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   My day in pictures! Above, 0856 hours, a huge swarm at Ritz Cove, Laguna Beach. Took one minute & fifteen seconds to suck into the vacuum cleaner.


1007 hours, Mission Viejo


1224 hours, Mission Viejo. Temperature: 105f.



   That of course is by no means all our jobs today. Most of them were more like that last one (for reals) until Ryan started to get heat exhaustion and we had to call it a day after working only 11 hours.


   In other news, on Saturday my friend Nidia had a party. It was funtastic. Unfortunately my camera was malfunctioning and mangled my pictures. Also on Saturday my best friend Aaron Aviv returned to OC for two weeks of leave from the Coast Guard. Unfortunately due to flight delays he came in late and missed most of his own homecoming party! (which was happening simultenious to Nidia's, causing me some consternation)
   First thing on Sunday though Aaron & his younger brother Daniel (pictured here with friend Mallory) and had lunch w/ my family. Then we gradually accumulated two more people (his friends Jeff & Mallory) as we headed over to The Spectrum to see Clerks II
   Clerks II was awesome btw.
   Then we headed back to Jeff's place while we all called everyone we knew in search of something to do. Gradually this resulted in more and more people arriving at Jeff's place until we didn't need to go anywhere else because so many people were there (more than a dozen). My friend Nidia joined us as well, as she had met Aaron sometime awhile ago none of us remember exactly.

Previously on Emosnail
   One Week & Two Years Ago Today:
San Diego Zoo - and Kristy Visits OC! (strong sauce)
   Two Years Ago Last Friday: 1.5 Yr Blogversary - This LJ 1.5 yrs old, also, two pictures of Shalane
   Two Years Ago Last Saturday: Party at Jesska Ornstein's Place - Everyone from Croat to Robin Kivlin to Knobs ([livejournal.com profile] ambiguouscase) & [livejournal.com profile] eatrice was there. ALSO, polling on various things,
   Two Years Ago Today: RIP Eric Bartrum - /= and hats on tables

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   A'right the long-awaited Irvine Spectrum Photo Essay (v2) is finally ready for livejournal publication. I say v2 because I actually did a photo essay on the place a long time ago, on a real camera. Much of what you'll see in this current photo essay was under construction then, so if I ever get around to scanning those old pictures they'd make an interesting addition. Right now they're in my photo portfolio, which has been gathering dust under my bed for at least a year undisturbed. d=


   Now the Irvine Spectrum is one of the few places one can find "life" around here on a Friday or Saturday evening. In high school my friends and I would all pile into one of our cars and while we'd debate what to do all evening until we found ourselves suddenly at the "Sprectum." We would then eat inordinate amounts of candy and get sugar high out of our minds.
   It is also the site of several adventures in The Spectrum Diedrichs Trilogy, which if you haven't read already you must immediately or I'll kill you. Anyway, it had this to say about the Spectrum: "that glorious beacon, the Spectrum, which outshines The Block in Orange in all ways save possession of a Krispy Kremes" (from Episode I: Night of the Fountain), and "They entered the confines of its white walls by the famous cool waters of the west-side fountain, proceeded among the thatched roofs of the many indigenous shops, till they arrived among the hallowed lions by the food court, newly reshrubbed, and stood before famous Diedrich's Coffee." (from Episode II: The Exciting Adventures of Spridonovic Johnny Alfronzo)
   I must have been really delirious at the time because the "hallowed lions" are not by the food court (the food court has hallowed turtles), but the famous Spectrum Diedrichs no longer exists, and I haven't talked to Fish in at least a year. Its been more than three years since we wrote the story together over AIM, I probably really need to go through it again and revise it. Anyway enough about my story and on with the photo essay:


Photo Essay: The Irvine Spectrum


I promise its more interesting than previous photo essays )



Related
   Photobucket:
      These Pictures - on photobucket.. in random order because I can't figure out the arcane secrets of photobuckets ordering.
      Out-Takes - Pictures that didn't quite make the cut... mainly actually its sepia, b&w, or colour versions of pictures included in the photo essay in a different form. But these are all original size, which is cool because I shrank all the others in photobucket and their quality really suffered I think.


Current Time: 03:16am
Current Temp: 81.6f (77.8 outside)

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   Took a lot of pictures today. Hopefully I'll have Photo Essay: The Irvine Spectrum up in the morning and Photo Essay: Top of the World up soon thereafter.


