January 25, 2011

  • It's 2011 and that means more money to use in my Roth IRA... Last year's money went to Apple.  What company(s) should I invest it in this year?  

    A couple of months ago I had some light irritation in my shoulder, probably from sleeping wrong.  This past week, it got irritated and then all my shoulder muscles started knotting and locking up from inadvertently overcompensating.  I went to get a massage and even after that, she was only able to remove half of the tension. 

    Saturday I went to the doctor and got prescribed Naxopren and Flexeril.  One is a anti-inflammatory, the other is a muscle relaxant.  The problem is that both drugs may cause drowsiness.  At 10 p.m. I was so woozy that I went to sleep and was conked out for 11 hours.  I woke up Sunday and was still dazed.   

    All I could think of was... this what Michael Jackson must've felt like... a walking zombie with his pain numbed.  So I decided... If I get pain during the day, I'll take Naxopren.  Before I go to sleep, I'll take Flexeril, then hopefully it'll relax my muscles for the next day.   Long term side effects of Flexeril... drowsiness, hallucinations, mood swings, suicidal thoughts, nightmares.  Hahaha.  Any of you ever had rotator cuff or shoulder pain?  

    I wish I had some good dating stories for you, but I haven't been dating at all.  What's wrong with me?  The only people hunting me down have been big white girls.  Where are the Asians or the caucasian girl-next-doors?  Why don't I have any motivation to get out there? 

    I haven't been doing too much of anything recently.  Went to the Lakers vs. Thunder game, that's about it.   But the next month or two might heat up.  I have tickets to the NBA All-Star Practice, NBA All-Star 3 Point Shootout & Dunk Competition (would prefer to sell them over going), Dierks Bentley & Friends pre-Grammy concert at the Troubadour, OMD in March (yeah, you know them, a cross between Pet Shop Boys & New Order, in the US for the first time in over 20 years), floor tickets to Lady Gaga in NY and LA (obviously I'm not going to the NY show... wait, I could book a flight and go...), and this Wednesday I get to meet My Chemical Romance for an intimate Q&A and signing!!!

    Oh, I forgot to mention, I have iCarly tickets for Anaheim House of Blues... any hot mommies want to bring their little girls?   

    What new CD's are you diggin'?  I can't wait for the new Adele and Cut Copy to drop.  Radiohead, where are you???  I would love to go to Coachella on Day 3... reunion of the Strokes and the sun going down with Kanye West.  Even Duran Duran is playing on Day 3! 

    My friend (a high schooler) had unlimited free tickets to the Jay Chou concert in LA and forgot to ask me!  Her uncle is Jay's agent and since the show wasn't close to selling out, I could've gone gratis (Seriously, who is going to pay $300-$500 for lower level seats in this economy).  Well, at least she hooked me up with the Jay Chou/Kato Green Hornet figure that they're giving away with kid's meals at Carl's Jr.  Who would've ever thought the day would come that we could find Jay Chou action figures at our local hamburger joint in America?   

    Zhou Jie Lun!  Zhou Jie Lun!  Zhou Jie Lun!

    Cheap Ass Meetup

    My friend formed a meetup group for Asian-American singles in LA and OC so I joined.  I went to my first event last week.  The dinner was at a French brasserie that had a $10 value menu (like Filet Mignon for $10). 

    I sat myself down across from two girls, one of whom was fairly cute.  Before I could decide if she was really cute or just cute from a distance, she got ugly.  She opened her mouth. 

    It wasn't the color of teeth or the smell of her breath.  It was her whining.  She asked the waiter about the $10 menu, but he stated that for parties greater than 8, then $10 menu was not in effect.  He explained that there was a three course prix fixe for $18.  French onion soup, filet mignon, and dessert for $18?  Not a bad deal. 

    There's nothing wrong with asking about the happy hour deals or the daily specials, but if you're single and at a mixer, would you keep on complaining about saving $5 on a steak or fish dish?  The girl harped on it for the next 20 minutes.  She asked the waiter to ask the manager if we could be the exception group.  After the manager wouldn't approve, she and her friend started whispering that maybe they should move to their own table since they don't know anyone at the meetup group table anyways.   Five minutes in, I was already praying that they'd move. 

    I've never really thought about instant deal breakers but sitting there clarified one for me.  When a girl is in a nicer restaurant and can't just enjoy the restaurant for what it is, then she doesn't know how to let go and relax and will always be unsatisfied in life.  You're career age.  You're in a group to meet new people.  The first thing you do is advertise your cheapness even though you're at least in your late 20's, holding a brown LV bag that your mom or your ex-BF bought you.  Thank God this girl wasn't one of my online dates. 

    What's worse than being stuck with buying a $15 martini for a girl you have little interest in?  Being stuck with a girl who's complaining in disbelief about how expensive that martini is.  The one that you bought her.   Anyhow, this Howie is smart and cheap too (he did not buy her drink).  He bought himself a glass of red wine and while the girl whined away.  Last thing I heard, "Where's the server?  It's taking him forever to bring us some bread..."    Seriously, STFU. 

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