this is tough. well, let's be honest... impossible.

So the downfall to a weblog: some of the most important, most affecting, most life-changing experiences simply cannot be posted.

yesterday was one of them.

official SSM. shhhhhh. :)

from a craigslist.org sublet listing:

"We are looking for a quiet, serious - no drama individual."

amen

drip drop pitter patter drip drop pitter patter neighbor's pond drip drop pitter patter leaky roof drip drop pitter patter drip drop pitter patter late night star 98.7 drip drop pitter patter drip drop pitter patter latimes crossword puzzle drip drop pitter patter cnn articles on consitutional amendment drip drop pitter patter drip drop pitter patter small town mentality drip drop pitter patter abuse drip drop pitter patter dizzy drip drop pitter patter drip drop pitter patter

oh insomnia.

non-work day accomplishment: finished Da Vinci Code. I dug the second one of the "this" ::Rigz and Angie gesture:: tres clever.

to Paris, onward.

to mud-splattered metal containers. to sounds of cars and ocean. and MFCrickets. to driving there one way and driving back another. and to that making sense.

2001 JW Morris Pinot Noir.

Not bad, so long as you keep in mind that it's a $2.99 wine. It ain't no two-buck-chuck though.

"I ate steak for dinner."
"We're two to eight."

"leah got drunk and arun wants to watch a movie! hell DID freeze over."

so today was one of the best workouts I've had... well... in a long time. so that's good. maybe it's all the tanins (and there are lots) left over in my system? and I noticed lots of stares... at my wrinkled/awkwardly-ironed-on "die cat dead i love you" shirt. I think people were scared. :)

2 plane trips. 1 enivre. 1 sleep. 2 rounds of double shots of baileys over ice. 8 bottles of wine. 1 2000 wild horses pinot noir. 1 spinach salad. 2 salmon fillets. 5 cab rides. 3 bouncers whom we just walked by with a "oh don't worry, we're with her." 1 credit card in lieu of drivers' license. 1-handed push to get the go-go dancer off the pole stage. 1 zoolander dvd. 2 "arfies??" 2 DDR mats. 2 injured digits. 12 dry-fried chicken wings. 3 double brownie bites. 1 triple grande latte, nonfat, no foam.

sum it all up. one HELLUVA weekend.

kudos to mell for being the glue. click here for pics

Morning two in Mtn View. This weekend has been both relaxing and fun. And I got to walk right by the blogger guys at Google!!! How cool is that?

I love February. The more I reflect, I think it's definitely one of my favorite months. Yes there's August ("ooot"), and mid-summer birthday months are always spectacular, but it's usually a transitional months where friends/loved ones are not around. June used to be pretty up there with the end of the school year and a sense of closure wrapping up the previous months, but now June just means quadruple the workload. December has always sucked ass with holiday panic/mania/chaos/elbows-at-the-mall/let's-make-it-so-trafficky-that-you-can't-get-down-the-street.

So back to February. The new year has settled, so no rush to get back into things. Many months remain, so there's no rush to finish things up. There's a three-day weekend, but not necessarily the most heavily-travelled three-day weekend. And there are days like these, where it just rained like crazy so all the metro filth has been washed away, where dew is still chillin' on those blossoming trees, where the sky hasn't looked bluer, and where it's bright and sunny out but you still need a light sweater and maybe a scarf. And the breeze is ever-refreshing.

tahoe pics

and f*** leg muscles that stop working!

allow me to re-emphasize item 42 on the list:
a photographic image that you really didn't know you were capturing

tahoe had a couple of those. I LOVE IT!!!!!

and even though it's one of my favorite movies, Lost in Translation definitely mis-translated what Scarlett Johansson's character said about photography.

up next: SF/Mtn View
then: wedding in the OC, babysitting galore
then: NY, NY
then: weekend to pack?
then: LAX -> CDG... PARIS BABY!!
then: JET. We're sorry, we can only match Angie's request. So there.
then: work
then: El Cap, 10-person tent, the everpresent Costco guessing game

maybe I'll get a short nap in here or there...

VEGAS BABY! I mean, TAHOE BABY!

next on the wine rack to try:
2002 Chateauneuf-du-pape, 9.99, x2
2001 JW Morris Pinot Noir, 2.99 yes I read about it in the Times, thanks for getting it from the back for me.

words I've been frequenting.
- nervous-ing
- racy
- jovial
- lament

night #2 of sleeplessness was actually quite eventful. oh the stories to be told.

o·blit·er·ate     
tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates
1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See synonyms at abolish.

things we need to obliterate:
1. tax loopholes that favor the extremely wealthy
2. computers that can't recognize their own fucking hard drives
3. nausea
4. oblivious drivers who put themselves and others in grave danger

Stay or Leave

Maybe different but remember
Winters warm where you and i
Kissing whiskey by the fire
With the snow outside
And when the summer comes
In the river
Swims at midnight
Shiver cold
Touch the bottom
you and I
With muddy toes

Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did

Wake up naked drinking coffee
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
Was good good love
You used to laugh under the covers
Maybe not so often now
But the way I used to laugh with you
Was loud and hard

Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you should
It was good as good goes
Stay or leave
I want you not to go
But you did

So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that i should

That I coulda done

Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be
You and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you left me
What day is this
Besides the day you went

So what to do
With the rest of the day's afternoon hey
Well isn't it strange how we change
Everything we did
Did I do all that I could

Remember we used to dance
And everyone wanted to be you and me
I want to be too
What day is this
Besides the day you went babe
What day is this

Mad World

Verse 1
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, Going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, No expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, No tomorrow

Chorus
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
These dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad World, Mad World

Verse 2
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And they feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me whats my lesson
Look right through me, Look right through me

Chorus
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
These dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad World, Mad World

Enlargen your world

Mad World

1:40pm

nuttyprncs: arun posted on ur wall!
imstraightdammit: i know!
imstraightdammit: were international!

M: she thanks her lucky stars we are well-adjusted

rules of dating
1. there are no rules
2. if you think there are rules, see #1

ups and downs...
downs:
-saw the Grammy winner list before the freakin' Grammys.. damn YAHOO...
-heard some unfortunate news about a friend of a friend
-uncomfortable living situation... kinda counting the days til Feb 29
-totally cheated on South Beach on Sat
ups:
-steam room and jacuzzi at the new gym (and working out w/ Leah is always a blast)
-roommates are still awesome
-work can be so encouraging and rewarding
-TAHOE BABY
-but first... racing turtles... :)

ok it's been awhile since I posted, but tonight was such a dear diary night!! oh I hope I remember it all in the morning...