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I've been thinking a lot about this movie, I've quoted it twice already. Reality Bites is by far one of my most favorite movies ever. It was so hard to watch it after I graduated college. I knew that it was way way way too close to home to even watch it. I am 23 and will be turning 24 in a few months and I find that the above quote is quite true. Most people I knew in college were idealistic and optimistic about what their future held. But the bad economy has forced us into a sense of "reality" that is undescribable to our predecessors and is seen as something to be afraid of by our friends that have yet to graduate. I only know of a few people who actually like their jobs and the rest are either loving grad/med/law school or hating it. It's a very elusive time that we live in, especially considering that the election is coming up very soon. Are we suppose to be living a great and fabulous life? I know that I am not and I don't want to be. I think that I am as content as I could be and there's something that's so nice about that statement. I think that everything happens for a reason.

I've been really bad about posting. It's not that I don't have time, but I don't really have much to say. I am finding that things will happen and I say to myself that I should put it in my blog, but then when I am actually writing it, I forget. So it's a little boring, but it's all I got. My memory has been horrible lately. I do remember that I was perplexed by my belts earlier today. When I put on my belt, I realized that the normal notch I used was a bit loose and when I tried to tighten it to the next notch, it was too tight and it made it hard to do normal things, like sit down. So I am trying to figure out which notch to use...on one hand, seeing that my normal notch is loose, I do realize that it's a good thing because I either lost weight or I was retaining a lot less water than usual. But I still had my dilemma. I opted to keep it loose, I guess it was more comfortable to have my jeans sag lower than to have it tight around my waist. Very weird, but I am glad that it was settled.

The rest of my week was nice. I was able to watch House of Flying Daggers on Wednesday with Josh and Alexis. Alexis works for Sony and they were having a special screening and we were fortunate enough to be able to watch it before its release date in December. I really liked it, perhaps more than Hero because it was a lovestory, but it was visually stimulating and the sound was great. The theater was cozy and I was able to enjoy the experience because it wasn't as crowded as normal theaters. I highly recommend it, especially if you're into Chinese swordfighting movies.

I had dinner with Gabe and Jamie on Thursday. I haven't seen both of them together in so so long. I remember all of our crazy times on the 3rd floor of Dykstra Hall. That was so long ago! Jamie seems a lot like her old self and Gabe is the same 'ole guy, it's refreshing. Since her break up with George, Jamie has become more social, not that she wasn't social when they were together, but I didn't see her as often these past 4 years. We caught up on a lot of things, but many things we noticed have stayed the same. We are all working at the same place since 2 years ago, but Jamie's in school now studying film. I'm glad she's there because she wanted to do that ever since I've known her in junior high. We are going to try to hang out together as much as possible.

Friday night was fun. I met up with Lisa after work and we went to happy hour at Islands. Hooray for half-priced appetizers! I've been going there for a long time now and I can tell, because the waitors all know my drink and food order. It's kinda sad, but it is nice to know that they care enough to remember my order. I use to do that when I worked at Starbuck's and the customers were always grateful. It was nice to catch up with Lisa because I don't see her very often. It's very hit and miss and she's busy looking for a job and everything. I remember how that felt exactly two years ago. I hated that process and it sucks that she is going through it now. After Islands, I went out with M and her friends.

I have to admit, I didn't like the idea of going to Saddle Ranch, but I promised M that I would be DD and it was her roommate, Michelle's outing, so I didn't mind. I like the Saddle Ranch at Universal City a lot better than the one on Sunset. There's a huge dance floor and stage adn 2 bars and 2 mechanical bulls. It was a lot of fun, as you can see from the pictures below:

After all of the fun, we went to Norm's and it was actually pretty good. The last time I was there was 4 years ago and I remember the food was mediocre, not that special. I finally went to sleep at 5:00am (which is the lastest I've stayed up in a long, long time, sadly).

I slept in on Saturday and didn't do much. Had dinner with M and Josh at C & O Trattoria and had some of the killer garlic rolls. I haven't been there in a while and it was fantastic. It was just what I needed. I had a long chat with Andrea over the phone and it seems like Denver has a lot to offer, but she misses home. I miss her a lot too. Our inner circle hasn't met up since her leaving and I think that it's because she and I are the only ones that organize things and plus, everyone has been busy. Apparently, drinks at the local bars there are on average $3 and on special nights, only $1 for beer and well drinks! Crazy!! It's so much cheaper than the $9 drinks at Saddle Ranch and all of the other bars in LA. I know I have to visit Denver soon, plus the altitude adds an extra element to it. She's getting use to the lack of Mexican food and misses Tito's. I think I would too. I feel for her deeply.

Sunday was boring, a day of errands and cleaning. Went to the grocery store and got some food and then watched Master and Commander on DVD. It's not that bad, I guess Kate was right. I just don't like Russell Crowe and it's hard for me to get into any of the films that he is in.