I went to Niagara Square and saw e-mike and e-jill. We were discussing the fact that there were probably epeeps in our midst and we didn't even know it.

I ended up drinking from about 7pm to 3am. I didn't drive so I took a cab home and left my cell phone in the back of the cab. When I called it this morning, the cab driver said his band was playing outside Holly Farms today and I could pick it up there. Since it poured, I assumed the gig was cancelled, but I went there twice anyways and he wasn't there. Now he's not answering the phone. Five of my friends told me that they called and he chatted with them and told them where I could get my phone. He's been talking to my friends all day, but when he doesn't show, he can't answer. I think he's screwing with me.

All of this has led me to some conclusions:

1. I need to stop severely abusing my body with alcohol. Not only will it prevent me from losing things, but I'll be a healthier, skinnier, richer e-rachel.

2. We should have an epeep party. Granted this item does not really coincide well with number one, but what can you do? If you have doubts about meeting each other, see Drchlorine's journal [inlink]drchlorine,4[/inlink]. Those e-dudes aren't so bad either.

We made it all the way to Orchard Park to catch the 10:00 screening of Fahrenheit. I can understand why people would be suspect of Michael Moore's facts. He's extremely biased and often uses select pieces of information to prove his point. But I don't think there are many facts in this film that can be argued. I personally thought that if I was a swing voter, Moore would have won me out. And that's what counts.

Yes, this is a real sport. I wonder if they judge you on the ironing quality. Perhaps the number of creases?

There is a Buffalo dodgeball meetup on July 1. Go to to joint the list and vote on a venue.

Having severely deprived myself of sleep the last few days, I went to bed around 5 pm. I woke up at 8, and got ready for work. As I walked outside, I realized the street lights were on. I thought that I had slept through the night, but it was really 8 pm. Strange feeling.

I can't keep up with all the social activities. Paul is right about it keeping down productivity. [inlink]paul,amp;1218[/inlink] Now there's Thursday in the Square, Wednesday movies at Bachus, Indie Rock night at Luna and Off-The-Wall on Wednesdays, Thursday e-peep night at the Pink, Taste of Buffalo and all of the thousand other festivals, plus all the regular happenings. How am I supposed to be a productive member of society?

Azurexeruza - I agree wholeheartedly with Liz. For most women, the thought of long hair brings to mind images of a disgusting unkempt mop. But when a boy has nice long hair, we generally love it.

Beast and Metalpeter - I love reading your journals. Maybe you can start a new society based on every nympho's favorite primate - the bonobo. Everyone has random partners (many female-female when males are not near) and when conflicts arise, sex is the answer. I know that if I were always sexually satisfied, I wouldn't get too cranky. Just cover yourselves in latex please.

Had fun with the boys and company at the festival yesterday. The Steam Donkeys were fun as always. I thought Matthew would like their rockabilly tunes - hopefully he did.

Southernyankee is a total crack-up. We might have to start training her so she builds up a tolerance.

The birds were chirping when I got home this morning. Working on 2 hours of sleep is getting challenging.

Went to the Pink again last night. I ran into a guy I dated a while back, and it made me wonder why I still haven't figured this whole dating/sex/love thing out yet. I thought by the time you were 25 you were supposed to know everything about everything. To my dismay, I'm pushing 30 and I still don't know what the fuck is going on.

Mike and Jill - I am totally up for some e-stripper dodgeball.

Paul - why don't you want a 2-headed human baby? What's the problem?

Lilho - changes are rough. Take your time and go easy on yourself.

Beth and I went to see the new version of the Stepford Wives. I expected the same film as the original, with a few updates. But it had a different spin - actually kind of funny. Nothing spectacular, but fun to watch.

Afterwards we went to the Pink for a drink. Nobody was there yet, but it was nice to sit on the patio. You e-peeps need to get out earlier.

OBITUARIO CON HURRAS / OBITUARY CHEER / NACHRUF MIT HURRAGESCHREI

Vamos a festejarlo/This we shall celebrate/Das werden wir feiern
Vengan todos/Let everybody come/Kommt ihr alle
Los inocentes/The innocents/Die Unschuldigen
Los damnificados/The injured/Die Verletzten
Los que gritan de noche/Those who scream at night/Wer nachts schreit
Los que sufren de día/Those who suffer during the day/Wer tags leidet
Los que sufren el cuerpo/Those who suffer their bodies/Wer den Körper leidet
Los que alojan fantasmas/Those who house phantoms/Wer Geister unterbringt
Los que pisan descalzos/Those who step barefoot/Wer barfuß geht
Los que blasfeman y arden/Those who blaspheme and burn/Wer Gott lästert und schmort
Los pobres congelados/The frozen poor/Die gefrorenen Armen
Los que quieren a alguien/Those who are fond of somebody/Wer jemanden gern hat
Los que nunca se olvidan/Those who never forget/Wer nie vergißt

vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
vengan todos/let everybody come/kommt ihr alle
el crápula se ha muerto/the reprobate has died/der Verwerfliche ist gestorben
se acabó el alma negra/the black soul found its end/die schwarze Seele ging zu Ende
el ladrón/the thief/der Dieb
el cochino/the swine/der Suakerl
se acabó para siempre/gone forever/erledigt für alle Zeiten
hurra/hurrah/hurra
que vengan todos/let everybody come/laßt alle kommen
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no decir/do not say/sagt nicht
la muerte/death/der Tod
siempre lo borra todo/always erases it all/löscht immer das Ganze
todo lo purifica/purifies it all/reinigt das Gesamte

cualquier día/any day/jeden Tag

la muerte/death/der Tod
no borra nada/erases nothing/löscht gar nichts
quedan/there remain/es bleiben
siempre las cicatrices/forever the scars/ewig die Narben

hurra/hurrah/hurra
murió el cretino/the cretin died/der Schwachkopf starb
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no llorar de vicio/do not weep for weeping's sake/weint nicht nur damit geweint wird
que lloren sus iguales/let his peers weep/es sollen seinesgleichen weinen
y se traguen sus lágrimas/and swallow their tears/und ihre Tränen schlucken

se acabó el monstruo prócer/the monster genius came to an end/das geniale Ungeheuer ging zu Ende
se acabó para siempre/gone forever/erledigt für alle Zeiten
vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no ponernos tibios/let us not cool down/lassen wir uns nicht abkühlen
a no creer que éste/let us not believe that this/wir sollen nicht glauben, daß dieser
es un muerto cualquiera/is any ordinary deceased/irgendein beliebiger Verstorbener ist

vamos a festejarlo/this we shall celebrate/das werden wir feiern
a no volvernos flojos/let us not become idle/werden wir nicht müßig
a no olvidar que éste/let us not forget that this/vergessen wir nicht, daß diese
es un muerto de mierda./is a dead piece of shit./eine Scheißleiche ist.

[Mario Benedetti]