Monthly Archives: May 2010

May 28, 2010 · 11:19 am

5-28-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week……Kara Rowton!!! Here’s a picture of Kara and Katie “walking” from Seattle U to IHOP. It was a pretty straight shot through campus so I’m not sure why they were having so many problems. Kara is getting married to Stephen this summer in Billings – btown represent. Kara went to MSU (CATS!) and then seattle U for lawyer school. I now owe you 1 regular priced cocktail, let’s hang out!! (p.s. sorry about the picture it’s the only thing i had available mostly)

This is really interesting…

I’m not going anywhere for memorial day weekend, which I’m pretty excited about. Although I could go for some weather more towards the summer side and less towards the end of january side. I think I got seasonal depression disorder or something last night, and then woke up with a minor headache trying to cure it with some coke and some rum. I need the summer to get here even more than LFO does

This is really interesting…

I’m going to Billings next week for a Village Inn pizza reunion – it’s been too long since VIP and I saw each other. It also happens to be my 10 year high school reunion – yikes! Should be fun though….and delicious

Lately I’m thinking…

Only one more episode of “tough love couples” before we can cancel cable.

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe extended weekend everyone!! Mikey if you’re reading this your test is over, good job. Buy yourself a beer for me, put it on Tanner’s tab. Bonus shout out to Farnatron who is in town this weekend!! That gets the ‘thumbs up’ and ‘ok’ sign from me

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May 27, 2010 · 2:15 pm

5-27-2010

Shout out to…

Reginas pizza & Steph, totes obvs.

This is really interesting…

Well june is shaping up to be an “adventure”. I’m going to be gone from work 6 days, and that’s with no more than 2 days at a time! Vegas, California & Montana – I’m surprised they didn’t have some kind of package for that or something. Anyway I’ve just been assuming it would calm way down after that, until I realized that independence day is the next weekend after. Uh oh. On a side note, I might want to work on my resume for good measure

This is really interesting…

Seeley ate a whole wheel of cheese last night. I’m not sure if she was hyper this morning, or just really anxious to get outside and drop some nature bombs

Shout out to…

Maddie – wow after seeing your gadget and then processing it for about 5 minutes I just pieced together that you live in vegas and I will be going there. It’s June 24th, I’ll keep you posted. No bowling for me though, obviously

The Soapbox:

Come to Wedgewood tonight and someone will buy you a drink!!!! (probably)  UPDATE:  4 seconds after I posted this I found out karaoke is canceled tonight due to “lack of karaoke equipment”.  Check back 2 weeks from now as it’s scheduled every other Thursday

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May 26, 2010 · 11:15 am

5-26-2010

This is really interesting…

I’m finally following my dreams of show biz – I will be hosting karaoke at the Wedgewood Ale House tomorrow (Thursday) at 9:00 PM. It would be super awesome if any of you guys could make it out for a fun filled night! I’m in kind of a tough spot where I’m traditionally pretty drunk when I sign, and pretty sober when I operate machines. In this case I need to find a balance where I can hopefully do both. I’m not sure how well a sober rendition of ‘Any man of mine’ will go over at 9:00 PM with a bunch of strangers though

Currently watching…

This hilarious video Dan Fienberg found with some bloopers from fisherman Bill Dance’s show. You don’t really need sound, but it’s way funnier with it because you get to hear him curse (assuming that “dagnabbit” is a curse word). This is now what I assume it’s like every time Tanner goes fishing.

This is really interesting…

(not intersting) I wanted to mess with Moopie yesterday while we were on gchat, so I tried clicking the “send voicemail” button hoping it would send some default message to his phone or something like “Blade tried calling you” in a robot’s voice. Instead my computer started ringing out loud so I quickly closed it. I then muted my volume and tried it again, but the problem is google automatically un-mutes the volume before it calls, so my computer once again started ringing. At that point 4 people in the office turned and looked at me trying to figure what was going on so i just stopped. I almost got you good Moopie!

Lately I’m thinking…

It’s a lovely day in Seattle – HEAVY emphasis on the sarcasam

The Soapbox:

“Well, I have a microphone, and you don’t, SO YOU WILL LISTEN TO EVERY DAMN WORD I HAVE TO SAY!”

