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The bit o' news today is the annual BANK HOLIDAY CHEESE ROLLING CONTEST. Take a look. The goods start around the half way mark. Soooo whenever we get goodies like these on the air they mention other craziness like the running of the bulls, the gorilla get up 5k, and of course Tomatina tomato throwing festival. Of course all of these things I want to partake in, and if there is a God, I will. A little bit of news you may not know is Meg, my younger sister, just graduated from Ithaca College and is going to be teaching in Spain this coming fall. I guess I don't know what she is teaching... probably english but you know I'm not postive. Anywho, this will be the best opportunity to get over to Spain and partake of Tomatina. I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do this. Probably more than any other crazy activity. The bad part is Meg's job is only set for September to May and the 2008 Tomatina is August 27 (before she gets there) and the 2009 is August 26 (after her job ends...) W

Marieta and I drove down to LA this weekend to see the fam and celebrate my moms birthday. T'was all right. I gave my mom a bunch of chickens, Marieta got to do some wedding stuff, and we said goodbye to Meg as she took off to El Salvador for a week. Megan is working with Habitat for Humanity down there. Since she is fluent in Spanish she most likely being used like crazy. I don't know if she is the only spanish speaker but chancer are pretty good she is flying solo. Last year this group did the same thing sans native tongue. Good Luck kids. My parents have been extremely kind as to lend me their 1998 Geo Prizm. You may remember I drove this car for like 6 months my Freshman year of college. It gets the job done. When I must drive (which is pretty seldom) I can drive this guy. Thank God for parents with cars to spare. In other news, I am excited for the possibility of getting a check from my insurance. I will pay off my credit cards and put some of the money towards a Macbook P