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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
once is a fluke, twice is a trend... everytime you and I touch each other, good things happen.
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Arrive from Big Bear at 5:30, leave for Michigan at 6:15. Ready..... pack!
We all rolled over to Grace's house and got ready and packed up the car and we were off. Tina, Lara, Grace, Grandma and I drove up to LAX for our 10:35 flight. Of course it was delayed an hour. What a pain in the ass. And we got there so early so we could be prepared. I missed the ORANGE BOWL cuz of that shit. It's OK, I still won $5 from Daniel. I bet him $5 that USC wouldn't beat OK by more than 100, and he accepted. What a shmuck.
We landed in Michigan and my uncle and cousin Kayla picked us up. We then went over to his house and hung out for a bit. Lara and I watched LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE for no reason at all. It's a great show! We had breakfast and Tina, Lara and Grandma passed out. Grace, Aunt Diana and I went shoppin' at Meijer, which for those who don't know, is a supermarket+target+open for 24 hours= AMAZING. It's the best store there is. We then went to the hotel, where the Shammas boys came and met us. Shammas Boys= Joseph, Daniel and Michael. We caught up there for a few hours, reminiscing about the past and talked about our upcoming week and all. We went back to my uncle's house where is kids had returned from school and we ate dinner and shot pool. The great thing about Michigan is that everyone has a basement, and a pool table is a common fixture in them. It's great.
Thursday morning we went to Dimo's Deli, the best sandwich place ever. EVER. Mary met us over there. Mary and I have a special relationship... we just bitch at each other constantly, sometimes even slap each other. It's all outta love really. We went to see our cousin Mark and his new son Eli. He's a pretty cute kid actually. Half arab, half filipino... pretty sweet hair. Lara wouldn't let him go. We then met Tom (Grace's boyfriend), Marwa (cousin on the pop's side), and Jobe (cousin on the pop's side) and we went to the Pistons game! HARD WORK PAYS OFF baby! That's the new slogan apparently. Adel (the uncle who picked us up and hosted us on Wed) and his family (Diana, Chelsea, Nic and Kayla) came, as well as the six Dimo kids (Mary, Deena, Issa, Joseph, Daniel and Michael), as well as Ramse and Wael all showed up to the game. We roll deep in D. I bought some slick Pistons warm-up pants and a headband. The Grizzlies shat on the Pistons hardcore. They beat 'em by 21. Ouch!
The next day, Tina, Lara, Grace and I (this group will now be referred to as the CA group) went to the mall to look for stuff for presents for some kids. Nothin' doin'. I didn't get my jersey at all. No Manning, No Brady, No NOTHIN'. Joseph picked me up from the hotel and I went over to his house and hung out with him and his brothers. We showed up fashionably late to Adel's house and saw EVERYBODY. Afterward Tina, Lara, Mary, Deena and Issa went to some party. We met up with Mary and Deena's friend Alissa and went to some party on U of M's campus. There were five people there. We were six. We weren't about to double the size of this party either. So we went to another one. The keg was tapped, and so was this girl up against the wall. She was gettin' freaked up and down by some guy who she didn't know. Fun stuff. I was jealous. There was some dancing involved, some "let's pick up the drunken passed out girl from the sidewalk and bring her inside the house for someone to ID later", some bitching at some party crashers... ya know, the usual. The six of us left and went back to the Microtel, the best hotel ever. $59 a night for a basic room with a shower and two beds. That's all you really need right?
On Saturday we got up late, like usual, and went back to Dimo's. I hung out with the boys and watched some football. We met up with the rest of the crew at TGI Fridays and had some din-din. Daniel, Michael, Issa and I went to the hotel and watched the Chargers game while Marwa, Joseph, Tina and Lara went to get some beverages, while Mary and Deena went home and changed. We had a grand ol' time, until Nate blew it. Oh well Nate... no pressure next time right? We then went to Colonial Lanes, the best bowling alley. 12 people, 2 lanes, 12 shoes, $48! I won both times, buzz bowling too. I am amazing. Post-party at The Mic.
