ok so once again i had to do the server switch. i HOPE this is the last time for awhile. and as always, i NEVER seem to get it right. therefore the blog once again doesn't have the old entries in the database and therefore can only link the archives. so like the time i switched before, when you go back into archived pages u see comments that dont work. or it's missing archive links. yea thats how it going to be. the main page will always look correct and have the current archive links. but everything else. oh well... c'est la vie. all the text is there. and it's formatted the same. it's just a bit funky in functionality. but i'm no programmer so i can't really do much about it.

other than that...

the weekend was good. saw two movies, little miss sunshine and scoop. i think i liked the former better than the latter. though hugh jackman in scoop was DAMN HOT. and i read he's 38 this year. WOW. lookin good hugh. lookin good. little miss sunshine was much quirkier than i expected. with lots of demented twists and turns. i liked it! other than that i didn't do anything else exciting. just some work here and there. gearing up for the trip! 2.5 wks!!! i'm so excited. i can't wait!!! we have a little snafu with our reading tickets but i'm convinced it will work out fine some way or another.

[courtesy of the smoking gun]

microsoft boss bill gates was photographed by the albuquerque, new mexico police in 1977 after a traffic violation (details of which have been lost over time).

is he cute or is he cute? goddamn. i had to post. i was looking at all those mugshots and i found his and i thought, aww precious. and byron even said "wow. damn, you would have totally dated that guy." haha yea i would have. he looks so nerdily cute.

so a few things here.

1. i displayed ridiculous behavior last night toward alex.
last night alex and i were going to dinner and we were walking down the street when he brushed up against a thorn bush. i didn't realize what he had done. he just sorta yelled "OW!" loudly. for some strange, unknown reason, when i heard him say that i turned around and hit him on the back. yes, i hit him on the back. wtf? what was i even thinking? i have no idea. but it was fucking hilarious and ridiculous. we both had to laugh at it. and we can't figure out why i would do that. but i did. and i'm sorry. the only thing we can drum up is that i thought he had done something wrong and then i automatically hit him for it. but i dunno. that still doesn't really make sense to me.

2. a guy that went to the same high school was my waiter last night.
so after the hitting fiasco, alex and i went to cobras and matadors to have dinner. there are two in LA. one is on beverly near my house and one is on hollywood in los feliz. i've been to the bev one with andrew but never the hollywood one, til now. so we got there and the looking to seat us looked familiar. and as he seated us i got a better look. he was in fact this guy from my high school. ari wel_kom. let his name not be searchable on this blog. anyway, ari went to my high school and was a senior when i was a freshman. he was the *star* quarterback of our team and led us to a city championship (big deal for our asian-ridden football team). he was class president, head of this, head of that, attractive (for those days) and just all around POPULAR. everyone loved him. guys wanted to be him. girls wanted to date him. he was THE man on campus. so yes, i knew who he was. and when he left lowell, he went off to harvard. where i think they chose him because he was pretty smart and could play football. anyway somewhere along the line i caught wind that he was into acting. and when i went to see brick earlier this year i saw him for a split second on screen. he had one line i think. anyway, so now he's waiting tables apparently. very classic hollywood-wannabe behavior. he looks exactly the same just slightly older and he seems nice enough. at least he's working at an expensive restaurant where he's bound to get good tips...

3. someone broke my back windshield wiper
why does everyone and their mother like to fuck with my car? i mean really people. WHY? let's ignore the two dents i have in my car which i got from random cars in parking lots. or so i think. let's ignore the time someone stole my headlight covers. and let's even ignore the time someone keyed my fucking car. aside from all that, WHY, heavens, WHY would you bend back my rear windshield wiper? this serves NO purpose. NONE. now all i have is a broken windshield wiper which mechanically still works when you turn it on and off. it just doesn't touch the windshield because it's bent all out of shape and the spring is broken. UGH. i mean not that i want anyone to break into my car and try and steal shit (there ain't nuthin to steal really). or try and hotwire the damn thing. no no, i don't want that. but still, WHY do these stupid superficial things to my car? it's malicious and every time this sorta shit happens it makes me wanna go out and fuck something up. except i'm not like that. i'm better than that. yes, yes i am.

