If you're on the Oprah show, all you have to do to get Oprah to like you or agree with you or deem you worthy, is to use the word spiritual or spirit. Better yet if something you've done is like a spiritual journey. "Reestablishing my credit was like a spiritual awakening, it really fed my spirit."

Here'e the thing about San Francisco. It's really windy and I hate it.



Now, why is Chicago called the windy city? Granted, I've never visited this midwestern metropolis, but I am a faithful Real World viewer and those kids go outside with unbuttoned shirts. They walk around outside and their hair stays put! That does not happen here. I walk up Van Ness every morning and sure enough, I have hold my jacket or shirt down so it doesn't blow back. When I look out my living room window, all the trees are blow-blow-blowing. It's incessant. And it's slowly driving me mad.



Also, speaking of Van Ness, did you know that 50 percent of the city's enormous population of mentally ill homeless hang out in that general vicinity? Well, they do. Damn! San Francisco has a lot of crazy motherfuckers. It's scary and sad and, sometimes, to be honest, sort of funny, because, let's face it, crazy people are generally funny.



I will burn, I'm sure.

It's the first day of summer, you say?



Well, in San Francisco, predictably, it's cold, windy and overcast.



Happy summer.

Soul mate?



1. I thought I was the only person on Earth who thought "Ghost World" was overrated. And the chick who plays the best friend, who was praised in this and "The Man Who Wasn't There" drives me crazy. There's only so much monotone I can take before going rabid.



2. "I'm the One That I Want," which I saw live at Rutgers, was phenomenal. "Notorious C.H.O." which I saw live in SF (jealous?) was even better. And props for the awesome titles.



3. "Vanilla Sky" should not have been overlooked as it was. Perhaps it's because it was a remake of such a recent movie. But I thought it was better than the Spanish version and I thought Tom Cruise did a fine job. Cameron Diaz was a raving bitch and amazing at it. And, yes, Penelope Cruz *was* great. She is off to a slow start in English-language films, but don't overlook her. Check it "Blow" and "All About My Mother" for proof that she's the real thing. And the accent is adorable. Hush now.

I should clarify that my birthday was April 15. The previous post was just one of my periodic realizations that I'm older than I realize and a consequent lament of my fleeting youth.



But thanks for the belated wishes.

Ever since last summer, I've been totally into "A Dating Story" and "A Makeover Story" on TLC. What they need to do is have a marathon of "A Dating Story" where they air episodes of couples that are still together, or at least were together for a while, and at the end of each show briefly update us on them. I WANT TO KNOW.

Oh my God. I can't believe I'm 22!



That is all.