Jason's Daily Notes

Stayed in West LA last night. Watched some Weeds. Louise got to go to a film premiere and meet Anthony Hopkins (who is really old).

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My futon is feeling more comfortable. A little.
Showing is weird when you don't have a towel.
... There was a big snowstorm on the east coast.
I voted (for the special election in my district).
I have several invites to Vegas. San Diego in March for the wedding. Camping trip too? Oh my.
I'm really tempted to facebook at work. Must resist.
I miss the pacific northwest. And the nice people there. LA people are just assholes.
I want a digital video recorder. I just love making films.
Lunch: Leftover pizza.
Happy hour today at Pink Taco. Huzzah.
I had a hotmail account. I know I did. I just can't remember the login.
Warwick university application = submitted. Booyah!
Pleasant conversation with an older woman shareholder. She would have "raised hell" at Berkeley. Haha.

Rushed to Eagle Rock after work - wanted to get the $0.65 burger at Tommy's. Unfortunately about 200 people had the same idea, it was way too crowded to even try. So I got a $5 pizza from Little Caesar's instead. Turns out I'm too cheap to be strict about my diet.

Met up with Patricia, Sandra, and Matthias (on the sidewalk, without even calling each other) outside the 4100. It was closed, so we ended up at the Good Luck bar. We tried to go to Spaceland to catch The Vaccines (apparently a really great band), but there were no more tickets available. So we went to the Echo. There was no entry fee, and we ended up seeing a cool band nevertheless - Olin and the Moon. [So tonight, I was denied three times in one night, but I found alternatives.] We also got some Mexican food across the street. It was mediocre, especially for Echo Park.

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Ugh - it's only Wednesday?

Music: Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit)
Lunch: leftover chicken parmigiana from this past weekend's Olive Garden visit
I have to finish my application essay!
I'm still worried that I didn't pay my rent this month.
...cleaning up my last.fm profile....

Picked up mom from the airport yesterday. I was harassed by a police officer for not moving my car quickly enough. FUCK THEM ALL. Dude didn't even give me a ticket. (In retrospect, I am really really lucky, considering they substantially raised the fees on traffic tickets in California.)
Picked up some Zankou Chicken. Caught up with news from the family and what my mom did during her trip.

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Drove to work. Left 8:10, arrived 9:05. Took Santa Monica Blvd; traffic is misery.
The left side of my face was in the sun the whole commute.
I can't remember if I mailed in the rent at the beginning of the month (!)
Sweden scholarships - do I apply? No, looks like I don't even qualify.
Private investigators.
Telemarketing / fundraiser research.
I'm going to be a godfather (again).
Spaceland tonight for a concert! First, meeting at the 4100 for drinks (and I'll try to get 65-cent burgers at Tommy's!)
It smells in the office. Like dog food (or just burnt popcorn).
Lunch: Leftover Zankou chicken.
Music: James Bond theme; Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
Hakuna Matata. It means no worries.
"It's getting better all the time"
Time to go - gonna rush to Eagle Rock to get my $0.65 burger!

Woke 7am, at home. It was a chilly morning. Or I just need a better blanket.
Drove 7:50am - took Olympic - arrived 8:45am at work. Argh. How will I deal with this traffic.
Mom arrives tonight.
The shoes I'm wearing today are uncomfortable. My socks are getting rolled down with each step. I guess I shouldn't shop at Payless.
Music: Taio Cruz - Dynamite; The Ready Set; Oasis
Thinking about Iceland.
The weather. Today. So perfect. Warm in the sun, cool in the shade, dry and cloudless.
News: Some airport in Russia got bombed.
Lunch: Leftover spaghetti from last night.
Picking up mom from LAX tonight...

Friday night: Ethiopian food with Ulrike, "Petzi," and Matthias. We then just hung out at the apartment.

Saturday: SIX FLAGS! With Christoph and Sandra.
Louise spent the day on the beach.
Chris arrived at 10. We printed out our tickets at Staples to save money. Picked up Sandra, got Weinerschnitzel (an insult to all German-speakers) and Jack in the Box. Arrived at the theme park ~12:00.
Revolution, Apocalypse (formerly Psychlone?), Jet Stream, Ninja (Hi-ya!), Batman (Riddler's was too long of a wait), Goliath, Swinging Pirate Ship, Scream, and the best for last: X2!
We played many rounds of 20 questions and 2 truths and a lie while waiting. There was the Home Depot guy (who sat next to Sandra on Apocalypse) - Sandra's new friend. The guy next to Sandra on X2 lost his wallet mid-ride. Coins fell everywhere.
Olive Garden afterwards. It was busy (what else is there to do in Santa Clarita on a Saturday night?). I was super exhausted when we got back to the apt. The girls wanted to go out for once. I lay on the futon for about 45 minutes, as Patricia moved her stuff out of the apartment, then left for Liquid Kitty with Louise and Sandra.

