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Herein lie the stories sung of Nikhil when the world was young.

06-29-2002

I am the home video king. Video editing? No problemo.

06-22-2002

The most annoying day ever. The temperature was 92 degrees and here's a summary of what happened. Keep in mind all the car dealerships were closed.

I drop my car off for an oil-change (synthetic, mind you) and Malchorious picks me up.

We go to my place and play network Diablo 2. I play a Druid; Malchorious plays a Paladin.

The garage calls and says everything is A-OK.

Malchorious drops me off and I persuade him to come in and check out custom rims. Rimming is fun! YEAH!!! Whoops.

We go outside and his car won't start. We assume it's the PASS-KEY security on his key fob that has locked him out since the starter won't even crank.

I drive us to lunch. It is DAMN hot out.

Malchorious's car still won't start. Apparently, it is broken down.

I tried to jump his car (no, not like that, you sickos!).

It didn't work, so we called a tow truck to take it to the dealership down the street. Did I mention how hot it is?

In a last-ditch attempt before towing, we asked the guy to jump his car (no, not like that again).

It worked.

As we drove off, my car shut down (since his car had drained my battery and the AC didn't let it recharge). It was frightening when it started to shut down. My warning lights started coming on one at a time, until everything was lit up.

It looked scary, so I decided to shut off the car and restart it. BIG MISTAKE. It never restarted.

Malchorious didn't want to jumpstart mine since his battery was still charging and it would probably have killed it off again.

I'm sitting at an intersection with a dead car, no traffic light, and Malchorious stuck behind me. I don't even have enough power to run my blinkers. Malchorious turns on his hazards for me and some idiots keep pulling up behind us, expecting us to move! HELLO?!?! HAZARDS ON MEANS WE NO GO!!!

Turns out Sheriffs don't help, they just drive past. I called the station and they said because of "all the radio equipment in the cruisers, they can't jump cars". ACK!!!

We called the SAME tow-truck guy (who didn't mock us, thank god) for a jump.

We get home and I leave my car running for an hour and Malchorious shuts his off (he's been running for an hour while I've been dead).

I take a much deserved shower (after standing in 90+ degree weather, looking at engines, for most of the day).

After 2 hours of Diablo 2 (woohoo!), we go outside and his car is.... (wait for it).... (wait for it).... DEAD!

We call AAA to jump him (yes, like that. We were feeling a little frisky by now. Sickos.) since I don't want to (being afraid it might kill my car).

Turns out he needs a new battery. Ride with him to the WalMart, but it is going to take 1 hour.

I have guests coming (the Twins of Great Fame, no less), so I call my dad to give me a lift to my place.

No sooner do I pull up than my guests arrive. So much for changing into spiffy clothes ahead of time.

I had to strip down and change in my driveway. Why? Because I can. Woo-hoo!!!

Quick summary: Ack.

06-16-2002

Fathers' Day. Nothing like some golf and some coffee and dessert. Ah, yes.

06-13-2002

The ultimate day. A *long* story soon to come involving wings, girls in kimonos, beer, getting lost, and twins. ;)

06-09-2002

Make that 16 hours over 2 days.

06-08-2002

I'm now a proud owner of Diablo 1, Diablo 2 and the D2 Expansion Pack.

Finally, no more playing on other people's PCs.

Of course, I will commemorate this purchase with a 12-hour playing marathon.

06-07-2002

Three words:

Freeway
Rock
Climbing

06-06-2002

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

06-01-2002

Two fun things happened today:

First, I got out on the golf course with a friend of mine and his wife. We all did fairly poorly, but we had a lot of fun. And I only lost one ball. And I lost it in the @#$@$#@$ water. DAMN IT! We also learned that real men play from the ladies' tees.

Secondly, and much more importantly, I went to my first Japanese restaurant ever. We went to Fuji steakhouse and did the whole hibachi dinner thing. I went over the top as usual and went for Filet Mignon and Shrimp. This was the best steak I've ever had in my life! Medium-well, but so juicy it was almost melting in my mouth. Damn! Plus, the fancy knifework and dexterity of Michael "Too Long" was quite impressive, as was his Nikhilian sense of humor. For example: Nikhil: "Damn, this steak is great!" Too-Long:"I know." I just wish I could spin an egg and flip it up in the air on a spatula repeatedly while it still spins. Sigh.

But, I did catch the food he flipped up in the air in my mouth, so woo-hoo for me. This was the most fun I've ever had in a restaurant. Props to The Night Train.