Rose Bowl Bust

Overall 2006 has gotten off to a pretty good start. However, there was one large hiccup towards a perfect New Year. But first I'll back off just a bit. I started off by recovering from the flu (I quarantined myself in my apartment for a couple days) then I flew on Southwest Airlines to Los Angeles, where I stayed a couple of days with some friends from USC, Audrey and Damien. They were great hosts and we had a lot of fun just hanging out.

The day before the Rose Bowl, I went to the USC campus and bought two sweaters from the bookstore. It's always nice to have some stylish threads that show school spirit. From campus I crashed with my bud, Hugh. The next day we went to a sports bar in Santa Monica to watch the game. Unfortunately, the defense for USC could not stop Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns beat my USC Trojans 41-38. It really sucked. My team that I supported through the sucky years was on the verge on completing a 3-year, record-breaking journey, only to fall apart in the championship game.

Anyway, with the game being out of the way, my dare was finally complete and I cut my hair. Here are the before and after pictures.