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May 25, 2010 · 11:39 am

5-25-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

Tanner you’re lucky you’re alive – this is usually the last image people will ever see in their lifetime if they run into a bobcat. CATS!

Currently watching…

OH GEEZE The Bachelorette started last night – what a disaster. That show is somehow tied for my least favorite show of all time and my favorite. This is THE last season I’ll be watching though

This is really interesting…

I mailed our census paperwork in like a month ago, but somehow they didn’t get it so they want me to fill it out again with a volunteer. I got out of it temporarily on Friday, and yesterday when she came back Steph, Seeley, and I hid until she went away. That’s probably a little unecessary, as that just means she’ll come back, but for some reason I really don’t want to talk to her. This gives me flashbacks to when a couple mormons came to our house in Billings and saw me trying to hide behind the couch. That was pretty awkward when I came out and let them in…

Lately I’m thinking…

I think the bachelorette is running out of guys and the guys are running out of things to say

The Soapbox:

Well that’s just great…bears.

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May 24, 2010 · 1:42 pm

5-24-2010

This is really interesting…

Dave Matthews is taking 2011 off from touring – that means my streak will stop at 12 consecutive years for the concert at the gorge. I think it will be kind of fun to have labor day open next year though

Shout out to…

EVERYONE who attended the Path With Art fundraiser on Saturday, especially to holzer, nate, shana and the Klitz’s for coming in from out of town. I had a really fun weekend!! It’s for the kids

Lately I’m thinking…

Well the bad news is Rosas wouldn’t deliver pizza to Seattle Saturday night around midnight. The good news is they said I can get it in a couple months whenever I’m in Bozeman, MT. Something to look forward too I suppose

Shout out to…

BRITT HESSE! I was completely shocked to find I had a package delivered to me at work this morning as the only other mail I have ever got here has been an insurance card once a year. Then I was absolutely ecstatic to find out it was grape big league chew from Britt. By now my jaw is kind of starting to hurt because I just keep adding more to what I’ve already got, but it’s delicious!

The Soapbox:

“if we don’t get no tolls, then we don’t eat no rolls”

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May 21, 2010 · 10:26 am

5-21-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week…..Molly Kolpin!! Here’s a picture of Molly from the 80s. She’s on the path with art committee and with the party coming up tomorrow I figured she would be the big winner. Unfortuntately I owe a lot of people drinks tomorrow night, so your free drink is elegible starting sunday morning at 10:00 AM. Molly also enjoys kickball and getting kicked out of seahawk games. Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Current Status…

10! Chai-day Friday, nate and shana come into town today, holzer tomorrow, and Seeley the Dog comes home! I hope she even remembers who I am. if not I’m just going to give her lots of treats until she likes me again. NATURE

Current Status…

Update: probably actually a 9.8. I just remembered that as a celebration lunch for finishing an iphone app update we’re going out to lunch at …..a vietnamese place. I checked their menu, and they have 4 different sections of pho. That’s it. I guess a pizza party would have been too obvious a choice!!?

Lately I’m thinking…

CATS!

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!!!

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May 20, 2010 · 11:58 am

5-20-2010

Shout out to…

Seeley the Dog – she’s been in Portland since our trip to Boston and comes home tomorrow! Maybe the Klitz’s will even let her ride shotgun!

This is really interesting…

I opened my computer last night after steph had used it and the search term in the google box was “used pledge on my wood floors too slippery”. Anyways, if you haven’t been over in the last week or so you probably don’t want to wear socks in the house. I’d actually recommend something more along the lines of golf spikes or baseball cleats. Safety First

This is really interesting…

Steph and I ordered two adirondack chairs from home depot, and when I got home the boxes were just laying on the front porch in front of our door. I couldn’t believe the UPS guy would just leave the packages out like that for anybody to take. 30 minutes later I assembled them and then put them back outside…

Current Status…

Strong, to quite strong. Don’t care for this weather too much though – I could go for about 100% more sun and 20-30 more degrees of fahrenheit

The Soapbox:

“heck, they’ve only got 8 words for snow!”

