I could talk about the crap day that I had. I could talk about this sense of foreboding (especially after an unsettling dream about the first day of school) that's been haunting my person. I could talk about how my odd mood has more or less deprived me of any decent conversation skills. I could talk about smelly dogs.

But it seems that everyone I know (or at least a good half of them) aren't too peachy at the moment. So, I'll try to be positive while I type this.

First off, tried a new restaurant for lunch today. Had a really nice mediterranean chicken salad with some unusual (but never the less delicious) greens, this nice and crispy bread, and the sweetest sun-dried Romano tomatoes I've ever had.

Went to Gee's Oriental Market and I got myself a can of delicious oolong tea. I tried to find some rice crackers but they didn't have it (the store specializes in filipino and thai cuisine, not japanese) so I settled for some coconut-flavored wafers. It was delicious.

There was a bbq party at the uncle's tonight. The rib-eye was so tender that I barely had to work to separate the bone from the meat. Aunt Janice's salad spork-scissor contraption was just crazy and practical enough to make me smile.

The dogs were friendly, and Jasmine (despite her very impressive black coat) is a friendly/submissive dog when you look at her eye to eye.

Got to take home the strawberry shortcake and some pecan pie. Also, I dug up the family's very old chess set (from the first house downtown) and proceeded to do some light dusting before I played two games (won one against my other cousin Carlo). It's an unusual set: the white pieces are conquistadors, the black pieces are the Aztecs, and the board is sided with reliefs of the conquest of Mexico.

He let me keep it. So great.

Finally got to listen to the newly bought Camp cd (which, sadly, won't be playing in Vegas any time soon) and some of the songs on that thing are great. Oh! I finally found out the name of that song that Ewan McGregor sings while fetching groceries in A Life Less Ordinary; it's "Round Are Way" by Oasis. Now I can sing it slightly out of tune wherever I take the groceries.

Another prize won from the bbq party: got an almost-complete strawberry shortcake and a quarter of a pecan pie. Yum!

Right now I'm feeling accomplished/tired.

Hey, being positive for an entire entry does help a bit. Should do it more often.