Happy Birthday, America

Well, its the day of hot dogs and fireworks here in the good ole US. And of course, its cloudy and overcast here where I live. It’s a well known fact it always rains here. But maybe we’ll be lucky and the sun will peek out later. I’m not doing much. Watching the fireworks the city and news channels put on are cool about one time, but there’s too many people, too many drunks, and too much traffic to deal with to do it every year. I can watch from home and then go to sleep

I had dinner and drinks with my friend J last night for the last time. :(  She’s pretty cool. We took the bar here last year together and she really helped me get through the intense studying. We got a bit buzzed then walked around the mall to work it off.

Off the gym and then I have to start packing!!

Vegas antics

Here’s the recap of my weekend in Sin City, but be warned, it’s LONG …

Thursday: arrived early, met up with my friend T, went to our hotel and immediately visited the bar where we purchased some blue alcoholic concoction which made us drunk but then kinda sick. We went to Excalibur and Luxor, walked around, ate food and fried in the blistering heat. After a short respite in our hotel, we toured a few other hotels like Treasure Island, Mirage and Bellagio. We ate at the Mirage and saw the beautiful fountains at the Bellagio. Then we went to Thunder from Down Under! It was hot. Those men were amazingly hot and it was just an experience unlike any I’ve ever had. Then we crashed…

Friday: we woke up, ate, and headed out to the Palms pool party. On the way we stopped and got these huge drinks that had 6 shots of tequila! They were yummy. We went to Paris, the Palazzo and a couple other hotels. The Palms pool party was pretty cool actually, and we got in free b/c some promoters gave us free tickets to the Palms. Score one for us. It was so bloody hot, but it was fun chilling in the pool with my friends and scoring free drinks from old men. After about 5 hours, I had had enough and so T and I had the buffet at the Palms then headed back to our hotel to rest. Later, we ended up going to LAX where we had VIP passes and met up with our friends A and I. And we randomly ran into my friend M and her friends so that was fun. LAX was soo crowded that you could barely move. We got into a VIP room and got some free drinks from this guy from the OC so that was pretty cool. Then we headed out and went to the Cathouse where we met boys from Texas and Michigan. We ended up hanging out in the Luxor’s casino with the boys from Michigan for a while before we called it a night.

Saturday: day of drama. My friend I called us and said to head to the Rio for brunch. We decided not to since it was already late and agreed to meet up with them to walk around the strip. As we neared the Venetian (the hotel to start at), they called us and told us S, the bachelorette, was just going to brunch and that we needed to go there to hang out with her. I was annoyed b/c I didn’t want to spend $30 on a brunch when we had already eaten. And it’s not like S would be able to talk that much as she’d be eating! But T and I and A all made me feel guilty for not wanting to go. I didn’t really want to walk around the strip by myself, so reluctantly I headed to the Rio with T. Luckily, we snuck into the buffet where they were eating so we didn’t have to pay. And of course, S sat at the other end of the table so we barely spoke to her. And her friends? Out of 9 girls, 2 were nice. The rest were rude B*&^ches who made us feel like crap b/c we didn’t hang out Thursday night with them. Oh and then they had told us they weren’t going out Friday night so we decided to go out, but it turns out around 1am they decided to go to Tryst. But they never called us. So how that’s our fault, I don’t know. Anyways, after they ate we walked around the Bellagio and Caesar’s. It was pretty hot but we did spend some time with S so it was fine. While we were walking around, I really felt like shit b/c our friend A is really rude. For some reason she doesn’t like me and I always forget because I see her about once a year. Examples: she ignores me when I ask her questions, interrupts my conversations with S and T frequently, shoved her way between S and I while we were walking about 3x, rolled her eyes when I said stuff, and asked me to take several pictures of her, T and I and not once asked me to be in the picture. Total rude B&*^ch. The worst part is that she is a total nice person to S and everyone else and has the innocent girl attitude so everyone loves her. I did find out that my other friend S from Chicago hates her for the same reasons I do. Anyways, I digress. After a while, we decided to leave to get ready for the night. I was pretty upset with the way the day had gone so I headed to my friend M’s hotel and hung out with her for a few hours. Her friends were super nice and it was great being with them. I finally headed back to our hotel and got ready for dinner. Dinner was with I and A and T and it was pretty good, even though it was sushi! After dinner we met up with S and co. at Tao. Tao was amazing! It is so beautiful inside, but was SUPER crowded. A couple of S’s friends who hadn’t been there before actually turned out to be really nice and I had fun talking with them. While this was going on, A was off with T and I and S so of course I felt like the outside. Again. Anyways, after a while, S decided she wanted to leave and go to Pure. As soon as we got outside, only 5 of us (me, I, and 3 of S’s friends) decided to go to Pure as the rest wanted to gamble and change their shoes. Note to self, don’t wear cute new heels in Vegas. So not worth the foot pain! We headed to Pure, waited a while, got in, went to the VIP where M was hanging out and chilled. I had a really good time with the girls at Pure. After a while we left and went to get a cab to go home. In line there were some guys from Liverpool who said one of them is Michael Owen’s brother. Now I googled him and I don’t see a Paul Owen related to Michael Owen, but if I’m wrong let me know! Back at the hotel, T was getting ready to go to the airport, so I said goodbye and saw her off. It was right after she left that I met the boy from San Diego. Now as the saying goes, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. And that’s all I’m going to say. He was really, really nice and cute, but young. But he did call me Sunday night so we’ll see what happens…

Sunday: last day in Vegas. I woke up and called S’s sister and A to see what they were doing. Never heard back. Yes, that’s right. I left several messages with them and texted them and neither responded. And S had her phone off all day so there was no way to get a hold of her. So I walked around, went to the Wynn and Venetian and Caesar’s. Did some shopping. Wanted to die because I was so tired (3 hours of sleep) and hot (108 degrees) but I sucked it up and drank a Corona. I saw the set of “The View” so that was pretty cool. I also saw Elizabeth and Sherry from about 20 feet away and took some pics. Then I went to M’s hotel and hung out with her and her friends for a while. Headed back to my hotel, laid by the pool, ate dinner, and headed out to the airport. Finally got home at 3am tired beyond tired.

