Hey Kids~

How are you guys doing? Holding in there alright? Enjoying your summer? Good, good to hear it. Hot where you are? Not here, got hot for about a week and never really has gone back.

What's that? You got married? Wow, you and everyone else I know. Oh I know, tell me about it. You mean you got another wedding invite in the mail this week as well? Yup, I suppose another trip to Crate and Barrel is in order.

You don't say!?!?! You know a guy who is getting on a fishing boat for 9 months in Alaska as well? And he hasn't even told you when he is leaving? GET OUT! Wow, well I hope he has a good time...or at least makes some money.

Well have a good summer and all. Yeah? Yeah, I hope to get out and camp too, but then again I say that every year. Good luck with that.

This random and absurd post brought to you by Nick

Oh dear Jesus!

I just grilled up a $15 steak and some asparagus and it is the most divine thing I think I have ever tasted in my life. I also made a couple of friends while I was down there grilling. They were making some ribs...I should have been jealous, but then again I did have an enourmous steak. Funny, they recommended that I go to Tony's Gourmet Market to get a steak. Funny, I totally did get it there.

I also got up and went and saw Fahrenheit 9/11. Now I will admit that this was toally set up to let Michal Moore's viewpoint come through, but there truly were some interesting moments in the movie that are, quite frankly, irrefutable. Watching Bush sit there for 7 minutes after he was told about the terrorist attack was simply amazing.

They also showed a lot of the charred remains of people, and the hanging from the bridge, and a beheading. Definitley not for the lighthearted...but at the same time very though provoking. I feel about the same after this as I did Bowling for Columbine (his previous flick). A good, very well told and orchestrated movie that provoked thought. Obviously there is another huge side to the story, but this got the wheels spinnin. I wonder how/if it will affect the election.

Es War Erstaunlich!

(It was Excellent)

I had a wonderful time on my date. We ended up going to dinner because she didn't hook up with her parents. She drove down to the tech center (she insisted) and we got a bite. It was really early though...like about 4 that we got together. Then we had dinner and came back to my place and hung out for a few hours. A good time was had by all.

I also had a very nice time with Spence and Jenny. We went to a wine tasting in downtown Ft. Collins. It was really interesting. You select what type of wine you want, then you buy the grapes to make it. 8 weeks later you come back and bottle it and label it...then take it home. Very intersting, and a bit expensive! We then just kind of hung out and enjoyed ourselves, talking about old drunk Spencer days. The somersaults, the superman, the races against no one.

Today I am going to go see Fahrenheit 9/11...that new documentary by the guy who did Bowling for Columbine. I have have heard some interesting things, so I will tell you how it goes. Next weekend is a THREE DAY WEEKEND!!! YAY!

You won't believe it when I tell you.

This weekend should be really good. Tonight I am heading to Ft. Collins to hang with Spence and the new wife. We are going to a wine tasting somewhere there in town. Then I am going to go stay with them and maybe have a drink or two.

Saturday not much is going on...well except I have a date! A true to life, real girl is going to spend time with me without me having to pay her any money! I actually have a real live Saturday night date. I have heard of these things before, seen it in the movies and such, but I was always convinced that it was one of these fables people like to tell so much.

Holy schnickles! Too bad I don't look like the guy in the pic (unless there are ladies reading this...then I totally do.)

Yo yo yo...sorry

Sorry for the lack of/crappy posts that I have had this week. I suck, I know. There just hasn't been a ton of stuff to talk about. Work was very very busy until this morning, and now I've nothing to do (as you can tell since I am writing this in the afternoon.) I did, however, move to my new cube today. It is sooo much better. No one preying their eyes right behind be all livin day long. That and I don't have to sit with the "Bobs" anymore. Thank God!

Today we even had an icecream social at work. Ahhh, so much fun to hang out with all my fellow employees while eating. Just make this day end!!!

Still talking to the girl, we will see where it goes.

Girl

I talk to girl. I talk to girl long time. I got to bed now.

A day at the fair.

