Sunday, March 21, 2004

Spring break came and went.

Houston was good. Mellow... involved a lot of television and movies... and steak. Lots of steak.

I want another dog. We went to several shelters and applied to a rescue society for Shih Tzus. Whenever I go home, I ache for Trixie. I miss having her around. She never did anything... but she was there. She would follow me around the house and sniff at me. My favorite memory of her? At the beginning of movies, she would go to the kitchen and sniff around the floor, searching for forgotten food. Her tags would always clank against the tiles, and my father would yell, "You're making too much noise!" Then I'd go and pick her up, and she'd sit on my lap and watch the movie with me. She never sat in anyone else's lap for an extended period of time... just with me. If we got another dog, I don't think I'd be as close with it as I was with Trixie - I'm not home enough. But at least there would be someone there with me during the days I spend home alone during the summer. I like having another companion in the house.

I had an amazing day yesterday with MunChul. We went to Todai and pigged out on sushi and miso soup. Then we wandered around the Grove and the Farmer's Market. We sat in Barnes and Noble and just chatted for an hour. I bought two books while I was there: Los Angeles: Then and Now and Kodak's Guide to Shooting Great Travel Pictures. I'm working on building my Los Angeles and Hollywood collections; this stems from my obsession with this city's history. Then MunChul and I went to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Wow. I haven't quite processed that movie... it's possibly one of the best films I've seen in a long time. It really worked for me. Both MunChul and I loved it. As an end to our day, we watched the fountain show in front of the movie theater in the Grove. He was entranced by the water - it was pretty cool. Overall, I had a wonderful time. My littles rock! (We're not even going to get into the coolness of Stephanie - I miss her!)

Too much work today. I'm beginning to freak out about all I have to do. I had nightmares about it, actually. I woke up in a cold sweat at six this morning.

Scary.

Spring break was much too fast.