February 8, 2010 · 11:59 am

2-8-2010

This is really interesting…

This is what I wore for Whirly Ball Saturday night – it seems like you just don’t see a lot of people wear a mascot costume (bobcats) with a different team’s jersey (kansas) over it anymore. Anyways when we got there there (crap there x2) were only about 12 people there we didn’t know, and one guy had a griz coat on! I walked up and said “griz coat huh, do you know I root for?” He said “no”, and then I calmy pulled my jersey aside to show him my 3 “Go Cats!” stickers on my suit. He started laughing and then a guy came over with a Montana State sweatshirt and pointed and laughed at him. Anyways, moral of the story is out of about 30 people at Whirly Ball in Edmonds, WA there was a griz guy, a CATS guy, and a guy wearing a CATS costume (me).

Currently watching…

unc completely nose dive this season. They kind of remind me of when Kansas won the national championship and then lost 4 guys to the NBA and had to rebuild. Oh wait, I guess they don’t – Kansas won the Big 12 the next year. Oh ya and Kansas lost 5 guys to the nba, not 4. Anways, pretty big game at Texas tonight for those of you looking for something to watch before the Bachelor starts.

Currently watching…

Sticking with the sports theme a little bit, I think someone needs to write a manual about when it’s appropriate for fans to rush the court. I feel like it used to happen a couple times a year or something, but now seems to happen a couple times a week. When i see something like #18 Michigan Tech rush the court after beating #14 Minnesota State I feel like calling the school AD and then hanging up or something.

This is really interesting…

I woke up Saturday morning knowing that I needed to take Seeley to the dog park. I decided one way to start the day off right would be to break out the cocoa-motion. So I walked upstairs hoping for a cold day and it was already about 48 and sunny. I figured that was still cold enough though and fired her up. When it was done I poured it in Steph’s aluminum UW bottle, but I dont’ think that’s meant for hot things because it made the bottle too hot to hold, I had to carry it by the lid. So basically I couldn’t drink it until it cooled down because you can’t hold it by the lid to drink when you have to take the lid off – so about 10 minutes later at the park i finally decided to give it a go. Unfortunately a muddy pit bull with apparently no training jumped on my lap and licked opening of the bottle. I was about 93% sure I wasn’t going to drink of out it anymore when he knocked the whole bottle into the mud and seeled the deal. Better luck next time I suppose. (It was still fun watching the cocoa-motion mix the milk and cocoa mix using magnetic waves and shut off at the perfect temperature of course)

The Soapbox:

Those bacon-wrap wrapped little smokies that Fisher makes are delicious

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February 5, 2010 · 3:13 pm

2-5-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader(s) Of The Week: Nate Nebel & Shana Hanson, who are engaged to be married sometime next October. Nate, nice hat and nice smile. Besides doing his part to get me through college, Nebel is always good for a poorly timed round of irish car bombs during baseball or college basketball season. Good job on a couple gadget updates this week, let’s hang out soon.

This is really interesting…

I had 5 face/head shots in a row during the nerf battle today – I think it’s safe to say I’m back

Lately I’m thinking…

I’m worried that if I go too long without having Bogart’s pizza in red lodge i’m going to forget what it tastes like.

Lately I’m thinking…

Preatty weak gadget update today, especially for a Friday, my bad. WHOA wait a minute, I just looked over and I believe my boss is drinking a beer. Current time – 2:20 PM.

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!

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February 4, 2010 · 2:59 pm

2-4-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

Following the late-breaking news that I won’t be running in the Snow Joke half-marathon this year due to injury, I would like to officially confirm Steph and I’s attendance. See you guys there?? The only thing I can think of that’s better than running in the Snow Joke, is not running the Snow Joke. This is the official sign to direct you to the race. I know it looks official enough, but keep in mind it’s resting against a 3 feet tall mini stop sign meant for snowmobiles or people walking i suppose, not cars. See the soapbox for a round of race day instructions from the website, just like last year.

This is really interesting…

So i’ve read and heard about how intense and fired up Nick Holt is (the UW defensive coordinator) but I had no idea until I saw him last night. Up for live auction was Nick joining you and a couple friends for beers at the Duchess (pretty cool item). The bidding was up to $1,000 (when you could go drink there by yourself for like 9 dollars) when Nick grabbed the Mic and yelled “We’re not going to be Nebraska’s ass for less than $1500”. He then intimated 3 different guys into bidding $4,000 each! Looks like Nick’s going on a bender, because they sold different nights to two different guys for 4,000, and to one guy for $4,250. Sounds like the last guy got screwed in the deal if you ask me

Lately I’m thinking…

Mikey, the signing day function was really fun. UW signed a top 20 class which included the 2 leading rushers in all of california and the “hardest hitting” safety in California, i.e. the exact opposite of me. On a side note, i think the CATS are going to beat the grazzlies next year

Lately I’m thinking…

“Ya, well it must be pretty easy to win, when you NEVER MOVE YOUR BACK ROW!”

