2nd Saturday Art Walk

I am lagging on my blog. I'll try to make sure this won't happen again. October 11, which was the second Saturday of the month, I attended my second Art Walk. But this one wasn't as fun as the one I had gone to in September. Funny thing is that I went with the group that I would describe as "really fun!" but I honestly didn't enjoy this event as much as I thought I would. I didn't even see any art! >=( The only good thing about that particular night was running into my old boss. It was soo good to see her again! She looks the same after having two gorgeous half Vietnamese and half Laotian baby girls. Horay for mixed people! I'm being a little bit biased since I'm mixed. So on to 2nd Saturday, once I met up with my groupies at Peet's Coffee, we hit up Streets of London Pub on J and 18th. They got their drinks on while I sat around yakking away. Do you see the funny thing about this picture??? The ball of the beanie is on another guy's thigh? haha!!! ...fine, i'll take my head out of the dirty gutter. >=( Stupid Rich. He always ruin my pictures... I can't be too mad at him since I ruined this picture too. >_< I like yellow.... O_O Phil looks like he's making fun of my Asian eyes. Those last two pictures were taken at Starbucks after we left Streets of London Pub. It was just too crowded! Afterwards, we left downtown Sacramento to hit up a bar with karaoke! I didn't sing. I was too busy getting my "lame thing" on. XD I'm aware of the fact that this isn't a real blog since all I have are pictures... But like I said, I didn't really enjoy this particular 2nd Saturday Art Walk event so I have nothing to say about it. I think it's also the last Art Walk of the year. I have to apologize for the pictures being of such bad quality. I didn't check my camera settings before taking pictures. I'm also too lazy to photoshop the pictures. But at least I took the time to upload 'em! This is a rather sloppy post, but I don't feel too bad about it. hehee Now I gotta do some reading for my Modern Middle East class. =)

Dentist Visit

I've been bad! I have not blogged since my last post of my local Walmart bathroom. I've been busy with school and sleep. Did I ever mention how much of a lazy bum I am? So last Friday, I made a trip to see my dentist regarding my cavity. I know, it's horrible! A grown girl in her early 20s with a cavity? I swear, I brush, floss, scrap, and gurgle with mouthwash every night, apparently, it wasn't enough. The assistance told me that I would need to floss and rinse after every meal and stay away from sweets. Good grief. Might as well deprive me of all food. -__- Here are some fun pictures I took while waiting for the stupid assistance to set everything up. The assistant was actually my brother. The other times he assisted on me, he was rather rough. I remember he wouldn't wipe away my drool and slobber. Other times he would just jab things into the back of my throat. Jerk. Well this visit, he was much more gentle, which was weird. While waiting for the dentist, both he and I discussed politics and how low the dow was (-600 points!!!). 1) Freshly sanitized tools for picking my cavity. =D 2) X-rays of my teeth. 3) Me 30 minutes after. As you can see, the left side of my face is still numb and paralyzed. I went to Nugget for some fresh produce and the worker gave me some cheese for tasting and I kept drooling due to the medicine. He ended up making me purchase a huge wad of that particular cheese since he thought I loved it. haha funny. Btw, the cheese tasted okay once I got all of my taste buds back. Yes, very interesting Friday. -___-;

My unusual Walmart visit

Several nights ago, I made a quick run to my local Walmart. When I entered the parking lot, the very first thing I noticed were the mass amount of luxury vehicles sitting comfortably in front of Walmart. I don't believe I have ever seen that many luxury cars parked in a Walmart center. It was a surprise to me. So I parked my car in between my homies, Benz and Saab, and made my way across the lot to the Walmart entrance. As I trot my way along, I was taking count of how many luxury vehicles I had walked past (yes, I was that intrigue with this unusual event). Then I pass by some guy, who looked to be around my age, sitting in the trunk of his Mazda.

He calls out to me. "Aye yo, would you like to buy some sunglasses? Versace, Gucci, Vuitton, Coach, Fendi, Baby Phat..."

His list of (most likely, fake) designer goods were rather long. I told him I wasn't interested and continued to make my way along while he was still naming off the brands of sunglasses.

Then he yells out, "How about a black man?"

I stopped dead in my tracks, spun around to face him with a look of confusion on my face. I walked towards him, slowly (I was already pretty far from him since I have this habit of speed-walking), with a dumbfounded expression on my face. Once I was at a safe distance from him that was enough for me to speak without yelling and far enough to run away if the need arises, I politely told him, "No thank you. I can only afford to feed myself, so I cannot buy a black man from you tonight."

