today begins the year of the monkey. did you know that those born in the year of the monkey are usually creative and intelligent? did you know that i was born in the year of the monkey?

well, i guess not even the chinese can be right all the time....

we did karaoke last night; i did a request from a man at the bar. i did it poorly, mind you, but let's remember the key point here- i'm now doing *requests.* and they're not requests that i leave and not come back.