mama said there'd be days like this.

after an exceptionally long day at work, the way this evening panned out couldn't have been better. observe:

1.) i caught up with one of my favorite people ever (and i don't use the phrase "favorite people ever" lightly) on the phone on my way home from work rendering the negative power of commuting through traffic useless.

2.) my dinner consisted of left over supermarket sushi, a bowl of popcorn (lightly seasoned with lawry salt), and some croutons accompanied with a big glass of ice water - just what i was in the mood for - oh, and a few episodes of 30 rock in an attempt to finish season 3 before season 4's debut tomorrow.

3.) made plans to watch aforementioned debut and have pretty much been smiling ever since.

4.) went downtown - couldn't find a parking space anywhere near 4th street, so i parked far away and had a peaceful walk through sky scrapers and car garages. unlike in the other big city i've lived in recently, there were no cat calls or scary people lurking in the alleys. note to self: must find more excuses to walk around downtown soon.

5.) went to fado's irish pub to watch the united states - costa rica world cup qualifier. (the u.s. tied things up in stoppage time off of a beautiful corner kick knocking costa rica out of the running and moving honduras up!)

6.) and now i'm off to fall asleep to a new book of poetry i picked up this weekend.

all in all - a rather nice evening.