KIN6WEN'S DAILYdish.
MAYdish. (cont.)

SATURDAY, May 31, 2003
WHEW. GREAT DAY... For the first time since April 28th this year...the Washington, DC area was all sunshine from morning till nightfall yesterday. It was pretty weird. I was beginning to think that we were in Seattle. But yeah, DC had some great weather yesterday, and everyone and their mother came out to play. WHICH kinda sucked, cause my birthday "celebration #2" was last night, and we had it in Washington Harbor. Let me just tell you that the patios were PACKED. And I'm talkin' SARDINES. Even the restaurants were packed to the rim. It was MADNESS. It all could've been a damper to the whole evening, but I was in the company of dear ol' friends...so that totally made every little annoyance worthwhile. Dinner and drinks at Sole', laughter and stuff with friends, and just a whole lotta-lotta. I felt bad, though, cause afterwards it was pretty much "heh" since the patios were PACKED with people. I guess everyone decided that tonight would be the night to celebrate, great weather and all. When we finally left Sole', Ning and Adeh - and their buns - had just made it. And just as soon, we decided to "break" for the evening. A car of us went to HOME, while the rest of the gang went their separate ways. But I guess it all was for the better since it was just WHACK out in G-town. You wouldn't have wanted to be walking OR driving in that mess.
But muchas gracias to all those who made it...!! Esp. to Florence, who helped set everything up. Luv ya, boo!! Thanks to Currita, Marz, Shanta, Rehe, Marx, Joie, Steve, and Kenese for comin' out...and thanks also to Ning, Cecil, Adeh, and Nor for makin' it, too. Even if we only got to "meet and greet" each other. Ahhh... it's all good. Thanks, you guys... *wink*
So out with the old, and on with the new... June is literally just around the corner. Bring it.

FRIDAY, May 30, 2003 (a little later...)
YUCK. I am pretty much disgruntled about something so trife; I don't even know why I'm making mention of it here, but right now it's on my mind. My office building, the Chester Arthur Building (CAB for short) is located right outside of Chinatown, in an area that I un-lovingly call "CONDOM ALLEY." Why do I call it "condom alley," you ask? Well, let me tell you. All over the different parking lots, walk ways, streets and what have you there are used and abused condoms EVERYWHERE. I kid you NOT. They come in all sizes, ribbed or not-ribbed, in all colors (blue, yellow, green, black, clear, and even glow-in-the-dark hues), some are broken, some are not, some are somewhat "full," while others are bone-dry. It's just freakin' disgusting to me. I mean, despite my Christian beliefs and such...I'm all for the use of protection. In this day and age you just DON'T KNOW what the deal is with the "average joe." So I actually encourage any man or woman who is going to have sex to BE PROTECTED, but at the same time...be RIGHT about when/where you discard that ish... Seriously. NO SERIOUSLY.
It just makes me wonder... I figure that these used condoms were probably part of some "happenings" from the previous night, or nights. I know that no one is doing that ish out here in pure DAYLIGHT. Then again...I guess you'd never know. But in all seriousness, what the heck are you people thinking comin' out to this semi-ghetto place, where there's a church, a parochial school, and a day care center, to get BUSY? I mean - WHERE are you people doing it? In the parking lots at night? In the grass, or what's left of the grass? Are you doing it in cars, beside cars, or up against the light poles? I swear... I find these condoms like anywhere possible, and it's disgusting. Besides that, there's like broken glass everywhere. Why would you want to go out here and get it on when you could be totally putting yourself in all kinds of danger? I highly doubt that people from the nearby apartments are dookin' then comin' outside to "drop" their ish. Or I doubt that people are having condom drive-bys, throwing out their ish when they're done with an hour or two of in-the-coche nangin'...! I'm sorry. But AIN'T no one want to be walkin' around your dried-up ish. NO one wants to see your penile coverings out on the streets, and no one wants to even imagine what kind of madness is going on here at night. This place is dirty, dark, scary - by night; and a veritable part of the U.S. workforce, and very family-oriented - by day. Leave your dirt in yo' own hood, or do that ish in your own BEDROOM, KITCHEN, LIVING ROOM, BATHROOM...GARAGE! WHEREVER the heck it is that you want to do it at. O-K?! REALLY!!
I'm grossly pissed because i almost stepped on a few of those things today. If those things were snakes, no pun intended, I would've been BIT.
Aside from the condom madness, I just had a fat lunch. I had a sandwich from Popeye's. I know you're thinking, "How the hell jigga gon' go to Popeye's and eat a sandwich?!" Well, JiGgA didn't wanna be smackin' his lips and sh*t eating some greasy-ass chicken, OK?! And he sure as hell didn't wanna eat no McDonald's (that was yesterday's lunch... LOL). So yeah, I went to Popeye's. I went to the one in the mall, Pentagon City...where I bought something. Yep, I bought a shirt. Go figure. Me and my shopping. Now how the heck would I go into that place without getting something? LOL. Hey, at least I got something to wear tonight.
Condoms, fat-food, new shirts... so what's next?!

