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It's 3:30 am and ...

- Reina's asleep in the bedroom. I love her but her snoring does get to me sometimes. The things you put up with for love, I guess.
- Canada's hanging out with me. She must get bored at night. "All these people do is sleep and leave."
- My shower drain is clogging. Note to self: Switch from faucet to shower-mode as quickly as possibly to prevent gunky build-up on bottom of tub. Call main office, have them meet Reina tomorrow afternoon to un-gunk it.
- Note to self: There's a reason you don't drink soda. Coca Cola is a tool meant for late-nights only. Unless you're working a late-night, let it alone. Never drink Coca Cola two days in a row.
- Toe-nails need clipping. Take care of that after blogging.
- How much interest did you pay on your car for the 2004 fiscal year? Find out.
- I wonder if there's any uproar that we're still in Iraq and people (over 1600 American soldiers) are still dying and nobody's quite figured out where that 8.8 billion of Iraq's wealth went (not including $800 million of our own). Do I not hear much of anything because I'm not in college anymore? Or is the whole Iraq thing old-hat now? Did we actually care or was caring just a passing fad? It takes so much energy and focus fight. Especially when you're comfortable.
- Britney sure did let herself go. It always used to be "Man she's dumb. But at least she's hot." Now there's no reason for her to be famous. She'll fade into the annals of history. And why is it that I care about celebrities' personal lives? I could care less.
- When people use the phrase "I could care less" most of the time, they're misspeaking. The proper phrase is "I couldn't care less," meaning they care the absolute minimum. Saying "I could care less" means little except that they are not completely without care. FYI.
- xBox 360 vs PS3. This peaks my interest.
- RIP Douglas Adams. Since I watched "Hitchhiker's Guide" my passion for the series seems renewed. I've reread the first book and am half-way through the second. I've listened to the radio series over again. (Thanks Patrick Bolton and John)
- I wonder if Mary's started writing her songs yet? Don't want to embarass myself in a few months.
- I REALLY got to use my website better. (http://www.freewayslowdance.com) When was the last time it was updated? July? Come on, that's pathetic.
- 4 am. Should heat up some leftovers.

posted by Doug 3:30 AM

The Last Name Conundrum

My last name is Wong. And I'll be honest with you, I've never been too fond of it. Wong rhymes with a lot of things that 5th graders tend to think about: dong, schlong, king kong, ping pong. Over the years, I've thought about having it changed, and I thought that maybe something more generic, like West, would be good.

Reina's last name is Ligeralde. A real doozy of a last name, the kind of last name that keeps kindergartners from ever learning to write. Reina talks about being the last kid scrambling to bubble in her last name during the GSEs. She was pleased that her boyfriend (Me) had a short last name, but less pleased that it rolls off the tongue like a fat man rolls out of bed. That is to say, not without great effort.

So we decided that maybe combining our last names would be best. I decided that Wongeralde would be so ridiculous that there's no way anyone could make fun of it. It'd be like making fun of a bum because his hat is askew. You just wouldn't know where to start, and, frankly, it's the least of his problems. She is, decidedly, against this. Suggests maybe Walde (which I'm decidedly against).

Has anyone ever heard of combining names (beyond the Rodham-Clinton double-surname)? Do you have a better suggestion as to how to combine the last names? Comment away on this one, folks.

posted by Doug 8:09 PM

Amusing Snippet of Conversation

So ... yesterday at Casa De Bandini (heh), was sitting around a table with Reina, Mary and a couple of Mary's friends. Here's how the exchange went.

Mary: What's he look like?
JoJo: He's 5'9" 173 lbs.
Jerry: 5'9" 173?! That's a LARDASS!
...
Jerry: Wait, who're we talking about?
Me: Uh, her boyfriend.
Jerry: Oh shit.

Oh yeah, and I made a pact with Mary (a pinky swear no less!) Each of us are going to write 3 songs by the end of the summer and perform them at an Open Mic Night down there. got to get my ass in gear.

posted by Doug 8:56 AM

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