4. i think someone ripped me off on ebay.
i haven't received this cd i bought damnit. granted it's not a lot of money. but it's the motherfucking principle people. fuckin eh.

i think the heat ruined my chances of seeing gnarls barkley in star wars costumes. damn you heat. RUINING MY LIFE!!!

aside from the heat, the show was great. just great. the guys wore white shirts with rolled cuffs and blue jeans and the girls wore poodle skirts. it was cute. cee-lo was a fun frontman and he had a big wig on to make it look like he had a lot of hair. he called himself fonz travolta. at the end of the night he was like "so what song shall we play next? ... well only have one fucking album!" haha so true. they played every song from it too i think. so while i wished i could have seen the star wars i was happy with what i got.

now back to complaining about heat. haha

OK. we need to take a fucking moment here to acknowledge the fact that the past few days have been oppressingly HOT. H - O - fucking T. HOT. saturday was the worst topping out at 100+ in the city and 115 in the valley. that's just WRONG. gross and WRONG. wtf is going on here? i tell ya, global warming. we're all gonna melt or something. this is absurdity. i was miserable all day saturday. just miserable. we don't have AC and i'm so fucking tempted to get a portable AC unit. cuz seriously this shit is insane. ugh....

ok aside from the oppressing heat, alex and i went to langers on saturday for lunch. it's jewish deli near macarthur park. such a weird place to have a jewish deli but whatever. i got matzo ball soup and a reuben on sourdough (i hate rye). all of it was tasty. very tasty. then we went to the grove and i didn't find the dress i wanted to try on and alex found out his j.crew gift card expired. LAME. so we were done with that. and it was so fucking hot i didn't even bother getting my jeans tailored because they are tight and putting on tight jeans in this heat is, well, INSANE... so then i worked for hours and hours on work i hadn't done all week. and it still wasn't enough time. and i was sweating up a storm. UGH. i went over to alex's and we went to his friend's party for a second. then went to sleep.

sunday was lauren's bday brunch at jessica's where zach helped stacey and i set up the tent we are using for the reading fest. woo! then stacey and i planned out what we need to bring and went to target to get the stuff we didn't have. FUN! then it was off to the h.bowl to see the flaming lips. i ran into my now ex-coworker (friday was his last day) at subway on the way. stepped in some mud before hitting the picnic table. and alex got drunk off a bottle of wine. good times. the show as awesomely spectacular with free glo-sticks abound. if only wayne (the lead singer) didn't seem so bossy the show might have been close to chaotic perfection. i mean lights all over the place. streamers. glo-sticks. dancing santas and scantily clad bug eyed women (i think). it was crazy. and wayne was sweating THROUGH his suit jacket. but he wouldn't take it off. no no. he never does that. he's hardcore like that. after the show i crashed out at home and woke up in the middle of the night to finish my work. it was so hot i couldn't stay awake when i got home. gah. this heat kills me. KILLS ME.

poor alex had to go back into the office just now to re-fax something and he's all upset cuz it's late and it's bullshit. i agree. but i'm trying to be the positive one about it. we just got back from camera obscura at the troub and we're tired. but the show was really cute and fun!

