Let's see.. what's been going on with me...

I'm totally hooked on Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books. The love triangle is one of the main attractions... as are, of course, the actual mysteries. So I've been making my way through those.. actually stayed up til 5 AM one morning to finish one. God, I'm a loser.

Had lunch with el elementary school crusho the other day. He called me when I was at the DMV getting my license renewed and somehow I never heard the phone ring, or the phone just didn't ring like it doesn't sometimes. He left a short message, saying he was in town until Jan. 1 and wanted to hang out.

I got home, gave him a ring, and we arranged to have lunch last Thursday. I got to Applebee's two minutes early and he was there already! I love it when people are on time. My mum had forced me to eat lunch before I went, sort of defeating the whole purpose of going to lunch, but I just had a soup so it was all dandy. It was strange to see him; I knew him, but I really didn't know him, after all. It's hard to encapsulate four missing years into a few phone conversations.

He looked good, though apparently he was a little hungover. The dark brown eyes were the same, smile was the same, though he'd gotten taller. His hair was shorter too. He told me it was the first time in a while he'd styled it--he'd been wearing a hat for months now. I couldn't help but laugh and feel slightly flattered.

He said I looked older. I thought, I should hope so, it's been three plus years since I've seen you.

We talked for a good two hours. At the end, when the check came, I reached for my wallet, looked up, and the check was gone. He insisted on paying, silly dear boy, and I let him. Afterwards, I had a few errands to run in the mall and he accompanied me. Finally, we said goodbye with a hug. He said there was a small chance he would be coming to New York as he works with a film production company, so who knows?

That night, I cooked dinner for three of my closest friends. Miso soup, basil-garlic tilapia with tomatoes, mushrooms, and brown rice. Laura baked a mint chocolate cake which was really good but also really dense. None of us could finish a slice.

Friday night, New Year's Eve... Liz got a room at the Best Western Apache. 20ish people came and we all hung out, watched the ball drop three times, haha. There was some craziness, but I loved every moment. There are pictures. E-mail me if you want a link.

New Year's resolutions: Expand social network. Get internship. Read classics (this is an ongoing struggle for me).

Hmm.. maybe I should do a year end summary? I'll think about it.