Overall, it was a pretty good time. I got to see Elvis, see some famous people (Gary Payton, the girls from the View, and George Michael), met a boy, saw my friends, got a tan, went VIP, and drank a lot. Gotta love the Strip too. I definitely want to go back, but only with good friends who won’t cause drama.

Viva la what?

So Vegas is next week. I’ve been tanning, bleaching my teeth and working out about five times a week. This bod better be ready for the pool and bikini! And I’m also getting my hair did on Friday. Oh snap!

But there is still drama. My friend T still wants to go to this pool party and pay a minimum of 80 bucks. And she wants to go out clubbing and out to dinner. Argh. I really don’t want to go to the pool party, but I don’t want to sound like a whiner either. And if they all go, what will I do? Stay at my own pool? My friend M and her entourage are arriving that day (Friday) and she said I could up with them, but they don’t get in until later. I could just wander around I suppose, but that’s not fun. And we plan on doing that Thursday. I may have to break down and go to this pool party. I just hope they don’t get a cabana because if they do, the price will skyrocket. It just seems stupid to me to pay money when I have a perfectly fine pool at my own hotel.

And the weather here still sucks. I swear there is no such thing as global warming! Well, at least where I live

And there is something at work regarding MC, but I don’t want to jinx myself!!

Too busy for you

Now I’ve been busy the last 2 months and most of my friends understood and just let me be. However, there are a couple of them who I called over the weekend and haven’t called me back. Now I know that everyone has a life and is busy, but one particular friend B, likes to pretend that she has the most crazy busy life of anyone, ever. And I know she doesn’t. She works, works out, and maybe goes out once a week. It just irritates me that she can’t be bothered to myspace me, email me or gasp, call me back. I know she’ll call this week and give me some lame excuse about being SO busy and that she can’t see me for quite a while. It’s not like I purposefully didn’t call her, in fact, I did call her a few times and myspaced her more than once while I was studying. But that still makes me a bad friend. Basically, she’s a crap friend and I don’t know why I’m friends with her anymore. She is quite negative, puts others down to make herself feel better, is very critical of me and others, and gossips behind my back. But we’ve been friends since first grade. And I’m the type who is friends with someone until the end, unless they do something horrible to me. So basically I will continue to be her friend until that happens. And, sad to say, I’m sure there will be a breaking point soon. Sometimes you just outgrow people. I know when I move to Major City we’ll stay in touch. But at the same time, I’ll be letting our friendship fade because I just can’t stand the toxicity of her any longer.

No thanks

Well, it’s over. It wasn’t as tiring as last year, but I still feel like I was hit by a train. I’m so tired, it’s like I have the flu but I don’t.

I got to see a friend from law school whom I haven’t seen in almost 2 years. It was good to see him–he also took the bar. But I totally got the I-like-you-let’s-hook-up vibe. We went out to dinner and had a couple drinks. Now, he’s a good looking, nice guy. But I’m sooo not interested. Why? Let’s see, he’s almost 40, lives at home, is foreign, divorced, and I feel bad for saying this, but he’s failed the bar 3 times. Now, I probably failed so I can’t really judge him. But with all of the combined factors plus a few others, its just not going to happen. And it’s like, why does he have to even go there? We’ve never, ever, had any kind of attraction before. We went to law school for 3 years together and he was a good friend. We weren’t super close or anything, but just because I’m being nice to him and hope to see him when I move to Major City, doesn’t mean that I “like” him. Ugh. So now I’m guessing next time I see him there’s going to be weirdness.

In other news, I watched my friend’s kids today while she had to run errands. They are 5 and 2, and never stopped moving. The whole time. They’re great kids, but man, they wore me out. It sucks because she is moving to Utah on Monday and I probably won’t see her for awhile. Not that I’ve seen her all that much in the last year or so, but she’s still one of my to-the-end friends. We’ve been friends since we were 13 and although we’ve lived far apart since the time we’ve been 18, I’m still going to miss her. It just sucks. Most of my friends are scattered all over the country and world, and I hate that. But at the same time, I’m moving away too. I just wish I could live in Major City, but still have all my dear friends close to me.

And I’m still obsessed with In Treatment. It’s such an emotional show. Go watch it!

Grow up

So this girl that I went to grad school with has always been shady. I don’t really know how to explain her, but she’s so fake. And she hated the fact that I was closer friends with a few girls than she was. I know this sounds a little dramatic, but she did certain things and said things that just made it very clear that she thought of me as competition. For example, always taking credit for my ideas and things I said. Why I don’t know. She’s a little immature and tends to say things that aren’t socially acceptable. Anyways, so she lives in the Windy City and I saw her a few months ago and all that fake nicey nicey was still there. Ugh. But I just let it go and was super nice to her. But not fake. So my point here is that, on myspace I lost a couple of friends and I wasn’t sure who had deleted me or their account. Just by coincidence I saw that she still had an account and I wasn’t allowed to see it because it was private, therefore, it was clear that she had deleted me. So I headed over to Facebook and saw that she was still my friend. So being petty and pissed off, I deleted her. And then I saw that my cousin deleted all my wall posts on Facebook. So being totally pissed off by this point, I took a break on myspace and changed my privacy settings on Facebook. I’m about 2 steps away from deleting them both and the only reason I’m not is because there are certain people who only stay in contact with me through these “social networking sites.”

So yeah, grow up M.