logging onto xanga after so long brings back memories.  just to get a few things off my chest

i just bought tickets to go to prague, vienna, and budapest this september with lynn.  sorry in advance for all the people i promised to visit around the world this year, i won't be able to make it because this trip will make me broke.

jj - where did you go - in life and on line??

my purse was violated on the subway today. 

it is one of those crowded evenings on the subway where you learn to keep your eyes down to avoid awkwardly staring at a person whose face is 6 inches away from you.  there is an old man wearing thin gym shorts facing me.  i start to assume my standard downward stare position when lo and behold i see that this guy has a humungous boner on my bag.  in a flourish that can only come from a combination of disgust and intrigue (who knew such old men could get so hard) i take aim at his crotch and ram up purse upwards and out.  i quickly avert eye contact, feign innocence, and turn up my iPod.