i left for Gardena 2.5 hours late. it was basically stop and go driving from La Jolla to Irvine. I got there helped make and ate thanksgiving dinner with my family. my dad is really absent minded. my brother brought his digicam with him and my dad wanted to take pictures with it, so after the dinner was prepared, we told my dad to come down so we can start dinner, and he just told us he was busy with taking pictures. ummmmm...yeah. same thing happened last thanksgiving. i prepared most of the thanksgiving dinner and my dad just ate seperately in my room watching DVD's on my recliner.....i guess he just doesn't know. you would think he was raised by wolves. not because his foster parents weren't there for him. but because he wanted to be raised by wolves. if it really happened.



friday, i woke up late, had breakfast, and headed out to bestbuy to check out their sales. they didn't really have too much there. only thing i found descent were the moster's inc and beauty and the best DVD's which i already had. it was a madhouse. people were walking out of the store with like 3-4 mintek DVD players like they were giving them away. i checked the price and it wasn't really a good price at all. oh well. you can't bash best buy for holding a successful business even though they must be using some kind of mind control.



after best buy, i went to one of my old hangout spots (coffee cartel). and got some green tea. then i drove through PV for a nice scenic drive on nice mountain roads with a view of the ocean. met up with a friend and went to Sam's club, then to eat a bite at this vegetarian restaurant called the Green temple. then i met up with Tommy, ate at El Rocoto, got some boba, went to Big 5, then went to AMC 20 to watch 007 at Rolling Hills Plaza. the 9:30 showing was sold out so we went to Regal Cinemas for the 9:55 showing. when we got in, the screen was about as big as a big screen TV from where we were sitting so we went to go swap our tickets for the 10:30 showing. the screen was about 4x bigger for that showing. after 007 we went to go sneak in at the ending of Harry Potter, but as we sat down, the security guard escorted us out. we only wanted to watch the extra clip at the end of the credits since we both missed it when we saw harry potter a few weeks back. what a ripoff. i guess we have to wait for the DVD.



saturday, i went to IKEA with my brother and sis, picked out the perfect coffee table, and then found out they ran out. so i'm going to go to ikea here tomorrow to see if they have any in stock here. i also have decided i'm finally gonna replace my bed sheet/duvet/etc. it's very comfortable and nice, but the damn feathers really are a drag on the dark navy bed set. but i really have grown to the flannel material as it is never too hot or cold during any season. probably going to bed bath and beyond tomorrow to look for a set that is a lighter color...maybe even white flannel.



maybe i'll even fix up my magazine rack....go to home depot...get some wood cut, and get some spray paint.