FRIDAY, May 30, 2003
LEBANESE TAVERNA. So I admit, I love the place. (did you hear that, loren?! i LOVE Lebanese Taverna!!) After work yesterday, I met-up with Marz @ Target (in potomac yards). We were pickin' up little things: cards, baby/kids gifts, chapstick, camera bags (ahahah), etc. This is like a weekend of celebrations within the familia, so we had to handle that. We couldn't find anything else @ Target, so we headed to Pentagon Row. We went to World Market - SCORE! I got my cousin this little wok/cooking set. It's the coolest. Shoot, if I had my own kitchen I'd want one for myself. Actually, I'd want the whole sushi serving set. I even want a freakin' sushi bar! But anyway. Then we had the hardest time finding gifts for our one cousin who has just graduated. BOO. We like to make fun of her, and tease her, just cause we think she's the "snobbiest" of all the cousins. But we love her ever-so-much... (rolls-eyes) ---SYKE! But yeah, we wanted to give her something out-of-the-norm. Marz ended up getting her this wooden photo box. It's really nice. I actually like it A LOT. I ended up getting her this very cool looking lamp---as in lamp with a light, not a genie lamp. *DUH* But yeah, I did get her a LAMP. If she's reading this already, then OOPS. But I doubt it. Her non-computer-usin'-ass will most likely not even read this so it's ALL good. So yeah, I got her a lamp. It's a cool lamp. If I had my own place, I'd probably get similar lamps. AHAHAH!
HELLO! This post is about LEBANESE freakin' TAVERNA! So we're walking along the "row" scopin' out a place to eat, cause by that time we were STRAIGHT-UP barren in the stomach area. We walked past Wolfgang Puck's, which was tempting cause I wanted their bbq chicken salad. YUM. Then we walked by Mondo Sushi, and WHY were ALL of our cousins up in that ish? It looked like a little Tokyo club - I wanted to laugh so bad. (sorry... mad love to my asian peeps, but let's get real now...) Then we walked by Thaiphoon, and I saw my friends having dinner. Their food was lookin' TEMPTING. We didn't want Champps, since we did that for Marz's b-day. And Sine' was crowded-ass. Murali was barely open, and we didn't wanna walk over to Saigon Saigon. So I suggested Lebanese Taverna. GREAT choice. We had the Maanek - these sausages - for an appetizer. GOOD stuff. Then I had the mixed shawarma, and Marz got the beef kabob. VERY good stuff. I had my glass of pinot grigio, and Marz had a cosmo. It was just WONDERFUL. I could eat that stuff all day. Well, maybe not. They're big about their starchy carbs. *BARF* So yeah, I love me some Lebanese Taverna. OH - can I tell you how I went to the bathroom there? When I was done, I was washing my hands when someone came in SO fast, I couldn't even see who the heck it was (not that i cared to know who it was). All of a sudden I heard some major gastro-explosions going on in the toilet. That was almost enough to spoil my appetite. I mean WHY do you go do that in public places? I mean, I know that you gotta go if you need to, but do you have to be all rude about it? I mean GET REAL here! That was a serious appetite suppressant.
Anyway. How I went from Lebanese Taverna to that bit of info is beyond me.
ANOTHER thing that's blowin' me... I cannot find those GUACAMOLE Doritos ANYWHERE!! What the hell is that all about?! Is guacamole not that interesting on our side of the country? I mean, I know Cali is all about the arriba-arriba and the cucarachas and what not, but REALLY now. REALLY. We have our fair share of the guacamole culture in our side of the country, too! BRING IT ON!! I want the f*cking GUACAMOLE DORITOS RIGHT NOW!!
Wow. Talk about being spastic... Happy Friday! AHAHAHA...

