Next week the boys and I have vacation time. Of course, we have failed to make any serious plans or decisions about exactly what we'll be doing or where we're going. We have vague ideas about Vermont and camping. Definitely something outdoorsy and cheap. Any ideas? We want to keep it relatively near (say a maximum driving distance of 8-10 hours) and relatively cheap. Please your suggestions are greatly appreciated.

sidenote: Kung Fu Hussle was just great. Exactly my type of movie. Great Kung Fu masters from various schools with crazy techniques (like the Buddha Palm, the Lion's Roar, and the Leaping Toad) just pound out the action the entire time. It's just like an anime but with real actors and the hi-tech digigraphics to pull it off. If you liked Shaolin Soccer (thanks (e:shawnr) for that great recommendation) you've got to see this movie. It appears that it may not be here much longer (I just noticed there's only one showtime at Regal now) so go out and see it!

To eat scrumptious dandelions. Where every step brings mouthfuls of green juiciness. He's been staring at me for 10 minutes now, pleading, "let me out." We'll see, it needs to be 65 for your cold-blooded tortoise metabolism. Else, you'll fall into a stupor. And then what good are all those tasty greens?

my journal shall now have more graphic, more mundane, more sordid facts of life. I will report on Dave. And how we watched the Wall, a very important piece of artwork, We don't need no fucking teacher control. I'l tell all. Everything, goddamit. Just you wait and see!

I bought this video game on Thursday and have just forced myself to stop playing. I'm already over 19 hours. Yeah, pretty disgusting. So, I'm going outside now. I don't know where, and it's raining, but I'm going. Pick up an Artvoice, maybe find some exciting show to go to...maybe not...maybe come home and play video game...yummy video game...game...must...play...stop it !!! ahhhh. K, maybe I'll see some other wet peeps out and about. Probably not. Ciao.

In reply to your post about cicumcision (e:shawnr) [inlink]shawnr,78[/inlink]. I agree that it is pretty barbaric and unnecessary to cut babies wee-wees, but it is not comparable to what is called female circumcison. Like (e:robin) said [inlink]robin,386[/inlink] they are cutting off the woman's entire clitoris not just a surrounding protective device. Most women are then unable to have any pleasure during intercourse, and many endure excruciating agony. Our dongs may look a little bare and uncovered (and maybe we really have lost a little sensitivity-though I can't see how that's measured) but most guys can manage to have a pretty good time with their uncovered glans, and certainly no one is in agony. But still, future parents, don't take a knife to your child. There just ain't no reason to anymore except vanity, and if you go to Europe or any other civilized place, that vanity will quickly become shame.

• sidenote: the lights are back on on Main St. must have been a power failure or something.