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I went to the staples center tonight to watch the los angeles clippers beat the memphis grizzlies. we got to chill in the vip box suite. it was comfy and pretty nice. I like watching basketball so much more than watching baseball even though watching baseball feels so much more joyhoggerish and laid back (peanuts and hot dogs and all). also, the dodgers always lose when I go to see them so it was fun witnessing the home team win tonight. thanks and happy birthday to tholow!

I drank more beer than I should have but they were diet beers and they are a part of my lifestyle so what can I do.

It is so cold. I think I need to get under the covers again. I’ve been staying up too late watching Frasier and Becker again. The other day I watched an old episode of Cheers, and Dr. Crane was drinking beer at the bar. On Frasier Frasier seems to only drink wine and is quite the connoisseur. he always goes straight for the wine decanter instead of a cold one from the fridge. I’m sure they produced an episode where frasier tells niles he has given up beer entirely for wine, I must have just missed it.

Anyway. Like I said, it is cold. I am going undercover now.

Here is some recent email correspondence with my mom:

—– Original Message —-
From: a. kim
To: jennykim
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:46:19 AM
Subject: hi

are you still eating eating?

—– Original Message —-
From: jennykim
To: a. kim
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:50:43 AM
Subject: hi

No. I’m going to eat yogurt and salad today. I feel fat!

—– Original Message —-
From: a. kim
To: jennykim
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 7:14:49 PM
Subject: Re: hi

he.he you went back to your normal life.

Nothing to report.  It’s cold in here and I just want to get under the covers and watch television.

I’m sad my favorite holiday is already over. I had a good one. I almost got disappointed on Thanksgiving Day because I went to my mom’s house to cook with my mom and brother (which is one of my favorite things about thanksgiving), but nobody was there. My mom was at work which was fine and my brother was just lagging. So I just hung around in the kitchen and ate brie and drank wine by myself. I shouldn’t say “by myself” because Charlotte was there too, but she wasn’t being very entertaining. Then my mom and brother showed up and everything was great again. haha. Shy Thai joined us for dinner too. He brought banana cream pie and a bottle of chardonnay. delicious. My tiramisu was actually pretty good too. I ate so much and now I’m trying to repair the damage. By sleeping all day. Ugh.

Today Jonny and I had lunch in Koreatown and the food totally knocked me out. I slept for hours. I thought I was getting sick or something because I got chills and real sleepy, but I did a little bit of pilates and now I feel better.

I didn’t really do too much over the long weekend. I think I mostly just ate a lot and drank a lot of wine and hung around my mom’s house. I didn’t see any friends or go out to party.

I’m getting tired again.

I got the keys for my new gate today.

What a long day. It was a very good day, but once again, simply too many notes.

After work fat charlotte and fat i went on a walk. This time she put on the brakes almost immediately. I guess she really doesn’t like going for walks. I had to carry her again until we were past the big house where the weird white bald cholo guy who will bring his gun and back you up if you ever get into a fight at el atacor chills. haha. It is nice walking through the neighborhood during the evening. You can smell different kinds of dinner being cooked.

I tried making tiramisu tonight. I deviated from the recipe that I found online because I wanted to reduce calories and fat even more and now I regret it. Calories and fat taste good. I also didn’t soak the ladyfingers long enough. I created an angel food cake version which was superior to my ladyfinger version. Unfortunately, I have two big cakesworth of the ladyfingers version. Do you want them.

I worked out at the gym and it was great. I ran four miles on the treadmill and beat my best time. I like when I do that. Also, when I was leaving the gym all energyballer style, the nice guy who works at the counter threw a little ball at me. I think he was trying to hit me on the head, but I caught it instead. I’m the worst catcher (and thrower) in the world but for the first time in my life I caught a ball and felt real cool and ninja about it too. haha. I even threw the ball back at him with reasonable coordination. I put on my shades and propped the collar on my polo shirt up. catch you later.

I should not have drank espresso while I was making tiramisu. I do not want to go to sleep.

The building closes at noon tomorrow. I think I will take fat charlotte to work. I wonder if my boss will be there. I kind of want him to see her. He would like her.

Well, I better try to sleep. Today was an awesome day and it doesn’t want to end.

I’ll probably see you again, but in case I don’t, have a happy thanksgiving.

I’m so tired tonight. After work I took fat Charlotte on a walk through town. I had to carry her for the first block because she didn’t want to go. And then I had to pick her up one more time because she hit the brakes in the middle of a crosswalk because she felt afraid of a high school kid who was walking towards her. Very funny. I don’t know what kinds of things I have to do to increase her confidence. Some hipster guy with a pitbull who let his dog “say hi” to Charlotte (Charlotte did not say hi back) said I need to put Charlotte around more dogs. How does he know what I need to do. Did he also know that I needed to go buy cream cheese and ladyfingers. If he knew that then yeah.

After the walk, I went skateboarding to practice 360 flips and fs fakie flips. I got kicked out of one spot and then found another nice flatground spot. I flipped one okay 360 flip and the rest were embarrassing Josh Hill flips. Not even close.

