i went to lunch with my aunt. we went to our family's favorite chinese restaurant, golden city in walnut creek. it was just me and her. we had a good time. i showed her pictures of some girl and she said that her eyes were too big. then we took a picture of a guy who looked like my brother when he had long hair.

my aunt told me about how my little 15 year old cousin took his dad's lexus for a joy ride. we laughed and laughed during the whole retelling of the story but i'm sure she acted real serious when she was reprimanding little Liu. it was kind of strange being on the other side. i'm getting old. but not really.

later, my aunt slipped me an envelope filled with crisp twenties. she told me not to gamble it away.

in other news, i lost $220 at Cache Creek last night.