swords are cool

My brother came over this weekend to stay at his girlfriend's, and he spent the day with us. It was awesome. Firstly, we played pool at the student union, and then he took us to Chinatown. I've only been there briefly, and L. has never been there.

There are so many great shops there that carry cool stuff--slippers, bags, teapots, jade jewelry--basically anything you'd think that they'd sell in a Chinatown. L. and I saw these awesome ninja outfits in black that cover you from head to toe, only exposing the eyes. We're thinking about getting them for Halloween next year. No one would know we were!! Haha. And Kuya bought me a sword! It's like the one Go-Go Yubari uses in Kill Bill, except it's white. It's neat. I'll learn how to use it so I look cool. Haha.

After, Kuya took us to this scooter place. He's into getting a Vespa. L. and I were bored, so we waited outside, sitting on this staircase watching the traffic. It was nice. I was getting thirsty, so we stopped at this health-nut kind of supermarket where everything is made of wheat and stuff like that. (Exaggeration can be fun sometimes.) They had all these bottles of obscure drinks, soda brands that I have never heard of before. I bought a Vernor's ginger soda (nice, not too sweet), and Kuya bought a Briar's root beer--he just liked it because it was in a huge bottle that's shaped like a barrel. After two sips, he was bored with it. L. wasn't thirsty. We were looking at the all the sodas, and this guy working there had been watching us I think because Kuya said something that made me laugh, and this guy was all, "Can I help you guys?" He said it in a real, nice way though, not snooty or anything. He was cute. I smiled at him and shook my head.

L. has never tried sushi before, so Kuya took us to Yum Yum Sushi. It was great, and she liked it. She had the california roll and a salmon roll. I'm really glad she liked it. On the trip back on the muni, I was sitting next to this old woman, and I found this penny on the floor and picked it up and asked if it was hers, and it wasn't so I got to pocket it. The lady was really nice. We talked about the muni, and she told me this one story about how she fell asleep on muni, and the car she was in, the N Judah, became the J Church and it changed directions and everything. She was nice. I said, "So long" to her when we got off. I never hear people say "so long" anymore. The last time I heard "so long" was when my English teacher said that to me one day junior year. And then I never heard it again.

Ugh! Forgot to tell you. I thought I was "volunteering" today, when it really is next week. I got up and everything. I felt like a total dork.

new interests:
1. swords
2. obscure soda brands and the sodas they make
3. yoga poses