i'm sitting here waiting for him to return eating a sprinkles cupcake he got me. oh man. so cute. so i got into the car to go to the show and he's sitting there with a cupcake and a lit candle. and immediately i was thinking "umm....shit. did i forget something? how long have we been dating? no no. our first date was like the 9th or something. this can't be anniversary thing. wtf?" so he says, "here. blow out the candle." and so i made a wish and blew it out. and then he says, "now open the card. otherwise u don't even know why you have this cupcake." and i said, "no no. i can't do that. don't u know how cards work?" and he's like, "aww. but then u wont get it. ok fine fine. it's your quarter birthday tomorrow. i didn't want to wait til past midnight because the frosting might melt in the car..." so cute. quarter birthday. haha oh alex. so i opened the card when he was on the phone and it said:

to my favorite graphic designer,

much love, hugs, and other activities,
alex

then on the other side of the card he wrote:

i will draw the owls here if i have time.
I TRIED DRAWING THE OWLS BUT THEY WERE NOT CUTE

and you can see where he tried to draw the owls (see previous post with owl photo for reference) but failed. aww...precious. he said that because he wouldn't be able to celebrate my bday for so long, he wanted to do something so he decided to celebrate my 1/4 birthday. hahaha how cute huh?

so i took my car into the acura shop today and the most wonderful thing happened...never thought i'd see a sight like this at a car place. EVER.

so i drove the car up and they took down my mileage and stuff. so here's how the convo went btwn me and the man who was helping me before:

man: ok lemme get this into the system and then we'll get you that loaner car and figure out what is going on with your car. so it's the check engine light that keeps staying on right?

me: yes. i mean it's not on right now but yes.

man: oh?! it's not on anymore?

me: yes. you reset it right?

man: yea we did. but it should have come back on. how many miles have you driven since you took it home?

me: hmm...about 200 maybe?

man: hmm...u know what i think? i think u should save your money and just let it be. it could be some really small or maybe even nothing really. you've driven it enough for the light to come back on. so just leave it. u could spend like $500 for nothing really. i could take your money and they would love it. but why? the car runs fine. if the light comes back on, then come back to me. alright?

me (dumbfounded at his honesty): umm ok. well thanks. i'll call if it comes back on. have a good day!

and that was that. how nice was that? shit. that stuff NEVER happens. always trying to take your money those mechanics...i was so happy when i left the place. good times.

what a weird ass weekend.

ok so friday night was fairly simple. went to see a scanner darkly with alex. it was alright. not bad but not great like i hoped it would be. i agree with jessica and brian that it was too focused on drugs and not as sci-fi as we had hoped/thought it would be.

saturday i had to wake up early to take my car into the shop. turns out it has a leak or some shit and i have to bring it back. so i hope i hope they can give me a loaner car. after that alex and i went shopping for jeans. found nothing. then i waxed his back. yes i waxed his back! it's not super hairy but there is hair there. so i waxed it. that was a definite first for me. waxing a guy's back. this says something about our relationship. that we are weird and that it's going well. hahaha then later we went to shaun's show at the viper room. this is where it got awkward...

so we drive by to look for parking and i see this guy outside. he looks familiar. it's the lead singer of chris' (aka loft boy) band. then i look up and see the band's name on the marquee. OH SHIT. alex started to freak out a bit. worry a lot. feel weird. i felt so bad. what could i do? i didn't know! so we go inside and chris is there. and i swear he sees me but doesn't say anything. alex and i get drinks. he takes a shot to ease the tension. haha see alex is really paranoid about things. he worries easily. he's a jew. a tried and true jew. i ain't trying to stereotype. this is what he says. he's being all "jew" about this or that. anyway so then chris walks by and alex says "is that the guy?" and i said "yes." and he's like "yea cuz he just brushed up against me. tapped me." and i said "don't worry. it's ok. it's going to be ok." i kept trying to assure him all was fine. chris and i only went out a couple times. it's not the end of the world. so shaun's band goes on and then i notice that will is there! oh good grief. another "ex" so to speak. alex knows who will is. oh well. then after the show chris comes up to me and so alex just leaves. and i didn't think chris would cuz it seemed like he saw me earlier but didn't say anything. so we talked a bit and then alex came back in and tapped me and in an annoyed tone said "i'll be outside." so that was my cue. i told chris i had to go outside and i left. and i went and calmed alex down. cuz he got really agitated. gah!! i felt so bad. what could i do? nothing really. and of course we were also right across the street from josh's work too. haha i mean could this get any worse. all we needed was andrew to walk by and that would have been the icing right there. but alex got over it all. thankfully. and all is well. we went to shaun's party and stayed for a bit before leaving early because i had to wake up early to pick up tyson from the airport.

