• Gambit & Wolverine (of the X-Men)
• Optimus Prime (yes, the leader of the Autobots)
• Holden Caulfield (of Catcher fame)
• Peter Parker (aka Spiderman)

The last book you bought is...
The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1

• Surviving in a Deserted Island for Dummies –if there is such a novel.
• The Time Traveler’s Wife
• Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
• Mythology : Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
• the Bible

What are you currently reading?

• The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters
• Me Talk Pretty One Day

Who are you going to pass this stick to and why?

Ton. Because he has written about love.
Girlie. Because we share books as well as clothes.
Batjay. Because he is hilarious.

The report on Miami is on its way.

• Why do you have so much crap to do at work right before you leave for holiday? It's always the case! And of course, your 'to-do pile' doubles when you get back...
• This weekend, I'll be wearing a bikini again for the first time since August 2004. I still have my winter weight on! Ye gods!! And of course, I feel fat and bloated and PMS-y.
• Last night, I had dinner with the judge I clerked with 2 years ago along with all his former law clerks. It was great! I was initially not going to go since I was soo tired, but hey, the prospect of a free dinner outweighed the sleepiness and laziness in me. It was great to catch up with my old boss and meet his old clerks. It's also very interesting how diverse people's paths are after clerking. For example, one of his old clerks no longer practices law and is instead, one of the managers for Human Resources at Goldman Sachs. Another law clerk is a speaker on the issue of drunk driving across the nation --he gets paid honorariums to speak at different venues across the country. He's very passionate about this issue because he was hit by a drunk driver during college, suffered severe brain injuries and was actually in a coma for almost a year! But he persevered and lo and behold, is now a very successful speaker/lawyer. Aside from moi, there was also another clerk who ended up as a prosecutor. It's just cool to see where people end up.
• I am so hungry all of the time. I'm such a big eater, it's almost obscene. On any given day, I eat upwards of 2,500 calories which is waay too much considering I'm such a short, stubby person. Ick. I disgust myself. I am craving chocolate like a fiend....*sigh*
• I just read my friend's Girlie's account of her trip to Orlando. The hubs was a bit jealous! He's a big golfer and would have loved to be there! Last year alone, he went golfing almost every weekend in the spring, summer, and fall. (Which is why some of the home improvements went by so slowly...hee-hee).
• I think that's it. Gotta go home and do more work! See! I actually have to bring work home tonight just to finish it...and only because I'm going on holiday tomorrow!

Confessions of a Chocoholic

I gave up chocolate for Lent. This is the first Lent that where it’s been more than a week and I haven’t cheated. Chocolate is a big part of my life. I eat it everyday. Not just almost everyday. I mean EVERYDAY. Some of my favorite chocolate treats are:

• Godiva’s Roasted Almond Truffles
• Neuhaus’ Chocolate Pralines
• Lindt’s Truffles
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
• Chocolate-covered Marzipans
• Anything involving chocolates, hazelnut cream, praline, almonds.
• My mom’s peanut butter hot chocolate made with Antonio Pueo chocolate.
• Homemade hot chocolate made with Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate Mix
• Forbidden Chocolate ice cream from Friendly’s with Peanut Butter Topping

And the list goes on…

As for desserts at any restaurants, I am always partial to anything with chocolate. I’m especially fond of the Chocolate Tasting Platter at Aquagrill; Hazelnut Mousse from Café Lalo (which I can actually have because there is no chocolate in it); Chocolate Thunder from Down Under from Outback; Mud Pie Mojo from Cold Stone Creamery; Chocolate Mud Pie from any restaurant; Hot Fudge Sundae’s…. the list goes on and on.

Man. I’m drooling. I would so love a Frozen Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate from Seredipity’s right about now. Oh, and a Java Chip Frappuccino from Starbucks. Or an Iced Mocha. Or a hot Mocha for that matter.

