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Ladies, you know him, you love him...and if you live in NYC, he's probably gotten drunk and tried to play grab-ass with you - it's Greg the Boyfriend! (Yo, besides Sarah's blog, Greg is the only other person I know whose website I actually read. If you haven't been there, go now.)
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Around 5am, I headed a few blocks north up to Don Hill's to go see Sarah who was DJing at the Burning Angel New Year's party. Here's me with Sarah and Raphael.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Me (complete with gay camo hat?) and Liz.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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...and taking stupid pictures...
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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...more stupid pictures.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Here's Vin getting ready to light what he's betting me $20 will be his "last cigarette...EVER!" (Update: He managed to make it for six days before he had to hand over a Mr. Jackson.)
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Take two! This time with more attitude and less Ken.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Yay, I have friends! I have friends! Clockwise from top left: Vin, Ken, Dave, me, Audrey and Julia.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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Saturday night, Emily and I put on our fancy duds and headed out to enjoy the only worthwhile nightlife in our town...
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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On Sunday I gave my brother a haircut.
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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After karaoke, we headed over to the *ahem* Roxbury Diner (which for as long as we'd known it had always been called the Victoria Diner before the Hatzimihalis family decided to go all weak on us and cash out) for some late night burgers...
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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You know him, you love him. Ladies and gentleman, put your hands together and give a warm welcome to Chi-Chi's Mexican Mall Strip's very own, Music Man Jo-Jo Russell! (Yo, y'all may remember Jo Jo from entries like "Thanksgiving 2002," the good news is, his long-promised website is finally up and running!)
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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...Saturday night karaoke at Chi-Chi's Mexican Strip Mall restaurant. Holla!
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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"Now throw your hands in the air and scream!"
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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For Christmas day, my grandparents and one of my mom's sister's family (The Carricks) came to our house. Christmas dinner in the house y'all. When I say "Hey," you say "Ho!" Now when I say "Je" you say "sus!"
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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Brett and I with our other Great Uncle: Uncle Bob!
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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Because there's nothing worse than a freshly armless Christmas. Foodcourt!
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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That evening we all put on our most festivest Christmas sweaters (check out the bright green v-neck I dug up in my dad's closet)...
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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The Battjer Treat Hounds.
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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...and packed in the car to go to south Jersey for our annual Christmas Eve with my great uncle and aunt Walt and Ann (You know the drill by now, we do it every year (. Here's the backseat crizzew: me, mom and Brett's girlfriend Amy.
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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Me. Hahahah.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Me and Sid.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Me with Amber (who became less shy as she drank more).
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Me and Candy.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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What's up, horrible group shot. Clockwise from left: Mark, Andy, ?, me, the always lovely Sarah Lewitinn and Jamie.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Me and Leila.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Me and Jaime Kirkpatrick.
a karaoke christmas
December 22, 2003
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Here's Grant sending me off. Goodbye California!
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Fare thee well Fatty! After seeing Dave off, Grant and I went to a bookstore and killed some time before we came back for him to drop me off (I was actually supposed to stay another two days, but being in 65 degree weather a few days before Christmas proved to be too much and I switched my flight so I could get home, do a little Christmas shopping and spend some time with my fam.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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...and I woke up just in time to thwart Grant's attempt to put his balls near my face.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Me, resurrecting my impression of Ricky Schroeder with Down's Syndrome, and Jen.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Grant and I with Harlan Martin! (Best picture ever).
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Me, Ross, Marianna and someone I don't know! (doh.)
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Dah-dah-disco.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Me and Grant dishing some double-lovin' to the lovely Jen Ehrman.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Me and the Fatty all dressed up.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Here's Steve, Grant and myself posing for a pic (which was really just an excuse to try to cop a feel of the faux-Britney's vinyl-clad arse).
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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After I'd finished documenting our facial hair, we headed back to the house, showered (and I shaved, thank god), packed up and hit the road to head back down to Los Angeles (to attend the surprise birthday party that Jordana had put together for him. Shhhh!).
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Those of you who know me know that I couldn't grow facial hair to save my life. Seriously, fifteen year olds with "dirtstaches" put me to shame. But after admiring Grant's crazy-ass cowboy beard, I decided that I wouldn't shave for six days and see what it looked like. And six days later...BLAMO! Check out my fucking beard!