so yesterday i got up at 8:30 and got tyson from LAX. he was in town for a day to see a band. we went back home and i took a shower and then alex got to meet him. i know was only mildly weirded out by tyson. i mean he and i only made out once. LONG ago. so yea. no worries really. then tyson and i got food and went to the tatto convention in pomona. now that shit was WEIRD. i've never been to one. some people were so weird looking. tattoos on their faces. bodymods. the whole deal. god those people scared me. overall it was ok. i walked around while tyson chatted with his friend. i was supposed to meet up with byron but his phone died. so i never saw him. oh well. tyson and i left and just sorta hung out. we got dinner and then i took him to the concert and that was that. tyson is nice. really nice. but we don't communicate well. i think it's him and not me. he's a bit awkward. he always has been. but he's nice enough. so whatever. i met up with alex after that and we went to urban outfitters where we each got a pair of jeans! i finally found a pair for him that didn't cost $200 and looked decent. they were tighter and not only $50. woo! good times.

today my boss pulled me aside to tell me that the head of the other dept found my profile on a website somewhere saying i was looking for a job. gah this is NOT correct. first of all i've had that up there for ages. i'm on a few design sites. secondly, it's for freelance work. thirdly, why was the dude checking my shit out? whatever. i set it all straight. i told him i'm not looking to leave anytime soon. my boss was pretty sure of that but wanted to make sure cuz he likes our team and doesn't want us to all break up. and i agree. i like it here. i have no intentions to leave anytime soon. unless i move away which i could see myself doing. but not right now. maybe to NYC if kyla loves it. but that wouldnt be til next year anyway! so yea. good grief. this is how rumors and drama get started unncessarily. sheesh.

the next coming days are INSANE.

today: rakes show @ troub
tuesday: dinner/night out with the girls
wednesday: drop off tent at shaun's, camera obscura @ troub
thursday: yelp event, planning spain with stacey
friday: no plans thank god
saturday: mel might be coming to LA for the weeekend
sunday: flaming lips @ h. bowl
next monday: gnarls barkley @ avalon

then i will rest and work out. go to the gym or do my work out stuff at home with the new weights i bought. and look at my spanish cd-roms. gah!!!

so today has been spent doing nothing really work-related. i had a bit of work to do but then i finished it and it died down here. so i started looking into the whole spain train tickets situation. i *think* it's all figured out. and if all goes correctly, within a week stacey and i should have all our train plans solidified. normally i wouldn't worry but we are going there in the middle of the busy summer season and i worry we won't get the train we want and it'll fuck all the plans up! but i hope this company comes through. we shall see....

meanwhile i have been obsessing over japanese toys. everyone knows i love toys but i really dove in head first into the miniature world. andrew used to bring me back little toys. "meeestery boxah" we used to call them. and i found a new set at the store that i wanted. and now i'm just one shy of having this set:

now i am actively searching for a desk for the toys. i fucking love this shit. but specifically this set because as a kid i was obsessed with school supplies. of course i like other toys this company makes. and if i could i would do shit like this:

entire rooms!! man o man. i love it. but alas it's too expensive and where the hell would i put it all anyway? so i stick to my desk set. though i found this one piece in one of the sets that i really want. just to sit somewhere with my other random toys:

so i'm asking sellers on ebay who sell the other toys in that set if they have this one or not. cuz i want!!!

another thing i want is this book:

it's a book written by this magazine that comes out weekly in madrid, barcelona, london, and amsterdam called le cool. this book is a guide to barcelona. but it's not the typical guide. it tells you shit u wouldn't find in other guidebooks. and it looks rad too. so i think i want it. yes yes, i do.

melissa fung + matthew lee :: married july 8, 2006

the wedding was beautiful and the reception was amazing. i'm so happy for them both. congratulations mel and matt!!! =)

now for how it all went down....

