novak and heepa

i don't remember why, but somewhere along the road my brother got nicknamed "heepa." Maybe it was because he started calling me "seepa" first, but now those are our nicknames for each other. His real name is Kevin, but heepa has a better ring to it.

i've been watching the US Open this past week and novak djokovic is my favorite tennis player. the main reason for that is because he reminds me of my brother. I've been told that i think everyone looks like my brother (i'm sure Freud would have some theories on that) but come on! I'm not making this up - novak totally looks like my brother. can you see it?! Novak on the left, Kevin on the right.




Novak is doing pretty good so far in New York. Sadly, i haven't been able to catch one of his matches yet. Last night was nadal, and tonight they're showing federer (surprise, surprise). Hopefully novak will get far enough that he'll meet one of these two and get some prime time action. My tennis loyalties lie first with novak, then nadal...federer - not so much. Go Novak, Go! Looks like this could shape up to be a pretty interesting competition.

1812 Overture

every summer the oregon symphony does their final outdoor performance at south waterfront. There are a lot of great things about Portland summers, and this is one of my favorite. a group of us went last thursday to partake of this cultural gem. they do the 1812 overture right - cannons and all. not only that, but the bring in some folks from the ballet and they always finish it off with some AMAZING fireworks. fireworks that arent on the 4th of july seem more special. a great night of music and friends.