Weekend please...
Good one Cile, your blog actually made me laugh out loud. HA HA HA! Freaking bitches wearing my shirt! YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT!!! Yeah, the infamous shirt really got around, it's such a slut. Leia actually emailed me to apologize, but it's all good...it was the running joke of the weekend and it made everyone laugh. So good times good times. Cile had the same idea that I had about the shirt, we should frame that sucker! HA HA HA! (if you notice in the Vegas pictures I'm wearing the same shirt 2 nights in a row. The reason is because Leia made fun of my shirt to me not knowing it was my shirt! "BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO" HA HA HA!).

Busy busy busy. I've been freaking busy at work which is kinda good because I'm not so bored, but it's tiring me out. Also they're doing construction here and yesterday it smelled like vehicle exhaust in our lab. I had the biggest headache and was getting reallly reallly tired (mmmmm...carbon monoxide poisoning) so I knocked out when I got home.

Had dinner with Ai, Aimee, Gail, Mae, and Tommy. It was good to see Ai because I haven't seen her in so long. It was good to see all of them actually because I haven't seen any of them in a while. We ate at Elephant Bar in Irvine and that place is actually pretty damn nice. It's been around for like 5 years and I've never eaten there before. I think it's because I was turned off of Elephant Bar because the first time I went to one was in San Jose and it really wasn't that good. Maybe it's just because San Jose sucks or because Irvine is so much better (just a joke to my San Joseans) but the food was actually pretty good.

So my back's been hurting since I got back from Vegas. It's my lower back and I'm wondering what happened for me to hurt it? Was it just me sleeping on the floor in Vegas? Or maybe it's my crappy bed at home telling me that I need a new bed? I dunno...all I know is that it hurts when I lift stuff and especially when I bend over. BLAH!

Yeah, this week has been a blur. Too much work, construction exhaust/carbon monoxide tiring me out, my back's been hurting, looking forward to the 3 day weekend (that always makes the current week longer), and suffering from vegas withdrawal/regret (because I lost so much but most especially because I had good times). Dude, all those pictures are hilarious. Good times.

At least it's almost the end of Thursday...and Friday is tomorrow and my coworker isn't here so I basically get to relax, if I want to. Then 3 day weekend!!! WOO HOO!!! Such is the life of Joe...

Vegas.......
I'm tired and I'm poor, but at least I had fun! Vegas this past weekend was "crazy man, crazy"
- Edwin and his hillarity and infectious catch phrase "I NEEDS IT"
- Edwin and his farting and burping in the car, sometimes I don't know what's worse
- DO NOT yell out "i hate this song" when it comes out on the radio or else freaking Randy will bust out his IPOD and play it sporadically on the way to Vegas. "LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAA Don't Phunk with my heart". BITCHES!!!
- so i went to gamble w/ Ja, Bev, James, and April and we were gone maybe for an hour...in that time everyone else KILLED the 1.75Liter Kettle One vodka bottle I bought. i thought that I'd be bringing some of that home...i guess i was wrong!
- having 20 or so people in a room taking shots and listening to music = noise complaint
- having an awesome suite at Flamingo with an awesome bar and having good bartenders, Joe and Randy, serving the shots...EYES! EYES! EYES!
- When making fun of a shirt, make sure the owner of the shirt is not the person you're talking to. (I'm talking to you Leia!!!) ha ha ha
- Remember, I'm there if you need someone to tape your boobs for you.
- Playing hide and seek with people's clothes is not funny
- Laughing it up at Flamingo cafe discussing the "brights"
- Don't trust Rachele she says she has something to show you because all it's gonna be is you walking into a room and hearing "LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA....". (you still owe me a drink by the way)
- Pink's at Aladdin is overpriced but still worth the money.
- Surpisingly the water at the Flamingo pool was cold!!! Even though it was like 100 degrees outside.
- I USED to like pineapples on pizza (HA HA HA)
- People tend to stare at you when you're rolling 30 deep through the casino cussing and being drunk asses while going to the club
- Opium (or is it O.P.M.?) at Caesar's played AWESOME music but it was freaking hot as hell in there. I think I lost 5 pounds when we left the club.
- There was a lot of people who "like to fight" at O.P.M. if you know what I mean...and I was saying that just as a joke. You know me...
- Fernand taking off Edwin's shirt in the club = hillarity!!! HA HA HA!!!
- Sucks to be the one person that everyone doesn't like
- Barbary Coast steak and eggs...soooooooooo good.
- Don't keep the Canonigo's up with your snoring or they'll form a "I hate so and so club", right Matt?
- It's like the 5th? time I've been to Vegas with UDY and this is the 2nd "wheelchair" incident.
- UDY is drama, but drama makes for good times and good laughs afterwards "you're crazy, i like you, but you're crazy"
- Remember that Rachele always has her camera with her and embarassing pictures will be sure to follow.
- Losing $440 and working for it, while Joe and Rachele push a stupid button and win hundreds. Next time I'm putting $500 into wheel of fortune.
- Thanks Joe for dinner at Max's...mmmmm...delicious. Pilipino!!! BLAH!!!!!!

