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So my site had some problems this weekend, therefore it didn’t allow me to post. Nothing too extraordinarily exciting happened this weekend, so I guess it doesn’t matter. I am glad that it is working again.

I had a lovely time with Roni this weekend. She only stayed until Saturday, but we were able to hang out quite a bit. Watching Fast Times was…um…interesting. M and Tina were getting molested and freaked by two lesbians as we watched on. We met so many random guys from Michigan. All in all, a very out of the ordinary night.

I got up early Saturday to go to Costco with Jamie because she was helping out with craft services for one of her classmate’s films. Her film wrapped up nicely, according to her, except for a few minor scenes. She is currently trying to edit it and finish it up in time for the screening. I’m excited to see how it turns out. I was loading up her car with groceries and found 3 CD’s: The Streets, The Life Aquatic soundtrack, and the new Chemical Brothers. I forgot how similar we both were, with movies, music and so much more. I can’t believe that it’s been about 4 years since we’ve lived together…geesh, time surely does fly.

I had lunch with Josh, Roni, and M at Swingers later that day. The cousins always crack me up. They fight like sisters and they are complete opposites, in almost every way. But they do love each other like family and their bickering is always funny to watch. Roni seems to be doing very well. We found out that Ben, who also lives in San Diego, works across the street from where Roni works (which is actually in Poway). Very, very small world indeed.

Josh and I joined up with Nate and Lisa for dinner at Kabuki in Hollywood. On our way there, we saw a moderate-speed police chase on Highland Ave. It was exciting and scary at the same time. The car didn’t have its headlights on and it wasn’t going fast at all. We noticed the helicopter and its spotlight before we even saw the car and the dozen cops that followed it. I wondered if it was being aired live on TV at that very moment, but I had no way of knowing. When I got home later, I saw a glimpse of the story on the news. Sweet. But anyway, dinner was great. I really do like that place, even though it’s so far away. A lot of my friends live near there, so I know that we will be going there often in the future. After dinner, we went to play poker at Shahab’s girlfriend’s (Emily) cousin’s place in Beverly Hills. Lovely place. Emily’s cousin’s husband, Derek, is the nanny for a family there and they live on the premises. The house looked huge and beautiful and I am sure that it’s worth tons and tons of money. It was located on Elm Street, which instantly made me think of Freddie and his striped shirt. Not only that, Shahab told me that it is on the same block as the Menendez house where the shootings occurred years ago. So crazy!

This morning was the second gathering of the Brunch Bunch. I had to change locations to the Omelette Parlor because of the LA Marathon. So many streets were blocked off and it made getting through Hollywood very difficult. Josh declared that he is going to try to stop eating all meats except for seafood because he has been reading Fast Food Nation and read about the cruelty and evilness of the meat industry. I am going to see how long he will last. Anyway, a very nice time was had by all.

Afterwards, Angela and I went shopping and I bought a peasant skirt, which is very uncharacteristic of my fashion style. I am going to see if I can make it work with the rest of my closet. It will be an exciting challenge.

I found out today that Marty’s sister was in a car accident and passed away a few days ago. It was such a shock. My heart goes out to her and her family. I know that she and her sister were very close and it saddens me to know how much pain she is in. I never know what to say in these types of situations and am horrible with words. But you are in my thoughts babe. I am always here if you need me.

SATC quote of the day:
“What you did. That is love. You love.” – Magda (Season 6 – An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux))