My fortune cookie was right. This summer, I am dancing to a different beat. I'm even dancing too.

I tend to be very retrospective. I reflect on the past a lot. I often go through the archives (and you should too!) just to get a sense of where I've been, how I handled past situations, and how much I have or have not grown.

I don't need to go through the past 600 plus entries to know that I'm different this summer. Not having a demanding job, going to summer school, or handling student leadership responsibilities will do that to a person. Vacation is very nice.

Now, for some random thoughts on the past few days.

• Mi Pap� Chepe cumpli� 84 a�os de vida jueves.

Pap� Chepe en Los Angeles, 1945.

• July 31st came and went and my beloved Dodgers look much different than they did on the 29th. The trades are quite unpopular, and most people I've spoken to are hating the new General Manager, Paul DePodesta. I'm different. I'll admit that I'll miss catcher Paul Lo Duca, reliever Guillermo Mota, and outfielder Dave Roberts. However, I'm also a wannabe stats-head. I also trust DePodesta and his computer. This isn't a sports blog, but if you're interested I suggest Dodger Thoughts or Dodger Kid for more on the details of the trades.
• Ome is wrong. I no longer have feelings for the Redhead. I'm sure of it. Seeing him throughout the weekend was no biggie. I think I need to be nicer. We joke a lot about things and I talk a lot of shit. It's all in jest, but I get the feeling that deep down he thinks I harbor resentment against him. Not so. I told him once before, he's lucky I'm forgiving.
• Another big trade in LA occurred this weekend. Ome moved out. Isa moved in. I don't know whether to be sad or happy. I guess I really won't know until I come back from M�xico.
• I miss VH1's Pop Up Video. I figured that out as I watched Grease with production notes at my cousin's house today.
• I went to Andrea's, Donwill, and Emil's art show, "Show and Tell", this afternoon. If I was a rich art collector, I would've bought something. The photographs and paintings were beautiful.
• I have a week before I fly out. Do I have things ready? Nope. Am I nervous? Yes. Am I excited? More than can be conveyed in black Arial font.
• September is going to be a good month. I can feel it.

That's all, friends. Be good.

Me siento: like a slacker
Escuchando: "music in me" from dj spinna's here to there

M�s reciente:
Searches - 09.16.05
the big move - 07.29.05
mother and daughter: a comparative analysis - 07.28.05
jardineros y dom�sticas - 07.27.05
tough question - 07.25.05

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