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August 6, 2010 · 4:08 pm

8-6-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

no reader of the week this week as this is a super late update.  Next week for sure though!

Currently Reading…

Here’s a link to Steph’s post on my pizza eating for the new blog readers out there – pretty good stuff

This is really interesting…

Steph’s out of town but made it very clear I mail a package for her as soon as I possibly could.  So I took it to work yesterday, taped it all up, and then went to the post office to fill in the address.  Turns out it’s a Seattle address, about 1 mile from our kickball game that night.  I texted her to see if i should just drop it off but didn’t hear back in time so I mailed it.  So basically I paid $8.00 to have it shipped to a place that would take 1 extra day then me just dropping it off that afternoon.  I’m probably the first person in united states history to mail a package to someone in their same city

Shout out to…

Some newbies Mike Self and big Jim Miller for showing up to karaoke last night.  I had an awesome time.  There were these 2 girls there who were totally ringers, probably the best singers I’ve ever heard who did a bunch of songs.  And what was their last request??  “Anything for love” by meatloaf.  Well it’s safe to say since I was in charge and had a microphone that my name snuck into that lineup.  Oh and Bone City dominated, obviously.  I went 3-3, 3R and caught 3 pop-ups, no bid deal.

The soapbox…

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!  “Well, I have a microphone, and you don’t, SO YOU WILL LISTEN TO EVERY DAMN WORD I HAVE TO SAY!”  UPDATE:  This is my 200th gadget-blog update, congrats everyone who read more than one

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August 5, 2010 · 1:40 pm

8-5-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

I’m actually quite concerned that icing seems to be taking off.  Anyways Jakers thanks for relaying the message to Joe.

Currently watching…

I forgot to mention that the season finale of the bachelorette was Monday night.  The reason I forgot might be because I vowed never to watch the bachelor or bachelorette again now that this season is over – Ollie and I both actually agreed on that.  I’m a grown ass man.  On a side note, we did agree it would be okay to watch “bachelor pad” because that’s an entirerly new show.

This is really interesting…

Seeley and Steph are both gone until Sunday!  The house went from a fun zone to a boring zone, which doesn’t bode well for the power blinds batteries

This is really interesting…

wow what a day!  First game of the kickball season and then it’s straight to wedgewood for karaoke!

The soapbox…

sports

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July 23, 2010 · 1:11 pm

7-23-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week…..Jakers Ostrander!!  Jakers and I were college roommates, and he’s the one that finally got the rims to stick on the B Unit for good.  Up until that point if I took a corner too fast (super easy in an 82′ subaru) they would go rolling off towards people on the sidewalk, which hurts street cred.  I used to live in Billings, and now Jakers does, unfortunately we haven’t both lived there at the same time yet.  He enjoys skiing, cruiser biking, the family gaming table and making up margarita ingredients.  Have a great weekend – I owe you a key light in a coozy!

Lately I’m thinking…

I can’t get over how fun karaoke is.  Seeing as how it’s kind of  regular thing I really wanted to sing less, well let’s just say “girly” songs.  So after I put ‘Any Man of Mine’ in the queue I decided to remove it.  By the end of the night however I sang ‘stay’ by lisa loeb, ‘that boy is mine’ by monica and brandy, and ‘bad romance’ by lady gaga.   Oh well, you can’t win them all

Shout out to…

Zak Downing – he’s the one who made our basketball draft video and now has the first golf tournament video of the year at Interbay (password bga).  He’s really talented and the video is awesome!

Lately I’m thinking…

It’s really hard having 2 jobs, especially when one involves drinking Thursday nights for no money and one involves working Friday morning.  I have a new respect for people with multiple jobs

The Soapbox…

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!! Bonus shout out to Miller for killing it last night.  Oh and for the record, bad romance might be the best karaoke song ever, at least according to my memory

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July 22, 2010 · 2:17 pm

7-22-2010

This is really interesting…

It’s karaoke night again at the wedgewood ale house! I hope to see some of you out there!

Currently watching…

Top Chef last night. I finally looked up what “tar tar” is after hearing it all the time – I thought it was some really gross sauce or something but apparently it’s just finely chopped raw meat or fish. I could go for some pepperoni tar tar, mos def

Currently watching…

This UW video – kind of makes me wish I at least played football in junior high or something. I mean not really, but you get the point. I’m super excited for football this year. I also think it’s odd that my two favorite teams are “cats” and “dawgs”.

