Imagine Me & You

BB and I saw Imagine Me & You the other night, and we both loved it! The film stars Piper Perabo and Lena Headey, whose characters fall in love at first sight. The catch? They fall in love as Piper's character is about to get married! Piper Perabo and Lena Headey have great chemistry, which is probably why I enjoyed this film and why it's so believable. Needless to say, Piper Perabo and Lena Headey are very beautiful. I think I have a slight crush on both women. Shhh! Don't tell BB. LoL Too late. She already knows and may be harboring her own crush. LoL It's a great romantic comedy, one which I will watch over and over again and add to my DVD collection.

Imagine me and you I do
I think about you day and night
It's only right
To think about the girl you love
And hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up invest a dime
And you say you belong to me
And ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be
So very fine
So happy together

I can see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together

I can see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together

So happy together
How is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together

- "Happy Together"

by The Turtles

Here's to me and you, BB. We're so happy together.

Wow. I'm such a sap.

I believe in love at first sight. You should too.

Untimely Death

I'm wondering how and why friends change and friendships end. Am I to blame? Have I changed so much that I can't relate with anyone anymore? I look at my friends who have been with me since middle school and think of the memories we created together. Those were the days, days long gone. They are no more. I don't know how we got here, to this point where everything we once knew has changed and everything we once shared bears no importance. I didn't want this. I didn't want us to end. I didn't wish for our friendship's untimely death.

I can't help but think that maybe I am to blame. My priorities have changed. They changed when I met BB. My whole world changed then. I love every minute I spend with BB, and I don't regret a moment I chose BB over others. Maybe I pushed my friendships to the wayside, further than I should have. Maybe I felt at times that they weren't enough and were far too easily dispensable. Sigh. I'm to blame. I pushed too hard. Even when we fought, as we had so many times in the past, lately I've held on to grudges much longer than any true friend should have. And maybe that's because I've changed and the rules of the game have changed for me. I've become much more intolerant as I've grown older, and I don't want to be a part of the childish games we once played. Back and forth. Push and pull. That's all we did. Sometimes, we had fun. Other times, the drama became too much. And yet I miss everything and everyone. I don't think we'll ever make it back to that point in time before things fell apart. After all, we have our individual lives to lead. We have our significant others to consider. And we have our personal dramas to sort through. Alone. Sigh. We've matured so much and grown into the adults we couldn't wait to become. Through it all, we never figured that growing up would also mean growing apart.

So this is goodbye, I guess. Goodbye to the way we were and the friendships we shared. I feel awful, but there's nothing I can do. I can continue to reach out, but will you do the same? Everything's changed. We've changed. There's no going back. Maybe someday? I can only hope. But rest assured, I will never forget.

Know when to walk away.

Bright and Gaudy

I woke up at 8 a.m. and got ready to head out the door. I had to get my car smogged and renew my registration. That took up roughly an hour and a half of my precious time. Afterwards, I headed to the local library and perused the bookshelves. I love my trips to the library. I love the idea of so many books in one place, each of them there for my very own pleasure. I love books, whether they are classics, contemporary, or bland books. Every one of them is worth reading, even if it's simply reading the jacket. Like my fancy for thrift stores, you never know what you're going to find in a book. Books are my escape from the mundane life I lead.

On today's trip to the library, I borrowed The First Man by Albert Camus (one of my favorite authors), The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant (author of The Red Tent, a great book), After the Quake by Haruki Murakami (a great contemporary writer whose works include my fave, Sputnik Sweetheart), and The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I don't think I've ever read a Hawthorne book before, so I'm looking forward to that one. I've read a great many classics in my youth and have always been partial to classic literature, but recently I've been reaching out to new and contemporary authors and their works. Haruki Murakami is an excellent writer, as is Jeanette Winterson, author of The Passion. It's funny how I stumbled upon these authors. I owe it all to Ange, an Aussie whose love for books possibly rivaled my own.

BB & I are still working on a house we started last Thursday. The homeowners initially painted their home with vibrant (i.e., BRIGHT and GAUDY) colors. For example, they painted the living room, family room, dining room, and kitchen bright yellow. They also painted the guest bathroom lavender, the children's rooms brick red and purple, the master bedroom green, and the master bath light green. I'd like to know what they were thinking when they decided to paint their home with those colors in mind. They now live in Iowa and are trying to sell this home. Unfortunately, it's been on the market for a while now and their real estate agent confessed that a lot of potential buyers refused to even enter the home after setting sight on the very yellow living room. I don't blame them. I wouldn't buy this house too unless I got some sort of incentive. Anyway, we primed the entire house and painted it bonjour beige, which looks like mocha frap (at your local Starbucks) if not a shade darker. I love the new color. The house looks brand new. I'm sure it'll sell now that it won't blind potential buyers. Anyway, we're hoping to finish this project by Thursday. I really want BB & I to take a break from painting in order to spend quality time together. However, another real estate agent has two projects lined up for us. Sigh. I am very grateful, but physically drained. I may simply be lazy. I admit, I am lazy. Sometimes, I miss those days when I simply bummed around at home on my days off from Big Company. But, I'm doing all this because I love BB. You see, BB loves to paint, and I only want to see her happy. We also need the extra income.

