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Thats my bestie with the mustache and neckerchief. Amazing.

Like a din that follows me wherever I go

So Birthday bowl-a-rama extravaganza 2010 was a success! I waited until the last minute, so was happy to see that some folks were able to make it. I will preface this post by saying that I didn't think to start taking photos until I was knee deep in many beers. I was able to imbibe a lot all at once thanks to this gem of a gift from Lucas and Lexi.



I had called ahead to the bowling alley the day of to make sure it wasnt league night or anything. The woman I spoke to said that there was nothing going on that night and that I would have no problem getting a lane.

BUT when I showed up, the placed was wrought with 19 year old boys. Rohanna and I had a laugh about it but soon realized that more and more young boys were arriving at an alarming rate. I asked one of them what was going on and he told me that a fraternity from USC had rented out the alley for a rush party. Greeeeaaaaat.



I wasnt sure who was coming so decided to just see how long it would take to get a lane. We camped out in the bar and I proceeded to make full use of aforementioned pimp chalice. We finally got a lane though.



L & L



And Patrick and Donahl



I think I bowled something ridiculous like a 45. Lucas won the first game and Pat the second.



Lucas and his balls



Then to Johnny's for one more drink before I was walked home and sent to bed.



It was a great couple of days and I am grateful to all of my friends for the presents and fun times. I had a blast!!! THANK YOU!!

Brings you back

Its been rainy like crazy around here with no end in sight! People freak out when it rains here. They think its akin to 16 inches of snow. Wusses. Due to the strong winds, I figured out that there is an inch gap in the insulation of my living room window. No wonder its always butt cold in my apartment! I promptly stuffed plastic bags in the opening, which did nothing. I need a handy man!

SO, what did you do on Saturday night? Anything fun? Me? Oh just hung out with this dude.

I went to see a live performance of Pee Wee's Playhouse with the Parkes'. It was amazing and featured almost all of the characters from the original show (except Penny!). AND because we got screwed by Ticketmaster when they moved the show to a bigger venue, we got to attend a Q & A with Mr. Reubens afterward. I couldn't really get a decent photo, but you get the idea.





Check out that dude's earring in front of us.


Pee Wee was extremely grateful to the crowd and was very nice about answering everyone's questions (even all of the stupid ones). Of course we thought of a ton of good ones to ask after we left.

Onward to IHOP (BAD idea. We all woke up with stomach aches). Also, the light there is brutal. Joysie



And the Brothers Parkes



The next day we hit up the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Here the gang is discovering what it would be like to be trapped in tar. Like you couldn't imagine what that would feel like.



Mastodon, Jen D. and Lou Perka!!



Parkes asked Lou Perka how long it had been since he touched the femur of a Harlan's Ground Sloth. His reply was "eh, about two weeks."



This is just a sampling of the many Dire Wolf skulls that have been found in the pits.



Wolves are dumb.



They have a lab in the middle of the museum where you can watch scientists at work. The dude on the right looked a bit like Comic Book Guy. "Worst. Fossil. Ever."



Eric was mesmerized



Here Lou Perka demonstrates "The Lion Punch". One of his many entrepreneurial ideas wherein you charge someone a dollar for a chance to punch a lion in the face. It should be noted that Joy was co-inventor of this concept.



One of the excavation sites.



They are still uncovering fossils dating back 40,000 years, but have found the remains of only one human. Its interesting that such an archeological hot bed is located literally in the middle of the city of Los Angeles. I highly recommend it.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I secretly think that no one is going to come to my celebration. I'll keep you posted.

This place. Is coming like a ghost town.

Its been a busy month, what with the flurry of (temporarily) working two jobs and all of the holiday to do. I had braced myself for a long arduous journey. But aside from the the general bitchiness that this time of year seems to cultivate in people, its actually been a pretty good time!

Jen invited me to her friend Lizzie's house a few weeks before x-mas for some tree trimming. It was lovely and something I haven't done in a few years. She also introduced us to a type of delicious Finnish vodka, which I cant recall the name of ( I wonder why...)

Here is the tree and Lizzie's cute abode

This one is called the Uh Oh Tree. It was comprised of creepy ornament heads.


This is Sister Marcia. The girl who was living in my apartment before me was fostering her and said I should think about adopting her. But, as is the case with many relationships, I couldn't commit. So Jen's friend Penny took her in. Its probably for the best because Penny has another dog to keep her company. Plus they found out that Sister Marcia is totally deaf, so now she has a dog buddy to help her find her way.



This is what the teller at my bank's nails looked like!



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She was pretty much bedazzled from head to toe. Her level of commitment was awe inspiring. Utterly fabulous.

Then back to San Diego for Christmas with the family. LJ in her party dress. Baby tippy toes!!



This is the man who taught me to loathe the holidays.



Actually, this photo is pay back for one he took of me earlier where I gave HIM the old FU.

That's better, Papi.



Sister-ly



Mom!



I am happy to see that she has finally fazed out the poofed up fanning of her bangs, which was a style she rocked for MANY years.

In case you ever wondered why I am so dramatic.

Here is my brudder and his Soula. Check out the piercey blues on that kid!



Uncle Dave and cousin Brian. Brian gave me my favorite gift of the year. He crocheted me a hat!!



LJ is like "What? More presents please"



This is how my siblings deal with being stuffed from our holiday feast.



Gorgeous!



Oh and here is one more of LJ singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Babies are so cute when they sound drunk.



If you look closely you can see she has a piece of a lime in her hand that she carried around for about 4 hours. The kid likes the sour stuff I tell you.

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope all of your dreams come true! Just please don't call it Twenty-Ten.