Treasure Island Sucks TI, my old favorite gambling joint, has gone to hell. There's all these automatic shufflers (evil!) at the blackjack tables now and no video poker that's worth playing. Yuck. To make matters worse, Binion's is now closed. What happened to the Vegas I knew and loved? Jennie's coming to Vegas to hang this weekend. Sandra -- who is freshly single...or so the rumors go -- is suddenly coming too. I almost feel like I should let the two of them hang out and not get in the way. And some of Julie's fans now think I'm her boyfriend.

Marilyn in Da House There's a new hot waitress at Curry House: Marilyn. She's really cute and just a tad dorky. She kept almost-running into her coworkers. It was most endearing. The (mostly) March madness starts Thursday: Vegas (Midway), Vegas (Dice), New York (WrestleMania with THQ), finding an apartment in San Francisco, and that boring tradeshow in San Jose. It's going to be fun.

When We Was Fab The Fab Four are no more...sort of. Tuesday was the last day Bryn, Ben, Christian, and I would be office mates. Ben's heading up to the Bay tomorrow. Christian and I will be heading up there in early April. The four of us won't be together again until E3...and who knows if that will be these case. A lot can happen before May. Everyone was so busy that it didn't really sink in that our team will be seperated. We probably should have done a shot or four. Oh, bonuses rule, by the way. Especially when they're way more than you'd thought they'd be.

I Can Do Things No Man Can Do... ...see things no man can see. Carlos, Amber, and I looked at this old loft apartment in Potrero Hill. It's totally the loft that the '70s forgot. There's lots of light, it's a block and a half from Farley's, and it's only $1,600 (two bedrooms). I would totally move there if I were moving sooner. Oh well. After the requisite stop to Farley's -- saying goodbye to Heidi again -- the three of us caught up with Jennie for dinner. Then the three from The OC (rhyming is fun) went to Buddha...where Carlos and Amber were introduced to Ng Ka Py...and the two of them learned to play liar's dice...and were introduced to more Ng Ka Py...and Amber's scarf was ruined forever. Muahahahahahaha! I had an interesting conversation this evening. She called in tears about her loser boyfriend. And I did the best I could to be supportive and to try to help her realize how wonderful she is. I said up front that there was no way I could talk to her without a heavy degree of bias, but I did what I could. Hopefully I helped her think some things through and maybe feel a little better. Oh yeah, I'm apparently the sweetest guy she knows. And as history has taught us, the sweetest guys are forever single. Damn that Win a Date with Tad Hamilton movie for spreading the lie that the nicest guy can get the girl. It's a shame so many teenagers will grow up thinking it can happen. Hmmm, it is an election year...perhaps I will run for an office of some sort just to make sure the children will no longer be lied to by sappy movies.

VD Valentine's Day ended up being a lot of fun...probably because my original vision of hanging out in my room by myself with a large bottle of Grey Goose didn't come to fruition. Since her boy was out of town, I hung with Jennie. We had the most adorable Potrero Hill date. We had dinner at Chez Maman, she had ice cream at Scoop, and we had coffee at Farley's. It was super nice that I got to see Heidi before she leaves. Hopefully I'll catch up with her in a few weeks in New York. After hanging on The Hill, we went to a small karaoke gathering in J-Town. It was pretty cool. I needed a break from large crowds, and karaoke usually evolves (?) into a large mass of drunken people in a not-very-large room. The small crowd was grealy appreciated. There was a little hint of sadness towards the end of the night -- there was a friend thing and a girl thing -- but aside from that it was rad. Today we went to Equinox at the top of the Hyatt at The Embarcadero. Revolving restaurants are cool and the brunch was most yummy. Brandy introduced me to the anti-mimosa: champagne and cranberry juice. I was definitely enjoying it. Oh yeah, the Yankees rule! Welcome aboard A-Rod...I never said anything bad about you. Pictures!

