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2003 NEWS
03/02/03
- Lyle and I went to the New York Dragons-Orlando Predators game on Long Island.

03/01/03
- Lyle and I went on a tour of Radio City Music Hall and met a Rockette. Bought a new VCR at Best Buy. Dinner at Chevy's and then saw an OOBR play "Chemistry Lab" which was good.

02/28/03
- Barbie graduation day at weloveatwt.com. Lyle picked me up after work and we went to his parent's for his co-birthday party with his dad.

02/27/03
- Long day of meetings at work. Worked on Radio Loger stuff in the evening.

02/26/03
- Prep work continues for my California trip next week. Watched American Idol in the evening.

02/25/03
- Late meetings and reports today which I didn't finish until American Idol came on at 8.

02/24/03
- Won my pool match 5-0. Might move up to a 4 during my next match.

02/15/03
- Fun day in Vegas - expensive breakfast buffet, exotic bird show, lots of Wheel of Fortune, Mexican for dinner, went to an overrated club. Had a good time just hanging out and enjoying the great weather.

02/14/03
- Worked hard to keep the birthday con going all day and when Lyle and I arrived at the airport and started walking to the terminal in our heavy coats, I gave him a ring box with a casino chip and two dice and told him we were going to Vegas. It was a great surprise. Once we got to Vegas, I told him Kayla and Kevin were meeting us there.

01/11/03
- Watched the NFL playoffs all afternoon and evening. Falcons lost at Philadelphia in a game they could have won.

01/04/03
- Watched the NFL playoffs all afternoon and evening. Falcons dominated Greenbay and became the first team ever to win a playoff game in Lambeau Field.

01/01/03
- My first New Year's Day in New York turned out to be a miracle day. Nimbus was returned to us by a man who bought him on the street for $25. We are so happy!

2002 NEWS
10/05/02
- Played tennis in West Orange (beat Lyle 6-0,6-0) then spent the afternoon doing errands. Came home and watched TV, ordered dinner from BBQ and worked on loger.net.

10/04/02
- Productive day of work and then went to the gym for a bit before meeting Courtney and Christian for pool in Chelsea.

10/03/02
- Met Carol for drinks and dinner after Lyle's appointment got canceled.

10/02/02
- Sent an email by accident to my boss which was not intended for her. :) Mama & Earl arrived home in Tennessee. Relaxed at home in the evening and finally watched the BB3 finale.

10/02/02
- 106.7 concert with Lyle and Aimee. Ran into Ed Fry (ex-AW & ATWT) outside handing out flyers for Keep Radio NY Live. Concert was good with Kenny Loggins, Lonestar, Jewel, Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor. Susan Sarandon also made an appearance to introduce Bonnie Raitt.

9/30/02
- Went to the gym after work and then went to week 2 of the pool league (lost 5 games to 4).

9/29/02
- Falcons off day so I watched the games at home. Lyle made a great beef brisket for dinner.

9/28/02
- Woke up to some box shipping drama but managed to get everything shipped by 10:30am. Mama, Earl and I had brunch with Susan and Bev at Coco's by the airport. Mama and Earl left for TN in EJacK around 12:30. Bev made me a great goodbye tape and we listened in Susan's car. Bev dropped me off at the airport in Oakland and I flew back on Jet Blue, arriving around 11pm into NYC.

9/27/02
- Went into work for a couple of hours then came home and took Mama and Earl to Flames for breakfast. Got an oil change at Jiffy Lube and then went home to relax and start packing up. Kayla and Kevin came over in the evening and we hung out and had a great time.

9/26/02
- Good day at work in Newark as everyone seemed happy to see me after being gone for a few weeks. Went home and cleaned up a bit then picked Mama and Earl up from the San Jose airport around 10:45.

9/25/02
- Car service never showed up to take me to Newark, NJ airport so I took a taxi. Pretty empty flight on United like always lately. Got a car service to drive me down to San Jose.

9/23/02
- First night of our pool league which runs until January. I won my match 5 games to 1. Lyle won 5 games to 2.

9/22/02
- Watched the early games at home since the Falcons were on in prime time. Wall papered the bathroom in the afternoon. Watched the Falcons beat up on the Bengals 30-3 on ESPN.

7/28/02
- We woke up around 10 and called Kat and they were already back home (nerds!). We had breakfast at the hotel then went shopping before driving back down the South Bay. Stopped by Verizon, Tower and Whole Foods then came home. We relaxed for a while then Lyle barbequed chicken for us for dinner. Then we drove to SFO and I went inside with Lyle and stayed until he had to get on the plane.

7/27/02
- Went to the Bank of the West Classic with Lyle in Palo Alto. We ate ice cream bars and practiced serving before the match. My fastest serve was 83 MPH and Lyle's was 70 MPH. We then watched Venus Williams beat Lisa Raymond and Anna Kournikova came out to announce she was injured and couldn't play. After the match, we drove to SF and checked into the Holiday Inn and had a not so great snack at Togo's (for me) and Thai (for Lyle). Then we met Kat, Stacy and Michell for dinner at Frenzy by Night. We took a town car there not knowing it was only a few blocks from our hotel. We had a nice dinner then went back to our hotel to rest and then went to a dive bar across from Bimbo's, where the girls were hanging out. We played pool and cards while listening to the jukebox. We met up with the girls and went dancing at the Starlite where we got harrassed by an overbearing photographer. We stopped by their luxurious room for a bit then went back to our hotel and called it a night.

7/17/02
- Kayla came over after work and we watched VH1 Classic and sang "Secret Lovers".

5/8/02
- Lunch with Kayla (and the photo booth) at Fresh Choice.

4/4/02
- My weekly meeting was at midnight and again I couldn't sleep after. Almost caught up on my soap before work. Busy day with meetings. Dinner with Scotty at Palo Alto Sol and then a drink at Antonio's Nut House.

4/2/02
- Lunch with Theron at Yuka Sushi.

3/30/02
- Went shopping with RJ in the Castro and bought the most awesome shirt for NY. Had dinner at Pasta Pomodoro.

3/24/02
- Went into the office. Watched the Oscars for many, many hours.

3/23/02
- Went to Universe with Mike.

3/18/02
- Slept in and missed my staff meeting. Stayed late, went by the supermarket, then updated my websites when I got home.

3/17/02
- Woke up to a hellacious rain storm. Stayed in the entire day and watched the NCAA Tournament.

3/16/02
- Did some grocery shopping, but mostly stayed in the entire day and watched the NCAA Tournament.

3/15/02
- Went to the EndUp and hung out. Not much going on there.

3/14/02
- My first 1am meeting. I tried to sleep but woke up and was afraid I'd miss the meeting. Pretty groggy through the whole thing. Typical day at work. Just ate at my desk between meetings.

3/13/02
- Meetings, meetings, meetings. Left work fairly early. Thought about going to Chaos in the evening, but thought better of it.

3/12/02
- Not feeling well in the morning. Came into work around noon for an afternoon full of meetings.

3/11/02
- Very tired still and not feeling myself. Seems like others at work have had this same bug. Left work early to take a nap.

3/10/02
- Hung out with Kayla and had dinner at Applebee's in Milpitas. Watched QaF and made plans for New York in April.

3/9/02
- Ran errands and surfed the web most of the day.

3/8/02
- Stayed at home in the evening and tried to catch up on sleep. Still jet-lagged from New York.

3/7/02
- My last 7am meeting on Thursdays. Next week will be 1am!!!

3/6/02
- Left at 4:30 for the airport. Slept most of the way on the plane. Went straight to work after arriving back in Oakland. By the time I got home, Kevin had already left for Canada.

3/5/02
- Didn't get much sleep and didn't feel like eating. De picked me up at the GW Bridge and took me to Riverside Square Mall. Liz and I ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and then went to FDU to watch Anne perform in The Vagina Monologues. She was fabulous and I enjoyed the show a lot.

3/4/02
- Went down to the world trade center and went shopping at 21st Century. Got violently ill in the evening.

3/3/02
- Went to see Guenia Lemos' play, LEXY, which I thought was great. Took some pictures with her after the show. Dinner at John's Pizza. Saw Lar Park Lincoln in my hotel lobby. Went exploring NYC for karaoke bars.

3/2/02
- Trying to force myself to get some rest. Had dinner with Liz and her brother at Virgil's.

3/1/02
- Explored the city, went to Rockefeller Center. Went to The Niagaras show in the evevning at Rodeo Bar and then to Telephone Bar later.

2/28/02
- Arrived at JFK around 7:30am and made it into Manhattan by 9:30. Spent the day walking around the city and shopping. Went to Blondie's for a police benefit that evening with a group of Liz's friends. Had a total blast.

2/27/02
- Woke up early and packed for NY. Worked late and left my car at the Economy parking at the Oakland Airport.

2/26/02
- I think I had seven meetings today. What's up with that? Theron and I did lunch at Yuka Sushi. I worked late and then fell asleep trying to watch NYPD Blue with Kevin.

2/25/02
- Very busy Monday. Tons of meetings. Had to eat lunch at my desk.

2/24/02
- Totally relaxed, chilled out, and listened to music all day.

2/23/02
- Booked my hotel for New York next week. Set up my computer and desk. Met Sheri, Kathleen and Kate (and others) at City Pub in Redwood City, then went to TD's for a little while.

2/22/02
- Got to work early for my 7am meeting. Trying to reschedule that meeting and may have it at 1am my time in the future.

2/21/02
- Lunch with Theron at Fresh Choice at New Park Mall. Of course I made him get in the photo booth. Worked out after work with Theron. My first workout in a long while.

2/20/02
- Got tickets to the Vagina Monologues starring Anne Sayre so I booked a flight to NY on Jet Blue leaving February 27th.

2/19/02
- Orthodontist appointment. He said I will get my braces off in six months. Busy day at work. Theron is out sick. Stopped by McCarthy ranch on the way home from work.

2/18/02
- No work today because of President's Day, but I did stop in at the drop-in center in Milpitas.

2/17/02
- Updated my websites and had a low key day.

2/16/02
- We didn't win the lottery so it looks like I'll be back at work on Tuesday. Met Wade at TD's for a drink in the afternoon.

2/15/02
- I'm in charge of the lotto now that Theron is gone. We have 16 people at $20 each. We all have lotto fever. Had a late meeting to go along with many other meetings today.

2/14/02
- Arrived at work early to drop off the Valentine's gifts to Theron, Sheri, Kathleen, Anita, Evelyn, and the rest. Lunch at Pasta Pomodoro with Theron.

2/13/02
- Lunch at Chili's with Theron and then we bought more lotto tickets. Did not win again.

2/12/02
- Lunch with Theron at Roundtable. Meetings in the morning and afternoon.

2/11/02
- The system I manage at work is crashing out of control. Not a good day.

2/10/02
- Had a great night's sleep and left Theron's around 11am. Had a relaxing day and watched QaF and Sex and the City in the evening.

2/9/02
- Shopping with Theron and then we went to Kathleen's karaoke party where we sang and danced.

2/8/02
- Slept in (a bit). Quick lunch at my desk. Bought more lotto tickets with Theron.

2/7/02
- Worked 13 hours. Nothing but meetings.

2/6/02
- Worked 12 hours. Lunch with Theron at TGI Friday's and then some errands and lotto tickets (we didn't win).

2/5/02
- Totally swamped at work. Managed to break away for a short lunch with Kayla at Roundtable.

2/4/02
- Very long and busy day with meetings and preparations for the week. Lunch with Theron at Subway. Talked to Mat.

2/3/02
- Happy Birthday, Mama!!!! Went to Theron's to watch the Super Bowl. Go Pats.

2/2/02
- Sent my Mama flowers for her birthday on Sunday. Worked for a few hours. Spent the evening at home. Had a chat with Barb and Patty.

2/1/02
- A half day offsite from 9 to 1. Grabbed lunch in the cafeteria and ate at my desk. Haircut and dinner with Theron at Pho 99. Back to work. Went to Turf Club for a little while. Met Mat.

1/31/02
- Second all day offsite. Lunch with Theron at Round Table. Added lots of new pictures to my website. Talked to Cable on the phone. Went to sleep fairly early.

1/30/02
- Got to work early again. Attended an all day on-offsite with one of my teams. Lunch in my office. Had a blast at Kathleen's party after work.

1/29/02
- Woke up around 5am. Stopped by Raley's and got to work at 6:30. Had meetings in the morning and afternoon. Lunch with Theron at Chili's. My first ballroom dancing lesson after work. I learned the Rumba and part of the Cha Cha. Dinner with Theron at Texas Roadhouse. Came home, watched my soap and went to sleep.

1/28/02
- Got into work fairly early. Went to lunch with Theron at Chevy's. Afternoon meeting with Siebel. Stopped by the supermarket on the way home. Fell asleep early.

1/27/02
- Talked to Ronnie and watched football all day.

1/26/02
- Stopped by McDonald's go get breakfast on the way to the office. Worked and then came home and took a nap. Evelyn picked me up and we went to San Francisco. Had dinner at Bagdad Cafe and dessert at Sweet Inspirations. Stopped by Cable's on the way home and hung out with him for about an hour.

1/25/02
- One morning meeting and my long afternoon meeting was canceled!! Lunch with Theron at Round Table where we played three songs on the jukebox. Left work around 5:45 and stopped by the supermarket on the way home. Ended up falling asleep early.

1/24/02
- Got to work at 6am. Had three hours of meetings in the morning. Lunch with Theron at Yuka Sushi. Flex Office meeting in the afternoon (we'll all be "unassigned" by the end of May). Stopped by KFC on the way home. Finally caught up on my soap.

1/23/02
- Busy morning with action items and a meeting. Lunch with Theron at Pasta Pomodoro. Afternoon meetings. Watched the premiere of "That 80's Show" while on the phone with Rico.

1/22/02
- Slept in and came into work late. Scanned my holiday and Reno pictures and updated my website.

1/21/02
- We checked out of the hotel and drove to Boomtown where we had the buffet and then played more video games (I did well at fishing and Theron killed me in Tennis). We then headed for home but it was snowing pretty hard. We were going bumper to bumper for a long time and were going about one mile per hour. We finally reached the point where we were forced to buy chains so we paid $70 for new chains and to have them installed. We slowly made our way through the snow and in Nyack attempted to take off the chains, but couldn't. We paid this guy $10 to take them off for us. It was cold and snowy, but it was also funny. We played a game to pass the time. We stopped at Jack in the Box in Dixon for dinner and then drove back to Theron's place. It took about 9 hours to get there and then another 45 minutes for me to drive home. It was a long day, but an awesome weekend. I'm glad I met Theron who is becoming a great friend to me.

