January
2002
Friday, January
31, 2003
Ignore the edge.
Today I went on
a hike with John after meeting up with a friend I'll be doing pics with. We
went hiking along this trail called Mor Mesa (sp.?). Half of it takes on you
onto the beach. We arrived just at low tide and you could see where the surf
was before. Literally where we were standing, was probably about 10 feet or
more of water. Kinda trippy when you stop tothink about it.
On the way back,
we walked the trail along the top of the cliff and damn that was trippy. I think
the top of the cliff was like 15 or 20 stories up. After I got passed looking
at the nasty pasty looking men on the beach, I kinda zoned out.
Vertigo n : a reeling
sensation; feeling about to fall
I was taken back
to a dream I've been having on and off. In it, I'm trying traverse this ledge
and there is a break in the ledge. The bottom is hundreds of feet below. In
the dream, I would be caught up in looking down. Even though the other side
is right there, I still get caught up in it. The dream usually ends as I'm going
back the way I came.
On that walk, staring
down at beach, the vertigo kicking in and then it hit me. Ignore the edge.
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Saturday, January
25, 2003
There are days when I really, really don't want to get out of bed and go to
work. Today was one of those in spades! Because of my new schedule and time
off for my birthday, I hadn't been in for like a week. In that since I've not
been, I've been able to have a more normal schedule with nights and weekends
to myself. That time was used to go to class, work out, study hard and it paid
off when I look back. I need to take my nights and weekends back.
On a happier note,
after work I met up with Jane from the acting clique for dinner for my birthday.
She is a kick ass actress, who recently just finished Law School. Kick ass.
She chose this new French crepe places that opened on Anacapa, called Pacific
Crepes. If anyone lives in SB and reading this, you need to go! For $15, you
get a complete 3 course meal; the dinner and dessert crepe can both be customized
to what YOU want. I got the salad (kick ass!), my dinner crepe had chicken,
brie cheese, and leeks. Lastly and the BEST part was the dessert crepe that
had fresh fruit and dusted with powdered sugar. I had one bite and had stop
to savor it. The damned thing was that good.
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Friday, January
24, 2003
Today I got next to nothing done academically. Ended up running a bunch of errands.
Worked that night with Mannie; which turned out to be pure comedy haha!
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Thursday, January
23, 2003
Had my first French II quiz today and I feel pretty good about it. Busted my
ass in the library the night before studying for it. Probably got a bunch of
strange looks, from the folks behind me cause I was rocking out with my headphones
on.
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Tuesday, January
21, 2003
Say Happy Birthday Tony! Mwhahaha!! I woke up today not really expecting much
to happen. The person I had made plans with flaked on me in the most cheesiest
and chicken sh-- way I've never experienced. Cami contacted me and we made arrangements
to have drinks at Harry's. Also the night before Dottie had already said she
was taking me out to dinner for my birthday. I am loved! The place she wanted
to take me was closed, so we went to Chad's instead. The service was slow as
hell, but the food was awesome!!
Earlier in the
day I got the add code for my much needed French II class. That alone was a
great present!
And, NO, I don't
feel older haha!
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Monday, January
20, 2003
Today we had one of my most favorite things in the world: dim sum! We met up
with Thy and Alessandro in The City and headed for it. I'll spare the litany
on calling SF, "The City". Anyway, it was bomb, as Thy was explaining
to us everything we were eating. It was good seeing them again. They are cool
people.
On the way back
to SB, I ended up getting on the 1! Don't ask me how! I don't blame anyone but
myself, but the next thing I know, I was driving into Santa Cruz. How the hell
that happened I had no idea! But I have to say the drive on the 1 after Big
Sur was great. It was like being on the race track. Also the thought occurred
to me that if I went flying off one of these precipices, my life would surely
end and shortly. Ever have one of those moments? They are most sobering.
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Sunday, January
19, 2003
First off today was cold as hell! I could use a bunch of other euphuisms to
describe how cold, but let me put it this way: there wasn't a guy there who
didn't have massive shrinkage!
It was friggin'
dope to see. Among the cars were 18 300ZX's, 6 or so 350ZX's, 5 Vipers, couple
of Honda S2000s, 8 or so BMW M3s, a Fast and Furious style Eclipse GSX, Lexus
IS300, Mazda Protege5, Sentra, some others…but my favorite was this white
Supra. One of the guys from the sponsor said that it made 650HP at the freakin'
wheels!!! You could tell on the straights when it was upshifting, the BOV was
wailing and all that something was under that hood.
The members were
freaking awesome. They were giving rides and lessons to people for nothing!
So if you had a helmet you could roll in a Viper RT/10!! Which Tasha was able
to do! I couldn't do it cause with the helmet on, there wasn't enough head room.
Frig!! I got in the Viper and the roof was NOT having it! I had to get out…bleh!
