I've been preoccupied with my addiction with Socom 2 online. Although, Aivy and I will be heading out to the Southern regions of California. We hope to leave after work on Tuesday evening and be back by early Saturday morning. I'm able to call in sick for one day, but two days is stretching it. The trip consists of Los Angeles and San Diego. We haven't been out of the city since last summer. I think its about time to head out and explore something new.

I finally found the solution to my router problems. My first router purchase was from the brand name D-Link, which didn't work after how many times I installed and configured the network. Eventually, Aivy and I made our "weekly" trip to Best Buy, where we exchanged the crappy D-Link router for the infamous Link-Sys technology. After the second installation/configuration, BINGO!, it works. Now, Aivy can go online, while I play my online games (OK! Socom, Go Barrelman).

The idea of buying a house in the Redwood Shores area has come up. That place is like my dream location, mainly because of the water ways that come up around the neighborhood. Listening and waking up to the flow of water is soothing, like living on a house boat. Have any of you seen the preview for that new movie where two scuba divers are stuck in the middle of the water? If I had a boat, I would look for them, but I'm not much of a sailor.

Speaking of movies, I haven't witnessed a summer with so many good movies. I don't know what it is, but hey, they're great. Let's name a few: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle...oh wait, that's all I can say. I must say, it was a great movie. I do want to see a bunch of other movies, I just can't think of them right now. I had a date for the Harold & Kumar movie, her name is Bebeh.

note: Does anyone sit at home alone and talk to their teddybears anymore?

Who is your BF/GF? Aivy Roma Torres Cordova
How long have you 2 been together? 20 months 4 days
What is your nickname for him/her? Babble, bebeh, badabble
How did you meet? Triforce retreat/picnic at Lake Elizabeth
What was your first impression? she's late. i don't blame her, not everyone could be here on time
When did you first become interested? when she woke up at F'games 2002. I gave her a sensual head massage
What did you do on your first date? tried to watch Rules of Attraction, although, it was out of theatres already, so we went to csuh and talked in the parking lot.
How long were you 2 dating before becoming a couple? about a month and a half
How and where was your first kiss? 5th floor hallway of the Marriot outside my room, me against the wall, me pulling her toward me.
Who said "I love you" first and was it romantic? Bebeh did. Although, it just came out.
Whats a typical date for you 2? MAC shopping. no really, getting a bite to eat.
How often do you 2 see each other? everyday.
Who pays more often? whoever has money at the time.
What talents does your BF/GF have? reading comprehension, vocabulary
Sweetest thing he/she did for you? when I get home, I get notes from her telling her that she loves me. I know its small, but very sweet.
The nicest gift? Stitch with little ice skate shoes from Build-a-bear
His/Her best personality trait? comic/sexual/racist humor. a teddybear cuteness
Most annoying thing about him/her? telling me that i'm uncoordinated with clothes.
Why do you love him/her? she makes me glow, she makes me feel wanted, we laugh at the same things, we've become one.
What are the best memories you`ve had with him/her? our trip to NYC, trips to LA, waking up and sleeping next to her. Watching Simpsons and South Park episodes.

note: August is a weird month.

Today

Woke up and held Aivy and listened to her and played socom 2 online while aivy looked at offline websites and then got up to go eat but first went to go pay rent over on noriega and deposit some money at wamu so i have enough to pay rent and then went to the post office so i can mail my cell phone bill which led us all the way back to eat at yuen lee's over on broadway and stockton where we ate mostly seafood and rice although we had to pay for parking because there was none around fortunately aivy bought some pocky covered with chocolate almond & strawberry cream for me until we got back to the car and went to get pedicures near our apartment.

-pedicure- felt good, my feet are soft, my toenails are smooth. i think the lady massaging my legs with lotion tried to look at my nuts. Yikes!

Joey's Embarrassing Moments: (Leaving an Akbayan cabinet meeting at the modules while the African American Commencement Committee is next door)
Joey: "Don't even trip Ted, I'm black...from the waist down."
Ted: "Dude, do you know who's next door?"
Joey shocked.

note: Know what you're saying before you say it.

2nd Anniversary to JoshGumbi's blogspot (writing since August 1st, 2002)

note: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle - MUST SEE!!!

It's been said that some movies are justified unless you watch while under the influence of a certain herb. The movie was hilarious. I can't wait for the dvd to come out. My favorite line:

Kumar: Come on, Dad...

Kumar's Dad: Daddy isn't coming on anything!

The empty, 254 seater, theater is surrounded with a roar of laughter.

I had no idea White Castle was a restaurant on the east coast. I don't really want to try it, but I would like a #2 at In 'N Out with a vanilla milkshake and well-done french fries. Well, not necessarily this instance, but the next movie I'll most likely see is Collateral with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. FREE SCREENING.

This summer's movies haven't been this great in such a long time. Going back to the topic of smoking marijuana, I've never done it, but I've second-handed the hemp many times. Especially that one night in my Valley West apartment, the air was filled completely with a smell that I'll never forget. Just another reason why I don't want to put myself in the shoes of a drug entertainer. Shoot! I enjoy being an audience.

Movies that people say you should be 'high' while watching:
Dazed and Confused
Half-Baked
Dude, Where's my Car?
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Mallrats, Clerks, Dogma, etc.