My Texan Friend - Brian K.

Originally, I thought Friday, July 20th was going to be a quiet/slow day for me since the day before I had to go to the USC University Hospital, USC Health Center, and I also went out with "the Taiwanese bunch" for some sushi buffet in Santa Monica. But then Brain came visit me with some delicious food from CityWok. Mark happened to be home. So we just hung out until 1 or 2ish.

Brian is a very nice, intelligent, good-looking guy. He knows what he wants and he doesn't take crap from people, and he definitely has his shit together. For those hungry singles out there who are reading this post, you may think that he sounds like a perfect husband. And yes, you are right about that; however, he is no longer in the market. =)

So we ate, we chatted, and we joked around. Before we knew it, it was early AM. There were a couple of highlights during our conversation:

First of all, I had no idea that Brian knows so much about animals. And by animals, I do not mean just domesticated pets (dogs - he's had many, cats - he currently has two, etc.) but wild animals.

Second of all, Brian gave my dog-doting/cossetting roommate an eye/mind-opening experience on how and why dogs are to be trained. I had forgotten that Brian has had many dogs before, but I was definitely glad that Mark had someone else to tell him what I have been trying to get him to even 'consider'.

Don't get me wrong though, people; Fred isn't a bad dog. There are just a handful of things about him that needs some corrections (so that Mark can have an easier life and our guests won't have to put up with Fred's aggressive behaviors as well as Mark's interpretation on why his dog behaves certain ways); however, Mark would always try to rationalize/personify Fred's behaviors and let go of those undesirable behaviors because of its small size, his love for Fred, and lack of follow-ups in general. (Mark, if you are reading this, I hope you are just as serious about it as you seemed to be that night during/after Brian was generously sharing his first-hand experience! We have been roommates for more than a year now, what's another 5.5 months of tolerating if I didn't genuinely feel that having Fred trained will do you both good?)