I started this web page today. How exciting. In about an hour I will be going to my friends (Jen C. and Todd P.) house for Easter dinner. My Mom and I (she was visiting) made a casserole that I will be bringing.

So the big news I guess that that I will leaving for China in 10 days. For those that don't know about this China trip, here's the deal.

I was able to get a free ticket to China (it cost me 20 bucks in taxes) so I'm simply going to China. I was at first going to go with my friend Josh S. but that didn't work out (not his fault). I decided not to wuss about going alone, so I'm still going.

Basically the point of this trip is an experiment for me to go to a foreign country without any preparation and see what happens. I'll be flying into Hong Kong and I will have a hotel reservation my first night and for the next 10 days I will simply play it by ear. I went to the Chinese embassy and got my visa so I will be able to visit mainland China. I don't intend to stay long in Hong Kong because I am told it's basically like Las Vegas. That doesn't interest me. My goal is to go a day without hearing anyone speak English.

Other big news: I have a girlfriend! Her name is Angela (but I normally misspell it by typing Angelia) if you care to e-mail her, feel free. Her e-mail address is atrinh@usc.edu. She's really great. We met when I was working at the Production Equipment Center at USC and we had a few classes together. Then we lost contact for a while. I sent out a mass e-mail to all my friends, she was on the e-mail list. She responded and we started talking again. It's a wonderful story.

Last night Josh C., Aaron, my Mom, and I went to the local gay bar (I live in West Hollywood, a VERY gay neighborhood) and we all got moderately drunk. But my Mom got really drunk. The following is what I was able to transcribe as she called home (Chicago) while under the influence.

"Sheffee (my Dad) we went to the bar, the gay bar with three boys, they must have thought it was very weird. I went with Marc, Aaron and Josh. But we didn't go to strip club. That would have been embarrassing. Marc is trying to write down this conversation but I can't see it. So what did you do tonight. Ohhh it's too bad you couldn't come with up to the gay bar. Next week I'm going to visit Aaron. We had a bunch a pitchers of beer. And then this Josh, I should probably send him a graduation gift. Marc is writing down what I say, I don't know who he is going send this to. (now she is simply reading this quote to Sheffee) I don't know if you should let me come here alone again. We went to a Chinese restaurant tonight. You ate cheese, cheese, cheese? You mean that stuff with milk in it? That artichoke must have dry rot already. I'm worried about the boys. Did I wake you up? (it's 1:51 AM there) I always say things like that, you know that. Do you know what a wife beater shirt is? I learned a new word. I didn't know that either. Do you want to see me tomorrow? I'll see you tomorrow night goodbye."

Josh and Aaron got drunk enough that they were drinking out the same glass using two straws. It was sweet like a high school date from the 50's. Josh just finished bartending school so he had a lot to talk about with the bartender. So he got a free drink. Just funny to think about him going to a gay bar and getting a free drink, but he's like that.

I should explain the wife beater reference. Yesterday I saw a man wearing a wife beater t-shirt walk into a gas station and buy a lighter with a 100 dollar bill. I was telling my Mom that that was one of the most suspicious things I have ever seen.

The Easter dinner is done with and it was lovely. We ended up watching Charlie's Angel's. One of the worst movies I have ever seen. It's like the movie was campy because it couldn't be good. It was just so pathetically bad. I was amazed to see that Crispin Glover was in it. He was pretty funny in it.

It's now 1:45 AM. I'm going to go to sleep now. I'm wondering if anyoue even finds this interesting.