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January 7, 2010 · 3:11 pm

1-7-2009

Lately I’m thinking…

So let me get this straight, the last couple nights of bowl games leading up to tonight’s “BCS championship” consisted of the Fiesta Bowl, then the Sugar Bowl, and then the…GMAC bowl between central michigan and troy?? At least it was a good game I suppose. On a side note, this is the 45th image returned when searching for “bowl game”. I’ll take it

This is really interesting…

Steph just told me that she “lost” a chunk of her hair, like somebody took some scissors and cut off a big piece. She doesn’t know what happened. I asked if she could go out in public and she said “Ya probably for the most part”. Ummmmm

Lately I’m thinking…

About my list of new years resolutions. I haven’t come up with one yet but definitely plan on it. Hopefully I can get to it this week before it becomes a resolution just to make one. One thing I know is going on there is earlier gadget updates. I also want to go out to less dinners and out to more happy hours. Who’s coming with me

Lately I’m thinking…

I forgot how stressful college bball games were until last night. I used to think espn360 was the greatest thing ever but wasn’t thinking that last night as Kansas was losing to Cornell. make a layup and get a rebound! Anyways, Sherron killed it, obvs

The Soapbox:

“Thats odd, who would steal thirty sack lunches?”

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January 6, 2010 · 3:29 pm

1-6-2009

Lately I’m thinking…

I need some new pictures. I’ll try to get some from Steph’s camera or something. Maybe from the Internets, not sure if i’ll have time.

Currently watching…

I think this boise state band member could use just a little bit more cowbell enthusiasm (click here)

This is really interesting…

I usually stop shaking parmesan onto my pizza because my arm gets tired, not because I’ve added as much as I want

Lately I’m thinking…

Have you ever noticed how a lot of celebrities have twitter names like “theRealJayWillams”, or “theRealShaq”, because imposters took over their actual names like “jayWilliams” or “shaq”? How long until the imposters start just taking celebrities names with “theReal” in front of it? I’m concerned at one point we’re going to hear somebody say something like ‘yo follow me on twitter, @noSeriouslyI’mTheRealKobeIHaveABirthmarkOnMyLeftCheekAskMyMom’

The Soapbox:

uh yep, that’s my gadget performance for the day, sorry

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January 5, 2010 · 4:23 pm

1-5-2009

This is really interesting…

Here’s a picture of Joey holding brittney locked in the closet in the middle of a cupcake fight…at about 9:30 on a Monday night. It took about 4 minutes for the wheels to come off. I’m pretty sure Joe was the only one who had to work next day, and he couldn’t believe I was leaving his house already at 2:00 AM

This is really interesting…

(this is random) My grade school (Highland elementary) mascot was a scottie, nothing threatening or cool like a panther or tiger or something. On top of that, Mitch’s parents had scottie dogs as pets, so I feel like i just grew up in a fantasy world where i thought pretty much everyone in the world was really familiar with scotties, and loved them as much as my “I Love Scotties” pin said I did.  Shoot, maybe random was an understatement

Currently watching…

Let’s go to the update desk for an update (click here fool) – i recorded it last weekend

Lately I’m thinking…

Today is going much better than yesterday, and i’m currently enjoying a bag of cool ranch doritos. Unfortunately, someone just sent out a meeting request for 4:30-6:30 at about 4:00 PM, thanks for the heads up that my afternoon was going to suck

The Soapbox:

“Burbank. It’s good to be back”

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January 4, 2010 · 5:25 pm

1-4-2010

This is really interesting…

Wow I’ve been away a long time. A FANTASTIC vacation in MT followed by a TERRIFIC new years in Portland. Then it was my birthday and now back to work. Apparently it’s a rough transition back into the “real world” – I set my alarm wrong this morning so we woke up at 8:30 and had to catch the late crowded extra urine wagon only to find it’s pouring outside. Better luck tomorrow I suppose

This is really interesting…

This is what people wear in MT……..I didn’t feel quite as stupid at Joe’s house during the masquerade party, but felt pretty stupid when we went to the bars and nobody else even wore a mask. Well until the Joe-nado showed up, then i didn’t feel stupid at all.

This is really interesting…

So I was trying to pay the gas bill online on Friday (the 1st) but it wouldn’t let me schedule a payment until the 5th. But when I tried to pay on the 5th it said my payment would be a day late, because it was due on the 4th. So I looked into paying by phone and apparently that cost money, so i decided to look for locations to pay in person. It came back with a list of two 7-11 gas stations and a jewelry store. Really? Is this a legit company? Sounds sketchy. Hi I’ll take some pearl ear rings and can i also pay my gas bill. “Did you pay the gas bill?…Do you realize what you’ve done!!”