Then I went grocery shopping at my first-favorite supermarket. I bought five bottles of wine. Two for Thanksgiving dinner, a pinot noir and a sauvignon blanc. And three bottles for later, two cabernets and one merlot. I also bought ingredients for my lowfat tiramisu. The recipe that I found online calls for one can of fat-free condensed milk. Did you know that 2 tbsp of fat-free condensed milk has 120 calories. That is a lot. I am going to use 50% condensed milk and 50% evaporated milk. The store didn’t have ladyfingers so I will get them from the italian bakery tomorrow.

Well, I am pretty tired. I think I am going to do pilates and then go to bed early tonight.

The weather was so nice today. I keep thinking I’m enjoying the last of it, but then it just keeps on coming. I won’t mind if it becomes colder because I keep forgetting what month we’re in so I think the weather is making me lose my mind.

Today Jonny and I had “brunch” at our favorite french place on larchmont. I ordered my oldschool usual, the scottish eggs. Afterwards, I felt real good and wanted to have a refreshing fruity cocktail somewhere. So we went to the pinot grill at the Los Angeles Music Center plaza. Near the fountain. I ordered a sex in the city and none of the bartenders knew what it was. I said it was just a cosmo + pineapple juice but maybe I didn’t really know what it was either. Anyway, it was good and that little spot is very pleasant.

This evening I did some work on the computer and exercised and took care of my usual chores. It was okay.

The veterinarian said Charlotte is in excellent health, except she is overweight. haha! She needs to lose two pounds. I am guilty for not exercising her as much as she needs to be, so I guess I had better enforce some changes. She barely touched any of her food today. I think the vet made her a little self-conscious.

It’s almost Thanksgiving. I can’t wait. This year I’m going to make tiramisu for dessert. Maybe a light version.

Ah, happy Saturday.  I slept in for as long as Charlotte would let me and now I am drinking Hawaiian coffee.  The fat-free half and half is better as long as I brew the coffee really strong.

Last night Jonny and I ate dinner at the local pizza parlor.  It was pretty good.  And then we split a bottle of merlot at my place and watched a movie.  It was pretty chill.

Today I am taking Charlotte to the veterinarian for routine vaccinations.  I wanted to try the local vet because I heard nothing but excellent things about him, but his practice is closed until February due to renovation.  I guess his business suffered a fire a couple of months ago.  Sounds shady.  So then I called the Taco Bell of vets down the way (who I’ve already had one negative experience with) but the lady who answered the phone wasn’t very friendly and sounded like she hated her job.  So I called the Del Taco one kind of farther down the way (who I’ve already had one positive experience with) and the lady who answered the phone was extremely friendly and helpful.  So I guess it is worth it to drive a bit farther.  As much as I enjoy the nachos from Taco Bell, I just don’t find their veterinary services as favorable.

Other things on the agenda.  hoyjogging.  I guess I had better.  Also need to sculpt nonexistent arm muscles on the total gym.  Then I need to drop off my new blue jeans (high-waisted skinny leg cheap monday jeans; HAHA) off at the tailor.  and then i have to do work on the computer.  I also need to try the fakie fs flip and 360 flip, but that can wait until later or even tomorrow.  I better go now.

I know I’m wrong, but it feels like I’ve taken Charlotte to the vet in the past year more times than I have gone to see my own physician during my entire life.

I didn’t feel like doing anything today. After work I went running and then I stopped by the farmers’ market and talked to Jonny and Jenni Uno and Drew for a little bit. That was enough social interaction for today.

I wanted to go skateboarding because I feel like I can land fakie fs flips now and I also wanted to apply a new technique to my 360 flip. Maybe it will actually flip? haha. But after running I took a milk bath (weird) and then I was too clean and my skin was too supple to go out and skate. So I just baked a cake instead.

A work truck parked near my mom’s house had a ton of patriotic bumper stickers on it. God bless america. support the troops. etc. And then I saw that it had a very funny sticker as well: “my other car is a mexican ferrari!”

I am so glad it’s finally Friday. I want to be a tourist in my own hood again.

Oh, I almost forgot. The knob on my gate was installed today. I couldn’t believe it. Still no word about the key though.

Charlotte is so smart!

I left work early today because my mom called and said she was feeling really sick. My mom is kind of a superwoman type, so when she says she is feeling some kind of physical pain, it is for real. Anyway, I drove her to Kaiser on sunset and we just waited, waited, waited in the waiting room. The doctor finally saw her and then ordered some laboratory studies then we just waited some more. The test results came back and everything appeared fine. I was so relieved. You may or may not know that my mom is one of those amazing colon cancer survivors. yay. So every time she feels ill, it’s kind of scary. She is tough though. I enjoyed peoplewatcher watching in the waiting room.

I left work at 3pm and didn’t get home until 9:30pm.

I was hoping to run into my friend dr. terry at the hospital, but I didn’t see him. Instead, I ran into my friend Nickers. Isn’t that funny. I think she said she was getting some gangster tats removed.

Fat-free half and half is lame.

I think I am going to rest now.