1/20/02
- Woke up fairly early and Theron and I went to the mall. We shopped and talked and then went back to our hotel. We entered a Joker's Wild tournament and then went to the spa again and relaxed. We then drove to Circus Circus where the slots were loose and the arcade was packed. We both won stuffed animals and I seemed to excel at the horse racing game. Theron won by busting a balloon with a dart. We played roulette and lost and blackjack and I won about $130. We decided to do karaoke that night so we killed some time and Harrah's and then showed up at West 2nd Street Bar at 9:30 to start singing. I sang "Amarillo by Morning" and "Where I Come From" and Theron sang "I Swear". There was a 50 year old guy trying to hit on all the young girls and we watched and laughed as he struck out. We went home around midnight but stayed up late talking.

1/19/02
- Woke up feeling a little sick. We had breakfast and then drove downtown and went to a few casinos (Cal-Neva, Harrah's [where I did my football bet which I lost], El Dorado and Silver Legacy). We then came back to our hotel and went hot-tubbing in the spa. It was very relaxing except for the old guy who thought he was in a swimming pool and was splattering everyone by kicking. After the spa, we chilled out and then took a cab to the BuBinga Lounge. It was lame and all these 40-something women were trying to pick me up. We took another taxi down to the Stock Exchange, which played awesome music. We danced and danced the night away. There was one really strange guy dancing by himself all night but mostly cool people. We then took at cab to Jack in the Box and back to the hotel.

1/18/02
- Busy day and a long afternoon meeting. Left work at 5 and had dinner with Theron at Texas Roadhouse. I then followed him to his place and we left in my car for Reno. Traffic was bad getting to and through Sacramento. We sang silly "Rebecca" songs and finally arrived just before midnight. We checked into the Atlantis Hotel and Casino which took a while thanks to Marty, the elderly check-in clerk. We went to the Atlantis Nightclub which turned out to be lame. We were the only two dancing at some point. We gambled and had a fun night. Played my favorite game, Wheel of Fortune, and found out some new stuff about each other.

1/17/02
- Three meetings, haircut and did laundry for my Reno trip.

1/16/02
- Had four new tires put on my car at Big O Tires. Scanned pictures and updated my websites in the evening.

1/15/02
- Lunch at Yuka Sushi with Theron.

1/14/02
- Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn, Anita and Theron.

1/13/02
- Watched the 49ers-Packers game at Theron's and we ordered a pizza for lunch. Came home and relaxed and watched the Sunday night shows. Bev tried to come over but got lost.

1/12/02
- Lunch at Carls Jr with Theron, Starbucks with Wade and then home to watch the NFL playoff games. Partied with Theron at Masse's in Pleasanton in the evening where we played pool and hung out with a couple of roommates from San Ramon.

1/11/02
- Theron and I went dancing at TommyT's in the evening. Met some interesting people including one scary girl who was dancing a little too close to me. Drove home and I got to meet Theron's sister, Leigh Ann for the first time.

1/10/02
- Lunch at Yuka Sushi with Theron.

1/9/02
- Met Kayla at Best Buy to meet the stars of QaF. Both actors were very much like their characters. We took pictures of them and left. Then we had dinner at On The Border.

1/8/02
- Long meeting in the afternoon. Grabbed some KFC after work and watched NYPD Blue with Kevin.

1/7/02
- Busy day at work trying to do everything I need to do to get caught up.

1/6/02
- Watched football all day (Falcons lost to the Rams) then Kayla came over to watch QaF with me.

1/5/02
- Lunch with Theron at Applebee's. Stopped into the office for a little while then got a haircut at K's Barber Shop.

1/4/02
- First day back at work. Lots of catching up to do and ants to kill. Went to Sound Factory with Theron and spent the night at his place. We had a 2-2 draw in Chess matches that evening.

1/3/02
- Got up at 2am to call Delta and found out my 5:35am flight was cancelled. Rescheduled for late afternoon. That flight was delayed so I ended up flying on American. Met a cool guy named David from San Diego on the flight from Nashville to Dallas. Got home around 11pm.

1/2/02
- Had lunch with Deborah McFall in downtown Nashville. Ran into her husband Jeff at Kinko's a little later. Visited Joe and Derek that evening.

1/1/02
- Same as 2001! Spent the day watching bowl games (Tennessee beat Michigan)! Rico left late afternoon.

2001 NEWS
12/31/01
- Lowkey New Year's Eve this year. Rico and I went to Nashville to see the free Jo Dee Messina concert but it was too cold so we went to Tower and Barnes & Noble and came back home. We watched the Austin Peay game on TV and then watched the ball drop in NYC on TV.

12/30/01
- Watched football at Ronnie's, brought home my two pies (another tradition). Met Steve and David at Sam's Place (formerly Jonathan's) to watch the Saints game.

12/29/01
- Drove down to Ronnie's for the weekend. Picked up a horse trailer his dad had bought in Triune then ordered a pizza.

12/28/01
- Shopping with my mama and then a nutritious lunch at Sonic.

12/27/01
- Hung out around West End in Nashville at my old after work spots.

12/26/01
- Met Mark the Nurse for lunch and shopping at Green Hills Mall. Met country singer Kimber Clayton.

12/25/01
- Merry Christmas! Lots of leftovers from Christmas Eve! Went over to Brandy's new house with Rico.

12/24/01
- Christmas Eve - our annual family lunch/dinner and gift exchange. My sister, Janice, came with my nephews which meant a lot to everyone. We had a good time. You can see some pictures from my trip home here..

12/23/01
- Drove back from Memphis with the buds and stopped at Shoney's breakfast bar. Bubba got sick on the way home. After we got back to Clarksville, I stopped by Governor's Square Mall for some shopping and then drove home and watched the Jets-Colts game.

12/22/01
- Drove to Clarksville and met Rico at Bubba's place where I got to meet Katie for the first time. The three of us then drove to Memphis for the AP-Memphis game. We hung out in the alumni hospitality suite before the game and had a great time, even though the Peay got routed. Partied on Beale Street after the game..

12/21/01
- Did all my Christmas shopping in about an hour. I called my sister to find out everyone's sizes. Went to Shoney's in the evening with my mama for hot fudge cakes (our Friday night tradition).

12/20/01
- Worked in the morning and then Wade dropped me off at the San Jose airport. I was chosen for extra security. After a long day of flights, arrived in Nashville around 11:30. Unfortunately my luggage didn't make it. Drove home with Mama and Earl and we stayed up late talking.

12/9/01
- Watched football all day. Falcons lost to the Saints.

12/8/01
- Stopped by the office for a while. Watched football in the evening.

12/5/01
- RJ's birthday dinner at Pasha's. We ate, danced and had a great time.

12/2/01
- Slept about an hour and then got up at 4am to go to JFK. Arrived back in Oakland a little late and then raced home to catch the Falcons-Rams game.

12/1/01
- Jill and I went down to ground zero. Then we went to Todd and Guenia's store in Brooklyn where we got to see Todd, who was incredibly nice. We had a LATE lunch at a diner in Manhattan and then took a taxi to Rodeo Bar to meet Anne and Liz and others for dinner. After dinner we watched Anne's husband's band, The Niagaras, play. They were incredible. Her husband, Tony, was a great guy. Liz dropped us off at our hotel and we said goodbye to her and Anne.

11/30/01
- Patty, Jill and I went to Rockefeller Center and had lunch and did some shopping and sightseeing. We had a great time. Patty left for DC in the afternoon. Jill and I had dinner at Planet Hollywood and then went to see Trent's play, Much Ado About Nothing. We had a great time hanging out with Trent and his castmates after the show.

11/29/01
- Talked to Anne in the morning which sent Patty and me on a mission to find some red shoes and a red sweater at Macy's on 34th Street. The window displays were incredible. It was too foggy to go in the Empire State Building. We came back to the hotel and watched ATWT. We met up with Jill, who arrived from Philadelphia, and we all went to Blondie's. We had dinner with Liz and then the Firefighter Benefit started. It was SO much fun. We mets tons of NY soap stars and I got to sing "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" with Anne. Trent arrived late but we got to hang with him for a while. Jill and I stopped by to get a after-midnight snack on the way home.

11/28/01
- Worked in the morning and then drove to the airport. Flew through Utah and on to JFK. Arrived late into New York and checked into my hotel and then met Patty at her hotel. We went to Roxy's for a LATE dinner.

10/23/01
- RJ and I left SFO around 8am and flew through DC and then on to Amsterdam.

SEPTEMBER 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Went into the office for a while. Got a haircut at a Barber shop in Milpitas. Watched football.

2
Happy Birthday, Janice! Went into the office (Milpitas) in the morning. Lake Merritt Bakery for breakfast with RJ. 3
My Craig Lawlor Page is now official. 4
Worked until 8:30. It's gonna be a long week. 5
Lots of meetings this week. 6
Got to work at 6:45 am. Long day of meetings, fell asleep when I got home from work. 7
Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Worked late, went to bed early. 8
Went to the drop-in center in Milpitas. Watched football.

9
First day of NFL football. Falcons lost a heartbreaker. 10
Lunch at La Pinata with Evelyn and Anita. Talked to Bubba on the phone. Kinko's after work to scan pictures and to do the Yahoo chat with Craig Lawlor. 11
Attack on America. In a state of shock all day.
12
Orthdontist appointment (orange on bottom teeth now!). 13
Got into work around 7:05. Am not sleeping well. 14
Met Evelyn and some friends at Britannia Arms in South San Jose for dinner. 15
Went into work for a while. Dinner with RJ at Pearl of Siam in Oakland, then picked up carrot cake at CrepeVine.

16
Went to the cemetery with RJ to visit his dad. Breakfast at Towles in Burlingame. Worked for a while. 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Breakfast with RJ at Lake Merritt Bakery and then we drove to Calistoga to visit Sunny.

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AUGUST 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4
Sabercats playoff game with Andy.

5
Came into the office for a while. 6
Andy booked us a flight to Nashville for the Arena football playoffs. 7 8 9
10
Flew from SFO to Nashville, picked up by Mama and Earl. Andy's bag was lost. Later in the evening, Andy and I went to downtown Nashville and spent most of our time at a karaoke bar on Printer's Alley. 11
Sabercats vs Kats game with Andy, Rico, Joe and Derek. Had a great time. Then to KY to buy powerball tickets, Bubba and Karen's, and Waffle House.

12
Shopping and fireworks with Andy. Mama and Earl took us to the airport and we flew back to SFO. 13 14 15
Back in SunSigma training in Milpitas (worked before and after). 16
SunSigma training in Milpitas. 17
SunSigma training (bubble day). Lunch at a Vietnamese place. Happy hour at the W Hotel in Newark with CAN team members. 18
Final day of SunSigma training. Went to Nissan dealership after class to look at used cars.

19 20
Bought a black 1993 Nissan Sentra for $3250 from Lee Wang in Redwood City. Katie was born! 21
Went to DMV and waited in a huge line, was told I needed a smog check. 22
Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi Boat. 23
Got a smog check, went back to DMV, waiting in line again, was told I didn't really need a smog check. 24
Happy Birthday, Chiquita! Long lunchtime meeting in Palo Alto. 25
Went to SF to hang out with John McCaul for his birthday with a group of his friends. Then stopped by Cable's briefly on the way home.

26
Grabbed some Pasta Pomodoro to go with RJ and tried to watch the Madonna HBO special but fell asleep. 27
Lots of work. Stayed late and grabbed fast food on the way home. 28
Went to Umi Sushi Boat with work group. 29
Long day of meetings. Worked late then fell asleep early. 30
Took BART to SF to do a Jockey Underwear focus group for Nichols Research. 31
Had a headache all day. Went to bed early.

JULY 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Rico picked me up at the airport in Nashville. Family cookout. 2
Went to my Mama to take Mary on her errands. Went to Tower in Nashville. 3
Lunch with Steve at Jonathan's then we went by Cigna to visit some old co-workers. Took Joe & Derek to the mall in the evening. 4
Family cookout. Rainy days so it was pretty noisy inside with all the kids running around. 5
Major thunderstorms and lightning all day. Visitied Paul Lawhon and his family in the evening (hadn't seen him in years). 6
Relaxed during the day, went shopping. 7
Rico and I drove to Dollywood to see Chely Wright in concert. Stopped at Shoney's on the way home.

8
Said my goodbyes to Rico. Drove to Ronnie's and spent the day with his family. 9
Flew back to SFO. Bev picked me up and drove me to Andy's to pick up my car. 10
Got flowers! RJ came by my work and we had lunch at Umi Sushi. 11
Still trying to catch up on work. Watched "Unbreakable" with Kevin. 12
Called in to my 7am meeting from home. 13
Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. RJ and I went to see "Legally Blonde". Loved it! 14
Bev's birthday bonfire in Santa Cruz. Rode down with Melissa.

15
Played tennis with Kevin, lost 6-1, 6-2. 16 17 18 19 20
Picked up RJ and drove to the Solano County Fair where I saw Patty Loveless, again. She was awesome and and sang 21 songs! 21
Sabercats game with Andy (killed the Thunderbears 80-27).

22 23 24
Started Six Sigma training in Milpitas today. Lunch with John, Jann and Jim at La Milpa. 25
Six Sigma training. Lunch with team and havi at Milpitas cafeteria. 26
Training continues. Lunch with Rechard and John at Ravioli's. 27
Last day of this training (will continue in three weeks). Lunch with Rechard, John and Jann at In-and-Out Burger. 28
Went to the Bank of the West Classic (met Kevin-Davenport beat Seles). My car got crashed into by some idiot. Had to be towed away.

29
Breakfast with RJ at Flames. 30
Evelyn picked me up at 7am and drove me to work. 31

JUNE 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. 2
Hung out in San Francisco with RJ, ran into Chuck.

3
Watched the Sixers win Game 7 of the EC Finals! Tony Awards Chat with Ososunny buds. 4
RJ made spaghetti for dinner. 5
My last day of turkey and mashed potatoes for lunch (I'm swearing them off for a while). 6
Lunch with Evelyn and Lila and Hometown Buffet. Watched the Sixers win Game 1 of the NBA Finals! 7
Working on travel plans. Am trying to add Amsterdam to my world business trip. 8
Did a Nichols Research on Healthcare $40. Watched game 2 of the NBA Finals. Sixers choked their free throws. 9
Came into work to catch up.
Went out to the White Horse with RJ.