That's all I can remember right now...good times in Vegas as always. It's a good thing I didn't go across the street to the Forum Shops and spend/lose more money. Too bad I didn't win any money gambling. Next time, stick to 1 game and play it all night. Don't go to Blackjack and lose $100 then move to the Pai Gow table and lose $100 and then move to the Roulette table and lose $100 then go to craps and lose $100. That's just stupid. Lose all your money in one game...either that or try some slots!!!

Vegas Pictures Only took 80 compared to freaking Rachele's 310!!!

So thank you to all my 30 friends that made my Vegas trip awesome. Thank you to Joe for driving all the way there. Thank you to Randy for driving all the way back. A special thank you to Melissa for wearing that top on Friday night. And of course CONGRATULATIONS ERIC!!! Thank you for graduating so we could have a reason to go to Vegas!!! Hope you had a great time! Such is the life of Joe...

Shoutbox
I totally forgot that Real World: Austin was on TV last night. I just turned it to MTV in time to watch the last 1/2 hour. WOW. I know that Real World isn't really real anymore, but it still hooks me and I'll still watch it. I love the drama, and you can't get more drama than getting in a fight and requiring surgery because you got sucker punched on the 2nd NIGHT!. CRAZY!

So I was reading some of my old shoutbox comments from a while back and it's pretty funny just reading them on their own. Sometimes they make no sense at all because they refer to certain blog entries but it's pretty funny, it's kinda like a chat room at times but not really. Check out some of my oldShoutbox entries.

Ummmm...I honestly have nothing to say. Such is the life of Joe...

Spoil Sport
Pictures from Ken's Wedding

I talked to Riann today which was awesome because I haven't really talked to her in a month. She called to tell me about the new season of Laguna Beach (not that she watches that show or anything). She almost spoiled the winners of the Inferno for me because she already watched it (she's in Atlanta right now) but caught herself. Too bad later on I hear her yell to her roommate "the ___ guys won!!!" (I won't spoil it for those who haven't watched it) but basically she accidentally revealed the winners to me!!! HA HA HA! It was freaking hillarious!!! HA HA HA! I think she was trying to get me back for spoiling how many Grammy's John Mayer won while she was watching. HA HA HA! Freaking Riann! Miss ya!!! (I'm not saying that just b/c I know she reads this....ok, ok, I am.)

OH MY GOSH!!! I CANNOT wait until July 25th!!! Riann told me about the new season of Laguna Beach but I finally saw the preview/trailer and it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD! Yes, I'm a Laguna Beach whore because I LOOOOOOOOVE the drama! Monday nights are gonna be reserved for Laguna Beach!!! WOO HOO!!! I know you can't wait either, Danielle. Laguna Beach viewing parties???!!! Too bad you'll be in China during the first episode!!!