(click below and let it play as you read the entry)

so the itinerary called for 7am start time for hair and makeup. we were supposed to be done by 11:30am so we could head on over to the church by 12. well....that didn't happen. and it was total panic time. we had 5 heads of hair to style and 6 faces to be made up. it just didn't happen. it took much longer. there were a variety of reasons why we were behind schedule and there is no one person to blame. just overall there should have been more time allotted. so as people got done they were hauled off to the church. i was the last person to be made up and mel was slightly freaking out because she didn't want to take all the photos without me. and i would have been sad to miss the photos. i left the place at 1:30 and RUSHED down to the church curtesy of mel's cousin and husband. i was one block away and mel called again and i was like "I'M COMING!!! I'M COMING." i swear it was straight out of a movie. i got to the church, ran downstairs where my dress was. stripped down. threw the dress and shoes on. mel's cousin held the elevator for me. and then i was on the roof where they were taking photos. the photograher's assistent was like "is this the jen we are waiting for?!" and that was that. we took the photos (see the top 2 rows). then they finished up the other family ones (see the 3rd row, left side). i later spoke with the photographers who were truly exhausted by the portrait session (there were 2 pages of photos to take!).

so after the photos we all chilled. around 3:30 (the ceremony was at 4) the girls started to pace a bit. and by 3:45, mel, kimmy, mel's mom, and i were tearing up. meanwhile the photographer's assistent was capturing it all on film. once the ceremony started we were all somewhat composed. we had tissues in our bras just in case. the walk down the aisle was daunting. i mean we had rehearsed it on thursday but when it really came down to it, i was nervous. we all were. but we made it down there just fine. none of us gals walked particularly beautifully but c'est la vie. this is what u get when we are nervous and emotional. the ceremony was quick but really traditional and beautiful. i cried a bit and had trouble retrieving my tissue because my hands were full with two bouquets. but i managed just fine and once the ceremony was over it was a mad dash. the bridal party had to get to the restaurant and set up and the photographer had yet another batch of photos to take. i managed to get one of mel and matt before the rush (see 3rd row, right side).

so then we took the motorized cable car (yes they hired one) over to the restaurant that was only a few blocks away (but we had to carry a lot of stuff) and set up the tables. mind, there were 56 tables plus the sign-in table and the head table. it was a frenzy of sorts but it got done. the candles were placed and lit. the party favors were distributed. and the slideshow was set up. all was well. i saw so many of mel's family members whom i haven't seen in ages. that was cool. so once the reception got started and mel and matt made their entrance, the MC's (one of matt's best men and ms. hong kong -- yes, ms. hong kong) introduced the lion dancers. that went on for about 20 min and ended with mel and matt standing btwn the lions (see 4th row, left side). then matt's bro gave his speech and kimmy gave her which got mel and i (and i'm sure others) in tears. then mel, matt, and the whole head table went around and toasted the entire room. table by table. this is how mel and matt got wasted. then they cut the cake which involved more toasting. and finally the first dance (see 4th row, right side). and what a first dance it was. i was sooooooo glad they went with "i'll be loving your forever" by the new kids on the block. (what should already be playing if you followed my instructions above...) when it came on i shook my head and got all warm and fuzzy inside about it. seriously, i did.

after that the place went wild. well at least my area. because i was seated in the back corner with all the other friends of the bride and groom. and being that matt was in a frat in college, he had all his loud ass buddies there. man it was hilarious. i loved it. we were definitely the "loud" corner. the guys started getting trashed. john li (see 5th row, right side) fell over at one point and his gf looked like she could barely stand by the end of the night. man o man. the boys were having a great time indeed. (see 6th row, left side). mel came by a few times and each time seemed more and more drunk. luckily i caught a photo with her and jenny before she was too trashed (see 5th row, left side). but by the end of the night she could barely stand up (see 6th row, right side). she was yelling out all sorts of stuff. it was great. i never really see melly that drunk. and she deserved it. this was her day for sure. i just hope she wasn't too hungover the next day....

