I was planning on seeing a movie every night this week, but I did not go though with it. I think I would have been spending too much money. Maybe I should eat out less often and see more movies. It never seems to work out that way.
1. ...sent a handwritten letter? From time to time I will handwrite a letter to my father. It has been a while since I have done that.
2. ...baked something from scratch or made something by hand? I am not the baking type and I am not a crafty person. In college I made an electronics kit by hand. It did not work very well. I have to go back that far.
3. ...camped in a tent? Fall 1991...We went camping because we could underage drink there.
4. ...volunteered your time to church, school, or community? I cannot remember.
5. ...helped a stranger? I bought a woman I did not know Easter dinner. The same week I bought lunch for a woman who had lost her wallet.
I realized something this week. I think I understand how my life would be different if I lived in the same city as Cathy. I think if I lived in the same city as Cathy I would know a lot more people. I would have a wider circle of friends. She would meet people and I would meet them because I am her friend. I feel really good about that idea. It gives me more of a reason to live in the same city as Cathy sometime soon.
SJC - San Jose (21) PHL - Philadelphia (19) LAS - Las Vegas (5) SFO - San Francisco (5) STL - St. Louis (4) PDX - Portland (4) ORD Chicago-O'hare (4) SAN - San Diego (4) ABQ - Albuquerque (4) PHX - Phoenix (3) ATL - Atlanta (2) SEA - Seattle(2) BUR - Burbank (2) OAK - Oakland (2) IND - Indianapolis (2) MSP - Minneapolis/St Paul, MN (1) DAY - Datyon (1) PIT - Pittsburgh (1) TUS - Tucson (1) CVG - Cincinnati (1) DEN - Denver (1) SLC - Salt Lake City (1) LAX - Los Angeles(1) IAH - Houston (1)
I went to see Minority Report last night with a friend. I went with a woman I work with. She is someone that I have been friendly with for a while. I really wanted to see this movie, but I knew that I would not go see it by myself. I had to see it before anyone ruined it for me. I had to stop several people from talking about it at lunch. I loved the movie. It reminded me of the best of 70s Sci-fi. The images were not caught under the weight of Blade Runner or Road Warrior.
I asked a woman to go with me and she said yes. I decided to treat it just like any of my other friends. I will admit that I do not have very many female friends in San Jose. It is easier to treat guys like friends. With a guy there is no subtext that I am missing. There are no signal that I am misunderstanding. With a guy I am not wondering if I missed anything. I am not worried about my lack of relationships over the last several years. All of these things come into play with women.
I like this women, but she seems very blank or very distant. I am not always sure which one it is. She is friendly, but I can never read anything off her. I decided to just treat her like any of the guys I would see a movie with. I know this is always an odd idea to try. It has lead me to both good and bad places in the past. I would love to be honest with this woman, but I have a hard time being honest with women. It has do with the language of women and men.
Here is a story about what is going with the sanctions against Iraq. I have heard a lot of times that America is killing babies in Iraq. If this was true the north would be suffering just as much. I think this is another example of government being an important idea. The worst thing is that I can already here people say that this is just more bias reporting from the west. I will take this as being as close to the truth as we can get.
Yesterday Eric had a first birthday party for his son Nick. I was happy to be invited to the event. I was more then happy to go after the good time I had I my birthday party. If Eric is going to host a party, I am going to go. I am always looking for a good reason to get out of my apartment.
I stayed at Eric's place until midnight last night. I am usually in the group of people that need to get kicked out at the end of the night. A lot of Eric's friends are also like that. They are the kind of people that want to hand out until all the food and beer is gone. Usually that means the next morning.
I like Eric's friends, but they are intimidating. They seem to be so close to each other. They seem to have so much history with each other. It is like they have known each other forever. They are very nice and very open, but I feel there is a real core that I will never have a chance to poke though. I wish I had a group of friends around here like that. I would like to hang out with them more often, but I am not sure how to do that without forcing myself on them. It is the feeling that I always get when it comes to friends.
