out of every 50 writers that apply to be a freelance writer at Suite 101, 40 are rejected. at least that’s what they told me when they hired me, that i was one of a lucky 20%. I’m cool with that.

Why am I writing for Suite 101? Why not, I say? The quota of what i need to produce is pretty light, and I could use some more writing experience. I’ll be writing mostly about sports I think, probably about football more when the NFL starts showing up on the radar.

Will I get paid for it? Yeah, a little bit. Mostly based on page views and ad clicks and such. So that’s a good thing too.

I’ve only written one article so far. You can read it here. Just a recap of the Celtics amazing comeback in Game 6 last week. Better stuff is yet to come

So yesterday on our way to Palm Beach we were intercepted by a camera crew who wanted to do an in depth story on us. sortof…ok, not really…

Actually, I dropped Erica off at the US Air terminal and went to park the car in the economy lot. When i finally got back to the terminal 25 minutes later she said she had been interviewed for 5 minutes by ABC6 on the rising cost of airline amenities. They edited down her interview to about 5 seconds of quotes, which was unfortunate, because i was hoping there were more quotes in there that i could razz her about.

It does look funny though, because it looks like she’s traveling alone with 3 bags and a set of golf clubs. What the camera doesn’t show you is her hustling husband trying to get back to the terminal so we don’t miss our flight (which we almost did).

here’s the link, enjoy:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/consumer&id=6204504

I got tickets for Erica and I to go see Coldplay on June 29th, our first “big” concert experience if you don’t count U23D (which I don’t). Unfortunately for us, Coldplay had to cancel the date due to “production issues”. I’d cry foul and say that Chris Martin was just too lazy to come over to the states, but Coldplay will be performing 2 days earlier in NYC on the Today Show, so I guess they’re not lying to cover up their laziness.

The show has been rescheduled for July 25th, and that’s fine because we didn’t have plans on that night. Can’t say the same for my buddy Nate, who is getting married the next day and has to sell his ticket. Sucks.

I’ve been listening to an illegal copy of Coldplay’s next album, which is due out on Tuesday and so far I really like it. (don’t worry, I’ve already pre-ordered it…i don’t like stolen music…in fact, i probably have less stolen music on my iPod than you do…not that I’m judging you). but anyway, the new album sounds great, and i think it will ripen and age well. These blokes make enjoyable music. I’ve heard they put on a great live show as well. Come June 29th July 25th, I’ll know for myself.

I’m curious…what’s the biggest and/or best show you’ve ever been to?

The first, and probably last, time i am called a “mastermind”.