Rayphoria G-Phoria was surprisingly fun. It's not that I didn't think the event itself would be fun, but rather I thought I'd be too moody to enjoy it. Thankfully, I let go of any baggage from this week and made some jokes about it. I even had a pleasant time chatting with The Girl. It was great catching up with lots of old friends and spending some time with people I usually don't chat with. The event was really cool and important step for the business. Plus it had Public Enemy, A Flock of Seagulls, and Jenna Jameson. I can't wait to see it on TV!

Young Guns II So apparently construction paper and crayons isn't as charming as I thought.... Actually, she seemed to like my juvenile concoction, but wasn't so hot on the messenger. In the immortal words of Jon Bon Jovi, I was, "Shot down, in a blaze of glory." Oh well. I had to try. She's too rad and too different from the other girls I know not to have tried. It still really sucks though. Phu and I went to the gym tonight. On the way I saw this guy walking his girlfriend to his car, making sure she was good to go, and kissing her goodbye. If Phu wasn't with me I wonder if I would have kicked his ass after his lady drove off -- the thought crossed my mind. It just aggravated me to see such a lovely couple. My dearling Kate, thanks for being there for me. It was nice to have you there listening and I really, really wished I could hug you and grab some coffee with you at Farley's. I know that you know I wasn't in a much better mood from when you called to when we hung up, but just having you there was great. Just like old times, huh? Though I'm used to both of us being miserable at the same time. Damn that wrestling idiot of yours. (I'm kidding.) Tomorrow night it's likely that I'll bump into the patron saint of *sshole guys that always get the girl. I really hope I get plastered tomorrow and I really hope I belt him one (left hook, natch). But I probably won't. Hmmmm, The Girl will probably be there tomorrow night too. And... "...all the pieces of my life are falling right into place."

Construction After one of the worst shopping days of my life (stupid people abandoning the register for over an hour), I bought some supplies for the next step in my master plan. Crayons rule.

King Me! Someone please buy me a crown because I am now king of the friend zone. Few have ruled the zone with the cold efficiency that I have and my reign will last forever. Gosh it's lonely in my kingdom.

Titans Together! Wow, Teen Titans was nothing like I expected it to be. George Perez would be rolling in his grave...except he's not dead. The show is nothing like the Bruce Timm stuff (Batman, Superman, and Justice League). It's very Japanese and totally goofy. At first I was weirded out by it, since Titans has always been one of my favorite DC books, but it grew on me. Initially, my biggest turn off was Starfire. She's supposed to be this voluptuous alien chick, but they made her younger and cuter and...well, flatter. But she's so naive and adorable and kind that she quickly became my favorite. Raven is pretty neat too, but in a dark and gothic way. Tara Strong voices her really well; she gets the serious, monotone style totally down, which is really different from the chipper Batgirl she portrays. It's definitely a quirky take on a traditional comic. I imagine fans of the book will hate it, but I think it's pretty fun. Now I must find an innocent, orange-skinned alien to be my girlfriend. That Robin has all the luck.

Endings and Beginnings It was The Girl's birthday last week. I sent her a card--nothing special or dramatic or anything. I just wanted to let her know that I was wishing her well on her birthday. Thoughts of her and all that happened were haunting me, but then all this other neat stuff happened that helped me forget it. I'm thinking it was good karma--sending The Girl a card, randomly getting a flower for Leah, and cancelling that inappropriate date. Perhaps I'm finally done with all that stuff with her. I mean, I know I'll miss what we used to have, but maybe it won't matter to me anymore. I had more fun chatting with that new chick on Friday. She's really, really neat. She's already said that I'm charming and witty and that I make her laugh. So I have no choice but to ruin this image she has of me next week. Don't worry, I'll find some way to mess it up.

Lap Dancing My arms are aching in really strange places. I've been doing laps to prepare for surfing. Today I did 16. It feels great--even the arm soreness--but just a little funky. I had a random chat with a girl that was forced upon me from a PR chick. It was actually rather pleasant. Hopefully there's more delightful repartee to come.

You Don't Bring Me Flowers At lunch I felt the need to buy flowers for a cute girl. So I did. And it made her quite happy. She claims that it's been forever since somebody got her flowers. Sometimes I think it would be so outstanding to have a girlfriend, simply so I could fawn over her.

Love I've decided that Jennifer Love Hewitt is the most physically attractive woman alive. I hope she's really sweet and a little goofy too...but perhaps that's hoping for too much.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes You know, you leave a girl alone for a few months (three) and all kinds of things happen. Tobie has so much going on. She had something terrible happen to her, but she's also having many wonderful things happen as well. She's getting married in August and moving in September. Heidi is moving to Brooklyn in September. Farley's is going to be the same. I don't even know if I'll go after September. The place won't mean what it used to after the girls leave.

Drunk I got hammered on July 4. I'm talking 2/3 a bottle of vodka hammered--the kind that will make me not drink again for a month. I blame Stoli Vanilla for being so yummie. Saturday the boys and I had another BBQ. It wasn't a full-on Ray-B-Q--just a small, low-key thing. We saw Terminator afterwards. Damn that sucked. I swear it was made for TNT or TBS. Hmmmmm, still haven't come any closer to making that big decision. I better do that. My initial idea was to go surfing. If I have fun surfing then it's a sign to stay in California. Oh well, at least I get to play on the road for a bit. San Francisco and Las Vegas this week. Free weekend at The Bellagio. Score.