So I think I'm a little sick. Someone was sick during the wedding and I got sick from them or from Rita. Rita said she was sick too, it might've been when we shared those Carne Asada Fries (mmmmmmmmmmm....) but then again, Shawn and Nicole aren't sick. I really better freaking get better by Friday because being sick in Vegas is not fun. Not only am I sick, but I'm finding these small bites on me...I dunno what the hell they are! Chiggers? Maybe its just the sun?! Maybe I'm sunburnt? Upside of being sick? Hopefully I'll lose some weight....

So ever since Costa Rica (and even before) I've gained some weight. In Costa Rica I actually gained 5 pounds. Yeah, I know that's not that much but I can definitely tell that I've gained weight...especially this past weekend. So hopefully being a little sick will help me lose some weight. Hmmmm...is Atkins calling me again? I dunno...just know I gotta lose some weight.

Ok, hope this entertains my readers. Time to gargle with some salt water and take my echinachea pills. Such is the life of Joe...

CBC
Lemme start off by saying BATMAN BEGINS IS SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!. Yeah, saw that at the IMAX at the Spectrum. So freaking awesome. Best Batman EVER! (said like comic book guy from the Simpsons).

Weekend was great. Started off with me being lazy and not hanging out in LA. Too far to drive and I didn't know when or where to meet people at because they werne't sure when they were getting to wherever they were going. I live an hour away, not 10 minutes...I need to know information before hand. But I figured I saved money so I can party hard with them in Vegas this weekend. WOO HOO!!! Congratulations Eric!!! Sorry I couldn't make it out to celebrate, but we'll definitely celebrate this weekend!!! WOO HOO!!!

Went to Ken & Amy's wedding on Satuday. It was a great ceremony at Laguna Village in Laguna Beach that was overlooking the ocean and beach. SO pretty. What made the ceremony great was that it was short! HA HA HA! I was burning up in the sun, good thing they had little umbrellas for everyone. What was great about the wedding was that I got to hang out with a bunch of old friends I haven't hung out in a while: Rita, Shawn, Ana, Nicole, Craig, and Serena...can't believe we've been friends for almost 10 years. WOW! THat's just crazy to think about. Great times just hanging out.

Sunday I went with Ana, James, and Craig to eat at James' friend's new sushi restaurant at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. It's called Kaiten. They're brand new and just opened and wow, we stuffed ourselves full of sushi. Mmmmmm...good stuff. It's like a modernized sushi bar because instead of sushi boats floating water going around the sushi bar, they use magnets to move the sushi around. It's crazy, we had a hard time figuring out how it was moving at first. So if you're down in Santa Monica at the Third Street Promenade, go stop by and eat at Kaiten, it's basically at the corner of 3rd Street and Broadway. Say Hi to the co-owner Will, and tell him I said hello!

So Sunday was the 2nd day in a row that we were by the beach without even stepping foot on the sand. pretty sad, huh? We should've really thought it out a lot better. Saturday in Laguna Beach was soooo nice and after the wedding we had 4 hours to kill, we should've brought a change of clothes and just went and chilled at the beach for a couple hours and then get ready and head to the reception. Sunday was a little colder but we were still by the beach at Santa Monica. You know, I've never been to the beach in Santa Monica...crazy, huh?

So it was a great weekend spent with old friends. Miss them a lot and it was great spending time with them even though it was only really for one day. Now back to this stupid work week. Such is the life of Joe....

Quakers
So funny. I was gonna blog last night about how it felt like "earthquake weather" recently but didn't. Good thing I didn't or else you would probably blame today's earthquake on me. I even had a dream last night that woke me up because I dreamt that there was an earthquake (there wasn't one last night at around 2:30am, was there?). Yeah, you can call me psychic. Or you can just say that watching the news during working out about the numerous recent earthquakes/tsunami warnings made me dream about an earthquake. Today's earthquake was a nice quickie. Short but hard. The one on Sunday? That one was nice and long. (hee hee, I know Jevon's giggling right now).

CONGRATULATIONS KATRINA!!! I just got back from celebrating my cousin's graduation from some crappy high school called Peninsula High in this ghetto town called Rancho Palos Verdes. The funny thing was that graduation was at 6pm. We didnt' get there until 7pm and we saw that the parking lots around the school were packed and some people were leaving, so we just went straight to Tita's house. Just chilled there and everyone came back from the graduation, I was waiting to give my cousin a congratulatory hug. Funny thing was that she was the only person not coming back...she went straight to her Grad Night which was at some hidden location!!! I didn't even get to see her at all!!! Booool!!!! But it was fun just hanging out with the Tita's and cousins. I really love them.

