An LA [Extended] Weekend
Oh what a weekend... one of the best though. I drove out to LA to see friends but also to get away from Las Vegas. I wanted something different to do rather than just go to Krave. So here's how it went:
Friday:
Left Las Vegas at 12.30p and headed down I-15. I was zooming along until I hit traffic. "Great!" I thought. All the signs say "Construction Ahead" but wouldn't say how far ahead... so after 40 minutes of stop-go traffic... I finally get past the first construction zone. I say "first" because I ran into four more after that. Needless to say... it took me just about 5 hours, as opposed to the 3.5-4 hours I was planning.
Drove into El Segundo at about quarter 'til 5p and called the customer I had set up a coffee meeting with. If she wasn't as much of a workaholic as I am and stays late on Fridays, then I would have felt really bad for her coming to meet me at Starbucks; but that wasn't the case and we chatted for two hours about her account, job, my job, my experience, etc. Very valuable time spent building the customer rapport.
After coffee, I met up with Chris and his friend (name escapes me at the moment... Bridget maybe?) at The Grove for a movie. We saw Rendition; which, wasn't so much my taste, but still good nonetheless. Movie got out around 10p and I headed over to meet Justin at his place where I was crashing for the weekend.
Saturday:
Saturday, I met up with Chris and Chuck to help Chris find his Halloween costume. Went to a few thrift stores and found a great outfit for him. Headed over to Sky's Gourmet Taco's and had lunch; afterwards I relaxed at Justin's and watched some TV while I waited for him to get back from his errands. Later that night we went to a fund raiser party for the AIDS LifeCycle to support David, Chris' roommate and friend. Didn't stay out too late though as I didn't know really anyone besides Chris and Chuck so we left pretty early.
Sunday:
Sunday morning Justin and I had breakfast at Joey's - a great little place right down the street from his place. We had decided to do yoga at the studio he goes to so we drove out to Santa Monica and did some shopping. I got some new shorts that are great for yoga and we had some coffee to pass some time. We walked out to the beach and laid out for about an hour and finally went to do yoga where I got my ass handed to me. Not only was it 100x harder than the yoga at my gym, but it was twice as long! I had to take two breaks to keep myself from passing out! LOL!
After yoga we went and had dinner and then headed back to LA. I originally had planned to leave Sunday night (and in hindsight should have) but I really didn't want to leave and Justin offered to let me stay if I wanted to. Plus I had my laptop with me so I could still work and not call out or take time off. So I decided to stay. 
Monday:
Worked from Justin's place on Monday and had lunch with Chris. Got a frickin' parking ticket because I misread one of the signs. $50!!!! And I was only there for like 10 minutes! Who does street cleaning between 12p and 3p?! Anyway... after lunch I picked up some flowers for Justin as a thank you for his hospitality and took a little nap while I waited for him to get done with work so we could go to the gym. Again, he kicks my ass just like he did at yoga and I'm totally beat afterwards. We went and had dinner at this Brazilian place which was surprisingly really good. Afterwards, stopped to get coffee before my drive home.
Needless to say - I didn't go home that night. Mandy called and told me about the wild fires and that I-15 was closed. Great. So I can either sit in 12 hours of traffic, or just stay another day and hope I can get through tomorrow... Justin totally said it was ok if I stayed another night - but I knew he had plans and he ended up canceling them which made me feel horrible.
Tuesday:
Tuesday rolls around and I work from Justin's place again. He doesn't end up getting home from work until about 7p and had plans at 7.30p so our goodbye was rather quick... didn't get to tell him some stuff, but I suppose everything happens, or doesn't happen, for a reason. I pull out of his place and head towards Nevada around 7.05p and hit Barstow at around 9.30p. Another two hours and I'm home. I stop and meet up with Mychael to say hi since I hadn't seen him in almost three weeks. Chatted for a few and then off to home and bed.
All in all - a GREAT weekend. So glad I can run out to LA pretty much anytime and visit friends and the beach.
SoCal Fires
First and foremost - if you live in or around San Diego, or Malibu, or any of the other Southern California areas that are affected by the wildfires, my prayers and thoughts are with you. News coverage has been constant about these fires, which I believe they totaled to about 11 different fires. These fires are all around LA, thankfully not in near me - but my return to Las Vegas has been stalled. I was planning to leave Sunday night, but wanted to stay one more day to be able to spend more time with Justin and extend my break from Vegas... well, that probably wasn't the best idea, as now I-15 - the main road back to Nevada - is closed because of the fires. Although the news coverage is constant - traffic and road conditions are not as often and not as detailed. Online - one site says the road is open, another site says it's closed. So I'm just confused and I feel bad because I know Justin had plans last night but cancelled them because I couldn't go home. I'm hoping I can get home tonight. Please pray for the families whose homes have been destroyed and whose lives have been displaced by this disaster. Hundreds - if not thousands - of homes have been destroyed. Federal assistance was granted, but they've only shown one instance of the Air Force's help. I hope it's more than that and they're just not showing it on TV. Governor Schwarzenegger said the right thing yesterday at a news conference: Immediate Action is required, not discussion. Totally agree. Do now - talk later.
