Time's a wastin

This three week break feels like it was really short probably because I'm only at home for 9 days or so.

Week One- spent it in LA working at ashe and at the store. went to the pound with kevin who was thinking about getting a dog. it was more depressing than fun looking at the dogs in their cages, living off their own feces and with no room to stretch. in one house the water was leaking so bad the dogs were being drenched and had to be removed. [this is a picture of one of the german shepards. reminded us of Julie's dog, coco.]





will and i were supposed to head to norcal on saturday but come friday night decided there was no rush to get home, if it weren't for my jury duty we would've left xmas eve. luckily i didn't get called in at all. woke up too late on sunday to go on our scenic route via PCH and leisurely drove up the 5 and 101 instead. maybe i should've taken all those bad omens seriously... i'm going to be more superstious from now on. [this is what we missed out on. we're gonna do it one day.]


WEEK TWO- really didn't do much. had a mini family reunion with the 2nd cousins which we haven't done since our great grandma died 3 years ago. so weird to see them all grown up ... and by grown up i mean not toddlers.

Christmas Eve- i'd been thinking about going to UC Berkeley's Museum of Anthropology since the 2nd half of last quarter because of their exhibit on the CA Indian tribes. Didn't think anyone would want to go a museum with me, but WILL WU is was my best friend of the day. SO AWESOME to see all the artifacts in person versus the pictures and descriptions we have in class. I'm glad they had artifacts from Ghana so Will could enjoy it too. The art/film museum across the street had an exhibit called MAHJONG, boldly presented outside and of course we had to go check it out. the lady there was nice enough to give us free admission (or else it'd cost $7 each). Yay for christmas cheer. The exhibit was art displaying China's Cultural revolution between 1966-76. Pretty interesting... made a point to myself to read up on my history of my motherland. One piece was a scroll from ceiling to floor with the artist's menstrual blood-- symbolizing the cycles of life. Yea, i guess that's pretty creative... Overall, it was a good day. =D [picture: one of my favorite pieces at the art museum. can you tell kind of expression the man is making?]

i was super psyched about day after christmas, met up with all the old dboaters for an early dinner, movie, late night bowling and snack! didn't matter what we did, it was fulfilling just to be with them.

Woke up very late Saturday and headed out to Sports Basement w/ Brandon to check out running apparel and backpacking gear. I got some Super Feet to put in my vans and now I can walk a thousand miles comfortably! We also spent a good 20 mins picking out the perfect Sigg bottle for me. I got a 20 oz. one with some trees and one of those sport tops instead of the regular screw. I am now upgraded to a BPA-free bottle! we decided to meet back up after dinner for bi-rite ice cream again. came up with a better idea of making the best ice cream run ever-- hitting up #1, 2, 3 ice cream shops in the neighborhood. (Mitchell's, Bi-Rite, and Bombay). Met up Jim at bi-rite first and had some DELICIOUS ice cream (my favorite). and then scrambled over to bombay, except it was closed, and then onto mitchell's, where i got the WORST ice cream flavor ever. never get green apple sorbet, you might as well eat an apple!! i guess they redeemed themselves with the kahlua mocha.. but my vote still goes to bi-rite. [local-famous ice cream shop by my house]



ROAD TRIP- kind of. Headed up to Cache Creek w/ high school buddies to a long overdue reunion. I think the last time we all hung out was... before we were all 21, and now Liz is 22! Anyway, won some money quick on the slots and decided to buy a round for Jim, only the guy at the bar beat me to it. THis was at 3pm, less than an hr after getting there. Does that convey how bored we were already? Won a little more at the slots and then lost all the winnings PLUS 10 bucks playing roulette. My luck had run out by the end, and so half of us left to Jim's apt in Davis to make dinner instead of paying 20 for the buffet. I never get my money's worth anyway. Getting a bit lazy to write more.. so for more details, read on Jim's blog. All in all, it was fun to get together again and literally do NOTHING, but watch the office. i think a few of them are hooked now. YES. Definitely need more of those.
[who can resist this cutie, right?!]




Ok, flight in the morning, I'm out.