Today I'm thankful for ...
... a really pleasant afternoon down at a friend's new house. She and her husband have been fixing up the place and put in new flooring, new appliances, and a few other things. It's a cozy two-bedroom townhome.
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Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
16 August 2008
09 August 2008
Whazzzaaaaap?
Today I'm thankful for ...
... good ol' friends. Especially ones I haven't seen in ages. This is one of the longest times we've all gone without seeing each other---probably about 7 or 8 months. We had floated the idea around of meeting up at a park or something but that never panned out. Finally I said we should just have it at my place ... and we packed my tiny living room! (I warned them it only fit 8 people.) Lots of great things going on in everyone's lives.
... good ol' friends. Especially ones I haven't seen in ages. This is one of the longest times we've all gone without seeing each other---probably about 7 or 8 months. We had floated the idea around of meeting up at a park or something but that never panned out. Finally I said we should just have it at my place ... and we packed my tiny living room! (I warned them it only fit 8 people.) Lots of great things going on in everyone's lives.
08 August 2008
Long time no see
Today I'm thankful for ...
... seeing a friend make some real progress in her life. She's been through a lot and there are still some rough waters ahead. But I think she's starting to get a good grip on life and push herself forward. I try to help where I can, but she's got to do her own thing.
... seeing a friend make some real progress in her life. She's been through a lot and there are still some rough waters ahead. But I think she's starting to get a good grip on life and push herself forward. I try to help where I can, but she's got to do her own thing.
04 August 2008
Surprise!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... meeting a cool guy. We celebrated his birthday by all showing up as a surprise squad. The restaurant was a bit crowded, but hey, it's San Francisco!
... meeting a cool guy. We celebrated his birthday by all showing up as a surprise squad. The restaurant was a bit crowded, but hey, it's San Francisco!
02 August 2008
Happy gathering
Today I'm thankful for ...
... awesome weather in the South Bay. I went down for a party at a friend's house and we had a great time just hanging out and bringing our food down. Of course it was even better that it was her birthday!
... awesome weather in the South Bay. I went down for a party at a friend's house and we had a great time just hanging out and bringing our food down. Of course it was even better that it was her birthday!
01 August 2008
Even exchange
Today I'm thankful for ...
... not going to New York. As much as I wanted to go with a friend on her extended vacation to New York, I think it was better that I just stayed at home. I had a lot of things to do and quite frankly I'm pooped. She's got bundles of energy and so it's best to let her go off and run at her own pace. Besides, she'll be surrounded by friends ... and pizza!
... not going to New York. As much as I wanted to go with a friend on her extended vacation to New York, I think it was better that I just stayed at home. I had a lot of things to do and quite frankly I'm pooped. She's got bundles of energy and so it's best to let her go off and run at her own pace. Besides, she'll be surrounded by friends ... and pizza!
31 July 2008
Theatrics
Today I'm thankful for ...
... getting a chance to do something fun like going to the theater to help celebrate a friend's birthday. We also got to build cupcake monuments and set things on fire!
... getting a chance to do something fun like going to the theater to help celebrate a friend's birthday. We also got to build cupcake monuments and set things on fire!
26 June 2008
Just swingin' by...
Today I'm thankful for ...
... N having written me e-mail the night before. She was in town for a mini trade show so we got dinner afterwards!
... N having written me e-mail the night before. She was in town for a mini trade show so we got dinner afterwards!
23 May 2008
Local bars
Today I'm thankful for ...
... local little bars. A few of us hit up Jade on Gough to try more of their very tasty Jade Cocktail. Girly or not, I think most people can agree it's tasty.
... local little bars. A few of us hit up Jade on Gough to try more of their very tasty Jade Cocktail. Girly or not, I think most people can agree it's tasty.
16 May 2008
Honesty is the best policy
Today I'm thankful for ...
... being able to playtest the latest round of the card game with another group of friends who aren't normally card game players. They came up with a lot of good suggestions!
... being able to playtest the latest round of the card game with another group of friends who aren't normally card game players. They came up with a lot of good suggestions!
10 May 2008
Fwends
Today I'm thankful for ...
... awesome friends. We all went a clubhouse today to just have a good time. It was a great gathering of friends, some old and some I would meet for the first time. The food was great, but I think I had way too much sugar!
... awesome friends. We all went a clubhouse today to just have a good time. It was a great gathering of friends, some old and some I would meet for the first time. The food was great, but I think I had way too much sugar!
09 May 2008
Sabotaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggge!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... Rock Band! Of coruse, B got to try his hand at Sabotage. But he is still recovering from the flu, so he wasn't giving it his all tonight.
... Rock Band! Of coruse, B got to try his hand at Sabotage. But he is still recovering from the flu, so he wasn't giving it his all tonight.
07 May 2008
Long time no see
Today I'm thankful for ...
... keeping in touch with old friends. We hit up a dive bar in the FiDi and chatted for a while. I had a really salty martini. Ick. Of course what did I have for dinner when I went home? Mexican. Yeah, I'm crazy like that.
... keeping in touch with old friends. We hit up a dive bar in the FiDi and chatted for a while. I had a really salty martini. Ick. Of course what did I have for dinner when I went home? Mexican. Yeah, I'm crazy like that.
03 May 2008
Laser harps and drivable muffins
Today I'm thankful for ...
