Sam's Blog

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So I saw Hugh Grant this morning on my way to work. I was at a stoplight and singing along to “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” by Oasis and he pulls up next to me and as I look over, I see his brilliantly blue eyes and he’s totally laughing at me. He caught me at mid sentence…“stand up beside the fireplace…” Ah well, at least I made him laugh by making an ass of myself. I love random celebrity sightings.

Well, I now have a new obsession. I learned how to knit yesterday with the help of Angela and Kurt. Wynne and Buff Mike joined us and it was fun! It was a totally female-oriented night with the knitting and watching Sex and the City and all, but Kurt was really wanting to learn how to knit a bikini for someone, anyone. I’m not sure if wool or any type of synthetic yarn would be waterproof or sturdy enough, but it was a novel idea. Sadly, my fingers are sore from all of the knitting. I’m making a scarf and I hope it turns out okay, especially since I started with 10 stitches and now I’m up to 14. Hm…funny how that happens. But I am glad that I am learning because it’s fun and useful. So if anyone is interested in knitting, let me know! I also got a haircut yesterday. Nothing too drastic, but it’s nice to have layers again. I hate having curly hair. I wish I was able to get up early enough to actually care about my hair and straighten it and make it look decent.

I talked to Samantha (Nate’s sister) this afternoon, right when she landed. I’m excited. It’s so hard to figure out what to do and where to go when friends are visiting. LA is so spread out and there are a lot of things to do, but it’s a matter of picking and choosing and deciding and compromising. I hope that it all work’s out and we’re able to have lots of fun. I just hope that it doesn’t rain!

I’m kinda liking the band, The Arcade Fire. They are a Canadian band that is getting a lot of airplay on KCRW. They did a story on them and interviewed them this morning, so check them out if you are bored.

I’m currently reading Mean Genes, by the ever so popular UCLA biology professor, Dr. Jay Phelan. I've liked him ever since Nate told me that he was in a Pat Benatar video. That's awesome! The book is funny and informative and very interesting. It makes you think a lot about why you do the things you do and why you act a certain way. Though I do question some of things that are brought up, it’s still a good read thus far. Check it out if you get the chance.