i got back yesterday morning and it was so very weird to be back. everything here in SF looks familiar and yet so unfamiliar at the same time. i feel like i’ve been away for years, yet not really much has changed around here. it was definitely really good to see everyone again. the first thing i had to do when i got back was to get a burrito from pancho villa. i had been craving burritos for sooo long and it was great to finally have one… especially one that was so good.<\/p>\n
erica organized a party to celebrate my return and also to celebrate sharon’s b-day and it was a blast. it was so much fun to be able to party w\/ everyone again. as the night went on, and people got more and more drunk, i put on some cd’s of music i brought from thailand. the 2 cds’s i had were las ketchup (the ketchup song) and a thai cd that had 2 tracks on it that i had heard about a million times in thailand. it was only 3 tracks altogether, but i just played them over and over in my room and soon everyone was in my room dancing and rocking out. it was so funny! i had totally expected people to think the music was too cheezy or lame or whatever, but people were psyched. also, i guess the ketchup song goes along w\/ some kind of funny dance and tom knew it, so soon enough he had taught a bunch of people to do the dance and was just hilarious to see my room full of people doing it.
\nthere’s a link to a video of the dance on this page: http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2002\/10\/18\/earlyshow\/leisure\/music\/main526093.shtml
\nit was great… the songs for me totally brought back the excitement of thailand and it was cool to be able to share that w\/ others. people ended up staying pretty late and i didnt go to bed till about 5:30am… and by then somehow out of the 12 bottles of rum i brought back from thailand, only 4 were left.<\/p>\n
today i spent the day hanging out w\/ joey, sharon, chearon, and jordie. got some indian food, checked out joey’s new place, and watched some movies. such a small world. i cant believe that joey, rob, and catherine all live just 3 blocks from me now. how cool.<\/p>\n
right now i’m feeling really tired. not looking forward to work tomorrow. but… it’s been a really nice, fun, and relaxing weekend. honestly i thought my first weekend back would have been a lot worse and harder to deal w\/, but i ended up really enjoying it. i guess i’m just lucky to have the friends that i have…<\/p>\n
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