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things i did this weekend while my girlfriend was in vegas watching strippers:

made 3 cd’s worth of music for my brother’s wedding–over three hours of music for the reception. you have your standard wedding fare (at least standard at any wedding where my family is involved) of funk, disco, hip-hop, and oldies, and then there’s the stuff for the bride–music you’d find on dawson’s creek, buffy, or movies like serendipity and bounce. eeek.

i went to a karaoke store in the valley to try and find a song that i’m supposed to sing at my brother’s wedding in the right key. alas, it was not to be found. so i had to buy a karaoke machine so that i could change the key. sound crazy? yeah, well, i can’t suck at my brother’s wedding. and it’s easier to buy the sucker and perhaps return it after i’m done using it.

then, it was back over the hill to century city mall to get some grub. thought about seeing a movie, realized that 5 pm is the wrong time to try and get a ticket (1/2 an hour late for the 4:30, 2 hours early for the 7 pm show), so i walked around for a bit, drooled over furniture in restoration hardware, the suits at bloomingdale’s, the new gadgets at the rand mcnally store. two hours wasted and it was time to head off again.

i ended up at movies and more (our local movie rental place; i refuse to go to blockbuster) and rented drumline, bringing down the house, and real women have curves. nothing more to say about them really, except i watched them all in one sitting, and didn’t go to bed til 3 in the morning.

sunday i woke up, didn’t go to the gym like i planned, watched 2 episodes of trading spaces that i’d tivo’d the night before, and went to costco. i usually won’t go on the weekends because it’s so nucking futs there, but i figured i wasn’t in a hurry so it wouldn’t be so bad. the maneuvering around all the people sucked, but all the checkstands were open, so i was in and out in about 1/2 an hour. then i dropped by the optometrist’s office, was able to get a contact lens examination, got my new prescription, and decided to go look at glasses at lens crafters in westside pavillion.

got there, was sidetracked by the “everything must go!” sign on the walking co.’s storefront, and spent a good 45 minutes trying on shoes. i bought 2 pairs of boots that i didn’t really need but were SO comfortable and cheap i couldn’t pass them up.

then i went and picked up a couple of things for jozjozjoz, including new socks, cuz hers were HORRIBLE! and closed down the mall.

all told, i spent over $500 this weekend. sheesh. and people wonder why my girlfriend is in charge of all the credit cards.