Browse Month: July 2005

hanging out at home

I had a pleasant Saturday. Not only did I sleep in until 9:30 (and postponed my long run ’til tomorrow) but hung out at home all day. Koa got a nice bath, I got some stuff at Costco for Camp, and Marie/Kenji/Cole came over in the evening. Now it’s time to go to bed early so I can run 16 miles tomorrow.

They’re not getting MY money.

With movie ticket prices so high nowadays, it’s amazing that going to see a movie is still a popular pastime. Last night, Jes and I were having dinner at Houston’s and saw the current movies up on the billboard at the theatre nearby. I hadn’t heard of more than half of them and haven’t seen any of them. Then we tried to recount the last movie we saw in a theatre and we couldn’t really remember. The last movies that I remember seeing in a theatre were Rundown (a movie with The Rock in it), Finding Nemo, and Better Luck Tomorrow. I don’t know which one came out last. I don’t think we even saw the last Lord of the Rings movie on a big screen, which would have been worth the money. We’ve contemplated going to see Return of the Sith but just haven’t made it yet. If we wait any longer, I should be able to get it through Netflix soon. That might be a better route…George Lucas already has too much money to burn.

one more day, just one more day

This month has been crazy at work! What happened to good ol’ July? It used to consist on summer school treatments, no meetings or reports due, fun outdoor activities, and winding down to August. Well, that hasn’t been the case here and I’m just about to lose it. Fortunately, I’ve forced myself to sit down and finish my reports, make my follow-up calls, and take care of all the paperwork that could easily be put off until Fall. Tomorrow is my last day of school and the prelude to Camp. I just need to keep chuggin’ along until tomorrow afternoon when say “Sayonara” to Portable 1 for a month.
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Unfortunately, I have Camp to deal with. It’s my last summer running this zany show and it’s going to be a doozy. I’m especially looking forward to the 100-mile commute each day! Haha. It’s really not that bad. At least I can drive again. I think I’m just ready for a vacation. Maybe Kurt Rambis will pay another visit…GO LAKERS!

Tricked again!

Back in May, Jes and I attended an Irvine Planning Commission meeting to oppose an incoming ARCO project in our neighborhood. We just don’t think a gas station/car wash/mini-mart is really necessary in this location. Couldn’t we get one or two more restaurants instead? Well, it got approved and I became rather skeptical of the process.
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Now it’s July and in hopes that our petition of 258 signatures would help this time around, I went to the Irvine City Council meeting last night to see if our appeal would go through. I’m so stupid. We got there at 7:00 pm, and sat through speaker after speaker. It took me 3.5 hours to figure out that they really don’t care, again. I didn’t get home until 10:30 and was pissed as ever! *sigh* So much for trying to break out of the bubble that is Irvine.

Lance wins #7

I guess he’s all done! He got his 7th victory in le Tour de France and he’s ready to sit and hang out for a bit. This year’s race was fun to watch and I’m happy to see that some of his teammates did well too. Good job, guys!
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In other news, I spent all day Saturday in traffic school. *sigh* I had to do it eventually. I got my ticket way back in April! Anyway, it was my first time and it wasn’t as painful as I had expected. The guy tried to entertain us with jokes, stories, political opinions, and games like dodgeball and family feud. Interesting. Now I’m in the clear for a while and will have to watch my speeding for another 18 months.
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Last night, we had dinner with my family last night at my cousin’s house. It was his 30th bday last weekend and his parents and sister came down from San Jose to celebrate this weekend. We had all of his favorite Thai foods and boy was it yummy. My mom even made some mango and sticky rice…mmm.

one of my favorites

I was cleaning up my photo files and found some pictures that I scanned a long time ago. This has to be one of my favorite photos of my mom. She’s the one on the tricycle…my tricycle. It’s funny how she’s still a kid at heart. She has a nice collection of stuffed animals lined up by her bed, loves to go to Disneyland, and she still tries to strangle, pinch, and bite me. I love it.