Where is everyone? Ahh, they're with me (Dan) or in Denver (Amy) so gear up for a quiet couple of days. I'm off to Reno with Melinda and Andrea so there shouldn't be any action here till Monday. Happy birthday to me.

If only he had used hoo-doo magic: Man Shot Dead As Bulletproof Magic Fails.

Woo hoo! Our heavyweight champion foster beagle Max may have found a new home. He's going on an overnight visit tomorrow. Hooray for Max!

Isn't enough enough? Is Jordan mulling a return as player?

Just called the fine people at Radio Shack installation services to get our new DirectTV hooked up. They offered me a 10 hour window on a Tuesday. I asked the nice man if people really were able to be home for that and he refused to answer. What's with that? How do you think I pay for this stuff, by sitting at home for 10 hours a day? Hey, if there was a way, I'd love to.

My boss just told me I look like a glorious pineapple with my new hair.

It's no longer a source of wonder to me that Dan can see an updated picture of me every 30 seconds (while I'm at work, of course, what I do in the can is just not noteworthy) from 1200 miles away. The Internet makes it all so small but I'm starting to take it for granted. Now, if the web could take out the garbage....

Are we fucking idiots? U.S. bomb hits observers on Kuwaiti range; 5 dead. "Oh look, Bob, some guys are watching this training excersize. They must be the enemy, let's blow 'em up!"

News you can use: Skydiver lands on beer vendor during coleslaw wrestling event. Thanks Phil!

The "Price" tickets have arrived and hotel reservations have been made. In a mere 3 weeks, Amy and I are on our way to Television City to be a member of the studio audience on the longest-running game show on TV -- the Price is Right!!! I'll be sure to print out this handy guide to getting picked to be a contestant on the world's most fabulous game show.

After 10 years of talking about this, I can hardly believe it's really going to happen. Woo hoo!

So last night after dinner, Andrea and I decided to go to Albertson's for one of our semi-annual trips to stock up on condiments. While looking for mouthwash, I turned around and was face-to-face with the hair dye. Before I knew what I was doing, a box of maxi-bleach was in the cart and as of 2 a.m. today, I'm a blonde.

Looking in the mirror still gets me, like who the hell is that blonde chick? But I like it. My fine co-workers keep asking me to turn around so they can make sure I'm still me. Yup, still me, just blonde!

Just one day until my week of fun begins. Melinda is travelling here tomorrow, Dan arrives on Wed. Activities include a night in Reno eating at buffets, my party and a beaglefest. Woo hoo.

I'm pleased to announce that not only does R35.com make the single best office supply ever, the Web Color pad, they have spiffed up their website.