   In other news, lets talk about this:
Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. singing score: 3
2. candles score: 3
3. diedrichs score: 3
4. money score: 3
5. blogging score: 2
6. movies score: 2
7. digital cameras score: 2
8. underblogging score: 2
9. orange county score: 2
10. learning to blog score: 2
11. cats score: 2
12. bartok score: 2
13. tori amos score: 2
14. art score: 2
15. megabloggers score: 2
16. girls score: 2
17. wicked score: 2
18. communism score: 2
19. piercings score: 2
20. computers score: 2


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Review of Results: Well, first off I don't sing of course and thats far from an interest of mine, but many of the other results are highly accurate. Candles are pretty cool its true, but I wouldn't list them as an interest either. Diedrichs - man I don't even need to explain this one. I had to go back to my interests and double check it hadn't made some kind of mistake and I'd listed it already. Money - yea money is awesome.. I don't think I'd call it an interest either though.. the Ferringi would be ashamed of me. Blogging - hell yes! Only I don't like that word.. but I'm growing to accept it. Movies - eh, not more than the next guy. Digital cameras - man how'd they know. But I don't know if I like them more than normal cameras.. I need one with interchangable lenses, that would be excellent. Underblogging - yea I might add this one to my interests too. Orange County - ::shurg:: maybe "south county." learning to blog - that sounds so elementry. I prefer "study of blog." Cats - I do like cats, but I don't think I'd rate them as an interest either. I miss our siamese cat Calvin ::single tear::. Bartok - wtf is a bartok? Tori Amos - not sure where that came from. Art - man I hate art. (= --Megabloggers = <3 --Girls - if by girls they mean Kristy, then yes I jock girls. Wicked - wtf? Either I share interests with a bunch of east-coasterners, or I'm evil. Communism - is so last century. Piercings - fear of needles man, fear of needles. Computers - steal your soul!! I'm a luddite.


Picture of the ...Moment


Single Red Balloon
Irvine Spectrum, CA
© Kris Fricke 2004


   I wish I'd made the balloon redder, maybe I'll fix that tomorrow. It would be nice if it was bigger too but I'd rather keep the editing to things that can be done in an actual darkroom.

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   So today was my last day in Orange County. I was already thinking I've seen a lot of people I used to know this break, but today alone I saw piles of old friends.

   So I hunted down my old friend Nick Lucas and caught up to him at the Mission Viejo Mall ("The Shops at Mission Viejo," wtf?). While in the mall I ran into Monte's girlfriend (my little brother's best friend), and apparently my little brother's woman saw me there as well (possibly in a completely seperate incident? Because she wasn't with the other girl at the time).
   Then later I go with him to starbucks uh some indie coffee shop uhhh ::shifty-eyes::, and Jessica Hanson, whom I went to school with from elementry school through HS is working there.. and this girl Bree who used to work at wild rivers is there as well.


   Later on I go on down to Diedrichs, and in addition to all the regular people, Courtney Grasinger shows up (from my HS chemistry class), followed shortly by Jason Nelson, another person I went to school with from elementry school through HS.
   Then I buy "cool" Kyle (I guess there must be an "uncool kyle" but I've never met him) and Mike tHH 40s of steel as their christmas presents. While at Viejo Liquor I run into Akbar Khan. Back at Diedrichs, Kerry Wilcox stopped by, then in completely unprecedented behavior my little brother and his friends drove by, apparently with the sole purpose of yelling "eurotrash!!" at me. Then Kyle, Mike tHH, Laney and I went to Target because Kyle just got kicked out of his house and needed thermal underwear. Kyle and Mike tHH currently live in Kyle's car.
   Shalane currently has pinkish orange hair.

   Then EVERYONE decided to go to the Irvine Spectrum. And by everyone I mean Cool Kyle, Mike tHH, Shalane, Croat, Matt Morgan, Stephanie & her boyfriend Tom, Tristan and myself. So we all up and carpooled ourselves over there like the big happy family we are in three cars.
   Much mischief was then caused at the Irvine Spectrum. While there I ran into Anamica from UCD Model UN. Its always weird to run into people from Davis while down here.
   And then I ran into Jessica Hughs, my date from winter formal junior year. Now see, thing with my dates to dances: (A) my dates to the last four dances were named Jessica, Jennifer, Jessica, & Jennifer, (four different people), of whom (B) three I had met at MUN conferences (all but Jessica Hughs). Anyway, Jessica Hughs has spent the last three years in Oregon, so it was really suprising to run into her.

