I left off after returning to my motel room on Thursday night. Friday morning I woke up early (for me) for the second day in a row. After checking out, I headed over to where I used to work, and there I met James, Tom, and Albert, three great guys. It was fun to catch up with them. We went over to Mitsuwa— an Asian market— for lunch. I had a pork cutlet curry (brown, Japanese style) while the other guys all had noodles (ramen). I wish I had gone for the noodles too as I'm always looking for a new place that serves tasty noodles. After eating we wandered through the supermarket portion, and I bought several little pokémon figures, which I later decided that I ddin't need and gave away. One of the side effects of being unemployed is having no desk on which to display cool tchotchkes. /pout
Leaving them back where *they* work at 1 PM, I then headed down to the Irvine Spectrum to kill some time. Pooka wasn't home all afternoon and Gary wouldn't be home until 7 PM or so. I can admit that I was desperately close to buying an Apple Touch after wandering through the Apple store, but I held back because the coolest featire of the Touch— live, wireless internet access— requires a subscription. I didn't want an on-going fee. But damn is the Touch a sweet piece of tech. (If you're not sure what it is, it's the iPhone without the phone. All the other functionality and form factor is identical.)
In fact, I wandered the Spectrum up and down, even spending time in GameStop, and emerged from the mall with my wallet in tact. However, an interesting idea occured to me— an idea which I'll need to mull over for some time. I wandered through the store selling over-priced and unbearable adorable puppies, and I realized I could get a dog. The reason I've never considered getting a dog before is that we're not supposed to have pets, per my landlady. But, in the last six months or so, a few of my neighbors have acquired small dogs without consequence. Discarding that barrier, getting a small house dog seems do-able. I grew up with dogs, and have missed their presence as an adult. It would only require a serious cleaning and re-model of my apartment to make the idea feasible even. The thought of being able to share my days at home with a dog, is a strongly attractive one. So, we'll have to see what happens in the coming days.
FYI: Price is a huge factor, but my first choice in a dog would be a French Bulldog.
I eventually got to meet up with Gary and Pooka and see their new house. They live in an ultra-new tract in Irvine, and their house is stunning. The kitchen alone is easily two-thirds the size of my entire apartment. Dinner was at the nearby Buca di Beppo, where I am never let down.
Today I was up again at a ridiculously early hour for the third day in a row— 8:30 AM today! I spent a casual day with Pat. We had lunch a visited a few of our favorite stores— Toys 'R' Us, Barnes & Noble, and the local comic store. I bought some magazines and couple packs of Warcraft miniatures. We spent the rest of the afternoon flicking through the channels, and when Lisa returned it was dinner at Black Angus for her Mother's birthday. All in all, a great day.
Now I'm ready for sleep!
Until next time.
"It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage."— Goethe
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