On Sunday the CA Crew, Tom, Chelsea and Nic went to some mediterranean restaurant. Joe picked up Tina, Nic and myself and BATTLE AT THE DEUCE started! The teams were Michael, Issa, Mary, Deena and Captain Champ (me) vs. Tina, Daniel, Nic and Joe (the otro capitan). It started off fast... First play of the game- Joe to Daniel... TD. after the kickoff- Tom to Michael... TD. Back and forth. 4 throwing TDs from Tom- 3 to Michael, 1 to Deena. In OT though, college rules, we ended up losing. Joe passed the ball to Daniel who was further in the endzone than Star Jones in a buffet line. Wow, my first Star Jones joke ever. I'm proud. So of course it was a controversial win, but they don't care. At least the Colts and mah boy Peyton worked dem Bronx. he's an animal. We hung out at the Shammas house for a bit. Nothin' big.
On Monday we ate at Dimo's for the final time. We visited Big George's appliances right across the street. The owners, Mark and Ramse Bishar, treated us like fucking royalty. Nice boys. We went to their parents' house and had dinner with the Bishar side of the fam. Ramse cracked out the hookah and we had a little grape flavored fun. Smells like Big League Chew. Mmmmmm. Mary and Deena picked us up from our hotel at night and we hit up Jimmy Johns. It's a great sandwich place that Joseph took us to the night before. Since Ann Arbor is a huge college town, there are places open till 2 and 3 in the morning all over. Now that's hot. I wish San Diego/Carlsbad was like that. That'd be great.
On Tuesday, our last day, we had lunch with the major shooters... Adel and his four family members, Joseph, Michael, Mary, Deena, Issa, Marwa, and Jobe. Daniel had to work, and I didn't get to say bye to him. BULLSHIT. We said our goodbyes and went to the airport. That was fuckin' shit. We got there at 4:30 and hung out there for 3 HOURS. Lame. We then got in the plane and waited 30 more minutes, then had a 5 hour flight, and capped it off with an 1 and a half ride back home from LAX.
I had a great time in Michigan, and I wish I could bring everyone out here. Soon. Soon.
Arrive from Big Bear at 5:30, leave for Michigan at 6:15. Ready..... pack!
We all rolled over to Grace's house and got ready and packed up the car and we were off. Tina, Lara, Grace, Grandma and I drove up to LAX for our 10:35 flight. Of course it was delayed an hour. What a pain in the ass. And we got there so early so we could be prepared. I missed the ORANGE BOWL cuz of that shit. It's OK, I still won $5 from Daniel. I bet him $5 that USC wouldn't beat OK by more than 100, and he accepted. What a shmuck.
We landed in Michigan and my uncle and cousin Kayla picked us up. We then went over to his house and hung out for a bit. Lara and I watched LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE for no reason at all. It's a great show! We had breakfast and Tina, Lara and Grandma passed out. Grace, Aunt Diana and I went shoppin' at Meijer, which for those who don't know, is a supermarket+target+open for 24 hours= AMAZING. It's the best store there is. We then went to the hotel, where the Shammas boys came and met us. Shammas Boys= Joseph, Daniel and Michael. We caught up there for a few hours, reminiscing about the past and talked about our upcoming week and all. We went back to my uncle's house where is kids had returned from school and we ate dinner and shot pool. The great thing about Michigan is that everyone has a basement, and a pool table is a common fixture in them. It's great.
Thursday morning we went to Dimo's Deli, the best sandwich place ever. EVER. Mary met us over there. Mary and I have a special relationship... we just bitch at each other constantly, sometimes even slap each other. It's all outta love really. We went to see our cousin Mark and his new son Eli. He's a pretty cute kid actually. Half arab, half filipino... pretty sweet hair. Lara wouldn't let him go. We then met Tom (Grace's boyfriend), Marwa (cousin on the pop's side), and Jobe (cousin on the pop's side) and we went to the Pistons game! HARD WORK PAYS OFF baby! That's the new slogan apparently. Adel (the uncle who picked us up and hosted us on Wed) and his family (Diana, Chelsea, Nic and Kayla) came, as well as the six Dimo kids (Mary, Deena, Issa, Joseph, Daniel and Michael), as well as Ramse and Wael all showed up to the game. We roll deep in D. I bought some slick Pistons warm-up pants and a headband. The Grizzlies shat on the Pistons hardcore. They beat 'em by 21. Ouch!
