Leina's birthday is coming up!

You may ask, "How could Leina's birthday be coming up? She had one just last month. ?" Astute reader, you are correct. Her birthday was indeed last month. The title of this entry should have been more precise. The celebration of Leina's birthday is coming up and that will occur at Element Lounge.

Leina has been spending her time managing her evite. Those of you who are less familiar with the evite system, it takes a lot more of your time than one would think. First, you have to go through numerous drafts to get just the right, not too friendly yet inviting tone. Then you need to come up with your guest list. Then you close your eyes and press send. Then you get busy, checking who rsvped (26 affirmatives at the moment). Then you need to see who has looked at the invitation and not rsvped (yes, you can tell). Then you need to get some of your friends who actually aren't coming to lie and say they are so that you can seem popular and inspire other people to come. Then you need to manage the shout outs, which can get complicated. Perhaps half of the rsvps currently on the evite are fake or manipulated. Be assured that Tony's rsvp is not one of them, however. Your author has very high morals and will not be manipulated.

She wrote two pages on her thesis today which was good. Only 37 left before she can hand it in and finally get her diploma, and she can play with the fonts and margins to make that even less. She's contemplating what accessories to wear with her gown but we must caution her not to dwell on that until her thesis is done.

She is lamenting the fact that Japantown was sold. "What?" you may ask. "A whole town, sold?" That was the response of a certain blogger who focuses on Leina's life. But it turns out that Japantown consists of a mall and a movie theater. So take that however you may. FYI, there is no Starbucks in Japantown.

Leina turned down cold an invitation to Yosemite in March, making some excuse about not wanting to be a third wheel. She might want to realize how much easier it is to ride a tricycle than a bike, especially when you are not moving.

This past weekend she went shopping and bought an umbrella that was orange. Why she wanted an orange umbrella is anyone's guess. But she will stand out in a crowd. She also came out to Berkeley and made, then consumed, a large plate of nachos and drank a strong margarita. There is some concern that Pepsid is no longer as effective asit once was in hiding the visual signs of her alcohol intake. Come February 18, we will find out if that is true!