Current Status…

9.7 – today is a good news day, then inception tomorrow and on saturady i’ll be attending my 2nd 10 year high school reunion in 2 months. Go Braves

The Soapbox:

“It says here his teeth are made of wool”

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July 14, 2010 · 11:59 am

7-14-2010

This is really interesting…

Here’s a picture of Tanner and I trying to sing “Any Man of Mine” in Seeley. Apparently the human pyramid didn’t work as well as last time, even though we practiced multiple times that day. Oh well, besides the fact everyone was convinced we were gay I think we pretty much killed it. “You gotta shimmy shake, Make the earth quake”

Currently reading…

Speaking of karaoke – the review from SEATTLE WEEKLY is up!!!!!  I think my favorite part is how he describes skeelo’s singing: “He grappled with some pitch issues but it was clear he had a deep connection with the song and he it sang with a ton of passion”. He pretty much just hit the nail of skee’s entire career on the head

This is really interesting…

I got scrabble on my iPhone yesterday which allows you to play someone else (steph) who uses their own phone. First of all I don’t really like scrabble, probably because I know about 35 words total, and I felt kind of stupid playing on our phones when we were sitting 2 feet away from each other, but steph convinced me it was just like playing a board game. Well I got super addicted to it and couldn’t handle it when steph wouldn’t play her turn right away. She went to bed and I made her take her phone with her and keep playing. She eventually just fell asleep with it in her hand so I was super frustrated but figured i’d just have to wait until today to play again. Well by now I frickin hate it. It lets you just put words on the board and hit okay to see if it accepts it. if not, just try something else. So the last 3 words steph used today are “qua”, “quey”, and “vivary”. uhh okay pretty sure this isn’t a making-up-words contest. It’s a vocab game not a guess-and-check letter puzzle. Anyways, at that point I was down 100 points so i quit and I’m never playing again. frickin ridiculous. I’m mad even talking about it

This is really interesting…

Steph took Seeley to work with her today – fun!

The Soapbox:

I probably need to add some different songs to my karaoke library.

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July 9, 2010 · 11:59 am

7-9-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week…..Brice!! Brice is a Montana State grad and Seeley Lake local who’s cabin is next door to Tanner’s, which is obviously a disaster considering he makes the same kind of bad decisions as Tanner. Last year I put 17 snake bites on his tab and he didn’t even get one – guess I should have put 18 on his tab? Anyway it should pretty much even out as you win a free cocktail for being selected this week, which I’ll have to pay you next 4th of July I imagine, so don’t forget. Click here for a bonus brice video

Shout out to…

Everyone who showed up for karaoke last night, especially to the early birds Steph, Skeelo, and Morgan. In fact, they were the only 3 there when it started, so I was a little concerned, especially when we couldn’t get the machine to work. Skeelo belted out some classics though to get the place started. By the end of the night it filled up and we had to start refusing songs at midnight – oh and I had an awesome time. Hopefully we got the reporter drunk enough that he was convinced he was having an awesome time too.

This is really interesting…

On a side note, between Steph’s tab and my cab fare this karaoke “job” is doing the opposite of making money

This is really interesting…

Mariners-yankees game tonight with an 88 degree forecast – yes please. The yankees are good. The mariners are bad. We’re probably going to trade cliff lee to them today too. He should probably just wear neutral colors and then whatever dugout he’s told to report to he can just borrow a hat or something.

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everybody!! Seeley the Dog comes home this weekend after a week in Portland!

Shout out to… The new Reader of the Week…..Brice Corts!! Brice is a Montana State grad and Seeley Lake local who’s cabin is next door to Tanner’s, which is obviously a disaster considering he makes the same kind of bad decisions as Tanner. Last year I put 17 snake bites on his tab and he didn’t even get one – guess I should have put 18 on his tab? Anyway it should pretty much even out as you win a free cocktail for being selected this week, which I’ll have to pay you next 4th of July I imagine, so don’t forget. Click the link for a bonus brice video
Shout out to… Everyone who showed up for karaoke last night, especially to the early birds Steph, Skeelo, and Morgan. In fact, they were the only 3 there when it started, so I was a little concerned, especially when we couldn’t get the machine to work. Skeelo belted out some classics though to get the place started. By the end of the night it filled up and we had to start refusing songs at midnight – oh and I had an awesome time. Hopefully we got the reporter drunk enough that he was convinced he was having an awesome time too.
This is really interesting… On a side note, between Steph’s tab and my cab fare this karaoke “job” is doing the opposite of making money
This is really interesting… Mariners-yankees game tonight with an 88 degree forecast – yes please. The yankees are good. The mariners are bad. We’re probably going to trade cliff lee to them today too. He should probably just wear neutral colors and then whatever dugout he’s told to report to he can just borrow a hat or something.
The Soapbox: Have a fun and safe weekend everybody!! Seeley the Dog comes home this weekend after a week in Portland!

