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i feel large. we just finished thanksgiving dinner at my place and alls i gots to say is.... butter: the other white meat.

happy thanksgiving y'all.

Jared introduced me to Half Price Books today, bless his soul. i fucking love this place. how did i not know about it? i walked away with 7 nearly mint condition books (well except for one fraggled ass number that looked too good to pass up) for under $20. fuckin right on.

on a slightly less nerdy note, Geoff's cocktail party tonight should be fun. i'm excited. i've been working so much lately that my social life has been, well, nonexistant. i even had my slacks pressed... and i can't wait to test out my new [$200 cough] shoes out in a non-work setting. yeehaw.

ok that's all. i thought those things lj-worthy, bye now.

my god Sigur Ros was awesome tonight. i liked them so much better this time at The Paramount. when they played at The Moore i was way up in the balcony and the whole band looked like a bunch of little (cute skinny icelandic little, mind you) stick figures. this time i was up close, quite close.... and it was excellent. woooo is that drummer cute. i especially like the part where their lead sung into the hollow of his guitar to get an echo effect. i must have missed that at the last show, or else he didn't do it. i liked it though. or when they switched instruments between songs. i mean i could barely handle learning one instrument (which i've done, and tried to do again recently), let alone several. to see the drummer get up and walk across the stage to the xylophone, and then see the bassist sit down and start playing the drums... damn. they have so much raw talent. it gives me shivers.

i was just looking at my last few entries and realized i sound like one angry individual. oh livejournal....

anyways, here's a deep and moving survey i filled out last night after work.



. father thinks i am: nice, funny, fatally optimistic (i think he's fatally pessimistic. it's funny really.)
. mother thinks: i have a good head on my shoulders but i'm not artsy enough. i think she wishes i was thom yorke. which cracks me up.
. things you are often complimented for: eyes, smile, work ethic
. you get embarrassed when: i say dumb shit
. makes you happy: waking up early when i don't have to be anywhere, snowboarding, reading, gettin' shit done!, not being the only goofball in the room
. upsets you: when a shit load of yard work piles up and then... i have to do it. dishonesty. theft. injustice in general.

yes or no...
. you keep a diary: eh sorta. it's more of semi-annual get-stoned-and-write-something type of diary... which works for me.
. you like to cook: i should probably learn
. you have a secret you have not shared with anyone: yes
. you bite your fingernails: gahh. no.
. you believe in love: yup.

Who is...?
The weirdest person you know: there are so many people who wish they were the wierdest person i know. ha. i'm gonna go with my little brother's piano teacher, he's a fucking wingnut.
the Loudest Person you Know: vy's pretty loud :D
Your close friends: oh ya know...
the Person that Knows the Most about you: outside the family: julian.
the last image/thought when you go to sleep with: shit i dunno.
inside joke: mexican yodeling! ai yi yi!

Do You...?
have a(any) crush(es): sure. if i tell you though you've gotta get the two of us on a date. then pay for it.
think you were ever loved by someone: yea
want to get married: maybe eventually
have piercings/where?: not anymore, both ears
get motion sickness: nope
think you're a health freak: no. that sounds kind of extreme. i think the only health freak i've ever known was my weight-training teacher at sccc a few years ago. she was great, dunno if i'd wanna take our relationship outside the weight room though.
get along with your parents: mostly, we've had some rough spots though

SCREEN NAMES: bydesign
SIGN: aries
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: dark brown
CURRENT HAIR COLOR: dark brown
EYE COLOR: dark brown

( FAVORITES )
COLOR: black, white, grey, blue
DAY: yea i dunno.
MONTH: october
SONG: too many to list.
FOOD: fresh seafood, good thai
SEASON: fall
SPORT: snowboarding, tennis (shuttup kiel, i was kickin ass when you weren't looking)
DRINK: orange or pineapple juice.
ALCOHOL: vodka, good scotch
VEGGIE: lettuce, zuchinni, red bells, spinach, okra, nachos
PERSON: hillary, will, carlton, ya know... the gang.

( PREFERENCES )
CUDDLE OR MAKE OUT? depends
CHOCOLATE MILK, OR HOT CHOCOLATE? hot chocolate
MILK, DARK, OR WHITE CHOCOLATE? milk chocolate
VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE?vanilla

( IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU.... )
CRIED? no
BOUGHT SOMETHING? yea
GOTTEN SICK? no
GONE TO THE MOVIES? yup. i just saw batman begins today at the IMAX. pretty good movie.
GONE OUT FOR DINNER? how could i forget wendy's with vy? we got matching his-and-hers spicy chicken sandwiches. it was excellent.
SAID I LOVE YOU? i don't think so, at least not seriously
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER? it's been forever since i did that
TALKED TO AN EX? nope
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL? nope
TALKED TO SOMEONE YOU CRUSH ON? nope
HAD A SERIOUS TALK? yes
MISSED SOMEONE? yes
HUGGED SOMEONE? yes
FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS? nope
FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND? nope

