i finally got my car back on tuesday afternoon. during the early portion of tuesday, i was productive - as i was not at all productive on monday. siobhan and i went to michaels in lynnwood, and then spent a long time at 99 ranch - asian grocery superstore. siobhan made note of the wide aisles, so that on a busy day, all the shoppers would not be pressed against one another. it was beautiful. the store was all nice and new and smelled good - no weird food smells. i'm adding 99 ranch to my list of happy places, right up there with best buy, target, and ikea. i could spend hours there.

also on tuesday, our volleyball team, 3 ugly ones [questions about the team name may be directed to one of our team captains, ryan] had a potluck dinner celebration for a fun and fairly successful season. we ate japanese chicken curry, teriyaki meatloaf, asparagus, veggie platter, a pork dish, thomas kemper soda, and chocolate cupcakes with mint chocolate chip ice cream. 'twas a feast. then we played apples to apples - a fun word association game. i have a feeling that not everyone was as enthused by the game as i and some others were. but that's ok, in my mind i like to think that everyone had fun. there were some awkward patches though...i think we were maybe a little confused about social interaction rules outside of volleyball.

on a different note, the oc is great. great, i tell you. as are all the other shows i watch :D