(B) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Rowling, 2005)
Grade: A+

No spoilers here, but if anyone really wants to talk to me about it hehe email me at rent79life@hotmail.com or IM me at rent79br8t. I will just say that I think it's one of the better books, but i think only because it's nearing the end of the series. It's not as good as 4, better than 5. I'll have to see after I read it again b/c I thought 5 was really good when I read it the first time. But I read it before 6 and found that it wasn't as good as I remembered.

I can't wait til the next book. It's gonna be great!

(O) Waiting for the 7th Harry Potter book for another 2 years (Rowling 2005)
Grade: F

(G) Garbage (7/27/05, Pacific Ampitheatre) Grade: A+
Amaaazing. Seriously.. Shirley Mansen is such an energetic and charismatic performer. Did I mention she is soooo smokin' hot? And she gets bonus points for dissing Jessica Simpson. She said something along the lines of: "Thanks for being here tonight, and not at that f**king Jessica Simpson show. They might not play us on the radio as much, and I might not be as young or cute anymore, but I can guarantee you I'm a way better shag." Buyaka! And that's why she rocks.

(G) Hot Hot Heat (7/27/05, Pacific Amp) Grade: B-/C+. Energetic background music at best, we were all wondering when their set was going to be over and Garbage was going to go on. The lead singer looked like a mix between Carrot Top and a pirate.

(O) Orange County crowd at the Pacific Amphitheater. Grade: F. OC people suck. Sat in front of obnoxious OC-ers who originally took our seats and didn't even apologize for it. And talked on their cell phones throughout the performances. Rude! And why do they all try so freakin' hard to look cool?

Having a mini-migraine - F

This has got to be the most annoying pain ever. It's not like I can do anything magical to make it go away. It's just a nagging little pain that comes and goes throughout the day. I feel like Arnold in Kindergarten Cop. I'm just waiting for one of the little kids that I work with to say, "it might be a tumor." Then I can say yaaaaa it's not a tumor, it's just HAAAAAAAAAAAT, hahaha, like me, Go Vatch Jingre All Da VAY!!!. Yeah but seriously this sucks.

Not gonna ruin it for anyone, but I can't wait until the next Harry Potter book comes out. It's gonna be soo good. I'm just saying.

Red Tide (Newport Beach, CA Friday night) Grade: D
After hearing from co-workers and also the radio DJ’s talking about the Red Tide at the beach I thought it’s be a good idea to head down with Dorkus and two of her friends to check it out. As we arrived surrounded by guys with their windows rolled down hanging out the window with their music on loud and girls “Like.. Oh my GOSH!” walking around Sharkee’s and other “kill me if I end up here and single” locations, we discovered that the Red Tide was no more. YES! IT WAS AWESOME!

Later that night…

So You Think You Can Dance (TV Show) Grade: F
What a piece of crap! American Idol producers, you have FAILED with creating new and entertaining and exciting “reality” television!!

Hollywood Bowl w/ Fireworks (Classical Music in the Park) Grade: A
It’s wonderful when you can bring your own food and alcohol to an event and enjoy music under the open sky and get fireworks to boot!! Firework show was only 3 minutes but it was impressive.
(Walk up to the Hollywood Bowl carrying a cooler – Grade: F-)

Basquiat (MOCA) Grade: B
I have always been interested in Basquiat. His artwork is interesting. Current musician Joseph Arthur does similar types of work and I’ve always found them interesting. I am sure I don’t “get it”, but it looks so easy and yet I am sure I could never create anything like it. There was a lot to look at it and the amount of time it would have taken to really read and see everything could take hours. I just looked at it all and thought about which one’s I thought looked “the coolest” cause I know jack squat about art. Got to see Lucy Lui and Sandra Oh too boot!

Crepes At The Grove (Los Angeles) Grade: A+
Uhhhh…. I was soooo hungry and this was sooooooooooooooooo yummy!!!

Hollywood Blvd (Hollywood, CA) Grade: A
Gellato… Storm Troops! Darth Vador! Chucky! Freddie Krueger! Jason! Zoro! and more. Also, BACON WRAPPED HOT DOGS!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy asian people taking their picture at the Britney Spears star and Nicole Kidman star and somebody acting like they were pooping on Ryan Seacrests Star.. WONDERFUL!!!!