Smirking with cleverness from my (stupid) response, I turned to walk my usual fast pace walk, he shouts after me, "I know you don't got a black man at home. You gon need one real soon."

Ignoring him, I continued to walk. I forget to say my usual "hello" to the customer service rep that stands at the entry door since I was too busy thinking about what he just said. Why am I going to need a black man “real soon”? Let alone, why do I need a man? That was unusual. Anyway... I reEaaaAAAaallllly had to pee. So I hit the banos and saw the MOST DISGUSTING BATHROOM EVER!!!!

I have never seen Walmart's bathroom THAT dirty. Yes, it is usually dirty, but not as dirty as it was that night. All the toilets had "stuff" in it, in which someone(s) did not flush. So I go to the far end stalls on the left to check which looked cleanest and settled on the second stall on the far left. I flushed the nasty "stuff" and use triple-multiple seat coverings and squat as I did my business. No way in HECK am I going to place my bare bottom on that filthy seat, regardless of how many toilet seat coverings I had packed on. With the bathroom looking as trashy as ever, I noticed that the bathroom smelled rather pleasant. Like... spices and pine nuts and happy raccoons. As I pondered that, I looked up and saw a huge red net sack with pine cones in them. Yes, very decorative for such a filthy bathroom. At least it didn’t smell like shit.

As I was finishing up my business (I drink a lot of liquids, so I usually pee for that long), I hear two ladies walk in and exclaiming about how filthy the bathroom was. So yes, the bathroom was filthy and it wasn't just me and my clean standards judging Walmart. Something’s up at Walmart.

I walked out of the stalls and did my hand washing routine for 30 seconds and one of the ladies is looking into the first stall on the right.

She sees me looking at her and shouts “Come see this!”

Shrugging, I walk over to her show-and-tell. She uses her middle finger and points to the left side of the toilet. There on the floor besides the toilet were a huge-mongo amount of toilet paper, but sitting proudly on top of that huge-mongo amount of toilet paper was…

… a huge ball of toilet paper covered in brownish-green goo.

There goes my dinner. I ended up barfing in the sink. Thank goodness the sink was automatic because it washed away the evidence I had for dinner (I eat too much junk food). Seriously, what was wrong with this bathroom that night? I checked the cleaning schedule and saw that it was cleaned at least 3 hours from the time I was using it. I thanked the lady and walked out of the bathroom while she exclaims over the cleaning schedule.

That was unusual. I’ve never seen that bathroom in that state. I’m glad it didn’t stink! Well, my visit to Walmart ended as a happy one. I picked up the items that fell under my shopping list: witch hazel, toothpaste, mouth rinse, bikini wax, baby oil, reese’s whopper, loti-… wait a minute. What is this? Ensure? Ensure on sale?! Holy moly! Is it close to it’s expiration date? No. Well then. Better stock up on that good stuff! YUM.

So my Walmart visit was rather unusual, don't you think?

Ticked Off

I am frustrated with the lack of communication with a seller on ebay. I purchased a brand new battery for my powerbook g4. The seller stated in their ad that the battery lasts 5 hours. I paid $80 for the miracle battery and shipping was free. Once I received the new battery, out of giddyness, I decided to test the battery to see if it may last longer than 5 hours. To my disappointment, the battery lasted for exactly 3 hours. I figured that since it's still new, I have to give it a few charging sessions before it would perform at it's full capability. Sadly, after charging and uncharging the battery for about 3 cycles in a row, the battery still lasted for 3 hours. I emailed the seller asking if I had received one of their regular replacement battery by mistake instead of the superior 5 hour replacement battery. She replied back giving me instructions on how to cycle the battery and that I would need to do that for 7 cycles. Excited, once again, I tried the cycling process. This time I've done is more than a dozen times within a week. No changes. Disappointed, I emailed the seller again. Waited for 3 full business days with no reply. So I sent another, waiting about 4 days. No reply. This is the message from the ebay seller's page of the battery I had purchased:

"We are honest eBay Power Seller and always hope to serve our customers best. But accident be happened once in a while. No matter what the issue is, please kindly contact us by email firstly. In order to let you satisfied absolutely, we will solve the problem for you without delay! However, if you still are not satisfied after communication, to leave neutral or negative feedback also no later than."

