My Labor Day Weekend Rant

I had a relatively, effortless, unproductive Labor Day weekend. It was nice to just lounge around the house with an arm full of furry critters with whiskered faces. Due to my lack of unproductive-ness, I haven't been inspired to write anything significant. Writers block, perhaps. I missed one of my good ol' friend's birthday dinner on Saturday evening because I had no car (I'm still car-less!) and didn't want to pester people into giving me rides. Would've been great to go because I wanted to show off the scars of my mosquito bites from Cambodia and Vietnam - bastard insects. So here I am, sitting in my office waiting for the legislatures to begins their floor session. It's currently 9:30am, they were suppose to start at 9am, these guys never start on time. *shakes head* Last night I saw a ripened large banana sitting on the kitchen counter and decided to whip up some good ol' fashion homemade banana bread. I'm so glad I did because now I have something healthy to snack on during the work hours rather than starving my buns off. I'd rather starve than feed my body cheap-processed-packaged snacks. I used to dislike how there are mini marts within 20 steps of my office building because I would mindlessly walk inside and walk out with $20+ worth of things I didn't need. I had no control over my ugly habits at the time. However, all that has changed when I started to...- when I began to...- ...hmm. I don't know why I stopped. Can a person really change their way of thought without much planning? O_O .::BREAKING NEWS::. Duvall removed from committee after vulgar comments caught on tape!!! He's an Assemblymember with the California legislature whom I've seen several times when I'm working, but I've never had any business to deal with his office since the organization I work for isn't one of his constituents. This is hilarious because it's making me wonder what exactly does "family values" mean these days when politicans like Duvall, keep repeating that phrase. Here's the article from sacbee if you're so interested in reading.

California State Fair - Weird Wild & Wacky

My short trip to the California State Fair was enjoyable as I was able to catch up with fellow friends who I haven’t seen in a month. The last time I saw SouVi and Khoun was back in late May on our crazy rafting adventure. I haven’t seen Richard since I left for my trip to South Asia. When I had gotten back to California, Richard was in Mississippi, visiting his parents. It’s funny how that worked out. Being the total foodie that I am, I was more excited about the fried goodness than the oddball theme for this year, which was “Weird Wild & Wacky.” I can’t help being a glutton. Although, this past year, I haven’t thought about food as being a pleasurable act but treating food more like fuel to energize me. This kind of behavior isn’t exactly forced, it was something that I just started doing and I noticed this behavior towards food when I was in Asia. This probably has to do with my part in giving up beef.

America, Philliam and I were the first to arrive out of our bunch. Since we were starving, there was no way that we were going to wait for everyone to get there so we headed over to the Jumbo Dog stand. Yes... It’s just what I needed (the Cars!!!! Reminisces on ‘80s childhood.) The corndog was delish, I devoured every bit of it while I annoyingly talked to someone on the phone. -___- By the time our groupie arrived, it was almost dusk. In the pictures, you can see the gorgeous skyline. I absolutely love the colors. I won’t bore you to death with the written account of what went on, so I’ll go ahead and post all the pictures so you can see what we did.

Concerns

There's something called privacy. I know that you know it. I haven't done anything to change it because there's a bit of trust that I still have in you and had hoped you would respect it. Seeing that you haven't, I'm a bit concerned about where your head is.

Friday Friday

I'll be at the California State Fair today. Can't wait for all the yummy food. I'll be documenting my short adventure.

Dingo

Look at this guy. He is just the cutest! I took this picture when he was underneath the bed, sleeping his cute little head off. He's not as affectionate as Cheetah, I think he's just shy and likes to be on his own. Although, he does give me the best massages when he's feeling affectionate. It may hurt because of his sharp claws, but it feels pretty good. Can you tell that the flash from my camera is disturbing his sleep? Also, in the fourth picture, I didn't even realize Cheetah was underneath the bed with him until I uploaded these pictures. She's probably wondering what the hell I'm doing and why am I not getting her treats. She's just a princess. -__-;

Car Shopping, the experience.

After my parents constant urging for me to get off my lazy butt, Philliam and I went to CarMax to do some research on what kind of car I should get. My parents were opposed to my CarMax visit, but I figured, since I want to start paying for my own car, then I should get a used one to help ME out. Parents... they are so bizarre. I did find some that I like, but they are way out of my price range and “need.’ This was at the Roseville CarMax, you know, just in case you have a good soul and decide to purchase something nice for me. Remember, I did have a terrible day yesterday. Well, I'm still feeling rather shitty today. =(

Those aren't the cars that I'm planning on getting, but WOW, right? I do want that Porsche Ceyenne someday. I even saw the 2007 Shelby that's posted on the CarMax website. Gorgeous, ain't she? Because CarMax had sold a lot of their cars that day, there wasn't much to look at when Philliam and I went there during the evening. I was hoping for some hybrid cars or any car that's good on gas. But I really want to hold on to my current broken car or buy the new model... urgh. After our car snooping, we were hungry little monkeys. We decided to visit his friend who owns a Thai restaurant in the area, but the problem was, he doesn't have her number in his new phone so trying to figure how the name, location, etc. was like finding a needle in the haystack. We even checked her facebook account to see if she posted her phone number on there, but all she had listed was her old disconnected number. So after an hour of searching and wasting gas, we decided to hit up downtown. It was a great idea because we had good 'ol soul food at Sandra Dee's and I saw a huge group of UCD students. It was nice. =) I took some pictures of the back side of a mechanics shop. I love downtown. I'm so glad I work in downtown. I'm still thinking about whether or not I should go to grad school in LA or stay in Sac. That's a topic for next time.

Who would have thought car shopping online would also be so boring, tiring, lame, makes-me-hungry, etc.?? That last picture is of me pretending to get into a car that I want. Can anyone figure out what kind of car that is? Since being back from my vacation, I have a lot of summer reading to catch up on. Someone signed me up for magazine subscriptions 3 months ago and I've been receiving them in bulk. I'd hate for the magazines to go to waste so I plan on reading them along with books that I purchased last year that I have yet to read. I can't wait when session slows down in 2 weeks! That means leisurely reading time. =)