WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2004

Today was opening day for Spider-Man 2. I paid my $10 to go see it today. Can you believe that movie tickets are $10 now? Well, this movie was worth it. This sequel to Spider-Man is even better than the original. It's funny, has a lot of action, great special effects, a really cool villain, a great story... it's just great. Go see it. Well, go see Fahrenheit 9/11 first if you haven't seen that yet. But then go see Spider-Man 2.

Speaking of Spider-Man, my dear friend Piggles, who I used to work with, once gave me a Spider-Man t-shirt. Well, I got to see her today. She's now the famous actress Elaine Reid and she was acting in a commercial today on New York Street at Paramount Studios. Maybe I'll wear my Spidey shirt tomorrow. I used to have a fake plastic Spider-Man watch when I was a kid. It didn't actually work, it was just a toy. I would tell other people to ask me what time it was, and after they did, I would hold up my watch and say: "It's Spider-Man Time!" I probably still have that watch somewhere... should sell it on eBay.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004

Today I went to the WUSA Soccer Festival with Mary. The festival started with a celebrity soccer match organized by Steve Jones' Hollywood United featuring several actors, musicians, and former World Cup players including Owen Wilson, Ethan Zohn, and Eric Wynalda. The first WUSA match was San Diego Spirit vs. Carolina Courage. San Diego won the match 2-1, but they had some help from guest players Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach. The second match was San Jose CyberRays vs. Philadelphia Charge. I was cheering for Philadelphia since they've got Heather Mitts, ESPN's Hottest Female of '04. Heather and her team beat San Jose 2-0. Unfortunately, both matches were not that exciting. This festival was put together to help revive the WUSA league, but the turnout was quite disappointing. I think Los Angeles is the country's biggest soccer market, and only 7,123 people attended the event. It's too bad that the United States has the best women's soccer program in the world, but it can't survive because of lack of interest and sponsors.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2004

I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 tonight. I had to buy my ticket early this morning since all the shows were sold out until 10:30pm tonight. We had to get in line an hour early and while we were waiting there were tons of people handing out political pamphlets, deception dollars, getting people to register to vote, and a couple people telling us we shouldn't go to the movie because it's all lies. Of course, these people probably haven't even seen the movie. They're just upset that Michael Moore is making a documentary about Bush and it's very negative. Although, I'm not sure if anyone could put together a 2-hour documentary about the positive things Bush has done. The fact is, Bush is a terrible president, and if you want to know some of the major reasons why he is, this movie is something you should see. This movie is something everyone in this country should see. I would say everyone in the world, but most people outside of this country have already figured this out. This movie is not fiction in any way. It is a documentary about Bush from Michael Moore's point of view. Every opinion in this movie is supported by facts. Facts that have been checked by several outside fact-checkers. Unfortuntately, as upsetting as this movie is, it's all true.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004

Tonight my pal Dave invited me to go to the LA Galaxy soccer match with him at the Home Depot Center. It was fun and we got to see three great goals... unfortunately they were all for the wrong team. The Galaxy played terrible and lost to the New York/New Jersey MetroStars 3-0. Check out the video highlights.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2004

Happy Father's Day!

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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2004

Today I watched some soccer on TV and hung out with Nadia and Lashaun. We had some bad food at Yankee Doodles and then went for a walk down to the beach. Later on, we went to the Temple Bar to see an African reggae artist named Rocky Dawuni. He's been called the "Bob Marley of Ghana" and was nominated for "Best World Music Artist" by the LA Weekly. The show was pretty good and the bar was really nice. It was just a little crowded on this Saturday night.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004

Last night I went to a screening of Van Helsing at work. It was entertaining at first, but it was just too long for me (and loud). After that I went to C&O Trattoria with Isabel for some very good italian food and wine.

Also this week, I've been watching Euro 2004. The 3rd most watched sporting event in the world after the World Cup and the Olympics. The best match so far has been France vs. England which I was able to watch while I was in Montreal.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004

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I'm back from Canada a day late thanks to Air Canada. They're a terrible airline. Avoid them if you can. For just one round trip ticket I had a flight delayed or canceled 14 times and I had to spend a night in Toronto at my expense. The rest of my weekend was great though. I met my parents in Montreal on Saturday morning and we got to see a lot of the city and ate lots of good food including Lobster Crepes from Le Jardin Nelson, Maple Butter Crepes, Smoked Meat from Schwartz's Deli, and Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict from Eggspectation. We walked all around the city. I did some shopping at Simons, The Bay, and some racing shops. But the highlight and reason for going was Sunday: The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix. It was our first Formula 1 race, and I enjoyed it a lot. I can't wait to go to another. Michael Schmacher won again in his red Ferrari. Here are some pics of the race.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 08, 2004

Happy Birthday to Alex!
She was born exactly one month before me. We all celebrated the anniversary of her birth in a private cabana by the pool at the fancy Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica. I met lots of cool new people including three people from Canada... a country I will be visiting this weekend! Lots of pictures were taken -- I hope someone sends me some. And I got a ride in Paige's Mini Cooper!

