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alrighty...so yesterday, i left for downtown at about 11:15 so i could get there at about noon. since i was a lil early, i hung out with my sister and her coworkers fer about an hour. we chatted, drank hot peppermint chocolate, and read comic books! :)
next, i met up with abby at heaven on seven....mmmmmmmmmm! i DID try the chicken fried steak...but MAN that thing was humungous. and the gravy was like pure butter. i mean, i love butter n all, but man! i could only finish about half of it. but that gumbo soup was delicious! :D we talked about stuuuuff, laughed, and had beers. yum!
after that, we walked to the daly center for german fest! there was a kewl glassblowing tent, tons of candy, christmas ornaments, potato cakes, brats, etc. oh, and beer. but we didn't go into the beer tent, cuz there were alotta 'older' peeps there. ;) after we got a good look around, we headed over to do a lil shopping.
most importantly, after shopping, we went to The Big Downtown in the palmer house hilton for happy hour with our friends. so it was me, abby, esteban, juvy, topher, jr, and liss also stopped by. good times! beer, fries, and hot wings. they had this thing there called "the tower" where they fill this 3 foot cylinder with beer that comes with it's own tap, put it on top of it's base, and you have access to it right there at your table. i ferget how many pints it was...32 maybe? well, i had 3 glasses and a black n tan...we all talked about whatever...what they do at work, aspirations, embarrassing questions, old stories...u know, the usual :). so of course, a good time again.

changing the subject...for this, imma lil late...but here. wishful thinking mostly...and mostly things i don't necessarily need. also, i did not include the things i put on my cousin wishlist at melanie's site:

TEN things i want for the Holidays!

1. game: kingdom hearts: chain of memories - for the gameboy advanced
2. gameboy advanced sp - i don't reallly care wut color...but silver is pretty! ;)
3. game: jak II for ps2
4. game: kingdom hearts for ps2
5. dvd: inuyasha - the movie 1: affections touching across time
6. dvd: inuyasha - the movie 2: the castle beyond the looking glass
7. dvd: iria: zeiram the animation - episodes 1-6 dvd release 2004 in collectors tin
8. dvd: into the woods, original broadcast
9. dvd: Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal - Director's Cut
10. dvd: Samurai X: Reflection - Director's Cut

things that i would want, but aren't out yet...
#1. kingdom hearts II!!! man, i've been waiting for kh2 ever sinced i beat the first. i've played kh1 millions of times (mostly on melanie's *thanks!*), and i absolutely love the game, but it finished open-ended, and that kills me! hehe...and the preview for the game looks HAHT. i'm so excited. this would be my impulse buy. unfortunately, i don't think it comes out in the US until september 2005. i'm very sad. :.(.. <-those dots are tears btw. ;)

2. i can't think of anything else. at this time. kh2 is still on the brain.

things i wanted that i already know i'm getting:
1. SIMS2! maaaaan...when i got sims: makin magic, and i opened up the cd case to find a preview cd for sims2...i knew at that moment i just had to have it. having your sims age???? maaaaaan! any real sims fan had been waiting for that. truth be told, the original sims does get stale after awhile...that's why, for me at least, i get lil waves of wanting to play sims. ahhhhh...so christine is gettin me this one :). she always gets me the sims stuff ;)

2. aladdin on dvd - not only is it aladdin, it's the special edition. with bonus cds! why do i love aladdin? #1 reason is lea salonga. i love singing along. :D thanks to claudine for this one!

sooooo...all there is now to wonder is...what is my grab bag gonna get me??? they have many choices...so which one? dundunduuuuuuun! :P