Weekeend is finally here. Probably going to hang out in LA tonight. Got a wedding to go to on Saturday. And then hopefully rest and relax on Sunday. I can't wait...it'll be a great weekend. I just hope that the weather changes and we don't get an earthquake. (hmmmm....sunday, tuesday, thursday, so maybe saturday is the next one???). Well, whatever...be safe and have a great weekend! WOO HOO!!! Such is the life of Joe...

Oye Loca
Still on Costa Rica withdrawal. Looking over pictures once again and watching some of the video I took on my camera. Ahhhhh...Costa Rica.
- Remember that hot chick at Tabacon Hot Springs checking us out? Yeah, that was cool
- Watching the some video I took and catching a drunk Belle falling over as she's saying hello to the camera, hillarious
- All the Ticos and Ticas in Quepos were calling us "Chinos" Hey, Chino, hey chino, want some weed?
- How I was a little scared when our tour guide that we ran into in Quepos took us somewhere so he could share his weed. (for a moment I thought he was leading us to some dark alley to kill us, ha ha ha)
- Taking our last shot of Coffee Liqueour at the Airport.
- Winning 1600 playing Craps at the casino...1600 colones which equals around $3. HA HA HA
- Jumping out of my seat when Belle told me that this huge insect on the chair next to me was moving. I freaking JUMPED! It was great.
- Getting a wicked white back. Dude, in some of the pictures it looks like I have a wifebeater from the back even though I have no shirt on
- Getting naseous one night at dinner because of a combination of dehydration of being in the hot springs, drinking alcohol, sweating profusely b/c of the hot springs/humidity, and spraying on waaaaaaaaaaay too much DEET. Belle/Lou, I still owe you guys money for that
- Making friends with some Wiscansinians who loved our constant singing....Be Still My Hearttttt.....
- Remember that hot hot hot hot chick at the airport? yeah, that was the hottest girl we saw in Costa Rica I think
- Jumping into the river during one of the "calm parts" and finding out it wasn't as calm as I thought. (river currents are freaking strong!)
Yeah, still reliving those memories. At least I have the pictures. I wanna see some video that Lou and Belle took though.
El Fogoncito has the bomb ass tacos. I've been craving those for sooooooooo long. I went to their website and the closest one is in Mexico! BOOOOL!!! That sucks!!! I'm now on a desperate search for some tacos al carbon that are on par with that place.

So there's this song that I totally love, but if you hear it, you'd probably think I'd hate it. No, it doesn't sound like Gasolina, but it's kinda similiar in that it's mostly in Spanish. I looooooooooooove that song "Toma" by Pitbull. That's the jam right now. Sooooo awesome. I hope they play that song at all the clubs in Vegas.

That's it for now. 2 days until the weekend! Counting down!!! Such is the life of Joe...

Not really a December
From an email from Dana...I'm a December (since I was born in December) but I don't think it really describes me...
JANUARY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive . Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very Stubborn and money cautious.

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FEBRUARY:
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislike unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

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MARCH:
Attractive personality. sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

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APRIL:
Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

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MAY:
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

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JUNE:
Easy to talk to. Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone* always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. one guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. loves music. pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.

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JULY:
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. hot. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

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AUGUST:
Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egotistic. Takes high pride of oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

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SEPTEMBER:
Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people's mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal and always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic. Sexy but has brains.

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OCTOBER:
Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly.Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Loves children.

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NOVEMBER:
Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciates praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Highly Sexual. Uncertain in relationships. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart.

