We'll defuse bombs, walk marathons

I recently went to a Holiday party that included performances by a terrible 70's - 80's cover band named Decades, a Russian mail-ordered bride, and an Elvis impersonator. It was incredibly surreal to say the least. And the worst part of the whole evening…the promised open bar was bogus. Free crappy wine and beer is not an open bar. Thanks ReMax.

So has anyone been watching Sleeper Cell? It's actually a pretty good show, but as someone living in Los Angeles, the thought of terrorists planning attacks in LA is very disturbing, especially if you can pinpoint where everything in the show takes place. So far, some of the terrorists shopped at the Tower Records down the street from me, gone to a porn shop a mile away from my apartment, worked at the bowling alley that I frequent (Shatto 39 Lanes in Koreatown), been in the Federal building that is half a block away from my favorite dive bar, tested anthrax at my alma mater (USC), and in one of the most chilling instances, described how to blow up the Rose Bowl, which is close enough to where I work that if a bomb were to go off, I'd be in danger. Very creepy.

Speaking of the Rose Bowl, my team is going there. I was at the last two USC games, watching Reggie Bush win the Heisman against Fresno State and witnessing the Trojans humiliate the hated Bruins two weeks later. The big challenge now is trying to get tickets to the big game. Tickets are currently about $1,000 each, so I'm going to hold out a bit and wait for the price to drop. Anyone know any good way to find inexpensive tickets?