chill day

los balcones del peru was incredible!!! the food was amazing and the price was perfect ($15 per head including alcohol and we couldn't even finish everything). started with ceviche and calamari. main dishes included a lightly battered and fried white fish accompanied with mashed rice and beans, beef in a soy sauce/lime marinade, and a mix of seafood in a wonderful sauce.

afterwards, we went temple bar which is normally great for live music. there was a very good R&B group, the lead singer had an amazing voice. unfortunately, i had hoped for something more upbeat to help me fight tiredness (not enough sleep and too much good food). i guess the others felt the same because one by one, everyone but eul and i hung around until after 1pm. finally e picked up up and we met up with conroy and the rest of the latins at a house party. was much better vibe and music.

by 2 something i was exhausted and eul and i headed home. we chatted for awhile and fell asleep. next morning woke up late and went for a run. showered then met up with e for lunch.

drove out to san gabriel to my favorite vietnamese restaurant- my ngoc- and chowed down on delicious & cheap food. hit the spot and reminded me how much the west coast rocks in terms of asian food. after that drove back to venice and went to a cute store i'd run by a couple times "anonymous" for some retail therapy. then we went back to e's and chilled until it was time to meet up with conroy for dinner.

drove out to silverlake area and had a drink at an irish pub then headed to "the kitchen" for dinner. it was great to sit and catch up with conroy. hadn't seen him in a year since he was doing field work and when he got back to LA i had already moved to NYC. after dinner, met up with eul at saints and sinners where i got my 2nd wind and made friends with tenessee & n-fil.

woke up this morning and realized that i had left my long sleeve black shirt at the bar. . . it's getting to be a bad habit.