I'm getting ready to make my big re-entry into the "Brea scene", if there is such a thing.  I called up Mrs. Davis and told her I wanted her job, mom dropped the news to Mr. Patterson that I'm looking to work at the high school and I requested letters of recommendation from a few people to accompany my applications.  The longer I mull over the prospect of being a teacher at Brea, the more OK it seems.  At least I can be an agent for change, and inject some culture into this dead town.  Mr. Malloy left the high school to teach at Fullerton College.  Apparently he was working on his masters degree.  There is always that escape route.

The Brea Posse 5th year reunion is coming along.  As of today, the volunteer list stands as follows:

<blockquote><p>shirley - cheesecake?
micah - (vegetarian) lasagna and a salad
julie - a chocolate cake
clara - buy or cook whatever you need
kartik - a main dish (and of course vegetarian)</p></blockquote>

Fon is in Seattle and won't be back in town on the day of our party.  We will miss him.  And we will miss Amy Chen, who will also we absent.  But as you can see from the list, Clara will be around.  Whoopee!

Some days, I get creative:  <a href="http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~takoyaki/css-test/fixed_background/">Tony Bennett</a> is a study of the fixed background property, and <a href="http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~takoyaki/css-test/testblog1/">Test Blog 1</a> is an experiment in floats foiled by IE Mac; darn this browser.