10
Worked and watched game 3 of the NBA Finals. 11
Quick lunch. Had back to back afternoon meetings. 12
Early meeting. Long reports day. 13
Listened to game 4 on the phone with Liz because I was stuck at work. 14
Dinner with RJ at Mario's in Berkeley then record shopping. 5 hour blackout. RJ and I stayed up 'til 4. 15
Rushed home to see the Sixers lose game 5 of the NBA Finals. Refused to watch the post game or highlights. Got condolence calls from Andy and Liz. 16
Worked for several hours. Sabercats beat the Kats.

17
Worked. Grocery shopping with RJ. 18
Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. Dinner with RJ at Texas Roadhouse. 19
Lunch at Round Table with Evelyn, Lila and Trang. Worked late. 20
Not feeling well today. Attended three meetings. Tried to get a free Togo's sandwich, but most of the Togo's here aren't participating. 21
Didn't sleep well. Got up at 5:15 and went to work. Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi. Worked late. Went to KFC and to bed. 22
Still not feeling or sleeping well. Went to three meetings. Lunch with Evelyn at La Pinata. My boycott of the caferia is probably over. We still have ants in our office but I sprayed them with dry erase cleaner. 23
Worked in the afternoon then went to TD's for a while in the evening.

24
Pride with Anita and then watched QaF. Ran into Ray at the Pride after party. Got a bad sunburn. 25
Major burning in the shower! My nose is bright red. My cafeteria boycott ends. 26
The ants seem to be disappearing. Met up with Deb (my cousin from TN) and we chatted and grabbed a burger together. 27
Lunch at Spoons with Evelyn. 28
Not feeling well. Came into work late. KFC for dinner. 29
Lunch at TGI Friday's with Evelyn and Jessica (Chiquita .5). 30
Sabercats game with Andy and Alexa. Andry drove me to SFO afterwards.

MAY 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Back to work after a long day and night. Took forever to do my weekly reports. 2
Wednesday meetings, lunch with the work group (am I routine oriented or what?). 3
Got up at 5:30 to make my 7am meeting. 4
Worked late with Evelyn and Anita. We all went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner where my old roommie, Kenny, is now a bartender (free drinks!). Then I fell asleep while Anita was driving around looking for a place to hang. 5
Memorial service at the funeral home in Daly City.

6
Viewing at the funeral home. 7
Funeral in Pacifica for Roger Poblete, followed by a reception at the SF Filipino SDA Church, followed by family time at the Poblete's house in Hercules. 8
Long day at work trying to catch up and stay on top of things. 9
Watched the ACM Awards. 10
Up early for my meeting with Scotland. Lots of CPAS discussion today with various folks. 11
Worked late and fell asleep early. 12
Went to church with RJ.

13
Called my mama first thing, of course! 14
Gave a CPAS demo, got audited, talked to Fred about my "career development" plan. 15
Got an email from Mrs. Byrum today and the final email in the series "Where in the world is Mark Burson?". 16
Haircut and Baskin-Robbins in the afternoon then worked late. 17
Lunch with Kris. My latest grand nephew was born, Justin Caleb, premature at 4 pounds. 18
Justin is doing a little better. Had an ososunny chat and watched the Daytime Emmy Awards. 19
Went into work for a while then watched baskbetball (can someone please beat the Lakers!)?

20
Work and basketball again. Go Sixers! 21
Long day at the office since Evelyn was out most of the day. Con call with Liz, Patty and Sunny after work. 22
Still working mostly minus Evelyn = boring day. 23
Wednesday meetings, quick lunch, frozen dinner for dinner - what a life! 24
Early to work. Watched my birthday DVDs from Evelyn. 25
Dropped Evelyn's car off to get an oil changed, walked to Umi Sushi, Albertson's (B of A) and then to Swenson's Ice Cream. 26
Went to the Sabertcats game versus Orlando and met Andy there.

27
Birthday dinner with Evelyn, Anita and RJ at Asia SF (did I mention the flat tire) then dancing! 28
My birthday! Relaxed and watched soaps and played on the internet! Took b-day calls. 29
Back at work after a 3 day weekend. Lunch with the workgroup in the cafeteria telling b-day stories. 30
Watched the Sixers game after work. 31
Got to work early. Skip-level meeting with my boss' boss, Tom.

APRIL 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Grocery shopping, helped find a new roommate. 2
Watched Duke win the National Championship!!! 3
Dinner with RJ at Umi Sushi Boat. 4
Lunch at La Pinata with work group. 5
Lunch with Alex 6
Dinner with RJ at Marie Callendar's. 7
Worked and got a lot of things done. Finally made a post office run.

8
Ran errands and Watched QaF with RJ. 9
Long day at work as my tool release at work didn't happen. 10
Lunch at Umi Sushi Boat with work group. 11
Meetings, lunch in the cafeteria, more meetings...typical day. 12
Conference call with ATWT buds about NY trip. 13
Lunch with work group at Chili's. 14
Went to the opening Sabercats game with Kevin.

15
Happy Birthday, Teresa! Spent the day running errands with RJ. 16
Worked late preparing for vacation. 17
More long hours wrapping things up. 18
Worked late but finally got my tool release. Flew out of Oakland on the redeye to NYC! 19
Arrived at JFK at 7:45 and in Manhattan at 9 to meet up with the group. Went to Staten Island (accidentally) and then to the Statue of Liberty. Splash bar late night. 20
Shopping on 5th Ave. Carriage ride around Central Park. Dinner at The Olive Garden. Local bars at night. 21
Awesome time at the ATWT Fan Club Luncheon. Dinner at Texas Saloon. Met Chris and went out to Splash bar with RJ and Jill.

22
Empire State Building, walk around Central Park then late lunch with Trent and Anne. Dinner at John's Pizza. 23
Last day in New York so stayed local then went back to JFK around 4pm. Arrived back in Oakland at 10:30. 24
Slept in and worked from 1:30 to 11. Very busy. 25
Tried to catch up on the soap with RJ but fell asleep after one episode. 26
Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Long meeting in the afternoon. 27
Meeting all morning with a supplier. 28

29
Went into work for a while. Watched basketball. 30
Spent the day at the hospital with RJ. His dad (also Roger) passed at 9:40pm.

MARCH 2001

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1
Got to work at 6:30am (left at 4:30).
Dinner at Asia SF with RJ, Rich and Pete. 2
Stayed at work 'til 6 listening to the AP game.

Went to Martuni's in SF with RJ. 3
Heartbroken & depressed after the AP loss.
Susan's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grille. Rumors (ran into Jamil).

4
Worked on webpages most of the day.
Went to White Horse and one hour photo with RJ. 5
Busy day at work. Got a massage in SF in the evening. 6
First day of a two day offsite (very tedious). KFC for dinner. 7
Offsite and regular CPAS meeting. Worked late. 8
Worked from 6:30 to 6:20! Fell asleep around 8 from exhaustion. 9
Finally a little easier day at work. Fell asleep early again! 10
Cookout in Hayward at Andrea and Jay's. RJ and I went to some clubs in SF.

11
Lunch with Ray at Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley. NCAA Selection Show. 12
Organizing the work NCAA Pool. Got a "chain" at Dr. Wong's office. Teeth are hurting! 13
Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn, Lila and Ali. 14
Long day at work especially "value add" staff meeting. 15
First day of the NCAA Tournament. Winning the work pool so far. 16
Happy Birthday, Nate! Met up with the birthday gang at Nola's, then had dinner at Fuki Sushi, then to F&A's. 17
Watched basketball all day. Car went dead on the way home from KFC. Not sure what the problem is but won't turn over.

18
Stranded at home. Watched basketball all day. 19
Let my car at the Nissan shop and took BART to work. Picked up the car in the afternoon. RJ returned from Vegas and we hung out in SF. 20
Long day at work without Chiquita. 21
Carpooled with Holly to work. Two meetings and a presentation. 22
Got to work at 6:15am. Massage after work. RJ made dinner for us and his cousins from the Phillipines. 23
Dinner in SF with RJ (pizza). 24
Watched basketball then went to The Cafe with RJ.

25
Watched the Oscars at Badlands in SF. 26
Spent the day with Kevin moving. 27
Chiquita is back at work!!! Moved some stuff after work with Evelyn in Andy's truck. 28
Dinner with RJ at Applebee's in Hayward. 29
Played basketball after work. 30
Lunch with Chiquita at Fumi Sushi Boat. 31
Oil change, Chevy's and basketball with RJ.

2/28/01
- Talked to Bubba and Karen (will find out in March if they're having a boy or girl). Watched the last episode of Temptation Island (Susan, Holly and I were upset there were no breakups).

2/27/01
- Carpooled with Holly. Group birthday lunch for Anita at Chevy's (Anita was out sick but we partied anyway!). Listened to the Austin Peay game on the phone with Rico (we won!).

2/26/01
- Anita has lost her voice (we are all rejoicing!!!). :)

2/25/01
- Breakfast with RJ at Lake Merritt Bakery.

2/24/01
- Haircut and grocery shopping.

2/23/01
- Goodbye lunch for Pam at work. Dinner with Sunny and Susan in North Beach in San Francisco.

2/22/01
- Five meetings today! Lunch with Evelyn and Valerie Fresh Choice. Fell asleep early and never got up.

2/21/01
- Meetings in the morning and afternoon. Watched Tempation Island at night (love that show!).

2/20/01
- Back to work. Did my Tuesday reports first thing. Dinner at Pasta Pomodoro in SF with RJ.

2/19/01
- Had the day off since it was President's Day. Just hung around the house. We had a major rain/lightning storm. Dinner from KFC. Went to Safeway around 9:30 for a carrot cake snack.

2/18/01
- Shopping with RJ in the Haight in SF.

2/17/01
- Shopping with RJ in SF. Dinner with Mike in WC at Fuddrucker's. Watched Scream 3.

2/16/01
- Lunch at Thai Orchid with Evelyn, Lila and Ali. Fell asleep around 8pm.

2/15/01
- Woke up at 5:30 and made it work by 6:40. Worked on websites all night.

2/14/01
- Pot luck at work. Dinner with RJ at Bangkhok Palace then to Fenton's for ice cream.

2/13/01
- Received Valentine's flowers at work!!! Ate lunch at Umi Sushi Boat with Lila and Evelyn.

2/12/01
- Left work early and stopped by Albertson's to pick up Chicken Noodle soup for RJ (who is sick). Drove home and made the soup then went to Doug and John's farewell Happy Hour event at Martuni's.

2/11/01
- Went to Amoeba in Berkeley (actually didn't buy anything). Stopped by Mario's to get Mexican to go for dinner.

2/10/01
- Caught up on some sleep. Grocery shopping.

2/9/01
- Woke up to heavy rain so I dropped RJ off at the casual carpool and then picked up Holly and drove to work. RJ and I met up with Josh, Danielle and Mike at The Alley and then went to the Grand Lake Theater to see "Hannibal" which was very disgusting!

2/8/01
- Left home at 5:50 and got to work at 6:30! Went to Ron's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grille in Dublin with the Pobletes.

2/7/01
- Champions meeting, staff meeting, stayed at work until 6. Robert canceled our dinner plans so I ate at home. Talked to Paul D. for the first time in a while.

2/6/01
- Rode into work with Holly. We made good time. Drove my car home.

2/5/01
- Carpooled home with Holly (of course there was a fire in the carpool lane - so we took Holly's "shortcut" home).

2/4/01
- Breakfast at the Buttercup Cafe in Berkeley. Got a haircut and went grocery shopping.

2/3/01
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA!!!! Picked up RJ at SFO from London. Dinner at Chevy's in Alameda.

2/2/01
- Work lunch at TGI Friday's in Union City. Worked late and then Wendy's for dinner.

2/1/01
- Called in from home to my 7am UK meeting. Left work early to go home and watched Austin Peay on Fox Sports (they beat SEMO). Watched Will & Grace and Survivor. Did more laundry (towels).

1/31/01
- All hands with our new Director. Worked out at home. Did some laundry (colors).

1/30/01
- Tuesday report day. Worked late.

1/29/01
- Wore RJ's orange shoes to work (with matching orange shirt).

1/28/01
- Chatted with Dinah and Jeff! Watched the Super Bowl!!!!

1/27/01
- Didn't do much all day. Went grocery shopping and to Mailboxes, Etc. Began drinking Ensure High Protein.

1/26/01
- Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn, Anita, Britny and Jeffrey.

1/25/01
- Made it to work around 6:40 again. This Thursday morning meeting is going to be tough! Stayed late finishing reporting requirements for IT.

1/24/01
- Meetings, lunch in the cafeteria, more meetings.

1/23/01
- Dinner at Pearl of Siam in Oakland with RJ.

1/22/01
- Lunch with the work game in the cafeteria. Rico's team WON!!!

1/21/01
- Had lunch with RJ, Danielle and Josh. Then saw "Chocolat". Great movie! Watched QaF and the Golden Globess.

1/20/01
- Got a morning massage to help my lower back pain. Worked out and had lunch at Gold's gym in San Francisco.

1/19/01
- Fell asleep early and caught up on some much needed sleep.

1/18/01
- Came into work early (6:40) and worked 'til 6pm! Lots of meetings.

1/17/01
- Went to New Park Mall at lunch with Evelyn. Ate at Burger King. Bought some protein shakes at GNC. Worked out at home. Trying to get back into a routine.

1/16/01
- Reports day at work!

1/15/01
- MLK day! Had the day off from work and took it easy at home!

1/14/01
- Watched football. Giants and Ravens advance to the Super Bowl! Went to the Eagle and then dinner with RJ at a Thai restaurant in San Francisco.

1/13/01
- Breakfast at Lake Merritt Bakery with RJ. Went out to San Francisco in the evening.

1/12/01
- Dinner at home and then went out in San Francisco.

1/11/01
- My first 7am conference call with the UK, will now happen every Thursday morning. Called in from home then drove to work.

1/10/01
- Interview in Santa Clara at noon. Busiest day of 2001 so far! Caught up on all my reports now!

1/9/01
- SunTeams competition in Santa Clara. Fred and I wore matching black suits with purple shirts. Our team didn't move on to the finals, but had a lot of fun. Met some cool folks from Boston.

1/8/01
- Drove to Santa Clara for rehearsal for the SunTeams competition.

1/7/01
- Watched the playoff games (Titans lost). Hung out at The Eagle after the games.

1/6/01
- Watched the playoff games, chatted on AOL, went out to the White Horse Berkeley.

1/5/01
- Lunch at Sun Menlo Park with Anita and Evelyn. Dinner with RJ at The Red Grille.

1/4/01
- First day of work in 2001. Went to bed early - jet lag!

