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Citings and citations in the City

Thursday Aug 5, 2004

You love the title...you know you do.

First off I must admit that a big portion of my time so far in Los Angeles has been dedicated to devouring the "Family Guy" DVD's Eric gave me for my birthday. For every shirt I've hung, I've watched two episodes. Okay its not quite that bad but I only have 4 episodes left and I still havent finished getting my papers in order and entering all my address changes. Stay tuned for the gripping conclusion of this epic race. Moving on...

Yesterday I pulled myself away from the TV for long enough to take my ass over to the new Target that opened up just around the corner making it approximately 20 minutes closer than my target in SF (point LA). Nichole also needing to finish up her appartment shopping planned to meet me in the books/dvd section of this fine shopping establishment. So of course I had a wait ahead of me. While I stood still next to a rack of Harry Potter and Artemis Foul novels a gentleman caught my eye. As he moved closer my suspicions were affirmed. It was on Thursday, August 5th, 2004 that I would have my first celebrity citing as a permanant resident of LA*. And who was this celebrity that is so down to earth that he would be shopping alone in a Target (pronounced Tar-SHAY for effect)? Well I wasn't sure of his name...So I got on the phone and said the following:

"Hey Matt. Who's the guy from Can't Hardly Wait and That thing you do?"

The answer, which of course all of my fans already know since they are such brilliant people and so in touch with current events -- Ethan Embry.

Just for the record he was short but really strong looking.

Later in the day I stopped by the DMV to pick up a change of address form. I put two quarters in the meter and ran off to get the paperwork. When I returned, literally 5 minutes later, there was a ticket on my car. I looked at the meter and it was blinking 0:00. I looked in the slot and noticed that my quarters had in fact not gone down. Smacking the meter a few times I saw that this terrible machine was in fact broken. Don't think I'm not appealing. What else do I have to do with my time?

So that concludes the story of my citing and citation in the ci...Damn, I've got to run. "Family Guy" is on.

*In my various adventures to Los Angeles I have seen quite a few celebrities including and not withstanding: Reese Witherspoon, Mike Tyson, Christina Ricci, myself in the mirror, and Bob Barker. However this marked my first time encountering one since moving here. Get it? Got it? GOOD. Okay, for rizzle I's gots to be jetting....LATAH!