Some random thoughts for the week:

- Why is it so hot? Yuck, yuck, yuck.

- I hate ants.

- Recently I decided not be such a movie snob and watch more mainstream "popular" films. I have to say though it is not working out well for me. Now adays going to the movies is so expensive (usually ranging from $8 to $10 dollars) that the film better be worth it in the end. Of the last five films I have seen in the theatre I only really liked one. How depressing is that.

- I was talking to Pigern about the type of movies I like and I tried to break it down by percentages. It went like this - 25% for mainstream popular films i.e. Happy Gilmore, Wedding Crashers, Anchorman; 25% for indie/documentary/other films i.e. anything I see at Laemmle's; 50% for foreign i.e. anything not U.S.

(M) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (2005, Tim Burton) Grade: A-

Thoughts: Apparently many people are making comparsions between this version and the 1971 Willy Wonda and the Chocolate Factory. I don't think you can compare the two. This is not a remake of the Willy Wonda film but another interpretation of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The film is not Oscar worthy but it was entertaining and Freddie Highmore's role as Charlie Bucket was on the money. Johnny Depp as Willy Wonda was a bit strange and creepy unlike Gene Wiler's Willy Wonda who was more insane yet caring. In addition, Tim Burton did a wonderful job creating a whole new world with the chocolate factory and the Bucket's home much like what he did for Edward Scissorhands. The only real downside for me was the lame Willy Wonda back story they built into the script.

(M) Me and You and Everyone We Know. (2005, Miranda July)Grade: C-

Thoughts: I had read and heard this movie was suppose to be good ... right up my ally of indie films. Boy was I mislead. Within the first 20 minutes of the film, Richard Swersey (John Hawkes), one of the main characters, had set his hand on fire while Christine Jesperson (Miranda July), the other main character, and her elderly passenger are having a moment of silence for a goldfish that is about to die, I thought to myself "Should I get up and walk out?". Well I didn't but the film never got any better. One of the biggest problems I had with the movie was the use children in sexual situations. There is the 6-year old boy on Internet sex chatrooms or the 14-year old girls talking to a 30-year old man about dirty sex positions. I don't believe you have do something shocking/disturing just to call your film indie. It was like the director Miranda July felt it was not enough just to be indie but be shock value indie. At the end of the movie a character is asked what he is doing and his response was "Passing the time." and that's all this movie did. Addendum:I spoke to my cuz and read Pigern's review of this film and did some more thinking and maybe I missed the point to the film. I might have to give it an additional viewing but only on DVD.

Passing the USMLE (National Board of Examiners 2005)
Grade: AAAAA+++++++++++

HELL FREAKIN YEAH!!!! I passed!! I passed!! I seriously feel like I got into med school all over again. This is a great feeling and I haven't felt this way in so long! It's refreshing. The USMLE is the boards all M.D.'s have to take. Being a D.O. and passing the USMLE makes you more competitive because they can measure you against M.D.'s. I don't HAVE to pass these boards, but it is to my benefit if I do. Passing is usually a score of 182...(I can't remember out of how much) and a percentage of 75%.

My score: 207 Percent: 84%

I called my mom and told her to check the mail. She said she would call me back with my score. When she called she asked, "What's passing?" and I told her 182. And she's like you got an 84. And i'm like um...are you sure it's not a 184?? And she was like no it's an 84. And I'm like is it the percent? and she's like yes 84% whew!! then she told me my score.

Freakin awesome! I almost don't care about the hot scorching 2 hour drive I have to make to Fontana without A/C! What a wonderful day!

Why is it so hot?

And why do I hate that Hustle and Flow commercial so much? The one that has the chick singing, "It's hard out here for a pimp." !!!!!!!!

Is anyone planning on seeing this movie by Gus Van Sant about the 'Last Days' of Kurt Cobain??

(M) Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong. (2004, Ian Taylor) Grade: C-

Thoughts: A look into how martial arts and Hong Kong film-making have changed the way Hollywood has produced their films i.e. Kill Bill and Quentin Tarantino. There was nothing ground breaking in this documentary at all. If anything I think this was more of a "Hong Kong Films for Dummies". The only good thing I got out of the whole 55 minutes was watching interviews from Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo and of course Bruce Lee.

