Another year older, hopefully atleast another year wiser. Just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to my birthday dinner. It was a very enjoyable evening with good friends and good food (although the steak could've been a slight bit bigger). I'd also like to thank my sister for getting me the 30GB iPod Photo for my birthday/grad. I spent the past 2 days renaming about 4000 songs so that i can actually find music on the player. I tried just putting em on without changing names, but i had half my music showing up with odd spellings of artists names like Hoobastank, Michael Buble, and Boyz II Men. There were also quite a few variations of Dizzy Gillespie (i hope i'm spelling that right) and 2 Pac.

Anyone catch the cover of Time this week with Mao in an LV shirt? I quite like that one.

I was shown one of the most disturbing japanese movie trailers today by Justin. By no means do i recommend watching it, but if you have a hankering to see why it's so disturbing then go to www.kontraband.com and search for "ichi the killer". I think i might have nightmares tonight.

Well, I am definitely in love with my K700. Not only did i get tons of games from Ceila (thanks again), but i also found these episodes of the Simpsons and Family Guy that i can put on the phone, so i can watch them while on the subway or in a waiting room or something. Its great though it kinda drains the K700's already pitiful battery life. But hey, sacrifices must be made.

Currently Playing Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Music, The Magic By Andrew Lloyd Webber, Orlando Pops Orchestra see related

Hmmm.....I think my K700 is randomly deleting numbers or something. There are a bunch of entries in my phonebook that have the name, but are missing the number.

Well, the rents are coming into town today. So if you wanna hear embarassing stories about me, then you'll have your chance @ graduation on wednesday morning. Should be fun, I think it's been a good year or so since the whole family has been in the same place at the same time.

Been listening to "Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life" and lotsa Norah Jones and Trans-Siberian Orchestra lately. A lot of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs too. Also found a bunch of cool french songs on my computer that i never knew i had, so i've been listening to that too.

Oh yea, the other day I bowled a 202. New goal is by the end of the summer to break like 220. I think bowling is our new thing for the summer. LOL.

Anyways, since the rents are coming, time to clean my place and hide stuff, so that should take the rest of the day. Here are random pics from the cell.

Nothing like waking up to the sweet sweet sounds of jack hammers outside your window. They better finish this construction soon.

Update on the last couple weeks
   - Inside and Lucid
   - went to watch the Nike RunTO 10K run. Haven't been to Centre island in Years.
   - Poker and more Poker
   - Val's Dinner Party. The pork chop was awesome and the desserts were delicious as usual.
   - Lots of movies, lots of 24
   - Lots of shopping, both online and in person. (my poker chips should be here by tmrw )

Justin vs. Jon day
The other day was basically a Jon vs Justin day. Earlier in the day we went to play ball @ the AC. He won the first game 8-6, I won the second game 7-5, and then i got totally killed in the final game 7-2. There will be a rematch, you can count on that. Then later that night we played poker @ Carmen's house and after an hour of play or so, all other players were eliminated and it was basically a heads up match between the two of us. After about an hour of heads up play and Justin out drawing me on almost every all-in, i finally won. So what did i spend my winnings on? Some expensive ass food @ centre island.

Pigeon situation
So this pigeon decided to make a nest on my balcony, and since moving in, it has laid 2 eggs on my balcony. I'm trying to figure out the proper way of getting rid of this pigeon. I've heard that they're scared of Owl's, so i might get like a fake owl or something and try to scare it off.  Any other suggestions? Ones that don't involve guns or baseball bats please.

btw, i'm missing the following movies...If you have em and have finisihed watching them, could you please return em, cause i don't know who has what.
1. Get Shorty
2. Taxi
3. One Hour Photo
4. Finding Nemo
5. The Incredibles
6. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
7. Austin Powers: Gold Member
8. Ice Age
9. Meet the Parents
10. Along Came Polly
11. Bad Boys 2
12.Tomb Raider 2
13.Boiler Room
14.Sideways

I was going through some pictures from this past year of school and just picked some random ones. There's also a random picture of me "dunking", which is a pretty old picture from a couple years back in Jersey.

btw, is anyone interested in the beach when the weather gets better, cause i sure am.

And on another note, I think I might be going to Europe for 2 weeks in June, though its not set in stone yet. Probably one of the 14 day Contiki Tours. It starts in London and ends in Paris. I think I might try to stay in Paris a couple extra days, cause 1 day in Paris is definitely not enough. I wanna spend atleast a good two or three days at the Louvre.

Currently Reading 1984 : Centennial Edition By George Orwell, Thomas Pynchon, Erich Fromm, Eric Arthur Blair see related

Back in Jersey for the moment. Came back for Mother's Day and such. I think i scared my mom when i got home, cause i wanted to surprise her, so when i rang the doorbell at 10 o'clock at night, she was obviously a little scared cause nobody ever comes that late. But after that it was all good. So far i've just been hanging out at home. Reading, catching up on some 24 and other movies. 

The drive back was pretty uneventful, except for the Lambo i saw on I-80. I had to stop multiple times to clean the bugs off my windshield.

So far being home in Jersey is going alright. It's a much needed little break from the city. Living in a small town like Basking Ridge has its upside. When i wake up and go onto the balcony, all i hear is birds chirping and the muffled hum of the highway a few miles away. In Toronto i go out on the balcony and i hear helicopters, police sirens, ambulances, the huge air conditioners on top of the gov't building next door and the honking of horns. Although i usually don't mind those noises at all, it was time for me to take a break from a big city and just relax in my 4 traffic light town (i think it might be up to 5 now). Also, if you enjoy driving, like i do, then this area is a great place to be. There are so many winding and deserted little roads that you can just cruise along with the windows down and a good CD playing in the car.

Billy graduated from NYU today, but i didn't make it to the graduation. It was at 10:30 in the morning at Madison Square Gardens. I woulda tried, but the tunnels woulda been packed if i were to have gone at nine in the morning. so instead i'm gonna celebrate with him tmrw in NYC or atleast sometime before i leave.

Oh, and if you would like to see just how much Will and I have matured over the past year, take a look at Tu My's May 7th Entry.