What I did with my weekend

My new friends had a party for me. I'm cursing my footwear choice - I can barely walk today!

The game was FUN. The Galaxy did appear to show up for the game, although Chelsea did predictably wipe the pitch/field with them. Beckham played the last 12 minutes and people screamed like he was the second coming of Christ. Or Justin Timberlake. A great great atmosphere. I'm sure most Brits would be horrified by the lack of commitment - I can guarantee you that 80% of these people wont be here when the Galaxy plays Real Salt Lake - but people were well into it on Saturday. A flash stadium, beer, famous people, and sunshine...who cares if Beckham plays like an old woman.

Pictures of us roasting in the album below. Yes, that's grass we're sitting on.

Beckham debut

A bad case of Goldenballs Fever

We are going to Chelsea vs. (Someone) + Beckham tomorrow. Beckham's tender, tricky, delicate aahhhhhhhh (sorry) ankle will probably prevent him from playing, but seeing Chelsea should be fun anyway. Drogba and Essien played in the first game against the Suwon Blu Butterflies, or something like that, which Chelsea appeared to almost lose. Or sleep through. Or something. Whatever. That's about as much soccer/footie as I can manage. I will at least be able to tell my children when David Beckham declared world peace. I was there with my buzz on.


UPDATE on Da Hood: We did get a bit more backstory on the local crime wave. Apparently the owner of the building died and left it to his junkie son who invites all his screaming junkie friends over for nightly hootenannies (thanks for the invite! must be lost in the mail!). Luis the Landlord of Vengeance paid us a visit to hand deliver our rent increase (thanks! glad that didnt get lost in the mail!) and was treated to his own special performance from the crew. He spoke with the police on the scene, and they assured us that the place has been raided, everyone arrested, but they are all now back. Well that was useful. Luis is now taking it up again. His last wave of vengeance was interrupted by a most ill-timed vacation to Tuscany, but hopefully he will devote more attention now.

Happy Friday!