First post in a long time. Last post for a week.

Well it has certainly been a crazy couple of months. February and March were intensely busy at work, so when April rolled around, I figured, why not make it a hat-trick. As such, I have had very little free time for the blogosphere. But I thought I'd put in a few words before Dara and I cast off to sea on a 5-day cruise with her parents, Morry and Janis.

Not much has been going on besides work. Little things here and there. I started dieting and exercising several months ago, and I'm down 25 lbs so far (as a Canadian, I should probably use kilograms, but I still don't know my weight in Kg). So that's exciting news for me.

I took Dara out shooting comps with me in San Bernardino. Unfortunately, this proved to be a bad idea, as we both discovered when she started freaking out from lack of food, an intense need to pee, and fatigue (among other things). But we got the comp shots, and made it back to OC, where we caught up with the latest buzz flick, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." 

Moany people will probably say that the most difficult thing to forget about this movie was the, er, elongated penis shot (sorry, had to say it) at the beginning of the movie. But, despite my misgivings, it was a respectable showing (the movie, not the penis). Not a bad rom-com popcorn flick.

I had rented "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" this weekend, which I had heard good things about, but unfortunately, we were so busy running around taking comp shots and getting ready for the cruise, we weren't able to watch it. And so we returned it. You win this round, Blockbuster.

Today we hosted a BBQ for 9. It was a sunny, slightly cool day (my favourite weather!) and we had family visit us from Beverly Hills down to Temecula (not to mention Georgia). It was a fun, if somewhat chaotic afternoon of too much steak and salmon, but it's always nice to catch up with family, and collectively pray for a Democratic victory this November. Except for Morry, the Republican black sheep of the family. It's okay, Morry, we still love you.

Speaking of victory, the Lakers pulled off an impressive win today. Anyone who knows me knows I'm not much of a sports fan, but there are a few teams out there I will occasionally root for in my own clumsy, girlish way. I'm the kind of guy who would give a passing glance at the game, casually ask "how we doin'?" and nod my head impressively at the score as I grab the drinks and head out into the dining area. But I'm an absolutely FANTASTIC basketball player, as my brother-in-law Larry can attest to.

So after the BBQ, it was cleanup time, and time to pack and get ready for tomorrow's cruise. Check. Then a quick game of Wii bowling. Check. Then we must ridicule Morry's terrible virtual-bowling skills. Check-check. Then it's off to BJs for some amazing deep-dish, guilty, late-night pizza. Check. Must return video to Blockbuster (see above. Damn you, once again Blockbuster). Check. Also: library book. Check.

Well, this is why I haven't blogged in a while. Just not too much to say. So I will say adios. Happy Cinco de Mayo tout le monde. If you don't hear from me after a week, comb the regional islands looking for a skinny man trying to use a coconut as a radio. Otherwise I'll see you on May 10th.

Ahoy hoy,

Myke