Monthly Archives: April 2010

April 30, 2010 · 1:53 pm

4-30-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week….Matty Mark Miller! Miller’s birthday is May 4th, or quatro de matt-o as i like to call it. Matt enjoys velour jumpsuits, sitting by bonfires until 5 AM, and drinking twice as much as I do per sitting. Happy Birthday and enjoy your free cocktail!

Currently watching…

I saw 15 seconds of teen cribs yesterday before I switched the channel. If you ever want to get really mad, just watch a show about a bunch of 13 year old punks sliding down a waterslide from their bedroom to their own personal foam pizza & dance party (or something). Probably the worst show on TV my personal opinion

This is really interesting…

I love steph’s prius – I like the little shifter thing, I like the dashboard hologram light things and I like the fact we took it skiing on a 5 hour round trip and it used less than a half tank of gas and averaged 64 mpg the entire way home. But they have got to do something about reminding you to turn it off. Yesterday we went eat and I pushed the ‘park’ button instead of the ‘off’ button. We came out an hour later and the dashboard lights were on, meaning it was just running the whole time. Worst part is now I can’t make fun of Steph whenever she does that. oops

This is really interesting…

It’s the last day to buy discounted Path with Art tickets – click the link to do so and enter the promo code PATH09 to get the discount. It puts the “fun” in “fundraiser”. Holzer I’m looking at you

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! Husky spring game tonight followed by Portland tomorrow (enough time for golf) then onto Eugene to see Brett and his family, back to Portland Sunday and then Seattle Monday morning – wowzers. Have fun cycling Jakers and Joey – accidents don’t just happen, remember that. Bonus shout out to Tanner, Mikey, Maddie, Steph, Holzer, Nebel, Heather and Elie

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April 29, 2010 · 1:25 pm

4-29-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

HAPPY THURSDAY! Steph and I decided to have a margarita as part of Taco Wednesday (why not) and obviously got the bottle that allows you to pour a shot in the lid (what can your bottle do?). Well all we really managed to do was spill since either the bottle or the lid has to be upside down, but I think we’ve got it figured out now

Currently reading…

Well not reading – but it is a website. It allows you to play the original mario brothers using different characters like metroid, link, mega-man or contra! It’s unbelievable, basically you can go around as the guy from contra and shoot things with a machine gun that you usually have to jump on – total mind blower

This is really interesting…

A girl from my work won free chipotle for the whole office today – great timing too because I have about 86 cents in my checking account

This is really interesting…

I went and hit a bucket of balls at Jefferson tuesday night. My whole life I’ve always choked up on the club way too much, so I tried just holding my hands at the end of the club and hitting it that way. Wow, talk about wildy inaccurate. They all went in the air, which is actually an imrovement to my old shot, but it was a crap shoot where they were going. They wouldn’t hook or slice, they would just shoot out in every direction, mostly because I felt like I was swinging a 20 foot rubber hose or something. Anyways, pretty excited for golf this weekend….

The Soapbox:

Ty Cross is in Seattle – I’ll be grabbing a beer for happy hour if anyone wants to join us, it’s gonna be fun

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April 28, 2010 · 12:43 pm

4-28-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

I need more prom pics.

This is really interesting…

I just started browsing my summer/fall schedule – ouch. Turns out I’m going to miss *at least* half of the husky home games. On a side note, I have husky season tickets…

Currently reading…

War and Peace. I can’t back that up. We have glass bottles of coke in the office though so I just had one of those – delicious!

Currently watching…

this video of guys talking like they’re girls is kind of funny

The Soapbox:

It’s taco Wednesday tonight – it’s the new taco Tuesday. And just as a reminder in case you didn’t notice, this edition was brought to you by ‘Worst Update of the Week Wednesday’

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April 27, 2010 · 11:56 am

4-27-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

Well, I guess normally this would just be another reason to look forward to Saturday, only I’ll be out of town that day in Eugene where the forecast calls for….wait for it…….rain. Tanner don’t worry I talk about weather all the time too. On a side note – as far as I’m concerned that’s an actual picture of your made up brother

This is really interesting…

I washed one of my coats yesterday

This is really interesting…

Someone at work has a straight up pellet gun pistol. I don’t feel safe at all. He doesn’t shoot it at people obviously, but he shoots it at random things in the office which is usually followed by the sound of the pellet ricocheting off a couple different walls or items

This is really interesting…

Seeley “buried” her first bone last weekend. Apparently she uses her paws for just about everything, except actually getting a bone underneath the dirt. Instead she just used her nose to push dirt on it which usually ended up with her nose hitting the bone and starting over. At one point it ended up on the cement which made it even more difficult to hide. I’ll spare you the video I took of it

The Soapbox:

Ain’t no party like a liz lemon party because a liz lemon party is MANDATORY

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April 26, 2010 · 3:15 pm

4-26-2010

Currently watching…

parts of the draft all weekend. The seahawks appeared to do really well (judging by grades that don’t mean anything until players end up playing) but some people had them as having the best draft and gave them an “A”. This picture is of blount from oregon (the guy that punched the boise state player) who was a concern because of “character issues”. In the 6th round they went live to the camera in his house and he was….sleeping. If I was just about to draft him and saw that, I’d probably just pick someone else personally.

This is really interesting…

I planned on going skiing at Steven’s last Sunday on their last day, but prom was saturday night so…I didn’t make it. But Steph and I ended up going to Mt Baker yesterday and it was frickin awesome. Sunny and 50 degrees with some new snow and fresh brews

This is really interesting…

On the drive up yesterday Steph said “I can’t believe it’s almost may,it feels like it was just april”. Uh pretty sure it “feels” that way every year

Currently watching…

Went to “Kick Ass” at the big picture saturday night – it was really good actually. On a side note – did I read somewhere they aren’t showing it in Billings because of the title?