Dazzled The SOE party was interesting. One of the first people I bumped into was a marketing guy from that company discussed in that column that can't be mentioned. We talked out a few things (he was a little drunk) and I think it helped a little. I didn't think I was going to shoot that night, but I ended up doing two spots. I was buzzed for one of them and drunk for the other. I'm pretty sure they both turned out pretty crappy. Oh well, lesson learned: thou shall not do television tapings when inebriated. So I spent much of the evening drunk and much of it being charmed by a most dazzling woman. It ended up being a really fun evening and a really fun morning. "Wow!" is all I can really say about her. I went down to Redwood Shores earlier today to check out an EA game and catch up with some old pals. It was a fun visit and I'm really jazzed about the game. I usually don't blog about games, but it's a boxing title and boxing is one of my favorite sports. It's going to be pretty rad. Hmmmm, I think there's karaoke tomorrow. That beats my original Valentine's Day plan of being alone in my room with a bottle of Grey Goose. Pics pics pics!

Flyboy Three flights in one day. Five in two days. Six in three days. Any way you slice it, it was pretty silly. Ricardo was cracking me up. He called the little prop planes we were flying in "La Bamba Planes." He also suggested that we get some 40s of OE and pour it in the street to mourn the burning of Yamagiwa Soft. Dang, that place served me well during my last trip to Japan. I found gifts for Jennie and me there. Oh, here are the pics from Bend. A funny thing happened in Bend: I had a crush for the first time in months! Ever since I ended that relationship, I haven't been falling in love every five minutes like before...but there was this waitress. She looked like Amy Smart, but had a heavy lisp and was really conscious of it. I wanted to take her away and let her know that she could say whatever she wants to me and I wouldn't think anything but the world of her. Hmmm, perhaps my lack of crushes was a brief lapse of maturity...or I'm regressing. So it looks like I'm moving just a tad later than expected. I should be up in San Francisco during the first week of April, which means I have to look for a place in early March...which could be challenging since that month looks silly with travel. I'll figure it out though.

Innocence Lost I got a surprise visit from someone I've known for a few years. It's funny how much she's changed. In many ways, she's more beautiful than when I first met her...but the exuberant and innocent qualities that charmed me are no longer apparent. She's definitely had an interesting life over the years, but it's sad to see her so...(thinking of some word less powerful than jaded). I'm in Bend, Oregon right now, which is lovelier than it sounds. I'm actually enjoying how quiet it is here. The stars are so bright since the air is so clean. There's a cute little river. And I'm staying at this adorable hotel. My room has a sunken living room and a fireplace. It's really cute in an LL Bean kind of way. I'll post pictures when I get back.

Voila I found the perfect Potrero Hill apartment. Having a seperate shower and tub is so awesome! Too bad it's tres pricey. Oh, I'm probably not going to get fired according to the boys. That's good news. I think I had half a bottle of Ketal One last night.

Confusion is Nothing New So much is up in the air right now. I'm not sure who's moving up to San Francisco, ergo I'm not sure who I'll be living with and where. I'm a bit more confident about my job security, but not much. I guess I'll see what kind of people I work for and with. I'm not sure why I can't stop liking this girl. My immediate future is decidedly cloudy and it has to be sorted fast. Oh well, I'll roll with it. Here are some pics from the last two nights.

Prepare for Trouble! And make it double! Man, my last column is causing me all sorts of problems. Lots of people are mad. The column got pulled. And I have a pretty good chance of being fired. In a fair and just world that wouldn't be the case, but let's be serious. One editor expressing an opinion Vs. millions of dollars in advertising/licensing/partnership money...let's just say that I don't like my chances. Who knew my column was that powerful. Ha!

"I want to go back... ...to my city by the bay." That's from Lights by Journey-- one of the greatest bands of our time. So I'm going back to San Francisco. I don't know when exactly, but it should be some time before April 1 -- hopefully sooner rather than later. I've wanted to go back for so long and it hasn't really sunk in that it's actually going to happen. At times I wanted to jump around the office and cheer, but mostly I haven't accepted the move as fact. Doing the TV stuff down here will be difficult, but I imagine I'll be in SoCal enough to still do it. Moving to San Francisco actually makes it easier for two new television projects in the works. Funny how that worked out. Now comes the hard part: figuring out who I'm going to live with and where. There are many variables right now so I can't plan as much as I'd like. Thankfully I'm on the road for most of the next ten days so I won't be at home staring at my computer as I devise spreadsheets to overplan moving scenarios. Oh yeah, after 18 tries Mark finally liked one of the columns I wrote. Oddly (sadly?), it made me feel like a son that just won his father's approval.

Oy I can't believe this is the current #1 movie. The only weekend that American moviegoers saddened me more was when Kangaroo Jack was #1.

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