So Friday wasn't as stress free as I had hoped. If you want to know about it, just email me and I'll tell you, but I don't know if I should post the details on a public site. It isn't really all that interesting though, so don't get your hopes up.

Anyway, this weekend was pretty uneventful. I am decently rested though. I wanted to go snorkling Sunday, but couldn't find anyone to go with me. I went snorkling by myself before, but I don't know if that is the safest thing. It was a really nice day here though. It had a downpour for about an hour which I will try to upload a link here: (if it isn't there, I guess it didn't work) This isn't an unusual one, but I just happened to have my camera out and it was daylight.



Saturday, I helped partially remove an air conditioning unit, some other attorneys from work came over and hung out while it poured down rain. Then they left, I read, and fell asleep for a while. Not exciting, but a pretty relaxing afternoon.

Kevin, are you back from Mazatlan? How was it? Did you have some good street tacos/hotdogs? Did you go to the great buffet place? Are you as red as a Robster? I heart Mexico. Maybe your next vacation, you could go to the S. Pacific. Bad airline prices, but free accommodations are not bad.

Speaking of Mexico, Mom&Dad, at least check the prices for flights during spring break to Huatulco (HUX) and Puerto Escondido (PXM I think). You can stay at the place we stayed at in Puerto Angel for about $40 a night and you'll just love it. Huatulco airport is only about 20 minutes from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido is about an hour away. I think it is the best place I've ever been. Alternatively, check Apple vacations online and check their specials, sometimes they have all inclusvie 5 night packages to Cabo or Mazatlan for $500 per person including airfare.

Yay, Oregon lost and everything is right with the world. Now basketball season can end for me; and for you too Adrian, sorry about Kansas.

Carolyn, are you back to work now? If so, how's that going being away from Jorge? And how is the commuting Adrian? Annemarie, this is your first day back? How're you surviving?

I don't think I've explained how holidays work here. I'm not sure I really know actually, but this is how I think it is: pretty much we get the same holidays off as at home. But, we get Flag Day (April 17 I think) off. This is the day that AmSamoa became part of the US. So it is a Tuesday, and usually we get Monday off as well. If that is the case, I think we're going to Western Samoa for the long weekend. But, apparently it is a mystery as to when we'll know for sure if we get that day off. The governor will let us know sometime between now and then if it is a work day or not. It could be as late as the Friday before. Everyone thinks we'll get it off, but last year I guess they got shafted and didn't get the day after Thanksgiving off. Anyway, court is not scheduling things on that day. That'd be good for me and for Meg and Adrian because I'd have a better idea of how things work before heading over.
Additionally, we might possibly get Good Friday off and maybe the day after Easter off too; or maybe we won't.

KC, if we would have had NCAA 2007 during college, we would have never gone to class. People in the crowd hold up signs and you can program what they say for different situations and you can make them say anything.

Before my stuff got here, I had the shittiest knife that anyone has ever had as their main knife(s) since the bronze age. I bought it on the street in New York for $10 with a matching pen and watch, so I really shouldn't be expecting Victronox (spelling?) quality. One of its main bonuses WAS that it had a corkscrew that was bent and would conviniently wriggle its way into your hand when trying to cut something. The blades aren't especially sharp, but the corkscrew kept itself in rapier condition so as to be sure to stab me every time I wanted to cut any piece of food. Once my stuff arrived, I only needed to use the dastardly corkscrew. I've bought 4 bottles of wine since I've been on the island, and one was a screwcap (and it sucked). Last night I was going to put some wine in my pasta sauce (as well as drink some) so in order to remove the cork, I had to break out the knife. This happened:




If you look closely at the above picture, you might be able to see the corkscrew completely broken off inside the cork. Very nice.




The pushthrough method isn't the most spill free, but it does work. Plus then you get to have little chunks of cork in your wine. Kingston Estate shiraz for $6.99 isn't too bad. They have $2 Chuck here, but it is $15 Chuck. Booooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Movie reviews:

Babel: 6.7 It is pretty good; interesting. I probably wouldn't want to see it again, but just because it is too intense. Kind of like The Departed in that respect, but not as good.

Stranger Than Fiction: 8 I liked this Will Ferrell movie way more than Ricky Bobby (3.5).

I still haven't received the stuff I mailed myself from home. It includes my stereo and that would be nice to have. When I mailed it, I paid a little extra for tracking. Sotthe other day I checked the tracking, and the last tracking info it has is received in Castle Rock, WA. It is a little irritating that you pay extra for something and they don't do it, but it'll be way more irritating if that is the accurate status of my stuff.

Ha! Just now sitting here at home (Sunday night) and writing this, I was thinking that Meg didn't send me Strange Brew with the box of stuff. I was looking at the Balderdash box and wondering if maybe she stuffed it in there. Yes! Plus some outfits for LD! She'll be very happy.

Have a good Monday.

Have a good time in WA June, and Happy Birthday Taylor.