I am Hollywood

In case you missed it, I won poker on Thursday...Finally! I guess I picked the right time to do it since the pot was the biggest one yet.

Friday I had the day off, so Eli and I headed up to Hollywood to see The Get Up Kids at The Troubadour. Honestly, one of the best shows I've seen in awhile, like being back in 10th grade. We got up there a few hours early so we killed some time with the freaks and struggling actors on Hollywood Blvd. After the show, we made the 20 minute drive over to JJ's to meet up with Flo, Nathan, Garrett, Calvin, and his girlfriend. After some good eats and a long drive home, we attempted to camp out at Sonic for the grand opening, even though it wouldn't open for another 2 days.

Saturday Eli and I went to Vanessa's baby shower and then to Ryder for quick hello before heading home for the night.

Sunday was awesome! Everyone got up early and decided to play some baseball over at West Hills. The best part was we actually had enough people to play a legit game...my hitting could use some work : /

Hopefully all of the sports fun will continue, I've had a blast!

Never a dull moment

Unfortunately, I put this off for far too long to go into too much detail, but I'll try to bullet-point the main events of the weekend.

Thursday

• Huge game of poker (probably could've won if I wasn't so tired)

Friday

• Pong at Tim's on the baby table

Saturday

• Early start
• Jamba breakfast
• Duped by indoor badminton
• Redeemed by outdoor fun
• Rolled down a grass hill (bad idea)
• Lunch with ELi, Nathan, and Flo DT (does not stand for deep throat)
• Art supplies in Little Italy
• Brief rest period
• skipped Stone (probably a mistake)
• Dinner at B.J.'s (free pizzokie?)
• Moonshine at the Rascon's

Sunday

• Costco brunch
• ZOO
• Skyfari
• Reading at Barnes and Noble
• Small dinner at Domo

Monday

• Hookah Di Beppo

Today marks the official start of the April detox, even though I basically started on Monday.

Detox

With swimsuit season just around the corner, it's time to shape up. April will look like this:

-NO FAST FOOD (only sushi (one roll) on sundays)
-NO ALCOHOL (Stone, I'll see you in May)
-Gym minimum of five days a week

Robot Party!

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With a vacation day on Friday, my weekend started a day earlier than normal. Thursday night was still all about poker, with the added presence of DK, and after a long battle, I managed to finish second...I believe that's my best since we started playing.

Friday I took full advantage of my day off by catching up on some sleep. After I dragged myself out of bed, Brother Chadwick and I headed to Banbu Sushi for some lunch. The prices were a little steep but, the food was great and they gave us a ten dollar gift card to use on our next visit. After lunch, Eli, Nathan, Nate, and I headed to San Diego Brewing for some tasty beverages...BLIND PIG! After kicking around the idea of a bon fire, we decided to go to some crazy Korean place for Karaoke and beer. I can't even put into words what happened next, one of the funniest drunk performances Eli has ever put on...click tracks followed, then sleep.

Saturday we laid down live recordings of the songs we've been working on and jammed a little. Next it was time to get the Dalorean up to 88 and head back to 2007, a simpler time. Even though I didn't make the journey up to Stone, I still reaped all the benefits. By the time we made to the party that night, I decided it might be best to save the growler til I could get it nice and cold. That proved to be a smart decision.

Sunday morning started the way every morning should, I cracked open the growler and tasted the sweet nectar of 2007 (far tastier than 2006). I spent most of the day relaxing and watching the NCAA tournament, until Nathan decided it would be fitting to return to our old sushi stomping grounds (Tokyo Sushi). The food was delicious and we even found our picture from 07 hanging on the wall.

I guess I should include this since it just happened as I was typing-

Japan just won the World Baseball Classic, beating Korea 5-3 on a 2 RBI single in the 10th by ICHIRO! That's how a ninja eats!

WBC

Last night I went to (round two) game four of the World Baseball Classic, Japan vs Korea. The experience was unlike anything I've ever seen. Baseball was the game, but the energy felt more like a quidditch matchor World Cup soccer. There may have only been a few thousand people, each with Thunder Sticks in hand, but that place was louder than any Padre game I've ever been to.

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Alright so maybe the 06 Vertical Epic wasn't quite as stinky as I had hoped. I'm not saying it was bad, far from it in fact, it was just a little too dark to enjoy in large quantities.

This weekend was exactly what I needed after a stressful week of having to censor myself around the Grandparents.

Got some good beer, good practice (cut a little short but still good), relaxing afternoon with my Dad up at Stone, watched some WBC, and a nice Sushi Sunday to top it all off. The only thing that could have made this weekend better would've been seeing Mexico beat Korea...oh well Japan vs Korea will still be fun, and you can bet your ass I'll be slamming those thunder sticks!