hey all. updates are few and far between but its a hectic life i lead you know.

friday didnt exactly go to plan, basically took it easy all day and then headed out. first up we went to a club called hush, a damn long way out of town and we kinda got lost and had to double back a few times. there are freeways everywhere here, so you miss an exit and you're screwed. did i mention they have big trucks?

hush was pretty full on. huge line of cars, valet parking only. inside it was pretty cool, reasonably priced drinks loads of people... but after being there for a while i realised that the crowd were a bunch of knobs. they stood on the dancefloor barely moving; occaisionally sticking their hands in the air like they just dont care. awesome. funny how we only realised it was crap when we were loaded. there was some salsa music outside so we shook our groove thang for about 30 mins and fekked off.

we went to an after hours bar downtown and quickly discovered that you cant get alcohol after 2am! that is completely insane. nuts crazy and generally stupid. matty made some calls and discovered that there was a bar somewhere a ways down the road that sold drinks on the sly. just ask for 'orange juice' and you're good to go. the catch? its a gay bar.

i have the best luck with this kind of thing dont i? dont get me wrong, there were a few girls there. about 2% female. the rest of the crowd have the impression that if you looked at them twice were would be walking home with a distinct difference in your stride. you know me though, a few 'orange juices' and i was dancing up a storm: as long as i had a protective barrier of the 3-4 people i knew i was ok.

sunday was awesome. my first baseball experience and i loved it. beer, peanuts and the baseball song. somehow i managed to know all the words to half the songs, i have no idea how. "the stars in the night, are big and bright *clap clap clap clap* deep in the heart of texas"

not only was it a great game, but the astros (houston) slaughtered the braves. 14-4, and whats more baseball isnt nearly as complicated as it looks. in fact its amazingly simple. the atmostphere is good fun too. sunday night was pretty hilarious. we went to some bar out of the way, had some extremely strong margaritas (the tipping system has its advantages) and before you know it: jessalyn was an absolute mess. im talking in the top ten of all messy people of all time. thrown out of the bar, tried to steal matt's car, tried to leap out of said car on the freeway, broke up with matt, did some crying, kicking and biting. we eventually got her safe and sound to her friends house where she passed out and we kept on drinking, playing poker and watching movies. great stuff.

monday we were supposed to go to schlitterbahn but we were all a bit worse for wear and slept in instead. we opted for the closer but smaller cousin: six flags splashtown. good but not amazing. the tornado was this big funnel thing the you get shot down into and fly all over the place. very cool. we took a couple of pictures with a disposable but i doubt they will turn out, it was all a bit hectic. the day ended with papacitos (the mexican place where matt, jessalyn and john all work) followed by a sports bar, pool and beer. and that was houston. today im having some food with jess and john and then flying out to new york city tonight. rico will join me tomorrow and then its camp on saturday. at camp i will hopefully be able to get some photos online and attach them to this blog. stay tuned.

its been good hearing from everyone back home, keep up the good work, for the non-emailers: shame. actually this trip everyone has been good so its ok.

speak to you soon kiddlets.