markboston

i made five new friends and two acquaintances at russian night at news.

had a few beers went to hampton and threw the disc around and watched the young girls go by. had lobsters and coronas then went back to the beach for more sun and skimpy suits.

my buddy owns this dvd and we got home one night and he just turned it on. i laughed so freakin hard for the first whole half of the movie. ah man.

i hate quitting because i know i’ll just go back in a year. but here goes another year w/o smoking. yay.

i’ve done this enough to close the goal. lobster, salmon, clams, haddock…. tuna, swordfish, sushi… oh my

what a pain in the ass, but necessary. i like it more when we’re all just having fun. i’ve bailed them out a few times and they’ve bailed me out. that’s why we r friends

mission accomplished but i still feel like i’m missing out. at least i’m not going to buy the bike.

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Went out this weekend with my cousins. I get there and Joey is making out with some girl he just met. I was howling when Vanilla Ice came out because it was hysterical. Nobody heard me, though, it was so loud and everyone was so crazy it was like a gun could have gone off and everyone would cheer. Forgot to howl later on the street, and that would have been the perfect place. I’ll have another shot at it next time I remember.

it was soooo good. and i drowned it in butter. included some photos of while i was waiting for the water to boil. my roommate stopped by the kitchen and we were joking around…

I cheered up the OC at least twice last week. he is high maintenance lately. but it’s understandable from the stories.

freakin jon is killing me. he quit his job dumped his gf then she came back and he’s really in hiding. it’s like he wants everything to go away. i need to work on my ‘cheer up my friends’ goal… before i can do this one. he’s the only one climbing now.

1. drinking at a bar met some girls and chatted it up
2. waiter was waaay too friendly and talked too much and i wanted to eat – but chatted it up with him anyway, knowing if he felt cheated he might spit in my food or at least delay my order
3. talked to a bum on the street for 10 minutes about the vietnam war, homelessness, Generation X, and generalizations on the generations spanning this century. got yanked away from him by my cousin who thought i’d disappeared but found me.
4. talked to a new neighbor across the street.
5. talked to some people i never met at the company i work.
6. talked to 3 more girls i met in random places, such as CVS. verrrrry awkward. don’t recommend it to guys.
7. chatted with strangers on internet chat and via e-mail, one resulted in a phonecall. don’t recommend any of that, ‘cept the e-mail.

i will be interested to know. i need to know. but at the same time i’ll probably stick to my brita.

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my 24 year old roommate calls me grampa. some 18 year old acquaintances called me ‘wow you don’t look that old’. thankfully people at work are a few years older than me and married, some with kids. i just turned 28 and this is the first birthday that kinda sucks. i have been thinking a lot about long-term dating. i’ve even slightly modified my behavior and started eating healthier, (procrastinated regular exercise), and started going to bed earlier – consistently. also draw the line and some nights actually play party pooper and sleep instead of going out.

I met this jazz musician in town for coffee after work and we talked politics, women, and life. He is a little older and gave me some advice on life, which I value. Also talked history, international politics, and music. Cool to get out. Adds color to the week.

was staying with a friend and there was a party downstairs that i wandered into and met a whole ton of people. also ended up talking down some dude who had too much to drink and got props from everyone on getting through to him. i should seek a degree in therapy.

i went and had sushi and green tea down on mass ave this weekend and i felt good afterward… not like that heavy feeling after a burger.

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