Progress Report

Went to Gen BBQ again, did not have to wait for hours due to Substitute's superior planning skills over that of other friend. Delicious.

Took my mother to Ontario Mills. Got me a pair of Rockport moccasins. Discovered that there was a LEGO store, mother decided to get the girlfriend the Super Star Destroyer Executor.

Girlfriend panicked on presentation. I was amused.

Girlfriend also received blue plaid dress shirt with a frill. She was not amused.

I was.

Went to Lola Gaspar, delicious as expected. Still unable to eat at The Playground.

Jury duty tomorrow.

And this is amazing.

Substitute's substitute

Forgot to call in for Jury Duty on Tuesday. What's the point of signing up for text updates if it doesn't tell you that you need to report in?! Rescheduled for the week of the 26th.

JOURNEY WAS AWESOME! IT WAS ONLY TWO HOURS AND I LOVED EVERY FU*KING MINUTE OF IT!

Went to Vegas for work on Friday, slept on the floor in Caesar's. Good thing I always bring my sleeping bag, or it would have totally sucked.

I was the substitute for Substitute at some CAIPA dinner thing Saturday night. She was very pink and strapless. Dinner was typical of such Asian association dinners. Won nothing from the raffle, had a complimentary shot of Jack, sniped some butterfly decoration things for Sub.

Had cigars and port after dinner with some friends, one of which is proposing. I think I get to be Grand Wizard and officiate the marriage. Need to dig out the materials and stuff from my ordination.

Received Russian Standard copper mugs in the mail, trying to figure out how to tarnish them. Internet tells me to piss on them. I am reluctant.

Gone again, gone away

Had delicious gastropub food again this week.

The Back Abbey in Claremont receives my good review, in the picture that says a thousand words.

Also went back to Chapter One, and had the Foie Gras Burger. The best (remembered) burger I've ever had. Seafood Napoleon thingy was good too. As was the Moscow Mule, again. Not impressed by Vampyre cocktail.

Visitor left, said she'd try to come back and attend grad school in LA. I wished her luck.

Got my GF a new watch, Skagen, after "fixing" her old G-Shock(beeping at night kept waking me). Also gave her some money and told her to update specific parts of her wardrobe. This process is still ongoing.

Beyond all that:

Journey, the game I've been waiting a year for, is releasing tomorrow. Yay!

Syria: It bothers me how we haven't gone and done a Libya on it by now. Read the accounts of William Daniels.
I doubt that this situation is going to resolve itself without outside intervention.

Need to go to Vegas for work Friday. But need to be back by Saturday night dinner thing for Substitute.

Visitors and Food

Thursday night, I went to Chapter One with the GF, the Substitute(twin), and her boyfriend. Food was more than acceptable, but the toast of the night was their excellent Moscow Mule.

Visitor arrived Friday night, and life got expensive.

We (GF, gf, and me) went with her to eat lunch with another one of her friends in LA Saturday. Said friend, who is a model and makes me afraid of Thailand, picked a place called The Ivy in Beverly Hills.

I dropped $300USD there, on lunch. Damn near shat myself when I saw the menu and the prices.

I will say, however, that the food and service was excellent. Not $100 a head excellent though.

The following evening, we went to a favorite gastropub, Lola Gaspar, dropped $150. Food was...not as good as expected, but still good. I'd say satisfactory.

Dropped visitor off at the Holiday Inn in Santa Ana, where she would be staying for the week while training at the Xerox HQ.

Tuesday night, I picked her up and went with Substitute(GF went with gf to somewhere, UX something or the other) to The Crosby, which was alright on the beverage end, but I thought lacking a little on the food side. Dropped $180USD.

Total for the week so far, not including gas and my own at work meals: $630USD

I need an expense account.