pretty decent weekend, even though i didn't end up doing much. chad has been in town since friday, and i was making an effort to see him as much as possible while he's here. i love when he comes into town... he's one of my close friends from high school that i can always spend time with and enjoy being around, regardless of how long it's been since we last talked or saw each other. he comes out to california about once a year... and he still comes up to san jose every time even though his parents moved to thousand oaks about four years ago.

when he comes into town, that group of friends always gets together and has a good time. it's funny, we don't really get together otherwise, but we have this annual reunion when chad is here. i see jason, jim, and paul every time, plus erin (garcia, nee condon) has been coming the last few years... omeed and lani (nee lin) badri came this time, too-- it's been years since i've seen them! omeed and lani have been married about a year now, and erin has been married for over three years now. it was very odd, talking to them about home improvements and other very adult things. i obviously am not in the same life phase as they are, so it's a bit surreal. i'm hoping that i'll be able to get together with erin on a more regular basis... she lives in danville, so not that far, plus she comes into the city occasionally for work. erin is one of those genuinely, truly nice people. she doesn't have a mean bone in her body, and everyone loves her because she's so sweet. she's always pleasant to be around, so why not try to spend more time with her if i can? :)

jason, jim, chad, and i stayed up late saturday night just chilling, watching football, shooting the shit, all that. i'm such one of the guys with them, i love it. i had my one-of-the-guys group down at clicc, too, but now most of my peers, coworkers, etc are female. i get along so much better with guys because i can be rowdy, i can be a sports junkie, i can just hang out and not deal with emotional stuff. i do have a number of female friends (and my closest friends are female) but i really do miss the group of guys i was always used to hanging out with. sunday night jim, chad, and i were up for hours playing blackjack to practice, since chad and jim headed to tahoe yesterday for a one-night extravaganza. chad wound up being up $300 after tahoe! not bad, not bad :) i'm hoping to head down to san jose again tonight after class before chad takes off for the midwest again tomorrow. :(

my shin splints are back with a vengeance, having playing the full game on saturday while not being completely recovered. we won, 3-1, but i could hardly walk on sunday. not good, especially since i was supposed to go hiking with marla :( i had to bail but i felt bad. plus i wanted to go! hmph. my stupid legs.

and that's about it! it was nice to have the extra day...