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Dude! I did not know Mathieu Kassovitz of Amelie fame directed Gothika. Poor guy!

This is perhaps the best commentary on gay marriage I have read so far. I’ll just let that speak for me.

Last night, my_bootay and I wanted to go see the Annie Liebovitz show at the Pacific Design Center. We left pretty late, so I knew we would not be able to find parking. Whatever.

However on the way to it, there was a complete clusterfuck on La Cienega approaching the Beverly Center. Being somewhat intelligent creatures, we acknowledged that something was going on. What is was, we couldn’t figure out. I got impatient and started taking residential streets to avoid the traffic.

After not finding parking, we decide we wanted food. Grand Lux Cafe sounded good, so we moseyed back over to the BC. Everything was ok until we tried to get in the parking lot. I had people cut into the turning lane in front of me to stop and talk to pedestrians. I was ready to murder. Actually I threatened two people’s lives. (Is that right my_bootay?) Something like that.

Fine. We parked and moseyed to the restaurant. 1 to 1.5 hour wait. AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! PF Changs looked full as did California Pizza Kitchen. We went across to the Daily Grill, same thing. Finally we settled for Johnny Rockets. We asked our server what the fuck was going on. In her cute Indian accent, “I guess some NBA players are throwing a party at Le Meridien, and everyone wants to drop in.” So fuck the NBA.

Oh but the ordeal wasn’t over. Getting out of the parking lot was another thing. Actually it wasn’t too bad except for the fact that we weren’t moving. There was one guy who thought he would be smart and cut people off. Well he tried to cut in front of me, but I wasn’t having any of it. I was really close to getting out of my car and beating that guy upside his head.

So remember kids, if the NBA comes to LA for it’s All Star break, do not go to the Beverly Center.

Sorry. For those of you that were tortured with my real VD card, you get another one. Here.

Ok. I need a shower and coffee. Ugh.

I actually had a nice time with my mom earlier in the evening. Long story short: we picked up her gym bag at the Lomita Sheriff’s station (her car was broken into the other night). We then went to the Korean market and bought lots of food. Mmmm.

Then I went out with feralboy. It’s funny how you get to know people through LJ. We’ve been casually reading each other’s posts via our friends page for a couple of years. Since he just recently moved into town, it was decided to hang out tonight.

We went to Bricktops, the 20’s theme night at Parlour which was faboo. I forget how great Vaginal Davis is. Her tirade on VD was absolutely unforgettable.

So all in all it was a great night. Fabulous company and wonderful drinks. (And I didn’t even take a nap!!!!!)

Ok. I’ve been really hyper this morning. I guess since it’s Friday my sugar levels have jumped or something.

Anyhow, the Facilities manager usually brings his son in to help around. The son is probably a year or two younger than me. And OMG he’s so hot!!! He looks like the typical OC surfer boy: bleached blonde hair, tan body, tight ass. It’s funny cuz I started flirting with him a while back, and at first he was taken aback. Now he just rolls with the punches so to speak.

[I can’t believe I’m posting this. I feel sooooooo High School right now. Oh well. If I get a chance, I will pound his ass like a jackhammer. Ha!]

There was a post in bemoaning people who fall off of the bandwagon because a band gets some mainstream exposure. This person mentions Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes and Azure Ray.

1. Who gives a fuck?
2. Why do you give a fuck?
3. These are horrible bands.

*chuckles* But then again, according to some people I don’t like anything. So there you go.

Phone Conversation w/ a Supplier (who has an Indian accent):

Me: This is James
Safety-Kleen: This is [someone whose name I already forgot] from Safety-Kleen. I’m calling to inquire on a past due invoice 0019916036 for $659.25.
Me: Hold on while I pull up your account
SK: Thank you. This is an outstanding invoice since 1/31/02.
Me: Ok. I don’t have that on our books. If you fax over the invoice, I can take care of that this week.
SK: Ok. There are also four other invoices that are past due dating back from 2001.
Me: [laughing] Sorry about that. For some reason I find that humorous.
SK: Um… Ok. Can I get your fax number? [completely confused]
Me: 310-***-****.
SK: Can I get your full name and title please? [tone: I’m telling on you bastard]
Me: James Bramlett, Accounts Payable Manager.
SK: Um… ok. Bye

Sheesh. People seriously need to lighten up.

Lately, I’ve been feeling really fatigued. I don’t know what that’s all about. For example last night. I was out with N___ having coffee at Cartel. At 8, I was ready to fall asleep. It didn’t help that I was freezing also. But this has been the norm lately.

Whatever.

My family has a history of high blood pressure. Just to show you how bad it is, let me share you this story.

My cousin Terry tends to get bad allergies when the Santa Anas start blowing. At the ripe age of 17, his sneezes can set car alarms off.

Lately the Santa Anas have been fairly strong. The other night he ended up getting a nose bleed. And this isn’t one of your standard I-picked-my-nose-and-popped-a-small-blood-vessel type of nosebleed. No. Apparantly one of the bigger veins burst causing him to bleed like mad. It was so bad, blood was coming out of his tear ducts.

Apparently his blood pressure is sky high. The ears, nose and throat specialist said he has never seen anything like this. Remember, this is a 17-year old!

Fortunately I go to the doctor’s every six months to monitor my liver*. I constantly have my blood pressure checked, and thank heavens it’s normal (a tad elevated, but nothing to worry about now). So yeah. There’s no moral of the story. All I have to say is, “HOLY SHIT!”

* In 97, I went for a physical, and my bloodwork showed an abnormality with my liver. There was a high concentration of fatty deposits on my liver, the first sign of cancer. I went in for an ultrasound which was inconclusive. I had a biopsy done which was inconclusive. Since then, I get my bloodwork done every six months. So far, so good (knock on wood).