   Anyway, after a great deal of mischief was perpetuated, Kyle, Mike tHH, and I rode the parking trolly around forever and finally half frozen got to my car, and we returned to Diedrichs, where we reconvened with Laney and Croat. Then I bid everyone adieu and went home. The end.


QUOTES
   "Eight dollars for a dead cat??? I could MAKE a dead cat for cheaper than that!" -me at the pet store
   And so many more I'm sure but I can't remember )=

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   So I had a wild Friday night.. the List was having a show see, and [livejournal.com profile] eatrice had invited me to this big party and... well I ended up eating chinese food with my parents. That is all. The end.

   It was this place by the Laguna Hills Mall see, over by the Trader Joes there.. "East Coast Chinese" or something.. purportedly the premier source of east coast chinese food in california. ::shurg:: I dunno but it was hella good.


   Saturday I went out with the parentals and we got us a christmas tree. I love christmas tree shopping.
   Then we had latkas.. you know, potatoe pancakes. They were hella good. Mum also made applesauce for them, from scratch.


   Then I went down to diedrichs. And down at the corner 200 yards away across the street from Viejo Liquer a van caught fire, IN THE GAS STATION. We were all rooting for the whole thing to explode but no, it turns out a van can burn to cinders at the pump without any collateral damage at all.
   I mean this van was a shell by the time it was out. Crazy stuff.

   Then Shillelagh and I scampered off to see Master & Commander at the Irvine Spectrum (while her boyfriend played pool with some other girl?). Alas the movie was not starting until 40 minutes after we got there, but Elf was just then starting, so we watched the elf previews before heading to the correct screen, whereupon we got 20 minutes of pre-show commercialism followed by MORE previews, totally 40 minutes of mind-numbing previews before our movie started.
   As to the movie itself, I liked it a lot. I like such things. It treated the subject of wooden fighting ships so much recently covered by pirate movies in a much more thorough way.

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DLP the Series - Episode 63
   Kris, Croat and Anna eat Thai food, then stop by Diedrichs off La Paz, where employee Megan gives a cigarette to employee Stephanie, even though the latter doesn't smoke and has but one lung. Kris, Croat, Anna and Laney proceed to The Spectrum, hilarity ensues.


   I'm convinced that a daily series could be made of the happenings at Diedrichs. Hence the above.


Seriously Though
Part I - Thai Food
   Croat ([livejournal.com profile] inequity), Anna ([livejournal.com profile] beatlebake) and I started our evening with dinner at a local Thai restaurant oat around 6pm. Its name was something with the word Siam in it /= ...its on the corner of Marguerite and La Paz. Anyway, it was pretty good, if I were to compare it to Davis Thai restaurants I'd say it'd be second only to Thai2k.
   In light of the frequent reoccurance of Thai restaurants in this journal, I have added Thai Restaurants as a memories category, and added "Thai food" as a listed interest.
   As usual I had a basil/garlic/bamboo stir-fry thing with beef. Mmmm. Fangoriously hungry as always, I tried to eat Anna's leftover brocolli dish, but alas I've never been fond of brocolli, and was left to devour rice (which isn't to imply the servings weren't big enough, those who've eatin with me before will attest that my hunger simply excedes any restaurant serving).
   Alas, Croat whose stomache has never been fond of Thai food was left with a stomache ache from the experience.

Part II - Diedrichs
   Next we proceeded to Diedrichs off La Paz (DLP, delta lambda pi) for coffee. There we found Shalane (AKA "Laney," "shillelagh")and employees Megan and Stephanie. As mentioned, at one point Shalanes realized Stephanie was smoking on her break and was like "hey, YOU don't smoke!" "yea and I only have one lunge, but Megan gave me these cigarettes" or something along those lines. Laney than dashed inside to wreak revenge upon Megan, or something.
   While there, Croat and Anna discussed possibly naming one of their children "Robatussin."
   From there Croat, Anna and I proceeded to the Irvine Spectrum at around 8:30.

Part III - The Spectrum
   "And from there they sped boldly, and found Todd bravely hiding amid some small shrubs. In only a few short minutes they calmed him down, and with him in custody they sped along that glorious freeway, the five. And when the road did split into the 405 and the 5, they did not dishearten, and arrived successfully at the Spectrum, that glorious beacon. -From Episode II of the Spectrum Diedrichs trilogy.
   The abovementioned applies to what we next did, except for the finding of Tom Colby Todd.

