I really won’t forget next time. Really. A list of things that I forgot to bring.
And…to prevent this kind of situation from happening:
Sending my fellow accomplice (of trouble) into a local Rite Aid to that special aisle at 1 in the morning and the cashier smirking during the harried payment, “Late night emergency, huh?”
In two weeks, so many things can happen. For better or for worse. Unexpected and predictable. Then there are the moments you won’t forget. The news you didn’t expect to hear. The stares. The return to what once was. The snow slowly falling. The rain pouring. A cold that won’t go away. The small things that come in a box. The people who you found to be always there for you. The familiar faces you never thought would return. And then the wonder of new things, new events, new faces. And the grandness of the future.
Things I learned in the past 2 weeks:
Phone calls in order of increasing anxiety
10. Tech support
9. Parents. The I did something very bad and need your help type.
8. Scheduling doctor appointments
7. Trying to overcome language barriers
6. Phone interviews
5. That unexpected call at 4 am
4. Apartment management companies. At least when I rented from Walnut Capital.
3. Calling someone I don’t know well to…hang out because they don’t do aim.
2. Restaurants for food delivery. Every time I do it, the other party gets irritated because I don’t speak clearly and/or loudly.
1. Insurance companies
Telemarketers fit there somewhere, but when was the last time I experienced one? Right.
There is a reason I love the automated systems. That is, if I get my question gets answered. I <3 511.
But my favorite calls in random order
1. Birthday wishes (me to you)
2. “I have arrived. Where are you?” Goal-directed.
3. The unexpected call from a friend to say hello
4. The unexpected call to hang out spontaneously
5. “FREE FOOD”
Ever since coming back to the Bay Area, I have…
List of my first experiences in Pittsburgh
A reiteration of the things I must do before leaving Pittsburgh – what I have done and what needs to be done.