I did get a turn in a 300ZX as a passenger and that was TIGHT!! I was petrified
at first, but then totally fell into it. Paul (the driver) was hauling ass,
hitting all apexes and finding some really clean lines.
The other dope
thing the members did was get Tasha's car back to civilization: for FREE! A
couple of guys came over after the announcement to get help and offered to trailer
her car back to Santa Clara for nothing! Not even gas! They called later on
to inform her that the car was delivered and keys dropped off. How dope is that!?!
I need to join a car club. There are a couple of car clubs here in town, some
sports car club at UCSB and a WRX club. From the little I know of them, none
of them have that kinda support for its members.
Lastly, ended up
making a new friend in Joan. Her and I both detest the cold and were not driving.
We ended up talking most of the day, avoiding the cold and keeping each other
company while our friends were off getting rides and/or lessons. I'll never
forget are her eyes. By the way, let me emphasize that it was freaking cold!!
And I did not bring enough crap to keep warm! Bleh!
After we got back
to Oakland we went over to Hoa's and played X-box with Pat. We were doing 3
player racing games and Mortal Kombat. I had no chance in the latter, but the
former I was a contender. Something about mindless racing games that I'm good
at and love…hahah!
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Saturday, January
18, 2003
Today was a boy's dream. Tasha and I met up with 10 other 300ZX's heading for
Thunderhill raceway. It was a friggin' sight to behold! I had never seen anything
like that in person. You read about it in the magazines all the time, but never
actually in it.
To recap, her and
I were headed up to Thunderhill Raceway about an hour north of Sacramento. Her
Z Club was having a track day for members. Members for a ridiculously low fee
were going to get personalized instruction and full run of the track. You read
that right: FULL run of the track. Most places only give you part of it.
Saturday afternoon
began with braking exercises designed to test the limits of your car's brakes.
You speed through this straight, and then stop as close as you can without running
over a small cone. Unfortunately on Tasha's second run her clutch failed. Wouldn't
engage at all. Grr!!! If there was any place for that to happen, this event
would be the place. Immediately there were 3 knowledgeable people under her
car checking it out. The diagnosis was a fried clutch.
We were both relegated
to watching the fun. That was fun in and of itself! There was this one Porsche
who was flying through the slalom, almost totally flat! I mean that damned thing
was NOT going anywhere. Body roll was practically nonexistent. The other notable
was this chic, M3 Chic, to be exact who was rolling a 2002 BMW M3. She wasn't
the fastest or cleanest of all the runs, but you could tell by her Colgate grin,
that she was having a blast! I love to see people with high performance cars
and actually USING them the way they were designed to be used.
Oh yea, M3 chic
had a friend was came to the track rocking 4" heels! WTF?? Hahaha! You
go girl. Saturday night, Tasha and I got to meet and eat with M3 chic, aka Winnie
and 4" heel chic, aka Joan. Winnie was freaking hilarious, cause she was
one of those chics who say the hate being girlie, but then go over the top to
be 'guy-like'. For example: she belched LOUDLY a whole bunch of times at the
table and farted too! WOohaa! You could tell Joan was thinking - the hell is
my friend doing? lol
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Friday, January
17, 2003
Talk about an offer you can't refuse. Tasha said that if I came up this weekend,
I could go to her club's track even without paying a dime for the event (save
for dinner) AND get to hang out Friday. All for my birthday…starting the
celebration early! Woohaa! Hoa cooked me, Tasha, and Kim dinner. This bad ass
marinara sauce, better than I've ever had!
After that we went
to this club, that was the personification of 'SF trendy'. Kids tripping off
on E, really bad trance and people walking around like they fell out of a house
inspired Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. One of the highlights was getting
a random dance with this girl in pony tails who I hope was just high on life.
Thursday, January
16, 2003
Now why I'm not working tonight, I haven't the foggiest idea. I should be scheduled
but for some inexplicable reason I'm not. Grrrr.
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Wednesday, January
15, 2003
Tonight was the first night of my Intro to SQL class at UCSB Extension. It's
part of my plan to not end up as fresh meat on the job market when I graduate
in June. Coupled with the Web Database Applications class and my B.A. and any
classes I take at Extension in the spring hopefully this plan will pay off.
SQL knowledge is good anywhere there is databases, reporting and the like around.
So the guy teaching
the class seems very knowledgeable. Seems to know his stuff back and forth.
However he is also one very sarcastic SOB. I mean really sarcastic; as in just
about everything out of his mouth has a negative tilt to it. The remarks aren't
directed at students, but everything else seems to be up for grabs. Sarcasm
has gotten my in trouble a bunch of times. And there are limits to its use.
Especially when I'm paying through the nose for it.
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Thursday, January
09, 2003
For all of my bitching and moaning about not having a lot of friends, real friends,
here in Santa Barbara, the ones I have are pretty damned awesome. Case in point,
my friend Nada who is funky dope like few others. I throw that word, 'dope'
around a lot. However in some cases it carries a lot more weight. With respect
to Nada it does. Tonight I was hit with a very interesting situation. The kind
that requires a serious face to face. Ended up calling Nada, talking about it
for a bit and then going out to talk.