1/3/01
- Mama brought me to the airport and then I flew to Ontario and then Oakland. Talked to marine Ken on the first leg, had lunch with Wes from Knoxville during the layover and by strange coincidence, sat next to the exact same guy that I sat next to when I flew out for Christmas, Vincent from San Francisco. RJ picked me up at the airport. Watched Oklahoma win the national championship in the Orange Bowl in the evening.

1/2/01
- Took Joe and Derek to Opry Mills. We drove the virtual Nascars, shopped, at lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe and then came home. Watched the Sugar Bowl in the evening.

1/1/01
- Spent the day watching bowl games! Rico left late afternoon.

2000 NEWS
12/31/00
- Watched football, then Rico came over in the afternoon and we drove down to Alicia's apartment and met up with her, Pam and Amy. The five of us went to Robbie and Bryan's party. Then we dropped off Pam and the four of us met Robbie and Bryan for the New Year's celebration. When we came out at 2:30 it had snowed two inches! Had to drive home in the cold and snow!

12/30/00
- Watched football. Went to Opry Mills in the evening for shopping.

12/29/00
- Bubba came over around 1pm and we drove to Chattanooga for the Dr. Pepper Classic. We ate at Burger King in the ghetto (scary)! Austin Peay beat Jacksonville State. We drove home after the game and passed several accidents on the icy interstate.

12/28/00
- Talked to Ken Watford for the first time in ages. Hung out in Nashville in the evening after spending the day at home.

12/27/00
- Went to visit Bubba in Clarksville. Had a late lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse then went to the mall, Books-a-Million and KMart!!!!

12/26/00
- Went down to Nashville to Tower Records/Books and hung out on West End.

12/25/00
- Spent a chilly Christmas day at home with the family.

12/24/00
- Christmas Eve, our traditional family gift exchange. Went to Janice's in the evening with Brandy.

12/23/00
- Got up at 4AM to pack. Took the shuttle to the Oakland airport and flew to Nashville. Mama and Brandy picked me up at the airport and was greeted by new step-dad, Earl, and Rico when I arrived home. Rico and I went shopping at Rivergate Mall.

12/22/00
- Feeling sick with a cold. Exchanged gifts with co-workers. Went to lunch with Anita, Evelyn and Britny at Chevy's. Went to bed early.

12/21/00
- Gift exchange with RJ. Feeling sick so we canceled our dinner plans.

12/20/00
- More Christmas shopping. Got a quick burger at Chili's.

12/19/00
- Dinner at Chevy's with Jeffrey. Christmas shopping.

12/18/00
- Orthodontist (got red and green rubber bands). Lunch with Evelyn and Anita in the cafeteria.

12/17/00
- Left the hotel at 8:30. Watched football all day (Falcons and Jets lost).

12/16/00
- Workout with Michael. Checked into Westin in Santa Clara at 4pm. Attended company holiday party with RJ in the evening and then brought the party back to our room!

12/15/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RONNIE! Left work early to take a nap.

12/14/00
- Skipped my workout with Micheal because of work.

12/13/00
- Anita is back from New Zealand!

12/12/00
- Lunch with Trang and Lila in the cafeteria.

12/11/00
- BSI Audit at work.

12/10/00
- Watched football! Ron came over to do homework and watch the games.

12/977/00
- Workout with Michael. RJ's birthday party.

12/8/00
- Offsite with work group. Rode in bus to San Francisco and had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe and then went to Alcatraz.

12/7/00
- Kathleen's house party.

12/6/00
- Lunch at Pasta Pomodoro with Evelyn.

12/5/00
- Missed another workout working until 7pm.

12/4/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEVIN! Busy at work doing two jobs!

12/3/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RJ AND DONNIE! Watched football in the Boardwalk sportsbook. Dinner at Cozymel's. Flew back to Oakland. Ron picked us up at the airport.

12/2/00
- Breakfast at the Boardwalk cafe. Talked to my mama on the phone before HER WEDDING TO EARL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shopping in the afternoon. Dinner at Mama Jo's. Partied at Angles and Gipsy in the evening.

12/1/00
- Left for Vegas with RJ in the evening. Partied at Angles and Gipsy.

11/30/00
- Interview with Sun Legal in Palo Alto. Videotaped SunTeams presention in the afternoon - our team moved on!!! SunTeams celebration. Missed workout.

11/29/00
- Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's.

11/28/00
- Had to cancel my workout with Michael because of working late.

11/27/00
- Busy doing two jobs at work.

11/26/00
- Went to the Falcons-Raiders game in Oakland with Kevin.

11/25/00
- Workout with Michael.

11/24/00
- Lazy day around the house watching the news channels and football.

11/23/00
- Thanksgiving lunch at our apartment with Havi. Dinner in Burlingame with Andrea and the Pobletes

11/22/00
- Thanksgiving lunch at work ordered by Fred.

11/21/00
- Workout with Michael. Dinner at Il Fornio with RJ in San Francisco.

11/20/00
- Passed out the chocolates and souvenirs at work that RJ brought back from Europe.

11/19/00
- Went to the Falcons-49ers game in San Francisco with Nate and Bev. RJ returns from Europe.

11/18/00
- Workout with Michael - a hike just north of the Castro.

11/17/00
- Lunch with Evelyn, Carol and Melissa at Hometown Buffet in Milpitas.

11/16/00
- Sam's farewell lunch at Jack's Brewery. Got my flu shot! Workout with Michael.

11/15/00
- Had KFC for dinner.

11/14/00
- Workout with Michael.

11/13/00
- Lunch in the cafeteria. Watched Monday Night Football (Raiders lose to Broncos again).

11/12/00
- Watched football. Falcons and Jets both lost again (to the Lions and the Colts).

11/11/00
- Workout with Michael. Went to NFL Store at Pier 39. Went to Orest's birthday party as his condo in Fremont.

11/10/00
- Took RJ to work (via the casual carpool). Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's.

11/9/00
- Workout with Michael.

11/8/00
- Chevy's after work with Evelyn.

11/7/00
- Workout with Michael. Election day! Stayed up LATE watching the returns.

11/6/00
- Got braces tightened in the morning. Haircut at Super Cuts.

11/5/00
- Watched football. Falcons and Jets both lost (to the Bucs and Broncos).

11/4/00
- Workout with Michael in the morning. Drove to Calistoga to see Sunny in the afternoon. Dinner with RJ and Sunny at Bosko's.

11/3/00
- Dinner at Chevy's, drinks at Chili's and "Charlie's Angels" at the Union City Century with RJ and Evelyn.

11/2/00
- Day two of the project management class in Palo Alto.

11/1/00
- Met Havi at 7:30 at work and drove to Palo Alto for a Project Management class.

10/31/00
- Worked late until 8 trying to prepare for being gone the next two days.

10/30/00
- Lunch in the cafeteria with Anita and Evelyn.

10/29/00
- Watched football. Falcons finally snapped their losing streak and beat the Panthers, Jets lost to Buffalo. Went out in SF with RJ.

10/28/00
- Watched football. Went to the White Horse with RJ in the evening.

10/27/00
- Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. Got a new tire put on my car at Wal-mart which took two hours.

10/26/00
- Lunch in the cafeteria with Evelyn. Watched Will & Grace with RJ at the Midnight Sun.

10/25/00
- Meetings all day. Had lunch brought in for special 2.5 hour staff meeting.

10/24/00
- Workout #50 with Michael.

10/23/00
- Josh came over to watch Monday night football - a great game with the Jets pulling the miracle comeback over the Dolphins.

10/22/00
- Watched football. Falcons lost to the Saints for the first time since 1994. Talked to Steve several times.

10/21/00
- BIG DAY with RJ at Viva Las Vegas. Went shopping at the Primm Outlets. Flew back to Oakland.

10/20/00
- Left for Vegas with RJ. Flew out of Oakland and arrive in Vegas around 10PM.

10/19/00
- Lunch in the cafeteria with Anita, Evelyn and Brittany. Chevy's afterwork with Havi, Evelyn and Kathleen.

10/18/00
- Workout #49 with Michael. Watched Broken Hearts Club in Berkeley with RJ.

10/17/00
- Workout #48 with Michael. Dinner with Michael at Nate's Barbeque in San Francisco.

10/16/00
- Goodbye lunch for Curtis at Vito's in Newark with work group.

10/15/00
- Watched football. Falcons lost to the Rams, Jets beat the Patriots.

10/14/00
- Workout #47 with Michael. Dinner party at our apartment with Susan, Melinda, Bev, Evelyn, Anita and Angela. Went to the White Horse and then Lake Merritt Bakery with Evelyn and Anita.

10/13/00
- Woke up early again to meet Sam at work to drive to Cupertino. Came back to work in Newark after lunch. Workout #46 with Michael.

10/12/00
- Got up EARLY and drove to work to meet Kris and Sam to go to Cupertino for an offsite. Went to dinner with offsite group at Campo di Bocce in Los Gatos and had a great time. Stopped at In and Out Burger in Milpitas on the way home with Sam and Kris.

10/11/00
- Lunch with Evelyn at Pasta Pomodoro and then Baskin-Robbins for desert.

10/10/00
- Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's.

10/9/00
- Have a slight cold. Went to bed early after watching part of the Charlie's Angels marathon.

10/8/00
- Josh came over to watch football/baseball with me. Falcons, Jets and A's all lost.

10/7/00
- Workout #45 with Michael. Watched football/baseball. Went to the White Horse with RJ.

10/6/00
- Watched A's-Yankees game on TV. Had a sore throat so went to bed early.

10/5/00
- Workout #45 with Michael.

10/4/00
- Went to A's-Yankees game #2 with Jerred. Drove into the city with RJ to visit Deborah and Jeff McFall.

10/3/00
- Met RJ at Oakland Coliseum for the A's-Yankees opening playoff game.

10/2/00
- Picked up Britny in the morning from the Volkswagen dealership. Quick sandwich for lunch.

10/1/00
- Watched footall. Falcons lost to the Eagles. A's clinched the AL West.

9/30/00
- Cleaned out my car. Workout #44 with Michael. Spent the day at an Oregon Ducks party with Josh and Danielle. Dinner at Gillian's in the Metreon.

9/29/00
- Watched the Big Brother finale. Went to the White Horse with RJ.

9/28/00
- Workout #43 with Michael.

9/27/00
- Long afternoon of meetings.

9/26/00
- Missed workout #42 with Michael.

9/25/00
- Lunch at La Pinata with Evelyn, Anita, and Trang.

9/24/00
- Watched footall. Falcons lost to the Lambs, Jets won.

9/23/00
- Got a massage in SF. New housecleaner came over to clean our bathrooms. Went to Paula's cottage for a party before the Saratoga Street Dance.

9/22/00
- Carpooled with Holly. Went to Dave and Busters with work group.

9/21/00
- Workout #41 with Michael.

9/20/00
- Watched Big Brother!

9/19/00
- Went to see Dr. Wong to get new wires on my braces. Workout #40 with Michael.

9/18/00
- My Chiquita is back at work!

9/17/00
- Watched football. Falcons won 15-10 over Carolina. Hung out in the city with RJ - ran into Jamil.

9/16/00
- Workout #39 with Michael. Watched football. Wire came out of my lower teeth braces. Worked from 5 to 9 pm.

9/15/00
- Workout #38 with Michael.

9/14/00
- Worked late. Had to skip my workout.

9/13/00
- Watched a play in San Franciso with RJ.

9/12/00
- Got another massage because of soreness.

9/11/00
- Workout #37 with Michael.

9/10/00
- Watched football. Falcons lost 42-14 to Denver.

9/9/00
- Workout #36 with Michael. Haircut by Dottie at Nice Cuts.

9/7/00
- Workout #35 with Michael.

9/5/00
- Workout #34 with Michael.

9/4/00
- Saw "Bring It On" with RJ (hilarious!). Lunch with Jeff and Chris. Watched Monday Night Football.

9/3/00
- Watched football. Falcons won 36-28 over the Niners.

9/2/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANICE. Workout #33 with Michael.

8/31/00
- Went to Town Center Pizza for fantasy draft for my work league.

8/30/00
- Workout #32 with Michael.

8/29/00
- The day I've been waiting for - the release of the new Patty Loveless album!!!

8/28/00
- Visited by Donna Guire in the morning before mama took me to the airport. Flew back to San Jose from Nashville (through Phoenix and Ontario).

8/27/00
- Went to church. Went to funeral home to pay respects for Wilma Baggett and ran into lots of family friends I haven't seen in a while.

8/26/00
- Drove back to Trimble alone for Pop's funeral.

8/25/00
- Went to Trimble and Newbern, TN to visit Rico and his family.

8/24/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVELYN! Left EARLY to go to San Jose for my flight back to Tennessee. Mama picked me up at the airport and spent the evening with my family in Greenbrier.

8/23/00
- Last minute change in plans - switched ticket from Vegas to Nashville. Droppd RJ off at the Oakland Airport then watched the Survivor finale.

8/22/00
- Workout #31 with Michael.

8/21/00
- Workout #30 with Michael.

8/20/00
- Online fantasy draft for my keeper league with Orest (Tennessee Tarantulas).

8/19/00
- Mike's graduation! Lunch with Mike and Bev at El Burro.

8/18/00
- Farewell lunch at Chevy's for Tim and Shannon.

8/17/00

- Carpooled with Holly for the morning drive to work. Workout #29 with Michael. DirecTV dish installed!

8/16/00
- Lost my BAITL match versus AMD 6-1, 6-1.

8/15/00
- Workout #28 with Michael.

8/14/00
- RJ brought home dinner from Public Market.

8/13/00
- Went to Marine World with RJ for Sun's summer family day. Tennis with Josh (won 6-1, 7-5).

8/12/00
- Workout #27 with Michael. Met Andy for Sabercats game versus Nashville in San Jose. Went to John's 70's birthday party.

8/10/00
- Workout #26 with Michael.

8/9/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY , JOHN! Saw Tim & Faith again at Oakland Arena with RJ, Bev and Mike.

8/8/00
- Lunch at Market Broiler with Evelyn and Anita. Workout #25 with Michael.

8/6/00
- Tennis with Josh (won 6-1, 6-0). Hung out with RJ, Chris, Jeremy and Giovanni in San Francisco.

8/5/00
- Workout #24 with Michael. Watched the Falcons in the American Bowl from Japan versus the Cowboys.

8/4/00
- Scanned some new pictures for the website. Went to Sabercats playoff game versus Oklahoma with Andy

8/3/00
- Workout #23 with Michael.

8/1/00
- Workout #22 with Michael.

7/31/00
- Tim McGraw-Faith Hill concert in San Jose.

7/30/00
- Went to the Sonoma County Fair with RJ and met up with Michael and Karen.

