thumbs up.

There you have it. A detailed and dull update of my weekly happenings. Have a better week and happy August!

Blink

Life goes by in a such a fast pace. You blink and it's the end of July. Friday was Brian's last day. It amazes me that so much has happened since November 13th, the day that we started working at Google. He's off to pursue his "real" career ambitions at Gonzaga Law School. Lucky guy. GOOD LUCK BRIAN! Anyways, so Friday night, Brian, Christy, Ty, and myself got Costco pizza and chicken wings and just hung out at my apartment, otherwise known as the notorious "APT not EPT" party. It wasn't really a party so much as just a nice farewell. Awww... it's <3. I fell asleep early (and on the floor) while Christy and Brian watched Pulse (a stupid horror flict), Jackass 2, the first 10 minutes of Stranger with Candy, and various episodes in The Office Season 2.

Early Saturday morning, we woke up and went immediately to Costco to buy the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows book! Plenty of copies and no line! Who's the smart one now? (Btw, my brother called me around 11am and told me that he had finished the entire book. Nerd.) I tried to read as much as I could, but I had to run some errands before going up the city with George. I'm only on page 50 or so, please don't spoil the book for me. I will honestly kick you in the balls. Later that afternoon, George and I carpooled (HOW COOL IS THAT?) up to SF for Karan's Taqueria Crawl. A bunch of his coworkers go from taqueria to taqueria eating burritos and drinking beer. It's supposedly a contest or something. I just drank and ate... a little. One thing I learned is that Chicken Mole is made from chocolate and delicious. We stayed for only a few hours before we headed back down to Santana Row to meet up with Stef and Jen at V Bar. I had a good time, just catching up with ppl. All in all, a fun night that, again, ended pretty early. I think I went to bed around 1am. Jen slept over in my room and said that I literally passed out within 5 minutes of saying goodnight to her. HAHA.

It was great waking up on Sunday morning and just relaxing with Stef and Jen. I read a bit of Harry Potter and we just sat at the kitchen table talking about random stuff. I feel grown up. Hehe. We got together with a few more friends for lunch at Vung Tau in Milpitas. It was pretty good non-Pho Vietnamese food. Spent the rest of the afternoon and evening being really lazy --- bought Chinese groceries at Lion, scoped out the Obon Festival in Mountain View, watched TV/DVDs, etc. Highlight, I finally ate at Shabuway on Castro St. in Mountain View. It's goood. I recommend it. It's just like hot pot, you cook beef in a pot of boiling water. But, you get to dip it in really yummy sauces, like Ponzu and Sesame. Yuuum.

Next up: Giants game on Monday, hopefully some furniture sometime this week, CV Relay for Life on Saturday, SF Marathon (watching, not running) on Sunday.

Countdown to Harry Potter!!!

Yes. I am a nerd. But, I'm also a dumb nerd. So, last night, I was on a mission. A mission to make sure that I get a copy of the latest Harry Potter right when it comes out, at midnight on Friday night/Saturday morning. Sadly, I was unsuccessful. Borders told me that all their copies of the book have already been reserved (since last week) and that I would have to be put on a waiting list, meaning they'd call me if they have any left. A WAITING LIST!?!??!?!?! Gawd. My brother tells me, "you should've reserved it months in advance, like a true fan." Yep. Why didn't I think of that?

So, I guess I won't be one of the first people reading the book this time. My brother was kind enough to offer his book to me after he finishes, which he predicts will be Saturday morning. Haha. NERD! Otherwise, I will be at Costco when it opens to get my hands on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. Hip hip hooray!

It's Official

5 minute commute to work. Freakin' awesome.

Adulthood

Everything is set for the big move. My mattress came this morning at 7:30am. Beautiful. Now, all I need is furniture. I don't have any. Hold on, I just had a panic attack. I'm not exaggerating. All that is in my bedroom is a mattress. And a vacuum cleaner. I do happen to be a neat freak as well.

