I've got rhythm, bitch

I downloaded Ella Fitzgerald's 'Best of Gershwin' and it's frickin' awesome. I forget that people used to write really good melodic songs.

Star Wars Episode 3 opened at midnight last night and the freaks were in full swing. We had sold out every seat to all 24 theaters about 2 weeks ago, and the line to get the best seats had begun around Monday, with people camping outside resplendent in their Jedi/Sith attire. Around 7 or 8 PM last night everyone else showed up, many wearing meticulously hand-crafted costumes of their favorite characters. It was a good time and it isn't over: I work until 3AM tonight.

Cleveland's weather looks good for the weekend. My race is on Sunday and again, I'm a little nervous. I have a big whooping cough right now that's keeping me from last minute training. But I've been sleeping more than normal, drinking OJ, and not stressing out, so I hope it's enough to get me over it by then. Also, no snowstorm should be helpful.





An Indonesian student runs over a burning tire during a demonstration near McDonald's restaurant in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi, May 18, 2005. Hundreds of students on Wednesday denounced the desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo Bay, despite a retraction by Newsweek magazine of the report.