The next day, Tina, Lara, Grace and I (this group will now be referred to as the CA group) went to the mall to look for stuff for presents for some kids. Nothin' doin'. I didn't get my jersey at all. No Manning, No Brady, No NOTHIN'. Joseph picked me up from the hotel and I went over to his house and hung out with him and his brothers. We showed up fashionably late to Adel's house and saw EVERYBODY. Afterward Tina, Lara, Mary, Deena and Issa went to some party. We met up with Mary and Deena's friend Alissa and went to some party on U of M's campus. There were five people there. We were six. We weren't about to double the size of this party either. So we went to another one. The keg was tapped, and so was this girl up against the wall. She was gettin' freaked up and down by some guy who she didn't know. Fun stuff. I was jealous. There was some dancing involved, some "let's pick up the drunken passed out girl from the sidewalk and bring her inside the house for someone to ID later", some bitching at some party crashers... ya know, the usual. The six of us left and went back to the Microtel, the best hotel ever. $59 a night for a basic room with a shower and two beds. That's all you really need right?
On Saturday we got up late, like usual, and went back to Dimo's. I hung out with the boys and watched some football. We met up with the rest of the crew at TGI Fridays and had some din-din. Daniel, Michael, Issa and I went to the hotel and watched the Chargers game while Marwa, Joseph, Tina and Lara went to get some beverages, while Mary and Deena went home and changed. We had a grand ol' time, until Nate blew it. Oh well Nate... no pressure next time right? We then went to Colonial Lanes, the best bowling alley. 12 people, 2 lanes, 12 shoes, $48! I won both times, buzz bowling too. I am amazing. Post-party at The Mic.
On Sunday the CA Crew, Tom, Chelsea and Nic went to some mediterranean restaurant. Joe picked up Tina, Nic and myself and BATTLE AT THE DEUCE started! The teams were Michael, Issa, Mary, Deena and Captain Champ (me) vs. Tina, Daniel, Nic and Joe (the otro capitan). It started off fast... First play of the game- Joe to Daniel... TD. after the kickoff- Tom to Michael... TD. Back and forth. 4 throwing TDs from Tom- 3 to Michael, 1 to Deena. In OT though, college rules, we ended up losing. Joe passed the ball to Daniel who was further in the endzone than Star Jones in a buffet line. Wow, my first Star Jones joke ever. I'm proud. So of course it was a controversial win, but they don't care. At least the Colts and mah boy Peyton worked dem Bronx. he's an animal. We hung out at the Shammas house for a bit. Nothin' big.
On Monday we ate at Dimo's for the final time. We visited Big George's appliances right across the street. The owners, Mark and Ramse Bishar, treated us like fucking royalty. Nice boys. We went to their parents' house and had dinner with the Bishar side of the fam. Ramse cracked out the hookah and we had a little grape flavored fun. Smells like Big League Chew. Mmmmmm. Mary and Deena picked us up from our hotel at night and we hit up Jimmy Johns. It's a great sandwich place that Joseph took us to the night before. Since Ann Arbor is a huge college town, there are places open till 2 and 3 in the morning all over. Now that's hot. I wish San Diego/Carlsbad was like that. That'd be great.
On Tuesday, our last day, we had lunch with the major shooters... Adel and his four family members, Joseph, Michael, Mary, Deena, Issa, Marwa, and Jobe. Daniel had to work, and I didn't get to say bye to him. BULLSHIT. We said our goodbyes and went to the airport. That was fuckin' shit. We got there at 4:30 and hung out there for 3 HOURS. Lame. We then got in the plane and waited 30 more minutes, then had a 5 hour flight, and capped it off with an 1 and a half ride back home from LAX.
I had a great time in Michigan, and I wish I could bring everyone out here. Soon. Soon.
Hey, I have some nacho chips!