   Now for those of you who have the misfortune not to know, the Irvine Spectrum is "Orange County's premier dining, shopping and entertainment destination." Basically it started with a 21 screen theatre, back when that was rare, gained an outside foodcourt, then a plethora of small impulse shops... and now has gone insane with power and built a merry-go-round, a ferris wheel, and more odious shopping establishments such as fashion clothing stores.

   Anyway, on with our narrative. They had set up an ice rink there, being the saucy irvine spectrum that it is. But Croat disputed that it was really ice, observing that there couldn't be ice without a zamboni. We continued this conversation into the restroom, where we encountered someone who reminded me strikingly of Kristy's ex Randy. This Randy II contributed to our conversation by pointing out that an icerink without a zamboni is like a baseball field without the line-chalking-machine. A very wise analogy you should all tell your grandchildren.
   Us three then proceeded to this place there called Dave & Buster's, to which I'd never been before (meh, I don't get out much). Anna proceeded to get liquered up there. Then Shillelagh ("shi-lay-lee") arrived, but being naught of 21 years of age she could not enter, so we all went to this other restaurant/bar at the spectrum called Champs.
   At Champs a drunk hairdresser guy promised to give both Laney and I a haircut for $15. Laney got his number, he may regret saying that. Then Anna saying karaoke. Good times. And Randy II it turns out was already at the bar there, and was like "heeey, zamboni guys!"

Part IV - Dubious Happenings
   Thereafter, Laney and I went off to take care of some errands she needed to do. Her car has some transmission problem, making things more interesting. Eventually these problems led us to ditch her car in favor of someone else's which it turns out had even graver problems with its breaks.
   We ended up spending most the evening thereafter hanging out with about six guys, many of whom had graduated my HS in years previous to me apparently. Shortly after introductions one of them was like "hey, you were in drama weren't you," followed shortly by another with "hey.. you did high jump right?" A little bit later a third one of them suddenly remembered "hey, your brother had that potatoe cannon, right?" Altogether nearly half of us were named K(/Ch)ris.
   I got home at about 4am. The End.


Addendum - Selling Out
   Pursuant to my offer of advertising in the last entry, Anna paid for my Thai food (I only had $20s, ill suited to my $8 meal) contingent that I buy her a drink later and advertise the bed she has to sell.
   This bed frame, mattress, whatever, was bought 6 months ago at $350 and is still in very good condition. She is asking $50 for it. If interested, leave a comment in her livejournal.

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   Went with Liz and Jesska to see Robin Kivlin's band ("Jack Bighead") playing at the irvine spectrum. We all ended up getting in free randomly, which saved us a collective $30 (They were playing in Crazy Horse of all places. A location that usually caters to the local redneck hick population with copious amounts of country music and line dancing or something. All I know is there's always washed up 30 yr old guys in tight jeans and cowboy hats with washed up 30 yr old women who look like they're 40 and are trying to dress like 20 yr old cow girls, much to the disgust of the rest of us).
   Went to the La Paz Diedrichs, where Alyssa was working at the time. Not only did she give me free coffee, but she gave me a free danish without me asking, implying, hinting, or anything. Now if you don't know already that I absolutely loooove danishes, well.. now you know. Especially CHEESE danishes. ::drool::

   After that however, I came home and just kidna kicked around and got nothing worthwhile done for several hours. At around 5:30 (AM) mother came in and mildly harrassed me about my sleeping habits. Then she made me breakfast though and it was fairly delicious (a croissant and bread with stew/gravy on it), so it all worked out well.

   But now I think I WILL get myself some sleep.

