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| 10 nov 2001 hey people.� i always try to update on fridays, but lately i haven't gotten the chance or motivation.� but hey!� i'm updating on a saturday!� i just woke up, and it's about 1:45 now. guess what i'm holding in my hands in the picture above!� click on it!� can you believe they make this stuff?� who the hell would buy it? so thursday, i found out jay (who was supposed to see _monsters, inc._ with me) was gonna bail on the movie to hang out with margaret at blue chalk, so i went to see it with sonya instead.� dude.� it was a great movie!� i was most impressed with the way they animated sully's fur.� it looked so plush that i wanted to harvest his hairs and make myself a nice muppet pillow.� and the door concept that was expanded to a visually stunning sequence near the end was also very impressive. there were some _good_ previews during that movie.� first, there was _harry potter_.� then there was _lord of the rings_.� my god.� my GOD.� liv tyler looks so hot in that movie that i could... i dunno.� she's just HOTT.� and she more than deserves that second 't'. but anyways, you know probably know which preview i was anticipating the most... yup.� _star wars_.� but it never came during the preview sequence!� when the "century theaters" intro came on, i got really pissed off, because i thought that was the end of the previews.� then the disney logo came up, and up popped a preview.� i thought this was the star wars one, so i raised my arms in triumph.� but then, it turned to be some lame _peter pan_ sequel.� i was dejected. but then... the lucasfilm logo came on, and i let out this whoop.� the people behind me chuckled.� i know, i've seen it before on tv, but seeing the episode II preview on the big screen just made me so... excited!� and there were light sabers!� and there was natalie portman!� (she's HOTT, too!) *sigh*� i know i promised never to do what i did with _episode I_ (which is get to the theater at 11pm the day before opening day, and watch a midnight showing), but i think i just might do it again if somebody's willing to do it with me.� for some reason, i think this one will be much better.� i heard it's gonna be dark.� nice! my back still hurts.� so friday morning, i got up at 9:15 (which means i only slept a measly 7 hours compared to 14 the day before), and went to my chiropractor.� it popped some of my vertebrae, and i instantly felt better.� but by the time i walked to my car, the pain returned.� *shrug* and then i headed off to fucking fremont for my interview with crosslayer networks.� i dunno.� there's something unimpressive about the company, and what's worse, the work they want me to do isn't what i want to do at the beginning.� i want to design first, but they want me to do verification for a few months before the new design cycle starts off.� plus, it's in FREMONT.� yes, even though it's reverse commute, i don't want to cross the dumbarton bridge twice every single day. but, right now, it's the only prospect i've got.� my favorite, teradiant, fell through.� they e-mailed me that i wasn't matching their qualifications, which made me really sad because i thought i actually did ok on the phone interview.� so that bummed me out on friday.� because i'm basically back to square one after TWO WEEKS of looking.� *ARGH* alan came down yesterday.� he, i, jay, and jeremy met up (which was really nice to have half the drawgroup reunited on such short notice) at chili's.� i had the country fried steak, which was so much food i yacked in the parking lot in front of two people who must have been horrified.� but dude.� the southwestern egg rolls are really good.� i recommend them. after dinner, we went and watched the second half of the stanford women's soccer team.� kate's sister is the goalie, so i felt like i was practically related to the team.� :)� "hey!� my friend's sister in-law is the goalie!"� it was pretty interesting.� i mean, i don't really like soccer, but i do watch the world cup games, and this one was pretty lively.� those girls are fucking FIT, man.� they run and motor like crazy, and there was this one girl on the stanford girl who i affectionately called "tank girl."� because she was BUILT. then, alan and i caught a late showing of _training day_.� very dark.� it was good to see denzel washington tackle an evil role.� although i can't say that i particularly liked the movie.� i like more gunplay and fights and stuff.� the drama was kind of flat, because the characters weren't very dynamic since they stayed faithful to their expository premises.� oh well.� plus, the black slang that denzel used seemed a little off for some reason.� he kept calling people "dog," and it just sounded outdated or monotonous.� i just wasn't convinced that he was ghetto enough for his character. but today... it's drizzling.� *sigh*� AND.� a big plan of mine fell through.� i call it "big" because it involved me driving up to the city, which is something i never want to do.� but anyways, i was supposed to have lunch with rita up in the city and hang out for a bit.� but, at 10 this morning, i got a call from my cell, and the moment i saw it was her, i knew something was up.� so she bailed on me.� *sobs*� damn.� jay's on call all day today, so i made these plans with rita so i'd have something cool to do.� and now it's 2, and i'm just sitting at home.� shit.� RAAR.� i'm tired of people flaking on me.� what IS that all about?� RAAR i bought $120 worth of cd's yesterday at tower before going to dinner.� i guess i went kind of out of control.� that's also where i found the eminem action figure in the picture above.� and then, i went next door to tower books and got the 3rd installment of _harry potter_ as well as _the fellowship of the ring_.� i guess i might as well read it before the movie comes out because it's been so long since i read _the lord of the rings_.� i swear, it's such a good series.� i was just holding off on buying the books again because i own this beautiful hardback boxed set at home. liv tyler.� damn.� *swoon* see, i have never really liked liv tyler.� i thought she was striking, but she never did it for me.� i thought she was just a pretty girl with nothing interesting about her.� but in the preview, she has this little scar on her forehead.� and that, to me, means she's vulnerable, and therefore, endearing.� and i just want to fold her up and put her in my pocket so i can carry her with me everywhere.� :)� weird how an imperfection like a scar can make me like a person more, huh? ok.� i'm gonna call up some friends and see if they want to do anything.� i'm sick of hanging out at home by myself.� that's what the jobless weekdays are for, dammit. |
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