one day away ...

on any given week, thursday is usually the highlight of my week. thursdays are dynamite nights. at dynamite, i enjoy the bar in the way a bar should be enjoyed. no waiting in lines ... no cover ... no waiting for drinks, which are cheap and strong ... great crowd ... and most of all GREAT music. i don't think a bar experience could get much better. yeah, there's the fact that i usually i roll solo, but i've gotten used to that ... and over time, i've met some randoms whose company i enjoy for a night and some regulars whose company i enjoy weekly ... and of course it helps when the regulars are hot (ie. the one on the right).

even better, every once in awhile, i get lucky and meet some down girl and get her number. so far, those numbers haven't gotten me anywhere ... but i'm keeping some hopes alive.

but i digress ... no dynamite tomorrow. tomorrow marks the first time in 2006 that i'll be in california on a thursday night but not at dynamite.

but my reason for missing it is more than worth it. tomorrow afternoon/evening, i leave for palm springs. every year for father's day weekend, my family (20-30 of us) heads to palm springs for an extended weekend, and we have the times of our lives. we don't really do anything special ... but we're together, and it's awesome. every year after palm springs, we already anticipate the next year's trip. this trip/weekend isn't a family reunion because i see almost all these people at least once a month, but i don't really know what else to call it ... family tradition, i guess.

we have a time share there and get four units for the weekend. the kids takeover one and madness ensues. two tvs, an xbox, a gamecube, a snes, a dreamcast, a ps2, two turnables, beer, junk food, and of course blasting music.

the time is filled with laziness, good food, and most importantly the company of my family.

the high point of the weekend ends up being saturday when everyone piles in the kids' unit and simply spends quaility time together. one of my aunt's always manages to come up with some silly games ... and that mixed with my already crazy family makes for an ENTERTAINING night, to say the least.

of course, the cousins manage to get in our time too. every night, we take over one of the many jacuzzis in the resort, and just chill ... music playing, beers in hand, chatting about anything from relationships to music to religion to lakers ... and there's always a mention of everyone eventually living on the same street when we grow up.

i can't explain it ... but it's GREAT!

one day away ...