THURSDAY, May 29, 2003
*FiRe~ALaRm* SO. The fire alarm is going off right now, and the damn bling-bling thingy is right in my cubicle. Apparently, it's a false alarm. As people were congregating at the one stairwell to try to get outside (so much for a speedy exit... if it were a real fire we'd be SCREWED royally), I was secretly hoping that they'd make us all turn back and go to our desks. That's one wish that came true today. Some duder came up telling us to turn around...it was a "false alarm." Now that we've established that it's false-o-matic then why can't these fools come up and at LEAST turn off the bling-bling that's screaming and blinking in front of my fucking FACE! If I wasn't patient enough, I'd rip that ish outta the wall. Anyway. Happy Thursday to me.
Woah - another wish just came true: the alarm STOPPED.
Anyway. I had a dumb experience this morning. It was an experience that encouraged me to believe that some feds are just flat-out DUMB. That, or they're just way too old to still be here. My gosh, go into retirement already...! This one older chic - she NEVER fails to come BOTHER me with some of the most DUMB-a$$ crap; crap that doen't even necessarily deal with me. I don't even do any real work with this woman. I remember my first conversation with her was like during my first year here. I sat next to her at some Christmas function, and she was telling me how she was "stationed" in Manila with the INS back in the day. As if that was supposed to spark my interest. *rolls-eyes* What the heck did she want me to ask her? If she processed any of my aunts/uncles' papers or something? As if... Then she just comes to my cubicle asking me to do this and that with blah-blah-blah and yada-yada-yada... and I'm supposed to COMPREHEND?! This woman is a walking vile of confusion. Wherever she goes, she just confuses the heck outta you; sometimes you won't even know what hit you. So that's what happened to me this morning. Her old ass just came straight into my cubicle and freakin' CONFUSED me. My co-worker, bless her heart, saw me from the distance, and I rolled my eyes at her and she came to my rescue. Then after all the confusion was said and done, she came back to my desk and we were just straight-up trippin' on how Old Nanay just comes up to our side of the office and just confuses the ish outta every single person. Old Nanay is a mess. I mean, she means well - I know - but c'mon now! Get a grip and just take your Metamucil or something. Old Nanay is way-whack. She got another person involved, and they both stood at my cubicle arguing for a good 10 minutes about what I need to worry about and blah-blah-blah. Like the one cool co-worker would be like, "he only needs this..." and then Old Nanay would go, "but I also need this..." so the cool one goes, "well that's what YOU need, but HE doesn't need to do that!" And after all is said and done, it ends up that Old Nanay was actually thinking the same exact thing that cool co-worker was saying, but she was just taking it from another perspective. Same shit, but different explanation. THANKS FOR CONFUSING US ALL, OLD NANAY! GOSH!!
Needless to say, I ain't do ANYthing about what she needed and blah-blah-blah. As they stood here arguing, I totally did other things: checked personal e-mail, made an appointment to see a neurologist, and paid-off a balance on one of my credit cards. Gosh, life is just AMAZING, wouldn't you say? LOL.
Today will be one of those "eh" days. I'm just gonna chill, straight-up. I'm meeting up with Marz later on, cause we have some gift-shopping to do. *eh* More money to spend. WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END?!
I watched FAME last night. Woah. This show is WAY better than American Idol ANY day. And Debbie Allen --- she is definitely an inspiration. She has it all: dance, singing, acting, presence... She's a performer's IDOL. And she's so freakin' encouraging. She's a far-cry from Simon Cowell's mediocrity forreal. I am SO tempted to put a tape together and audition. If that one Asian dude could make it that far, then perhaps I could, too?! AHAHAH... No really. My only thing would be the dance factor. I've had minor training when I was younger, but when it comes to things technical, I am so NOT knowledgable. I can do the moves if you show me HOW, but I don't know my arabesques from my turns. Should I? Or shouldn't I?! I gotta log onto the website. LOL.

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