Five days before Christmas, I have officially begun my shopping. For those of you who have someone on your list who doesn’t need anything or hasn’t decided what they want, may I suggest a donation in their name to the National Childhood Cancer Fund. I like donating to them because they have one of the highest ratios of how much they get in donations to…
December 20, 2000Back in the saddle again. Days off are always nice. But why is it that major things seem to take place at work while I am gone?? I think it is another one of those perception thingies. My extended weekend was fun, thank you. It was good to see friends that I don’t get to see on a regular basis. It was also amazing to…
December 19, 2000The Club Josh Guestbook finally works. This has been a major pain since I have had my website. It seems that for no reason whatsoever (or as in the last case, the upgrade of software/hardware) my guestbook gets lost. It has been quite some time since it has worked, and hopefully people will start signing it again. Last night, I was the recipient of a…
December 15, 2000On October 1, a group of my friends and I headed for a day out at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Despite the fact that I had discount tickets, it turned out to be an expensive day. In the process of enjoying many fine roller coasters, I managed to lose my prescription glasses and soak my phone. My glasses were new ones I had just purchased…
December 13, 2000I found an old pic of me with my car from 1989 that used to be on the now-defunct Friends and Family page (removed basically due to the lack of updates and traffic). Today, I looked up the invoice price for my car and it was $9588. I did not get the car as new; it was a year old and a former rental car…
December 12, 2000It really started with Thursday night’s Ab Fab-athon with Cory and Peter. Besides work on Friday, it pretty much continued through Sunday night. Friday night the gang headed out to UltraSuede. I must admit it was a bit odd dancing to such classics as “You Spin Me ‘Round (Like a Record)”, “The Jefferson’s Theme”, and “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go”. It’s been awhile…
December 11, 2000Yesterday was a busy one and thus no update. I spent a good chunk of the day admiring some cars (and even riding in two) at Willow Springs Raceway. One of the highlights was a pair of Ferrari 360 Modena’s racing around the large track. I guess I spoke too soon. Apparently, Southern California is also feeling the pinch of the Electricity Grinch. I think…
December 8, 2000Despite all the bad things like traffic, there are still good reasons to live in LA. For example: Having enough electricity to run Christmas lights, unlike those poor people in Northern California. How is it possible that in the year 2000, we are running out of electricity? I think it is all a load of crap. They just don’t want to admit to inadequate planning.…
December 6, 2000Apparently, I forgot that before you bring a tree inside the house, you should let it soak in a bucket of water. Something about letting it get as much water as it can initially. Or something. Today my Xterra is 6 months old and is coincidentally in the shop for its 7500 mile service. Me thinks I am going to be over my mileage allotment…
December 5, 2000Feeling much better, thank you. Although I am not in the mood for McDonald’s McChicken Heads. It amazes me how far this story has spread. So I’m doing my part to spread it even more. In the front room of my apartment sits Roger’s 8-foot Christmas tree (pics soon). One of the dangers of bringing freshly cut plants or trees into the house is the…
December 4, 2000