I am 3 measures of the Moonlight Sonata...

this one's a doozie...well, not really...

The Forbidden Fruit...
Man, I was THIS close to having a cigarette today...maybe partly because of the dream, and partly because my BF(that's BEST friend!), maybe I'll use bff instead...yeah...anyway, she was inviting me for one...but then she took back the offer...but an offer it was nonetheless. Anyway, THIS close I'm telling you, and I would have to say I felt quite triumphant(cue trumpetty sounds), so rack one up for the Jayman. All smoking temptations aside though, I was so glad to have had the opportunity to sit down w/ my best friend and have dinner, and just catch up...I never get to do that with her. But the greatest thing about our friendship is that no matter how long we ARE apart, everytime we get together, it seems like just yesterday that we last saw/talked...we're on the same page like that. We both have our shortcomings I think when it comes to keeping in touch and stuff like that, but I love her nonetheless...which is obviously why she's my best friend. We've been through a whole lot and she's one of the only people that I knew back in high school that I can really say I never lost touch with. So Ja-nelly-nelle, you da bomb baby!

Jay B...food critic
Someone give me a column and call me the food critic, because that's totally what I felt like today. And if I had like a food critic show, today's theme would've been, "Asian Food." Because early this afternoon, I had Chinese at Won Kok down in Chinatown w/ the fam. It was okay...basic food, nothing special. The service...eh. I then proceeded home to let my digestive track settle from it's previous venture when I got a call from the bff. We end up meeting @ Thai BBQ on 3rd and Ardmore and eat an early dinner there. I must say that good things are those which endure the years. I've been going to this Thai BBQ ever since my friend back in HS used to live a block away and we used to walk there practically every week to eat. mm mmm, good. S-2, bbq beef ribs and Tom Yum Goong...never fails. After shopping at one of my 3 most favoritest stores in the whole wide world, Target for a while(of which I have yet another interesting tangent to break off on...but won't...til after this section), I headed to my 3rd and final venue for the evening, Kabuki Japanese Grill at the Bridge in Los Angeles. It says it has "the best sushi in town," but I would have to beg to differ. Although it was very delightful for my palette, as the spicy tuna roll was indeed spicy(I hate when it says spicy but isn't at all), and so were the tempura ice cream desserts, I would have to say I still find Crazy Fish to be a better bargain and a better sushi place. And there ya have it...til next time, where I will hit up the Italian scene, signing off...

Geeks R me
So how big of a FRIENDS nerd am I? I was shopping at Target for my cousin's b-day present(she ended up LOVING her gift by the way, I love that...when people love the gift you get them, there's a huge sense of satisfaction in that...man, tha'ts TWO things I'm proud of today...wow, I'm on a roll!) and an episode of FRIENDS happened to be on, it was 7:00 so I guess it was tuned in to regular TV, but it was on ALL their TV's...so I got into it...and although I had already picked out my cousin's gift...I stayed and watched the ENTIRE episode before I could leave. I was standing right there as people passed me and I laughed at all the jokes, and stuff, and was saying lines, I'm sure to the amusement of passerby and Target associates....but I did not care. THAT'S how big of a freak I am, thank you very much.

And Finally, my....

Appreciations for the day
-driving by a motorcycle gang going the opposite way on local streets at night, it's quite a sight
-quoting lines from movies and tv shows
-a wink and a smile
-hints
-being the "one you can count on"
-just saying "no"
-laughs laughs and more laughs

"A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized."
-Fred Allen