so that's what happened. i was super fucking tired by the end of the night. but i had an amazing time. it was both exciting and sad to see melly get married. on one hand matt is an amazing guy and they are perfect for each other. so i'm very happy to see them start this phase of their life together. on the other hand it's crazy for me to see the little girl i knew so well be the first one to get hitched. it's hard to imagine her married even though she and matt seemed married years ago. it's just so official now. it's nuts. but good good times. i love you meliss! congrats once again.... =)

well, this is it. heading off to SF soon for the big wedding!!! rehearsal is tonight and the wedding is saturday. gah!! i am excited and nervous all at once. i hope i didn't forget anything and i hope i don't cry during the ceremony. that would be bad for the makeup....

alex has two of these owls. omg they are so soft and cute it's insane. he unclipped the wings so that they flap out. SO CUTE! he brought them to my house and told me to come out to his car to help with something. and there they were. in the backseat. each one buckled in their own seatbelt. omg i wish i took a photo. so cute!!!!! alex is hilarious. i swear he's more of a kid and goofier than me. he makes more noises and faces than me. he plays with the stuffed animals more than me. and he comes up with weird stories and reactions that i swear only come from kids with big imaginations. it's precious. i think he's the most creative guy i've dated. not that he's uber creative but he's got that way about him. definitely polar opposite from the engineer types. man o man. i swear dating is one big learning process. u learn what u like and dont like so u can find the perfect (or nearly perfect) person for u. and i think dating alex is really good for me. shows me soemthing totally different than who i usually date.

underarm update:
things are looking promising. despite the fact that when i showed them to sami she says, "oh...that does look a little weird..." hahaha after she laughed at me when i sent her a photo of each arm and she made fun because i seemed to be overrreacting. anyway, today i woke up and some of the brownish color (i think initially the marks were red and then faded to brown) is coming off. like dead skin. like a sunburn almost. so i think we are in good shape here. won't be healed by the wedding sadly but at least it will heal. or so it would seem. thank fucking god. i'm still worried about doing this again and i think ill stick to waxing for a bit. maybe ill return to this in a year or so and go to a clinic type place where they have several lasers and take consultations and whatnot. i was reading its like $100 a treatment which if i had to get it done 5 times isn't so bad. over a span of time. anyway, i won't worry or think about that right now. right now i just want this shit to heal. and i think it will. again i say, thank fucking god.

so my work decided to give those of us that volunteered to work on this great birthday of our great nation (read with a little sarcasm) a bbq since we couldnt attend the ones our friends were having. above are photos of it all. they were grillin up like mad. it was awesome. and see the man in the bright red shirt in the left photo of the 3rd row? that's our COO (chief operations officer). he's basically the owner's right hand man. he's awesome. laurel and i call him uncle M because we think he seems like he'd be an awesome uncle of yours. not like a dad but an uncle. anyway, he was standing out there the entire time passing out chips. so cute. the bottom right photo is of some of my coworkers. the little bbq break was nice. good times. even if i was at work on this 4th.

so i'm at work. easy day. working to: 1) "put in my holiday time" so that later on the year i won't have to work the major holidays and be depressed like i was last year and 2) to get extra vacation because i am working a holiday. byron and i were gonna try and hit up a BBQ during lunch but the only BBQ's we know of are brian's and alex's friend's. brian's is at 3 and alex's friend's is in marina del rey. so sounds like it won't happen. damn you people. damn you....

