PEACHINAOMI :)

And I quote:

Muru: "Naomi, I have some big guns.  It's TRUE." 

...15 or so minutes later [I had since brushed his comment aside and the conversation had gone in another direction, when]

Muru: "Seriously, I wish you could see my arms."

Naomi: "Are you STILL checking yourself out?"

Muru: "I've been checking myself out for the last thirty minutes"

And sadly, he's being serious.  

Currently listening: 50 First Dates By Various Artists Release date: By 03 February, 2004

So much has transpired since my last entry it's utterly dumbfounding.

[Mar. 13-17] Mexico was... WILD, needless to say.  Good times..memories.  Thanks Amanda for making me go.  I regret to report, however, that I lost my brand new PERFECT digital camera along with extra scandisks and money on the very first night in Rosarito!!  Tisk Tisk.   Do smiley faces not CRY anymore?!?!!  Gees!  That one doesn't quite do justice to the sentiment I wish to express, but it'll suffice I suppose. Oh and let me not fail to mention the curse of the losing one earring per pair I wore down there!

I'm still mourning my loss. MY BELOVED CAMERA!!! :***(

[Mar 22-26] Amanda, Chris and Kurt kept me company as I was in my humble abode all by my lonesome.  Lucy was in heat and Charlie drove us absolutely insane!  He seriously didn't eat, drink, sleep, nada, zip, zilch.  He was too busy chasing Lucy's intoxicating aroma around the house.  Amazing what insight into human nature's primitive insticts you can learn from observing dogs.

[Mar 27- April 1] Leighton was in town for the week from Sweet Home Alabama.  Nothing is constant but change itself, but essentially he and I are the same kids we were years ago.  We watched O Friday night which was captivating and breathtaking.  Waiting for Josh and Cory, figuring out out plans- took longer than expected and we were too late for any club.  Brian pulled through and we ended up having a great time at Seamless til 8am.  And THAT my friend, is how it's done.    Come back soon now, ya hear?

[Apr 2-8] Fairly uneventful.  The weekend with my significant other, however, was memorable.  Saturday we happened to have tickets to Dane Cook fall right into our laps.  How AWESOME.  I love stand-up!!  Along with all the fun, I also broke someone's heart in the process and I'm sincerly sorry. 

TODAY also brought about an earth shaking, revolutionary, joint epiphany between my soul mate and I.  Ramifications of which, I cannot begin to fathom.  One moment, a memory, one day, one distorted perspective through which we've been viewing our entire lives- unraveling. 

You and I.  Together we can disentangle ourselves and reconstruct our worlds.  We can build each other back up from the nothingness you know?  Come what may.  We'll always have each other. 

Does anyone else remember that song?  Matthew Sweet.  Download it!

HOORAY!! My computer is officially working, the network is restored and Tada!  I have oxygen, I mean INTERNET!  LoL!  Yes, that's how dependent I am. 

So back to the topic at hand.  My lack of discipline disgusts me!  Apparently good study habits don't rub off on you overnight.  AND I need a job.  I've been out of work (by choice) for 3 months now, and I think I'm coming out of retirement early.  I'm taking classes (barely attending) tutoring (which I'm enjoying) and going to the gym (Loving it) I could be doing so much more!  Nora's right, when will I ever have such an opportunity to get involved in the community and volunteer my time as now!!  Funny how all these years I've thought I need more free time and now that I have all the time in the world, I wish I had less of it.  I wish I were more busy. 

Waaa waa, let me stop whining.  I NEED TO BE STUDYING!  In fact, I have an essay midterm due tomorrow morning that I haven't even thought about yet! I'm horrible! 

When I get back from Mexico..... I better be super focused and studying on a daily basis! Or else someone give me a swift kick in the rear okay?  Thanks.

Friday night:  Plans kept falling apart, regretfully kind of to my liking, and 11pm I was in my bathrobe driving to Taco Bell for dinner.  I had just signed my life away to 24 Hr Fitness and here I am eating fast food.  My trainer's gonna cringe when I list my diet.   Sorry, but NO ONE, well, I could never give up fast food altogether.

Amanda ended up joining me later on for a Sex and the City marathon.  4:30am run to Smiths for pizza, brownies, and Uncrustables!!  * Everyone PLEASE do yourselves a favor and go to the frozen breakfast section of your neighborhood grocery store and pick up these peanut butter and jelly crustless sandwiches made my Smuckers.  They're FABULOUS!   You're supposed to let them thaw but Manda's suggestion coupled with my impatience and now I'm hooked to semi-frozen Uncrustables

Friends- I'm in need of some alone time.  I'm in one of those, "I don't like where I am and want to change" moments.  I apologize for broken plans, unanswered calls and unreturned text messages, for not making time to hang out, but as selfish as this is, I want to make time for myself and things I need to take care of. 

