The Halfway Point

My summer's already half over, and I haven't done anything worthwhile. Most of my friends are in or headed to different places of the globe, and I'm stuck here at home. When Christine told me to go and do something that I really wanted to do, I didn't really know what I wanted either. I've been floating around in this endless void of unemployment and no school for so long that I've lost focus on my life.

For now, a list of things that must be done in the remaining time:
- Find and purchase a used car to replace the old Camry
- Get a gym membership (finally)
- Go biking with Vicky regularly
- Read at least 3 new books
- Buy a wide-angle and a telephoto zoom lens
- Sushi with Angie in Little Tokyo (mochi ice cream/Yogurtland as well)
- Find a job for the year
- Collect debts from people
- Birthday gifts
- ?

Recent music appreciation:
"Hotel California" - The Eagles
"Rock You Like A Hurricane" - Scorpions
"Helter Skelter" - The Beatles
"With A Little Help From My Friends" - The Beatles
"Pinball Wizard" - The Who
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
"Live And Let Die" - Paul McCartney & Wings (and the Guns 'N Roses cover)
"I'll Run" - The Cab
"Rocketman" - Elton John

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Pleasant Discoveries

Finally! Got out of the house this week and went on a random trip to Little Tokyo with Angie. Hurray for random outings. :) We passed through a bunch of Japanese stores with the cutest and most amazing food items; I took a picture of some fruit tarts:





















Adorable, no?

As we were walking to Little Tokyo Shopping Center (which wasn't interesting at all), we found a Yogurtland! Totally made my day :) Now I don't have to go down to UCI to get some really good froyo.

I vow to return downtown when I have a wide-angle lens; a telephoto doesn't do it justice.























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Spontaneous Outings

I woke up this morning to the sound of my doorbell ringing. For some reason, I thought I heard an unfamiliar voice speaking, so I figured it was a soliciting salesman and ignored it. The second time, however, came with my friend yelling my name. I half-stumbled, half-wobbled over to the door and blinded myself with the noon sun. It seemed that our original plans for the afternoon had fallen through at 10 AM and their attempts to call me had never gotten through. Apparently, I am the only person they know who turns off his cell phone when he goes to bed. Anyway, our beach plans were scrapped and we spent the afternoon at In-N-Out and Yogurtland.

People are also rather unpredictably stupid. There was horrendous traffic on the 405 freeway, not because of an accident, but because there was some trash lying between two lanes. Did everyone have to slow down and look?!?

On a lighter note, I finished sorting through my photoshoot from yesterday. Apparently, I'm still an idiot with checking optimum exposure. My camera shake totally ruined some of my best shots... and I failed to take advantage of higher ISO's ability to use faster shutter speeds. Someday I'll learn...

Here's a couple of shots from the shoot I liked: (More to come)





































































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