The Brighton Front Yard

An ensemble of shots from just outside the pad, with performances from neighborhood animals - including the one and only Mr. Moxin - and the song Mushrooms from Junkie XL.

Subject: field trip details

all right, ese locos, it's almost that time...the matadors have been practicing, the bulls have been grazing, the lobsters have been clicking their claws in anticipation...so here's the 411 on this Sunday's field trip to Mexico:

DEPARTURE:
--meet at ***'s pad at 4833 Coronado in OB
--bus leaves at 10:45am sharp
--try to arrive by 10:30am...enjoy a famous *** bloody mary while you wait!

PLEASE BRING:
--your I.D.
--$30 for the bus ride+bus booze+bullfight tix
--extra $ for lunch, beverages, souvenirs (and for the federales if you get in trouble)
--a sweatshirt, a jacket, or something else warm (*** fur available as a last resort)
--note: most cell phones don't work south of the border!
--and in case you were wondering: we should be getting back at around 8pm!

LOOK FORWARD TO:
--beautiful scenery along the Mexican coastline!
--exciting bus games with prizes!
--delicious food and tasty drinks!
--amazingly great times with incredibly cool people!
--a f*ckin' bullfight!

AND IN CONCLUSION:
--any questions, call "my" cell at 619-***
--if you have to back out, please let me know so we don't wait around!
--see you on Sunday at 10:30am!

RE: South Eastern Pennsylvania Transport Authority

Good to hear from you, ***. News from the east always brightens my day; in fact, I've grwown increasingly nostalgic as of late. Times are certainly strange here in San Diego. I work five days a week, which as a shock to the system of the highest order. The gist of it is this:

Around 6 AM, I check the clock and I get out of bed and I take a shower and I put on a suit and I drive to an office and I say "good morning," and I have a donut and I turn on my computer and I process paperwork and produce more paperwork, and I process the paperwork I have newly produced. My vocabulary includes investment jargon such as "counter-cyclical" and "vertically integrated" and "dividend yield" and "10-k" and "Bloomberg." Someone mentions that everyone knows what T.G.I.F. stands for, but not everyone knows that S.H.I.T. stands for So Happy It's Thursday. That strikes me as extremely funny.

Around 5 PM, I turn off my computer and I say "see you tomorrow" and I drive to my house and I take off my suit and I take another shower and I ponder my options for the evening and I check the clock and it's 7 PM already. My vocabulary is normal again.

I believe it was the extra-curriculars you inquired about, so I'll go into some detail there, as well:

Around 7 PM, I go run errands I've put off for awhile or I go drink beers at my friend Mike's house or I go eat dinner at my gilrfriend's apartment or I just go for a drive in my car because it all seems fun even if I'm just sitting there listening to my stereo. Around midnight, I crawl into my girlfriend's bed, or I crawl into my own bed, or I look at my watch and think "I should probably be crawling into fucking bed" as I order another scotch and soda at a local bar. My sleep is fitful as I know that I get to wake up at 6 AM the next morning; in fact, I wake up at 4 AM and 5 AM just to practice looking at the clock and saying "aw, shit."

Next email: the weekend. Stay tuned.