The first thing I’ll have on Easter Sunday is Starbucks’ new Chantico –a 6 oz. cup of chocolatey goodness. Cannot wait to try it! Cannot wait to have it! *drool* :P~~~

You Spin Me Right Round Baby Right Round

I got pissed-arse drunk this past Saturday. I drank waaay more than I usually do and of course, got wasted. I haven’t felt this drunk in ages. We’re talking throwing up in the toilet and promising “I’m never drinking again” kind of drunk. Let’s see, here’s the rundown:

• went out to dinner with my friends Girlie, Luke, Steve, my friend Florence and her friend Renee
• went to Bob’s afterwards for drinks and dancing (Florence & Renee couldn’t make it). Bob’s is a lounge that is extremely popular and extremely small (we’re talking a room about 15x20 big). So we danced our arses off to hip-hop, sweated like pigs, and jabbed elbows into other people. While there, I polished off about 3 gin-and-tonics and 3 tequila shots with Girlie and Steve. I have no idea whose idea it was to down tequila shots. Although Steve kept insisting "please drink with me! I've had a rough week" in his Aussie accent. I'm a sucker for guys with accents.
• Girlie and Steve had a lap dance contest to see who could shake their ass better. It's a tie. Then again, I was quite buzzed. All I remember is that there was this cool chick with long blonde hair with amazing dance moves. I remember telling Steve that I was in love with her cuz she was just dope. I'm a sucker for anyone who can pop-lock.
• then we went to People Lounge around 1:30 am and proceeded to down 2 more shots (vodka Lemondrops) and another gin-and-tonic. I remember having difficulting holding my balance in the bathroom.
• my count may be off, but by drink 4 I should’ve stopped. I have a 3-drink maximum in general. I don’t know who the hell I thought I was, but I just drank whatever was offered Thanks Steve! *glare* It was peer pressure I tell you!
• But poor Girlie, she was the most affected by all the drinking. We left People to go to Café Lalo’s for dessert, but along the way, she asked Luke (our designated driver who doesn’t drink) to stop by at every other block so she can throw up. She'd open the car door while we weren't quite yet fully stopped and Luke would be yelling "close the door! Traffic's moving!"
• Well, after the 5th time we stopped, we figured we would never reach Lalo’s, so we head to Steve’s apartment. At a stoplight, Girlie once again had to throw up; Steve in the meantime had to pee really badly. Actually, we both had to pee like crazy and we were holding hands in the back like schoolgirls chanting “we can hold it!” in the backseat. But he wimped out and climbed out of Girlie’s moon roof so he can run to his apartment cuz he just couldn’t wait.
• We get to Steve’s apt moments later and Luke had to carry Girlie upstairs.
• We parked Girlie in the bathroom where she proceeded to lie down on the floor by the shower puking and yelling “just let me lie here! Please Luke!”
  Girlie: Luke, please, I need to throw up.
  Luke: Okay, just throw up.
  Girlie: Please, just let me lie down. Please just let me lie down.
  Luke: You are lying down.
  Girlie: But I just want to lie down!
  Luke: Girlie, you are lying down.
• Afterwards, Luke picked her up, put her on Steve’s bed; she lies down; then gets ups, crawls to the floor, and pukes a bit. At this point, I just feel so bad for her!
• Luke picks up Girlie, parks her again in the bathroom.
• Meanwhile, Steve and I are trying to play guitar drunk and trying to have a conversation about who knows what. Again, what was I thinking? The room is spinning and I can hardly hold the guitar much less play it. Then Luke announces we are ready to go home; we all leave Steve then get in the car where Girlie passes out.
• I slump in the backseat, the world spins around me. I’m still conscious though because I remember Luke taking the wrong exit or something so we take an extra 15 minutes to get home.
• I go home; brush my teeth; drink 2 glasses of water; throw up one of them; and then climb into bed. The hubs proceeds to mumble: “you smell like a homeless person.” And I say, Girlie spilled tequila on me.” And fall asleep.
• I wake up at 10 am because of a banging headache; I tell the hubs to wake me up at 10 am; and he says “it is 10 am.” At this point, my head is just pounding like crazy and I can’t go back to sleep. I take a shower cuz I reek of tequila (cuz I’m still wearing the same shirt from the night before), try to eat, and then puke moments later. I park myself on the couch where I remain for the next 10 hours.
• Girlie calls me around 11 am to ask if she threw up on me and what happened. For the record, she did not throw up on me. I tell her what happened and tell her to go back to sleep.
• I spend the rest of Sunday nursing the horrific hangover. Of course, I feel like crap and death warmed over. I will never drink again. Getting over a hangover is the sickest feeling ever. I totally wasted my whole Sunday.

Shout-out to Luke for babysitting the 3 Stooges.