Day 5 = Gym + KK

Today is Kristina's birthday. She's 29. Girl, you better live it up because the 30s are fast approaching.

I can't believe I'm older than KK. Somehow our maturity levels even out somewhere between 29-35. She's definitely one of my closest and dearest friends in el mundo and one of the few who have traveled to Arkansas with me. She's from Los Angeles, and people who ain't frum tha kuntry like to see how we people live. Well, I always lived in a brick home with plumbing, but Arkansas is a beautiful state and it does have a reputation among the outsiders. There are for sure some people living in them thar hills that rival the family in Deliverance. Never met those people. Scared to. Stay away, freaky hill people!

So KK and I met at my first day at work at ARC Systems when I moved to Austin in May 2005. We've had many nights of hanging out, drinking, karaoke, and oh the laughing. That girl is funny. I've got great friends all over this great mundo, and I'm lucky to have people like KK right in my town. In fact, she's the one laughing behind me in my profile picture for this blog. We were at a pub crawl (one of many during our friendship) and this photo was snapped at Nasty's (a bar). We've had some good times in this town. Like the time I passed out first on New Year's Eve and she took photos of me posed with a creepy doll. Then made a MySpace page for him and made him stalk me. And the time she directed a remake of Top Gun. And the time at SXSW and ACL Festivals. And the Rock n Ride bus (twice!). And "locust style." And the Gong Show (all of them). And the time she threw me a scavenger hunt birthday party. And "booyah!" And Halloween with Gangsta Bitch Barbie. And Christmas Eve at the Matzo Ball at Lucky Lounge. And Ploma and all the girls' trips. And her fancy shoes that won the contest at my Sex and the City movie premiere party. And Ghostland Observatory. And flying in Bryson's plane. And the big president heads. And "Ignition (Remix)" at Taco Bell. And "La Bamba." And the stories we've made up with random photos from the Internet. And the times at the Cloakroom and Molotov and The Red Door and Cedar Street and The Belmont and LaLa's Little Nugget and Betsy's Bar and Long Branch and just hanging at her house or mine. Ah, memories.

So tonight after work, I got in a gym workout and went to Rio Rita for some lovely infused vodka drinks to celebrate with KK and friends. When did infusing vodka become such a craze? I love you, vodka. You're, like, awesome. And I love you, KK. Happy birthday! Hope it's a great one!