Family should be fun!!!

Family can be frustrating. The biggest problem with family is all the history. We spend too much time with them and they have too much of an influence on our life. Guess what?!?!? It's all BS. They are people, just like everyone else. The other part of the equation is that they are your family and you should have some level of "love" for them. This can both establish and confuse the issue.

Stop hating!! Spend time with them. Enjoy their stupidity and their obnoxious antics. Make it fun. Make it laughable. Enjoy yourself. There is not enough time to dwell on the negative anymore. It's all BS. Just share the love.

Life isn't always about you.

It's funny how life has a way of showing you that it is running the show. Just when you think you have a good handle on life and you are happy with what you have; Life comes back around and fucks it all up.

Everyone wants to be happy, everyone wants to be loved, everyone wants to be taken care of, everyone wants a big house with lots of money; some more then others. The really question is not if someone wants these things. The really question is "What will they do to get them?"

The actual answer can be scary. The really scary part is not that certain people will do anything, and I mean anything, to get those things. The scary part is that what happens when your life and your path, intersects theirs. All the protection in the world will never prepare you for what can happen when it does. Remember that everything in life is living in its path, and it is certain that a path raging without any control will some day intersect yours. This is the whole reason we have car, house, life, fire and earthquake insurance. These things are bound to happen. You have insurance to help you pick up the pieces after it does.

Life insurance is improperly named. It should be called death insurance because that is what it is for, to help you pick up the pieces after a death. Problem is that most people don't want to talk about death so they had to coin it as "Life" insurance. So I guess what we could all use is "Living" insurance. Something to help us pick up the pieces when two lives that are living, collide in some drastic manner, and you need someone to be there to help pick up the pieces. I guess we need to find some underwriters for this.

Being a Tourist in your own town.

Thank god for friends and family. Without them, I probably wouldn't do half of the touristy things that I do. Yesterday, save the time change, was a good day. I ate way too much on Saturday night (like 5 pieces of Pizza Hut pizza). I have got to stay away from that crack. It's my one true kryponite. Arggh!

So I ended up not going to the beach as I wanted to. Instead I met up with Ayano and Yu-chan. We ate soba at Ichimian in Old Torrance, then drove up to Sawtelle for some Yogurtland. (I'm feeling full and stupid by now, but what the hell I deserved to have some fun.) Then we went to Melrose. The girls wanted to go to Marc Jacobs, but because of the time change it was 6:06 PM and they were closed. Didn't discourage the girls though. Off to JoyRich we go. I was impressed. The prices aren't super expensive and the designs are hella creative. I would definitely rock some of the T-shirt designs.

Think the night is over... NOPE! Rocking it over to Los Feliz to freeze our asses off and then quickly hop back in the car to head up to Griffith Park. DISCLAIMER: I haven't done shit in Los Angeles, except drive almost everywhere and own Torrance with a mix of K-Town. So I went to Griffith Park for the first time since I arrived in LA on 8/12/1999. Unbelievable. So now I know.

Its pretty cool up there. Definitely want to go again, especially when it is warmer. Monday morning back to work. Have to leave early and clean the house before Geena gets home. To say the house is a mess is an understatement. Like the understatement of the year. Will leave work at 4PM probably. Geena arrives at 7:30PM so I need to clean fast and pick her up.

Tonight?

Weekend numero uno of partying has started.

So last night was super mellow, but was great to hang out with Yasu and Leo at Japonica. We didn't get to party hard, but we at least shared a few beers between friends. The plan is for next Saturday night. Yasu has to get permission from the wifey, but next Saturday it is on.

It's Yasu's Birthday!!!

Not having lots of money sux! This time 2 years ago, 6-figure income, blowing money like it was made of trees. We had the best 3 weeks of the year in March! I think we need to bring it back.

Starting now, I declare a 3 week party in celebration of Yasu's and mine birthday!!! March is the bomb baby!! And if you want, I got something you can hate on. (Open-wide)

Caught the social networking bug.

I have no time for anything anymore, now that I am trying to start up my own IT practice. Shit! I don't know why I am getting into this, but I guess it's better then drinking many bottles of soju or going to the hostess bar. Besides, I don't need to pretend to talk to girls like that. I can ignore them now. I get the better ones free. :)

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