Excerpt of email to James.

I've been backpacking with my new Osprey and boots. Pretty fun going alone, though it would awesome to go together someday. I got my 2-person half dome for us to fornicate in the wilderness in times of post-apocalyptic New Mexican World Order.

Today's lunch just sounded amazing

I was just randomly stuffing my lunchbox this morning...some hustle-and-bustle since I actually took the time to shower.

- Cajun-Cayenne, Marinated Chicken salad (Baby Spinach and Spring Mix) with Parmesan, soy bacon, and Bleu cheese dressing

- Jalapeno Smokehouse almonds

- 1 Bananner

- Pomegranate Blueberry juice

Sunshine in the mouth.

On Ventrilo...

Ryan: (interrupts): "Hey Kelvin, how do I change your voice to Paris Hilton's so I don't get annoyed as much?"

Convo with Jonathan

Just returned from seeing my family...the whole Hsia family freak show...another overwhelming family intrusion in this 8-part series in March...

Ryan: "Annnnnddd I survived chaos. I should be ready for the end of the world now!"

Jonathan: "I sure hope the end of the world is not coming anytime soon because I'm not ready for it!"

R: "Then I'll be sure to keep you posted with some insider info from the Mayans. Or the doomsdays preachers."

J: "Why, are you related?"

R: "Hey, don't question my sources!"

J: "Hey, if you know a guy, you know a guy."

R: "Yea, I met gorgeous Mayan men and doomsday preachers on Craigslist...exchanging glances and all that."

J: "Sounds...mmm....delicious...."

R: "Yes. They tasted like sunshine in my mouth."

Erotic nerdery with Warren

texting...he just returned from a business week away from his partner...he also plays an awful lot of Civilization 5...

Warren: "Can't you tell I'm horny as hell?"

Ryan: "Play some Civ 5 if you haven't jerked off yet."

Warren: "Lol."

Ryan: "And a Civ 5 match can take ALL NIGHT LONG. Can you take that, tiger?"

Lunch at Giordano Bros ...

Yesterday, with friends and my roommate Mark came along...

While I was showing off my German, my outspoken roommate interrupts,

Mark (dicking around): "Did you know that my grandfather survived the concentration camp?"

Sunshine (surprised): "Really?"

Mark: "Yea, he fell off the guard tower."
 

James's new phone number

texting...

James: I'm getting rid of my cell phone plan and will be using Skype from now on. My new number is (***) ***-****. "

Ryan: Acknowledged. Proceed with awesomeness.

James (from his other number): This is a test of said awesomeness. This is a test of said awesomeness. No action is to be taken.

Ryan: Accomplishment: None. Test succeed.

James: Request failed.

Highlights of my recent weekend

Friday: Spent 2 hours picking up my dog's poop in the backyard...hey, it's just what I do for fun...whenever I'm hungry...and locked out of the house. So basically, I was washing my parent's car and I usually leave my keys in the Prius whenever I'm pumping gas or washing it, knowing it doesn't lock me out, but when you have a 2003 Camry, fun stuff happens...and humbleness can inspire you to lead a better life.

Saturday: I had Korean bbq with Melchor. So, he and I have our own level of "decent conversation"...which involves exchanges of dick jokes and idle threats. So we went to Korean bbq and I noticed the new beard he was growing for 2 weeks and I asked, "Hey I like your beard...so how long did it take you to transplant your pubes to your chin?" He goes, "Wanna die?" I replied with a smirk, "People shouldn't threaten me with a good time."

Monday: I also didn't bring a spare change of clothes for the UNEXPECTED rain. Yesterday was high 80s.

With James

Ryan: :"How's french class going?"
James: "Stopped for a week to study for my midterms, but so far its going good now that I picked it up again
Ryan: "Cool."
James: "Labor relations and business law took priority. (laughs)"
Ryan:  "Hey, at least no paternity claims this time."

Asking Mom about credit limit...

Mom: "Son, it's good thing you asked, not letting pride get in the way."

Ryan: "Wait...what? Ohhhh, 'cuz men are stupid and prideful?"

Mom: (sighs) "Yeah."

Ryan: "Then why'd you marry one?"