Not really, but wouldn't it be cool if I had spent the whole day at the fair riding the merry-go-round and eating blue (not pink) cotton candy all day long. Yeah, my sugar high would be crashin right about now I think.

Nothing much to report today kids. It's still damn cold and stuff. Work was good for a change today. Good work with good people. Can't ask for much more.

More tomorrow.

Another nice weekend.

Friday I did not end up doing much, but that is okay because the rest of the weekend was packed. Meg and Keith came down and we went to go see Goodnight Gracie, a play about Geroge Burns' life. It was a one man play and was frankly fantastic. He kept me interested and laughing through almost the entire thing. A true pleasure.

Sunday saw me hooking up with my Dad in Longmont after my friends had left. It was nice too. I am never one to pass up on Johnny Carinos. We had a good time though, talked about stuff. I got to see the little kids for the first time in quite some time and they are getting less little very single time that I see them.

Well the sun came out too...just a few minutes later than I would have liked. Allin all a very nice weekend. Not looking forward to work, but hey you keep reading and tell me when I am.

Have a good week ya'll.

Good lord that's a lot of rain!

It has been raining here for like 4 days straight now. I am starting to forget what the sun looks like. Don't get me wrong, I like rainy days as much as the next guy, but dang! Also Denver gets a lot of hail. Kinda fun to watch actually. I cannot believe I am saying this, but I might actually turn the heat on tonight. It's freakin cold!

Got off work nice and early today so I went to my favorite gourmet store and bought some deliciousness. Also I cooked a lemon and garlic roasted chicken with a thyme white wine sauce. Yum!



Things are going really well right now, even though I seem to miss typing now and then. Nothing going on for me tonight, but that is ok I suppose. The rest of my weekend should be full of stuff. Meg and Keith are coming down tomorrow and we are going to a play, then on Sunday I am going to go meet my Dad and the kids for dinner on Father's Day.

Weird.

Just Chillin

No post last night cuz there wasn't much to post about. I watched 50 First Dates (funny, but not too funny) and watched the simple life and Reno 911. See, I told you nothing to talk about.

The rain has been really awesome though. It actually got cold for most of the day...colder than it EVER was in Sacramento...and this is already mid-June.

Busy day at work so I should go. Talk to ya'll later though.

A random trip to the Ft.

Yup, so tonight I drove up to Ft. Collins to meet Meg and her friend for some dinner and chillin. I walked further into a Victoria's Secrets than I ever have in my life. And guess what? They totally do look at ytou when you walk in as if to say "Ummm, so do you like have a girlfriend or what?"

We went to this soup and salad bar place. It was good, and they let you put pepperoni on your salad. Ohhhh pepperoni! Then they had other good stuff.

Nice conversation though. Meg's friend was a newly graduated engineer, so I felt the need to let her in on all my secrets that I have come across since working. Secrets like not lying about what you know, cuz then you have to do it anyway and you look like an ass.

Well anyway, quite busy on a project right now...so the week has been flying. I hope it keeps up. Sleep well (yeah, so most of you are awake and it is morning...but maybe a nap would be great for you right now. Just think about it...a nap right there on your desk!)

Another great one!

I had another stupendous weekend! I just wish it didn't meean me driving so much to do it. I got to do a nice car ride with Meg, and see Josh and Kyle and good ole Keith. My mother even bought me a nice meal.

Oh and we got to run through pages on Mario Party. Man that is just like the coolest mini-game in the whole world. The wedding was good...as far as weddings go. Tons of people, but short everything else. In fact the head table didn't even get touched it went by so fast!

Then I got to try Popey's chicken for the first time since Taiwan. Oh...My...God! That is some good southern spicy chicken! And the gravy was frickin good.

Oh, and I also got a new watch this weekend from my grandparents. It is awesome! It has Pinnochio from Shrek and even glows in the dark. I mean even the watch band has Pinnochio on it. I don't know which cereal box this came from, but my suspicions are Frosted Flakes or Frosted Mini-Wheats.