   Hours in county: 36
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   So Todd calls Fishis and is like “hey you still up for hanging out?” And Fishes replies: "pshyeah," and they begin to make plots for the night.
   Meanwhile, in a secret underground bunker, Krisis and Alfredo are making plans; a large map of the world in front of them on a table and little pieces representing vast armies. Actually it somewhat resembled a game of Diplomacy (© Hasbro Inc). And they were like "hmm." Eventually, after much plotting and the drawing of several diagrams, they decided they were going to go to this one party in the heck of nowhere with MiniAlfredo and Fishes, so they called young Todd, known as MiniAlfredo. Alas, Todd was like "dammit, no, I'm keeping her to myself, dammit."
   And they were like "qua??" and tried to reason with the wayward lad. Sadly wayward, he spake thus: "Fishes and I are going to this one party, ‘cause I owe it to this guy who owes it to another guy." And the party he intended to attend was a Lame Bando Party (LBP). Alfredo and Krisis were like "damn you and your high school politics," (which are not nearly as advanced as college politics, which often involves being ambushed by calpirg activists and being intimidated by red-armband-wearing anarchist hordes).
   Krisis and Alfredo looked at their map of the world, moved about a few army pieces, and pondered what to do next, resolving that forthwith Alfredo should go unto Todd's suburban hut and bring him to the Spectrum Diedrichs, whereupon at that time Fishis was no doubt mopping valiantly whilst singing along to Flogging Molly.
   And so from that place, the secret bunker, Alfredo did resolutely depart, and he did speed at 40 down the suburban meanders in his white eclipse, and transport Todd to the Irvine Spectrum, glorious and renowned, that beacon in which Fishis did work.
   He arrived there and was like "so yeah um this party um didn't work out but we have some other parties in mind," just like that.
   There then was a period of peace. The various relevant entities did get ready and take their time. Alfredo did eat with his folkses. Fishis did serve coffee to various intrepid customers. Eventually the time for partying arose, and Alfredo, MiniAlfredo, and Krisis boldly set out for Fishes'.
   In due course, so they arrived at Fishes’ chateau. Fishis was wearing a skirt, and Krisis approved. Yeah, but she later changed due to thoughts of the weather and comfortness.
   Alas Krisis' powerful and magic cell phone did tell him that the far-away party had been cancelled. So from various locations and orifices they all did produce their own cell phones forthwith, and they all did call their people.
   At last Alfredo instructed MiniAlfredo to call Bessie, Alfredo's dear ex, and try to get invited to the party she was at. For it was this party that Alfredo and Krisis had attended last year with very interesting result. But we won't discuss what Dustin may or may not have been involved in. Alas Bessie was like "dude, I can't get you invited to this party" and all were like "damn." So Fishes called Elizabeth, her sister. And her sister did say "hey, Fishes, dear sister, come down here to Downey, we can drink and be merry" And so our valiant protagonists did resolve to do so and happily they set out to In-N-Out for it was well nigh 11. And they had the craving.
   But suddenly Alfredo was alarmed, in fact distressed. "Does something smell of dog shat? Is there not a reek of canine excrement herein??" he did exclaim. And forthwith he stopped the car, not more than a block from Chateau Fishes. Alfredo caused all to exit the car and thoroughly investigate the condition of their feet, forthwith was it discovered that not only did Todd suffer the curs'd foot, he had indeed stepped upon the seat.
   Alfredo was duly traumatized. He halted all progress until his seat had been thoroughly purged, and Todd felt fraught with shame and exclaimed to Krisis that he felt that all chance with his love Fishes had been lost, and was like "you can have her Krisis, she is lost to me now," and Krisis nobly was like "nonsense young Todd." And Fishes did say to Alfredo that she just wanted to be friends with everyone, and they did resume their quest for In-N-Out. And they did partake of In-N-Out, most glorious of all fast food establishments.
   Suddenly, Bessie did call them back, and was all "uhh.. so.. yea, turns out you ARE invited to the party," and they did roll their eyes and were like "dammit." But Laguna Beach, questionable thorp that it is, was far far away, such that they'd have to make haste like never before. But alas Alfredo was driving, so they sped down The Five, that glorious artery of adventure, at the mighty speed of 59.
   Presently it was 11:57pm, but the car clock did say 11:59, Krisis' watch said 11:56, Alfredo's: 11:58; and there was general confusion. Among the ritzy restaurants of downtown Laguna at that time they traveled, and therein many were a making merry. So they stopped in and stole pie, and were like "wee its midnight!"
   The significantly-better-dressed-patrons did give them very odd looks, so they quickly stole back to the Alfredo-mobile, with cheesecake in hand, and thereupon sped off. All were immediately consumed by cell phone conversations, except for young Todd, and he was sad. Alfredo was on the phone with his folkses, and tried to keep it on the down-low that he was driving at the time, when suddenly from the back Fishes was heard speaking loudly into her phone "we're in a car right now!!" And there was some awkwardness for comrade Alfredo.

