Words Not Pictures

Where to start. There's so much that's been going on. Off the top of my head, highlights include:

Guitar shopping with Jimmy, group dinner at BJs, epic house party in Culver City, catching up with old friends, brunch at Rutt's Hawaiian Cafe, making a delicious ethnic dinner, game night, various lunches with various friends, DISNEYLAND, EMILIE, late night mini-golf, B&N, Fullerton exploration(s), Foosball, Wurstkuche, Scoops, games/etc at Jack in the Box, post-practice hang seshes, unexpected breakfasts, paddle boating, a day at the Irvine Lake, Curry House escapades, Fish Grill, Jolly Roger, Dana Point, Laguna, sunrises, flowers, drawing, dancing, Focus, Out of Bounds, Pineapple Hill Saloon and Grill, birthday celebrations, karaoke, late night Del Taco seshes, Wednesday night dinners, Mario Kart Wii, Borderlands, Lollicup/Cha nights, soccer, Peet's, hours (days?) of good conversation, Sour Patch Kids, Mickey's Fun Pops, all nighters for no smart reason, Roman Cucina, rainy weather, sunny afternoons, and Fred.

New things in my life include hours of practicing the guitar (love my Seagull!), lesson swaps, and a nonexistent sleep schedule. Weekdays have been busy and weekends have been busier. My Wednesdays are still my killer days... but I enjoy them. I've been trying to spend more time with friends and family, and it's exhausting but worth it.

In general, life has been pretty stellar. But today I'm tired. I might also be getting sick. I'm also thoughtful, confused, and tinged with the slightest regret. But dwelling is for the unproductive and weak, so I'll be taking advantage of my free day by being productive and strong. :)

In other news, birth control pills suck. Royally. The mental implosions that result from said poisons are the worst.

Coming Home

It's been a long time since I've written... apologies! I've just seriously been too busy to update. Hard to believe (and surprisingly depressing), but tonight was the first time in a month that I actually got to stay in. OMG. Anyway. Updates to come. For now, here are some pictures I took of a sunset in Dana Point in early February.

Recapitulation

It's been a busy week!

Saturday was move day. My mom and I were going to make a second trip to retrieve miscellaneous small things from the old place... but we were exhausted (and it was already pretty late) so we decided instead to eat downtown. Had some delicious spaghetti and homemade meatballs with a side of ricotta cheese, Italian wedding soup, and tasty tasty bread from Roman Cucina, a lovely little restaurant on Harbor Blvd - YUM. It was also on Saturday that we realized we can watch the Disneyland fireworks every night from our living room!

Sunday I had a soccer game, and then spent the remainder of the day packing and CLEANING. Had a tasty group dinner at Thai Cafe before again heading back to Fullerton for some quality play time with Fred. :)

Monday I relaxed with company as I waited for an electrician, cable internet installers, and appliance people to go about their business. For dinner I had very tasty sushi (and fried oreo and green tea ice cream for dessert!) at a cute little place I found less than 5 minutes away. The owner/chef was so friendly! He made us a little edible bunny out of an orange, and came by our table to chat for a bit as we were getting ready to leave. Really nice guy, and a darn good sushi chef too!

Tuesday Jimmy came up to check out the new house/wander downtown with me. We came across a lot of neat looking restaurants/bars/fun places to check out later, and yet somehow ended up at Roman Cucina again for dinner haha. This time I got the Rosa (creamy red sauce) which, while tasty, wasn't as good as my spaghetti and meatballs... but it really didn't matter because by the time my pasta was put in front of me I was already super full with soup, bread, and an endless supply of Shirley Temples!

Wednesday was an Irvine day. After preparing for my lessons, I headed down to teach until 6pm. Ran into an old friend from high school at Jamba Juice, which was awesome. Had dinner at my dad's, where he whipped up a tasty filet mignon dinner (using the grill I got him for Christmas!). After a round of Mario Kart I headed out to the Gypsy Den where I met up with friends for a long night of hilarity and deep conversation - always a fantastic combination. :)

And that's the gist of it. Now it's Thursday and I've spent most of the morning catching up with e-mails and messages and what not. I need to do some errands before I head down to Irvine for soccer practice and MILKSHAKES! Should be fun. About time I exercise away all this food I've been eating... only to be completely negated by what will undoubtedly be a delicious (and definitely worthwhile) milkshake haha.

PS
Goldfish Crackers COLORS are now colored with natural ingredients. Which is great, in theory, except the purple goldfish now taste like beets. :(

Fun with Boxes

First post from the new place! We're completely moved out of our old place, but not completely moved in here. There are boxes everywhere, and while the walls and floors look gorgeous, everything else just looks messy. Unpacking is a slow process sometimes.

We finally got internet yesterday... but no wireless yet. Our router seems to be MIA. Hopefully it'll turn up soon, because I need it to get internet to my computer (if I want to use my computer in my room, and I do). Right now I'm on my mom's laptop. It's serving it's purpose, but I can't use it that often and I don't like using it for long periods of time.

I'll do a full update later. For now, here are some pictures of Fred as I was packing up my old room. :)

Productive Fun

It's been another productive few days. My mom and I selected a new chandilier for the dining room (LOVE it), the painting is basically done (there was a last minute decision to put crown molding in some of the rooms and it really makes everything pop!), and I'm starting to work on all the remaining design details (door knobs, face plates, curtains, etc). We've got one last meeting with our bathroom designer before that project begins. And we move in on Saturday, which means most of Thursday and Friday will be dedicated to packing.

Besides a calamitous Sunday night, it's also been a fun few days. Favorite moments include Del Taco and the dollar theatre, spicy beef noodle soup (and two more yummy Chinese/Taiwanese dishes!) at A&J, driving up to see Emilie, birthday sushi (and tempura ice cream!) at Ajisai, a refreshing afternoon of zombie killing, and a filling dinner at Haveli.

And the most random moment of late was probably getting pulled over on my way back from LA because I was "having trouble staying in my lane." Highway patrol thought I was drunk hahaha. When it became pretty apparent that I wasn't (after a quick pupil test, some light conversation, and an apology from me for "adjusting my ipod" [I wasn't]), they let me go with the advisory: be more careful with your driving. Whew. Here's some more good advice: don't text on the freeway, kids!