Lucas is vacationing in Vermont next month. Jacob, on the other hand, won't be joining Lucas because he has to watch the dogs (or so he claims). I wonder if Jacob is planning another secret rendevous? The last time Lucas left to visit family in Vermont, Jacob strayed. When the cat's away, mice will play. I wonder if Lucas knows of Jacob's previous affair? I wonder if he trusts Jacob? If Lucas even suspected that Jacob could, would, or did cheat, I'm sure that Lucas wouldn't leave Jacob alone for even a week. Hmm...interesting. And thus I leave you with today's words of wisdom.

Trust your intuition. If your gut reacts, something fishy is lurking around the corner.

Work-Day Blues

Sabrina's getting the boot at work, and I'm sad. You see, Sabrina's a temp with ambition. She temps at Big Company for money, but yearns to be in the theater/entertainment industry. She's been with Big Company for over a year now and has had the relative freedom to pursue her passion (i.e., working on tv shows, stage productions). Unfortunately, our supervisor hired Sabrina's replacement today and informed Sabrina that her time with Big Company is coming to an end. However, a permanent co-worker is leaving Big Company at the end of this month, and Sabrina will most likely be with us until they find another replacement. The search may take a month or two. I'm optimistic. Sabrina's in the dumps because she'll have to look for a new job and because she really doesn't know what to do with her life. She's thinking of going back to school in NYC. I wholeheartedly agree. She's been wanting to visit and/or move to NYC since I've met her, and I feel that everyone should experience NYC at least once in their life. If you can't live there, at least take a week long vacation in NYC. It'll open up your eyes and possibly change your life. But I digress...So I'm bummed that Sabrina may no longer be with Big Company, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. Work won't be the same without her. It will be very dull and boring. No more talks about musicals, zombies, the supervisor stuck in the 80's, etc. Sigh. But she needs to leave Big Company once and for all and pursue her dreams. It's about that time.

Anyway, I purchased PS2 last week. I've been wanting to make that purchase for a long while now, but never had the will or funds to do so. I'm so late in the game when it comes to these kind of things. I've been playing Resident Evil 4, and it always freaks me out. I've managed to make it to the fourth level or so, but I don't have a memory card to save where I left off. Awful! I allow myself an hour or two on PS2 and then tear myself away from it. It's so addicting, and I can't afford to be caught up in all that nonsense. After all, I'm thirty. LoL Who am I kidding?! I suck at the game, and I hate having to start all over again. So I simply play for an hour or two until I'm too frustrated and angry to continue. Argh!

I've been meaning to end my blog posts with words of wisdom or something along those lines. So here goes.

Always side with the person who has the most ammo.

No, I'm not a gun toting, NRA card carrying redneck Republican! LoL And I don't condone guns and violence. At least not in real life. However, anything goes when playing Resident Evil 4 on PS2. Unlimited ammunition and a good aim are mighty high blessings, I tell you!

San Francisco, Here We Come!

It's official! We're heading west to San Francisco! Of course, it's only for a few days. But it's a long overdue vacation for BB and I. I purchased our vacation package this afternoon, and now I'm researching what to do in SF. I've been to SF once, and I only stayed two nights and two days. Mimi and I crammed the most obvious SF landmarks in two days. We had fun, but I wish we could have stayed longer. So here's my chance. BB's never been to SF, and she's excited that I finally buckled down and purchased our package. I'm excited too. There's a lot to do in SF and with five nights and six days (almost), we can accomplish a whole lot. So, the first thing I'm going to do is buy a book about SF on a budget or something. And I'll do research online. Maybe I can get AAA to send us a SF map and brochures. Hmm...that's a good idea. I'd really like to rent a car for a day or two and see the Redwood forest and Napa Valley. BB and I also want to spend time in The Castro district. Wow! I can't believe we're going! This is great!

It's freaking hot today. The heat wave is horrible. I wish it would rain really hard and non-stop for a few days. We need rain. I've been cooped up in the condo for the past two days, not wanting to step foot outside what with the terrible weather. I did manage to watch Three O'Clock High, which wasn't too bad or that great. It helped to kill time, I guess. My work week starts up again tomorrow, which isn't something I'm looking forward to. Although work is relatively easy and stress-free, I wish BB and I were financially well off to do things we'd love to do with relative freedom. As it is, we're chained to our jobs because we need them to stay afloat. Sigh. Maybe someday this will change, and the freedom we've always hoped for will be our way of life.

