today, quite unexpectedly, twiddle thumbs and i spent time with an old friend of mine whom i haven't seen in awhile. it was an emergency call. things are going bad with her relationship. i always try to avoid talking to my friends about their relationships. i just figure it's something personal and if things are going well then that's great but i don't want to hear them go on and on about how wonderful it is, and if something is amiss then that's something they should work out between the two of them because i'm not really one someone should turn to for advice. but this is bad. she was crying on the phone and so we drove over there so that she could get out of the house for awhile. we had something to drink at the coffee bean & tea leaf, walked around a large park i didn't know about, ate dinner at hugo's restaurant (surprisingly large list of vegetarian meals and accommodations made for vegans for being an omnivore restaurant). we talked and talked. good thing i brought twiddle thumbs along because she was like a therapist. bottom line, things cannot continue this way. afraid she might crack. not sure how to help. gotta figure something out and soon.

sepulveda dam recreation area