the stalking of andy roddick.....

dear jo, dom, em, dylan, and nicky:

not too many people (especially here in New York) know that the week before the US Open officially start, there's a great chance to see tennis players without spending hundreds of dollars.

last thursday, i took advantage of having a day off. a fews ago, i read in a magazine that during the qualifying rounds at the US Open, there is no entrance fee (which i think cost about $50 or more to get in). of course the big names are not playing. basically these players are those who are making a name for themselves. for example, i saw a game of Bobby Reynolds. he's from the US and he is rank somewhere around 116th in the world. but in any case, even though the big names are not due to play until the following week (in this case August 27th is the official start), it's the best time to see them practice....which basically i got lucky to see a few.


Arthur Ashe Stadium

USTA Tennis Center Grounds

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Juan Carlos Ferrer

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Juan Carlos Ferrer

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Rafael Nadal

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

Stalking Andy Roddick

blah blah blah blah blah..................

dear jo, dom, em, dylan, and nicky:


nothing much to do this weekend. no new movies out that j and i would pay $11 each. so i rented 4 movies from blockbuster. dead silence (scary), are we done yet (comedy), pathfinder (action), and i think i love my wife (comedy). usually that would cost me about $5 each but thanx to j's discount card, i paid only $2 per movie.

i was planning to go out last night by myself but i chickened out on the last minute......we'll i was just tired and i am sticking to that story. weekend had become my day to catch up with sleeping (and i DO NOT recommend doing this - bad habit). last night was the first night that i went to bed before 11 pm.

this morning, grandma asked me to fix the door in the foyer. you (dom) broke one of the glass and needs to be replaced. i guess your a strong kid that punching a glass door doesn't scare you. luckily you didn't hurt yourself. grandma was mad what you did but was concerned more that you might injured yourself. tsk tsk tsk....