7/29/00
- Workout #21 with Michael. Saw "But I'm a Cheerleader" in Piedmont with RJ.

7/28/00
- Went to the Bank of the West Tennis Classic at Stanford with Kevin and saw Anna Kournikova beat Sandrine Testud.

7/27/00
- Supposed to have a BAITL match, but times were mixed up so ended up going to the Great Mall.

7/26/00
- Busy day at work (reports, audit).

7/25/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUBBA! Haircut, updated website with lots of new pictures. Workout #20 with Michael.

7/24/00
- Rod's birthday dinner at Tullio's in Walnut Creek.

7/23/00
- Breakfast at Lake Merritt Bakery with RJ.

7/22/00
- Workout #19 with Michael. Saw the best Patty Loveless concert ever! Watched the end of the Sabercats game vs Buffalo. Ate a late night dinner at Denny's.

7/21/00
- Work offsite at Dave & Busters! Had FOUR morph children!

7/20/00
- Got braces!!! (Clear on top, silver on bottom). They look hideous! Workout #18 with Michael.

7/19/00
- Got up at 3:45AM! All day offsite in Sunnyvale.

7/18/00
- Very busy at work. Lost my BAITL match.

7/17/00
- Breakfast at the Rock-n-Roll Cafe at Konocti Harbor Resort. Met Sunny in Calistoga! Tennis with Josh (tie, I won the 1st set 6-4 and lost the 2nd 7-5).

7/16/00
- Breakfast at Merritt Bakery. Saw PATTY LOVELESS in concert at Konocti Harbor.

7/15/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEV! Workout #17 with Michael. Surprise party for Bev at Shannon's townhouse.

7/14/00
- Appt with Dr. Ahuja. Worked late ('til 8PM), sent a birthday greeting to Bev on KRTY, and went to bed early.

7/13/00
- Another busy day at work (a bad pattern). Workout #16 with Michael.

7/12/00
- Busy day at work. Dinner at Josh and Danielle's.

7/11/00
- Shopping in East San Jose with Evelyn and Anita! Got cookie bouquet from work. KFC for dinner.

7/10/00
- Back at work. Lunch at La Pinata with Evelyn, Anita and Dean.

7/9/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICO!!!!!! Came back from LA. Worked then relaxed.

7/8/00
- Flew to Orange County with Andy. Stayed at Susan Wood's house. Went to Sabercats games versus LA Avengers.

7/7/00
- Rested at home all day hoping to recover quickly.

7/6/00
- Had impacted wisdom teeth taken out by Dr. Wat.

7/5/00
- Workout #15 with Michael.

7/4/00
- Came into work for a bit. Fireworks in San Francisco.

7/3/00
- Breakfast at Merritt Bakery.

7/2/00
- Workout #14 with Michael. Lunch at Pasta Pomodoro.

7/1/00
- Alameda County Fair with RJ, Leslie and Marie. Dinner at Outback Steakhouse.

6/30/00
- Final moving day! Officially in Oakland now!

6/29/00
- Workout #13 with Michael. Dinner at Chevy's in Alameda.

6/28/00
- Went to Mikey's to watch the NEW Patty Loveless video!

6/27/00
- Got up at 3:30 to take mama to the airport in San Jose. Workout #12 with Michael.

6/26/00
- Mama's last night in town. We had dinner with Mike at Mister Steer.

6/25/00
- Went to Church at Jubilee. Lunch at Marie Callendar's. Shopping at Stanford.

6/24/00
- Santa Clara City Wide Garage Sale! Took BART to Berkeley and ate at Mel's Diner. Drove across the Golden Gate Bridge.

6/23/00
- Busy at work! Dinner at In & Out Burger followed by desert at Chili's.

6/22/00
- Very busy at work! Dinner at Hometown Buffet.

6/21/00
- Picked up my mama, Faye and Lula Mae at the San Jose Airport. Dinner at Coleman Still.

6/20/00
- Finished moving my bed and chair from Union City to Oakland. Dinner at Chili's.

6/19/00
- Got a mini-cold. Didn't sleep well.

6/18/00
- Lunch at Chevy's with RJ. Moved my bed to Oakland. Dinner at Pasta Pomodoro in San Francisco with RJ.

6/17/00
- Went to the Sabercats game versus Grand Rapids with Andy.

6/16/00
- Saw "Shaft" with Evelyn and Anita. Dixie Chicks concert.

6/15/00
- Won my BAITL match 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 and Sun beat Intel 3 games to 2. Watched the TNN awards at Bev's.

6/14/00
- New Park mall for Lunch with Evelyn and Anita. Marc Anthony concert.

6/13/00
- Lunch with Evelyn at Left at Albuquerque. Workout #11 with Michael. Dinner at Carl's Jr!.

6/12/00
- Blood tests. Oil change at Wal-mart. Dinner at TGI Friday's.

6/11/00
- Spent the day in San Jose. Saw Jody Watley and Cyndi Lauper perform. Dinner with Bev and RJ at La Paloma.

6/10/00
- Worked for a couple of hours. Moved some stuff from Union City to Oakland. Hung out at the Pobletes.

6/9/00
- Appointment with Dr. Aruja. Workout #10 with Michael. Dinner at Don Ramon's with Marie and Ron followed by bowling at Sea Bowl where RJ and I beat Marie and Ron handily!

6/8/00
- Breakfast with Anita at Country Way in Fremont.

6/7/00
- Wrecked RJ's Pathfinder! Oral surgeon consultation. Workout #9 with Michael. Dinner at The Sausage Factory with RJ.

6/6/00
- Went to the A's-Padres game with Kevin.

6/5/00
- Audited by BSI at work (passed). Workout #8 with Michael.

6/4/00
- Developed wedding weekend pictures and left for CA (Mama and Faye took me to the airport). RJ picked me up around 9:15PM and my first stop was In and Out Burger!.

6/3/00
- Bubba's wedding day! Arrived at the church around 1:10PM and we changed into our tuxes and took lots of pictures. Wedding was at 3 and was about 30 minutes. Took lots more pictures after the wedding. Went to the reception. Trashed Bubba's car (Just Married!). Returned my tux. Ate at Steak and Shake with Rico. We ran into Amanda Jo Beasley Pratt at Kroger in Springfield!

6/2/00
- Picked up our tuxes. Went by Austin Peay. Went to the world famous Johnny's Big Burger with Rico. Hung out at Bubba and Karen's house. Went to the church for rehearsal. Went on a riverboat cruise for the rehearsal dinner. Hung out again at Bubba and Karen's and left at midnight.

6/1/00
- Rico arrived and we were picked up by Bubba, David and Brian and went to the BACHELOR PARTY! We went to Jonathan's and The Iguana.

5/31/00
- Left for Tennessee (Anita took me to the airport). Arrive in Nashville at 10:22PM (Mama and Heather picked me up).

5/30/00
- Lunch at Kioku with Anita. Orthodontist. Workout #7 with Michael.

5/29/00
- Workout #6 with Michael. Went to Berkeley with RJ.

5/28/00
- HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!!! Came back from camping. Spent the afternoon in SF. Went to Fenton's and played games until 3AM with RJ, Marie, Ron, Nancy and Leslie.

5/27/00
- Went camping at Russian River.

5/26/00
- Lunch at Willy's Smokehouse with Evelyn, Anita and Britny. Workout #5 with Michael.

5/25/00
- Quality Summit at work. Dinner with Penz.

5/24/00
- All hands at work today. Work out #4 with Michael at Gold's. I'm still sore (and inflexible) but not as bad as before.

5/23/00
- Dinner at Pasta Pomodoro with RJ, Marie and Ron.

5/22/00
- Worked out with Michael at Gold's. Dinner at Chevy's with RJ.

5/21/00
- REALLY sore! Got a facial. Hung out in SF with RJ.

5/20/00
- Second workout at Gold's Gym with Michael. Got my first ever massage (RJ birthday gift) which was much needed after the workout. Country night at 1220 in the evening.

5/19/00
- Lunch with Anita, Evelyn and Britny at Red Robin. First workout at Gold's Gym with Michael.

5/18/00
- Personal trainer consultation (Michael).

5/17/00
- Brad Paisley concert with RJ at the Santa Clara Country Fair (he was great!).

5/16/00
- Group lunch at TGI Friday's.

5/15/00
- Dentist. Mid-afternoon snack at KFC with Anita.

5/14/00
- Rest and relaxation after a long week and weekend.

5/13/00
- My 30th birthday party at Bev's.

5/12/00
- Sabercats games versus Oklahoma with Andy (won).

5/11/00
- Orthodontist. Won my BAITL match (with Dave) 6-2, 6-2 versus Centigram.

5/10/00
- RJ and I went to Mikey's to see Matt off.

5/9/00
- Dentist. Country night at 1220 with RJ.

5/8/00
- Lunch at Mr. Chou's with John and Fred.

5/7/00
- Worked. Updated my webpage. Went to SF with RJ.

5/6/00
- 1220 with RJ.

5/5/00
- Cinco de Mayo. Lunch at Chevy's with Anita and Britny. Dinner at Jake's Brewery with Sam, Shawn, Alex and Heather.

5/4/00
- Saw the most boring presentation in the history of presentations! Played tennis with Kitt in Rockridge and won 6-1, 6-3.

5/3/00
- Watched the ACM Awards.

5/2/00
- WON my first BAITL match of the year (with Dave) 6-2, 6-0. Sun beat Radix 4 matches to 1.

5/1/00
- Lunch at Chevy's.

4/30/00
- Bought my Dixie Chicks tickets (convoluted system put me in the upper deck). Hung out in SF with RJ, Rod and Chris.

4/29/00
- Came back from Reno. Went to the Sabercats game with Andy.

4/28/00
- Drove to Reno to see the Olivia Newton-John concert (she was great!).

4/27/00
- Pretty uneventful day. Went to bed early and finally caught up on my sleep.

4/26/00
- Picture frame shopping and KFC lunch with Evelyn and Anita.

4/25/00
- Back at work. Managing with the Law class all day.

4/24/00
- Flew back to Oakland.

4/23/00
- Happy Easter! Went to Church in the morning, met Karen in the afternoon.

4/22/00
- Hung out with the family during the day, went to dinner with Rico, Bubba and Agnes in the evening.

4/21/00
- Went to Clarksville and got fitted for my tux for Bubba's wedding. Ran into Jim Nelson (college buddy)..

4/20/00
- Flew home and surprised my mama big time at the airport.

4/19/00
- Stayed up late packing for my trip back to Tennessee.

4/18/00
- Lunch at Le's Noodles with Anita, Crystal, Anna, and Emy.

4/17/00
- Mailed off my state income tax. Lunch with Anita at Togo's.

4/16/00
- Brunch with RJ, Rod and Chris. Hung out with Nick (tennis was rained out!).

4/15/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TERESA! NFL Draft. Sabercats game with Andy, RJ and Bev. Saw Shannon's new townhouse & Bev's new condo.

4/14/00
- Lunch with Anita at Chevy's.

4/13/00
- White Horse with RJ.

4/12/00
- Went to Kevin's first USTA match of 2000.

4/11/00
- A's game versus Cleveland with JJ.

4/10/00
- A's game versus Cleveland with JJ.

4/9/00
- Dinner in SF with RJ.

4/8/00
- Sabercats game versus the Rattlers with Andy.

4/7/00
- Haircut.

4/6/00
- Meetings and webpages.

4/5/00
- Lunch with Anita at IHOP.

4/4/00
- Lunch at Jollibee (not worth the wait).

4/3/00
- KFC for lunch AND dinner. NCAA Championship.

4/2/00
- Shopping in Berkeley. Dinner at Public Market.

4/1/00
- Final Four.

3/31/00
- Lunch at Chevy's. Dinner at Adam's Burgers.

3/30/00
- Work offsite continued. Dinner at Elephant Bar with Anita, Evelyn and Fraser.

3/29/00
- Two day work offsite begins. Lunch and dinner served.

3/28/00
- City Beach in San Jose with work group. My team, the PURPLE team, won!!!

3/27/00
- RJ made dinner.

3/26/00
- NCAA Tournament. Watched the Oscars.

3/25/00
- NCAA Tournament. Nancy's birthday party at Tony Roma's.

3/24/00
- Lunch at Chevy's.

3/23/00
- NCAA Tournament.

3/22/00
- "Music Wonderland" WON the decorating contest!!!!!

3/21/00
- Continued decorating my Country and Western Office and the rest of "Music Wonderland" until 10:30PM.

3/20/00
- Stayed at work until 10PM decorating the "Music Wonderland".

3/19/00
- JJ came over to watch the NCAA Tournament. Went shopping in San Francisco with RJ.

3/18/00
- NCAA Tournament. Went shopping in Berkeley with RJ, Leslie, Nancy and Michelle.

3/17/00
- Happy St. Patrick's Day! Went to King's X and Cato's with RJ, Leslie, Nancy and Chris.

3/16/00
- Happy birthday, Nate! 1st day of the NCAA Tournament!

3/15/00
- Filipino food for dinner.

3/14/00
- Colonel Mustard's for dinner.

3/13/00
- Lunch at Pasta Pomodoro. Tuna fish sandwiches for dinner.

3/12/00
- NCAA Selection Show (my second favorite sports day). Dinner at Chevy's.

3/11/00
- Lunch with the Pobletes.

3/10/00
- Lunch at La Pinata. Dinner at Spettro.

3/9/00
- White Horse.

3/8/00
- Lunch at Fresh Choice.

3/7/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AARON! Lunch at Chevy's. Dinner at the Poblete's.

3/6/00
- Lunch at KFC. Dinner at Wendy's. What fine dining!

3/5/00
- Lunch with JJ.

3/4/00
- Judds/Jo Dee Messina concert at the Oakland arena.

3/3/00
- Bowling offsite at work. Saw "The Next Best Thing" with RJ.

3/2/00
- My car was broken into in the AM. Had to get window fixed in the afternoon.

3/1/00
- Lunch at Chevy's.

2/29/00
- Lunch at Fresh Choice at Stanford.

2/28/00
- Lunch at Fresh Choice in Newark.

2/27/00
- New paint! Shopping at Nordstrom in SF.

2/26/00
- Played roulette around 3:30AM. Stopped in Folsom on the way home from Reno. Dinner at Baker's Square.

2/25/00
- Left for Reno with RJ, Leslie, and Michelle. Dinner at Thai Basil.

2/24/00
- Lunch at Togo's. Dumped a couch in a dark alley.

2/23/00
- Lunch at Chevy's. Watched the Grammy's.

2/22/00
- Went to Tower Records and K-Mart. Bought "The Next Best Thing" soundtrack.

