Airborne

July 21, 1999

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Whew! I just finished the new Real World summary, and it was exhausting! I don't know how much I have left over for this entry.

I was supposed to go into my internship today, which meant I had to wake up and drive Jim into work so I could have the car. I stayed up way later than I should have, and woke up at 11:00. Oops! Jim forgot I was supposed to drive him in! I called and explained but it made me feel really unprofessional. I wish we had two cars - then I wouldn't have to worry about it. I'm not mad at Jim though - it was an honest mistake.

The reason I stayed up so late was because I got sucked into the movie Airborne. Have you seen this? It's about a kid who moves from California to Cincinnati, Ohio, and has trouble fitting in. He's staying with his cousin's family, and the cousin is played by Seth Green. The kid (Mitchell) is a surfer who espouses non-violence, and his cousin gets mad at him when he won't fight the school bullies. It all comes together when he is asked to join the bullies in a roller blading race down Devil's Backbone against a rival school. If that sounds convoluted and confusing, that's because it is. And yet, I stayed up until 4 a.m. watching this thing because I wanted to know how it would turn out.

I just caught part of Oprah and she was showcasing weddings. These people bought a ranch house just for their wedding reception. Then they spent $350K on the reception and $100K on the fireworks display. One of the funniest parts was when Oprah said, "They had famous musicians play" and the musicians were David Crosby, R.E.O. Speedwagon and Journey. Now, nothing against those bands, but they're kind of second tier, aren't they? I mean R.E.O. is playing county fairs at this point. They'd probably do supermarket openings if the price was right.

I'm out of things to say. Peace out.

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Oh my God! My Real World summaries were a Daily Net Buzz pick. Except I'm not a guy. And it's Fresh Hell, not Real Hell. And I'm a geek, not a nerd. What was that about not looking a gift horse in the mouth?