   And they sped off into the night, off to the party. And presently they did arrive at that bourgeoisie seaside walled village known as Three Arch, home of Reynold. And from in the premises did play odious music which in no way resembled Tiger Army, Flogging Molly or anything else good and pleasant. Indeed it could even be termed “pop.”
   But our noble heroes did enter Reynolds famous cottage anyway, though glancing at eachother skeptically. It was here that Alfredo and Krises had partied exactly one year previous, so some memories of that infamous night did resound.
   Upon entering they were beset by inebriated rich kids whom had already drunk much of the alcohol. Thus a lack of supply was felt on arrival. And Dustin was very abundant himself. Fishes was scared; these were not her kinds of people. Dustin was wearing a cowboy shirt of some kind, yet dared he to question what brave Krisis was wearing; and we all know there's nothing wrong with suspenders. He even did ask Fishis if she smelt. What a jackass.
   Presently though, Krisis’ paternal unit did call, and Krisis was thus informed that his older and eviler, indeed troll-like, sibling had been mugged and left barely conscious in a snowbank in Estonia. Though of rather nefarious repute the person in question was, still Krisis was shocked to hear such news.
   And Fishes’ sister did call and invited Fishis and her comrades once again to her party. And Krisis was all for going to that party once again, yet Alfredo was bonding with Dustin and wished to remain interminably; and MiniAlfredo was meek as to any opposition to Alfredo and wanted nothing but to seduce Fishis, something he’d been plotting since he met her.
   Silly boy.
   And so they remained at the party and Alfredo bonded with Dustin, and outside the cottage Todd and Fishes sat and talked. For a time Krisis there joined them to escape the party, but with eyes of flame Todd gave him mean looks, consequently Krisis returned to the party.
   Presently, though, it came to pass that our four main characters were standing together when it should occur that Alfredo and MiniAlfredo went off to talk, though there are allegations that MiniAlfredo, being naught but a wee High School lad, actually set out to puke his brains out.
   Fishes and Krisis did retreat to walk and talk on the beach. Returning to see them leaving, Todd did endeavor vehemently to strike Krisis down with lightning, and caste him down down the darkened pit of Tartarus; but to no avail. And he longed for Fishes’ touch as Krisis and Fishis descended the narrow steps down down the darkened gully to the beach, Three Arch beach. Fishes almost fell numerous times on those infamous uneven steps of such dubious happenings in parties past.
   But Krisis and Fishes were indeed guided by the guiding hand of Rohulgatoiux, the Spork God of Fate and The Way Things Should Be. Presently they were walking along the moonlit sands of Three Arch bay, surrounded by rocky cliffs on all sides save the shining sea. And in these cliffs there were three arches. And they talked of Todd and Alfredo, and how Fishis felt about them; she was much confused. Krisis himself did talk as well of his own misadventures and discontentments.
   And he talked of a girl, and Fishis did ponder, and Krisis did wonder what Fishis did ponder. She wasn’t sure on her feelings for Krisis, and was disappointed with the news about this girl.
   So Fishis and Krisis then had wild monkey sex on the beach for the next four hours.
   Just kidding.
   Presently, though, the time came for Krisis and Fishes to return up that winding uneven stairway up the cliffs, and at the top of the path they came across Alfredo, Bessie, and Todd, talking. And Todd looked very depressed, so Fishes thereupon went with Todd in the opposite direction into the twisting village streets to have conversation with him. And Krisis was a bit shocked at this unexpected event. Then Alfredo and his dear ex Bessie ventured off into the darkness down to the beach themselves. And Krisis was a bit shocked at this unexpected event.
   And Krisis, feeling full of zen was rather unconcerned. So while all his compatriots were off being sociable, Krisis wandered aimlessly. Others at the party were inside dancing drunkenly to bad music. Krisis got himself some certain beverages-- solely for to have something in his hand, for otherwise one would look quite out of place --and sat on the balcony looking out at the rolling dark sea.
   Presently, a 30-year-old chick came and talked to Krisis and told him the world needed more people like him or something, because he was out there being thoughtful. She must have been hella drunk.
   As she departed Reynold himself came out and commented "you are a sick sick individual Krisis;" insinuating untowards relations with the 30-year-old chick.
