Shannon's off on an assignment near the Meditteranean. She took the camera with her, so no pictures for a few days. I borrowed a gym pass from one of her co-workers and went to the gym this morning. You aren't supposed to use other people's passes so I had to act like a regular if I didn't want to get caught by the scary Austrians. It was very exciting. The gym was super-nice. It costs like $200 a month or something. I'm going to go everyday until they ask for the pass back.

There's a Finnisch Sauna in the gym, and I have grown to enjoy the sauna. I would have used it today if I had had a bathing suit. I probably could have gone in with just a towel but I wasn't sure. Since its in the men's locker room it probably doesn't matter, but it would just be my luck if bathing suits were required. I'd be sitting in there with a towel and a 7 year-old would come in, shreak in terror after viewing my bits peaking out the bottom, run off and go tell his rich, Austrian daddy. Next thing I know I'm shipped back to the states a convicted pervert and I have to register as a sex offender the rest of my life. Now that could all be avoided if I could read the stupid instructions posted next to the sauna door. That's why I'm starting German lessons next week, to avoid the sex offender registry. I will have class five times a week, for three hours a day.

I'd really like to watch the UA v. USC game tonight. It's not going to happen, it doesn't start here until 4:30 in the morning. It's a cruel world. These are going to be some amazing games. Arizona could be on the verge of something really great. I haven't felt this good about the team in years.

I've been sitting in the same cafe for the past two hours and have only ordered one latte. The girls walking around are nice not to give me bad looks. Nonetheless, I think I should order a little beer or something. They come in tall-narrow-cylindrical glasses, very attractive in the candlelight.