September 10, 2007

• Swimming...went over to a friend's place to do some
  laps.  I'm still too freaked out by water since I had a traumatic
  experience when I was 10 where I was caught in a riptide and almost
  drowned.  I'm getting better but I still need to work on my strokes and to
  breathe deeply instead of holding my breath.

  Free Movie Screening...saw Shoot Em Up at the Block in Orange. 
  I thought it was pretty hilarious with great action scenes.  Plot was a
  little week but if you want some brainless entertainment then it does its
  job.  We had dinner beforehand at the Market Broiler. 
  Seafood was pretty decent...we had a firecracker roll and the combination
  dinner with mahi mahi, halibut, and crab/lobster cakes.

  Izakaya...which is like Japanese tapas or small plates at Musha.  They bring out a little charcoal grill called shichi-rin to cook
  the meat.  I really liked the beef tongue...they slice it so thin and it's
  so tender.  It's a bit of a wait to get a table but worth it.  They
  have one large communal table in the middle where several groups sit at so it's
  more like a fun bar experience.  We had the ahi tuna salad, takotama (with octopus, egg, noodle, onion, and mushrooms...really good), yuzu chicken, ebi mayo (tempura fried shrimp with a thousand island like sauce), gyu hire ponzu (beef tenderloin), and spicy fried rice.  The soju tea is pretty good and dangerous since you can't really taste the alcohol, hehe.

  Girls Night Out...at Republic in West Hollywood.  I'm
  really attracted to guys that can dance.  I think it's because I correlate
  moves on the dance floor with moves in the bedroom I only had 3 drinks but I think because I
  mixed different alcohols, I ended up with a terrible hangover the next
  day.  Went to Canter's
  afterwards to eat.

  

  Rollercoasters...ended up going last minute to Knott's Berry Farm
  because a friend had an extra ticket.  It was actually pretty fun. 
  Not too hot and the lines weren't that long.  The rides aren't as fun as Magic
  Mountain but still decent.  I
  especially liked Accelerator (you go 80 mph in 2 secs), Boomerang (the ride
  starts out backwards), Perilous Plunge (it felt good to get wet) and Silver
  Bullet (your feet dangle in the air).  I didn't like Ghostrider...the old
  wooden rollercoaster.  It was way too bumpy and gave me a headache. 
  Because the tickets were for my friend's work picnic, there was an all you can
  eat buffet.

  Manhattan Beach
  barhopping...after all the rides we ended up going out for drinks. 
  Started off at Hennessey's
  then headed over to Towne
  which is a restaurant that turns into a lounge.  It was so crowded you
  could barely get in.  Took forever to get drinks so we decided to go
  somewhere else.  Shellback's
  had a line so we ended up at Shark's Cove.  Ended the night by going back to where we
  started, lolz.  

  Training Paddle…went
  kayaking from Long Beach to San
  Pedro pier for a total of 8 miles and boy my arms are sore.  We paddled out to the Esther oil rig where we
  saw tons of seals…they’re so friendly and cute! 
  The water was really choppy from all the boat and jetski traffic.  Plus we had a headwind coming back which made
  it especially difficult.  This was in
  preparation for my upcoming kayaking trip to Santa
  Barbara Island.  I think I’m going to just buy my own kayak
  since renting adds up and I’ve been going a lot recently.  Afterwards we had a BBQ at the trip
  coordinator’s house where we discussed the logistics of carpooling and food while
  chowing down on hamburgers and hot dogs.

  Underworld…at the
  Hollywood Bowl. 
  Paul Oakenfold opened up and Jason Bentley hosted the show.  My love of electronica music first started
  with trance so I’ll always have a special place in my heart for it but my taste
  has definitely matured.  Now I enjoy more
  house music and funky electro and breakbeats although there is a lot of overlap
  in the genres and I still get them confused sometimes.  I got really tipsy on pineapple wine from Hawaii…a
  little on the sweet side but so good!  I
  love dancing underneath the stars.  The
  music was so good that I was barely in my seat. 
  It was fun because we had a huge group of about 100 people.

  • 7:00 pm
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