this evening...

around 6pm, everyone in the office had left except for trish and i. she had just told me some good news so i offered to take her out and buy her a drink. we went to this incredibly warm and lovely italian bistro called cippolina. they have the best pizzas in the world there. i love to get their maragarita chicken pizza. the crust is so thin and the meat is so tender. i find it wonderful that the place is very elegant and yet so simple and not stuck up. it's very austin.

she and i had a good chat for an hour or so. she's such an extroordinary person. it's amazing that she's the oldest of my friends (40+) but she's the youngest in spirit and vigor. it gives me hope that age doesn't define your character.

i've been so tired lately. i worked till 1am last night. it's scary being in the office that late sometimes. it's also very un-natural feeling. jerms wants me to quit my job.

a part of me thinks it'd be nice to play housewife for awhile but another part of me knows i'd grow tired of it easily. i like challenges in my life. i guess for me, if it's not hard, then it's not real.

i'm going in for more oral surgery tomorrow morning. i'm getting an additonal gum lift. apparently the gum graph wasn't enough to fix my recession. i'm hoping it doesn't impede my day too much. i plan on doing another photography shoot with daylight. no work tomorrow. it almost feels wrong. :-)

i have to think of something to get jerms for his birthday. it's coming up in two weeks. he'll be 27, just like me. normally, i have a pretty good idea of things to get but this years i'm totally at a loss. plus, i usually buy him like 10 presents. so ten things is a lot harder than one. don't ask me why but i think it's wrong to only give one birthday present. too dull.

any suggestions?