Went to the gym with my mom which is the most time we've spent together since the New Year. I remembered how funny she is. I soaked up an absolutely beautiful day outside with my dogs.  I always say how you treat your animals is indicative of how you will treat your children.... well then put me away for negligence.  I wanted so badly to get our girl puppy- Lucy Liu- couldn't wait to get off work and come straight home so I could tickle her paws while she was sleeping so she'd flounder.  It's gone from adoration to "I don't like you" to has it been 8 months already since I've had her?  Yall may say she's just a dog, but I know better.

Anyhow, I'm excited about
-spending the weekends at home for once in my life
-using this opportunity of not having a job for the first time in a long time to   
 study, finish my half-read books, re-evaluate and re-prioritize my goals
-working out!  Climbing two flights of stairs to class raises my heart rate and
 that's just sad
-defining and re-drawing the borders because the line has faded to a spotted
 dash and I'm not happy about it.  No more being "too nice".  It does indeed send the wrong message.

SO my friend Sung flew in from Jersey to celebrate my birthday.  He's known me since I was 15- poor guy

Thur: picked him up from the airport, watched the water show @ Bellagio [OF COURSE!  That's an unstated rule... you MUST watch that darn show when you visit Vegas] Went to Jim's and passed out (I hadn't slept the night before) then barely kept my eyes open when he got home from work to watch the two most recent episodes of LOST.  :sigh: I have to watch them again cause I don't remember them too clearly.

Fri: In N Out! (They exist only in fables to East Coasters) so we ate double-doubles animal style and he took pictures for proof.  Walked the strip from MGM to Caesars, stopping everywhere in between until the sun went down.  Met up with the folks for dinner, went to church for prayer meeting, where he got freaked out, went home and changed to go out, but then we went to Fushion: change of plans: and ate cheese pizza w/ Ki
 

Sat: Went outlet shopping ALL day, checked into the hotel room.  Met up at Jim's bar ( he got off work early!) Headed to Tryst but left soon after we found out we'd have to wait and pay!!  WHO DOES THAT?!  Headed to none other than ICE cause it was Brian's birthday too.  Brian.. my favorite VIP host, who is apparently EVERYONE'S favorite: He just got awarded Best VIP Host in Vegas!! No wait, no cover, free table and bottle... can't beat that- EVER!  

Sun: Thought we were on time but were late to church!!  Gees!!  Took a nap, ate dinner with the folks again, went to Stratosphere for the view and ended up coming home and renting Dirty Love. Jenny McCarthy is outrageous.  P.S. I do NOT recommend that movie!

Mon: Upon receiving 50 wake-up calls, we had breakfast in the car, I dropped Sung off at Bellagio for poker and made it to my 8:30 class ON TIME for once in my life!  I was even early, grabbed a Gatorade before class and everything.  Yay. Ran to ChinaTown for Hue Thai and boba before heading immediately to Fashion Show.. RA!!  One shrimp tempura roll, a bite of crab cake, and one black cherry vodka and Sprite later, I was not well.  Sung drove us home and I slept early!! 

TODAY: Tues 1.31.06

A day like any other day.  Sung's leaving in two days and I couldn't possibly send him home without the true Vegas club experience, SO we went to PURE.  Called up the manager, let him know we were coming.. one girl four guys- that's ROUGH.  Got in w/out waiting in line, and no cover for the guys- SWEET.  The average age in a Vegas club is now 35 at best!  AND there's 10-15 guys per 1 girl in the club.  Wasn't really feeling it, were gonna leave but I stopped to say Hi to a bouncer in the Pussy Cat Dolls Lounge.  Gave him a hug and he whispers something in my ear.  I walk around the corner like he told me and THERE THEY WERE!!  JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND CAMERON DIAZ had a table there tonight.  We were literally two feet away from them, separated by tall bouncers and security.  I didn't want to gawk at them, however, which was easy cause the Pussy Cat Dolls were performing.  BUT STILL!!  How exciting!  And that was that.  They're just people like you and me   HOW EXCITING nonetheless.  Then we had steak n eggs at Terribles, cause I couldn't possibly send him home without that! 

I'm currently contemplating whether or not I want to close my eyes cause I fear I will not wake up in time for lecture and that would be horrible.  It's 3:55 am, I have to wake up by 6:30 at the latest.  

.... Hmmmm.  I'll probably regret this when I'm running to class, but I think I may sleep!  We shall see.