Just got back from Grad Banquet. It was pretty fun, no pressure of having to see myself on the big screen, I could just sit back and make fun of other people, I mean look at the pictures of other people. Me, Martin, Power, and JQ didn't get kicked out for wearing less-than "semi-formal" clothing. Plus there's no point in having a Hawaiian theme if you can't dress Hawaiian. I hope next year we have a Hooters theme.

Anyway, it was definately good times. I got my pictures uploaded onto my Yahoo website, so if you wanna see what I ended up with, just click on that link to the left. I need some work on my picture-taking skills because many came out blurry even though nobody was moving.

And to Roger, sorry you couldn't be there, but kind words were said about you. And if you're going to go all in with a 2 and 7, maybe I'll play cards with you someday. But you'd probably still find a way to beat me and my pair of Aces.

Yesterday I went over to Garson and Shirley's house to watch a movie. Me, Alex, Peony, and Shirley ended up watching Love Actually. It was a great movie in my opinion, definately one of those movies worth seeing twice. There were some questionable scenes, but I guess I can't complain being a guy and all. But it wasn't all the nakedness that shocked me. The real shocker was the fact that Alex stayed awake during the entire movie. That is the first time since I've known Alex that he's not slept during a movie, and trust me, I've seen a ton of movies with this guy. He's the type of guy who'd fall asleep while showering, driving, washing his car, or jogging. He said he was trying to outlast me, and he did a pretty good job of staying awake. Simply amazing.

Shirley said that she and Garson don't want to know the sex of their baby, and that shocked me, because I'm the type of guy who'd wanna know immediately what the sex is if I had a baby (I prefer if my wife had the baby, but if I have to have it, so be it). But I started thinking for a second, and I realized, their method of not knowing the sex has some major upside. The key lies in the theory I call "The Name Routine." Everytime you find out someone is having a baby AND it's the same sex as you, people always start The Name Routine. Here's a sample conversation to show my point:

Couple That's Expecting: "Yes, we're planning to have a boy."
Buck: "Wow, that's great. You should name your boy Buck. Buck's a great name."

And the same goes for girls...

Couple That's Expecting: "Yes, we're planning to have a girl."
Matilda: "Wow, that's great. You should name your girl Matilda. Matilda's a great name."

Back off Buck and Matilda. Nobody wants to hear about how great your names are ok?

Finally, I'd like to end with a segment I call What's The Deal?

What's The Deal with ads for weight loss programs these days? They don't even reflect how good/bad the program really is. The other day I was reading a magazine and saw before and after pictures of this girl on this program. And you know what, she did lose some weight, but she also had a sexier dress on AND a sexier hair cut in the "After" picture. In fact, I bet she only lost about 5 pounds, but the fact that she looks so ugly with her mullet and slacks she sports in the "Before" picture to begin with would make any "After" picture look decent. I can't stand these ads. If you really want me to see the weight difference, show me the same girl with the same hair cut and same bikini using Before and After pictures. What's The Deal?!

Thanks for reading.