Date: After the 2002 AMA's (around Jan 9)

I wrote this diary entry a few days after presenting at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

I'm sitting in bed with a friend of a friend's dog next to me. His name is Rugby and my friend is baby-sitting him while the owner is out of town. Rugby likes to run around. A LOT. But right now he's scratching flees right next to me in bed and the sun is slowly going away for another day outside.

I've had my whole family from Australia with me for Christmas and it's been really wonderful. My brother and sister have the most adorable children so it's been great just being an uncle and doing stupid child-like things. We all went to Disneyland the other day and had a blast. I had to put them on a plane back to Oz today and it was a bit sad.

It's funny because even though my brother and sister are parents and I'm supposed to be a pop star. I still miss the old days when it was just the 3 of us against the world. I swear every time I say goodbye to them it gets harder. Living in another country probably makes it seem worse. but goodbyes are goodbyes still.

Work wise..I'm all rested up (ate too much good holiday food) and we're totally ready to start kickin' some serious you know what. The machine is just about to kick into gear I guess. The single Insatiable has been released to radio around the world and people are playing it. That feels good. I'll keep you posted.