i'm working for the cash machine

- we have yet another PA here. it's nice having someone to help out with runs, but i also miss driving a little. even though it's encouraging that they want to give me more responsibilities and integrate me more into the office stuff, i get really stir-crazy if i'm stuck in the bungalow too long.

- my guy friends really want to do this. seems kind of cool, but also a little scary. i wouldn't want someone stalking me, trying to "kill" me, even if it was just with water.

- women's figure skating finals were kind of crazy yesterday. we were all sitting in the living room, along with mer's two friends from home, shouting and groaning every time someone did a jump. the japanese girl did deserve to win though, because she was the only one with both solid jumps and grace. and "nessun dorma" was the perfect song to choose, not only because pavarotti sang it at the opening ceremonies, but also because it ends with the words "i will win," for goodness sake.

- mv told me that last night nicole said, "thuy-van had better be drinking at my wedding. i didn't get an open bar for her not to drink anything." ha! it looks like this wedding is shaping up to be pretty crazy. and it'll be the first time that i'll see my family in like six months, probably the longest i've ever been away. i can't go skiing with them in march, which is sad, but at least i KNOW that i'll be going to the wedding, since the movie's supposed to be coming out that weekend, and there is no choice for us but to be done. i've started working seven days a week, and we're pumping things out like crazy, so hopefully all this labor will be worth it.