2/21/00
- Relaxing day off for President's Day.

2/20/00
- Breakfast at Cha Cha Cha with Chris and Nancy. Dinner at the Pobletes. 1220 & White Horse.

2/19/00
- Breakfast at Towles with Jason and Andrea.

2/18/00
- Dinner with RJ and Bev at Pizzeria Uno. Kelly Willis/George Jones concert at Masonic Auditorium with Bev.

2/17/00
- Lunch at Spoon's.

2/16/00
- Dinner with RJ at Blondie's Pizza, then record shopping at Amoeba.

2/15/00
- Long day at work. Watched "Who Wants To Marry a Multi-Millionaire?".

2/14/00
- Lunch with Todd. Worked late. Awesome Valentine's dinner.

2/13/00
- Shopping at the Great Mall. Dinner with the Pobletes. Pictionary at Nancy's.

2/12/00
- Sybase Open with Kevin. 1220 with RJ.

2/11/00
- Lunch/Shopping at the Great Mall.

2/10/00
- Dinner and a play with RJ.

2/9/00
- Haircut.

2/8/00
- Happy hour with RJ, Matt and Anthony at XYZ Bar. Dinner with RJ.

2/7/00
- Lunch at Chevy's with Havi.

2/6/00
- Laundry day.

2/5/00
- Breakfast in Hercules with the Pobletes. Watched Scream 3 with RJ. Ron's birthday party.

2/4/00
- Lunch with Havi at Pasta Pomodoro.

2/3/00
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA!!!!!! Lunch with Havi at Fresh Choice. 1220 with RJ.

2/2/00
- Lunch with Havi at Chevy's and Baskin Robbins. Dinner with JJ at Thailand. Saw Lola and Bilidikid with RJ.

2/1/00
- Brought leftover lasagna to work for lunch. Drove to Hercules with RJ to pick up his Pathfinder.

1/31/00
- Quiet evening at home.

1/30/00
- Super Bowl party at Kevin's.

1/29/00
- Breakfast at Autumn Moon with RJ. Church. Painting. Turf Club.

1/28/00
- Thai food for dinner.

1/27/00
- Shopping in Petaluma.

1/26/00
- Havi and I got oil changes at Wal-mart while eating at Chevy's during lunch. Hung out with Cable in the evening.

1/25/00
- Went to 1220 with RJ. Bought a bed at Scandinavian Designs in Concord.

1/24/00
- Lunch with Havi at Togo's. Dinner with RJ (spaghetti and carrot cake!).

1/23/00
- Football - Titans and Rams advance to the Super Bowl.

1/22/00
- Church in Petaluma then shopping with RJ. Michelle's birthday dinner at Bocce then Jazz at Pearl's.

1/21/00
- Havi's birthday lunch. Dinner with RJ at The Jumping Bean.

1/20/00
- Left my lights on last night and woke up to a dead car battery. Lunch with Havi at Chevy's. Late night desert at Fenton's with RJ.

1/19/00
- Went to Orchard Supply Hardware. CPAS lunch and training with Alex.

1/18/00
- Lunch with Havi at Chili's. Watched the Austin Peay game versus Murray State.

1/17/00
- Off from work because of MLK Day. Dinner with RJ in San Francisco.

1/16/00
- Dinner with Mike at El Burro.

1/15/00
- Breakfast with RJ at Autumn Moon Cafe. Dinner with RJ at Pasta Primavera in Pleasanton.

1/14/00
- Dinner with RJ at Incontro Restaurant in San Francisco.

1/13/00
- Feeling a little better today. RJ came over and we went to Carrows for a late dinner.

1/12/00
- Went back to work and had a busy day. Lunch at Chevy's with Havi.

1/11/00
- Still at home recovering.

1/10/00
- Didn't go to work because of the flu. RJ is BACK!

1/9/00
- Second worst day.

1/8/00
- Worst day I can remember.

1/7/00
- Got the flu.

1/6/00
- Started unpacking.

1/5/00
- Back at work. Lunch at Chevy's with Havi.

1/4/00
- Flew back to California.

1/3/00
- Drove to Atlanta with Joe to see the Falcons-49ers game.

1/2/00
- Watched the Fiesta Bowl at Jonathan's with Steve.

1/1/00
- First road trip of the millenium with Rico to Cornersville.

1999 NEWS
12/31/99
- Spent New Year's Eve at the Tim McGraw-Faith Hill concert with Rico and Joe.

12/30/99
- Hung out at Bubba's place with Rico.

12/29/99
- Watched the Music City Bowl at Jonathan's with Steve.

12/28/99
- Shopping with my mama.

12/27/99
- Drove back home to Greenbrier. Bubba came over to watch Monday Night Football.

12/26/99
- Drove down to Cornersville to see the Ballingers and watch football.

12/25/99
- MERRY CHRISTMAS! Spent the day with my mama and family.

12/24/99
- Christmas Eve dinner and gift exchange with the family.

12/23/99
- Havi dropped me off at the airport. Had breakfast with Andy. Flew home!

12/22/99
- Wrapping up things at work. Packing for my trip.

12/21/99
- Work lunch at Massimo's. Chili's with RJ and Havi.

12/20/99
- Went to New Park Mall TWICE. Someone shoot me!

12/19/99
- Falcons lost in Nashville to the Titans 30-17. Dinner with RJ at Celia's.

12/18/99
- Christmas shopping at the Great Mall.

12/17/99
- Work lunch at Elephant Bar. White Horse with Cable.

12/16/99
- Rumors and Turf with Jamil.

12/15/99
- Happy Birthday, Ronnie! Chili's after work with Alex.

12/14/99
- Quiet evening at home. RJ came over.

12/13/99
- Long day at work.

12/12/99
- Went to the Falcons-49ers game at 3COM with Alex and Nick.

12/11/99
- IHOP and the mall with RJ.

12/10/99
- Sun Holiday Party. Took Kevin as my date. Had a great time.

12/9/99
- Got haircut and did lots of errands after work.

12/8/99
- Went to Target at lunch with Havi. Quiet evening at home.

12/7/99
- EARLY morning meeting. Lunch with Havi at Chevy's. Dinner with RJ at Uno's.

12/6/99
- Lunch with Havi & Alex at Kioku Sushi. Worked late. Talked to Rico on the phone for 2 hours.

12/5/99
- Falcons beat the 'Aints - AGAIN!!!! Hung out with RJ.

12/4/99
- Happy Birthday, Kevin! Helped Alex move all day.

12/3/99
- Happy Birthday, Donnie and RJ. Dinner with JJ at Chili's.

12/2/99
- Sonics-Warriors game with Larry.

12/1/99
- The worst work day of my life! Lunch with Havi at Chevy's.

11/30/99
- Worked late. Spent the evening relaxing at home watching the Welcome Back Kotter marathon and fielding responses from Bev's personal ad.

11/29/99
- Back to the grind. Monday Night Football.

11/28/99
- Falcons lost to the Panthers 34-28.

11/27/99
- Hung out with Dennis and RJ.

11/26/99
- Watched football all day. Went to the Turf Club.

11/25/99
- Happy Thanksgiving! Dropped Kevin off at the airport. Went to Orest's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Hung out with Susan and Bev later.

11/24/99
- Lunch at Chevy's with Havi. Dinner at Chow with Larry. Hung out with Cable.

11/23/99
- Semi-busy at work. Watched a great Will & Grace.

11/22/99
- Slack day at work. Monday Night Football.

11/21/99
- Watched football at The Condor with Nick. Falcons lost to Tampa Bay.

11/20/99
- Turf Club.

11/19/99
- Crummy day at work. Went to bed early.

11/18/99
- Bubba is ENGAGED!!!!!!

11/17/99
- Lunch at Chevy's with Havi. Dinner with Kevin at Hungry Hunter.

11/16/99
- Hung out with Jamil.

11/15/99
- Worked LATE. Finally made some updates to the website.

11/14/99
- Breakfast and football at Daily's with Orest & Alex.

11/13/99
- Tennis and the Metreon with Nick.

11/12/99
- Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen then bowling with Alex.

11/11/99
- Scott McNealy spoke today at our campus. Went to bed early.

11/10/99
- Fighting a cold. Went straight to bed after work.

11/9/99
- Worked late.

11/8/99
- Tennis with Nick.

11/7/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CABLE! Falcons lost to Jacksonville.

11/6/99
- Starbucks with Jamil. Cable's birthday party.

11/5/99
- Spoons for lunch with Havi. Holy Names College volleyball game with Alex & Heather. Lost my voice cheering for Josie.

11/4/99
- Haircut.

11/3/99
- Saw "The House on Haunted Hill" with Dale.

11/2/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE BUCK! Lunch at Chili's with Havi. Hung out with Kevin.

11/1/99
- Fell asleep during Monday night football.

10/31/99
- Happy Halloween! Falcons won! Went record shopping at Amoeba in Berkeley.

10/30/99
- Shopping with Andrew. Castro and a party in SF with the McCauls.

10/29/99
- TGIF! Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco with Dale.

10/28/99
- Another long day at work.

10/27/99
- Long, long day of BSI, CPAS, CARs, and purges at work.

10/26/99
- Went to Daily's with Fraser after work.

10/25/99
- Watched the Falcons at Daily's on Monday Night Football.

10/24/99
- Watched football at Daily's with Orest.

10/23/99
- My dad's 64th birthday. Kevin's dad's 70th birthday party.

10/22/99
- Lunch at the new Chili's in UC. Turf Club with Cable.

10/21/99
- Daily's with Orest and Alex.

10/20/99
- Went to the Turf Club.

10/19/99
- Still in a guest cube at work. Haircut.

10/18/99
- Still in a guest cube at work. Long day.

10/17/99
- Long day in front of the tube watch the Falcons get routed, the Braves losing in 15 innings, and the Farrah movie.

10/16/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRANDY! Went to the city to meet Cable.

10/15/99
- Long day at work in a guest cube.

10/14/99
- Arrived back at SFO at 1:10AM. Had to be at work early. My system at work blew up.

10/13/99
- Went to visit Ronnie in Lewisburg, packed up and headed back to CA.

10/12/99
- Had lunch with Joe at Clyde Riggs Elementary School. Went to PE class with Derek. Dinner at Shoney's with mama.

10/11/99
- Joe's 11th Birthday!!!!! Flew home from New Orleans, met up with Bubba, then picked up Joe and Derek for some birthday tennis.

10/10/99
- Saw the Falcons first victory of the season over the Saints in the Superdome. Went to Harrah's.

10/9/99
- Flew from Nashville to New Orleans with Steve. Had a wild day and night on Bourbon Street.

10/8/99
- Left SFO at 1:30AM and arrived into Nashville at 8:40AM. Spent the day with my family.

10/7/99
- BUSY day at work. Packed up and Kevin dropped me off at SFO.

10/6/99
- Hung out with Greg in Mountain View.

10/5/99
- Getting busy at work.

10/4/99
- Monday night football at Daily's with Orest and Bridget.

10/3/99
- Falcons 19-13 OT loss to Baltimore put me in a BAD mood.

10/2/99
- Dinner with Aaron, party with Cable.

10/1/99
- Saw "The Three Kings" with Orest and Bridget.

9/30/99
- Lost to Kevin 7-5, 6-1.

9/29/99
- Appointment with Dr. Feldman.

9/28/99
- Moved into my new office. Worked late then crashed.

9/27/99
- Dropped Carol off at SFO. MNF at Daily's with Mike, Tim, Kevin, and Tony.

9/26/99
- Andy's wedding. Went to Santa Cruz with Carol.

9/25/99
- Spent the day in San Francisco. Did ANOTHER cruise around the bay!

9/24/99
- My boss announced she was leaving the group. Picked up Carol, hometown friend, at the Oakland airport.

9/23/99
- Preparing for my last visitor of 1999.

9/22/99
- CMA Awards - Way to go Patty and the Chicks!

9/21/99
- Took a lot of abuse at work about the Falcons.

9/20/99
- Watched the Falcons get routed on Monday Night Football. Got a major headache.

9/19/99
- Football.

9/18/99
- Football.

9/17/99
- Lunch at Chevy's with Havi. Band played at our amphitheater at lunch. Went to Kubera's with my roommates.

9/17/99
- Lunch at Chevy's with Havi. Band played at our amphitheater at lunch. Went to Kubera's with my roommates.

9/16/99
- Went home from work and crashed.

9/15/99
- Lost to Kevin 7-6, 6-2.

9/14/99
- Rest and relaxation.

9/13/99
- Monday Night Football.

9/12/99
- FOOTBALL IS BACK!!!! Falcons lost to the Vikings 17-14.

9/11/99
- My work fantasy draft. Saw "Sixth Sense" with Alex and Heather.

9/10/99
- Elephant Bar with Orest.

9/9/99
- Got my dish hooked up!

9/8/99
- Alex's "Welcome back to America" dinner at Pearl's Cafe.

9/7/99
- Rest!

9/6/99
- Mama and Teresa leave for Nashville.

9/5/99
- Went to a bilingual Church of God of Prophecy in San Jose.

9/4/99
- Flea market and Festival with Bev and dinner with Mike.

9/3/99
- Went to Santa Cruz with Kevin.

9/2/99
- Spent the day in SF and did the cruise around Alcatraz.

9/1/99
- Mama and Teresa are here!

8/31/99
- Final preparations for my visitors.

8/30/99
- Lost to Kevin 6-1, 6-0. Not allowed to say another bad thing about Venus Williams.

8/29/99
- Haircut!

8/28/99
- Started the cleanup countdown on my house and car.

8/27/99
- Renewed my CAR registration. John McCaul's 30th birthday party.

8/26/99
- Happy birthday, Don!

8/25/99
- Happy birthday, John! Played the worst tennis match of my life and got double bageled by Kevin.

8/24/99
- Lunch with Mike and Bev.

8/23/99
- Bought my Falcons-49ers tix for January 3rd.

8/22/99
- Tennis with Nick in San Francisco.

8/21/99
- Went to Sacramento.

8/20/99
- Got my review at work.

8/19/99
- Nothing too interesting.

8/18/99
- Finalized my plans for New Orleans in October.

8/17/99
- Lost to Kevin at tennis in a close match 6-4, 7-5.

8/16/99
- Dinner with Don at Macaroni Grille.

8/15/99
- Spent the day relaxing and catching up on some stuff around the house.

8/14/99
- Work offsite with Kevin at Ardenwood Farm in Fremont.

8/13/99
- Hung out with Alex, Heather, Orest & Steve.

8/12/99
- Daily's with Alex, Heather and Orest.

8/11/99
- Went to the A's-Yankees game with Kevin and Orest.