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Thanks for all the birthday wishes, I had a GREAT weekend! Tanner is dead on right, I spent most of my birthday hung over. I decided that Sunday is the worst day to have your bday on because that means you go out saturday night. Any other night you either go out the night of your actual bday or the next weekend, saving you from spending your special day in a snuggie on the couch. On a more positive note, I got a video camera for christmas that I used at Kells, click here for a good example of us forgetting there are other people at the bar (we don’t know anyone around us)

The Soapbox:

Another video quote from Britt Hesse: “Blade looks like he’s 3…..but he’s acting like he’s 12”

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December 21, 2009 · 5:33 pm

12-21-2009

This is really interesting…

Here’s a picture of Seeley taking the cab home from the skee lodge. Apparently it’s a rule that every cab driver in the city is required to take dogs. Seems kind of ridiculous to me, but oh well, that means the party scene for Seeley is probably about to blow up.

Lately I’m thinking…

Sorry for the no update on Friday – the updates are going to be pretty sparse until I get back to Seattle.

This is really interesting…

After two nights of going out in Billings my total combined bar tab was…….$4.00. I’m also averaging 6 slices of village inn per day. You could say this trip is going strong, to quite strong.

Lately I’m thinking…

Paul is ridiculous. So is Levi. I used my badass knife for the 2nd time last week….to cut open our house plant container. Ever since i started flossing regularly there’s tons of space between my teeth and tons of food is getting stuck here. I’m surprised they don’t recommend NOT flossing. I saw a prius the other day with a tow hitch on it, not sure how effective that would be?

The Soapbox:

On the flight in we stopped in helena to drop some people off and pick some people up. Just as we were about to leave (the door was shut, electronics off etc.) the lady announced the toilet was frozen, and if anyone had to use the bathroom they needed to do it there. So 10 people got up and were let back into the helena airport. Ridiculous. Oh, and helena to billings is a 35 minute flight

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December 17, 2009 · 5:05 pm

12-17-2009

Lately I’m thinking…

Joey that’s great news about the Christmas party this year – i’m looking forward to another strong 5th place finish like i had last year in the 40 oz bag decoration competition……NOT, i’m going to frickin knock it out of the park this year. I’m settling for nothing less than gold. Or at least some free Mr. Boston rum

This is really interesting…

So today Steph was vacuuming the upstairs, which for those of you who haven’t seen it is basically like a modern day shag carpet. Only she had the vacuum setting on ‘bare floor’ which is on the opposite end of ‘high carpet’. When i pointed that out she said she liked that better because it cleaned it better. I was dying watching her do it because she could barely push/pull it across the carpet. It looked like she was shoveling gravel or really wet snow or something

Lately I’m thinking…

Okay so this might sound kind of stupid, but i’m BLOWN AWAY on how kids learn to talk. I mean think about it, you’re 1 and can’t say a word, then you’re 2 or something and you’re talking to people! Like asking and answering questions! Answering! And generally with the correct words! It’s not like some kid says “bike I couch pookie mom” when they’re really trying to say “can I have a glass of milk”. (sorry for all the exclamations, but it’s crazy)

Currently reading…

Another wonderful Thursday gadget update from Nebel. Oh wait, my bad, that was from Thursday, 2007

The Soapbox:

“Say goodnight Kevin” “Goodnight Kevin”

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December 16, 2009 · 4:11 pm

12-16-2009

Lately I’m thinking…

Hey there – I just realized today is Wednesday, and not Thursday. Rats. I think it was Joe’s 10 status that might have got me off on the wrong foot

Shout out to…

Everyone who sent us a Christmas card. Getting the mail is usually pretty boring, but yesterday we had 7 cards in the mail! Mitch, that’s a great picture of snowflake. Skeelodge and Molly, Seeley thanks you for including her name. IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

Currently watching…

Holzer, I saw “The U” 30 for 30 show last night. It mostly consisted of them all saying “the reason why we were so cocky is because we were better than everyone else, and we were”, which basically just translates into “we’re still just super cocky”. My favorite part is when they all insisted they would have even more championships if they would have just won a couple more games. Anyways, there were seriously no rules, a miami guy would tackle somebody, start slapping him, push him back down, then run into the stands and eat some popcorn and it didn’t appear anything would happen.

This is really interesting…

I was waiting to cross the street today and a man came up to me and asked if I had a lighter. I replied with a no, even though unlike numerous people around the block i was blatantly not smoking. He then asked for a dollar, to which I said “no, sorry”. He then replied “Well there’s an ATM right in there”. whoa whoa whoa buddy, so since i don’t have a lighter you want me to go to the 20 dollar bill dispensing machine and get you some money? The only small increments those things deal with are the 2.00 ATM fees they hand out. I mean, i would have had to charge that guy money to use one, and judging by the way the conversation was going that wasn’t an option.