so i swore my underarm atrocity was slightly lighter this morning. maybe it's wishful thinking. who knows. i showed it to byron who thinks it looks like minor burns. i hope so. cuz that means it'll heal. he said as long as it stil hurts a bit, that's a good sign. cuz if it's still red and doesn't hurt, then it's like, "well is it already all 'healed' so to speak?" so i'm crossing my fingers. but regardless, i don't think i'll be doing this again. even if it heals. i'll just go back to my waxing ways. maybe far far down the line i'd be tempted again but that's only if it heals. i mean waxing works very well for me. so why not stick with it? if this shit heals i'm going to resort to waxing my underarms and see how that goes. cuz that might lighten the hairs. yes yes. anyway, can't think about that now. the pressing matter is getting this shit to look presentable. then move forward. i got some concealer which sorta works. works well enough to mask the insane ugliness when i lift my arm. no one will be inspecting it. so as long as it's decent looking that's good enough for me. the wedding is only one day. so yea.

ugh i'm SOOO bored. i mean one can only freak out and worry so much. and now i'm just bored at work. there nothing more i can read about my underarms to make me feel better or worse. just gotta wait and see what happens. so now i'm bored. i spent the morning reading and reading and reading and now i'm doing nothing. this day is crawling....

the ups and downs of the weekend...

i'll start with the bad so we can end on a positive note. so jessica and i went in for the laser hair removal for our underarms. the place that sami recommended and has been going to for years now. we went. it hurt. but it promised good things. well...the next day i noticed that i have red splotches on my underarms. nasty ones on my left arm and very light ones on my right arm. so i'm currently freaking out and have read several things online about what could be happening. all from ok to downright terrible. i tried calling the woman today but no one is answering. i think due to the holiday. GAH!!!

theory 1: mild burns
i read online that in some cases patients experience mild burns or blistering. this could be the case. hard to say. if so that should heal in time. right? if not, GROSS.

theory 2: transient pigmentary changes
apparently this can also happen. this means a temporary (up to months) change in pigment. in my case, darkening.

theory 3: ???
neither of these two and i'm going to die.

either way i'm realizing there isn't much that can be done except wait it out. see if it fades. if it doesn't, proceed from there. go to the dermie. show him my underarms. see what he can do. some other sort of laser resurfacing. bleaching creams. microdermabrasion. who knows. once i hear back from the woman i'll feel more at ease. or come to terms with it. and once a few weeks go by and see no change, then i'll look into and worry about ways to "fix" my marks. one underarm isn't bad at all. it's a few marks here and there and i could totally live with it if i had to. also cuz i'm sure it could fade. it's the other underarm i'm worried about. that shit looks gnarly. i'll probably put makeup on it for the wedding so people don't freak out. i mean i won't be lifting my arms a lot but u never know.

onto the better part of the weekend. aside from freaking out i enjoyed a glorious drunken night of partying at brian's on saturday. complete with total shock and surprise from jessica who had NO IDEA we were throwing her a party for her bday. she was so shocked i saw a tear or two shed. so cute. we all lied to her all week about it too. so good. alex came and got sufficiently wasted. so much so that he doesn't remember most of the night. good times. here is a photo of us. he spilled something on himself and then decided to put water all over it and byron captured it on film for me.

ah good times. and then yesterday, aside from freaking out about my underarms, we went to the griddle for brunch and then at night went to play mini golf in the OC. so much fun. i beat him by 2 strokes! woo! =)

so to conclude. i'll stick with the waxing i think. even if these marks go away, i'm pretty much scared shitless into doing this again. and never ever will do i do this on my legs now. i dont care what machine. how much it costs. waxing works really well for me and maybe one day the hairs will give up due to all the waxing. at least it's just my one underarm. a place no one sees THAT often. even i wear a tank top no one really sees it. and if have to put makeup on the dots til i find a better solution, i will. it just sucks. but it could be worse. a lot worse. so...umm...yea...

and i really like alex. he's a very good person for comforting purposes. he gives good hugs. =)

as promised....