The Soapbox:

“You may list your dog as a participant for $1.00 when you pay your fee. Do not fill out an application for your dog”. “Due to our race-day registration policy, we take reservations for T-shirts”. “We can’t eat unsold shirts”. “Duplicate reservations are discouraged”. “The entire course is open to vehicular traffic during the Event.”. “Do not cross the Finish Line twice” “E-mail is the preferred method of reserving shirts. You may leave a message on the Race Director’s phone – his answering machine might be working. Try him in the evening if you want to talk to him.” Snow Joke!

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February 3, 2010 · 2:58 pm

2-3-2010

Shout out to…

Skeelo “Chris” Cunningham on his Birthday. Holy Birthday Bonanza latetely. This is what skeelo does when not singing karaoke, so it’s usually best to just let him get on stage and sing. Well except in Seeley Lake probably. Skee, for your birthday I called Sean Parker and had him sign at UW, Merry Christmas.

Current Status…

9.8. Happy Wednesday everyone. I started off the day by getting a shiny new boot for me foot, which I get to wear everyday for weeks! Besides that though it’s national signing day for college football and I’m going to the UW banquet event thing tonight. Open bar dude! Mikey let’s trade notes

This is really interesting…

When I told the doctor I ran a half marathon last February, then ran 6 miles about 11 months later he almost just walked out of the room.  Anyways the podiatrist I went to compared to the general practice doctor I went to was like going to a dentist instead of a mechanic for a tooth problem.

Currently watching…

This is REALLY random – but I really like this Dwayne Wade commercial from like a year ago. Thanks for following

The Soapbox:

Little background info on the golf ball incident mentioned yesterday: Nebel and I were golfing with Steve & Ryan Klitz and were currently losing the team competition. Off the tee I obviously went really far right, while Nebel was up and to the left. So I took the cart to my ball, lined up the shot, and hit my 5 wood over 200 yards right towards Nebel. I figured he saw it, i mean it was going right at him, but as it got close i kind of lost it until i saw it bounce back towards the fairway. Me as I drove up: “Did that hit you?” Nebel (calm): “Yep, right in the arm” Me: “HAHAHA did it hurt?” Nebel: “well, it was a golf ball”. Anyways, it left me with a great lie and we came back to win on the back 9.

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February 2, 2010 · 12:47 pm

2-2-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

(stay with me here) It’s a really nice sunny day here and it got me thinking about golfing. Then I started thinking about that time I hit Nebel with a golf ball. In one of my favorite quotes ever, when I sent a text to Tanner telling him I hit Nebel, he replied, “It couldn’t have happened to a better person”

Currently reading…

This article from the Billings Gazette about a guy who drove his truck through a bar wall. Easily my favorite part is the last line where it says “police are still deciding if the driver should recieve a citation”! I mean, there’s got to be something illegal about plowing through a building wall right? Otherwise this could be a messy insurance claim, with one guy claiming the building shouldn’t have been standing there.

Currently watching…

How I Met Your Mother and The Bachelor – obvs. The bachelor really stresses me out, i can’t watch it unless i do something else at the same time to kind of distract me, like go on my computer, my phone, or just yell out random sentence fragments. Fun Fact: More people have been married by meeting someone on the biggest loser than they have on the bachelor.

This is really interesting…

Speaking of fun facts, Joey that’s a pretty good one that Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump. What I find even crazier about that is it means that Hippo’s CAN jump! Hippo’s are crazy. They kill more people in Africa than lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes and rhinos combined. I’m hungry

The Soapbox:

I heard an ad for Pagliaci pizza on the radio yesterday and it was the same lady who tells you the specials when you call in and their operators are busy. She’s pretty good at talking pie

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February 1, 2010 · 2:47 pm

1-1-2010

Shout out to…

Matt “Moopie” Morgan on his birthday. I hope you had a good time on your birthday, I know I did. I did not however have a good time yesterday, wow, that was brutal. I think i’m still recovering to be honest with you.

Current Status…

I’d say it’s 8 points higher than yesterday, so let’s go with an 8.2. Seattle set a January record for warmest temperatures. I’m still incredibly over the weather here, i want it to either be summer or I want it to be snowy and sunny. I guess i shouldn’t complain too much though considering only 2 january’s ago seatle set a rainfall record

Lately I’m thinking…

Do you think if you lived across the street from a pet store, that you’d own more pets? Like fish or lizards or something? I do, which is exactly why I want to live next to a pizza place. Think about it

Currently watching…

Kansas basketball and north carolina basketball, both have been very enjoyable to watch. Actually I take that back, the kansas game was only enjoyable once Sherron “blade’s favorite player for the 4th straight year’ Collins made that last layup, I need to relax when watching those games. Mikey nice zinger on unc getting it together

The Soapbox:

Knock Knock: Who’s there? : Orange you glad moopie’s not wearing that banana suit anymore