I swear EVERY time
I interact with this woman, I feel better. One of the unique things about our
interactions, is that they invariably turn toward the Bible and God. I have
very, very few friends who have a strong spiritual side, much less who will
openly discuss religious matters. We talked about us meeting and how it really
may not have been chance. How we both have had that missing from our lives,
but after meeting it's something that has arisen within us again. When I think
of some of the stuff I've done, since leaving my church I shudder. She invited
me to church with her this Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it.
Thank you Nada.
I am truly a better person for knowing you.
Earlier in the
day I did a bunch of inventory crap. Oh joy.
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Wednesday,
January 8, 2003
It has been dog years since I updated this journal. If you've been visiting
regular you will notice some additions…mwhahaha! Ok so on with it!
Today thus far
hasn't been really that interesting. Save for I saw Lord of the Rings, The Two
Towers. Holy crap that stuff was da bomb!! Right as the fight scene was about
to get on, I made myself go to the bathroom. It was so worth it. It was incredible.
Go see it quick!
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Tuesday, January
7, 2003
Went to the French II class hoping to crash it. I walk in 7 minutes late. Hate
being late for class! You open the door and all eyes are on the moron who opened
the door. Even the teacher/TA/professor whatever despite their efforts to focus
on whatever their doing will invariably stop and look to see WTF. So I'm standing
at the head of the class - the effin' door would HAVE to be at the HEAD of the
class. And the teacher of course explains to me and the REST of the class that
there is no room. Lovely. Luckily I was feeling supremely confident and wasn't
phased…haha!
Afterwards, I went
to Kiwanis park for a run/hike. On the way, I decided to stop by Chelsea's to
see how she was. All attempts to email, text, call, et al failed. She shut down
her site and there were rumors flying around about what's going with her. I
get there and I guess she's just back from going to K-mart. Back in the day,
I could stop by her place and it be no problems. We hang out for a bit and go
on our way. She hardly said hi, no hug, no nothing. The whole time I was there,
felt like I was intruding. May be I was. May be things have changed. She said
that she's been isolating herself from everyone and I shouldn't take it personal.
After about 30 minutes, I bugged out. It was very weird.
So anyway, I went
to the park and did my run. It was exhilarating! Funky dope beyond belief! I
think I ran about 60% of the distance. Have to make a conscious effort to push
myself. I can feel my body wanting more, but then also feel like my heart is
going to jump out of my chest. Then I take a break and I'm good to go again.
Bad ass.
After that Dottie
and I went to Natural Café. Natural is local chain of low key restaurants
with affordable prices, but their food is also good for you. Usually Alana and
I will go to the one in Goleta.
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Monday, January
6, 2003
First day of school. Armed with my schedule I make my way to campus with the
intent of buying my parking permit before I get to class. Usually the process
takes about 30 minutes tops. They have a number of Parking Services reps under
an awning, with a few computers. You give your information, they determine if
you're eligible, you pay the money, get your sticker and bam you're done. Some
moron(s) decided to change the process and NOT in a good way!
The stick TWO computers
at the edge of the parking lot, with only ONE rep shuffling people and giving
minor instructions. I guess they ASSUMED (we all know what that spells) that
people would just 'get it'. Nope! As hard as it is to believe in 2002 some people
are actually computer illiterate. One woman took 20 minutes to do hers. Another
guy took almost as long. Most of their time was spent waiting for the SOLE person
to help them. I don't blame the girl who was working there. I blame the morons
who thought up the process so piss poorly! For $1400 tuition, another $110 for
the parking permit, you get a tan waiting in line and no guarantee that you'll
get a parking spot.
This is my new
and improved (ahem!) schedule:
MTWF in class from 9-1. Tuesday is a short day and I don't have class on Thursday.
Then I have 2 technology classes at UCSB Extension on Monday and Wednesday nights.
Oh yea, then there's my acting class on Tuesday nights. If anyone hears that
I'm bored this quarter, please smack me!
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Friday, January
3, 2003
My roommates are back!! Woohaaa!! It was getting really quiet. To mark their
return, I fixed them dinner. I tried to gauge the time from when they'd get
their luggage, the drive there and back and so the stuff in the oven doesn't
burn…haha! I nailed it. Damn I'm good.
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Wednesday, January
01, 2003
Last night I stayed in and just chilled. The more people I talked to, this seemed
to be a re-appearing theme. I've only heard of one person who 
really
partied and they went to Vegas to do it. So you KNOW it was a party. Today I
hiked up to Inspiration Pointe. It was breathtaking. If anyone is in SB and
looking for an awesome place to go, go there and peep it out. The last time
I did that hike, I had my ass handed to me! It seems my working out has paid
off, because I wasn't ready to keel over when I got to the top.
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