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DECEMBER:
Loyal and generous. true. Sexy. obviously very true. Patriotic. Ummmmm...not sure about that one, if you're against the war can you still be patriotic?. Active in games and interactions. if games = gambling, yes. Impatient and hasty. I consider myself very patient and tolerant. Ambitious. I'm ambitious in my thoughts, lazy in action. Influential in organizations. Ummmm...what organizations?. Fun to be with. I hope so. Loves to socialize. I'm a shy guy, but I do prefer going out than staying in. Loves praises. Who doesn't?. Loves attention. As long as it's good attention, like body rolling or playing "lean on me" on the piano. Loves to be loved. Again, who doesn't?. Honest and trustworthy. Definitely true. Not pretending. I have no idea what that means, I guess I "Keep it real"?. Short tempered. Nope, like I said, I'm very patient and tolerant. Changing personality. No, I think I'm always Lazy, ok, ok, sometimes an Ass. Not egoistic. Take high pride in oneself.Don't the last 2 statements contradict themselves?

Yeah, so ummmmm...doesn't really describe me that accurately. I guess it's pretty much like a Horoscope thing (since there's 12 signs of the zodiac and they basically are divided into months, roughly). But I also don't think I'm a very accurate Sagittarius either. Ok, that's my blog for today. Such is the life of Joe...

Hot wings...not so hot
Man, I'm a little disappointed. Mr. and Mrs. Smith wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. It was alright. I think I overhyped it because both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in it. Lemme just say Angelina Jolie is freaking hot. I think anyone would leave Jennifer Aniston for Angelina Jolie in a heartbeat. Oh yeah...and Brad Pitt is freaking hot. Yes, I've said it before Brad Pitt is HOT! He's the man I aspire to be, both physically and personality wise. He just seems like a cool person. Someone you can joke around with like he's just one of the boys. I mean, he did an episode of Jackass dressed up as a gorilla (remember that?!). Also he's such a talented actor also playing diverse roles. :::sigh::: brad pitt

This weekend we dog sat for Rita and Shawn who were down for Rita's sister's wedding. Chloe and Daisy are the nicest dogs out there. Daisy is the beagle and nice and chill just lazying around the house. Chloe on the other hand (a miniature terrier) runs everywhere, barks at everything, and is just hyper. It was nice having them around, until Chloe starts barking and won't stop.

Still on Costa Rica withdrawal. While we were driving to the movies we passed up this El Campero chicken place that I thought was only in Costa Rica. I guess they have it in Long Beach too. Also, during the movie some of which takes place in Columbia I felt a little reminisence for Costa Rica. ANd then there was this other part in the movie that totally reminded me of zip lining and just brought a smile to my face....ahhhhhh...costa rica. You know what I'm craving right now? I'm craving those awesome awesome tacos that we had the first night in San Jose. Mmmmmmmm....freaking good. My mouth is watering just thinking of it.

So I went to Hooters this weekend to watch the NBA Finals which is booooooooring. Heat vs. Suns would've been such a better series. Yeah, but the "hot" wings at hooters aren't even hot...and the medium wings are so bland. Gotta get 3 Mile Island at least. Yeah, but :::sigh::: I realized while we were eating that I was the only coupleless person there. Everyone else had their someone with them :::sigh:::. I don't know why I noticed it then, and I really really noticed it. Did it bother me? No, it didn't bother me...but it did make me take notice and think about it. No one else probably noticed...but I sure did. :::sigh:::

Speaking of :::sigh::: isn't a stallion a male horse? HA HA HA! I'm just saying... Such is the life of Joe...

Happy Independence Day!!!
Who knew that today was Philippine Independence Day??? Not me, or my brother as we headed over to the Philippine Consul in LA to sign some papers today. I thought my Aunt had set up an appointment and everything because she told us to meet her there at 11am on June 9th. We got there and the offices were closed saying they were closed due to Philippine Independence Day! So we just turned around and headed home. That was a waste of about 4 hours from my work day and I still have to miss another day either tomorrow or next week (whenever we finally sign some stupid papers).

Ok, I just looked it up and today ISN'T Philippine Independence Day. Philippine Independence Day is June 12th. So I guess the Philippine Consul just decided to celebrate it today so they could have a day off...but that makes no sense at all to me. Why take Thursday the 9th off when you can have Friday the 10th off instead.
1. It's closer to the actual date of June 12th
2. It allows you to have a 3 day weekend instead of having a day off and then going back to work the next day.
Stupid Pilipinos.