(M) Stage Beauty. (2004, Richard Eyre)Grade: C+

Thoughts: When the moive was originally released, it came out to some positive reviews. Unfortunately, I could not agree. It was pretty entertaining but there was something missing, they could have done so much more with the movie. I did not buy the relationship between Edward "Ned" Kynaston (Billy Crudup) and Maria (Claire Danes). It just felt unrealistic which is funny because in real life Billy Crudup left his 8 month pregnant wife for Claire Danes so go figure. The concept of the film, a man who plays a woman is out of the job when women start playing their own roles which use to be outlawed in England, is interesting though.

(M) Mong Bat Liu (Lost In Time). (2003, Tung-Shing Yee) Grade: A-

Thoughts: After watching 4 or 5 bad Chinese films it is always great to come across a gem. Lost In Time is definately one of them. Soon to be wed Siu Wai (Cecilia Chung) discovers her bus driving fiance Ah Man (Louis Koo) is killed in an accident. She decides to continue raising his five year old son (from his last marriage) and take over his bus driving career. Enter Dai Fai (Ching Wan Lau), a cowoker of her fiance, who helps Siu Wai adjust to her new job. Eventually the two fall in love and it is so sweet and heart wrenching all at the same time. I love my romantic sap and this has loads of it.

(M) Dear Frankie. (2004, Shona Auerbach ) Grade: B+

Thoughts: A sweet and endearing film about a mother and her son. Note I said mother and son NOT mother and hot hunky man. At first I thought the film was going to be a romantic drama but I was wrong. Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) is a single mother raising her deaf nine year old son Frankie (Jack McElhone) with the help of her mother. Lizzie informs Frankie his dad is at sea which explains why he is never home and the only way to reach him is through letters, hence the title of the movie "Dear Frankie". Unknown to Frankie the letters are actually written by his mother and when the ship his "father" is on lands in their port, Lizzie realizes she has a huge problem on her hand. With the help of her coworker she get a stranger (Gerard Butler) to pose as the dad for a day. The acting is strong all around and the scenes of Ireland are amazing. The ending really puts the whole film in place and just breaks your heart but in a good way.

Devil's Playground (2002, Documentary - Lucy Walker) Grade: C


This was about some of the Amish kids who go through the process called Rumspringa where when they turn 16 they are allowed to enter the world outside their personal community and experience what the rest of America experiences (smoking, drinking, drugs, sex, electricity, etc.). They then choose whether to stay a part of the outside world or to come back to the Amish community, commit their lives to the church and get married, have children, and go to heaven. I really am glad that the kids have a choice in all this. Though it's sorta a choice with consequences. If they choose to not join the church they are considered dead by the community and their parents and are never spoken to again. So, though it's not a completely free of restriction choice, it's not forced upon them which I like. The documentary follows a couple kids going through this process. It's interesting to watch and only about an hour and fifteen minutes long. It could have been shorter even and you wouldn't have lost anything.

(A) "Precious" by Depeche Mode (from the forthcoming album, Playing The Angel) grade: A

OK, so I've only listened to this song about 1.5 times, but I've concluded that it's definitely a great song. It's kind of a mellow song, and has kind of an old DM feel to it. The music is great (I need to listen to the lyrics more before I can comment on them). Oh yes, can't wait for the new album and tour!

(A) oh yeah, and new Mariah single, "Shake It Off", grade: A (of course)

a little late, but whatevs:
(O) weekend with FTC homie and her sis in SF: awesome :)
i just wish i could have gotten loaded/wasted/shit-faced/stupid/wicked/toasted/hammered with y'all, but i had to drive :'( public trans next time.

Capturing The Friedmans (2003, Andrew Jarecki - Documentary) Grade: B



Jewish father (Arnold Friedman) of 3 boys and public school teacher has a little problem with child pornography. After the police in his town discover this, they investigate children in his after school home taught computer class. Whether students voluntarily admitted to being molested and raped, or whether they were somehow coerced is not set in stone. Though the extent of the charges against the father of this family are probably exagerated it's not certain whether thay are completely false or not. Not only is Arnold accused of the crime but his youngest son Jesse Friedman is also accused of raping and molesting these young boys. This is quite an interesting documentary that leaves it up to you to decide whether the arrested are guilty or not, sort of like in the documentary 'Paradise Lost' (which I also recommend).