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SUNDAY, JUNE 06, 2004

Food poisoning might keep me from going to work tomorrow, but it wasn't going to stop me from seeing Franz Ferdinand. Since I had already sold my tix to tonight's sold-out show on eBay for $60 each, I went to The Wiltern ticketless expecting to pay a lot of money to a scalper to get into the show. When I got there, I went over to the ticket window to see if there was any chance I could buy one ticket. Apparently they had a few extras that noone claimed, so they sold me one for $20! That's less than what Ticketmaster was selling them for.

After picking up a Franz t-shirt, I went into the theatre and caught most of Sons and Daughters set. They're also a band from Scotland, but with their folky indie-rock sounds and male and female vocals, they sound a lot like the L.A. punk band X. Franz Ferdinand were great. I think they played every song on their album plus a few non-album tracks. They were very entertaining and talkative between songs. They had the whole crowd dancing and screaming. It makes me realize now just how boring the Shins show on Friday actually was. I'm so glad I went to this show.

Be sure to watch Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals tomorrow night. It'll be much more exciting than any of the stupid Laker games.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 05, 2004

I am sooo mad. That "gourmet pizza" I got at the Wiltern last night gave me food poisoning and now I can't go to the Franz Ferdinand show tonight that I've been looking forward to for three months. I had tix to tonight's show and tomorrow night's show, but sold tomorrow's tix and decided to go tonight. Now I can't go to either! Grrrr. I guess if I feel better tomorrow, I could try to buy a ticket outside with the $100 I made from scalping my tickets.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 04, 2004

I went over to Amoeba Music after work today, but I had a lot of difficulty trying to shop. They were having an in-store live show and Eagles Of Death Metal were playing. They were pretty good, but I would have preferred the place be a little less crowded. The fire marshall was even there.

After the show I went over to The Wiltern to try to sell my tickets to the sold-out Shins show because I didn't feel like going to a concert. But it turned out that lots of people were selling tickets and I had trouble getting rid of mine. I sold one of the two tickets and ended up going to the show. When I walked in, The Fiery Furnaces were onstage. I'd never heard them before. They're an indie-rock garage-band. A mix between Built To Spill and The White Stripes. Not bad. I listened to a few songs and then went out to get some of the Wiltern's "gourmet pizza" (yuck) and hang out with my friend Jenny. The Shins came on and they sounded great. In fact, they sounded just like they do on their albums. Which is a good thing, but they're not that exciting on stage. I like their albums. I liked their show. But I can't say I had fun. Maybe it's because I can't wait to see Franz Ferdinand tomorrow. Or maybe it's because I only truly love Scottish bands. Hmm.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 03, 2004

Tonight I saw the movie 13 Going on 30. The plot is nothing new... remember the movie Big with Tom Hanks? Same plot, but this time it's a girl. Jennifer Garner plays the girl when she's 30 and she's just so great, it just doesn't matter that the plot is stupid. She reminds me a lot of Audrey Hepburn. She's gonna be a big star.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 01, 2004

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I'm back from my brief vacation in Boston & Maine. I woke up early Saturday morning on plane that was landing at Logan Airport. I met my parents at Wonderland and then we went to Mike's Pastry in the North End (Italian District) and got some chocolate-chip cannolis. Mmmm. Then we took a walk through Boston. It's amazing how much the city has changed since the last time I was there. The Big Dig is almost complete. There used to be an elevated interstate that ran through the middle of the city and now it's completely underground. We went to the Red Sox game at Fenway Park that afternoon. Boston ended up losing to Seattle 4-3, but it was a good game. Even though it was a little chilly. And I got a little surprise before the game started: Claudio Reyna, the captain of the United States Men's National Soccer Team, threw out the first pitch! After the game we went back to the North End to meet my friend Kristin and have dinner at The Daily Catch, an italian seafood restaurant that seats only about a dozen people and serves you your dinner on the pan they cooked it with. No plates. Mmmm. Then we drove home to Maine.

On Sunday, I went to see the house my parents just bought in Livermore, Maine and then we went to my grandparents house for Maine lobsters and clams. Sunday was also a big day for auto racing. We watched some of the three big races: The Indy 500, the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600, and the Formula 1 European Grand Prix.

Monday wasn't quite as pleasant. I left my parents house at 10am for Portland where I caught a bus to Logan Airport in Boston. When I got to Logan I found out the first leg of my trip, a flight to Atlanta, had been delayed because of weather in Atlanta. However, there was another flight to Atlanta that was leaving... strange. I was able to catch the earlier flight and made it to Atlanta on time. The weather was beautiful there. Hmmm. Then I checked the monitors to see that my flight to Los Angeles was delayed... because of weather in the Northeast! I just came from the Northeast! The weather was fine! Not only was my plane late, but so were the pilots and the flight attendants. So when the plane finally arrived, we couldn't leave because our crew hadn't arrived. Several hours later we finally took off. I got to know the Atlanta airport very well. I finally got home around 2:30am today... 19 1/2 hours after I left my parents house in Maine. Why is flying always so difficult?

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