HA!

Bought my clothes...mostly...booked my hotel...have the book...and I"m ripping through work so I can climb on the plane free and unfettered. Thats right I used the word unfettered, I went to college.

Last few years I haven't really be jacked up for my trip until I got on the plane but this year work has been grinding me and a bunch of other stuff I let pile up started to weigh me down but I'm getting that feeling early.

This trip will cross off a big milestone off my list. After this I'll be really over a big set of expectations I've had since I was little.

Nine days until the plane.

Nice...

getting ready

I've been lagging on firming up the arrangements for this years trip. I'm getting burnt out on traveling too.
It's in my nature to rebel against structure, even if the structure is my own design so I'm going to change things a bit.
I've been down for a while. Rallied but down again.
It's temporary but part of the process I go through.
This trip is coming at a good time.

banners

Lots of sports this year. Dodgers lost the NLCS tonight I saw the Lakers raise the Championship Banner from last year. I've never gone to a ring ceremony. It was pretty cool.

NLDS!

Dodgers Win! The game was iffy at best. Cardinals were on top of the game all night. The crowd was up and down but in the bottom of the ninth the last out was DROPPED! Everyone was up! Waving towels! Screaming! It was the loudest game I've ever been to, and after a hit batter and a couple of hits the dodgers stole the win! I hugged a guy I didn't even know.
It was much better than being at work.

Jury Duty

I've wanted to be on a jury. See the process and I got my chance. PERFECT! Downtown LA. I get paid for not being at work. I see downtown everyday, (fuck I fight traffic going and coming but I park for free) write, draw, see.
The jury process is very inefficient but that's the way it goes. We don't see all the workings so it might be more productive that we think but I'm still having a fun.
Rode a motorcycle this weekend. Jury duty. Life doesn't suck.

eating

everything. Everything reminds me of food.
I'm in a weigh loss compettion at work and I've been doing better. During trips I walk a lot and the temptations aren't as bad but the last couple of days with falafel, hot dog and kabob carts on every corner it's been tough.
I'm waiting out the time until I have to get on the train to the airport. The day is great. I walked through central park, got to a museum and had a small piece of fish, potato and a plum and a peach for dessert.
Tomorrow I weigh in and I have to get to work.

it's been good. Life is good.

fire!

This baseball trip happened to fall on the forth of july so I got to see the fireworks in new york for the first time.
Now everyone knows, I hate people but really it's the average man I hate, and the average man was out in force saturday.
People standing in front of others, muscling their way into spot obviously taken,general inconsideration.That's what I hate.
The fireworks were ok. I'm glad I did it and would not make special effort to see them again.
Checked into the Chelsea again today and met one of the artists in the hotel. Tomorrow, new yankee stadium and the game.
I'm having fun this trip but I'm tired.