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Grade: A
I have to say I went to this movie with hesitation. I was willing to see it more out of curiosity rather than any desire to see it. After seeing the previews I basically figured this was going to be a horrible movie, how could it compare to the first. Well… it was quite amazing. I really enjoyed this movie. I laughed quite a bit and it was shot really well. They stuck to the book except for the whole back story of Willy Wonka (that was added). Johnny did a completely different version of Willy Wonka than Gene Wilder did and it worked.
My only complaint I guess, or my biggest complaint I should say was the Umpa Lumpa (sp?) songs. In the original the songs were lessons sung with just vocals. In here Danny Elfman’s music over powered the vocals in my opinion making it hard to hear what they were singing, though while the songs were going on it was entertaining to watch.
I’ll definitely watch this movie again, though most likely on video because I don’t like spending $10 on movies I get to see once.

(M) Me and You and Everyone We Knew (2005, Miranda July) Grade: B+

Some of the best films are those in which you struggle to summarize. Me and You... is one of those films. I found the central theme to be connection and disconnect between the characters, amongst others. The overall feeling of the film is a dreamy, ethereal one, as you attempt to understand the characters, who are mainly off-the-cuff, unconventional and quite frankly, bizarre. Although Miranda July's debut is an impressive one, it is not free of faults. It makes passes at achieving great feats through simple moments (i.e. the fish on the car) and sometimes they fall flat. Several sequences are effective however. July's character, Christine, is a perfectly vulnerable, somewhat isolated contemporary artist. The most memorable scene is when she helps her love interest Richard "fit" a picture of a bird in the bushes. She finds a tree that fits perfectly and this quiet moment communicates their connection. Christine's primary care, an old man who has fallen in love at the age of 70, is the most regretful romantic. He finds the love of his life too late in life, living most of his years with a woman that he never really loved. The most romantic lines are his: Maybe I needed the time to be able to fall in love with a woman as amazing as Ellen.

This film had the potential to be a lot more, but I respect it and anticipate more from July. When Richard sets his hand on fire and Christine asks why, he gives her the long answer, I was trying to save my life. The short answer? I burned myself. It's one of the best moments.

Its been a while (a long while to the person who runs this blog..haha) since i last blogged so alas here is the ongoings of Darth.

I'm currently sitting at my desk at work with very little motivation to look through my work. I have some legistaltion briefs in front of me, but i'm having an ADD type day and cant concentrate. Got most of my work done, but its just taking longer than it should. On a plus side I am going to be giving up writing the newsletter for my boss beginning next week, i know dorkus and new wave are quite upset tht they will no longer be informed with Tom's messages, but alas i'll be leaving them in good hands. I am also getting new responsibilities here in the office that should help me in the next year when i will be needing a new job, so thats a plus.

Elbow Infection (O) F-
Thanks to hedwing and bleed like me for their medical help this past week. It has been a painful and gross looking week for my left elbow. On monday it looked really bad, but i'm happy to report that I am doing much better and can almost lean on my left arm without pain..baby steps..baby step.

Batman (2005) B+/A-
I really liked this movie a lot, it went back to the Batman of the early 90s, dark, scarier, better acting, less comic-booky. A well made film with great visuals all around. I think i'll probably see it again. Wow i haven't seen a lot of movies recently....haha

Bowling is not going well, our team is in a big cold streak, can't seem to get on track, i had been struggling til yesterday when i sort of broke out of my slump. We only have 7 more weeks to maintain first place and get our trophy, thats all I really want.

Well hopefully this has killed a few minutes of you day, i know it has for me, i'll try to blog more often. I just always get lazy...so very lazy....maybe if i had a helper monkey to do this for me it would be easier...hmmm helper monkey.......

Overnight (2003, Documentary by Tony Montana) Grade: B-
It's not riveting but it's quite entertaining to watch somebody who thinks the world should bow at their feet get what they've always wanted and then be stripped of it all. Troy Duffy sure thinks highly of himself. While being in a band 'The Brood' he writes a script called 'The Boondock Saints' which gets the attention of Harvey Weinstein. Troy is offered one of the biggest deals at the time and makes magazine covers and media news coverage from the deal. Somebody with no experience gets 1 million dollars, is having his favorite bar that he works at bought by Harvey for him, is given full casting license, gets to direct, has a 15 million dollar budget for his movie, his band gets to do the soundtrack and is offered a record deal and he gets final cut of his movie. He's an overnight success. He's the new "it" boy and the celebs gather around to be a part of all the talk in hollywood. However, Troy's you should do as I say attitude shows who really controls Hollywood. Everything begins to crumble around him. I wondered if Quentin Tarantino had the same attitude.

