I was so frustrated over the internet situation this morning that I neglected to mention the nice things that happened yesterday.

Despite the fact that I woke up at 6:00 am to get online and take the traffic school course that I have been neglecting to take for the last three months, the day wasn't a total loss. I went to lunch with a couple of high school friends, one of whom I haven't seen since... god when was that? Probably when she brought a whole bunch of friends (i.e. party crashers--one of whom actually went to MY college in SoCal) to a little party my other friend was throwing up in Berkeley. Apparently, that was deemed "uncool" by the organizers of said gathering, although for parties my philosophy is generally "the more, the merrier." That must have been about four years ago now. She's been up in Walla-Walla doing undergrad at Whitman, and next year she'll be going to law school in Penn, so things are really going well for her right now. The other friend at lunch went to UC Davis and is working for a state senator in Sacramento. While it's always hard when you realize that your friends are further along than you are in terms of achieving their professional, academic, or financial goals, you always remember that you're happy for them in the end. Even if you can't help but feel a little twinge of jealousy.

We met up at an Italian restaurant in downtown Mountain View, where we ate our lunch al fresco. It was a really beautiful day and we carried on our conversation for probably an hour after we paid our bill. At that point it was getting late so I had to return home. Too bad, because our original plans included hitting up the gelato place a few doors down. (Best ice cream in the south bay by far.)

That evening, we celebrated my dad's 50th birthday at our family's favorite Chinese restaurant (like, REAL Chinese, not fake-ass Chinese). Most of the family was there, including my sick grandmother. It was really nice to be surrounded by them. All my cousins on my dad's side were there save two of them, which was really thrilling. I'm the third oldest (and as of right now the only college graduate, though that is changing soon); my oldest cousin is in his late 20s, and my youngest cousins are 11 months old. The entire cousin-unit went out to get ice cream after dinner was over (well, except for the babies, of course) and we spent pretty much the entire time laughing. (And my godson--my oldest cousin's son--sang "Peanut Butter Jelly Time!" for us. Fucking HILARIOUS. My cousin said he's going to get him a banana suit for Halloween expressly for that purpose.)

So yeah, yesterday was a good day. Except for the fact that I got none of my work done. Oh well. We all need a break every once in a while, right?

Eh. Chinese food.... real or not, is so-so. If I wasn't forced to eat it I might like it, but nooooo.....
» randomjunk on 2007-04-01 09:14:56

We all need a break every once in a while or else we might just go crazy. I was having my part of faulty internet connection too. Don't worry about not going anywhere near your goals.. sometimes, that's just the way life goes and it's entirely not your fault.
» Nuttz on 2007-04-01 11:35:10

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