What do you mean you can't see anything? Maybe you just need a closer look...
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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...see? Check out that moustache. I'm practically Tom Selleck all over again.
trip to cali part 5: back to la
December 19, 2003
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Here's me repping for the home state...
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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...and giving love a bad name.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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But eventually we won them over with our cityboy charms
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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One of the ranch hands was kind enough to give our saddle-sore cityslicker asses a lift back from the stable to the house (saving us the embarrasment of a bowlegged walk of pain home).
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Yay.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Gun slinger.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Me in the sun.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Fatty in the sun.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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So remember how I said these weren't no pussy horses? As soon as we got them on the open trail, they all started galloping. That's right: not a trot, not a canter, a full-on fucking gallop. Holy shit, I almost did something in my pants that would've put Dashiell to shame. Here's a pic Grant managed to take of me right as we all finally managed to slow them down.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Bee Gee Cowboy.
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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After Fatty and I spent the better part of Wednesday getting acquinted with a few of the ranch's horses, on Thursday we were ready to ride. Here's me on the walk down...
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Later that night Grant, Fatty and I went over to the The Buckhorn, the local cowboy/loggers bar to do some research for Grant's "Sex Advice from Cowboys" article. Here's me with the bar's very real stuffed bear.
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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After food we went back to the ranch and relaxed. Then later that night we drove to the nearest theater (like 45 minutes away) to see the midnight showing of the third installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Bonus points to Grant for flipping the bird while pulling a Pomodoro Guy face! Noice!).
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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Exhausted from too much driving and too many S'more, this little cowpoke decided to hit the hay.
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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...RETALIATION! The Fatty Strikes Back!
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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Several minutes later while I was focusing on making sure I toasted my marshmallow just right, I left myself wide-open for...
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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On the way back to the ranch, we stopped at a store and picked up everything we needed to get our S'more on back at the ranch. Aw, yeah.
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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After a restful night of sleep at Uncle Ira's, we woke on Monday to do some quick exploring of San Fran before starting the four and a half hour drive out to the ranch in North Fork.
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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Hahaha. So funny. Clockwise from the Grizza: Fatty, Jamye, Al, me and Uncle Ira.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Here's Grant and I in Ira's kitchen. We were all crabby from our drive and if I remember correctly were pretty much ready to fight each other (I'd SOOOO win) when this mutual "get a load of this fuggin' guy" photo was taken.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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After getting settled in at Uncle Ira's, we all headed to downtown SF to meet up with some friends (my friend Alysha, Jamie Waxman, who we know from NYC, and one of Jordana's good friends from school) and have some Thai food.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Alysha and me.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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So I was talking to this girl (whose name I've since forgotten - DOH!) and we found out that she was to Harvard (ooooh! faaaaaancy!) with my good buddy Seth Familian (who y'all may remember as the evil culprit in June 23rd's notorius "Story That Can't Be Told" incident). Hehehe.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Me in "The Hat." Yoooooooo.

MISSING PHOHTOS (oh no!)
After the Farmer's Market, Grant and I bid the Martin's farewell and embarked on a two-stop, six day trip. First up to San Fran to rendez vous with the Fatty (who had flown into SF earlier last night) and then the three of us were going to head to North Fork, California (just outside of Yosemite) and spend five days at Jordana and Ross' house located on a 4,000 acre ranch! Normally I'd have a ton of pics of the drive up, but in a far too common display of total incompetence, I somehow managed to reformat one of my camera's memory cards and about 50 pictures that I had taken with my second (and thankfully, less-used) camera.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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...crazy-ass baby diarrhea. Grant and I were sitting on the couch and all of a sudden we smelled something that reminded us of a really sharp block of cheddar that had gone bad.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Oh my god, how in the world could I have forgotten to mention this in my last post? So remember how I went to the LA Weekly party with Laura right when I'd gotten into town? Well right when I got there, Laura introduced me to one of her friends, and he was like "I know this guy, I read his website!" Tavis, Laura's boyfriend was in disbelief. He was like "People you don't know read your website?" As soon as he said it, almost on cue, a girl walking by sees me, stops, grabs my arm and screams "OH MY GOD, YOU KEEP A DIARY!" and then laughs and walks away.

