The show starts in about 4 hours. I had some time to kill and thought I'd update. Glendale starts to feel like Yerevan in a twisted way after a while. Last night a group of us went to go have Sushi and met up with another group of people, some I haven't seen in years. I got a few calls from friends who happened to be right in the area, so they dropped by to chat. We got into many discussions about politics... in Armenia, in the US, in Iraq, you name it. We walked up Brand Blvd very slowly only to run into more people, some in town for the music awards, some just wondering around, some I've known for years, some I barely recognized. We sat infront of the car on Brand for about 2 hours in little clusters as if we had no where to go. That pace is one of the many things I miss about Yerevan. If only it were Yerevan.

This morning, I woke up and got ready to come into the ANC office. Alex Sardar (in town from Armenia) pick me and his cousin Armen up when he told us that an American was murdered in Armenia. I can completely understand how that shakes up people's sense of security in Armenia. I can't even imagine what the family must be thinking or feeling right now. My heart goes out to them.

There are so many violent patterns in the world and in Armenia these days. It makes it hard to enjoy the little things without the bitter taste in my mouth. The music awards seem a bit unimportant right now, but what else can you do but move on?