Juan Martin Del Potro Wins the US Open

I saw him play his first round match against Juan Monaco! My favorite line is from this interview:

Q. You earned a lot of money today. How are you gonna use this? Are you gonna buy something to treat yourself?

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO: No, maybe cheesecake for my birthday.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2009-09-14/200909131252827399781.html

Jason Mraz (8/7/09)

Jason Mraz concert at Nikon Theater at Jones Beach on Friday, August 7th. [NYT Review]

Really nice outdoor amphitheater venue with the ocean at sunset as a backdrop behind the stage.

Opening acts were K'naan (didn't see him/her/them), Bushwalla (weird...), and G. Love with Special Sauce (I realized belatedly that they were behind the "Milk and Cereal" song!).

Jason was fun in a hippie, barefoot way. Funnily enough, the only reason we were at this concert was because Tom mistook him for John Mayer when he bought tickets. D'oh! =D

Mystery Spot

The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz, California is a tourist attraction where you view the laws of gravity are seemingly being defied with balls rolling "uphill" and people changing heights in front of your eyes. I was quite mystified... Got my $5 worth.

Martine Inn

Martine Inn: Lovely bed & breakfast in Monterey, California.

Bing

Okay, I kind of like Bing.com. Not sure if it's readable, but the box says, "As seen from space, this city is the brightest metropolitan area on Earth... Aliens will probably invade here first."

I definitely like Bing Travel which looks suspiciously like Kayak.com but also has the price predictor that recommends to buy or wait. Very useful for insecure consumers like me.