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Oh, screw it. Let me tell you a little bit about my commute on Monday. After a long day at work, I left with high hopes of going home and zoning out and killing some Ravaged Corpses. I have two options for getting home: taking the Muni, or taking the bus. Usually in the afternoon iI take the Muni train, because it’s much faster. But there was such a GINORMOUS crowd on the platform that I decided to climb the stairs and take the bus. Naturally, the bus was jam-packed full of people too. Whatever. I made my way to the back of the bus, where I stand directly in front of THAT GIRL. She was sitting next to her friend, with another guy next to her, and another guy standing. THEY WERE TRASHED. At 5:30pm on a Monday? Ok, that’s cool I guess. But they would not shut the hell up!!

“DOES ANYONE WANT SOME JAGER??”
“OH MY GOD, WASN’T IT SOOOOOOOOO FUNNY THAT ONE TIME…”
“HEY, THIS GUY SHOULD COME PARTY WITH US! YEAH!!”

This was a full bus, mind you. It made me want to destroy them. I started fantasizing about all the different ways to hurt them. Then I decided it would just be funnier to take pictures of them and make fun of them on the Internet.

So here’s to you, Drunk On Jager Crew. I salute you for being Giant Assholes on public transportation. Hooray! You made at least 40 enemies that day.

[09:38] john: veronica, if i know you as well as i think i know you, and with how obsessive you get when it comes to video games, you will end up dead or something if you play this game
[09:39] veronica: it’s too late, i’ve already started
[09:39] john: you will drive yourself insane

Bring it on.

Last night I had the very fortunate opportunity to see Sigur Ros. The best part was that I didn’t even know I was going until the day before (shout out to Lexi and Zane on that bit!). It was my third time seeing them, and the Paramount Theatre in Oakland is simply stunning. I only had one complaint: the dude sitting behind me insisted on playing drums on his lap the entire time. *Slap slappity slap slap!* was all I could hear coming from my right hear for the entire show. I finally turned around and said “Could you pleaaaase stop tapping the drum parts on your lap?!” He stopped… sort of. Ruined the immersion for me (whoa…. immersion? I’m sounding like my Critical Listening teacher from college).

They did end with Track 8 from ( ) though, which made it all better.

A side story to this tale is that Naomi spilled the entire contents of a Coke bottle into her suede purse, ruining almost everything inside, including her cell phone. So today we’re going down to the Cingular store, where I will show her a phone that doesn’t suck and can withstand the beating she generally gives her gadgets.

Oh, and I bought World of Warcraft yesterday. I’m a Level 4 Undead Warlock, and I’m playing in Crushridge if anyone is interested in stopping by. My name is Imriela. The guy at the Apple store looked at me and said “Don’t plan on leaving your house anytime soon.” Awesome.

*I did not take that photo. It’s from Google images, I just resized it. I felt weird taking my camera out.

Last night was the first Bay Area Engadget Reader Meet-Up. This is how I got my friends to go:

Veronica: “Change in plans. We’re going to the Engadget party.”
Naomi: “Will there be alcohol present?”
Veronica: “Probably, nerds love to get drunk.”

And so we made our way to a non-descript warehouse in the Mission. I knew I was in for a treat when I noticed the Segway parked inside. I managed to obtain a t-shirt based on the promise to Ryan that I would wear it to the CNET offices and take my picture. We’ll see about that!

It was there that I met Julian and Noelle from Escape My Head. We chatted for a bit, and then I realized that I probably had enough to drink when I asked Julian if he went to school locally, and he answered “No, Colorado actually.” Then I said “Oh, you commute?” Sorry, guys. I should have known you were joking. *sigh*

The crowning glory of the evening was Jeremiah winning the OQO model 01+. And yes, you owe me big time for:
1. Inviting you.
2. Making you get a raffle ticket.

You can repay me by fixing my bike!
More pictures on the Flickr account.