1. Go to the Shadow Lounge again. Actually sit down and listen to music.
2. Eat brunch at Sunnyledge.
3. Eat brunch at Lidia\’s.
4. Visit the church on Craig/Forbes.
5. Eat at a restaurant at Mt. Washington.
6. Have dinner at Mallorca.
7. Go to the Carnegie Science Center.
8. Try Club Havana. Salsa?
9. Eat at Eleven.
10. Eat at Chaya.
11. Enjoy a walk at Point State Park
12. Go to Phipps and actually experience the botany.
13. Ross Park Mall
14. Steelers game? What?
15. Nationality rooms at the Cathedral of Learning.
16. Cafe at the Frick.
17. Tour the Homewood Cemetery.
18. Visit the Negley tomb in the Allegheny Cemetery.
19. Cross the river on the good ship lollypop?
20. Go into the church in East Liberty.
21. Walk through Station Square.
22. Find fight club at cmu. Try to stay out of harm\’s way.
23. Appreciate the sun on the mall.
24. Stephen Foster Memorial and cabin.
25. Eat a cookie at Prantil\’s.
26. Pig\’s hill?
27. Go to Kennywood.
28. Have a moment from the view at Mt. Washington.
29. Be posh at the Red Room.
30. Take a walk in Regent Square
31. Eat wings at the wing zone.
32. Be a carnivore at the Pittsburgh Steak Company.
33. Breakfast at a riverside hotel. Like the Sheraton or the Hilton.
34. Dine at the Cafe Du Jour.
35. Satisfy my sweet tooth at El Dolce. Turned out it didn\’t exist, but I went inside crazy mocha for the first time!
36. See a movie at Harris Theater. (the Silk Screen film festival!)
Added recently…
37. The places I didn\’t visit during my self-created ice cream tour. Like Handel\’s Ice Cream and Page\’s Dairy Mart
38. Frick Park
39. Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
40. Drop by the Craft Factory apparently, not possible!
41. One date
42. Peruse Fort Pitt Museum
43. Gobble a sandwich at Tram\’s Kitchen
44. Start a morning at Square Cafe
45. Feast on 150 slice pizza at Mama Lena\’s
46. Visit what used to be Sanctuary
47. Experience the Cambod-ican Kitchen
48. Kill my wallet at that french restaurant on Murray – La Provence
49. Get a haircut in Pittsburgh I got Salon service at least
50. See a play at CMU
51. The vegetarian Indian restaurant near Monroeville
52. Dine at A Taste of Art (a training ground for high end restaurant work)
53. Reluctantly try Tasty\’s
54. Partake of Cafe Zinho
55. Casual business lunch downtown
56. Chow down at Kazansky\’s Deli
57. Roll down that hill in a trash can (someone suggested this to me)
58. Try a Yuengling
59. Experience the Regina Miller Gallery
60. See an entire (student) performance at the CFA
61. Eat kosher food at Milky Way
62. Touch the water of the three rivers in Pittsburgh
63. Indica Bistro
64. Break my wallet again at Casbah
65. Experience Halo Lounge during the day
66. That only Polish Restaurant in Little Italy
67. Wildwood. By Lily\’s suggestion!
68. Attend a wonderful screening of TBA
69. Visit the Frame
70. Spend money at a local Pittsburgh boutique
71. Dawdle at 1889 Cafe
72. D\’s Six Packs and Dogs
73. De Lucca\’s
74. Underground tour of CMU
75. Indiana, PA?
76. Roland\’s Seafood
77. Stand on the balcony of CFA or Margaret Morrison
78. Ibiza
79. La Casa on Ellsworth
80. Do it the Pittsburgh Rare way
81. Run through the train tunnel near CMU
82. Leave with no regrets
Because I was going to see Tosca (an opera) today downtown directly from school, I didn\’t want to bring my bag. I mean, who cares a messenger bag with a laptop into an opera. Especially into $86 seats? So I left my bag with a fellow student at the lab who would be there until at least 11:30 pm.
So on the way back, my friends were trying convince me to go home without getting my bag since we were on bus line directly to my house. I refused. I mean, the idea of not going home without my laptop makes me feel disoriented. Ok, so I could use my desktop, but I hate its roar.
But then when I finally got home (about 40 minutes later), I realized I have this thing with my computer that I prefer doing. I mean, I can survive without it but my day feels incomplete. Just like how I like taking a shower right before sleeping. If I don\’t, I just can\’t…feel complete (whoa a sign of getting old). So nightly, I…
By the way, Tosca is my favorite opera now. The second and third act are my favorites. The reason why obviously are: death, dying, and tragedy combined with jealousy and love. Woohoo!
Things I learned this weekend:
Out of boredom and cataloging my tastes…a movie meme. This is the top 100 movies from imdb. The meme asks to bold all the movies I have seen. But how about the movies where I spent 20 minutes watching then get distracted or lose interest. Maybe I will italicize these! I am disappointed that I haven\’t watched the majority of the movies, especially the older ones.
1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5. Schindler\’s List (1993)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Casablanca (1942)
8. Seven Samurai (1954)
9. Star Wars (1977) – I fell asleep watching this one
10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11. Memento (2000)
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo\’s Nest (1975)
13. Rear Window (1954)
14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18. Amelie (2001)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
20. North by Northwest (1959) – Tanner and I almost watched this one!
21. Psycho (1960)
22. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
23. 12 Angry Men (1957)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. It\’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
26. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27. Goodfellas (1990)
28. American Beauty (1999)
29. Vertigo (1958)
30. Pianist, The (2002)
31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32. Apocalypse Now (1979)
33. Some Like It Hot (1959)
34. Matrix, The (1999)
35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36. Taxi Driver (1976)
37. Third Man, The (1949)
38. Paths of Glory (1957)
39. Fight Club (1999)
40. Boot, Das (1981)
41. L.A. Confidential (1997)
42. Double Indemnity (1944)
43. Chinatown (1974)
44. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46. Singin\’ in the Rain (1952)
47. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) AKA – Spirited Away
49. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50. All About Eve (1950)
51. M (1931)
52. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53. Raging Bull (1980)
54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55. Se7en (1995)
56. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59. Vita e bella, La (1997) AKA: Life is Beautiful
60. American History X (1998)
61. Sting, The (1973)
62. Touch of Evil (1958)
63. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64. Alien (1979)
65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66. Rashomon (1950)
67. Leon (1994) (Known as \’The Professional\’ in the US)
68. Annie Hall (1977)
69. Great Escape, The (1963)
70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
71. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74. Jaws (1975)
75. Amadeus (1984)
76. On the Waterfront (1954)
77. Ran (1985)
78. Braveheart (1995)
79. High Noon (1952)
80. Fargo (1996)
81. Blade Runner (1982)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Aliens (1986)
84. Toy Story 2 (1999)
85. Strangers on a Train (1951)
86. Modern Times (1936)
87. Shining, The (1980)
88. Donnie Darko (2001)
89. Duck Soup (1933)
90. Princess Bride, The (1987)
91. Lola Rennt (Run Lola, Run) (1998) – MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER
92. City Lights (1931)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Metropolis (1927)
95. Searchers, The (1956)
96. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97. Notorious (1946)
98. Manhattan (1979)
99. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100. Graduate, The (1967)
A new year! Welcome 2004.
Goodbye to the year 2003. The year that will forever known to be as the year of DRAMAH!
This year, I…
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