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This weekend was mighty fine. It started off with a party for Rizwan. I haven’t seen him in a long time. We talk occasionally and try to set up plans to meet, but our schedules are always conflicting. He introduced me to all of his friends. A few were vaguely familiar. They were in Josh’s animation program and I had met them before. Dean was the only other person that I knew. He and I have known each other since first year of college and we see each other about once or twice a year. He is living in Hermosa Beach, as is a majority of my engineering friends. They all have a tendency to move in that area for some reason. The party was amusing, but I had to leave early to hang out with Greg, who was only visiting for the weekend. As I was about to leave, Adam came to the party. I haven’t seen Adam since out second year of college. He looked the same, but with long sideburns. It made him look like Ewan McGregor a bit. So we chatted for a bit and he seemed to be doing fabulously. It was nice to see him again.

It was also nice to hang out with Greg and the gang. I hadn’t seen him and Negin in a few months and they were here to try to plan out their wedding. The guys were going to get fitted for their tuxedos the next morning, so we just hung out and had Chinese food at my place. The next morning, I met up with them for lunch after their fitting. I was mad. Really frustrated. It took me about 45 minutes to get to the restaurant (it was near Fairfax and Beverly) and then it took me an extra 25 minutes to find parking. My food was cold and they had already gotten the check. Grrr. I hate LA traffic, especially on a Saturday.

I went to Union Station and Olvera Street with M to help her with her research project. We took lots of pictures of that area. It was overcast and getting a bit dark, but it was actually quite beautiful. We randomly ran into my friend, Jovon, who we went to high school with (and was in the marching band with me). I hadn’t seen him for a few months and M hadn’t seen him since we graduated high school. He looks great and just changed jobs. He always seems to be running a mile a minute, so it was a wonderful surprise meeting. I introduced M to my favorite taquito stand at Olvera Street and we walked around all of the cute shops. On our way back home, we stopped by Tripp & Kurt’s place because I needed to pick something up. They didn’t really know M that well, so we ended up chatting with them for a bit. I think thay the most pressing question of the night was: What guy would buy porn while they are on a date? It was great to hang out with them. I can’t believe that the guys will be moving in a few months. They don’t really know where yet, but they will be gone. It’s sad for me to think about.

Later that night, Josh and I went to Spundae for Rob’s girlfriend’s (Michelle) birthday party. She knew the owners of the club, so we were able to hang out in the V.I.P. section and drink champagne and hang out with the DJs. It was lovely. The venue had 3 rooms playing different types of music. The DJs weren’t too shabby and the food there was excellent. Josh actually danced for a bit and I was thoroughly amused by him and James all night. I also got a free Zippo, so that was cool. I may actual go there again next week because Armin van Buuren is going to be there. He’s pretty good and I think that it would be awesome to hear him live.

I went to sleep late last night after getting back from the show. I slept in (which felt so good) and took it easy the rest of the day. I went grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s (since all that we had in the refrigerator was beer and cheese), helped set up a new host for this website, and did some laundry. Hooray for last days! I just wish that I had an extra day off. I enjoy my weekends way too much.

SATC quote of the day:
“I don't believe in the Republican party or the Democratic party. I just believe in parties.” – Samantha (Season 3 – Politically Erect)