Why buy a house when I have a one-man tent?

Let me see. In my savings account I have $133.67. In my checking account: a cool $105.00. In my wallet is about $80. (Today we bought a red tea kettle, a second book shelf (stackable) Death Cab For Cutie's new CD Plans, 100 hangers, some cheeses, and fabric softener). Can I buy a house with $318.67? Perhaps a down payment on a small home... in Cambodia? How do you guys buy all the houses? Can I have one? I heard on NPR that in America there are now over a million $1,000,000 homes. 67% of them are in California. That means, that in the state of California there are 670,000 million dollar homes. That's more than the entire population of AlAskA. After 6 years in the Guard, as I have figured naively, I will have enough money saved to buy a house (in cash) in Dubuque Iowa. ZZ and I want to move there. I'll be nearing my mid-thirties and she'll still be 7 1/2 years younger than me and it will be a perfect time to start having children. Yes, we're looking down that road. We'll have been together 7 months in a few days and we continue to grow closer and closer.

THE SAN DIEGO PADRES ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS! True, they have the fewest regular-season wins of any MLB team in league history to make it to the playoffs and I expect them to be easily swept under the rug by the cardinals, but hey! They're going, aren't they? And you NEVER do know when the next Cinderella story will come forth to slap us.

I think it's funny that the commissioners of the NFL chose the Arizona cardinals and the San Francisco 49er's to be the first teams to play a game outside of the USA. Furthermore, I think it's hilarious that it was in Mexico City, Mexico. Dunno why.

Have you written or heard from Eddie?

Double O and I really haven't been hanging out that much. MAYBE three times a month. But when we do, it's a lot of fun. We go campin' or bike ridin' or Leroy's coffee drinkin'. He's becoming good friends with my friends and that makes me happy. Mainly because his best friend, outside of my group or our foursome, is currently wearing a house-arrest ankle bracelet.

Julie sucks, still. You know, in case you were wondering.

Next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday ZZ and I are going camping at the Russian River Campground. We want to get in a good 2 1/2 day trip before the snow slaps us silly. The termination dust has started it's clock and we only have so much time. The four of us took our trip to the R.R.C. in October. Remember how cold, but awesome it was. We'll definitely remember the Boons.

ST, Eddie, did you two get a picture of ZZ? Double O sent one, I think, but I don't remember if you guys got it.

I have to go. I'm sitting on my floor typing (no desk yet) and the carpet is making my bare-ass itch.

Peace and Love,
Mungo

Album of the Year: Death Cab For Cutie - "Plans" (seriously check it out, bros. Especially you, ST!)