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May 19, 2010 · 12:11 pm

5-19-2010

Shout out to…

Rooftop decks like Jeffrie’s in Boston. p.s. there are obvioiusly a lot better pictures from the Boston trip on actual cameras than on my iPhone. I mean we took pictures the entire day, every day. Getting on a bus, riding a bus, getting off the bus, walkind down subway stairs etc. on a side note, i’ve never been to the crystal rooftop deck in bozeman before I don’t think, and I would like to

Lately I’m thinking…

I wish product reviews on websites were never invented. Yesterday I decided I wanted to buy a small, cheap pack because thy were on sale. Well I tried to decide between two of them for 2 hours! They weren’t even that different, they were the same brand and even the same model name, just a little different variation. I had 10 tabs open in my web browser for two different items! Anyways it’s a problem and something I should just try to take it easy on. Oh at the end I ended up buying a 3rd choice that I looked at for a total of 6 minutes, probably mostly becuase it was called “Blade”. NATURE

This is really interesting…

TACO WEDNESDAY! This is like 3 wednesdays in a row and none of them were even planned, this is the craziest thing on the planet (almost)!!

Lately I’m thinking…

I hope brown dog is okay maddie. mikey i pick ‘e’, or should i say mike, eeeeeeee

The Soapbox:

holzer called steph yesterday instead of me

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May 18, 2010 · 11:10 am

5-18-2010

This is really interesting…

So the night Heather graduated we walked over to her friend’s house who had also just graduated for a celebratory BBQ. What did we take to the party? Boxed wine and Heather’s half full bottle of Bacardi. For some reason I pictured doctor parties a lot different in my head, but I like it. Ain’t no party like a doctor party cuz a doctor party is safe

This is really interesting…

Steph asked me yesterday if the prius still had “new car smell”, which I think it does. Then
last night we went to via tribunali, and I left the pizza box with leftover pizza in her car all night. Not sure if the prius still has new car smell now, but it smells delicious.

Lately I’m thinking…

only 364 more days until next year’s hockey tryouts. I’ve got to toughen up

Currently reading…

The weather page – so far it doesn’t look too promising for porch cocktails (porch-tails) & sunburns this weekend Neebs, I’m hoping it’s just terribly innacurate since it’s more than 3 days away though like usual. I suppose house-tails with cards would be okay. it’s for the kids

The Soapbox:

47 days until the 4th of july. Let freedom ring, let the white dove sing

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May 17, 2010 · 2:08 pm

5-17-2010

This is really interesting…

Just got back from a great trip to Boston. Heather did indeed graduate, and Paul Revere does indeed not live in his old house anymore. Boston is an interesting/cool city, definitely different (i.e. felt smaller) than I imaged though. The only thing I would recommend is working on their street names – “Pond Street Place Private Way” seems a tad unecessary, especially if you are going to throw a little picture icon on it

Lately I’m thinking…

I had a pretty good doctor zinger the other day (I thought) – Q: “What does the head doctor say is the key to a successful hospital?” A: “Have a lot of patients”. Get it? “Patience”? Anyways, it was crickets when I said it

Shout out to…

Plantar!! Before we left I gave it some plant food (home depot…guy stuff) and watered it, and when we came back it has more life than at anytime except when we bought it. I can’t believe. The only thing I’m worried about is one of the reasons that it might be doing so well because it was hot & humid in our house with us being gone and the windows being closed for 4 days. That environment might be good for Plantar, but not for Steph, Seeley the Dog or I. I should have got a snow plant…like tundra

Lately I’m thinking…

I’m tired – I got up everyday in Boston by 8:00, which meant it was 5:00 AM in Seattle. My times are all kind of messed up now – we got home last night and I had dinner, which was midnight Boston time. I’m not sure when to eat and when to sleep, so I’m just going to try and do both as much as I can

The Soapbox:

I want a Boston accent, but I’m pretty bad it, unless I say “johnny” or “loser” to get me started correctly. Heather does a good impression, but definitely hasn’t picked up the accent naturally, and in fact seems to be going in the opposite direction based on how many times she said “Ya’ll come back now”

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