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January 29, 2010 · 3:16 pm

1-29-2010

Shout out to…

Heather on her Birthday..day (seen here in a helmet apparently in her own fantasy world). Heather is really smart and talented basically because I taught her everything. Unfortunately Heather has already been reader of the week, and I can’t give it to her twice before Steph has even it once or I’ll be in big trouble, so Reader of The Week will resume next Friday. Have a fun weekend Heather, see you in May for graduation (the plane tickets are non-refundable, so don’t blow it)

Currently reading…

Wow, GREAT early morning round of gadgets, what a great day. Hard to believe stalwart (first time word usage, not even sure if it applies) Joey is the only one who hasn’t updated yet. Maybe he put so much stuff in the soapbox yesterday that him and his computer just blew up? I like this line from Nebel’s about the MSU game being played in pullman: “WSU is lame on a number of different levels. Ryan Leaf being at the top of the list. Having the game in Pullman just adds to their already shitty mystique.” I can’t read it without laughing

This is really interesting…

Steph and I went to grab a bite to eat last night (her phone misteriously died when I was going to have her pick up piecoras) and I figured I’d enjoy a nice rum and coke with the meal. The first time they brought it out I’m pretty sure it was tequilla-coke, so I had her try it again. The next time it came out it was Malibu-coke, which i guess despite their best efforts to screw up is at least a kind of rum. Anyways it was terrible and Steph just made fun of me the whole time.

This is really interesting…

I put a Montana State Bobcats sticker in the back window of the Jeep last week, only the window is so tinted and dirty that you can’t see if from outside. You can however see how crooked it is from inside, which is really distracting and annoying. Maybe I should just get a FTG license plate and call it a day? Or does Maddie already have washington rights on that as well? I’m just excited for bobby hauck to be cruising around Vegas one day and see Maddie in his jeep

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! Hopefully I can stop talking about this soon, but still no idea what’s going on with my foot. I called Swedish and made them send X-ray results to my doctor, since they couldn’t tell me what they were, then called my doctor who conveniently only works M-W. So the receptionist tried giving me the results, which i’m not even sure is legal. This is how it went: “Uh it says you have a crack in the meta-tri-carpel-tunnel-osmosis-quadra-lat-rotary-girter….and I don’t know what that means”. Anyways I might have to go to a specialist on Monday. I’m basically just co-paying anyone in the greater Seattle area who wants to take a “crack” at telling me what’s wrong

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January 28, 2010 · 3:28 pm

1-28-2010

This is really interesting…

As Mikey mentioned, sounds like the MSU-wsu game is going to be played in pullman after all instead of qwest field. Maybe a road trip to pullman was necessary anyway? At least it’s closer for you MT folks, although it’s 284 more miles for me. Is Tanner going? He doesn’t have the best of luck on CAT roadtrips, and I’d hate to fall in with the wrong crowd

This is really interesting…

The PBR 40s at Norms are $3.00 during happy hour, which goes until 7:00! “WOW, THAT’S A LOW PRICE”

This is really interesting…

There were 25 people at Seeley’s birthday yesterday

Currently reading…

The Husky Football Blog, obvs. I asked a question on the live chat today. It’s a slippery slope

The Soapbox:

I’m completely blown away by this whole X-ray process. I hurt my foot on Saturday, and 5 days later I still have no idea if i should be wearing a boot or using crutches or something. I bought Dave tickets for Saturday & Sunday (unrelated)

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January 27, 2010 · 1:44 pm

1-27-2010

Shout out to…

Seeley The Dog on her 2nd (14th) birthday. She’ll be partying it up at Norms tonight if you want to come by. Seeley used to be small, and now she’s big

Lately I’m thinking…

Wow I can’t belive Dave Matthews tickets go on sale a casual 7+ months before the concert – for some reason I forgot to factor that into January 2010’s finances along with all the other tickets i bought.

This is really interesting…

Is your computer screen dirty? Click here for a nice clean job that actually gets the inside of your screen. (Thanks Mary Mac)

Current Status…

Ah scew it, 9.7

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January 26, 2010 · 5:16 pm

1-26-2010

This is really interesting…

Well apparently I needed to see the doctor first today, so she could officially say I needed X-rays, which means I get them tomorrow. She said I should wait a couple days to get x rays anyway to make sure if something’s wrong it shows up?? Is that how far x ray technology has come? “If something’s wrong, just keep using it for a couple days and make it worse, then we’ll definitely be able to notice it.” Heather?

This is really interesting…

2/3 of the residents of the skee lodge are into hot yoga

Currently watching…

Kansas destroy rival Missouri last night. Aldrich is finally dominating, and had 7 blocks last night, but he has got to do something about that front tooth that got knocked out. I can’t believe he either hasn’t had it fixed yet, or just never takes his mouthpiece out. But everytime the camera is on him it looks like he’s showing it off for some reason

Currently watching…

Oh ya and I hate the bachelor. Okay I love it, but it’s painful. Heather good call on Tenley probably going to the final 3 because you’re right, she lives in a fantasy world, and so does jake.

The Soapbox:

I saved Plantar’s life today

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