President's Day Weekend Update

Since I've been sick for the past week, I didn't really have the energy for a crazy long weekend. Instead, I spent most of it lounging about in my pj's, watching DVDs and playing sudoku.

Friday
I can not for the life of me remember what we did on Friday night. Maybe watched some telly? I really have no clue.

Saturday
We ran some errands - went to Costco, got my oil changed. That reminds me: all those reports you hear about chains like EZ Lube and Jiffy Lube ripping you off - they're true. The "mechanic" who was helping us at EZ Lube was trying to convince me to get my 30,000 mile tune-up. He spews some bullshix about how it's normally over $500 but since it's President's Day Weekend, he'll give me 30% off. He proceeds to show me on this ancient computer screen (still running DOS, I think) and he's adding up all the different services. For some reason he thinks I'm either blind or illiterate because he adds in no less than three oil change services. He has multiple charges for the same service and shows me the total - a whopping $578. Then he's like, "Now lookie here, I'm gonna give you a discount" and he just removes all the duplicated services. The total drops down to $468. Do people actually fall for tricks like that? I mean, come on! Why wouldn't he just take off 30% if that's the deal he was offering? Anyway, I think it's fine to go to those chains for oil changes because they're fast and convenient. But even if they say your car will explode if you don't get something fixed right then, do NOT believe them! Take it to a real mechanic and always get a second opinion.

After that we went back home and watched Office Space. I LOVE that movie. My favorite part is the beginning when they're all stuck in traffic. Ron Livingston's character (Peter Gibbons) keeps trying to switch lanes b/c he sees them moving, but every time he does this his lane stops and the lane he used to be in starts moving. Don't you hate that? If you haven't seen this, or even if you watched it a long time ago, you have to rent it.

We also stopped by the promenade and I bought some jeans at GAP. They weren't exactly what I wanted, but I bought them anyway b/c I think they minimize the enormity of my ass.

Sunday
Went to the dutch town, Solvang. I hated it as much as the first time
I went. I thought that maybe I'd like it more now that I'm an adult
and not stuck on a bus with 50 Chinese tourists for two weeks, but no, the town still sucks. It's just a big tourist trap. Everything is overpriced and there's nothing to do or see. I did end up buying a new teeny, tiny glass piggy for my collection, but that's it. We bought a couple danishes to go and they were good, but nothing spectacular. I'm sure VJJ could make something better. Don't be fooled by this cute picture. It's not worth the two-hour drive.

Monday
We caught a morning showing of Music & Lyrics. It's a sappy, run of the mill romantic comedy. It wasn't a great movie by any means, but we both enjoyed it. It's an easy movie to watch and makes you happy. Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are both totally adorable.