"You think you know, but you have no idea..."
Trying to capture everything I do, futile as it may be.

About

I keep a small notebook by my side and do my best to keep a log of my day-to-day activities. This is the result.

Thursday
Waking up is still hard. Maybe I'm not sleeping right. (Need more REM?)
Drive to work was quick - Santa Monica Blvd (the Beverly Hills Freeway that was never built)
BBC News - how I missed you!
Andy eats candy with Mandy and Sandy and may get randy but it's all dandy.
Korean BBQ cook ups.
I no longer feel comfortable going to a new restaurant unless I've Yelped it first.

Friday
No traffic - took the freeway to work :)
Lunch with Jenn Ho next week!
Quizno's vs. Subway
Busy afternoon.
Printers are so slow today.
J. Zweig is gone (?!)
Look into Blink-182 tickets for July 23 (Vegas)

Monday
Lost my fucking parking ticket!

Tuesday
Work: nothing to do!
Dropped uncle at the airport.
Watched Lakers game.
Watched Vicky Christina Barcelona.



Wednesday
Lakers lost. :/

Everyday at my office: "What's going on?"
- me: "Not much."

Jenn and Cassy got jobs! (already?!)

To do:
- buy (at Target) - drano, mints, deodorant, bath mats, art supplies, Lakers flag?!
- invest
- shop for car
- set up student loan repayment

...I'm losing track of the date (but not day). Funny how work does that.
Still no time after work for me at home to relax, exercise, clean. :(

Friday
IT'S RAINING THIS MORNING IN LA...
... I wish it would rain more :)

Lawyers work long hours! Damn.

Obama's speech in Egypt

"due diligence"

Saturday
To do: Write (100 things)
Buy paint supplies
- toothpaste, shampoo

Sunday
1 YEAR RETURNIVERSARY!
"College ruled paper" - I never really used it much in college!

Idea: Helen Keller party?!

Songs: Forever the Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh (Me vs. Everyone); The Killers - Human

Random Ideas for a Better World

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Ideas:

  • Everyone should live within 1/2 mile of a park.
  • Have cell phone plans be logical (more pay-as-you-go)
  • More holidays! At least one per month.
  • Sales tax should be included in the advertised price - and no more pennies!
  • Less criminalization of recreational drugs


LA traffic fix:
  • extend the dead-end freeways (the 2 and 710)
  • add lanes at bottlenecks (East LA)
  • create a network of dedicated bicycle lanes/roads
  • subway along Wilshire
  • subway along Ventura Blvd.
  • build a network of streetcars:
  • downtown LA streetcar
  • Venice/Santa Monica streetcar
  • Hollywood streetcar - maybe going down Fairfax
  • Pico Blvd streetcar
  • widen the 5 freeway to Orange County!
  • extend the "gold line" to Ontario Airport, and to Whittier
  • build free parking for Metro riders (like 12 hours free parking with a valid Metro ticket or day pass)

Songs: Weezer - Troublemaker; Lady Gaga - Poker Face; Green Day - Basket Case; The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight; Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived; Kevin Rudolf - Let it Rock
To do: Relax, get more sleep (go to bed around 9pm). Buy Mentos. Invest my money? CD? ETFs?!
12:25pm OMG IT'S RAINING.
Learned today: Judicial notice.
Ruminations: Everyone has some sort of mental "condition" to an extent.
Caffeine is a hell of a drug.
Old MTV dating shows: Dismissed, Taildaters, Next, Parental Control

NAMES!
Androgyny: Kelly, Jordan, Tayor, Sasha, Casey, Kris, Leslie, Terry, Jamie
Fun: Textor (last name); Agro Crag, Zuno, Gunnar, Roddik, Biff, Swarley

1-year anniversary of my last day in Rome - my last trip!
My pics arrived!
Musings: Coldplay, the beauty of a flower in a dark winter, simple innocence of children crossing the street
To buy: Toothpaste, get diploma framed, mints, flash drive, key chain, Ulysses, Sudoku book
Tonight: Lakers game! Finals baby!

res judicata

Songs: Coldplay - Lovers in Japan; Love Hurts; Rancid - Tropical London; Cake - Short Skirt, Long Jacket; We the Kings - Check Yes Juliet

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

8:10 AM - Predicted on the way to work - "Night at the Roxbury" as I drove by Roxbury St. in Beverly Hills

To Buy: shampoo, toothpaste, (table) coasters, mints
- Seattle plane ticket for uncle?
- look for frame store
- office/desk supplies
- scope out Pink Taco?
- burn CDs
- upload pics - order from Shutterfly?
- shop for shoes?
- create a concert calendar, movie calendar
- update iTunes (on laptop)

"with/without Prejudice" (legal jargon)

new word today: stet

Songs: Kanye West - "Heartless", Katy Perry - "Hot 'N Cold", Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'", Valencia - "The Space Between"

28 May 2009 (Thursday)

Friday, May 29, 2009

To buy: beer, pizza, facial scrub, shoes, sunnys,


To do: bring folders to work
- frame diploma, grad pics


Plans: Weekend - J Bau (call)
- call Justin, Chris - Blink-182 in Vegas (7/24)?
- see who else is back from school
- beach - kayaks,

Random business idea: Indulge It
Bakery, bar, restaurant, ice cream parlor, cafe all in one
Serve only the best foods/drinks, what people crave
Have an ice cream/full service bar, bake shop counter
Enjoy some fresh coffee, great comfort food, delicious fresh made gelato, a decadent sundae or a cocktail of your choice
Jason's DDP (Drinks, Desserts, Pizza [or pastries?])
Happy Hours (Bar and) Pub - pizza -
- never charge a cover - BYOB, why not?