Blue Zen Found

To make a long story short, I found my Blue Zen after a week going crazy with worry. As suspected, J&R Music and Computer World sent my package to the wrong address (i.e., incorrect unit number). Fortunately, the alleged doorman who intercepted my package lives in my condo community and had the decency to call me (my number was on the address label) about the mix-up. Although I'm grateful that the doorman handed over my package, I'm a bit suspicious as to why it took him a week to inform me about same. Hmm...I wonder what his intentions were at the beginning, before I placed a tracer on my package. Did he think I was simply going to let my package go without a fight?! Did he really believe that he could keep my Blue Zen?! Argh! But I should be grateful that my Blue Zen is found. BB's enjoying it immensely. All's right with the world.

BB and I are planning a trip to San Francisco in August. We have the money to plan a week's getaway, but I'm hesitant about wasting our hard-earned money on such a trip. I know we deserve a vacation. This will be the only real vacation we'll have this year. BB's all for it and excited, but I can hardly muster any excitement because my frugal qualities are getting the best of me. I've discussed this with BB, and she doesn't understand why I'm feeling this way. We've earned quite a lot of money from our painting projects and can afford this vacation. We've even sacrificed our special days (i.e., birthdays) to work on same projects just to make a little extra on the side. We decided that sacrificing now would allow us to enjoy ourselves later. "Later" has finally arrived, and I'm unsure about our plans. I should just get on with it. We deserve this. We've worked so hard, and we need some time off away from this place. We need a break from real life. Sigh. That settles it. I'm going to book our vacation ASAP.

Watched The Pillowbook this afternoon. The film is quite strange and very perverse. I don't know whether I enjoyed it or not. I did find the human body as an object to write on quite interesting. Speaking of which, did I mention that we saw Bodies, The Exhibition? It was morbid, but entertaining. It gave me a new perspective on the human body, as did The Pillowbook. The human body is fascinating.

Mimi called a few days ago, informing me that she's four months pregnant. Wow. I believe she'd make a great mom. I'm happy for her and Marco. I need to send them a card or something. I can't believe how we're all growing and doing our own things. It seems like only yesterday that my friends and I were chatting it up over coffee or venting about professors and exams. It's strange that we were once so close and familiar, but now so far and different. I only wish the best for my friends and hope that despite the going ons in our respective lives, we will sometimes look back on eachother fondly and remember the ways our friendships enriched our lives. Sigh. I feel like crying.

Blue Zen Lost

First of all, UPS f*cking SUCKS! Why does UPS hire incompetent fools?! Hello! Mr. UPS driver! There is no fricking "doorman" in my gated condominium community, unless you call the first man you meet when you first enter the gates a "doorman" (er, gateman?! wtf!). You cannot go around passing off packages to any alleged "doorman" who doesn't exist and who isn't the intended recipient of said packages. We don't have doormen here in this city, you dumb bastard! How stupid can you be? How could you have simply left my Blue Zen with the "doorman" who isn't ME?!?! You stupid, stupid fool. I hope UPS realizes how incompetent you are and gives you the boot. But I'm sure another INCOMPETENT FOOL will take your place. Pay attention, you bastards! Use what's left of your pea-size brain to do what you're paid to do without any problems! Do your f*cking job, and do it right! UGH!

Needless to say, the Blue Zen I ordered for BB from a third-party seller (J&R Music and Computer World) through Amazon.com is lost. I blame the asinine actions of the UPS bastard, but now I'm beginning to wonder if J&R Music and Computer World is as much to blame. I have been a longtime patron of Amazon.com and have never encountered any problems with it in previous business transactions. That is, not until I decided to order the Blue Zen from J&R Music and Computer World through Amazon.com. Ugh. UPS better find my Blue Zen and apprehend the alleged doorman who accepted my package on my behalf without my knowledge or consent!

Finally, to the alleged doorman. HEY ASSHOLE! Yeah you! You deceitful person disguised as a doorman and running around accepting packages which aren't yours. You are in big trouble. You're a damn thief. UPS is going to hunt you down. I hope you suffer and cry shamelessly for mercy when you fall. You f*cking asshole!

In conclusion, I leave you with the following:

1. Blue Zen lost on July 6, 2006.

2. UPS and its incompetent employee directly contributed to the loss of my Blue Zen.

3. Beware of alleged doormen lurking in gated communities ready to pounce on your unsuspecting packages and claiming to be the intended recipient of same. Again, I wonder how STUPID that UPS bastard is?! What f*cking doorman?! There is no f*cking doorman, you asshole! I don't live in a f*cking hotel! I live in a condo community with unit numbers in plain sight!

4. I will never again order an item from Amazon.com and J&R Music and Computer World.

5. UPS f*ucking SUCKS the big one!