here’s something i laughed at. last night we noticed an abc 7 news van on the corner of our street and 28th street (fraternity row) on the way back from a jack in the box snack run. we being dominic, dustin and i. so we turned on channel 7 news, since it was on right about the time we walked into my apartment, to see why they were so close to home. well, the second or third segment into the show, a piece on college binge drinking comes up, and there’s a newswoman reporting live from the corner we passed only 15 minutes ago. there are about 8 of us hanging out in my apartment at that point, and once we realized she was right down the street, dominic and my roommate mike bolt out the door running to that corner. of course, after a few seconds of introduction, it’s not showing her anymore, just her voice-over between interview clips taken from earlier that night and some stock footage of people pouring pitchers of beer and what have you. so after hearing one guy say “yeah, i’ve drank every night this week… college is fun…”, a medical guy say more than four drinks an hour is binge drinking succeeded by an interview with a guy saying “yeah, i could do about, say, seven drinks in an hour, probably”, it cuts back to the newswoman saying “this is [newswoman’s name], signing off for abc news”. and right after she says that, right before the camera cuts away to the anchorperson, mike and dominic stroll casually by on the sidewalk at an angle towards the camera. mike turns to the camera and gives a big, goofy grin too. the 6 of us back in my apartment all cheer and laugh loudly. it was pretty funny. i guess they had to sprint to make it there on time. crazy thursday nights at usc, i tell ya.

okay, so maybe you had to be there.

for anyone who only reads this on weekdays, i’ll make this plea now: wish josh a happy birthday before it’s too late! he turns twenty on sunday. he’s almost all growed up. i’m sure if you were in australia, far away from your pals and your family, you’d like a birthday email too.

happy birthday josh! i love you in a very sincere but very not homosexual, non-threatening way. and presents for you are in the mail, because everyone else wants to send stuff at the same time but didn’t have their act together on time. now i will dine.