On January 2nd... a little group named Tina, Lara, Deema , Dora, Lucy, Amanda, Ronnie, Peter and I went to Big Bear. On Sunday we took it easy, we all met at Deema and Dora's house and packed up the cars and went on our way. We got to Big Bear at around 5:30 and unloaded the three cars. We checked out our cabin, which was actually really nice. I went outside right away and fucked around in the snow. We then went to some restaurant that made you pay for refills. that's really the only thing I remembered. Ridiculous. We went back to the cabin and lounged around. Dora, Lucy, Peter and I played in th snow a lot outside. It wasnt' even that cold... just a boatload of fun. At midnight, Deema turned 21 and we all had to celebrate. Drinks with snow instead of ice is always a good idea! We stayed up till 4:00am playin' games... mostly a game called FUCK, MARRY, KILL. It basically goes like this. I give you three names, and you choose which one you want to fuck, marry, and kill. If you fuck the person, that's all you do. If you marry the person, you see them everyday, but can't fuck them, and if you kill them... well then they're dead. It is quite the game.
On Monday we went snowboarding. Tip of the Day: Don't snowboard in all cotton. It wasn't pretty. I was SOAKED when I was done. I actually went on Miracle Mile and Summit Run. I was proud of myself. Anyway... we then got some dinner and got some refreshments and had a little shindig, involving card games and EMPIRE RECORDS.
We tried to leave at 11:00am on Tuesday morning, but does that ever happen? Nope. On the way out, Ronnie's car got stuck in a hole. It was a front-wheel drive Buick, which means it's hard as hell to get out. We threw a doormat underneath the car, we threw nacho chips underneath the tire, we tried everything. We eventually rocked the car forward out of the hole, two hours later. We rocked it forward, then threw it into reverse and hauled ass outta the hole. Done and done. We all drove home and said our goodbyes, then Tina and I dropped off Lara and got home to get ready for trip #2!
On Monday we went snowboarding. Tip of the Day: Don't snowboard in all cotton. It wasn't pretty. I was SOAKED when I was done. I actually went on Miracle Mile and Summit Run. I was proud of myself. Anyway... we then got some dinner and got some refreshments and had a little shindig, involving card games and EMPIRE RECORDS.
We tried to leave at 11:00am on Tuesday morning, but does that ever happen? Nope. On the way out, Ronnie's car got stuck in a hole. It was a front-wheel drive Buick, which means it's hard as hell to get out. We threw a doormat underneath the car, we threw nacho chips underneath the tire, we tried everything. We eventually rocked the car forward out of the hole, two hours later. We rocked it forward, then threw it into reverse and hauled ass outta the hole. Done and done. We all drove home and said our goodbyes, then Tina and I dropped off Lara and got home to get ready for trip #2!
Saturday, January 01, 2005
So This is the New Year... And I Don't Feel Any Different
Boy have I been busy! With work and with Christmas and all I haven't had time to touch myself inappropriately! haha, who am I kidding? There is always time for that. Sometimes you just gotta... Sleeping patterns suffer, but hey.
Soooo... I got Christmas presents. Seinfeld DVDs, clothes, and my iPod. Yay for lowercase-uppercase-lowercase-lowercase.
Last night I had a few people over for the New Year. It was pleasant. I got to hang out with some grrrreat people, and I think everyone had a good time. Scotty and I didn't go to sleep till like 3:30. We were watching D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS. Great movie. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER AND UNCUT was on right before that which is also a great movie. I guess 2005 is making it up to me since I had to see SIDEWAYS in 2004. Heh.
GO BLUE.
Soooo... I got Christmas presents. Seinfeld DVDs, clothes, and my iPod. Yay for lowercase-uppercase-lowercase-lowercase.
Last night I had a few people over for the New Year. It was pleasant. I got to hang out with some grrrreat people, and I think everyone had a good time. Scotty and I didn't go to sleep till like 3:30. We were watching D2: THE MIGHTY DUCKS. Great movie. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER AND UNCUT was on right before that which is also a great movie. I guess 2005 is making it up to me since I had to see SIDEWAYS in 2004. Heh.
GO BLUE.
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