The Soapbox:

UW-ucla game is going to be Thursday night on ESPN – that should make for a productive Friday

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April 23, 2010 · 12:25 pm

4-23-2010

Current Status…

Sunny friday 10! Looking forward to this weekend. I’m going to invite Locker to Nebel’s bachelor party tomorrow. Nobody knows when that is of course, but I figure we’ll have to work around Locker’s schedule anyway

This is really interesting…

I ate some raisinettes yesterday, and on the package it something about “fruit antioxidents” and my first thought was “What kind of chocolate has fruit antioxidents?”. Then I realized they were talking about the raisins which are not only fruit, they’re dried grapes which are also fruit! DOUBLE FRUIT HEALTH BOMB! (yesterday I also had cereal, milk, an apple, a snickers, pizza, chicken & jojo’s too for those keeping track at home).

Shout out to…

Seeley the dog – she has two sores on her paws that started bleeding yesterday and the vet doesn’t really know they are – so they gave us some stuff to try and i really hope it works. If I had the B Unit here Seeley and I would cruise around everywhere, obvs

Lately I’m thinking…

I’ve been trying to think of something to put here for 20 minutes – so i guess that’s what i’m thinking. That was easier than i thought! “And all this time I be going through such pain and anguish. Such hell, for nothing!”

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! Jakers that safe especially applies to you if you are biking

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April 22, 2010 · 2:13 pm

4-22-2010

This is really interesting…

There’s a Tesla down in our lobby today for earth day. Seattle is going to be the main test city for electric cars with charging stations all over (including in our building’s parking garage). blah blah blah I just want one.

This is really interesting…

Got kicked out of the mariners game last night. Steph and I decided we didn’t want to go drink a bunch of beers there so we brought in ONE mini shot of vodka each for a sprite. Somebody spotted it with me though and gave us the boot. The 19 year old who kicked us out said something like “don’t try to come back in or it will be trespassing” but all I heard was “You guys look like you’re freezing, why don’t you go home, warm up, and finish up season 3 of weeds with Seeley on the couch”

Currently watching…

The draft tonight – holzer who do you want? I really want Spiller – a couple weeks ago they had us “reaching” to take him with the 14th pick, and then I saw one earlier this week with us taking him with the 6th pick! Anyways, we obviously need a left tackle, so I’m hoping we get Okung with the 6th pick and that Spiller somehow falls to us at 14.

Currently watching…

This video of a poor guy trying to put on his flip flops. It’s especially classic when he gets up after sitting down to put one on

The Soapbox:

Fell off the jetway again. UPDATE: as a shocker to everyone the ncaa is only expanding the tourny to 68 teams, instead of 96. That’s great news

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April 21, 2010 · 12:28 pm

4-21-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

Hey what do you know it’s ‘Worst Update of the Week Wednesday’! This picture made me chuckle for a couple reasons. The motorcycles in the background, making Joey look especially ridiculous for being on a bicycle trying to tow a car. And then the fact the car says “car ramrod” and for some reason “dirty south” on the side – was that because we lived in south side bozeman? That direction always seemed like north to me. On a side note – the B Unit and it’s rims look especially polished up

Currently reading…

This is a pretty good article about Jake Locker in the New York Times.  Speaking of, I’m thinking about going to the practice on Saturday – anybody want to go?

Currently watching…

The clock – going to the mariners game tonight. I’m also watching the windows hoping it gets a little bit nicer today.

This is really interesting…

Well we’ve spent the last 3 days watching episodes of weeds on the wii…that’s pretty much it. So I asked steph what she thought about getting rid of cable for the summer, to which she replied “That’s for people that think they’re cool but really they’re not”. Uh okay. Anyways I think we’re going to do it.

The Soapbox:

Tanner, that’s the gift that keeps on giving throughout the entire year.

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April 20, 2010 · 1:26 pm

4-20-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

I just went to adult prom and I’m already out of pictures – I need pictures people! I have daily deadlines to meet! I post photos on the Internet so you guys don’t have to! I’m a people person!

Lately I’m thinking…

I have summer fever. Wait, is that an actual medical term? If it is then I don’t have that, I just want it to be summer. Who’s the oldest person you guys have ever seen drink pop through a red vine? I’m going to break that record, it’s just going to take time obviously

Currently reading…

Great new “Technology Tuesday” post on steph’s blog – although she actually hasn’t posted it yet so it might not be there, but it’s pretty good and I helped with the pie chart

Shout out to…

Miss McRae for the 19 piece knife set. She’s now given me a total of 20 “blade’s”. Does that even make sense? Oh whatever you get it. HAHAHHAHHAHHAH

The Soapbox:

I may or may not be losing it. Have a great day scallywag’s!!!

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April 19, 2010 · 11:16 am

4-19-2010

Shout out to…

Prom 2010 – I had an awesome time. I somehow managed to win prom queen….I’m not sure what the means or how that happened, but I’ll take it.

Lately I’m thinking…

4-17-2010, the date of my last ever knee slide. On top of being hung over I don’t think I need a throbbing knee and ankle anymore.

Lately I’m thinking…

There should be a term for when Nebel’s previous update matches up with the current date. For example when his gadget from last week says “Monday, how about a 7” and you see it today and think there’s a chance it may be new. Or he says something like “last day of the month” and you read it 2 months later on the 31st and think it may be new

Lately I’m thinking…

This update is pretty much done for the day, tomorrow’s a whole new day, talk to you then

The Soapbox:

I had the time of my life…and I owe it all to youuuuhoooo  UPDATE:  Tanner that’s pretty cool that you caught a fish with your bare hands in the water and managed to get a picture

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