February/March Re-Cap

Well, it's February again, which means I hung yet another year on the line. To celebrate, I continued a three-year tradition by hosting a party at my place featuring various drinking games. This year's turnout was record-setting, but friends were missed who couldn't make it back this year - Andrew, Rebecca, and Erica (now in Cali), as well as Shannon, Kim, and Dana.

Around midnight, we moved the party downtown to the Independent Bar, an indy music place. Although this is somewhat disappointing, nobody got kicked out this year.

If you look really closely at this picture on the left (me with my oldest Orlando friend, Debbie, with Mario and a portrait of Aldous Huxley in the background), you might be able to see a tiny scar on the left side of my chin. Or not. A few weeks ago, my chin was split open by an illegal high kick to my face during a soccer match. I received seven stitches. Luckily, the scar is mostly under my chin and largely unnoticeable.

In March, I took part (with an old high school friend, S. Zedeker, AKA the weatherman) in another annual tradition - Daytona Bike Week. This picture (right) was taken on Main Street, home to such proud establishments as Froggy's, Full Moon Saloon, and Dirty Harry's. AC/DC and Aerosmith live on, thanks to some really bad cover bands. Note: What happens at bike week stays at bike week.

What did I do with my Spring Break? Well, for starters, I went to see an energetic performance by Chk Chk Chk (!!!) at my favorite local live music venue, The Social. I also played a lot of soccer. On Sunday we suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat, but held on to our middling position in the standings. We're doing better on Thursday nights, where we actually have a winning record. To round out my break, I headed back to the Wallaby Ranch and went off-roading with Russ and Jethro, while also celebrating Jason's birthday.