Come Together

friday: after work i went down to SF. my mom was puking her insides out so i had to get some sprite for her before i went. i was kinda guilty about leaving her... but it was just some food poisoning that other suffered from who ate what she did for lunch at work. anyways, it was Rene's birthday dinner in SF. so we met at Nathan's and left from there. it was eventually 6 of us in the car (Arash's car... a mercedes wagon) with Nathan sitting in the rear facing suicide seat. that was kinda fun. Arash (admitdely) drives like a lunatic when friends are in the car to make the ride more fun. w/e. next time... i drive.

as for dinner, it was good stuff. for starters, there were 23 people there. and we were crammed into 2 tables that fit 8 comfortably. so.. .we got cozy (very cozy). the food was good. we had a pizza (not a typical pizza) a seafood pasta thing with all sorts of seafoods in it. that was good. and chicken with lemon. and then there was the conversation... which was interesting to say the least. all in all it was a good time. the only thing that kinda sucked was the the birthday girl was at the other table... so we at our table didnt get to talk much with her... except for when she came over to visit once in a while.

Saturday: after dinner we went back to Nathans for a while and i left at about 20 to 2. i got to my aunts a little while later. this is where i slept.

the next day was spent pretty much setting up her wireless network. which was fairly simple and straightforward. i had my laptop with me and was able to immediately connect to her netwoork. her laptop, on the other hand, couldnt. as it turned out, the driver for her wifi card was not installed. after looking it up, i tried installing it. didnt work. as it turned out, she had a different card. so i installed that one. that didnt work. as it turned out, the driver for her card isnt even on the disc that came with her computer. how awesome. anyways, after several hours on the phone with a dell tech whos name i couldnt begin to pronounce we figured it all out.

we went out to eat at a japanese place where i had some sushi, chicken katsu and gyozas. i thought it was pretty good. but (see previous post about sushi place) once youve had the best, its hard to compare. after we ate i went back to get my stuff and set out for my grandma house to fix her TV. which took about 2.3 minutes, and left from there for home.

sunday: after some late night gaming i got up in preperation for many of the friends i hung out with fridjay to come up and visit me for a change. in all Nathan, Crystal, Ken, Lyla (Nathan's sister) Tim (her husband) and Eric and Jenna (their kids) came up. they came first to my house to settle in and meet my family. then we went downtown to eat. there they met Lacey and her boyfriend Bill. we ate at McNears, a local popular food place. its good stuff.

after lunch we parted ways and Lyla and her family went in search of a yarn store while Nathan, Crystal, Ken and I went to a park for Nathan to photograph it for homework. boring as it sounds, i rather enjoyed walking around that park for a while... just chatting and walking. despite the fact that it was rainy and such.

we picked up the rest of the party and caravaned back to my house and hung out for a while before eventually going to A&W for some rootbeer floats, where even more random chatting and whatnot occurred. from there they left Petaluma and returned home.

all in all, it was one of the most enjoyable wekends ive had in a looong time. i went out to eat 3 times, all three places were good and all three were good times. not to mention all the good times i had in between (or is it among?) those trips out for food. and i still owe lacey lunch.

Dream On

the culmination of boredom and a lack of creativity


Morpheus


?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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more pandelerium!!

1. Your name spelled backwards:
Samoht.... or Sam for short. Sam I am. i DO like green eggs and ham.

2. Where were your parents born?
San Francisco

3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer?
umm uhh.... a certain.. uhh.... video............ no. wait. i downloaded the new version of iTunes since then. :-)

4. What's your favorite restaurant?
hmm... as far as memories go, ive had alot of good times at Applebee's..... but as far as just plain awesomness.... theres this sushi place in San Francisco called blowfish. if you like anime and sushi have i got the place for you!

5. Last time you swam in a pool?
prolly last summer some time. tried out my cousins new pool which they got at the end of summer last year.

6. Have you ever been in a school play?
thankfully... not tht i can remember

7. How many kids do you want?
one or two..... i guess

8. Type of music do you dislike most?
umm..... kiddie pop (Hillay Duff and the like.

9. Are you registered to vote?
yup

10. Do you have cable?
nope. i have satelite. BOOYAH! i dunno.

11. Have you ever ridden on a moped?
nope.

12. Ever prank call anybody?
not that i recall. im deprived i know.

13. Ever get a parking ticket?
actually... just last weekend..... but thats cuz my dad totaly forgot it wasnt sunday. first one i swear.

14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?
not if i could help it.

15. Farthest place you ever traveled?
Mexico. Cancun Mexico. i was 9 or so at the time. saw the mayan ruins. BARELY remember what it was like.... but i remember how cool it was. i wwanna go back.

16. Do you have a garden?
i dont... but my mom does. tomatoes and zucchinni and stuff.

17. What's your favorite comic strip?
umm.... i dunno.... i enjoy The Peanuts, Boondocks and Calvin and Hobbs

18. Do you really know all the words to the national anthem?
only this much:
im sure if i really tried i can get most of it. ive been to enough baseball games.

19. Bath or Shower, morning or night?
shower. whenever. i like at night, but i usually do it in the late morning or something. i dunno.