   Shortly, Todd and Fishes returned, yet Bessie and Alfredo were gone yet longer. Todd was gravely concerned about what they might be doing. Fishes speculated that Alfredo was having relations with her, and Fishes and Krisis did tease Todd on the subject, and they did allege mightily that Bessie and Alfredo were eating clam and exploding sausage, and were starting to convince him of this when who should rise up from the darkness like satan himself but Alfredo, and his dear ex Bessie - buttoning their clothes back up.
   Fishes compelled Todd to enter into a bet with her as to whether or not Alfredo and Bessie were milking the sausage, and if there was wet clam, and if soon there'd be little Alfredo Jr and little Bessie-Anne Alfredo running around. Bessie and Alfredo having return’d, the four comrades were once again reunited. It thereupon became evident that there had actually been two bets, as MiniAlfredo and Alfredo had been at odds as to whether Krisis and Fishis had similarly been playing hide the sausage on the beach themselves. And So Todd lost much money.
   So the four did sit with others on the balcony, when who should emerge but a flaming gay homosexual, so flamboyantly raging gay as to utterly eclipse Dustin and make him by comparison seem as straight as Hugh Hefner or say.. Krisis. He was gayer even than, to put it in terms an attendee of UC Davis could empathize with, Dan Beaman.
   And he did stand behind Todd and stroke his back, causing Todd to quake in absolute indescribable terror and flee screaming into the shrubbery. Alfredo did look at him with anticipation, but he was too drunk to notice, so Alfredo tried to play it off casually. Krisis and Fishes made wise-cracks about exploding sausage, and the drunk homosexual didn't get it.
   Presently Fishes brought up going to the party in Downey, and Krisis did echo that sentiment, and Todd was still hiding in the shrubbery, and Alfredo was like "hmm let me think… um no." Minutes later, feeling restless, Krisis and Fishes again lobbied for departure.
   The raging homosexual now dispersed, Alfredo was like "hmm," and "lets go to my car." And Todd cautiously emerged from the shrubs. So they went to Alfredo’s car, and Fishis called shotgun, much to Todd's angst, and Krisis was indeed confused himself, for he was under strict orders from Todd to call shotgun, and Krisis was not understanding whether or not Fishes was into Todd or not.
   Krisis and Todd were doomed to the back seat, and Todd did take up disproportionate room, and was acting a little questionable himself. Yeah, and Krisis was gravely concerned. And Alfredo was mildly excited. And the hours did pass. And Tiger Army sang thus: “under Saturn’s shadow…” and Todd did many a time say "you awake Alfredo?" and Alfredo thus replied with "no," whereupon Todd spake "oh okay." Similarly upon occasion Alfredo would suddenly wake with Todd's name upon his lips: "Todd you awake?" and he was like “no,” and spake Alfredo: "oh okay."
   This did continue for countless hours, and though frequently it was suggested that they proceed to the other party no doubt raging, or at least to Fish’s chateau where no parents were lurking, Alfredo and Todd were insistent upon sleeping together in the pallid automobile. Fishes fell asleep before all of them, but Krisis soon could no longer stand it, and he was like "dammit," and fled the car, and did declare he'd rather sleep on the sidewalk than stay there in that car and urged them one last time to go to the other party.
   Fishes tooth did start to hurt, and Krisis did sleep on the sidewalk, and of sympathy from the car there was naught, except for Fishes, whom almost did join Krisis, but it was freezing outside.
   The cold predawn hours did pass in that walled bourgeoisie village of Three Arch, and soon Krisis was buried in snow. Eventually Krisis woke up below the crisp blue sky. Climbing from his snow-drift he walked through the silent snowfields. Within the merrily-lit houses passed-out revelers could be seen strewn across the floors.
   Krisis descended down to the beach and idly strolled the ocean shore until his phone should happen to ring. And lo it was Alfredo in his Alfredomobile, he had -like a mystical Egyptian mummy- awoken, and he called Krisis back to him (As mummies always do).
   Krisis within it, the car and its occupants departed the sleeping bourgeoisie village and left its white walls and three arches behind. Up The Five they did range, that glorious artery of adventure. Quickly disgorging Fishes to her chateau, like a boomerang they returned back south to their homeland, in Mission Viejo. All half asleep, conversation was at a minimum and soon they were at their respective houses.
   The next day Krisis departed the region via aerocraft, returning to his favourite university, and Christmas vacation was therefore officially over.


