so the "punk'd" i'm watching right now is really mean. there is a thinly-veiled line between "outrageous" and "awful." this was just horrible. this was worth mentioning, i promise. be nice, kids. i know i am not a good example, but do as i say, bitches, not as i do.

so fourth of july, fourth of july. joel & i spent the fourth of july as twelve year olds.

first, we saw BRITISH EXPORT, a beatles tribute band, in bayfront park. they weren't great and they were kind of shlocky, but they were fun. how many times do you actually get to twist and shout to "twist and shout" by a band that sort of sounds like the beatles? how many times do you get to get lost in a sea of twelve-to-fourteen year old girls who act like BRITISH EXPORT is actually the beatles? and how many times do you get to see the back of "john"'s wig flapping up in the breeze? it was great. joel actually half-danced with me.

then we went on the ferris wheel. now, i've never been on a ferris wheel before in my life. everyone i know is a chickenshit when it comes to that. (either that or they start complaining about carnies of all things.) the bright candy-colored lights and the lethargic circular motion have always intrigued me, and i finally got to enjoy it in all its questionably-constructed glory.

we were lucky enough to be stopped at the very top of the ferris wheel. we sat at the top, swaying in the cool night air, overlooking downtown duluth. it was breathtaking, and as cliché as that phrase is, it really was. i was speechless. i will reiterate how much i love duluth, how much i fucking love duluth.

work is getting better. the more comfortable i am with what i'm doing, the easier it's coming. i sat back an read the wall street journal while pitching my sales, and i didn't get tripped up at all. i played cards with james, and that only tripped me up once because i think he cheated. and flirting with my afternoon supervisor tripped me up twice, but that was my own fault. dude, he's dreamy. you understand.

all right, kids, it was a lame post, but it was enough. clifford out.

ps: you should be watching "reno 911!" if you're not, i can't imagine one good reason not to.