Awesome weekend. Friday went out to dinner at Houlihan's with Jesse, Tara, Amar, Kevin, Scott and Pete Dixon. (I always feel compelled to tack on the "Dixon" so people don't think I'm talking about myself in the third person :) We saw 'Shaun of the Dead' afterwards at Reading, and it was as hilarious as I've heard. Not your typical zombie-movie. Props to the British for coming out with a good winner...28 Days Later blew monkey chunks.

Jess stayed over Friday night because her, Jesse, Tara and I went to go see Rent in NYC Saturday. It was great seeing the "real" Rent. I'd seen the travelling one starring our very own Syracuse queer www.briangligor.com. Nick Lache's younger bro played Mark and he did a fairly decent job. I was most impressed with the actors/actresses who played Tom Collins, Mimi, Maureen, and the obligatory big african american woman for the deep, throaty, Arethra Franklin vocals. Excellent show, and a huge reccomendation from me.

We went out for dinner at the Times Square Brewery where I had the best Turkey sandwich of my life. Apple-smoked bacon. To-die-for. Had two beers they called the Dunkel. Delicious. Ended up going down to Little Italy and saw the hectic bustle of the San Genero festival. Picked up a pound of torrone which I'd been dying to have for like over a few years now. Then we all headed home early since Jesse and Tara had to go to a family reunion of Tara's on Sunday. Had Jess stay over again because I didn't want her to leave lol, and we relaxed most of Sunday before going out to dinner with my parents to Johnny Carrino's. Great weekend, and I miss my girl so much already.

In other news my nephew's football team lost vs. Asbury Park but was not blown away like every other team in their league. All those teams got *shut out* but Marc's team held their own 13 to 6. I know they're young and everything but even so it's impressive at that age.

Now another most-likely boring work week to contend with. It really cannot go fast enough. Up this weekend is a birthday party for a friend of Jess's that I met. Amar even dated her lol. That should be interesting. No idea what else the weeked will have in store. Time to go some actual work I guess. Here's a good song :)

Public Enemy - I Can't Do Nothing For Ya Man

Runnin' for your life, by the knife
Runnin' from your wife...yipes!
You should've stuck with home
Your mind to blow your dome
It was you that chose your due
You built a maze you can't get through
I tried to help you all I can
Now I can't do nuttin' for you man

I can't do nuttin' for ya man
You got all these people on your back now
I can't do nuttin' for ya man
Flavor flav got problems of his own
I can't do nuttin' for you man
Go lean on shells answer man
I can't do nuttin' for ya man
You jumped out of the jelly into a jam

Make ya love the wrong instead of right
Not a thief cat burglar through the night
Cop told your girl her name was Shirl
About a rooftop crime to steal her pearls
Oozy down the bullets in the gun
Just microwave themselves a ton
Then you tried to help them all they can
But they couldn't do nuttin' for ya man

I can't do nuttin' for ya man
They couldn't do nuttin' for ya man
Flavor Flav is the sun
Public Enemy number one
Gotcha runnin' from the gun (pow)
Of a brain that weighs a ton
Can't face my facts that's on the shelf
Cause you want a hand out for your wealth
Eatin' welfare turkey out of the can
I can't do nuttin' for ya man

I can't do nuttin' for ya man
You want six dollars for what??!
I can't do nuttin' for ya man
You better man kiss my butt
I can't do nuttin' for ya man
I'm busy tryin' to do for me
I can't do nuttin' for ya man
That's the way the ball bounces gee

Bass for your face, kick that shit
Rock that shit homey!