May 24, 2004
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The Daily News
1 Okay, so I spent the entire morning writing this
DN about the long weekend, submitted it, and
got this sign that said Service Unavailable, which
means, in essence, that I had spent around 45
minutes writing nothing.
2 Xanga hasn't stung me too much, because I
usually save as I go, but for some reason, I just
didn't.
3 I guess it's just one of those mornings. It began
with me trying to move my Senior Ball pictures
to CD-R's. For whatever reason, my computer
just said, "No!" Sometimes it just doesn't read
that there's anything in the drive, and this
morning was one of those mornings.
4 Oh, well. Not much I can do, I guess. Usually if
I come back later, it behaves.
5 Anyway, I wanted to congratulate the Senior Class
for an amazing Senior Ball Friday night at the
Capital Club in downtown San Jose. Everyone
looked beautiful, and it seemed that the flow of
people arriving was endless. I left after 10:15 and
people were still pulling up. It was truly a dazzling
night, and I hope everyone had a memorable
evening.
6 After I left, I did a little phone tag, and then met
my daughter Caitlin at this place in the Pruneyard,
where we celebrated her 21st birthday! It was
fun. There was a live band who played all these
corny eighties songs, so we sang along. I thought
I was Flock of Seagulls, I swear.
7 And THEN we went home, slept, and then began
preparing for her birtday party, which was on
Saturday night! My prom mentality took over, so
I did it all: I made fruit platters, cooked, got a
cake, balloons, decorations, and by 9 p.m. the
place looked beautiful, and before I knew it,
another party was under way!
8 Sunday morning the place looked like the last act
of Hamlet: there were dead bodies slumbering
in every nook and cranny of the house. My wife
and I had gone out Saturday night, and when we
got in, we sort of tip-toed through a battlefield of
sleeping collegiates. The sink was stacked with
dishes, and there were soda bottles and the small
remains of a chocolate cake all over the house.
9 I made a fat pot of pasole, and then floated in the
pool for a few hours, had dinner, and was in bed
at like 7:30!! It's amazing how exhausting fun can
be!
10 This morning it seemed that the Senior Ball was
a thousand years ago.
11 Well, don't forget that tomorrow night at 7:30,
the YB Music Department presents the Spring
Concert at 7:30 p.m. Come out and see the
award-winning Band and Choir, as well as the
Orchestra, and yes, we are proud to feature
the Jazz Band!!!
12 That's about it for today. This is the second
time I have written all this, so I think I'll sign off.
13 Enjoy your day, everyone!
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