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So the museum thing didn't happen, but I am not too sad. We thought that sleep was better for us all anyway. Josh and I had to clean though. Our apartment is still a bit of a mess from the party. But Josh went to go see Team America and I instead chose to have dinner with Lisa at the wonderful Poquito Mas.

It was game night and I don't know why I get so bothered by this, but it's so irritating when I see people in bright red USC shirts/sweaters around MY side of town. I know that they just got back from the game and their team is #1, but it's so irritating!! They obviously don't remember their losing streak from years past nor understand that UCLA and USC will probably never be both ranked in the Top 10 (well, in this case, not even the top 25). It always has to be one or the other and its USC's time now. A few years later will be UCLA. But even when we were winning, I don't recall a swarm of Bruins going into East LA to eat at USC restaurants and such. Maybe I was too young. Or maybe it's because the neighborhood isn't safe, either way, by the large groups of crimson that I saw at Poquito Mas, I am assuming that USC fans like the Westside neighborhoods better. I guess that's a tiny victory after all. It's funny because I was never really into school spirit or our rivalry, except for when I was doing SAA and Orientation and when I dressed up as Lil Kim, tiny sticker and all. I see them all over the village, especially around Diddy Riese. I have no problem with USC students, just the ones who wear their paraphernalia around my hood, purposely. I don't mean to go all ghetto, but it's my territory yo! Well anyways, I had a great conversation with Lisa. Very genuine and inspiring and comfortable all at the same time which makes me wonder why she is still single. Come on guys! She's perfectly sarcastic, witty, and charming. Period.

I asked her to come to Tripp and Kurt's party with me and she decided to go. I knew that I wouldn't know that many people there and that allowed us an opportunity to catch up on each other's lives. The party was a fascinating experience in social interactions. [I didn’t drink as much as I would have liked to. I don’t know why, but alcohol and I are not mixing these days. I try to get out of being DD on most occasions because I want to drink, but I hardly get a buzz anymore. I need a new drink. The Tokyo iced teas are great when I go out to a bar or club, but it’s hard to recreate at a house party. Amaretto sours are good, but too sweet. And I wonder why no parties I’ve been to lately have any sweet and sour. Maybe I should bring a bottle to every one I go to. That’s a thought. Cosmopolitans have a potential for being good, but most of them are not. You will believe me once you’ve had a bad one. My roommates and I a few years ago developed a drink called “anal sex” that was part orange juice, part grenadine and part Bacardi Limon (or Malibu, whichever one we had). It makes a very interesting color and it’s awesome, but I got tired of those too. I can’t handle carbonated or acidic drinks well either. Damn, I’m picky. But anyway, if you guys have any suggestions for new drinks, let me know.] Anyway, the party was fun. It was amusing. The hosts were so drunk when I walked in the door and hilarity ensued. But it came to an end when the fire alarm went off in the building. Bummer. Buzzkill. I had a great time. Tripp later said that one of the guys at the party called me a “slutty nonprogram girl,” which is interesting because Josh was at the party too. Oh well, that guy doesn’t know me obviously, so whatever. Interesting night overall.

Went to Ventura on Sunday to see Josh’s family. As usual, Josh and his dad got into a “discussion” about politics. So I listened and then tuned it out and started writing and such. It's funny how they always do that when they are together. It's so hard to talk politics with family. It seems like everyone is so stubborn. But it was fascinating to hear both sides for a while. We watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with his mom. It's so much better the second time around. I love it. I love Kate Winslet. She's on my "jump the fence" list, as is many others. Curious? Email me.

Anyway, Monday was nice. I've been logging onto AIM Express secretly so IM me if you get bored during the day at work, I will most likely be at my desk a majority of the time. It was so busy at work that time flew by so fast. Didn't realize how late it was until I looked at the clock and it was 5:15. I had to make some copies and alas, I broke the copy machine again. It really wasn't my fault though. But it was fixed when I got back this morning, so I am sure that it wasn't hard to fix. I was finally able to lay low last night and caught up on some emails and stuff and typed most of this blog (I really need to start posting daily). I got into some interesting and deep online conversations and then went to bed. It was just what I needed, relaxation.

Today was great. I felt a bit euphoric for some reason and it was a very pleasant day. Free lunch (thanks to Amgen) and overall, it was wonderful. I had dinner with M at The Cheesecake Factory yum! She's leaving for DC tomorrow for an interview with the feds and I wish her all the luck! In this bad economy and all, she's had 4 job interviews within the past year and got all of the jobs (assuming that she gets this one). She's very sought after and she's also fit, so maybe that's part of the reason. If she does get the job and accept it, I will be ecstatic for her, but I don't want her to move to DC, I will miss her too much. But we will see. After dinner, I went to play poker at Shahab's. There was a large group this time, around 8 people. I still suck at poker though, but I luckily was not the first one out. It took a long time for the game to end, but we were rewarded with the new episode of Scrubs. It was awesome and my man Zach Braff directed it. What's with my thing for dorky white boys? I guess I will never know.