I went to the free Swing Night in Downtown Burbank tonight and found that I have completely forgotten how to swing dance. It was fun regardless and I’ll be back next week. It’s funny because Downtown is this nice looking happening oasis in the shithole desert that is industrial grey Burbank.

There are a few plusses to having a low paying job at a bookstore versus a professional respectable career. Yesterday I met Chuck Palahniuk (writer of Fight Club). Nader was signing tonight, but I didn’t stick around because I had swinging to do. I also get the inside scoop on books which is good since I hope to start self-publishing soon. It’s only because I work at a bookstore in Los Angeles ‘though. Stick me back in Louisiana and that wouldn’t be the case. Granted if I did still live there, I could potentially being “moving up” in the Baton Rouge News scene. Too bad, I hated working in the News.

Well, it’s been almost two years I have been in L.A. I still haven’t been hired by the bastards below despite multiple attempts. I did get fairly close ( I use the terms lightly) once. Mark my insidious words, one day they will be begging me for my services. They will offer me a harem of beautiful women with exfoliating facial products and a metrosexual wardrobe. The next day I will die of Cancer.