My Architect (2003, Documentary by Nathaniel Kahn) Grade: B+
Nathaniel's father is famous architect Louis Kahn who is known in the architecture world for his amazing designs. However, he doesn't have many buildings. As one architect in the film comments, it's quality not quantity that matters to an artist. Louis Kahn was surely an artist, never wanting to build for financial benefit, but only to create the most amazing works of his time. He wouldn't compromise for anything which cost him many projects. Sadly Luois Kahn died bankrupt and alone in a bathroom in a train station. His body went unidentified for days. This is his son's journey to learn who his father was since he never really got to know him as a child (Louis had three families and only trully lived with one of them). You get to see some amazing works and learn the life of an interesting guy.

(M) Quadrophenia. (1979, Franc Roddam) Grade: C+
Thoughts: If you ever wanted a glimpse into British life/culture you might want to check out this little number. Jimmy (Phil Daniels) is tired of his boring teenage life and is looking for something more. He thinks being a "blue pill" popping mod kid driving around on his Vespa bike and fighting against rockers is the ticket. I wanted to like Jimmy but as the movie went along I actually found him more annoying and whiny. He embodies all the characteristics of a Mid-West emo kid but in British form. Good grief. The two plus in the film was a young and hot Sting as Ace and the soundtrack which was mainly the Who album with the same title as the film peppered with Ronnettes and The Clash. On a side note the actor Phil Daniels does the voice on Blur's Parklife song.

(M) Ai Zuozhan(Love Battlefield). (2004, Pou-Soi Cheang)Grade: C-
Thoughts: Yet another pointless film about relationships and killing. Not sure why I keep watching Chinese movies but there I go doing it over and over again. Yui (Eason Chan) and Ching (Niki Chow) are in a boring relationship where they either fight or agrue or both. They decide to go on vacation to work things out but that gets sidetracked when some goonies come along and ruin everything. In short, everyone dies and you wonder what the heck just happened.

(M) Miss Congeniality 2 : Armed and Fabulous. (2005, John Pasquin) Grade: D
Thoughts: I think this is proof that 1. I am not a movie snob because I can watch this, 2. I really must like Sandra Bullock and 3. Hollywood should not make sequels. I'm not going to go into detail about this film because it was a bore and waste of time. Okay it was a bit funny but I just can't recommend this. There is no story plot and the characters are all so underdeveloped and shallow and stupid. However, it was nice to see Enrique Murciano from CBS's Without A Trace in it.

(M) Nabbeun Namja (Bad Guy). (2001, Ki-duk Kim) Grade: C+
Thoughts: Koreans are messed up. I know I said this about Old Boy but this film is pretty twisted as well. Han-Ki (Jae-hyeon Jo) upon seeing Sun-hwa (Won Seo) decides she is too beautiful. Sun-hwa thinks Han-ki is some crazy nut case and slaps and spits on him when he succeeds at kissing her in public. In some strange twist of fate, Han-ki has Sun-hwa stealing money and becoming a prostitution to pay back the amount she owes. While she is whoring around Han-Ki watches all of this through a two way mirror obsessing even more about her. The film was extremely controversial when released in Korean and I can understand why. It was a disturbing film to watch yet strangely interesting. Much like Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down by Pedro A. you wanted to hate the characters yet you found yourself drawn to them. I was actually surprised by the films graphic nature because this is the same director who made Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring, a very calm and deep film.

(M) Sommarnattes leende (Smiles of Summer Night). (1955, Ingmar Bergman) Grade: A-
Thoughts: A more happier side of Ingmar Bergman, Smiles of Summer Night is about 8 couples and their night at a summer villa where lovers and partners change around. My favorite couple was Anne Egerman (Ulla Jacobsson) and Henrik Egerman (Bjorn Bjelfvenstam) because theirs was a young love - all innocent and sweet. The hard realities of the world have not affected them as badly as the other characters.

