Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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Hi de ho, neighbors. I'm here in beautiful San Diego, writing in my blog as I wait for my car to be repaired. (They're replacing the windshield because the mirror took a few chips of glass with it when it came off, and now there's apparently a risk of the windshield shattering. But don't worry...they're not making me pay for it.) So hooray.
Friday was another oh-so-exciting day off. I ran a couple of errands, the specifics of which I can't remember. I'm pretty sure Courtney and I hung out for a large part of the day...but again, I don't remember exactly what we did. I do know that we borrowed The Incredibles from one of the RAs in her dorm...er...residence hall. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend that you go and rent it. It's a great movie.
My West Side Story rehearsal on Saturday went well. The lead trumpet didn't show so I was the only trumpeter, but I wasn't really nervous at all. Hooray! I felt quite competent (which was aided by the fact that I noticed that none of the other musicians were all that fantastic). Yay for musicals. After that, I came back to campus and had lunch before departing for home with Jenn, Sandra, and Courtney. Jenn and Sandra just needed a ride; Courtney was coming home with me. Long story short, she had been planning to stay in SLO over the break and her friend from home was coming to visit her. Unfortunately, her friend had some scheduling issues and had to cancel, leaving Courtney with nothing to do for half of the week. So we decided it would be fun for her to come and stay in San Diego. Ironically enough, it was Jamie who talked both of us into the idea (she happened to be passing by as we were discussing it). So woot.
The drive home was long as usual. I dropped Jenn and Sandra off in Newbury Park, and then drove the rest of the way home without a stop. We hit some traffic on THE 405; I think it was due to being within fifty miles of LAX. Sigh. Upon arrival at Mom's house we decided it was best to continue up to Ramona because Dad has an extra bedroom (and I was happy to be sleeping in a bedroom rather than a office/gym/litter box room).
Sunday was touristalicious. Courtney and I met Scott and Rosalie, Heather, and Steven (who had come down from LA for a day) in La Jolla for a grand sampler of San Diego. Our first stop was Belmont Park to ride the Giant Dipper, which was closed for at least an hour but was definitely worth the wait. We then made our way over to Point Loma to see the traditional postcard view of San Diego in person. I'm sad to say that though I have lived in America's Finest City for eighteen years, I had never before been to do this. But hey, I can't say that anymore! Woot. From there we went over to Coronado to visit the Hotel Del (another San Diego landmark I'd never been inside of) and to frolic around the beach for a few minutes. We ended the day at Scott's house with the best meal I've had in months, which was followed by the best dessert I'd had in years. Man, I have to learn how to cook.
On Monday, I drove Courtney to SDSU so we could have lunch with her friends from home who are students there. After spending a couple hours there, we returned to RB to walk Tessie with Mom around Lake Hodges (which, I'm happy to say, is now an actual lake). Back at Dad's, we watched I, Robot, another movie I hadn't seen before.
Today, we had breakfast with Dad and dropped my car off in Escondido to be repaired. And that's about where I am now.
On a side note, I should mention that Courtney and I have decided to give a relationship a try. I'm sure this comes to a great shock to a grand total of none of you, but I figured I ought to write about it anyway. That said, I'm not sure I want to get into all of the details in a forum as open as the Internet. I'll have to fill you all in some other time. For now, I'm enjoying the sunshine.
Cheers,
Josh
mood: relaxed, but tired of sitting in this chair
music: "You're a Big Girl" by Bob Dylan, playing on Courtney's computer
location: Mom's house, San Diego, CA
Quoted Randomness
"My mom sold her church shoes to the porn industry on Ebay."
--Jenn Tan
[sitting in one of the dining areas on campus]
"Burrito guy is checking me out."
--Nicole Touchette (Courtney's friend at SDSU)
[in reference to Nicole's promotion at Starbucks]
"Yeah, she's Starbucks' bitch now."