Previous Day: The Exciting Adventures of Spiridonovic Johnny Alfronzo

aggienaut: (fish)

   So one night Fishis was working at the Diedrichs Coffee in the Irvine Spectrum Centre with Bob, the androgenous manager.
   And Bob says sweep.
   Damn it
   Okay so she sweeps. And then in comes Alfredo, whom always comes to the café, usually right after visiting Amsterdam's Coffee Shop and various OTHER Diedrich's. And he has MiniAlfredo with him, also known as Todd. Yeah and Todd is jailbait who is into older women and her friends, and tells them odd ways to get his number, but more on that later.
   Anyway so Fishis asks them to hang out with her and they are skeptical because Fishis looks like bad news. She looks like one of those girls that is gonna end up getting them wanted by interpol AND the mafia and eventually they'd wake up with headaches in Utah wearing "hello my name is.." name tags, without being able to remember how they got there or what happened to the cheese danishes they had.
   So of course they say yea.
   And then it goes downhill from there.
   So they went to hang out the very next day. Alfredo and Todd brought their friends Krisis and Rick along, a girl named Laura, and a pile of her friends. But Laura’s friends mostly kept to themselves and eventually ceased to exist on account of no one really noticing them.
   And then Todd did resent Krisis. Because later on him and Fishis is chatting it up.
   Suddenly, in the midst of Todd’s resentment, a giant levitating fish nonchalantly emerged from the nearby mists of fountain, and did tell young Todd to get over it because everyone knows that any girl within his proximity is destined to like Alfredo. But young Todd still wants to give it a shot, so superfish rolls its eyes and flies away.
   Elsewhere in the Spectrum, that glorious centre of human civilization that shines like a beacon in the centre of otherwise apathetic Orange County, someone looks into the air and exclaims "its a herring! its a cod! I don't know but its a large levitating fish with a cape!"
   And at that moment Superfish winked at that noble person, and they did faint and fall into the west-side fountain. Upon them Fishis later trips up when she runs through that fountain, but Alfredo does not cause he only pretended to wade through the fountain, and neither does Krisis for at that time he was sitting atop an ATM machine, but this all comes later.
   Back to our previous line of chronologic progression, however; Alfredo was going on his fourth Triple-espresso, and falling in love with the illusive Diedrich’s employee named "Kzat," who in turn was daydreaming about her eternal love for Jordan. And Kzat, dreaming of her lost love Jordan, was so distracted that she gave espresso-crazed Alfredo a cup of tea for free. This, however, clinched his love for her and caused him to swear a vow of eternal love for her.
   Just as the situation looked like it couldn't get any more wack: as Alfredo sipped his tea and pined after Kzat, and Kzat waited on a fat man named Bubba while dreaming of Jordan, Krisis and Fishis chatted happily about their mutual love of cheese danishes, and Todd plotted cruel revenge on Krisis for stealing his woman...
   ...some nearby shrubbery burst into flame, distracting all! ...well not Alfredo, he went on pining. But all others stood aghast. And Todd stood up and started to scream, a shrill girly scream. Soon the shrubbery was all burnt up. And Fishies started weeping: “that was my favourite shrubbery!” she did exclaim. And before the hallowed lion statues which have long stood beside the food court there was soon naught but ash.
   Fortunately, a shrubber happened along. All rejoiced as he set about reshrubbing, and Fishis started to fall in love. In the ensuing confusion young Todd did tell Fishis’ friend Summer to get his number in a peculiar way. And that caused much controversy, and much confusion. So Fishis fell in love with the shrubber, and Summer fell in love with Fishis, but then quickly fell out of love. She listened to superfish; she heard his voice from a distance, as in a dream. But young Todd did continue to love Fishis, and Todd was very immature being jailbait and all. ...Alberto loved Kzat and Kzat loved Jordan. And Krisis, he loved cheese danishes.
   But then the ground did tremble and the vile beast Molzy appeared, with an insatiable appetite for men. And all did tremble. Especially Rick, whom she referred to as “grade A meat.” And then they did flee from the evil wench Molzy.
   While in exile at the other end of the Spectrum they were, there was running through fountains, and sittings on ATM machines.
   Eventually, from that place, that glorious beacon, the Spectrum, which outshines The Block in Orange in all ways save possession of a Krispy Kremes, our noble adventurers did leave.. and went on for further adventures which you'll hear about later, but not before their nightly trip to Taco Loco, where Rastafarians fed Krisis and Alfredo nachos with shrooms. And it is now a matter of debate as to whether the hallucinations Alfredo had all night thereafter were resultant of his dozen triple espressos, the Rastafarian shroom nachos, or his excessive and unsatiated love for Kzat.

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