20. Best movie you've seen in the past month?
ive seen alot of good movies in the past month with my netflix subscription. shaun of the dead, unbreakable, and Hero being among the best. (i saw garden state exactly one month ago... so lets count that too)

21. Favorite pizza toppings?
like Sid, i like mushrooms and pepperoni.

22. Chips or popcorn?
chips. tortilla chips though... unless they are kettle style potatoe ones, those are good.

23. What color lipstick do you usually wear?
......

24. Have you ever smoked peanut shells?
ive never smoked.

25. Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?
"let me answer that question in my Eddie Murphy voice. ahem: oh, HELL, no!!!"
yup.

26. Orange Juice or apple?
orange.

27. Favorite type of chocolate bar?
baby ruth is always good. i also like snickers. and crunch. and.....

28 When was the last time you voted at the polls?
AT the polls? never. always absentee

29. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?
not too long ago... as previously mentioned, my mom has a garden. but theyre not in season. also.... i think i was slightly alergic to it.... i dunno

30. Have you ever won a trophy?
nope. never did much sports. never enough to warant a trophy. ive gotten ribbons :-)

31. Are you a good cook?
i guess..... i can make spanish rice! among other things.

32. Do you know how to pump your own gas?
uh... yeah. how hard can it be?

33. Ever order an item from an infomercial?
nope.

34. Sprite or 7-up?
Bawls!!!!!! @.@

35. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work?
nope. i wear pretty much whatever i want... unless i am resceptionisting in which case i need to look presentable.

36. Last thing you bought at a pharmacy?
Claratin. but it was a Target.... does that count?

37. Ever throw up in public?
yep. thats when i discovered my alergy to pesto.... had some pesto ish pasta salad in sausolito a looong time ago. then was about to board a ferry... a puked my lunch out. that was not good times.

38. Would you prefer being a millionaire or to find true love?
hmm... cant i have both? well..... money cant buy happiness so....

39. Do you believe in love at first sight?
umm.... no. id say its more like infatuation.

40. Ever call a 1-900 number?
sadly yes. (sorry arash... :-) its ok... he doesnt read this)

41. Can exes be friends?
umm.... i suppose..... though i cant say ive had much luck.

42. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital?
uhhh...... my grandma when she..... ummm.... .broke something. an arm i think? i dont remember.

43. Did you have a lot of hair when you were a baby?
i dont remember. :-P

44. What message is on your answering machine?
HAHAHA!!!! it is as follows:
"Hello?............................. yeah, this is my voicemail so uh, leave me a message"
it pisses EVERYONE off.... cuz they start talking to the recording. i love it.

45. What is in your backpack?
lets go check.... Philosophy text book, Philosophy reader, notebook, folder thing, pens and pencils (theres usually a sketchbook in their too)

46. Favorite thing to do before bedtime?
umm... check blogs, play WoW (see previous post) take a shower.

47. What is one thing you are grateful for today?
the fact that im still breathing.

48. What is the first concert you ever went to?
uhh... well.... technically it was probably a beachboys peformance at a local fair..... but the first REAL concert i went to.. .was The Who last August. that was freakin awesome.

and im spent. talk to y'all later.

Goodbye Cruel World

dont worry... i dont have suicidal tendancies.... but, admit it, this is a cruel world we live in. therefore... i reject this world and substitute another. a world of epic quests, mystical settings, sorcery and honorable battle. i am refering of course, to the World Of Warcraft. yup. damn work. damn socializing. damn school. i have to find those damned charged runes in the Silver Stream Mine in Loch Modan!!!! its sad really.... i havent been this addicted to a game since junior year of high school. and that didnt pan out to well school wise. im not sure how im gonna manage balancing it out this time around..... but thats part of the adventure.

last few weekends have been one birthday thing after another. the last 2 down in the city, this past weekend was up here at our house. so.... ive been falling behind on my school work a bit especially that which is to be done over the weekend. ah well. such is the life of a gamer. yes thats right, a gamer. i may not live from paycheck to paycheck..... but i live from class to class... barely scraping by. luckily for me my art teacher flaked out last class.. so no art homework. and i have the next few days off so... i have a nice looooong weekend coming up. bring on the Horde!

what else is going on? i really have no idea.... im living in a cave. someone care to fill me in?

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)

tagged again by angel.


Random 10 (as selected by iTunes completely at random)
1. Eunuch Provocateur - The Mars Volta
2. Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac
3. Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbom
4. Whats About Love - Heart
5. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
6. In The Evening - Led Zeppelin
7. Treebeard - Howard Shore (wtf?)
8. The Long Day Is Over - Norah Jones
9. Desire - U2
10. I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton


Total # of music files on computer:
2427... thats 7.1 days and 10 gigs


Last CD you bought:
There Is Nothing Left To Lose - The Foo Fighters


Last song you listened to before this post:
When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin


Name five songs you often listen to or mean a lot to you:
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
2. Going To California - Led Zeppelin
3. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
4. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
5. Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

My 3 Victims.....
Lyler
Carinne (again, bloody post!)
Nathan (don't want you to feel left out....)