Sunday: Finished watching Watchmen. Took the recycling in with Matthias. There was a long line. It was hot, I was sweating after 3 minutes in the sun. And they didn't accept glass. FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUU. I just left the glass there for some homeless guy to redeem.
Went home to organize the house for my mom's arrival tomorrow. Not much food - I made a bacon & egg sandwich and watched Modern Family. Did my laundry. Ended up watching Eat Pray Love. Awww.
Concert tonight - Goast of a Sabre Tooth Tiger (GOASTT), the band of Sean Lennon (John Lennon's son).


Flaming Accordion.

Ordered tofu pad thai last night for me and Patricia.
Hung out in apt with Patricia, Louise, and Matthias.
Party at Ruchi's was fun. Ross was there. Ruchi is leaving to visit India for a wedding. I knew a lot of people at the party - it took a while to say bye. I "planned" to go to Six Flags with Christoph and Sandra.
Mom should still be in Singapore right now with my relatives (their first trip outside the P.I.). Mom returns Monday.

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Slept on the (breaking) futon. I need to fix/replace it.
Got to work 9:15.
I'm bringing cursive back.
Planning a big roadtrip in early May (round the Southwest).
I need to watch my budget.
Lunch: leftover pad thai
Music: Bed Intruder Song; The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
I finally submitted my Sweden supporting docs! Whew.
Ethiopian food tonight with Ulrike and my housemates.

I WAS SO BUSY LAST NIGHT.
Worked til 6:30.
Drove to Glassell - 7:45. Alex H had called me to ask me for some urgent last-minute tutoring. I dropped off my stuff. Rushed back to West LA. 8:20. I was locked out of the apartment. Louise didn't leave the key out for me. Patrica had called, she would arrive a little later; but Matthias was to arrive any minute - and I still had to clean out my room! Luckily Louise called me - she had just finished work (for the American Idol premiere) and was walking back. Urgent, I offered to pick her up. When we returned, there was Matthias waiting for us. We entered, I cleaned my room, did the tutoring for Alex, and Patricia arrived. I was not the only exhausted one. So we slept.

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Today: Re-posting ads on craigslist. I now want to be a graphic designer.
Bruno Mars is Filipino. This means I must like him more automatically.
I need more alone time. I'm trying to draw/doodle again.
I'm still feeling a lot of negative energy in general. I guess it's just a negative phase for me right now. I have to push myself to stay positive (but I am staying positive).
My application to NHH is in!!! Done.
Lunch: Leftover soy taco meat with rye bread. Jack, Jack, Jack - why you so stubborn?
The weather is sunny and warm. So perfect.
Music: Bruno Mars; Green Day - Good Riddance 

I got 99 problems...

It's official: I can't find my keys. This is really bugging me. Because I really don't know how they could have just disappeared like that. I gotta make duplicates.

I have to move out of my apartment and back to home.
I have absolutely no motivation for work. Or for anything, really.

Mom should be in Singapore now. :)
Music: Misfits; Social Distortion
Coachella 2011 lineup announced. Maybe this'll be the year I go. Leaning towards Sunday being my favorite day.
Iceland Air - they have the cheapest one-way flights from Boston to London. And I can stop in Iceland for up to a week. DEAL!
Lunch: Soy meat tacos.
I discussed politics (rail and education funding) with Jack. He's so frustrating to talk to; so unwilling to bend to reason or to exhibit any compassion for people. Only minimizing taxes - as if the private sector would take care of everything! Just abolish the government then! UGH [AMERICAN] CONSERVATIVES JUST PISS ME OFF. RANT RANT /RANT.

Considering going to European music festivals this summer. Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Download Festival, Roskilde; heck, even Wimbledon! But they're all expensive (or sold out already)!

Norway application done - just need to upload a scanned copy of my official transcript. Whew.

Matthias and Patricia arrive tonight. Gotta get ready. Gotta rush home and back!

Ugh! At work late!