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The Sun Setting over the City of Angeles

So if you havn’t checked your news yet or picked up a paper this morning, make sure to read one of the hundreds of reports about the huge protest in NYC yesterday. Hundreds of Thousands of people protesting The Bush Administration marched through the streets and spanned lower Manhatten yesterday.

CNN said:

In some areas, protesters stood shoulder to shoulder. They stretched from 34th Street and Seventh Avenue down to Canal Street.

*blink* thats just unreal man.

When i was in the city i remember it taking hours to walk manhatten. So to picture people shoulder-to-shoulder from 7th to 34th alll the way through Canal where SOHO, NOHO and all the normal new york traffic is, thats just insane.

Haha, mah homie Gary just sent this to me. It’s Monday.. what. *chuckle*

The next time you think God can’t use you in heaven, remember the folowing;

Noah was a drunk.
Abraham was too old.
Isaac was a daydreamer.
Jacob was a liar.
Leah was ugly.
Joseph was abused.
Moses had a stuttering problem.
Gideon was afraid.
Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer.
Rehab was a prostitute.
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young.
David had an affair and was a murderer.
Elijah was suicidal.
Isaiah preached naked.
Jonah ran from God.
Naomi was a widow.
Job went bankrupt.
John the Baptist ate bugs.
Peter denied Christ,
The Disciples fell asleep while praying.
Martha worried about everything.
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once.
Zaccheus was too small.
Paul was too religious.
Timothy had an ulcer.
AND Lazarus was dead!

So I have to say, i just finished watching the closing ceremony and I admit it, I loved it. A few times I amost got a tear out because of the amazing footage and the way they compiled victories, defeats, pride and joy these amazing athletes showed for the past two weeks. I think this is the first olympics that I really havn’t taken for granted in my life, I’ve been busy, but when i got the chance to sit down and watch a few of the games, i just remember thinking *wow*. To watch the best in the world all compete together and give this every effort they have, it really makes you appreciate the millions of talents we all share and how someone can give their all for not only themself, but their country & home.

Listening to the news reporter they mentioned that in a country where only 11Million people live, spending > 8BILLION on these games was almost unheard of, and greece is more than in debt from hosting the 04 Olympics. But the fact that they used this a chance to better their country, new subways, freeways, cell phone service goes to show that the world still is moving forward even in places that can’t afford it . Countries are willing to take those risks that they all fear for to show that they can live up to the US, UK, Asia etc when it comes to the big-boy’s game. I think it’s just awesome that we brought the olympics home to where they originated, and to think of just how much we - as a world - have advanced since the old’en days of shotput and sprinting, it kinda makes you smile in a surreal way and appreciate pride in a whole different sense.

I remember tonight watching the closing ceremony when they extinguished the flame, looking at the 70,000 people all cheering and proudly holding that twinking light, thinking to myself.. “so the world can actually be united under one roof with-out terror attacks, bomb threats, hate crimes, sexual discrimination, domestic violence, rape, desecration, sacrilage,………. e.t. freaking c.” I also started to think that it was interesting that for the past two weeks, it seems there’s been a little less hate in the world and a lot more pride for the things that count. I guess when it all comes down to it, we need to be thankful for those of us like these medal-deserving athletes that know how to work for what they want, dedicate themselves to what they believe in and have a goal and accomplish it. Tonight, these are our heros and im damn proud to be American.

So i’m not an insane blogger yet, I guess it’s just a hobby and mini obsession I work on when I get the chance. I’ve lagged a bit over the past few days since I’ve been getting ready for Mark’s going-away party which was Oout-of-Control last night! Even though for the costume I was going for the White-Travolta look, I did have a few ladies think I was rockin Johnny Depp which i have to say was nice! Nothing like a shopping trip to Melrose in LA to make the night alll worth it. *chuckle* I have to say the music was great *cough*thankyou*cough*. Haha but all in all we had such a damn good time. Adam took the pics last night since i was busy runing around all night and doing the A/V, so i’ll have them up soon.

I’m going to miss you bro, can’t wait to come visit you in San Francisco

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I miss working out at the gym, but then again, if I had inspiration like this, it would make that annual fee look more like a double scoop at rite-aid then a blatant rip off