Sam's Blog

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There are some days that I am just not “on.” Yesterday was one of them. I never snapped out of my drowsy coma that I usually wake up with. It usually goes away during or after my shower or even on the drive to work. But yesterday was different. I had more sleep than the night before, but that meant that I had 6, as opposed to 4 hours. Even after a few hours at work and coffee, nothing. I was a zombie. “I am Jack's cold sweat.” But I got home and relaxed a bit and had dinner with M. We had to change our dinner night to Tuesdays because she has class on Wednesdays. She just got another interview for a job, that girl is highly sought after, and rightfully so. She deserves it. I volunteered to drive her and her friends Friday night for her roommate’s outing at Saddle Ranch so she can finally drink. She’s always the DD and I am sure it gets old after a while. But dinner was great and I felt a lot better afterwards. I watched Scrubs with Amy and Josh and I felt fine. I’m glad that I have great friends that can brighten up my mood in an instant. It’s a special gift that they have.

My weekend was fantastic. It FELT like a weekend in that it was very relaxing and calm. It started off with happy hour with Calleja at Monsoon Restaurant on the 3rd Street Promenade. Lisa wasn’t feeling good that day, so me and Calleja ate tons of sushi for her. I saw Calleja’s office, which is very nice. Her office overlooks the Santa Monica pier and ocean and the cubicles are spacious. I am glad that we finally got a chance to hang out on a regular basis. She seems really happy with her new job and that is very rare for the people of my generation. After dinner, I went to Jamie’s party. I haven’t seen Jamie in about 6 months, which is weird because we were roommates for two years. She is single again and up to no good! Ha ha. Just kidding Jamie! It was nice seeing old Starbuck’s people and talking to Mike McGranahan again was unreal. I am glad that he is back at UCLA and is around my neighborhood. He’s a solid guy, but dorky as well. It’s weird to think that it’s been four years since Jamie and I have lived together. Seems like so long ago, but not really. Time has flown by faster than I had hoped and only now does it seem so different. Possibly because everybody I know has graduated college (except for some very few that are still there). But who really knows. It’s just crazy. I got home from the party and I met up with Josh & Co. at home and they were watching a Polish movie, Avalon which was totally crazy to me because I missed the first half of the movie.

Saturday was nice because I got to sleep in and an old family friend, Po, was in town and we hung out for a few hours. There’s something comforting talking to someone who’s known me for over 20 years. We grew up together and our families are great friends. She just graduated law school and finished taking the BAR exam last month. She is anxiously waiting for the results while searching for a job. It’s so sad that she’s having a hard time finding a good job; I guess that’s when you know that the economy is really bad. After our rendezvous, I met up with Josh and Co. to watch Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I liked it, it was a different experience. Yes, I know that it was suppose to be a throwback to the older 30’s and 40’s movies and it was successfully done because it was so cheesy. But I liked it, despite not being the biggest Gwyneth Paltrow fan. But Jude Law is still hot. No doubt. We went to the Apple Pan afterwards and it was yummy! One of my favorite burger joints, ever.

Sunday was nice because I started it out having brunch with Lindsay. We went to Blueberry Country Kitchen in Santa Monica. I just love it because they give you free coffee while you wait for a table. You can’t beat that. It was a very relaxing and long brunch, which was just what I needed. It was rather windy that day. The Santa Ana winds were picking up. But it was a beautiful day nonetheless. It was Emmy night and I went to Alexis’ new place to watch it with her and I was finally able to meet her crazy sister. She thought I was crazy too, so I guess we evened each other out. I then picked up M from the airport and we had dinner. It was a great, perfect weekend. No troubles, no drama, no stress.

I talked to Amy Po the other day and we discussed the fact that we can become so unfocused and become so caught up in “life.” It’s so easy to do and most of time we don’t even realize it. She loves Japan because she is able to find out what she can or cannot live without and it also allows for much time to think about the next step. Though most of it is unknown, I think she is probably a lot farther ahead of me because I seek the kind of clarity that she has already. I know that I will soon become more focused and figure out “life.” I just hope that it happens sooner rather than later. Don’t get me wrong, I am pretty content with my life right now, but there’s a little part of me that is not as focused as I want it to be and I think that we all have that little “thing” that we are working on. We just need to identify it and try to figure it out, even though it takes a lot longer than expected.

In other news, Lisa has a new website that is in its early stages:
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