Riiiiiiight......... -___-; So by neaving negative feedback, it would help me get my $80 back or a real 5hour replacement battery? No. After waiting around for another week and still doing the cycling sessions hoping a miracle would extend the life of the battery, I decided that I've been patient enough and now it is time to take action. I filed a dispute 5 minutes ago. This is so frustrating. I really need to take my laptop to classes and my old battery is dead. I also don't want to carry the charger around because there is a reason why I have a mobile laptop and that is to not be hooked up to an outlet. Gosh, so frustrating. >_<

Lehman Brothers Crisis

Richard Fuld, you are a prick! Can you honestly bs your way out of this in front of the house of committee?? for christ sakes!!! you deserve that nickname, Dick. i'm fuming with anger! >_< *there was a picture of him here, but i took it down* this is unbelievable... is anyone else watching him testify in front of the house of committee? Can you believe how he spends his money? He makes Doolittle look like a saint. >=( **Edit I'm starting to feel bad for for Dick... The the House oversight and gov't reform committee are really brutal in asking him questions and reminding him that he's testifying under oath. Why must I feel bad for criminals?? ok.. criminals is a bit harsh of a word to use. I'll call him by his real name, Dick. Goodness, they sure are grilling him!

Oktober Fest 2008

WARNING! Picture overload! I had a blast yesterday! Being the loser I am, I kept telling my friends I should leave to study after 2pm then meet up with them later at 5pm, but unfortunately that did not happen as I was dragged all around downtown with a bunch of drunks. See the picture stories for yourself! We attended the Brew It Up VIP event hosted by sacdine.com from 12pm - 2pm. There were complimentary appetizers of sausages, krauts, fried veggies, giant pretzels, and many different sauces. Also many different kinds of German beers for 2 bucks! I tried several dunkels and found that I actually like dark beer. I also tried the Orange Blossom Blond, but hated the taste. I'm lacking pictures of the VIP event since I was too busy stuffing my face with appetizers. Here are my friends chattin' up a storm while I clumsily take pictures of the 'special VIP' event. Look at that drunkie, Richard. Sacdine.com also had prizes. I found it unfair that I didn't win anything, yet two people within my party did. A bit unfair since I was the one who invited ALL OF THEM. eh... It's not too big of a deal. I had my free appetizers, I was happy with that and the 2 buck German beer. w00t! Group picture of the boys. I wish I had gotten a picture of all of us, but I wasn't thinking. I had studying and food on my mind. Picture of the sacdine.com staff who were kind enough to stop by our table and introduce themselves. I forgot his name, but the tall man in black gave out prizes on behalf of sacdine.com. The little boy is adorable!!! The second picture is one member of my groupie getting his prize. damn him... The tall man giving out the prizes is also the guide who does the Sac Grub Crawl, I've been wanting to do one of those since I've been single. (wow, that sounds depressing) We left after 2pm, since the VIP kick off party was done but it would reconvene with the actual party after 9pm - 2am. We decided to allow some of my buddies to sober up so we walked around downtown and then we ended up at the mall, le sigh. The first picture was pretty random. I saw the word vagina and forced my friend in the picture. Here I am trying on men's clothing (what's new...) with Eric. idiots We made a quick visit to Evangeline, but I didn't take any pictures since I was eating a big cinnamon roll. =( The guys were hungry so they left us for PF Changs. The girls decided to hang around downtown until 5pm then head over to Sacramento Turn Verein. I was really excited since this is what I consider a real Oktober Festival! I had loads of fun and the food was filling. YUUMMMY!!!! Beer is what brings my friends together. Here is Mermaid taking a bite out of the homemade gingerbread cake. (Mermaid - do you have any left??? Save me a quarter piece if you haven't yet finished it!!! This is a command.) There were two live bands playing. The one downstairs played old German folk music and upstairs, they played old 90s hits. A urinal in the co-ed bathroom!!! I had never been that close to a urinal before, so that was quite an experience! HAHAA My two cute friends dancing to German folk music! I thought it was too adorable. We ended our night by visiting Golden Bear and True Love cafe. Then we settled on Yummy Guide to feed my glutton ass. Again, no pictures of the food because my mind is not always on taking pictures, it's always on food. Sometimes, my hunger pangs are quite embarrassing. =( I enjoyed my first outing of Oktober fest. Next year, Mermaid and I will be ready with our dirndls and cash so we can treat poor Arlene. I really need to start carrying cash! The best thing about this event was when Mermaid realized she doesn't want to kill men anymore. Goodness. Her and German men... -__-; Special thanks to Sacdine.com and Sou V for the invite at Brew It Up! =) Now I need to make up on my lost study time. Auf Wiedersehen! Violet Btw, I'm not getting paid nor am I receiving complimentary dinners for crediting sacdine.com several times, I'm just very enthusiastic and love to give credit where it's due. Although, I hope they won't file a lawsuit against me for speaking too good of them.