8/10/99
- Came home early from work and slept!

8/9/99
- Happy Anniversary, Cable. Happy Birthday, John. Watched MNF at Daily's with Orest and Kevin. Saw the "Blair Witch Project" with Orest.

8/8/99
- Relaxing day at home....

8/7/99
- First preseason games!!!!!

8/6/99
- Dinner with Don.

8/5/99
- Finally picked up the new Speedwagon album.

8/4/99
- Daily's with Alex, Orest, and Sam.

8/3/99
- Took it easy today, feel like I'm getting a cold.

8/2/99
- Joe left early this morning for Nashville. Now it's back to the daily grind.

8/1/99
- Joe and I played tennis, then met Kevin at Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. Then the three of us went to the Venice Beach in Half Moon Bay, then to Kevin's for swimming.

7/31/99
- Joe and I met Kevin then went to the Bank of the West Classic, played tennis, then met Andy at the Sabercats game versus Milwaukee.

7/30/99
- Joe's first BART ride, first taxi ride, first cable car ride, a cruise around the bay, Underwater World, to Cable's apartment, and finally to the A's-Devil Rays game.

7/29/99
- Brought Joe into Sun for breakfast. Spent the day at Great America. Joe and I made a karaoke cassette tape of us singing the dixie chicks' "you were mine" and a video tape of us lip syncing to the n'sync song "tearin' up my heart"

7/28/99
- JOE arrived!!!!! We went with Bev into San Francisco to Twin Peaks, the Fairmont Hotel, and a park.

7/27/99
- Lunch with Don...Bank of the West Classic - Kounikova over Lucic, Capriati over Martinez.

7/26/99
- Bank of the West Classic - Rubin over Spirlea, Frazier over Huber.

7/25/99
- Won Bank of the West tickets, hung out in the city with Cable.

7/24/99
- Sabercats game versus the Storm with Andy.

7/23/99
- Dinner with Shannon in Menlo Park.

7/22/99
- Dinner with Penz in Palo Alto.

7/21/99
- Laundry...met Alex's brother, Duke.

7/20/99
- Lunch with Penz...tennis with Nick...dinner with Cable at Pasta Pomadora.

7/19/99
- Relaxing evening.

7/18/99
- Dinner with Kevin at Outback Steakhouse.

7/17/99
- Went to Kevin's USTA tennis match (he won but his team lost). Lunch with Kevin and Cindy at Baja Cactus.

7/16/99
- A's-Giants game in Oakland with Nick.

7/15/99
- Alcatraz and Scoma's with work group. Bev's birthday at Buca di Beppo and BBC.

7/14/99
- Dinner with Deb in Milpitas.

7/13/99
- Met The Penz!

7/12/99
- Trying to survive the heat.

7/11/99
- Tennis in the blazing sun with Nick. Saw "American Pie" with Paul (it was great). Dinner with Mike at Mister Steer.

7/10/99
- Spent most of the day with Kevin - watching him win his USTA playoff match, getting beat by him at tennis 6-2, 6-1, watching World Cup, etc.

7/9/99
- HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, RICO!!!!!! Went to the Sabercats game with Andy, Alex, and Orest and then to Daily's.

7/8/99
- Saw the "South Park" movie with Alex, Orest, and Heather. It was so U.F. awesome.

7/7/99
- Had lunch at La Pinata for Bob Kocik's birthday.

7/6/99
- Finally upated the news section of my website.

7/5/99
- Dinner with Mike at El Burro.

7/4/99
- Starbucks with Paul. Fell asleep early.

7/3/99
- Attempted to go to the X Games with Cable.

7/2/99
- Shopping.

7/1/99
- Short work day...vacation begins!

6/30/99
- Not much...work then home.

6/29/99
- Booked my flight home and to New Orleans for October.

6/28/99
- Dinner with Kevin at Chevy's.

6/27/99
- Pride parade with the McCauls.

6/26/99
- Billy Ray Cyrus concert at the Alameda County Fair.

6/25/99
- Dinner and a movie with Shannon.

6/24/99
- SICK.

6/23/99
- SICK.

6/22/99
- SICK.

6/21/99
- Dinner with Kevin.

6/20/99
- Went to a housewarming party with Paul.

6/19/99
- Sabercats game with Andy and Bev.

6/18/99
- Awesome REO Speedwagon concert at Kanocti Harbor Resort & Spa.

6/17/99
- San Jose Tech Museum offsite.

6/16/99
- Daily's for the NBA Finals.

6/15/99
- Worked 12 hours. Not happy.

6/14/99
- Long day at work.

6/13/99
- Tennis with David.

6/12/99
- Saw Austin Powers with Paul.

6/11/99
- Hung out with Cable.

6/10/99
- Dinner with Mike at La Milpa.

6/9/99
- Lost to Kevin 6-1, 6-2.

6/8/99
- Lost my BAITL doubles match against HP, but Sun beat HP 3-2. Dinner with Kevin.

6/7/99
- Dentist.

6/6/99
- Tennis with Nick and Steve at Delores Park.

6/5/99
- Paul's housewarming party.

6/4/99
- Exciting day...watched Havi get a haircut, spent the evening watching Springer pay-per-view.

6/3/99
- Haircut. Bought Joe's ticket to come to CA on July 28!

6/2/99
- Played much better and barely lost my BAITL match.

6/1/99
- Watched Kevin's USTA match in Sunnyvale.

5/31/99
- Final moving day...goodbye Whittle Ave, hello Ellen Way.

5/30/99
- More moving and cleaning. Bev cleaned my house for my birthday.

5/29/99
- Moving day. Andy and I moved most of my heavy stuff to Union City then went to the Sabercats game.

5/28/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME - 29!!!!! Birthday cake and balloons for breakfast (thanks Havi), lunch with Alex and Havi, and a LONG, LONG night with Alex, Orest, John, etc....

5/27/99
- Diversity Faire was a huge success. Dinner with Mike at El Burro. Went out with Cable.

5/26/99
- Passed the written test and renewed my driver's license.

5/25/99
- Watched Kevin's USTA match in Milpitas then went to Chili's.

5/24/99
- Went home after work and watched the final Melrose.

5/23/99
- Played tennis with Martyn.

5/22/99
- Went to Great America with Paul.

5/21/99
- Found a place to live in Union City.

5/20/99
- My three year anniversary in California.

5/19/99
- Third BAITL match against Nortel. On the Border with Kevin.

5/18/99
- Chely Wright's new album! Spent the evening on the phone with Rico.

5/17/99
- Olga's 75th birthday party!

5/16/99
- Mostly resting and relaxing.

5/15/99
- Lost a tennis match to Kevin 6-3, 6-2. Saw the Sabercats finally beat the Rattlers 54-50 with Andrew.

5/14/99
- Weird night with Cable and Paul.

5/13/99
- Indian food at Nate's.

5/12/99
- Second BAITL tennis match against Adobe.

5/11/99
- Braves-Giants game at frigid 3COM Park with Joe.

5/10/99
- Rico left for Tennessee (and was stuck in San Diego last I heard).

5/9/99
- Rico and I met Bev and Bunky at the all day George Strait festival in Oakland. Near the end of Jo Dee Messina's set, Bev got her hands on two backstage passes to meet the Dixie Chicks and offered them to Rico and me. Rico didn't want to miss any Jo Dee, so I took off with Bev and we RAN around the corridor to get in line. We got to meet the Dixie Chicks and snap a picture all in about two seconds.

5/8/99
- Rico and I went to game night at Bev's.

5/7/99
- Lunch at the Sun cafeteria. Beattles night at the Paradise Lounge.

5/6/99
- Rico is here! Elephant Bar!

5/5/99
- ACM Awards. Tornadoes hit Tennessee again! Added some Earth Day pictures to the site.

5/4/99
- Haircut and new Tim McGraw album. What an exciting life!

5/3/99
- Rest and relaxation after a long day at work.

5/2/99
- Tennis with Nick in San Francisco.

5/1/99
- Pizza and a movie (Muriel's Wedding) with Paul at Paul's new apartment.

4/30/99
- Planned the future of Sun with Nate after work.

4/29/99
- Did On the Border and Borders for lunch. Checked out an apartment after work.

4/28/99
- Worked later than usual. Spent the evening on the phone with Rico.

4/27/99
- Catch up day at work. Mexico Lindo for happy hour with Nate.

4/26/99
- In a class in Milpitas all day.

4/25/99
- Went into work, had a relaxing day.

4/24/99
- Saw a Pink Floyd laser light show in Cupertino with Bev and Paul.

4/23/99
- Extremely tired from the past two days. Fell asleep as soon as I got home from work.

4/22/99
- EARTH day. Went to Huddart Park to pick up trash but ended up on wheel barrel patrol with Havi.

- Lost my BAITL doubles match versus Intel 6-2, 6-3.

4/21/99
- Had my chances, but lost to Kevin 6-4, 6-4.

4/20/99
- Uneventful day. Stopped in at the Great Mall. Went to bed EARLY.

4/19/99
- Had a long day at work. Did a drive by at Bev's.

4/18/99
- My second lead ever against Kevin, but lost 6-3.

4/17/99
- NFL Draft! Dinner with Paul and friends.

4/16/99
- Wastin' away again in Margaritaville with Orest, Alex & Heather.

4/15/99
- Improved my court coverage, but lost to Kevin 6-0, 6-2.

- 4th annual Willow Street Pizza/Post Office celebration with Bev and Mike.

4/14/99
- FINALLY ended my losing streak, beating Orest 6-0, 6-2.

4/13/99
- Finally got my system fixed at work. Watched the Divas.

4/12/99
- The night the lights went out in Oakland.

4/11/99
- Went record shopping....finally found the debut album from Kelly Willis.

4/10/99
- Got rained on and then saw 'Never Been Kissed' again, this time in Berkeley with Paul.

4/9/99
- Dinner with Shannon in Palo Alto.

4/7/99
- Happy hour with Kevin. I can't even beat him at drinking!

4/6/99
- Another long day in Milpitas. Bev and I saw 'Never Been Kissed'. Grade: A-

4/5/99
- In class in Milpitas. Had dinner at Chili's.

4/4/99
- Went to Jupiter!

4/3/99
- Hung out in Berkeley.

4/2/99
- Saw Edtv in San Francisco. Grade: B+

4/1/99
- Happy hour with the work gang.

3/30/99
- Choked a set point and lost to Kevin 6-1, 7-5....I'm getting closer!

3/29/99
- Duke lost to UConn - I'm a bridesmaid again....

3/28/99
- Played tennis with Kenny.

3/27/99
- First in line for George Strait tickets but got screwed in lottery system!

3/26/99
- Lunch with Andrew. Karaoke with Shannon and Bev at the Carlos!

3/25/99
- Doctor's appointment....Daily's with Orest & Nate.

3/21/99
- Got destroyed by Kevin 6-1, 6-1, 6-1....worked...watched the Oscars with Bev (Go Roberto!)...worked some more...

3/20/99
- Watched basketball, went to Berkeley...

3/18/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW!!!!!

3/17/99
- Still have cold symptoms. Lost a tennis match to Kevin 6-4, 6-3.

3/16/99
- Ice cream social at work. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATE!!!!!!

- Saw "Rushmore" in San Francisco. It was much funnier than I had anticipated. Grade: B+

- I'm getting a cold.....

3/15/99
- Early meeting...bummer. Looking forward to a nice, relaxing evening.

3/14/99
- Recovery day! Watched basketball and made my MCI 5 cent Sunday calls.

3/13/99
- Got smashed 6-1, 6-3 by Kevin in a poorly played tennis match.

- Rode the Mexican Bus around San Francisco and hit 3 salsa clubs. Finally got my green card!

3/12/99
- Went to happy hour with Alex and stayed 8 hours!

3/11/99
- Went to the Kelly Willis/Bruce Robison concert at Slim's in San Francisco with Bev. Kelly and Bruce RULE! I met them both, got autographs, and had a BLAST!

- First day of NCAA tournament. Check out the standings

3/9/99
- Saw "Life is Beautiful". Grade: A+

3/8/99
- Sun gym open today. Will start going...tomorrow?

3/7/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AARON!!!!

3/6/99
- Spent Saturday night in San Francisco with Bev. Took TWENTY pictures in a photo booth at Lori's Diner then danced the night away.

3/4/99
- Work off-site....TEAM BUILDING! (TGFH).

3/3/99
- Hung out in the city with Paul.

3/1/99
- New Sun Cafeteria open today (Roger and Havi are happy)!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SUSAN!

2/28/99
- Had to do some work, had lunch with Mike, hung out in Berkeley.

2/27/99
- Got killed at tennis by John in Walnut Creek. I want a rematch!

2/26/99
- Saw "200 Cigarettes" - yet another cool 80's movie - with Alex and Heather.

2/23/99
- Stress at work!!!! I hate it when that happens!

2/21/99
- Walked around Lake Merritt with L.A. Bev. Welcome home, Miss Bev!

2/20/99
- Went to Sacramento with Karl and had a great day in the pouring rain!

2/12/99
- Well...my niece's (Tabby) wedding went off without a hitch. No Jerry Springer brawls or even pointed stares. Maybe there's hope.....

2/8/99
- Not much going on lately. It rained all weekend so I wasn't able to play tennis. Speaking of tennis, I'm still in search of regular tennis partners. You'd think it would be so easy...

2/3/99
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMA!!!!!

1/31/99
- Falcons play their worst game of the year and lose the Super Bowl to the Broncos, 34-19. My depression begins....

1/30/99
- Eugene Robinson offers an undercover police officer $40 for oral sex. My happy state of mind changes.

1/25/99
- I'm having a mini-party at my house on Sunday for the Super Bowl. Anyone can stop by but you have to cheer for the Falcons!

1/22/99
- All my friends and relatives survived the tornadoes today in Tennessee, but I can't say the same about my college campus.

1998 NEWS
5/28/98
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Birthday dinner at El Burro in Campbell with Bev, Mike, Susan, Andy and Vicky.

1997 NEWS
5/28/97
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. Dinner and Hamburger Mary's with Mike.

1996 NEWS
12/1/96
- First day at Sun Microsystems.

5/28/96
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. Dinner with Bev and Mike at Max's Opera Cafe in Palo Alto then off to Cheers.

5/20/96
- Arrived in Sunnyvale in the early AM.

5/17/96
- My mama came to my apartment and helped me pack up. Left Tennessee (with Mike) to move to California with only what would fit in my Mazda Protege with "Heads Carolina, Tails California" playing in the cassette player.

