November 05, 2002
What a weekend...

Yeah... I haven't been able to post for quite a while - haven't really been at the computer much at all this past week or so. Nice to see that the site is running so nicely now... well... let's recap all I can remember...

On Friday: arrived late to club - got there just as Patty was about to leave to pick up Faith. (This would take her over 2 hours, since the university Faith goes to is quite far to the north.) We pass the time with Gitaroo Man, and some controller DDRMAX USA since my pads (and the fact that we had to look at a 45 degree angle upwards to the TV) sucked. We unlocked a lot of things - including MAX300 - but no Candy yet ;_; I'm still waiting for my DDRMAX USA + Ignition 2.0 set from RedOctane. (Looks like it shipped out and was put onto the plane on Saturday afternoon...)

We went to XP LaserSport as usual. Of course, the 1st unlock hasn't even been reached yet. I try to repeat my AA of CSFIL -speed- double heavy - wasn't going to happen. The best I could manage was around 80 greats -_- I'm actually glad XP LaserSport upgraded, since that location has, oddly enough, become my weekly DDR practice. Even though it's more expensive than SF, and in much worse shape. (And yes, I still plan to visit SF regularly. Billy and Harvey are there, after all. ^^) After the place closed, I dropped Patty off at her house, along with Faith. (Her dad was out, so I guess she and maybe a couple other people slept over.) Headed back home, played more Phantom of Inferno, and went to sleep.

Saturday: Went to class, did reasonable on the weekly quiz this time, though it could have been a lot better. I still need to work on our class project - a booklet type thing that describes my daily schedule, in Japanese. In two weeks, when the final project is due, I will also have to present it verbally in front of the class - which will be the tricky part, but I think I can make it through. I have, after all, been working with anime fansubbing since before I graduated high school.

Went to work after that - busy day, and finished with -extremely- poor loyalty numbers. (Loyalty numbers consist of how many reservations/special orders/Replay memberships/gift certificates/etc I sell - there is a minimum expectation of how much I need.) I'm going to get grilled by the manager next time I show up, probably. Ugh. This will probably severely cut my hours too, since they're being distributed by merit.

After an exhausting day of work, went over to Dave's for the Halloween party. There are some... interesting... photos from that party, which I will acquire later. =P Much of the party was over by the time I arrived, but I was there for viewings of the first couple of episodes of X TV and Fruits Basket. Also, finally met carpboy! Too bad Josh couldn't make it, though.

It turned out, only Mary, Kevyn, and I stayed overnight. As usual, I fell asleep hours before they did. And, as usual, Dave's roommate was nowhere to be found.

Sunday: Dim-sum plans are kinda foiled because no one except Dave and myself could really wake up in time to get to the restaurant before the line got really long. Instead of waiting for a spot in the tiny (but good) place near his apartment, I suggest driving to New Fortune instead, even though this is quite a distant drive in comparison. After a few minutes, we decided to do this, though I would be driving everyone on my own. After giving our number to an elderly asian couple heading towards the restaurant, we drove over in my car. When we arrived, we unexpectedly ran into Pat, Josh, Patty, and the others - they were on their way to Thomas's party, which I was supposedly invited to, but hadn't heard of. Since we had already made plans to see Spirited Away, I couldn't really go, though...

It had been quite a while since I had been to New Fortune, so I really wanted to go. I had told them it was the size of the Giant - though it was really only about half the size. Dave assured me that it was only a technicality, though - the place really is huge, as he said. Once again, we are at the end of a long line (this is, of course, inevitable, no matter where you go), but, being as large as the place was, the line was advancing at a much faster pace. We finally were seated, and ate a rather filling meal. Food was as good (and as expensive) as I remembered, and Dave was definitely impressed. With tip, the bill (for 4 people) came to around $50 - I contributed almost half of it, as Mary didn't have any money on her. As we left, Dave wondered if we wanted to make a journey to New Fortune for dim sum a weekly event. I don't know whether or not he was joking or serious ^^;;

After playing a few more rounds of Super Bomberman 5 at the apartment, we finally were off to see Spirited Away at White Flint. I had seen the subtitled version before in Arlington with Dave, Kevyn and Josh, but this was the first time I was going to go see a dubbed print. At White Flint, no less. (One of the last places I expected to carry the film.) We were late in arriving, but managed to purchase tickets and enter the theatre before the previews were finished. It took a while to find Jen and (another) Dave, who we were supposed to meet before entering the theatre, but couldn't since we were so late. Then, the movie started.

The entire movie sounded like it was coming from a tin can. Either the print, or the speakers in that particular screen, was screwed up. Also, the $3 bottle of water I fetched for Mary halfway through the movie was kind of ridiculously overpriced. Other than that, no real complaints, though.

Dave seemed to not be tired anymore, so we ended up going to Dave & Busters, since the theatre was right next to it. ^^; As usual, the doorman gives a bit of a hassle (apparently, a 25 year old can only bring 4 or so underage people in, and we had 6 people total) but we managed to negotiate our way in. God damn, getting into that place is a hassle. Like they don't WANT to profit from their customers.

But anyways, we play a little Pump It Up to start with - the sole reason I would visit this particular D&B. Even though it was the 2nd time I had ever played the game, Normal difficulty proved far too easy for me, and I wasn't quite satisfied with it. I didn't have my own card, though, and seeing as how I cannot get in under my own power, I saw no point in actually purchasing one. We round up everyone and play the 3d Galaxian game - the one where 6 players enter this giant cockpit-like thing and shoot lots of alien ships on a panoramic display. We got close to the end, but failed, and the planet blew up. Oops. =P

After that, Dave and Jen seem to take an obsession to a couple games that reward tickets - one game was kind of like a simplified version of Roulette, where you had to predict the color the ball would land on. After about 50 plays, not a single play was a winner. It was unanimously decided the machine was rigged to be completely impossible. We had better luck with another machine, which involved a digital counter that counted upwards quickly, and we had to push a button to stop it as close to "1000" as possible. The closest we get is 1002, which paid off 25 tickets. Even our farthest result, which was around 960, paid off 15 tickets. This was a LOT better than the previous machine.

Of course, even with the 250 or so tickets accumulated, there was nothing of value that could be redeemed with such a little amount.

Before leaving, we visit the Pump machine one last time - this time, Kevyn and I play on Hard difficulty. I think I killed him ^^; I somehow pass Beethoven's Virus, even though I can't do "teh l33t sp1n m0ve". Though I had some difficulty reading the arrow patterns, it still didn't occur to me as particularly hard, so I was still a little disappointed. I'll have to return someday, though Dave is probably the only person who can let me in.

We all end up going to Rockville IHOP after that (no surprise there). Whenever I go there with Dave, we seem to get a great waiter. ^^; Dinner proceeds in typical IHOP weirdness - sniffing perfume bottles, drinking cream, and getting 2x the amount of straws we needed. No giant bottles of Milk or Dr. Pepper this time, though. =P

Eventually (and yeah, we spend over half an hour in the freezing outdoors chatting, as usual) we all decide to head home. I debated going to Thomas's party late, but since it was already 8pm or so, I decided to just go directly home. Did just that, played yet more Phantom of Inferno, and went to sleep.

And today (Monday): absolutely boring day. Didn't leave home, except to fetch a little gas for the lawnmower. Mowed the lawn. Played more Phantom of Inferno. And now, writing this entry.

Phew. Well, tomorrow, I'm probably going to stop by Suncoast to pick up the week's new releases, then head down to SF Mall. I need to make sure my Conquest character isn't getting beaten senseless. ^^;

Posted at 02:54 AM
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