Andrea unwell, but still willing to meet up with me quickly!

I called Andrea at 7:45 (while discussing BEATMANIA / piano / violin / lessons with Corey) to see whether she was still up for having coffee tonight. Turns out she was driving when I called, so best not to answer the phone then. When she called me back at 8, she mentioned that she was starting to feel a bit unwell, but she didn't mind meeting up with me quickly. Of course she didn't want to stay out too late because of her scratchy throat - all these little things are going around, for sure. Before you all castigate me for making her go out when she's sick, she's generally healthy (like me), and it was just the start and not something full-blown. She says she was going to call me last night, but got distracted. That's fine, since I was chilling with Billie and her parents last night in Coquitlam!

She came by about an hour later, and we had trouble deciding where to go: Blenz? Boston Pizza? White Spot? Somewhere else? Finally, I decided on Boston Pizza - I like that place, haha. Ordered a chocolate lava cake to share, and a spinach salad (also with eggs / bacon / mushrooms) for myself. We discussed some impatient idiot (who apparently looked like a hardcore biker dude) she encountered at City Square, who told her that not knowing how to use stamps was a sign of mental illness! (the validation people were all standing around with blank looks on their faces when her stamp wouldn't apply properly the first time...) She told him that impatience was also a sign of such... afterwards, the jabronie still looked at her and said something about how people needed to get home to their families. Right, like ONE SECOND would have made a difference, Mr. Key-Tapper?! I'd probably have done the same thing as she did - stupid people!

I told her exactly how I felt about Mr. Creep, and why - she says it's good that I love the children and am concerned about newcomers. No, I don't feel that way about certain other people - they are NOT icky, and I think I can trust them! She told me a new bit of information: his family's supposedly in Langley, so he can't come every Sunday... GOOD! I DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM! Discussed Bible Study, Richie, grandmas, Jon / Harmony, her and Chuck's wedding date being the day before Jon and Harmony's anniversary, the Sunday Dinner combined with the Oilers game, Chuck's mom, my feeling awkward if I were to join the women's group NOW even if it was at Karmie's, my teaching Sunday School, Auntie Ying's limitations, mice, money, the Canada Line, her refusing to let me pay, Eric listening to my ranting on various subjects (what a gift!), her and Chuck's wedding planning, and Elaine and Matt in agricultural China.

Elaine knew that it would be the last time she'd see her grandfather, so made sure to spend lots of time with him before leaving, saying her final words and suchlike. Andrea says the funeral was pretty good - a celebration of his life, and not too sad. His friends at the Thunderbird Centre sang AULD LANG SYNE in Mandarin or something, haha. When I got home, I figured that I should start preparing for Sunday School. Then I heard firecrackers outside in the rain.... great, the Halloween madness starts now. Yay.

Coquitlam sleepovers rule! (Comixed, Not Always Right, Once Upon A Win, and more!)

Finally got to Billie's at around 4:30 or 5, and told her that the West Coast Express was fairly comfortable, even if it did only go one way. Means I'll have to take the 160 tomorrow, but that's fine. She was amused by the gifts I gave her (#20 Bathroom Reader / CITY OF BONES / AN ECHO IN THE BONE), and said her brother Bahman would like the habanero hot sauce - he did, actually. Apparently, it has great flavor, haha. Also gave her some mooncake - all that made my knapsack less heavy, which is good!

Bahman made some homemade pizza, which totally rocked. It was indeed more user-friendly, as advertised by Billie yesterday on the phone. Talked briefly to her parents, and showed Tara (mom) the wedding photos from Jon and Harmony's nuptials right before she went to bed. Showed Billie the pictures of Grandma / Great-Aunt / Cousin Eric, too. We watched random TV shows, but mostly Friends and Seinfeld on the W Network. Also watched Futurama (Fry is his own grandfather?!) and a rerun of a Simpsons Halloween special featuring paintings and scary stories.

Of course, we surfed the Internet too: Facebook (pirate language! / status comments / quizzes and results / stupid new groups layout / deleting people or unfriendings / notifications / groups arbitrarily changing their name so I left it / photos), People Who Always Have To Spell Their Names For Other People, LJ, glitches, Comixed, Once Upon A Win (Epic Wins from Childhood), ROFL Razzi, Not Always Right, InsaneJournal, Blogthings, a Facebook Choir video, and more. Discovered that Teresa had unfriended me or deleted her account again - it's happened before! Talked about the broken E key on her laptop keyboard, her friends Sean, Patrick, Riley, Matt, Samantha, Fuji (who's half-Japanese), and others. Discussed Shaina, Megan, Austin being a "douchefag," poor Rodrigo, perverted Chris, Nexopia, Ryan, Allan, Jairus, MSN conversations, emails, and other people she knows too. I told her that Nathan was actually in London now, and of course she was jealous!

You Are Yellow

You are the brightest person in the crowd, and you stand out every place you go. You are incredibly charismatic. You are truly joyful, and people like to be close to your happiness. You have a strong, positive effect on others. You are very memorable. A lot of people know you, and even those who you haven't seen you in years remember you well. You are often as happy as you seem, but sometimes you fake it a little bit. You know people are counting on you to lift them up... and you don't want to let them down.

What Color of the Rainbow Are You?

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