MAN. so i really really love papa john's pizza. i don't really know what it is about the garden fresh pizza (maybe the deliciously sweet tomatoes, or maybe it's the crunchy bell peppers?) but i am hooked. absolutely. and guess what? i really really love papa john's because they allow online ordering. AND they post all their specials up there. gasp! the internet has officially made me fat.
i guess i'm excited because i do not like ordering over the phone. i always get way too caught up with the specials that the employee kind of barfs out at the beginning of the phone call. this leaves me feeling overwhelmed with options that i haven't had time to consider, and me being indecisive makes it all the harder. i can't even tell you how many times i've hung up on pizza places which in the end made me opt to not even get pizza because i was afraid if i called back they'd recognize my voice.
anyway, the internet has oversimplified this dilemma and has eliminated what was really preventing me from ordering delivery. now i don't know what i'm doing but i'm eating pizza three times a day several times a week. yes, this is horribly unhealthy (hence garden fresh, i figured the veggies make up for something) but god. i can't help it.
which is what brings me to this point. they're onto me, papa john's that is. i got this in the mail today, just after i had ordered pizza.
oh man. THEY KNOW THAT I'M HOOKED! i know for sure now. i only have till august 28th to take advantage of this deal (which is an amazing deal). even if i can't eat more than two slices in one sitting, i can always freeze whatever the second pizza is and eat it over time.
so i want to take this moment to apologize. yes, my posts lately have been so not food related and have been shifting to a more my-daily-life blog. but it's okay. i feel like i haven't really been eating anything worth blogging about and i feel the need to post about what i have been up to.
lately i've been a bit of a recluse. mostly because starcraft 2 has totally taken over my life. but it's okay. i made up for it all by going out this weekend and it was nothing short of awesome.
(thanks tracy chan) look! there's me in chaplain lain checking out angel's goods for the first friday shop bop and grind! it was crazy hot that day. i bought a cardigan off of angel and a really cool trucker hat from shaz. i have been looking forward to hole in the wall's brisket slider. it's a mini burger with this tender, slow cooked rib meat that is slathered in barbecue sauce and put on the softest bun ever. i was giddy with excitement. the woman serving me laughed. joe bought some pork lumpia and that was also super delicious! i fucking love hole in the wall. yeah, there are roaches and yeah it's sometimes a bit sketchy but i can live with that. absolutely.
this is me and the aforementioned hat with max in intense mode, like ash ketchum in pokemon.
the whole night was so scattered. after mercury i bought a bottle of jameson at longs and drank with joe and his (future) roommate, lane. until juvana and her coworker showed up. then we headed down to the madness that is first friday. i've never actually been inside smiths union bar until now. and to be honest, it's not as bad as it seems.
i kind of really love these people. no, really, i do.
then there's saturday. genki sushi with joe, juvana, avery, and brittnie. i love those people, too, but i didn't take a photo!? what was i thinking! oh well.
shopping list + persian excursion. i think the drummer from shopping list is easily my favorite drummer in honolulu right now. persian sounded was the usual, always bringing a smile to my face. to everyone: i had the absolute best best BEST night with you guys and i am so so SO happy to have you guys as friends.
this is kind of an update. i bought a bike, as you can see in the background. i rode it around today and it was so much fun! i feel like i'm going to have amazing legs so soon. also, i bought franken's "lies and the lying liars that tell them." it's probably my favorite book by him, also in my top ten favorite titles.
i'm really not looking forward to the doubles i'm working this week, or the fact that i'm closing both on saturday AND sunday, but it's okay. it's a job. and i'm really happy and grateful to have one.
so it was (as i've mentioned) my birthday this past weekend. dana and diane, two of the kitchen staff, made me a (belated) birthday cake!
it ended up being creme fraiche cheesecake! my favorite cake from the store! i can only hope that at my new job i'll meet people as great/fun/thoughtful as them.
me doing my mom's signature "thumbs up? or not?" pose with my new work apron on. i kind of missed wearing full length aprons so this is a nice change. my first day on monday was fantastic! i shadowed/did a booklet thing/watched a guy make 107 frappuccinos in roughly two hour period single-handedly. sure, i may have washed a few blenders to assist, but it was really all him.
i'm kind of looking forward to actually starting to work there, which won't be for a while. i'm still "training." heh.
i just played starcraft for four hours straight without really realizing it. i took my dinner in front of my computer. like i did with my lunch. and my early morning breakfast. i don't feel like i'm intentionally isolating myself, as i sent numerous text messages to friends (albeit, starcraft related) but never received responses.
here is a list of bright sides to me playing games this much -spending less money -drinking less! -spending more time with my cat/family
bad sides -lack of actual human contact -prolonged numbness in my butt has become almost the norm -i do go for hours without eating meals, which is probably unhealthy -pale -lack of sleep -beginning to neglect basic hygiene. mostly due to the fact that my room is just unnaturally hot and being in here so much is forcing me to take multiple showers a day, which i do not have the time for.
i'm also beginning to sort of incorporate starcraft into my daily life. the other day i was at the supermarket with my dad and there were a bunch of cops outside around this car. turns out, according to the cashier, that some guy was found dead. i immediately got scared but not because the guy was dead. i, for a split second, thought that he was infected with a zerg virus and would zombie march and infect everything around us.
so friday ended up being a lot of fun. i didn't go to the bon dance as i had originally planned, but i did go out and drink way too much. thanks to everyone that i did see. in all honesty, i was sort of picturing my night as me drinking by myself at various bars. i didn't anticipate to see as many familiar faces as i did, nor the not-so-familiar, but i'm glad i did and thanks for all the well wishes. a special thank you to joe, who is always there to take care of me. i've got your back this year, buddy.
saturday morning i had the worst hang over of my life. okay, not greek festival '09 bad, but still pretty horrible. i spent most of my day eating rice and curry and playing starcraft as i attempted to recover.
if you haven't already played this game (at all, or the new version) it's pretty amazing. i'm hooked! the new battle.net system is pretty amazing, too. friends list! yay! send me your bnet ID, guys!
my dad had me over for dinner a little later in the evening and we had roast pork/mochiko pork/ steamed veggies. my step mom, atsuyo, introduced me to her love. avocado and wasabi shoyu. it's kind of amazingly good but there's something about knowing it's really bad for you. i imagine a wasabi shoyu dressing on an avocado arugula salad would be amazing. i'll try it out and let you know. my dad also baked me a really huge cake. three layers!
i do not know how i will finish this all. so. much. sugar. gah! but thanks, dad, if you're reading this! it's actually really good. two layers of funfetti cake and the middle is lemon with a cream cheese icing between and regular frosting on the outside. nummy!
then last night i went to this show for a friend's brother. it was his birthday. all kinds of madness came out of that night, and while i still can't stomach the reality of certain things the boys are absolutely right. i will absolutely look back on last night and think "wow, that was some awesome/crazy shit." i am going to keep this vague for a reason because a) what did happen was pretty obscene and b) i don't want to get anyone in trouble. man-oh-man, though, i'll never forget... not even if i tried.
i've never had a jack in the box double cheese burger in my life. generally speaking, i really have a dislike for fast food burgers except when i'm poor, but even then i'd rather eat a cup noodle. last night i realized that i really do not like these types of burgers and while everyone gave me a little shit for ordering it, i can honestly say that i regret it immensely. the way it sort of floated in my stomach atop all that beer was the most unsettling feeling. never again. but i always say that and i always find myself back in line at mcdonalds. convenience is a hard thing to pass up.
anyway, to sum this post up, i had an amazing, exciting, crazy, change-filled weekend. totally looking forward to august and the rest of this year!