MySpace Proposal
Just received an interesting proposal via MySpace...
i know this is weird but visitin vegas...looking for a cool guy willing to make me smell his feet just his feet and will give u 100 bucks to do it...just ur feet-nothing else...
The sad part... there was about a two second moment where I was considering it... LOL!
Belated Blog Action Day 2007
On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a better future. — Blog Action Day
Well shit... I forgot about that one... my bad... next year perhaps? I can't think of anything to write about other than to save electricity and turn off the lights that you don't need! Candle light is so much more attractive anyway.
Thanks Brian for the reminder... I'll put a note in my calendar for 2008.
They put a bitch in jail!
Just kidding. But I had Traffic Court today for my speeding ticket and for not switching over my registration within 30 days. Long story short - I wouldn't have had to do any of this if I hadn't been speeding but oh well... it happens. Nice thing about the courts here are they are quick! I was in and out within 30 minutes! The ruling: No Points, Registration Citation dropped, Traffic School (which you can do online now), and my fine was lowered down to a third of what it was originally. Not bad! Next time Jake will pay more attention to the speed limit signs and not go twice the limit. O:-)
Wanted: Laptop
Hey everyone...
I'm in the market for a new laptop. Currently I've been using my work laptop - but I think I'm violating several parts of our company code of conduct. O:-) I certainly don't want to be fired because I have been pulling up websites of some... questionable... nature. What? How was I supposed to know I shouldn't be on MySpace on my company laptop. They should block it if they didn't want me going there... anyway, I digress. So if anyone out there has a decent laptop that they're looking to get rid of... and wouldn't mind a payment schedule... PLEASE let me know! Thanks!
Destination: LA
I didn't think I would be saying this so soon... but I need to get away from here. LOL. I think it has more to do with the fact that California is so close that I am just so eager to get out there... go to the beach, LA, WeHo, and see my friends out there. Next weekend - it's on. LA, here I come!
Here come the motha fuckin' side effects…
Wow... I was on a roll with my entries and then I just dropped off the edge of the digital earth... not to fear... I'm back though. After a brief (albeit sooooo not over with) stint of work related stress, I've been able to calm down and get back to me. This past week has been absolutely hell at work and I'm doing more and more tasks that are not within the parameters of my job description. I suppose that's what I get for being "too good" as some of the other Account Managers say - but still. I honestly feel as though I'm being taken advantage of now. In any case... hopefully it won't continue on much longer. That is... if a new prospect works out; but, not going to dish that opportunity out until it shows some promise. Until then, I took tomorrow off to de-stress and just disconnect myself from work.
In other news, Yoga! Yes, I have started Yoga at LVAC. What a great way to calm the mind and body... all while increasing flexibility and balance. Doesn't hurt that the instructor is absolutely adorable either. 
But I digress... it is, though, a totally fulfilling experience and I'm very glad I started it up. Justin has been raving about it so much that my curiosity just peaked and I had to do it. Speaking of the gym... have you seen my arms lately?! They're getting huge!
Let's see, what else has been going on... Jake got a speeding ticket... and by Jake, I mean me. LOL. A measly 70 in a 35... no big deal... but what ticked me off was that the cop also gave me a citation for not switching over my MD plates within 30 days. Now... if this were what was told to me by the DMV when I got my license, then I would accept that I was at fault and moved along; however, the DMV paperwork states that I have 60 days to switch over my registration - which I was still well within. In any case, I was planning to do so this past weekend and I did... still just ticks me off that I have to prove that I have it changed over when I shouldn't have been cited for it in the first place. At least I got a nice fat refund check from my insurance company for overpaying my MD policy.
Hmm... what else... mostly just relaxing and taking it one day at a time. It's so nice out here - sunshine every day; gorgeous weather. Cool quiet nights with no fire trucks and police sirens blaring by every hour. Great friends that I live with and meeting more and more every week. It's amazing how friendly people are out here. Especially coming from the east coast where everyone is only concerned about the two feet in front of them, the too feet in back of them, and their wallet. I've met a lot of great people whom I'm very glad to have been befriended by.
Next stop - LA! Planning to head out there next weekend to visit Chris and Justin... perhaps Vartan if he's around. Still have to figure out where I'll stay, but I have a whole week to figure that out. Maybe Justin will let me crash on his couch. 
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