Sam's Blog

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So yes, I do love The Killers. I am glad that I can listen to the radio again and hear some decent music. There are a few new songs that I like - I don't even know who sings a lot of them, but it's nice to listen to the radio again. I do enjoy
Rocco Deluca and the Burden - a band that is signed on Kiefer Sutherland's music label. Rocco came to our office and played a few songs for the staff and it was amazing. Kiefer was there and I was able to chat with both of them. Very surreal! I also like Snow Patrol very much right now.

I have severe writer's block. It's not even that. It feels like I have a creative block overall. I stopped reading for pleasure and I haven't written much these days. I am trying to write at least a journal entry daily but even that is too much sometimes. I am writing this on my brand new laptop. It's a lot bigger than I expected (that's what she said) but it's actually perfect for me. The screen is beautiful and the touchpad allows me to scroll up and down and side to side. It's just been a pain to put everything on it like my bookmarks, Quicktime, Flash, etc. I think that it is functional now and it runs so fast and it's fabulous. I love it!

I've been sick these past few weeks. Not bedridden or anything, but just slow-moving and zombie-like due to the drugs, etc. Being the workaholic that I am, I went to work everyday but my productivity suffered a bit since I type slower and think slower on cold medicine. They say that they're non-drowsy, but my body is weird and I get loopy. I have been pretty low-key because of my it. I feel much better now, despite some slight coughing and a runny nose.

Things have been crazy at work - my counterpart is gone on his Honeymoon for 3 weeks so I have to fill in for him. It has its moments and though things haven't gotten really bad, I can see it getting worse as time goes on. I don't mind it too much because I become a lot more knowledgable of the accounts and I will eventually learn all of them. It's kinda exciting but hard work nonetheless.

I haven't posted in so long. A lot has happened. My illness left me pretty boring for a bit. I was able to hang out with folks that were visiting LA these past couple of weeks. It was awesome to see everyone together again. Felt like old times! Amy visited from NY and we went to a beach bonfire for her friend Jenny (who is like one of the smartest people I know - MIT alum and currently in grad school at Oxford). Her parents can really throw a bonfire/BBQ! They had the best food. It was nice because the Triumvirate was back together again - me, Amy, and Angela. Old roommates and great friends!

Labor Day weekend was a lot of fun. We went to The Daily Pint in celebration of Jon's birthday. I haven't seen him in a really long time and it was nice to see him and his friends again. I saw an old floormate from my freshman year there. It was so weird because I keep on running into her about once or twice a year ever since I stopped living in Dykstra. She's a cool gal but we don't know each other that well. Nate's sister Samantha was also at the bar. She comes out to LA about two or three times a year and we always have a good time. This time, her parents were in town and well but they let Nate and Samantha run free at night. The following night I went over to Mike and Matt's and we played Uno for hours and hopped over to The Well and met up with Nate and his sister and a few others and Ramona stopped by for a bit too. I am glad that she brought Dena too because I never really see her unless Ramona is in town. I hope that changes in the future because she is a wonderful person. We went to Toi afterwards and I didn't get home until about 4:30am. I didn't get to sleep until about 6:00am. Wow, I hadn't been up that late in a really really long time. The day after, Andrea had a BBQ at her parent's house. I love the entire Plato family. They are great and very warm. Nate's parents came and it was a great time with a lot of yummy carne asada.

I finally went to another UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl. It has been so so long! It was a lot of fun and I am glad that my brother and my cousin was able to join. We don't see each other that often so it was great to watch the game with them. UCLA beat Rice, but it was such a sloppy game. I hope they shape up this season! I really want us to beat USC this year. The day after, we had one of our monthly brunches. We stayed on the West side (finally!) and went to The Omelette Parlor. Such good food! The gang all stayed and we went shopping all over Main Street and 3rd Street. We ended up having dinner together as well. Of course we had to go somewhere with alcohol so we ended up at Chili's. I hadn't been in Westwood for a while so it was nice to be back. Apparently they are going to open up a Pinkberry soon and there are a whole bunch of new stores too! I forgot how fun it is. I guess it's all in the company that you're with as well.

Josh and I went and saw Idiocracy - the new Mike Judge (Office Space) film. I can't really explain it - well, maybe I can. It is an "experimental" movie that suggests that reverse Darwinism may win due to overpopulation by stupid people. It's awesome and funny and stupid all at the same time. I highly recommend it though I know some people absolutely hated it. Since it's on such limited release, I say try it if it's playing near you. I'm sure it will give you a few laughs at least.

I am tired all of the time lately. I need to organize my life and manage my time better! Oh and I finally joined Netflix. I figure it's probably cheaper than renting 2 movies a month and I can keep it as long as I want with no late fees. I hope that Josh and I have time to sit down and watch movies. We haven't been able to watch a lot of movies because we are both so busy. I will have to start a movie night!