--Michel Couper (Courtney's other friend at SDSU)
[not really funny, but very telling of my dad]
"I would be perfectly happy being basically homeless, living under a bridge and watching the river go by."
--Jim Parker
Friday was another oh-so-exciting day off. I ran a couple of errands, the specifics of which I can't remember. I'm pretty sure Courtney and I hung out for a large part of the day...but again, I don't remember exactly what we did. I do know that we borrowed The Incredibles from one of the RAs in her dorm...er...residence hall. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend that you go and rent it. It's a great movie.
My West Side Story rehearsal on Saturday went well. The lead trumpet didn't show so I was the only trumpeter, but I wasn't really nervous at all. Hooray! I felt quite competent (which was aided by the fact that I noticed that none of the other musicians were all that fantastic). Yay for musicals. After that, I came back to campus and had lunch before departing for home with Jenn, Sandra, and Courtney. Jenn and Sandra just needed a ride; Courtney was coming home with me. Long story short, she had been planning to stay in SLO over the break and her friend from home was coming to visit her. Unfortunately, her friend had some scheduling issues and had to cancel, leaving Courtney with nothing to do for half of the week. So we decided it would be fun for her to come and stay in San Diego. Ironically enough, it was Jamie who talked both of us into the idea (she happened to be passing by as we were discussing it). So woot.
The drive home was long as usual. I dropped Jenn and Sandra off in Newbury Park, and then drove the rest of the way home without a stop. We hit some traffic on THE 405; I think it was due to being within fifty miles of LAX. Sigh. Upon arrival at Mom's house we decided it was best to continue up to Ramona because Dad has an extra bedroom (and I was happy to be sleeping in a bedroom rather than a office/gym/litter box room).
Sunday was touristalicious. Courtney and I met Scott and Rosalie, Heather, and Steven (who had come down from LA for a day) in La Jolla for a grand sampler of San Diego. Our first stop was Belmont Park to ride the Giant Dipper, which was closed for at least an hour but was definitely worth the wait. We then made our way over to Point Loma to see the traditional postcard view of San Diego in person. I'm sad to say that though I have lived in America's Finest City for eighteen years, I had never before been to do this. But hey, I can't say that anymore! Woot. From there we went over to Coronado to visit the Hotel Del (another San Diego landmark I'd never been inside of) and to frolic around the beach for a few minutes. We ended the day at Scott's house with the best meal I've had in months, which was followed by the best dessert I'd had in years. Man, I have to learn how to cook.
On Monday, I drove Courtney to SDSU so we could have lunch with her friends from home who are students there. After spending a couple hours there, we returned to RB to walk Tessie with Mom around Lake Hodges (which, I'm happy to say, is now an actual lake). Back at Dad's, we watched I, Robot, another movie I hadn't seen before.
Today, we had breakfast with Dad and dropped my car off in Escondido to be repaired. And that's about where I am now.
On a side note, I should mention that Courtney and I have decided to give a relationship a try. I'm sure this comes to a great shock to a grand total of none of you, but I figured I ought to write about it anyway. That said, I'm not sure I want to get into all of the details in a forum as open as the Internet. I'll have to fill you all in some other time. For now, I'm enjoying the sunshine.
Cheers,
Josh
mood: relaxed, but tired of sitting in this chair
music: "You're a Big Girl" by Bob Dylan, playing on Courtney's computer
location: Mom's house, San Diego, CA
Quoted Randomness
"My mom sold her church shoes to the porn industry on Ebay."
--Jenn Tan
[sitting in one of the dining areas on campus]
"Burrito guy is checking me out."
--Nicole Touchette (Courtney's friend at SDSU)
[in reference to Nicole's promotion at Starbucks]
"Yeah, she's Starbucks' bitch now."
--Michel Couper (Courtney's other friend at SDSU)
[not really funny, but very telling of my dad]
"I would be perfectly happy being basically homeless, living under a bridge and watching the river go by."
--Jim Parker