Almost the weekend. I can't wait. Was thinking of going back home to Tulare but I'm really feeling lazy. But then again, what better place to feel lazy than in Tulare where i don't do a damn thing? We'll see. Such is the life of Joe...

Whatchacallit
Soooooooooooo freaking lazy right now. I've been too lazy to blog because I've been pretty freaking tired this week. The week after a vacation always sucks. You aren't used to work and you still have a little Costa Rica withdrawal left. Actually, I still have a lot of Costa Rica withdrawal. I keep on looking at all our pictures just to get my Costa Rica fix.

So I checked my grade on my Anatomy class and guess what??? I GOT AN A!!!! WOO HOO!!! HOORAY!!! You know what saved me, was the final...if the final was like all her other test I guarantee you that I would've gotten a B, but since it was all multiple choice. HOORAY!

Not going to work tomorrow because I gotta freaking go somewhere to LA to sign some papers or something? Is it bad that I'm signing some "power of attorney" papers and have NO idea what they're for???
Them - "Just sign here"
Me - "ok"
Them - "Silly mortal! Now we own your soul!"
Me - "ooops"
Yeah, but I'm really freaking ignorant of a lot of stuff like that. I've signed a couple papers not really knowing what it does, but just because my Dad told me to sign it I can trust him, right?

So yeah, Costa Rica was great....and I'm glad that Belle gave us highlights from her perspective. Reminded me of a lot of things I kinda forgot. HA HA HA! Good times, and it shows that it was good times because of the people there. I can't wait to see the freaking video of me and Belle running through the forest, it was her that was wussy and ran...really, it was her. HA HA HA. Can't wait to see all the other video too, howler monkeys, sloths, etc. WOO HOO!!! I can't wait until Chicago where I can corrupt more people with my "joespeak". 'Whatchacallit' is just hillarious. That's the word of the weekend. Good times.

Oh yeah, so have I told you how much I love my IPOD? One of the reasons I bouth it was because I could upload my pictures to it and it would act as a hard drive to store my pictures. It really came in handy during Costa Rica because my card on my camera filled up 3 times. No worries, I just connected my camera to my IPOD and transfered all the pictures there. Yeah, we probably could've just brought our laptops anyways since all the hotels we stayed at were really nice. I think we just didn't wanna lug it around since we probably weren't gonna be in our rooms that much. Yeah, but I loooooooove my IPOD.

Time to chill and do nothing and look at my Costa Rica pictures once again. Such is the life of Joe...

PURA VIDA!
So I'm back from Costa Rica...first thing I have to say is. WHEN ARE WE GOING BACK!?!? I had such a great time not just because I wasn't at work but because I was in a beautiful country relaxing (and sometimes not) with good friends. It was a vacation, yes, but a vacation where I was freaking so active. Hiking through rain forests, hiking up hills to get to secluded beaches, white river rafting, doing a zip line through the rain forest...I'm still sore (mainly from sunburn). Thanks Belle, Lou, Jeff, and Ryan for making my Costa Rican vacation a memorable one. Costa Rica was great and I seriously can't wait to go back there. PURA VIDA!

