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July 18, 2003

City Life

Last night at 9:00 pm a friend of mine was attacked while walking up Grant Street in North Beach. My friend is 6' 2", over 200 lbs, and a black belt martial artist. He was struck from behind in the head, fell to the ground, and was repeatedly hit and kicked in the head by several people. He never saw his assailants.

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Posted by elise at 12:30 AM

July 14, 2003

Films - Whale Rider & Bend It Like Beckham

Saw two great girl-power films recently - Whale Rider about a young Maori girl in New Zealand standing up for her destiny as a tribal leader and Bend It Like Beckham, about an Indian girl in England who loves to play soccer but has to fight her parent's cultural prejudices in order to play.

Posted by elise at 12:37 AM