... being in the Bay Area, where being a nerd is celebrated. I went to Maker Faire with B and a couple of other friends. It was a blast. I still haven't had a chance to download my pictures yet but it was a trip to see what people do with their spare time. The Eepy Bird professors showed up, the Diet Coke + Mentos people. They're even selling nozzle kits. :)
... being in the Bay Area, where being a nerd is celebrated. I went to Maker Faire with B and a couple of other friends. It was a blast. I still haven't had a chance to download my pictures yet but it was a trip to see what people do with their spare time. The Eepy Bird professors showed up, the Diet Coke + Mentos people. They're even selling nozzle kits. :)
02 May 2008
Aaaa!!! Okaeri nasai ne!!!!!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... still being in contact with friends in Japan. One was visiting and came by the South Bay. I haven't seen her in like 15 years. I barely recognized her because she grew her hair out. But, man, she's like completely crazy. She's probably a smidge older than me and parties like she's still in her teens. She goes drinking almost every night and still looks waifish thin! How does she do it?! Anyways, we caught up on all sorts of things like the fact she's married and in Tokyo. Cool. I hope to visit her one day!
... still being in contact with friends in Japan. One was visiting and came by the South Bay. I haven't seen her in like 15 years. I barely recognized her because she grew her hair out. But, man, she's like completely crazy. She's probably a smidge older than me and parties like she's still in her teens. She goes drinking almost every night and still looks waifish thin! How does she do it?! Anyways, we caught up on all sorts of things like the fact she's married and in Tokyo. Cool. I hope to visit her one day!
27 April 2008
You still there?
Today I'm thankful for ...
... good friends who don't drift too far. I moved to the City, she got a full-time job. But we still keep in touch. Yay. She came up to the City and we did the dinner thing. :)
... good friends who don't drift too far. I moved to the City, she got a full-time job. But we still keep in touch. Yay. She came up to the City and we did the dinner thing. :)
07 April 2008
Wasaaaaaaaaaaaaap?!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... the fact I still keep in touch with my old roommates. I had received some mail that apparently was not forwarded to my new address. So I picked J up and took him home. I also got to catch up on what's happening with him. That's cool.
... the fact I still keep in touch with my old roommates. I had received some mail that apparently was not forwarded to my new address. So I picked J up and took him home. I also got to catch up on what's happening with him. That's cool.
29 March 2008
You may now kiss the bride
Today I'm thankful for ...
... being able to attend a friend's wedding. He and I worked together at our last company and due to unfortunate circumstances we all were disbanded. But he and I stayed in touch and today he got married! He looked totally nervous but he and his now-wife made it through. I got a chance to meet her and she sounds like a great person. Hopefully I'll see them again in a few weeks when they're back in the area.
... being able to attend a friend's wedding. He and I worked together at our last company and due to unfortunate circumstances we all were disbanded. But he and I stayed in touch and today he got married! He looked totally nervous but he and his now-wife made it through. I got a chance to meet her and she sounds like a great person. Hopefully I'll see them again in a few weeks when they're back in the area.
21 March 2008
Grab on to my hand
Today I'm thankful for ...
... the opportunity to help someone. A friend just needed a getaway from her usual situation and so she's up here for a change of context. Sometimes I guess we all get stuck in life and it takes a perspective adjustment to see things properly. Even if it's not for very long, or very much, hopefully this will help. She was also kind enough to change her flight to a week later due to my crazy-ass working schedule.
... the opportunity to help someone. A friend just needed a getaway from her usual situation and so she's up here for a change of context. Sometimes I guess we all get stuck in life and it takes a perspective adjustment to see things properly. Even if it's not for very long, or very much, hopefully this will help. She was also kind enough to change her flight to a week later due to my crazy-ass working schedule.
19 March 2008
Tuck flap A into slot B
Today I'm thankful for ...
... a friend who has put together Ikea furniture before. I've done the tables and bookshelves without problem, but this was the first time I've attempted a couch. And, whoa, it's big and heavy! It came in two big pieces with tons of cardboard and plastic wrap. I got a third box with the cover in it.
There were some tense moments when a nut wasn't going down its bolt---I think there was a manufacturing defect in the threads. But together we powered through it and we got it to eventually lock into place. And then there was the cover-stretching fiasco. It's a good thing there's Velcro everywhere to hold things in place, but still. I'm thinking now that I ought to tip it back and borrow someone's staple gun to really nail that cover into place, literally. I suppose not affixing it would be good so I could wash the cover, but that would also imply disassembling the arms of the chair. And the feet. Ugh. Maybe it's not worth worrying about.
... a friend who has put together Ikea furniture before. I've done the tables and bookshelves without problem, but this was the first time I've attempted a couch. And, whoa, it's big and heavy! It came in two big pieces with tons of cardboard and plastic wrap. I got a third box with the cover in it.
There were some tense moments when a nut wasn't going down its bolt---I think there was a manufacturing defect in the threads. But together we powered through it and we got it to eventually lock into place. And then there was the cover-stretching fiasco. It's a good thing there's Velcro everywhere to hold things in place, but still. I'm thinking now that I ought to tip it back and borrow someone's staple gun to really nail that cover into place, literally. I suppose not affixing it would be good so I could wash the cover, but that would also imply disassembling the arms of the chair. And the feet. Ugh. Maybe it's not worth worrying about.
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