(M) Fantastic Four. (2005, Tim Story) Grade: D+
Thoughts: Can you believe I actually watched this garbage?!? I would like to thank FTC for bringing me to see it. Granted I could have gone to Starbucks like Pigern to wait out the movie, I am not a film snob and I will watch pretty much anything. In short, this movie made no sense and was all over the place story wise BUT now I see why this movie pulled in $56 million. Look people just want a fun, entertaining action movie with lots of fighting and explosions, good looking people and funny one liners and Fantastic Fours delievers all of that. Of course, this is no Spider-Man or X-Men, which are great films, but it is a notch up on Hulk (I actually saw this in the theatre) or Daredevil (never saw it and don't plan to). Johnny Storm (Chris Evans)and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) were the most fun out of the cast while Reeds Richards (Ioan Gruffudd), Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) and Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) were the dullest but the hottest. Man Ioan Gruffudd is pretty hot in that older man way.

Some random thoughts:
- I can't wait for this Friday because I get Wedding Crashers and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

- Work is killing me. So freaking busy. (sigh).

- San Francisco this weekend was pretty fun. I just want to thank FTC for putting up with me and Pigern. I need to get sh*tfaced with FTC more often. FOR THE CHEESE!!

Weekend in San Fran was relaxing and laid back. Many thanks to Bleed Like Me for his hospitality. Your place is fantastic.

(G) The Lovemakers (Cafe du Nord, July 8) Grade: C+
The opening band, post-coitus, prepared for their set by putting a sweatband on their heads and wearing '80s-inspired sunglasses. Er, yes, that was their preparation. Perhaps their attention should have been elsewhere though, as their badly beaten Korg failed to work after the first song. The crowd, who turned out to be mostly their friends, were supportive nonetheless. Blindly supportive. How amusing. Their music, on the other hand, was not. Headlining locals The Lovemakers then took the stage and they were mediocre at best. But when singer Lisa said, "It is so good to be back here and out of L.A. Fuck L.A.," the group fell several notches down on my scale. The crowd ate it up though and one frat-boy fan echoed her sentiment, "Yeah, fuck L.A." Oh, it must be hard being the neglected stepchild of Los Angeles, San Francisco.

(G) SF Pop Fest (Rickshaw Stop, July 9) Grade: A-
Ah, more of my element. This festival spanned the entire weekend and this night featured four bands. One of whom I recognized (Math & Physics Club) and one of whom I fell in love with (Remedy and Wren). The night overall was lovely and filled with a seemingly genuine crowd who had a fondness for cardigans and spectacles. The venue was decorated with actual rickshaws as well as a tasteful Oriental theme, nothing garish or overly done. Perhaps San Fran gigs aren't all bad.

Uh, yeah I'd have to agree with New Wave about The Moving Units (*arms crossed, unimpressed).

Cup O Noodles failed to mention he got his ass kicked by an 8 year old at Poker. Haha. Well, me too. Played w/ my cousins, and for 8 and 9 years old, they're pretty good, even though they don't know what bluffing is (yet).

Watched March of the Penguins. I'm too lazy to write an actual review about this, but I did enjoy it. It's like watching a National Geographic special about penguins and what they have to go through to meet their mate, have a cute baby penguin, and endure the harsh winters.

Going to Vegas this weekend. Darth, I know you've never been to this place called Las Vegas before. I'll come back with (not so) crazy stories.

What a strange mourning. Hearing about the London tragedy the day after they won their Olympic bid. Just thinking of the juxtaposition.

(G) Moving Units. (Henry Fonda, July 6) Grade: A-/B+
Yes, yes, New Wave thinks they are crap (and some others of you as well), but these L.A. locals are fun and some of their songs make you fall in Submission to their Birds of Prey. Heh. One of the negatives was the v. young crowd but their strange get-ups (i.e. lacey tutu over mini-skirt) were highly amusing. I was adventurous enough to foray into the pit up front and it was *so* much fun. Haven't done that in ages ... then I awoke to a bruise on my arm, bruised torso and sore shoulders/neck. Er, yes, that is why I haven't done this in ages. Oh, the pain.

WOW! This is the FIRST post of JULY???

Well... I am off to Vegas this weekend. 2005 World Series of Poker is going on. I saw March Of The Penguins which I think will be reviewed byDorkus. 4th of July was nice... sat on a hillside in Dana Point overlooking the ocean from somebodies freakin' mansion. Played some basketball and ripped the skin off the bottom of my foot. YES! I'm AWESOME!!