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Downtown Fullerton @ night

 
Downtown Fullerton at night.

Flowers in Fullerton

These pics are of some of the flowers around my house

Hawks on first five-game winning streak since 99'

Atlanta Hawks pull off their first five-game winning streak since 1999 The Hawks and Pacers are playing well this season, and I figured Jermaine O'neal is always worth watching down low. Pacers' O'neal was downright lazy on offense though. He wasn't even calling for the ball, and the 6'11" forward scored only 16 points in 38 minutes. He did knock down a double double by grabbing 10 rebounds, but I was looking for more major swatting and slamming. Marvin Williams, the #2 pick from N.C. in the 05' draft, was the only player I'd seen in action before. He pulled the same dunk on the Pacers I saw him put down against the Seminoles at the Civic Center. The game remained close though, and the Hawks only pulled away in the last two minutes to win by 12. Joe Johnson earned a little of my respect too. Johnson's 26 was impressive, and some of his shots were pretty flashy.

Los Angeles (Asinine Peoples) -- Roller coaster tragedies don't happen regularly; however, like plane crases, those rare but deadly accidents scare off many many potential passengers. Getting stuck at the top of a coaster's initial climb is hardly a tragedy though; it was more of a time for reflection with a spectacular view of Southern California. After six thrilling but exhausting hours, we rounded the park pathway's last bend of rides. A steep bank with heavy bamboo covered the last roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain- the Viper. In the early nineties, this ride was the tallest steel coaster in the world, but bigger and better four-seaters have sinced diminshed its grand significance. To coaster junkies like us though, icons like the Viper still hold a great majesty in our hearts, but this one no longer holds our lives in its hands- or seats. The nerve-wracking click-clack of the chain that pulls the car up the first climb is usually accompanied by silence...then the fall. Just like calm before the storm. To me, all of the adrenaline rush of a ride comes from that brief moment of silent anticipation before it even begins. Just imagine that moment extended. We sat in the front car of the train, still facing slightly upward, when "click": the train stopped moving. The thoughts that went through our minds were so vast that we won't go into detail there, but the relief we felt when the ride got power twenty mintues later was immense.