Road Rules It's funny. I was so burned out from travel before E3 and now I can't wait to get back on the road. It's mostly because work has been irritating. Yes, that's me...trying to run away again. I think I'm in love with Molli from Surf Girls. Lately I've been thinking about The Girl. I'm not sure why. It's not like I want to talk to her or see her or anything. I guess when things are bad I've had her to run to. Raina's been busy with 1-Up so I can't cry to her. And I really miss Kate...a lot. Perhaps a weekend of tanning will set me straight, but it's not going to fix work. Darn, I thought the sun was more useful than that.

Time Out Another E3 has come and gone. It was tons of work--usually 16 to 18 hours a day, but it went by okay. It's probably the most I've enjoyed work since I started; it really felt like a team for once. Of course it wasn't as easy as last year. I didn't have my buddy taking care of me. As expected, I bumped into The Girl. I think I handled it okay at best. She made all my doubts and insecurities surface, but I think I held it together until after she left. Work has been extremely difficult this week--so much so that I'm taking the day off tomorrow. I really need to just get away from that place. I'm tired from last week and unhappy from this one. Reggie might come by next week. He's doing volunteer work in Mexico again. Thinking about the people he met while volunteering is helping me calm down and keep perspective. I keep thinking about that little boy he met. The boy practically had nothing, and when he was given some popcorn he happily ran around to share it with the volunteers. It's wussy, but it almost makes me cry thinking about him. I need to use these thoughts to keep my work problems in check and draw strength from the boy's amazing generosity.

I Reclaimed My Heart... ...from San Francisco. It was really weird. I haven't been to SF in a bit, so I thought I'd miss it more than usual. But for the first time since I moved, I didn't miss it dearly. When Bryn and I arrived to SFO it felt very foreign, which was odd considering how much time I've spent their. Coming into the city, I didn't feel that wave of nostalgia. Going to Farley's was great, but seeing Tobie was just okay. I mean, it was cool seeing her and all, but I didn't get the tingles like I did so many times in the past. I wonder if this means that I'm finally accepting Irvine as home, which scares me on several levels. My pre-E3 shopping is going well. Steve and I went to Carlsbad for some shopping. I bought two pairs of Pumas and one pair of Addidas. Last week with Raina I bought a paid of Asics. So I'm all set on the shoe front. My Roots hoodies are getting the GameSpy treatment and I pretty much have to wear those everywhere. I bought some other odds and ends at the outlets so I'm nearly done with my E3 stuff. It won't be as cool as last year...maybe next year I'll Zoolander out.