The trip:
- Walking around San Jose in the Central Market and their mall, Multiplaza. The Ticas (Tico/Tica is what Costa Ricans call themselves) at the mall were all beautiful. WOW. Nothing really to do in San Jose but shop...
- All the drives from San Jose --> Tortuguero --> Arenal --> Manuel Antonio --> San Jose were beautiful. Driving through the rainforest, mountains, and the coast.
- Mawamba Lodge in Tortuguero which was the most "rugged" place we stayed at (there was no TV and really nothing to do there) but it was nice and relaxing. Chilling in hammocks, playing in the pool, the workers there were awesome because we could joke around with them, and this is where we found our "enemies" of the trip.
- our "enemies" were these vietnamese group of older people who followed us everywhere and who freaking pissed us off. They just annoyed me at the beginning just because they were annoying. Then they started to piss me off. Strike 1 was when one of the girls was holding the bathroom door for one of her friends (because the door wouldn't lock) and Belle was next but all her other friends behind her went ahead of Belle. Belle asked if she was going to use the restroom and the lady snapped back "I'm standing right here aren't I?". BITCH! Strike 2 was during breakfast and one of their guys was toasting like freaking 10 pieces of bread. He was holding up the whole line and so Ryan and I went ahead of him. Then he talks to his friend in vietnamese something about "cutting" and "rude". Ohhhhhh man, I was pissed off...I just got out of line right then and there because if I didn't I would've got in his face. ohhhhhh man. Stupid bitches. They popped up at every place we were at because they had a similar tour package.
- The next day at Mawamba was pouring rain and so what did we do? We went out in a boat to look for some animals!!! HA HA HA! We did get to see birds and also some Spider Monkeys and Howler Monkeys too.
- Tabacon Resort in Arenal was AWESOME! The hotel room was great and the Hot Springs was crazy. Arenal hot springs are at the foot of an active volcano. Some of those hot springs were crazy hot, 110 degrees and stuff. Swim up bar where we got our drink on, a pool with slide, and just enjoying the different hot spring pools they had.
- Doing the canopy tour was crazy. I'm so scared of heights and when we got up there, I was shaking and holding onto the tree like crazy. When it was my turn to go I just looked forward and went for it. Soooooooo awesome....just flying though the rainforest. Amazing.
- Manuel Antonio and the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. So great. El Parador was at the top of a hill overlooking the beaches and rainforest. Sgreat. Chilling on the beach on chairs they had out there (for a fee of course), eating at the Marlin right on the beach and getting a little tipsy (except for Belle, she was drunk off her one margarita).
- River Rafting was sooooooo awesome. We had a great tour guide, Michael, and riding those rapids was a workout and oh so fun. A little scary when Lou fell out, and a little more scary when Belle fell out, but at least drinks were on them! HA! We headed in town to Quepos that night to eat and drink. Went to this place called Bongo Bar where it was all Puti people. Seriously it was like a college bar at like USC or something. Except it was HOT and freaking HUMID. Saw our tour guide, Michael, and some of his other friends who helped us out during white water rafting and hung out with them for a little bit. The thing is...drinking while sweating your ass off doesn't feel so good.
- Actually, it was humid EVERYWHERE in Costa Rica. Especially in Manuel Antonio. There were some points when it looked like I had just come out of the pool when all taht I did was just walk uphill or something. It was crazy humid.
- It was so funny because the next day after our river rafting we saw one of the guides, Mega, and talked to him for a little in the morning. He said he was picking up a big group and we saw that it was our 'enemies' and we, actually, i think it was belle that told Mega to give them wrong instructions so they would fall out of the boat. Yeah, they were that bad.
- Manuel Antonio was the best/funnest place we went to. Great hotel, awesome beaches, met some great people too. Playa Manuel Antonio in the state park was amazing and walking through the park was great too because we saw even more monkeys and even got to see a sloth!!! COOL!!! Too bad we couldn't play more at the beach becuase Playa Espadilla looked awesome.
- Back to San Jose and I guess the trip caught up to me because I knocked out...so sad to drive to the airport, I really didn't want to leave Costa Rica. I feel like I've done so much, but still haven't explored Costa Rica to its fullest. There's always a next time.
- We board our plane and guess who's on the same flight as us? Our enemies!!! BOOOO!!!! They were all around me, Belle, and Lou. I even switched seats with one of them so I could sit with Belle and Lou.
It was great times and I would go back there in an instant (well, maybe after I cross a couple more countries off my list first). Here's what everyone wants to see: COSTA RICA PICTURES. These are only mine, I know Ryan, Jeff, and especially Lou took a lot of pictures, plus we got pictures from our Canopy Tour and our River Rafting.

Now it's back to work, BOO!!! SUCKS!!! This week is gonna be sooooooooo freaking long. I can feel it already. Wish me luck this week, because I'll need it to get through the week. Such is the life of Joe...