Later that night when I got home, she had emailed me. She introduced herself as Ellen Griley (Hi Ellen!) and was at the party because she works for the OC Weekly paper (also owned by Village Voice Media). She invited us to come down and check out the LBC "so we could flash all of our favorite gang signs and really mean it" and attend her friend's annual THONGSGIVING party. Thongsgiving? Clearly this was a group that Grant and I could roll wit. Here's Grant and I with Ellen. Woooo!
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Here's Ellen's friend Ryan, the host of the Thongsgiving bash.
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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After brunch, Grant and I met up with Pappa Ross and took Dash for a stroll down the the boardwalk at Santa Monica (I think).
trip to cali part two: la to san francisco
December 13, 2003
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Some of you may remember him from back in October of 2002, when he was just a leeeetle baby. Here's a pic from back then when Ross and Jord were getting ready to move to LA and we went out to Ross' parents in NJ to see the baby and see them off.
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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"Fifty million!"
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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"Hee hee hee, you´re a funny guy!"
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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"Fumes, quicksand, toxic waste, it´s all ours!"
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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Friday night the three of us went out to The Short Stop in West Hollywood Echo Park...
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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I heart her. (Mad props to Laura's friend for snapping this pic).
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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Hahaha.
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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But his patented "mean face" all but made up for it.
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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After bidding farewell to Dash and Jord, Ross took me to VH1's production offices to show me the television pilot (that he created and exec produced) starring none other than...
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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...but you got a drooling problem.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Me & G-ma in tha hizzouse, boyeeeee.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Scott Jentzen and Kermit Albertson.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Turkey Time! Going Clockwise from the front left: G-ma, G-pa, Aunt Sue, me, Pappi, Mami, Chad, Uncle Wayne, Aunt Elaine and Lindsay.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Lisa Puzio and Kim Shortino! Ha!
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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First thing I did upon arriving in town on Wednesday evening was pick up Kim Wilson (my senior prom date, awwww) who was in town from North Carolina and head over to a bar in town called "The Barn," which before all major holidays is the best place to find other people you went to high school with.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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With Frank's drum kit taking up the entire rear half of his car, Fatty and I were forced to share the front seat.
em and lo's book reading
November 25, 2003
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With a belly fulla greasy C-grade meat, Frank, the Fatty and I decided to call it an early night. Here's Seth giving the international sign for "you're a pussy."
em and lo's book reading
November 25, 2003
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Me and the Fatty (who's looking super-disco in the photo).
em and lo's book reading
November 25, 2003
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Me and Nina.
em and lo's book reading
November 25, 2003
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Roxbury High School in the house, y'all.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Miye wasn't ready to brave the karaoke stage solo, so I helped ease her on in by teaming up for a duet. She spent more time sucking down her drink than she did singing.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Here's Jesse telling his two Karaoke Santas that he wants the fucking ROKK for Christmas this year.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Chiara and I did our best to keep up with them.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Leila took a quick break from her make out sesh to writhe and gratuitously cup her breasts next to me on stage while I sang. Thanks for that, hon. Motley Crue karaoke just isn't the same without a girl on the stage touching herself and shimmying suggestively.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Yet again! As soon as she see's someone hold up a camera, *poof*, she hides.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Me flanked by Leila and Chiara (aka - "The Trouble Twins") I sang, um, something. (See how Chiara's hiding again?)
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Me, Sarah, Adriana and Emma.
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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First off check out Vin's face (hahahah)! So after getting a clutch shot of Emma with the "pressed hams" move, I thought I'd continue the streak and take one of my famous "You're posing with my balls but you don't know that you are" pictures with Crazy Marni. The plan was that I'd go up to her with them out, snap a couple of shots to lull her into a false sense of security, and then turn the camera lengthwise introducing my plums into the equation. Everything was going smoothly until...
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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Oooooh, yeah.
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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Me, Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Kijowski and Grizza.
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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After we finished eating, the plan was for Emma and Lorelei to call and say that we should meet them at the Sunburned Cow, a bar all the way over on Avenue C. We'd try to arrive right at 10pm, and everyone would jump out yell "Surprise!" (hopefully both surprising Grant and scaring the living shit out of him simutaneously).
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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Fire up iTunes and here cue up Crüe's "Home Sweet Home." Awww, yeah.
european vacation part 21: heading home!
November 01, 2003