Daily Update

Friday night was Jeremy's Roast. He's leaving to go back to school at byu, and wanted to have a 'see ya later' type party, which took place at Guito's. The food was spectacular, and the entertainment was fabulous. About 5-6 of Jeremy's close friends got up and made fun of him, or tearing him a 'new one', for a few minutes each. It was the funniest live comedy event that I've ever been at. By the end, my sides and laughing muscles hurt from busting up so much. They all dove back into Jeremy's past, pointing out quirks, oddities, and experiences they've had together. The funniest was when Hubble read from his 'journal', first about when he and Jeremy first met, and then from a few weeks ago. The way he told the story was hilarious.

After that Jessica and I stopped by the Movie party that the girls in the ward were hosting. It had just ended. We hung out for a little bit, then went for food at Carl's Jr. We caused a good amount of trouble there, while jeff tried to give life advice to everyone that would listen.

I was really lazy on Saturday. And I felt really good about it. I did however go downtown after I got up, around noon. As I had planned last week, I went to the Fabric district to purchase some backdrop fabric for the Shakespearean plays that are taking place this weekend (7pm Fri & Sat. Sawtelle Bldg.) This excursion begun by me stopping by the usc campus, my old stomping grounds. A lovely pit-stop before an afternoon of deal making. I stopped at a few different hole-in-the-wall places asking about different materials randomly. They were all my best fiends instantly. I would stand and ponder a color, price, or whatever, and the prices kept falling. So I figured I'd play it out more and more. Then as I would try to leave, bigger deals were made. They would throw out 'final offers' on the table, two or three times before I made it to the exiting door. The first place I stopped by turned out to be the best deal maker. Some Iranian dude. Determined to get the best deal possible I walked away from his place, but only to return after I couldn't soak anyone for anything better. (and I was still way over budget). I capped the afternoon off by treating myself to a glorious Bacon-wrapped-hot-dog.

In the evening a few of us went to see Transformers at the Fox lot. Its still a really cool show. I can't wait for a sequel. Jeff and I then made our way to the store to prepare for tomorrow. I just went to grab a few things, but apparently he was shopping for the next two months. On the way out of the store Josh called and was wondering where we had been. We both pointed out to him that we BOTH had called, and left messages or text messages. But we were quickly reminded that he "doesn't do messages". But all met up at my place to hang out, and to watch Jackass and Die Hard. The Beans later joined us as well, keeping us all entertained late into the night, with plenty of movie viewing, gossip and hearsay.

Jim M told us that he's moving out next Saturday, so Eric and I need someone very soon. As he's going away, he hired Consuela and Maria to come and clean our apartment. Now its super clean. Hopefully it will last.

The next morning I decided that it might be in my best interest to try to go running. So I did. It was hot, sunny, and there were lots of people roaming the grassy planes. It wasn't my best time, thats for sure. It may have even been one of my worst recorded time, at 18:41. It had been a few days since I had been our to stretch the legs. So I was planning on taking it easy. Today my jaunt was that of a meandering zebra. Almost as if he was lost, not caring whether he was going in the right direction. None the less, I still had to fight off some of the hidden foes around the desert tree line, near the great forest. by the end I was completely exhausted, and I had to go around the long way due to the farmers market. I think that in my few days off my muscles are suffering from atrophy, so I must now work out another schedule to repair that.

After church we had dinner at Veteran. I invited a bunch of people over there. It was really fun, and nice and quiet compared to how it normally is on Sundays. Jeff made Chicken, I made Green Beans and rolls, and Kristen made Souffle. It was all Super-Fantastic! At the end I was trying to help Kristen make the chocolate souffle stuff, but I think I was just annoying her, which is understandable, because of last week it was determined that guys aren't very capable of making these little bits of Joy, not as much as girls are anyway. These little baked treats could be described as little bits of heaven come down to show our belly's what heaven will taste like. Wow. They are fluffy and creamy at the same time. As you take a bite the flavor radiates from each little morsel as it touches your tongue, just like slipping into a cold pool on a hot summer day. Each piece doesn't need to be chewed, it simply breaks apart and dances down your throat until it finds a happy little home in your stomach. Its a blissful sensation. Not only that, but accompanying each bite are heavenly choirs singing loudly in the distance, songs like Handle's Messiah, or Ode to Joy. Like I've said, WOW. I can't wait until next time. Currently my level of desert skill is more like a Friendly Handshake. I have many months, or even years, to train to achieve such a Masterful 'Kristen-like' level of cooking/baking skill.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Lunch was sponsored by In n Out.

I'm still listening to Harry right now. The lady in pink is a huge menace. I hope
someone does something about her soon! She's a real 'Witch'.