The Agrinautica

   In keeping with the Phi Alpha Delta tradition of having more resignations annually than there are officers, and so as not to pull a Chris Goran, I have resigned from my PAD position, effective this Friday Thursday.


   For Thanksgiving Kristy and I, and her flatmate Becca, went to Kristy's place in Pleasanton. Her mom makes awesome stuffing.
   There we actually went and saw a movie in a theatre. Unfortunately all the movies we'd really wanted to see were no longer showing so we saw Jarhead.
   Speaking of movies, every time someone refers to Sin City, which happens suprisingly frequently, I think they're saying "Sim City." And I think, "Sim City?" what kind of movie is THAT? I imagine, like the game, it starts out all good and fun but after awhile the characters begin to feel a lack of purpose and grow bored.
   We hung out briefly with Kristy's ex, Randy, and their friends from HS. It was suprisingly pleasant. I think they all overcompensated in their efforts not to make me feel awkward, for example there wasn't a single reference to my mohawk. Wtf. These certainly aren't people who see mohawks every day. Furthermore, Randy is totally the lol-cow of his friends -- even after numerous years, making fun of Randy is still a favourite activity of theirs. I mean, how can you resist when he's wearing silly little Steve Madden leather shoes.


   In other news, my friend Kris is currently working for the United Nations in Niarobi, Kenya. Like a good little UN employee, she is blogging. Having perused her blog the other day I found this picture particularly amusing. Chile donated a giant statue of an index finger to Kenya?! I wonder who got the middle finger.
   My friend Marianna is currently working for the United Nations in New York. I asked her to tell me all the juicy gossip but she said "I can't -- I'm probably being bugged." Its kind of scary when someone says that in a serious manner.


Previously on Emosnail
   Year Ago Last Tuesday: Kris Fricke Publicly Condemned by Elections Committee Chairperson - via letter-to-the-editor. I respond via livejournal with nine points and ten subpoints as to why the Chairperson is a blithering idiot. That thing is some good reading. Eventually, of course, the Elections Committee would utterly lose two cases before Student Judicial Affairs, thereby validating the claims which Schachter had been so defensive against toward me AND
      AMWEST 2004 - And some retrospective of the removal hearings against me of a year previous.
   Year Ago Last Saturday: The Second Ice Age - my heater breaks again.
   Year Ago Last Sunday: Still Freezing - more about the broken heater. AND
      The Salsa King - One Przemek Pawlik is crowned the Salsa King after he manages to crack open the unopenable salsa jar. Also, some recommended reading in Daviswiki.
   Year Ago Yesterday: Researching in the Bedroom - and putting people in little boxes: I categorize my instant messenger friends list, creating more questions than answers. AND
      Still Freezing II - Did I mention it was cold? Also the internet access goes out over here and The Trees, and flatmate Chen notices someone else on the apartment network is "sinfulvirgins.com"
   Year Ago Today: Student Focus Condemned by the Aggie - The shit hits the fan, and the Campaigning in the Dorms Controversy begins. This would eventually result in the resignation of most of the elected Focite candidates.

   I bought a new laptop, a Dell Inspiron 6000, which should be here in "two to three" days. In the mean time I get to hang out in the apartment complex computer lab here d=

   Drive back to Davis on Tuesday was uneventful. School started again on Thursday. Apparently the ghost of Vicki Swett still haunts ASUCD -- Senate doesn't have a permanent meeting room because the room request form filed by Vicki Swett some 16 months ago was missing critical information.
   Incidently the new ASUCD advisor, Eric Sanchez has faked his own death and fled left for a better job. We currently don't have an ASUCD Advisor. The world will probably end.

   Finally saw the movie Wedding Crashers with Gabi. I thought John McCain had a cameo in it -- did I miss it or was that another movie?
   Serenity, the movie based on that awesome show Firefly that Fox cancelled with their immense banhammer, is out now. I haven't seen it yet. I must see it with asapness.
   Kristy and I saw Green Day & Jimmy Eat World at the Arco Arena on Friday night. After waiting in a long line to get in, the security guard told me I had to go put my wallet chain in the car. So I trekked back to the car, which we'd parked at the far end of the parking lot for easy escape, and jostle through the line again. New security guard tells me I need to go put my wrist-thing in the car because it has "raised spikes on it." This despite the fact that he let numerous girls with the same bracelet through, and my belt & Kristy's belt are the exact same material and apparently not objectionable -- even though belts are an established tool for whaling on people, and I'm even less likely to whallop someone with my wrist than I am with a gavel.
   So I asked him to make sure there was nothing else objectional on my person and trekked to the car and back again. Finally I was deemed fit to pass through the security checkpoint. The place was totally swarming with little 16 year old girls. Kristy and I ended up in literally the furthest row in the arena, but hey, who has $120 for floor space really? Also the 13 yr old girl next to us was wearing dominatrix pants and I found it quite disturbing. But yeah the show was great and I had a great view anyway -- of Kristy rocking out, which is better than watching the band anyway. Kristy has mad dancin skills.

   Last night, Saturday night, Kristy's old roommate Joe came back (he graduated) and had dinner with Kristy & Jadine. Then he had to leave because his shift at the Budweiser factory started at midnight (& he works 12 on, 2 days off, 12 days on...). Then her new roommate Eli brought back all these little liquor bottles from the country club he works at and so we bonded with her new roommates (Becca & Eli) over shots. I'd provide pictures, but I left my camera transfer thing in OC! )=>
   Then Kristy & I caught up with Sashie & company at this party off I street. Then Kristy's nemisis Chris Bunch stole Sashie from us. But it was a fun little shindig other than that.

   Kristy's new roommate Becca discovered Steel Reserve and loved it.

Picture of the Day

Kristy, a shark, & my reflection, Long Beach Aquarium