i saw little miss sunshine last night with the boy...omigod, i've never laughed so hard or been so surprised by a movie in my life. and then on the drive home i realized i just watched a movie about my family.
i've found a new candy addiction: mango chili gumballs. these are the best things ever. they taste exactly like a real mango, not the artificial flavor, but a real actual juicy mango. like the kind you can get from street vendors in ensenada, peeled and on a stick with chili sprinkles. yum!8/20/2006 12:51:00 PMi did not know that mayo turned 250 years old on wednesday. happy birthday mayo.
once when i was about 13 years old i showed up at the neighbor's house to babysit their little boy and the father made us some lunch before he left us alone for the afternoon. he made turkey sandwhiches with potato chips. he put about an inch of mayo on each slice of bread but i didn't notice until i took a big bite. the dad and the son were wolfing down their sandwiches but i was too shy to admit i didn't like so much mayo and remove it, so i choked down a half of mine. i couldn't bring myself to finish the other half, i thought i was gonna puke right there. he noticed that i was slowing down, playing with the food instead of eating it, and told me if i was full, i didn't have to finish it. i was never so relieved in all my life. as soon as he left, i cleared the plates and threw up in the bathroom while the little boy played outside. i didn't eat mayo for a good year after that and even now, i'm light on the stuff. i only really like it in my tuna salad. i prefer mustard on my sandwiches.
and that my friends, is my mayo story.8/18/2006 06:54:00 PMokay, i know these entries have gotten fewer and less interesting. it's not cuz i'm dead. i'm just working more and have less free time for all the fun stuff i used to do. does that mean i'm getting older?
today at work i was pushing up my sweater sleeves and the hard feel of my biceps surprised me.8/18/2006 01:17:00 PMi went to the sweetest little indie coffee house in pasadena last week called zephyr. it's this house converted into an art gallery and coffee house with a small lunch menu. it's all muted colors and hardwood floors and when we were there, lots of clusters of people deep in caffine-fueled conversations. the gardens are very pleasent and they have live music events. i just went for a mocha and conversation with the boy and was completely enchanted by the twinkle lights they had decorating the super-cute-not-overly-done garden. and i thought cool, indie places were a dying breed. i'm happy to have found a live one.8/18/2006 01:06:00 PMmy life isn't that exciting right now but i'm swimming in accomplishments and endorphines so i'm rather satisfied with things.
recent activities include finishing my algebra class, working out (i'm now using 10 lbs. dumbells, don't laugh!*) and running, reading a bit for fun again and plotting another work trip to las vegas in two weeks.
i love my mac. i just upgraded to OS X tiger (yeah, i know right as the promos for leopard are coming out) and it's like i've got a whole new computer. a faster, sweeter computer. i heart apple. i think it's optimizing my harmon/kardon speakers better too because my music never sounded so good..or it's just that i'm in love with the newness of it all.
and i'm now one of the many iPod owners. or should i say iPeople? my refurbished (read: cheaper than what everyone else paid - suckas!) ipod came in the mail today. i'm charging and synching it right now. i can't wait to use it during my workouts. it's so pretty, i keep stroking it.
*doesn't sound like much but those muscles are really starting to pop out!8/10/2006 02:18:00 PM