The snake is notoriously tempting...

... But the snake is fair
What is worse than not knowing?
To live or disappear?
~Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli - The Serpentine Offering

I just got back from seeing Pirates 3. It was a lot better then I expected. I had heard a lot of bad reviews and it had kind of soured me. However, I felt it was a decent conclusion to the series, although a bit long.

In other news, I finished my class last week and took my final on Friday. I passed both the written and pour exam with flying colors. Now I just have to find a job. I followed up on a tip that the bartender Donna at my local passed along, but it didn't go over too well. They did take my name and number but I doubt I'll hear back. Perhaps I'll follow up again after I've made a few more rounds. There really aren't that many bars here in Alameda, so I'll have to branch out into Oakland and SF. It'd be nice to have something close tho for the commute.

Other then that, I haven't been doing much. I went to Death Guild for a few hours last Monday and hung out at the Rockit Room on Fri. The Rockit Room is where my instructor tends bar at so it's pretty laid back, plus students drink for free. I've started hanging out at a little hole in the wall down on the corner of Santa Clara and Park St. It's a little dive bar called The Lost Weekend... IMO one of the best bar names ever. They've got friendly staff, generous pours and comp a lot of drinks. It turns into kind of a rockabilly bar on the weekends I understand, but it was hella dead this weekend. Almost everywhere was, it being a holiday weekend and most people were out of town. Yeah, it's got a cool vibe tho, they've got lava lamps everywhere (43 total) and old retro TVs that just have snow on them. Mostly radio for music, but they do DJs and live bands every month or so.

Blah, I don't know what else to say. I've got to head up to Concord to drop off my old phone charger at my old job and pickup my final expense check. I'll do that tomorrow I guess. I've got to pay some bills tomorrow as well. Maybe I'll try and get that done by early afternoon then I can wander around Alameda and drop off resumes and fill out apps. My mom is still in town, I think we are going to Berkeley on Thurs but I'm not sure. I don't really need anything from there, but I could go check out some bars or something while she does whatever.

Also, my keypad went out on my Hermes (Cingular 8525), so I had to pickup a replacement phone yesterday. Fucking Cingular and their refusal to insure PDA phones... Anyway, I have a phone again and got my numbers transferred over.