Hi
August 22, 2002
We just got back from the PNE. It’s been about 4 years since I went and it’s still exactly as I remember it with the exception of a few different rides. The food pavillion seemed to dissappear too or maybe I just forgot where it was located. The prices are as expensive as ever - $10 freaking dollars for a shitty burger, shitty fries, and a drink. We didn’t go on many rides, actually, we just went on the Coaster. I never liked the rides. It’s a combination of me being a chicken shit, the rides not really differing year to year, and the expensiveness of the passes. I wanted to win Eri a big ass doll but all the dolls were really ugly this year and I figure it would cost $20 to win something decent sized anyway. We just ended up watching a bunch of shows, namely the monster truck rally (sucky and loud), the pig race (too short but the ducks were cute), and the superdogs (sucky but cute). I don’t think I’ll go again until I have kids to bring.
I recommend the movie Rat Race. It’s a comedy featuring many big names in the comedy field. It was gag after gag and each gag was hilarious but I found many famous comedians do not add up to a really funny movie. Each had a strong presence on screen and I think in a way, it took away from the movie. But it was funny. And Jared, some guy from my high school, was in the movie. At least I think it was him.
Lastly, following up on Michelle’s update, I tried Grand Theft Auto 3 for the first time a couple days ago. My god, video games have come a long way since my day. Even from GTA 1 - it was pretty tame by today’s standard. But the third one is just crazy! As much as I think violence is not caused by games and tv, this game may cause me to waver in my view. Verdict: This game is very very fun. It puts into a game what every one of us is thinking about when we’re driving in rush hour. I would love to just gun it on the sidewalk, careless of how many people I squish. Best of all is when you run someone over, back up over them, run them over again and so on. It’s very satisfying.
