alright i sort of fell off over the weekend. but it was a long, lovely one filled with fun and not so much with computers. i went out every night wednesday through sunday, so please forgive me. i went to a hollywood party where i was arms length from paris hilton making out with nick carter from the backstreet boys, after which i couldn’t get into my valet-parked car and had to sleep on a coworker’s couch, borrow one of his shirts so it wasn’t too obvious i hadn’t been home since the day before, then get a ride from someone else after work to retrieve my poor vehicle. i went on two dates that were lengthy and interesting. i tried to arrange another but haven’t yet. i made birthday party invitations (check them out because my roommate’s the great artist behind them, but you should also come to the party), i won at poker, i saw lost in translation again and loved it even more, i had one of the best burgers i’ve ever tasted in my life, i finished a video game and a book both of which have taken too long, and i’m about to start another of each. i slept in, felt great, and went to work today relaxed as could possibly be.

oh, and i also got a haircut after six months of wild, unchecked growth. my hair had never been so long in my life, and i was starting to look pretty emo — all mopey and shaggy but kind of cute at the same time (see figure 1). but you should have seen what it was like when i came home and the untamed beast of my coif fully reared its ugly head. it was scary and out of control (see figure 2), so i had to finally do something about it. then, after a long hard day of hacking and trimming away, i finally stood a handsome, freshly shorn and upright citizen again that might even pass as respectable (see figure 3). gotta look hot for that birthday party this weekend.

figure 1	figure 2
figure 3

oh and to officially finish off all that long-winded and overdue best of 2003 crap, here are a few stragglers that needed to be put down for the record. thanks, 2003, for not really sucking at all, in retrospect.

best radio single: ‘hey ya’ by outkast — i’m pretty sure i don’t know a single person who doesn’t love this song. if i did i would shake them like a polaroid picture until they saw it my way.

best fun adventure: spring break road trip. vegas-salt lake city-boise-portland-san francisco-los angeles in just as many days and with all my favorite people almost. perhaps unbeatable, although i will certainly try.

best purchase: my new laptop or my mountain bike, not sure which but both great for different reasons.

best drinking story: wrestling with joe in our gravel backyard for some reason for a really long time and slinging scenester insults while performing various leglocks and getting very very dusty and dirty.

best drinking lesson: don’t puke in the bed, it’s gross.

best new TV show: arrested development — holy shit, if you don’t watch this show you’re a moron. best thing on non-cable tv without a doubt. my roommate and i are hopelessly devoted to it, so if you want to come over on sunday night you’re welcome to bask in the glory with us. we have a hard time understanding how something so hilarious and good made it onto a major network.

best way to end a best of list: assuring that normal blogging will resume soon and all this boring nonsense is over until next year.

[now hearing this: appropriately, ‘yesterday’ by the beatles.]