Mom: "Well...you know....it's because I was desperate."

TMI. ALL THE TIME.

Some bro makes small talk

In class...

Brah: "I made out with a chick 2 nights ago."

Ryan: "Oh well, I made out with myself last night. You know, the imaginary me is quite the machine."

#GetAwayYouScum

Wine tasting with Mom + Buzz shopping

At San Antonio Winery.....trying out a Madonna Riesling.....

Ryan: "If we ever go to a bar together, this is probably as close as it gets."

At Ontario Mills...

Ryan: "What are you looking for?"

Mom: "Something to keep me warm when I go back to Shanghai?"

Ryan: "How about this micro mini skirt? Hey, you like what I got?"

Mom: "Eh......"

Ryan: "Not so much?"

Mom: "It looks okay." (shakes her head)

Ryan: "Yea, well...you don't look that great either." 

Good times.

At Owen's Bistro, Chino's biggest secret

I've been busy and this night has been one of very few nights I get to have dinner with my parents nowadays. Nevertheless, we had a blast. Let me fill you in...


Mom: "This place is really nice. We might as well celebrate Valentine's tonight."

Ryan: "Sure why not. You two got engaged PREMATURELY. Might as well!"

Ask my parents for that story. ;)

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Dad: "Ryan, would you consider moving to China with us?"

Mom: (interrupts, teases) "Why? He putting a lot of effort to get rid of us!"

Ryan: (scuffs) "Yea, all of my life's work."

At the Upland German Deli, a favorite part of town

Chit-chatting with Kristine and Edward, the owners, and I found out that they live one block away from me 

Ryan: “Hey, I live there too! You know, near the open fields and happy cows. The nearby prison is looking pretty good too!”

Reading the label on a bottle of L'il Critter Gummy Vites...

Ryan: "Parents may give each child up to two L'il Critter Gummy Vites per day. Can I have one?"

Mom: "You're not a child!"

Ryan: "Oh, so it's for you?"

To a fervent volunteer of a spiritual, recycling association

A coworker spots empty water bottles, a developing hoard, on my desk…

Margaret: “Ryan, I’ve been meaning to ask you if I could recycle those bottles for you.”

Ryan: “Oh, I recycle…in piles.” (When there’s no room left for them on my desk.)

Margaret: “I mean like I have a new use for them…repurposing. I can give them back to you tomorrow.”

(I didn’t care to ask about it but rather concede my selfish urge to dump my crap on her by replying…)

Ryan: “Oh, just keep them! They’re not very…uh…uhhhhh….personal…to me.”

Part 2

James: "Is it rape if you liked it?"

Ryan: "I dunno. Maybe you should write a children's book about it."

To an eccentric professor who is very...informative

At my psychological anthropology class, talking about the intersex movement...

Professor O'Rourke: "Jamie Curtis was intersex and had an ambiguous genitalia. They made her into a girl because...it was easy."

Ryan: "I can understand why. Excuse me if I squirm."

To someone who may be slightly insecure about their straightness

In El Cajon with James. Some guy calls him a 'faggot' from a distance...coward.

James: "Did someone just call me a 'faggot?'"

Ryan: "I heard it too, but hey, that word describes my kind of guy." ;)

James is straight.

To a cashier who takes their sweet time on you

I was preordering Dark Souls for the 360 at a Gamestop in Chino Hills. At the register, I was asked for my phone number since I was in their record, but she "forgot" it three times for...obvious reasons ;) She was friendly so I warmed up to her pretty quick.


While processing my preorder...


Cashier: "May I see your ID?" (since Dark Souls is rated M)

Is she really calling me out?

Ryan: "Yea, I put this mustache on just this morning."

We giggles and she asks for my phone number the third time which Jean-Eric, a friend, told me that was the CUE to ask for hers. Yea, if I wasn't such a lunk-head, if my favorite color wasn't 'clear' and favorite food wasn't 'mud' because that's the only food I can spell, I would have. She even "forgot" what I wanted to preorder a few times and even asked if I also wanted to preorder Rage. I paid with my debit card with the Human Rights Campaign Visa signature....probably a bad move.

I'll see her again at the release night. We'll see how it goes. ;)