BACKTRACK
Forgot to mention all the other fun I've had since last Thursday...

Thursday
Turns out I only had dinner with one Mock Trial Coach... but had a lot of fun driving out to Huntington Beach and ate great food.

Friday
Out w/ Mr. Narumi to Tony Romas... ate like a king. (Not that I'm a guy, but I sure do eat like one. It's scary... had a 7 ounce steak and half a rack of ribs.) We also watched 25th Hour, starring Caroline's hubby Edward Norton. Once again, another amazing performance by Eddie. Pretty good movie, but like Caroline said, "Too many references to 9-11!"

Saturday
The wonderful Fullerton Speech and Debate Invitational where I judged my brains out. Scored dinner that night w/ Tony at Outback. (Yes, I've been eating a lot of steak... Gabby swears I'm on the Atkin's Diet without even trying.)

Sunday
Judged some more... laughed at the semi-finalists that Nermin, Gabs and I had to judge. Sad thing about that is, the speeches were supposed to be dramatic, not humorous! As Gabs and I later concluded, the two of us sealed the fate of those competitors... so sad. Haha, like Gabs and I, an extemper and an OO-er, really know anything about DI. By the end of the night, I got that same feeling I used to get after a long tournament. It's that feeling of being soooo horribly exhausted that you don't even have the energy to lift your hand to your mouth to put food in... forget about finding the energy to chew and swallow! I somehow managed to conjure up enough energy to spend a nice dinner with Gabs, Vero, Lauren, Paul, and Smitti and then drive the girls home. All in all, it was nice to play "Captain" for a day, even if I'm not really a captain anymore. Like I always say, I'll always care for the team. They made me so proud... 10 breaks into semi-finals. I love the novice kids, they're so cute!

Monday
Had lunch with Mr. Ashbran, Gabs, and Pablo. Haha, Mr. Ashbran is still the same. Goes off on random tangents, but that's why we love him. Also had a heart to heart w/ Pablo. So proud of him, our Pablito has grown up... he has reassured me that there are still good guys out there.

Tuesday
The Getty.