Would You Ever..
1. Eat a bug? why not. kill it up, fry it up, serve it up. s'what i always say.
2. Bungee jump? yes
3. Hang glide? hell yea
4. Kill someone? no
5. Have sex with someone of the same sex? i'm gonna go out on a limb here and say yes. ha.
6. Parachute from a plane? i so want to
7. Walk on hot coals? now that's just crazy talk.
8. Go out with someone for their looks? eh i have in the past. who knows? maybe i 'll do it again sometime.
11. For their reputation? at my age? really now...
12. Be a vegetarian? i don't see it
13. Wear plaid with stripes? probably not
14. IM a stranger? eh
15. Sing karaoke? it'll happen someday. be ready.
17. Shoplift? i've done it in the past.... i dunno. maybe.
18. Run a red light? heavens to betsy a RED LIGHT!?
19. Star in a porn video? not one of my top ten aspirations. or top one hundred even. won't rule it out though... maybe with a sig other.
20. Dye your hair blue? maybe, not likely though
21. Be on Survivor? reality tv bores me.
22. Wear makeup in public? meh.
23. NOT wear makeup in public? i could probably swing that.
24. Cheat on a test? yes.
25. Make someone cry? eh. i feel pretty pathetic when i make people cry. and then there's all that snot you gotta think about.
26. Call your math teacher a motherxxxxxx? if s/he was one.
27. Kick a baby? if i was swimming and a baby whale attacked me i'd kick it.
28. Date someone more than ten years older than you? maybe i'd do it again... maybe.
29. Cuss out a priest? yea. especially if he touched me in my regions.
30. Take a job as a janitor? i'd like to avoid that if at all possible.
31. Wear a tho-tho-tho-tho-thong? yea um no
32. Stay up all through the night? once again, crazy talk.
33. Drink straight espresso? i've been known to pull a decent shot
34. Betray a friend? nah, not purposefully at least
35. Go for a friends sibling? probably not for a drunken lay or something like that... the more serious stuff is harder to control. that's tough.
36. Run away? yes
37. Go out w/ someone you hardly knew? like for ice cream? oh sure.
38. Be on Jerry Springer? god no. ok... maybe. and just for good xmas card photo-ops.
39. Have a one night stand? yes
40. Give an ex a 2nd chance? depends on who
41. Date a friend? done that.
42. Kidnap your friends kid: what the fuck.
43. Dress as a clown in public? sure
44. Dress up as any weird character? as long as it won't lead to me getting kicked in the nuts
45. Go on a blind date? not a big fan of those. whenever somebody says "oh but s/he's so cute", i just smile and assume they're drunk.
46. Be on the Bachelor/Bachelorette? hell no
47. Jump off a cliff? yea. i don't wanna get kilt though.
48. Pick up a hitch-hiker? probably not.

omg so many people have those dumb ass 'support our troops' stickers. i'm gonna make me one: support my checkin' account! yeehaw.

stockton sucks. almost as bad as fresno. the highlight of our stay here in the beautiful central california valley has been... red lobster. gahh.

ok, more to come.

omg today i saw the most g'd out cadillac escalade you've ever seen run over the TINIEST dog i've ever seen. wanna know what's even more fucked up? all i could think when i saw it was: "my truck is BIG.... my wheels go BLING... BLING BLING... *squish*... BLING... BLING BLING. oh i'm going to hell...

...syke. t-mobile needs to lick my nuts. i've been waiting a week for my new phone to arrive, since losing my old one, and now that it has arrived i see that it has no sim card. cute. i wouldn't be so pissed if i didn't call their cust svc line and receive an oh-so-affirmative "yes sir, you'll be receiving your phone complete w/ sim card and ready for use"... which must be tmobile-nese for "hell no you won't be getting a sim card. stupid."

at least this random ass bit of drew-goodness cheered me up:

www.toothpastefordinner.com

daaaamn gina. absinthe. now that is some crazy shit.

so some of you have been asking why i never write in here. well shazam, here ya go....

lately i've been good. the last few weeks hanging out with vy (ms_mischief) have been a blast. our crusade to ferret out the best happy hours in the city has been coming along nicely, as have our weekly trips to greenlake.

last weekend folklife with ms_mischief , mynameisjulian , and kiel was fun. though i definitely got my annual fill of hippies, drums, drums, drums, and stinky people (see again: hippies). thank god for our specially mixed and oh-so-refreshing 'Holla Tea'. kiel's "kids" (he teaches youth in the city hip-hop/urban dance) were great too. the organization he works with put on a performance showcasing these kids' talents. i was blown away. there were kids up there rhyming, singing, and dancing (and damn well), all with their own material. i was particualrly blown away by this one middle-school girl from bellingham who came up and read her poetry. she was seriously talented. seriously. made my day. it was good to see these kids up there promoting knowledge and personal growth and all that while just doing their thing and enjoying themselves.

tuesday was also interesting. i went to seattle university to hear state rep. jim mcdermott speak about AIDS, school fees in the third world, and the close relation between the two. i had never heard mcdermott speak before that, so i was anticipating a good evening. and it was good listening to him recount his experience working for the state department (i didn't know that he'd spent a sizable chunk of his career working in africa before he joined the legislature) and giving his point of view on how to get more involved with your congressmen and women, however i was less than enthused when he left after the first 40 mins and the event turned into a grassroots effort to garner support for the group that organized the event. i'll be the first to admit i wasn't in the mood for that.

also, it looks like i'm getting a car soon :D my grandpa called a couple of weeks ago saying he wanted to give me this '95 ford escort he's got sitting around. i said hell yea. wheels. sweet. funny thing is i've never seen him drive anything that wasn't the size of a small river barge, and an escort's pretty small, so where he got this i do not know. i guess i should ask him....maybe he got it at a police auction. maybe i should check under the dash for fun substances.

ok, that's all. "drawn together" is on and i just heard somebody say we're here to kill you're vagina , so i'm gonna go watch that.