it’s been a rough week. i’ve been trying not to let it wear on me, but i think that with the weekend coming up, it’s finally beginning to take its toll on me. i’ve been trying to keep my mind off of things by doing this or that, but slowly and surely, like a dam under pressure, i think that i’m beginning to crack.

it’s weird, though, i know that in times of hardship, most people generally tend to seek the help of others, but i’ve never been that way. instead, i usually become more of a recluse and i generally tend to avoid people instead of seek them.

i generally don’t find that talking about my problems helps me. usually, talking about my problems just bothers me even more about it and i end up feeling worse instead of better. this is a hard concept for some people to understand.

when i’m sad, i usually tend to drown myself in depressing music forcing myself to just wallow in the sadness that i’m in. i think my approach to things is to hit rock bottom as quickly as you can so that once you hit rock bottom you can start your way back up on the road to recovery. from an outsider’s point of view, i think that this may just look like i’m more upset or sad then ever, but really, i think it’s just my way of dealing with things.

but this week has been a long, painful one. the days seem to just drag on and it seems that there’s little to rejoice about. volleyball used to be an escape for me because i can take out any agressions i had on the court, but with my recent injury, i fear i don’t have much of an option there…besides, my ankle has actually been hurting a lot more recently. not sure why, i probably should go see a doctor if it keeps up.

in some ways i’m glad this week is over, but the weekend doesn’t really look to be much better. maybe it’ll be good to just relax and enjoy some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday.

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yesterday i finally got around to changing my cell phone plan. sprint currently has an offering where you can get unlimited nights and weekends and it starts at 7pm. my old plan had a finite, albeit large, number of minutes and it started at 8pm. so i got that pushed back an hour. and it actually turns out that i will be paying $5 less a month for this compared to my old plan. i think that this is fantabulous.

the only downside is that i had to agree to a 2 year contract with sprint, but i don’t think that’s really going to be a problem seeing how i’ve been with them for about 4 years anyway. but i am happy with the change in plans. sprint has been hounding me to renew a contract with them, but i’ve been holding out until a better deal came around. looks like i finally got the good deal.

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[url=http://www.geocities.com/sushisis]carol[/url] came out from the city to oakland to meet up with me for lunch. we got caught up on each other’s lives over some dim sum at jade villa. after lunch the two of us enjoyed pearl tea drinks (sans pearls for carol) at sweetheart cafe. the two of us then enjoyed the gorgeous weather outside while drinking our drinks.

it was good to catch up with carol, there’s a lot of exciting things that have happened in her life since last we spoke. i, on the other hand, didn’t have as much to share in terms of new things except for my recent gimpiness.

one of the things that i realized while catching up with carol was that it definitely is well worth any effort that one makes to keep in touch with their friends. even though carol and i hadn’t seen each other in quite some time, it still had felt as if it was just the other day in terms of what we could talk about and the ease with which we talked. it was a good feeling. it definitely motivates me to keep in touch with more people.

it was a bit of a longer lunch for me than usual, but i figure i’ve been working really hard, so it’s no big deal. it was definitely hard to get back to the office after enjoying the sunny outdoors, though.

as we were saying out goodbyes, carol made it a point to swat away the remainder of my pearl tea drink away from me and it crashed disastrously to our feet. i stood there in shock while my pearl tea drink dribbling away into the sewers of oakland. carol, of course, apologized profusely insisting that it was an accident and not intentional.

heh. sure.

deprive me of my pearl tea, eh?

just…you…wait.

every thursday at work we have goodies brought in for us. some people at work cut donuts in half because they don’t want a whole donut. this usually is for health reasons. so, the big question is, is it wrong of me to think that getting two half donuts is more healthy than 1 whole donut?

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so the winner of the ice cream flavor contest? mint chocolate chip. i have to say that there’s something quite wrong with mint chocolate chip if it lacks the green dye. next time i make it, i’ll have to remember to add some green food coloring. so much for wanting to get rid of the artificial.

my first batch came out ok. a little less firm than i was hoping, but it was ok. i think that i may have to adjust the proportions of cream and milk. i’m thinking that the more cream i use, the thicker the ice cream…but i’m still left to wonder…how do the professionals get their ice cream so hard? hmmmmmm.

but all in all, it isn’t bad, i’m impressed. i may have to get some powdered milk as well to see if that is a good thickening agent. there’s still something about the ice cream that is missing in texture. but not bad for my first try. i can’t wait to try again.

i watched bruce almighty last night. the movie was actually much better than i thought it would be. it is a fun movie and i really enjoyed jennifer aniston and jim carey. jim carey wasn’t over the top, like he can be, and i think that there was plenty of fun, comic relief throughout the movie.

i recommend the movie if you are lucky for something light-hearted and fun.
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