Real Time Writing: July 8, 2006

July 8, 2006

Real Time Writing

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ARUGH! i'm up, i'm up!

10:20 AM:

location: corvallis, oregon

my mom called asking when I was going to start driving home to newport...

i don't know.

in a few hours.

she's gonna make a lot of food!

bring friends, bring anyone

[very surprised to hear her say this because i never bring any friends home with me]

she tells me to go back to sleep

11:00 AM:

okay, i'm trying to sleep

11:00 AM:

checked weather for newport

66 degrees and sunny

[maybe i'll go lay on the beach with koda]

[i need to tan anyways]

i'm tired and have a sore throat

wake up!

no, i'm tired.

let's sleep.

11:15 AM:

time to pack up and head home

change of plans?

gonna go with some friends

[listening to jay chou - an jing]

[...you are so very far from me

and i will slowly walk away too

why do i let you choose

how and when we break up?

i really have no such talent.

i can't be this quickly silenced.

i'll learn to give you up

this is all because

i love you too much...]

[what a sad song... why do i keep listening to it?]

i listen to the leaves blow outside my window

i hear my computer's hum

its been on for a week

the light is on in my hallway

[remember you turned it on because you watched that scary movie and was scared...]

11:20 AM:

i'm hungry!

get up and pack!

go home and eat mom's cooking!

[yes! here i go]

11:45 AM:

all ready to go...

move stuff to car...

[oh, call anne because she wanted me to get some things for her]

12:00 PM:

lotion, flip flops, hoodie [check] for anne

bring all things to the car

12:05 PM:

bringing things to car...

i see khanh taking out the trash

[khanh lives in apartment 18, 4th floor]

want to goto the beach!?

right now!

i'm going by myself to visit my parents

tanning?

how long?

10 min.

30 min.

this is so random!

i walk over to matt's place because he said he will go to the beach today

no answer.

12:15 PM:

i walk home.

turn on the tv.

there is nothing on.

[watching a lady glue some horses to a wooden panel - how fun...]

12:30 PM:

knock, knock, knock

no one answers.

back down to my apartment.

[crunches... 34, 35, 36, 37...]

12:45 PM:

knock, knock, knock

come in!

let's go!

canceled tanning?

okay.

12:55 PM:

do you have your jacket?

it will be cold in newport...

cold?

[khanh goes back upstairs and gets her jacket and jeans...]

1:00 PM:

driving highway 34

listening to some andy lau songs...

1:10 PM:

driving highway 20

talk to khanh about relationships

[they're too complicated...]

2:00 PM:

location: newport, oregon

arrive in newport.

welcome to newport: oregon's friendliest...

[yeah right.. more like oregon's boringest...]

[i cant believe i lived here... how do people survive here]

[at least the weather is nice...]

you want to go shopping?

lincoln city?

okay. we can goto the outlet after we eat lunch with my mom

2:05 PM:

arrive at home.

park car.

unload things into my room.

mom, i'm home!

[introductions all around]

[khanh, mom, mom, khanh]

where's koda!?

camping?

okay.

we will stop by the camp site later, after we go shopping!

2:15 PM:

mom makes soup and noodles.

yum.

sour soup and fish and water.

ice water.

mom, khanh's vietnamese.

[mom and khanh speak in vietnamese]

[awkward for me because i never heard her speak vietnamese]

[mom asks a lot of questions...]

3:00 PM:

done eating.

dishes into sink.

i'll do the dishes when i get back!

lets go to linconln city!

tanger outlets.

[you're not going to take a break?

that was our lunch break.

pit stop, mom.]

car.

engine.

more andy lau.

drive down highway 101.

3:05 PM:

yes, we have a fred meyers here.

and a walmart.

and a safeway.

yes, thriftway too.

3:30 PM:

location: lincoln city, oregon

arrive in lincoln city.

arrive at the outlets.

looking for parking

there's no parking

[park in parking garage

tight squeeze.

so crowded here today.]

3:40 PM:

where do you want to go first?

what's here?

columbia

nautica

aeropostale

maurices

old navy

gap

coach!

lets goto coach!

[we walk around in a loop but don't really stop by any stores except for coach

we spent about 2 hours in there...]

5:00 PM:

time to leave

its getting cold anyways

do you want to go anywhere else?

are you hungry?

[there should be food at the campsite

lets wait til we get to the camp site]

we drive.

5:30 PM:

location: newport, oregon

we arrive in newport

i call my mom

[campsite location: south beach state park

take the first right when we turn into the park]

i got lost.

oh wait, i found your car, mom.

[suv, pink, lexus rx300]

5:35 PM:

introductions all around.

speaking in vietnamese.

[non-traditional camping, that's for sure...]

[a lot of home cooked meals... pre-prepared]

mmm, more soup.

soup is good, especially when its cold!

where are the kids?

where is anne?

where's koda?!

[koda is at home, dad took him home right after you left for lincoln city...]

5:45 PM:

the kids arrive back

i don't know anyone...

wait, i do.

brian

nam

dom

anne's back

elizabeth

[basketball later on?]

[where?]

[recreation center]

rec center is like 3 bucks per person to get in...

try the middle school's outdoor court...

we eat some more.

marshmallows.

beef.

pound cake.

chips.

doritos!

lays.

fire. smoke. grey.

[time for me to change my shoes.

i dont want them to get dirty!]

[flip flops in car]

6:30 PM:

there's nothing to drink except soda and beer.

i want water.

lets play some football?

catch?

okay.

7:00 PM:

lets go home.

i need to shower.

smoke.

campfire smoke. yuck.

[yay! i get to see koda too!]

7:15 PM:

arrive at home.

towels?

where are the towels?

KODA!

koda first!

[he was so excited to see me.

he wouldnt get off of me!

i miss that boy.

wow he's getting big!

it's almost his birthday!

yeap. he's 11 months old.]

shower.

8:00 PM:

mom needs groceries.

shrimp to make dumplings for us.

any thing else?

nope.

actually, stop by and pick up mail.

we goto the store.

thriftway.

its closer.

shrimp.

candy.

chips.

popcorn. kettlecorn of course.

gum.

k. lets head home

8:20 PM:

we're home.

what?

i forgot to pick up mail...

back in the car.

drive down highway 101.

picked up mail.

manager talks to me...

8:35 PM:

home.

lucky barks when i enter.

[he's a smart dog]

8:40 PM:

laptop.

aim.

what do you want to do tonight khanh?

movies.

popcorn.

24??

yes. 24.

[khanh goes over some homework while i check my email]

9:00 PM:

we begin to watch 24.

[i already watched the first 2 episides of the first season so she can catch up.]

i fall asleep half way through the 2nd episode...

[khanh continues to watch.. she finishes the first disc of season 1. now i have to catch up with her!!]