Out till Sunday

Well, unless I get caught up at work it is off to Casper fo r the weekend. Hope to see you there!

Inactiveness at critical mass!!!!

It seems that once a year or so I go into a phase where I do nothing. Sure I go to work, and get dressed and take a shower...you know...stuff. But the rest of the time? Nothing. Not a darn thing.

I always know it is bad when I myself stop finding humor in how lazy I have been. Just today as I rounded my third hour of TV I started to consider what I would do instead. What can I do instead of laying around? And you know what? I don't have the faintest. I am afraid it would become sitting at the computer all night.

And so it is this...my challenge. I shall not, starting tomorrow morning, turn on my TV for a week. I know, I expect to go through heavy withdrawals, and having a new lazy boy won't make it any easier. I just need to know what else I would do.

Updates will come for the next week, with next Thursday night culminating with a celebration by...uhm...well I am sure I can reward myself somehow.

Think I can do it? Want to join me?

Nothing so Divine...

...as plopping down on that new leather recliner for the very first time. I mean, you just know right away that your ass is going to love you for the rest of your life when you take that first sit.

Ohhhh, and when it reclines... Simply no pleasure so sweet. I am sorry, but this thing beats the hell out of the broken $90 Kmart special I had for so long.

AND it fit into my car. Amazing. I even put the back of the chair on myself. Talk about being a handy man!

2 things...

(1) I actually got work today...and it looks like it might last till the end of the week. THANK GOD!

(2) I get my chair tomorrow! Ohboyohboyohboy!

A mundane weekend (but I found a way to spend anyway!)

Well I didn't manage to do a whole lot this weekend. In the end I suppose I should have gone up to Casper, but I am heading up there next week and definitley for the Fourth of July. Come, it's a long drive...give me a break.

I did manage to buy a lot of stuff for the place though. I accidentally went garage saling (is that a word) and found some end tables and a cool wine rack. I also managed to go see Harry Potter (felt like a pedophile) and go to a gourmet food store.

Oh, and just cuz I hadn't spent enough money...I went and bought a LA-Z-Boy. Yeah, I suck. I know. It was a good deal though...that is at least what I told myself. I get to go get it on Tuesday and they insist they can take the back off and it will fit in my car. I suppose we will see!

Matrix Ping Pong

This is like the funniest thing I have seen in ages. Very very creative. Ping Pong will never be the same.

(Oh, have a fast connection...it helps a lot!)

It's warmin up...gag

Man it is really getting warm tonight. I got windows open, fans ablazin'. still not turning on the AC though. Screw that. Mechanical Air systems are for loser anyway.

Still nuttin' to do at work...so I built a killer spreadsheet that almost does what I want it to do! So in other words I spent a whole day on it and it is still useless. Sigh.

Not looking like much is going on this weekend. I will definitley see Harry Potter at some point during the weekend. Gotta love that stuff. Tomorrow is a wicked short day, so I spec I am gonna go check out all of these gourmet stores I found on the net today. See if I can't find me a truffle and try it out. Always wanted to do that (read "always" as being since I got into cooking a few years ago.)

Have a good weekend. I might write more, I might not. Be good anyway chillins.

Monster...and cooking!

So I finally got to see Monster starring Charlize Theron. Wow, amazingly there is a way that Charlize can be unattractive. All you have to do is give her an guly mask, make her gain some weight then start killing away.

A really interesting movie though. I can really see why she won the acadamy award. For once I really do think they made the right choice. The movie just kind of keeps you hung tight. I mean I put off eating some icecream cuz I didn't want to pause it and mess up the feel.

Some meeting we had at work this week kinda gave me the spooks (I really have nothing to worry about, but you know me) so I started to look at culinary schools in the area. I got on one site and asked them to send me some information. Wow, they really take you serious when you ask that. I got calls, and they are sending me a book. If nothing else it would be intersting just to see.

But I kind of doubt it. A mere $351 per credit hour, and with only a measly 192 credit hours I am sure it would be nice and cheap for me. hmm, if only...