1970 NEWS
5/30/70
- Left the hospital and went straight to my first church service at the Church of God of Prophecy in Greenbrier, Tennessee.

5/28/70
- Born at 6:35AM in Jesse Holman Jones Hospital in Springfield, Tennessee.

			SEPTEMBER 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 Went into the office for a while. Got a haircut at a Barber shop in Milpitas. Watched football.
2 Happy Birthday, Janice! Went into the office (Milpitas) in the morning. Lake Merritt Bakery for breakfast with RJ.	3 My Craig Lawlor Page is now official.	4 Worked until 8:30. It's gonna be a long week.	5 Lots of meetings this week.	6 Got to work at 6:45 am. Long day of meetings, fell asleep when I got home from work.	7 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Worked late, went to bed early.	8 Went to the drop-in center in Milpitas. Watched football.
9 First day of NFL football. Falcons lost a heartbreaker.	10 Lunch at La Pinata with Evelyn and Anita. Talked to Bubba on the phone. Kinko's after work to scan pictures and to do the Yahoo chat with Craig Lawlor.	11 Attack on America. In a state of shock all day.	12 Orthdontist appointment (orange on bottom teeth now!).	13 Got into work around 7:05. Am not sleeping well.	14 Met Evelyn and some friends at Britannia Arms in South San Jose for dinner.	15 Went into work for a while. Dinner with RJ at Pearl of Siam in Oakland, then picked up carrot cake at CrepeVine.
16 Went to the cemetery with RJ to visit his dad. Breakfast at Towles in Burlingame. Worked for a while.	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29 Breakfast with RJ at Lake Merritt Bakery and then we drove to Calistoga to visit Sunny.
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			AUGUST 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1	2	3	4 Sabercats playoff game with Andy.
5 Came into the office for a while.	6 Andy booked us a flight to Nashville for the Arena football playoffs.	7	8	9	10 Flew from SFO to Nashville, picked up by Mama and Earl. Andy's bag was lost. Later in the evening, Andy and I went to downtown Nashville and spent most of our time at a karaoke bar on Printer's Alley.	11 Sabercats vs Kats game with Andy, Rico, Joe and Derek. Had a great time. Then to KY to buy powerball tickets, Bubba and Karen's, and Waffle House.
12 Shopping and fireworks with Andy. Mama and Earl took us to the airport and we flew back to SFO.	13	14	15 Back in SunSigma training in Milpitas (worked before and after).	16 SunSigma training in Milpitas.	17 SunSigma training (bubble day). Lunch at a Vietnamese place. Happy hour at the W Hotel in Newark with CAN team members.	18 Final day of SunSigma training. Went to Nissan dealership after class to look at used cars.
19	20 Bought a black 1993 Nissan Sentra for $3250 from Lee Wang in Redwood City. Katie was born!	21 Went to DMV and waited in a huge line, was told I needed a smog check.	22 Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi Boat.	23 Got a smog check, went back to DMV, waiting in line again, was told I didn't really need a smog check.	24 Happy Birthday, Chiquita! Long lunchtime meeting in Palo Alto.	25 Went to SF to hang out with John McCaul for his birthday with a group of his friends. Then stopped by Cable's briefly on the way home.
26 Grabbed some Pasta Pomodoro to go with RJ and tried to watch the Madonna HBO special but fell asleep.	27 Lots of work. Stayed late and grabbed fast food on the way home.	28 Went to Umi Sushi Boat with work group.	29 Long day of meetings. Worked late then fell asleep early.	30 Took BART to SF to do a Jockey Underwear focus group for Nichols Research.	31 Had a headache all day. Went to bed early.

			JULY 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 Rico picked me up at the airport in Nashville. Family cookout.	2 Went to my Mama to take Mary on her errands. Went to Tower in Nashville.	3 Lunch with Steve at Jonathan's then we went by Cigna to visit some old co-workers. Took Joe & Derek to the mall in the evening.	4 Family cookout. Rainy days so it was pretty noisy inside with all the kids running around.	5 Major thunderstorms and lightning all day. Visitied Paul Lawhon and his family in the evening (hadn't seen him in years).	6 Relaxed during the day, went shopping.	7 Rico and I drove to Dollywood to see Chely Wright in concert. Stopped at Shoney's on the way home.
8 Said my goodbyes to Rico. Drove to Ronnie's and spent the day with his family.	9 Flew back to SFO. Bev picked me up and drove me to Andy's to pick up my car.	10 Got flowers! RJ came by my work and we had lunch at Umi Sushi.	11 Still trying to catch up on work. Watched "Unbreakable" with Kevin.	12 Called in to my 7am meeting from home.	13 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. RJ and I went to see "Legally Blonde". Loved it!	14 Bev's birthday bonfire in Santa Cruz. Rode down with Melissa.
15 Played tennis with Kevin, lost 6-1, 6-2.	16	17	18	19	20 Picked up RJ and drove to the Solano County Fair where I saw Patty Loveless, again. She was awesome and and sang 21 songs!	21 Sabercats game with Andy (killed the Thunderbears 80-27).
22	23	24 Started Six Sigma training in Milpitas today. Lunch with John, Jann and Jim at La Milpa.	25 Six Sigma training. Lunch with team and havi at Milpitas cafeteria.	26 Training continues. Lunch with Rechard and John at Ravioli's.	27 Last day of this training (will continue in three weeks). Lunch with Rechard, John and Jann at In-and-Out Burger.	28 Went to the Bank of the West Classic (met Kevin-Davenport beat Seles). My car got crashed into by some idiot. Had to be towed away.
29 Breakfast with RJ at Flames.	30 Evelyn picked me up at 7am and drove me to work.	31

			JUNE 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1 Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's.	2 Hung out in San Francisco with RJ, ran into Chuck.
3 Watched the Sixers win Game 7 of the EC Finals! Tony Awards Chat with Ososunny buds.	4 RJ made spaghetti for dinner.	5 My last day of turkey and mashed potatoes for lunch (I'm swearing them off for a while).	6 Lunch with Evelyn and Lila and Hometown Buffet. Watched the Sixers win Game 1 of the NBA Finals!	7 Working on travel plans. Am trying to add Amsterdam to my world business trip.	8 Did a Nichols Research on Healthcare $40. Watched game 2 of the NBA Finals. Sixers choked their free throws.	9 Came into work to catch up. Went out to the White Horse with RJ.
10 Worked and watched game 3 of the NBA Finals.	11 Quick lunch. Had back to back afternoon meetings.	12 Early meeting. Long reports day.	13 Listened to game 4 on the phone with Liz because I was stuck at work.	14 Dinner with RJ at Mario's in Berkeley then record shopping. 5 hour blackout. RJ and I stayed up 'til 4.	15 Rushed home to see the Sixers lose game 5 of the NBA Finals. Refused to watch the post game or highlights. Got condolence calls from Andy and Liz.	16 Worked for several hours. Sabercats beat the Kats.
17 Worked. Grocery shopping with RJ.	18 Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. Dinner with RJ at Texas Roadhouse.	19 Lunch at Round Table with Evelyn, Lila and Trang. Worked late.	20 Not feeling well today. Attended three meetings. Tried to get a free Togo's sandwich, but most of the Togo's here aren't participating.	21 Didn't sleep well. Got up at 5:15 and went to work. Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi. Worked late. Went to KFC and to bed.	22 Still not feeling or sleeping well. Went to three meetings. Lunch with Evelyn at La Pinata. My boycott of the caferia is probably over. We still have ants in our office but I sprayed them with dry erase cleaner.	23 Worked in the afternoon then went to TD's for a while in the evening.
24 Pride with Anita and then watched QaF. Ran into Ray at the Pride after party. Got a bad sunburn.	25 Major burning in the shower! My nose is bright red. My cafeteria boycott ends.	26 The ants seem to be disappearing. Met up with Deb (my cousin from TN) and we chatted and grabbed a burger together.	27 Lunch at Spoons with Evelyn.	28 Not feeling well. Came into work late. KFC for dinner.	29 Lunch at TGI Friday's with Evelyn and Jessica (Chiquita .5).	30 Sabercats game with Andy and Alexa. Andry drove me to SFO afterwards.

			MAY 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 Back to work after a long day and night. Took forever to do my weekly reports.	2 Wednesday meetings, lunch with the work group (am I routine oriented or what?).	3 Got up at 5:30 to make my 7am meeting.	4 Worked late with Evelyn and Anita. We all went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner where my old roommie, Kenny, is now a bartender (free drinks!). Then I fell asleep while Anita was driving around looking for a place to hang.	5 Memorial service at the funeral home in Daly City.
6 Viewing at the funeral home.	7 Funeral in Pacifica for Roger Poblete, followed by a reception at the SF Filipino SDA Church, followed by family time at the Poblete's house in Hercules.	8 Long day at work trying to catch up and stay on top of things.	9 Watched the ACM Awards.	10 Up early for my meeting with Scotland. Lots of CPAS discussion today with various folks.	11 Worked late and fell asleep early.	12 Went to church with RJ.
13 Called my mama first thing, of course!	14 Gave a CPAS demo, got audited, talked to Fred about my "career development" plan.	15 Got an email from Mrs. Byrum today and the final email in the series "Where in the world is Mark Burson?".	16 Haircut and Baskin-Robbins in the afternoon then worked late.	17 Lunch with Kris. My latest grand nephew was born, Justin Caleb, premature at 4 pounds.	18 Justin is doing a little better. Had an ososunny chat and watched the Daytime Emmy Awards.	19 Went into work for a while then watched baskbetball (can someone please beat the Lakers!)?
20 Work and basketball again. Go Sixers!	21 Long day at the office since Evelyn was out most of the day. Con call with Liz, Patty and Sunny after work.	22 Still working mostly minus Evelyn = boring day.	23 Wednesday meetings, quick lunch, frozen dinner for dinner - what a life!	24 Early to work. Watched my birthday DVDs from Evelyn.	25 Dropped Evelyn's car off to get an oil changed, walked to Umi Sushi, Albertson's (B of A) and then to Swenson's Ice Cream.	26 Went to the Sabertcats game versus Orlando and met Andy there.
27 Birthday dinner with Evelyn, Anita and RJ at Asia SF (did I mention the flat tire) then dancing!	28 My birthday! Relaxed and watched soaps and played on the internet! Took b-day calls.	29 Back at work after a 3 day weekend. Lunch with the workgroup in the cafeteria telling b-day stories.	30 Watched the Sixers game after work.	31 Got to work early. Skip-level meeting with my boss' boss, Tom.

			APRIL 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 Grocery shopping, helped find a new roommate.	2 Watched Duke win the National Championship!!!	3 Dinner with RJ at Umi Sushi Boat.	4 Lunch at La Pinata with work group.	5 Lunch with Alex	6 Dinner with RJ at Marie Callendar's.	7 Worked and got a lot of things done. Finally made a post office run.
8 Ran errands and Watched QaF with RJ.	9 Long day at work as my tool release at work didn't happen.	10 Lunch at Umi Sushi Boat with work group.	11 Meetings, lunch in the cafeteria, more meetings...typical day.	12 Conference call with ATWT buds about NY trip.	13 Lunch with work group at Chili's.	14 Went to the opening Sabercats game with Kevin.
15 Happy Birthday, Teresa! Spent the day running errands with RJ.	16 Worked late preparing for vacation.	17 More long hours wrapping things up.	18 Worked late but finally got my tool release. Flew out of Oakland on the redeye to NYC!	19 Arrived at JFK at 7:45 and in Manhattan at 9 to meet up with the group. Went to Staten Island (accidentally) and then to the Statue of Liberty. Splash bar late night.	20 Shopping on 5th Ave. Carriage ride around Central Park. Dinner at The Olive Garden. Local bars at night.	21 Awesome time at the ATWT Fan Club Luncheon. Dinner at Texas Saloon. Met Chris and went out to Splash bar with RJ and Jill.
22 Empire State Building, walk around Central Park then late lunch with Trent and Anne. Dinner at John's Pizza.	23 Last day in New York so stayed local then went back to JFK around 4pm. Arrived back in Oakland at 10:30.	24 Slept in and worked from 1:30 to 11. Very busy.	25 Tried to catch up on the soap with RJ but fell asleep after one episode.	26 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Long meeting in the afternoon.	27 Meeting all morning with a supplier.	28
29 Went into work for a while. Watched basketball.	30 Spent the day at the hospital with RJ. His dad (also Roger) passed at 9:40pm.

			MARCH 2001
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1 Got to work at 6:30am (left at 4:30). Dinner at Asia SF with RJ, Rich and Pete.	2 Stayed at work 'til 6 listening to the AP game. Went to Martuni's in SF with RJ.	3 Heartbroken & depressed after the AP loss. Susan's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grille. Rumors (ran into Jamil).
4 Worked on webpages most of the day. Went to White Horse and one hour photo with RJ.	5 Busy day at work. Got a massage in SF in the evening.	6 First day of a two day offsite (very tedious). KFC for dinner.	7 Offsite and regular CPAS meeting. Worked late.	8 Worked from 6:30 to 6:20! Fell asleep around 8 from exhaustion.	9 Finally a little easier day at work. Fell asleep early again!	10 Cookout in Hayward at Andrea and Jay's. RJ and I went to some clubs in SF.
11 Lunch with Ray at Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley. NCAA Selection Show.	12 Organizing the work NCAA Pool. Got a "chain" at Dr. Wong's office. Teeth are hurting!	13 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn, Lila and Ali.	14 Long day at work especially "value add" staff meeting.	15 First day of the NCAA Tournament. Winning the work pool so far.	16 Happy Birthday, Nate! Met up with the birthday gang at Nola's, then had dinner at Fuki Sushi, then to F&A's.	17 Watched basketball all day. Car went dead on the way home from KFC. Not sure what the problem is but won't turn over.
18 Stranded at home. Watched basketball all day.	19 Let my car at the Nissan shop and took BART to work. Picked up the car in the afternoon. RJ returned from Vegas and we hung out in SF.	20 Long day at work without Chiquita.	21 Carpooled with Holly to work. Two meetings and a presentation.	22 Got to work at 6:15am. Massage after work. RJ made dinner for us and his cousins from the Phillipines.	23 Dinner in SF with RJ (pizza).	24 Watched basketball then went to The Cafe with RJ.
25 Watched the Oscars at Badlands in SF.	26 Spent the day with Kevin moving.	27 Chiquita is back at work!!! Moved some stuff after work with Evelyn in Andy's truck.	28 Dinner with RJ at Applebee's in Hayward.	29 Played basketball after work.	30 Lunch with Chiquita at Fumi Sushi Boat.	31 Oil change, Chevy's and basketball with RJ.