[i'm back] not to sound totally melodramatic, but i survived the barrage of turkey legs sprawled all over the campus floors, the stench of turkey insides, and the boredom that comes with living in modesto for 2 and a half weeks. *WOOHOO!*

i guess i take living in a city for granted a lot - i mean, i KNOW that the lives we live here are very different and somewhat extravagant compared to people who live 2 hours south. but i hafta say, that living in a city at least makes some of us aware and exposed. at least i know that cows and chickens live out there and what the average sized ranch is. but apparently, those who live 2 hours south don't even realize that there are big buildings in the city. not surprising, they get claustrophobic in their company :D interesting eh.

we shall see how much better fresno is next month...

[second steve's notion] only a year out of school, and boy oh boy do i feel WAY old :( as always, my perfect amount of sleep is 7 hours. :D

[more sports] anyone playing fantasy basketball this season?

[i'm in modesto right now] i'm going to smell like chicken feed when i get home and my car has about 2,967 bugs on it.

[nicely tanned and always hungry] will be the result of ANY cruise you go on. *sigh* i think all 8 of us are thoroughly satisfied with our cruise experience - it was *fantabulous*! i actually kind of miss the rocking motion and seeing the same 7 other people every day... i do, i really do. :D

an off-the-top-of-my-head list of what we did

- lots of good eating (1 appetizer, 1 entree, and 1 dessert became 4 appetizers, 2 entrees, and 3 desserts..)
- lots of drinking (mango tangos, pina coladas, chambord 7 *my new drink, thanks to chris!*, jaegar)
- BONUS WHEEL (my beloved slot machine - as far as i'll go at the casino)
- swimming in the pool on ship (filled with salt water)
- played bingo (i was 1 number away from winning a couple hundred bucks - gosh darnit!)
- played arcade games (time crisis 3 baby)
- ate at johnny rocket's (weird, i know, but free for all at $3.95 a head)
- clubbing
- salsa classes
- played lots of big two, egyptian rat screw, and speed
- jet skiing at labadee (oh the exhiliration, and ouch to my bouncing butt)
- hiking up dunns river falls in jamaica (one of the best experiences i've ever had)
- shopping and eating jerk chicken :D *yummmmy*
- snorkelling in cozumel, and riding scooters and little buggies around the island (what a great day that was!)
- eating true mexican food
- getting bitten by fish (in the most inappropriate places!)
- meeting very interesting people along the way (mystery celebrity's agent, dennis the bartender, and becky the cruise director, haha)

oh helas. i miss it.

[on another note] I WON!!! :D I am my fantasy baseball league's CHAMPION! *and not afraid to share it!* of course, i owe it to my many fabulous advisors - b, quinn, and a couple of my EY managers. haha :)

but..

[sadness is] the giants losing that one game 7-3. aiyoh giants, and darn hermie :( *pout* next year...