Portal 2, Tests,and the IRS

Portal 2. Got it for the PS3. And like every other reviewer out there, I say to you:

Buy It. Play It. Love It.

Took my first test in a while, a open book, timed "Real Estate Practice" final. One step closer to that broker's license. Four more tests to go. And only one of them big.

The bane of taxpayers everywhere, the IRS, is poking its nose in my general direction. It's driving the office nuts. It's driving the accountants nuts too. Ain't nothing to find, but they're gonna find something anyway. Tempted to just cook something for them to find so I can pay a fine, they can go away, and I can go back to work.

Legal robbery, that's what it is. The auditor can't go back empty handed after spending almost a week looking through the books. It's just another way of stealing money from the people who had the foresight of saving it up. They wouldn't be here if our accounts were almost empty, I bet.


I already give them half my income, and they come back for more of it.

F***ing sour.

Descanso Garden and the Brewery Art Walk

Not much happened this week, work wise. It's been really slow, meaning that the company had time to go out on adventures. We went to the Descanso Garden for an afternoon. We had lunch at an Italian place called Portabellos or something, was pretty good.

The Garden was quite nice, lots of things in bloom. There was a tiny train to ride on, and it smelled rather terrible. Wanted to have tea at the Japanese tea house, but it was closed. Next time.

Also went to the Brewery Art Walk on Saturday. There were some rather interesting displays and exhibits, including one by a man after my own heart.

It's unbelievable how much art costs(or how much "artists" think their work is worth). The compound the art colony was housed in was much, much bigger than I had expected, and was, I think, the most interesting thing about the whole adventure.

Not to say that the art wasn't interesting, just not as interesting as the architecture.

Malibu, Car Windows, Sucker Punch, and Confusing Situations

I went to The Grotto in Malibu today.

I've come to the conclusion that I need more friends who would actually enjoy hiking.

My car window is disabled.

I've come to the conclusion that people shouldn't stick their feet out of car windows.

I watched Sucker Punch tonight.

I've come to the conclusion that people will have differing opinions about things, and it's really not worth the effort to convince them otherwise sometimes.

I'm single again as of this morning.

I've come to the conclusion that I've had a generally bad day, but maybe tomorrow will be better.

The Beach, Knob Creek, and Future Adventures

Went to the beach today. It was quite nice, but sand still got all over the place.

Luckily, it didn't get into my camera.

 

Not the best picture

Ate at Plums Cafe for brunch. Expensive, yet filling. Would do again, if I got a raise.

Went to Fashion Island, hunting for sunglasses. Had an interesting conversation about Eiffel Towers.

Grandma's funeral is on Wednesday, and I had to scan some old pictures of my family for the slideshow to be present at said funeral. That was awkward, considering my family hasn't really kept up with the whole picture taking thing. My photography isn't really focused on my own family, as you can see in my photostream. Had to dig down pretty deep to find some pictures.

Realized from old albums and photosets that I'm much more cheerful and optimistic now than I was in the distant and not-so-distant past. Kind of sad about that. 

I could have enjoyed life a whole lot more if I was then the way I am now.

Ninja Edit: Finally found a bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve, and am enjoying the hell out of it.