fullness.

in case you don't notice...i changed the title picture again. it's a personal way of expressing myself moving (leaping to be more precise) boldy towards much uncertainty, but something bright and beautiful.

so what have i been up to for past two weeks or so?

that can be answered by the places i ate at and all the culinary goodness i consumed. did the harvest run 5k with dennis, kp, and nick. did it in about 35 minutes...i should have done better and i will prove it next year. the breakfast served by geezers (no not old people...that's the name of the catering service) after that was so good. i didn't know apples and pancakes went so well together. played the usual annual bingo at the harvest festival and ate filipino bbq yet again. watched there will be blood with austin and matt. creepy, somewhat boring, and way too long. the acting, especially daniel day-lewis, was the only highlight. he definitely deserved that oscar. ate at bua in the claremont village with daynee. great thai food and the best thai iced tea i've ever had. go and see for yourself. shopped at american apparel (hooray for simplicity at a complex price) and watched eagle eye...which was much better than the last movie we watched together (tropic thunder). the bj's in the hills is nice...went with the usual "gratuity tax status" group of friends. the food remains the same but i'm lovin' the aesthetics of the restaurant. there will be more meals there to come for sure since people don't have to go over to brea to celebrate birthdays/graduations/whatever anymore. and yeah...i'll be more amped when the lucille's opens next door. celebrated rachel's birthday at manna in k-town. affordable all-you-can-eat bbq is love at first bite (and every bite after that). senpai said he only eats there once a year and i can understand that...it will take a whole year to recover. once more...i was blessed to enjoy a night spent in the company of the people i love with food i love doing what i love. few things are better than that if not on the same level. there were so many people there that it would be troublesome to list them all here...but you can trust me when i say they're all amazing. i literally would just stop whatever i was doing at certain times, look around, and just smile to myself knowing this was proof that i'm living a good life. the karaoke lounge idea fell through unfortunately but tracy, martin, fred, trina, and i did some impromptu karaoke in the truck on the way home. had some freshh (spell check just told me to correct that but that's the way it's spelled haha) donuts to end the night, which was astounding considering we still had enough space in our stomach to eat donuts after so much bbq. finally went to the boiling crab with sylvie, austin, tiff, marc, kevin, trina, chris, jp, nikki, tracy and jim. the wait was long but tolerable. the food was crazy delicious. i was just glad to go after so many people have talked about it and gone so i can experience it for myself. the whole shebang was definitely on point. the taste of cajun lingered for hours after the meal...for the better and for the worse. watched shutter...it was okay, a little creepy at times but it wasn't as scary as i thought it would be. dinner at ra sushi with the usual suspects. the food really isn't all that and it's severely overpriced...but happy hour makes it worthwhile for the budget-minded. the cinnamon ice cream tempura is a must. sheilla and i had an adventure that was more than a year overdue. another trip to american apparel. shabu-shabu at nabe in little tokyo. diddy riese for dessert...i've had a craving for a white chocolate chip strawberry cheesecake chunk ice cream sandwich (that was quite lengthy) for the longest time. strolled about westwood and ran into kimi. it was a good night and i was glad to catch up with the favorita...and there will definitely be more to come.

i've been enjoying life without school...though i wish things were different. i want to be in school right now, going to class and working at clinicals. but, this is what i've been dealt...so i'll obviously deal with it. i suppose this is my atonement for my lack of focus and passion, the crime of being lazy and unmotivated. i need to make the most of the time i have and the situation i'm in. turn this huge disadvantage into a much bigger advantage. i'll be where i need and want to be in time...but for now i'll have to just go with it, keep my faith and passion intact, and never stop hoping.

the best is yet to come...always.