The Soapbox:

“I don’t want to sleep with Fuller. You know about him, he wets the bed. He’ll pee all over me, I know it.” “Fuller! Easy on the pepsi”

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December 15, 2009 · 4:15 pm

12-15-2009

This is really interesting…

I was at Walgreens the other day and saw that they are selling snuggies for DOGS! Isn’t that completely ridiculous? I mean honestly, it’s a dog, if you’re one of those people that wants to put a snuggie on them, just put the one you already own on them, obviously….

Currently reading…

I tried coming up with a list of my top 10 favorite bars – click here to see it. I wanted to add a little bit more to it as well as some more pictures (especially at bleachers) but it was just taking too long. Also, if you’re confused why on earth I need a “blog” category on my blog, click the “welcome” link at the top of the blog for a little background

Lately I’m thinking…

Holzer, let’s discuss the locker situation some more over a delicious wheat beer from the brew pub – see the soapbox for some of my thoughts though (here’s an article link as well)

Lately I’m thinking…

“Is this tootbrush approved by the american dental association?”

The Soapbox:

Locker was predicted by mcshay as the #1 overall pick, but that was far from a guarantee. I think it’s safe to say he would have been in the top 10 though. And although the labor agreement is expiring, there really is no guarantee that the wages are going to drop that much for rookies. Sarkisian said agents/draft guys told both carson palmer and matt leinert to come out early because pay would change for the worse the next year. Also, for QBs the big paycheck is the 2nd one, not the first, and the percentages of qbs coming out their junior year are much worse than seniors (and i feel especially with locker who everyone agrees isn’t polished yet). He’s also turned down two big baseball contracts before, so money doesn’t seem to be the issue. There’s obviously arguments both for leaving and staying, but I think it came down to him just wanting to play college football one more year, especially after they seemed to figure out how to best use him the last two games, and i’m excited!

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December 14, 2009 · 2:09 pm

12-14-2009

Shout out to…

Mr. Jake Locker! Wow, quite the sports news day in Seattle – first Todd McShay at ESPN predicted locker as the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft, then Locker announced he’s returning to UW next year. Then about 5 minutes ago it was just reported the Mariners are getting Cliff Lee from the Phillies. I’m convinced that the Phillies should have pitched him every game against the yankees in the world series regarldess of rest and they would have won

Lately I’m thinking…

Pretty darn fun weekend – we did karaoke on Friday night which I’ll hopefully have pictures of later. We basically just rented out a private room at this karaoke place that has all the equipment in it, and with a banquet permit you just bring your own alcohol and start singing, it was great! “Like to rock?”

This is really interesting…

Well I got talked into seeing “new moon” yesterday with Steph and Heather, and considering I hadn’t read any of the books or even seen the first movie I was really just going for the popcorn. Anyways, let’s just say there was a surprising amount of moms there, screaming and giggling everytime a guy walked around with his shirt off, which by the way was about 88% of the time

This is really interesting…

Speaking of new moon – Heather got a 3 foot tall movie poster of “jacob” from our Christmas gift exchange while stephanie got a “hello kitty” water cooler. I took last with a can of “spotted dick”, which after a quick google search to figure out what the heck it was confirmed that somebody spent way less than the 20 dollar limit on a present.

The Soapbox:

“Well if it makes you feel any better, I forgot me reading glasses”

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December 11, 2009 · 4:56 pm

12-11-2009

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week….Heather Imsande! Heather is in her 4th year of med school at Boston University (austin massachusetts?), although I still drop medical knowledge bombs on her all the time. She’s also an accomplished <insert anything here>. She’ll be in Seattle all week (hopefully doing chores) so we get a pre-Christmas bonus break together this year. Enjoy your free cocktail tonight Heather! (don’t forget to pay for the rest)

Currently watching…

This mind blowing video Mitch sent to me this morning – click here to see it. Warning, it’s actually mind blowing. On a side note, Robin Hood and Jungle Book are terrific movies. I’m not even mad….that’s amazing

This is really interesting…

We went to Steph’s Christmas party last night at Ponti, and those things are funny enough on their own, but they also a gift exchange with like 50 people (it takes an hour). I swear there are almost fights over some items, it’s out of control. Steph’s big plan this year was to claim the gift we originally brought and act like we didn’t know what it was, but it was obviously spoiled when someone ‘stole’ it from us. So then we shifted our focus from just finding something we could re-gift to the white elephant exchange at my Christmas party on Saturday. After a few steals and some side trades, we walked away with a snuggie. Steph actually traded a guy a blanket with NO sleeves for it, what an IDIOT!! hahahha

Lately I’m thinking…

My knee’s kind of been popping lately and I kind of hurt my hip reaching down my left side to pick something up, but my snow joke training routine of not training isn’t suffering at all! On a side note, steph literally ran over my heel today when I got out of the car after I explicitly told her I didn’t want to get out of the car while it was moving

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! I’m coming home the 18th – 30th, and although I have to work a couple of those days I’m very excited for the extended stay!!!

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