In all seriousness, growing up isn't as glamorous as it's made out to be. Bills, responsibilities, problems... I want none of it. That is the price that we're paying for freedom. So, I often ask myself, is it worth it???

Yogi Bear

This big guy has been in my cubicle all week. He's adorable... and ginormous (which is officially in the dictionary now). So, I've been hanging out with him every day and not doing any work. Excellent. I didn't know I was a dog-lover till now.

Optimus Prime Love

I FINALLY WATCHED TRANSFORMERS AND IT WAS AWESOME!!!

Ok, let's talk about the important stuff first... like what I did this weekend, duh. Friday, I went to Sarah's birthday dinner at a restaurant in Menlo Park called Shiok. It was good Singaporean/Malaysian (?) food. We ordered my favorite, Roti Canai, which is really just flatbread and dipping it in a curry sauce. Yum. They also had cute drinks, like sparking wine with lychee, but I didn't drink (shocking, I know). I'll have to try that next time. The restaurant was good enough that I'd go back. On Saturday, we decided to celebrate Pam's birthday (early) by taking her shopping at Valley Fair and Santana Row! Unfortunately, she had a bad shopping day and didn't end up buying anything. Haha. Ironic. But, we did have a nice early dinner at E&O Trading (the same restaurant we went to for George's birthday) and ate a ton! Not to mention that I basically finished off more than half a bottle of champagne since neither Christine nor Pam drink that much. All in all, it was another successful celebration for Pam. Awww...

Now, dun dun DUN! On Sunday, I finally saw Transformers! I thought it totally lived up to the hype. I mean, the visual effects were keeerazy! They made transforming cool. I loved Optimus Prime, Bumblebee (yes, I know he was an ugly VW Beetle in the cartoons), and SHIA LABEOUF!!! When did alien robots and Shia (little Even Stevens from the Disney channel) become so sexy??? Haha...no worries, Christy. He's yours. I have Justin Long.

I am loving summer movie season. Next up... Harry Potter, which comes out tomorrow... errr, tonight! I was really tempted to go to the midnight showing... just to see if anyone dresses up in costume. I mean, if people dress up for X-Men or Star Wars, I'm sure there are people out there that want to dress up as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. I mean, what could be more awesome?

This Just Can't Be Summer Love

July 4th falling on Wednesday makes being productive impossible. I might as well have taken this week off. Mondays are Mondays and I don't do much. Today is practically a Friday, so again, I'm not doing much. Thursday will basically be like a Monday because we're recovering from July 4th drinking. And then Friday is Friday and that's that. A whole week wasted. I take it back. This is a great week to be at work. I'm getting paid. Awesome.

A quick rundown of my last week/weekend. It was Flora's birthday last Monday... she's 24. We used to laugh at people who were 24 when we were in college. And now that's us. F---. I'm trying to convince her to move up here so that we can once again conquer the city. Woot. On Friday, Kirk (finally) visited me in Mountain View. I took him out to eat and attempted to get him drunk. But the night was cut short. Boo. Also, went to a house party and yeah... it was fun? Haha. Saturday, Christina and I headed out to the city for a fabulous shopping day (and haircut day for her). I bought stuff that I love, but I'm too lazy to describe it all here. That's Christy's blog, not mine. Later that night, we went to Ana Mandera for a party. It made me realize how much I don't like clubbing. Never again. Ok, I won't say never, but dare I say that we're too old? Time is creeping up on all of us. Scary. Then Sunday, I went to the Alameda County Fair. No, I'm not in high school. It was semi-fun. I ate funnel cake and won a baby goldfish by throwing a ping pong ball into a glass. I also watched Live Free or Die Hard, which was surprisingly very entertaining. I want to marry Justin Long. Nerds are hot.

As for tonight and tomorrow, I'm not 100% sure of what the plans are. Will is visiting again, so we'll be having a reunion as usual. I really want to watch Transformers and maybe License To Wed (only for JIM!). I also really want to bbq and eat meat. Lots to do. And of course, there will be alcohol.