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July 8, 2010 · 11:11 am

7-8-2010

Current Status…

9.5 – I finally feel recovered from the weekend and a few 4th of July pics are starting to show up. America had a birthday, and we celebrated it!

This is really interesting…

It’s karaoke again tonight! If you come across a Seattle Weekly, check page 25 – i’m on it! I’m basically famous and it’s going right to my head. Click here for the pdf version. btw it starts at 9:00 at the Ale House, and you should come

This is really interesting…

Sometimes when I’m sitting in my house watching TV I like to go out into the 90 degree weather and cool down. Side note: I need blinds and A/C stat

This is really interesting…

I bought a 12 pack of coke from a giant 4th of July display at the gas station in Bonner, MT on the way to Seeley Lake. Once I opened them up I thought it was pretty strange they had santa on them and said “Holidays 2009”. That isn’t very 4th of July at all

The Soapbox:

Cats

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June 11, 2010 · 1:48 pm

6-11-2010

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week….Matthew Hollllzer! Holzer and I were roommates in college, and I give him a lot of credit for helping to get me through college. Holzer lives in Portland and loves the black cat and the penguin. Mostly bars with animals in their name I suppose. He also enjoys green heineken sweatshirts, and will wear one every day for a year if you ask him too. Holz, you win one free vodka redbill or beer next time I see you, which I hope is soon.

This is really interesting…

UW had a grand opening for a new store in downtown today, so I decided to go after being at work for 1 minute. I tried getting a picture with Sark twice, but the first time I chickened out and the 2nd time my phone died. Oh well, I can probably get one when he invites me over to his bbq for best friends. Anyways, I bought a tailgate hitch cover, a portable dog bowl and some eye blacks – i’m surprised they don’t have package deal for those things or something

This is really interesting…

Lost in all this conference shuffling is Kansas, along with kansas state, iowa state, baylor and possibly missouri. What’s interesting is out of those 5 teams, 4 of them will be ranked in the pre-season top 25 for basketball next year. Out of the possibly 16 Pac 10 teams……one. Just goes to show how much more money football makes compared to basketball.

Shout out to…

Everyone who came to karaoke last night – it was probably one of the best nights of my life. I could definitely see myself quitting my job and doing that once every two weeks

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! I’m looking forward to a lot of fun and sun.

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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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March 23, 2010 · 10:23 am

3-23-2010

Current Status…

Let’s go with a 3.4 – I can’t remember a recent time where I felt this anxious at work. Oh ya and in case you didn’t notice, yes Kansas lost and no your rubbing it in doesn’t help

Lately I’m thinking…

30 minutes before selection sunday started I said “the one team i don’t want in Kansas’s bracket is UNI” and everyone had no idea why I would say that. I guess it’s pretty clear now, although I’d much rather not be able to say i told you so.

Shout out to…

Everyone who went to Spokane, (and to joey for not going, as much fun as that would have been i can’t imagine what sunday/monday/today would have been like if you went). Lots of peaks and valleys but that was a really fun trip. On an unrelated note, Tanner you’re completely correct, nobody I’ve ever heard sing karaoke is very good (especially hearing skeelo’s 4th rendition of wind beneath my wings) but whenever I do it I feel like I absolutey killed it and the crowd is going crazy…Something there doesn’t add up

This is really interesting…

The karaoke bar might have been the most ridiculous – here’s how the conversation went when I went up to order a drink: “Hi, I’ll have a rum and coke please”….”Oh sorry sir, we’re not serving you anymore”….”why?”…..”you dropped the microphone, danced with a chair, and switched pants with that guy at the bar”…..”oh okay, that’s fine”

The Soapbox:

Turns out all the things combined were enough to get our 10+ person group cut off. Here were my favorite quotes from that day alone: “Blade didn’t have his bag for 2 days, and once he got it back that’s what he decided to wear” -Mikey. “Wow we’ve been here a lot and never seen anyone cut off before” -2 people tanner knew at the karoke bar. “The karaoke bar was fun, we got there a little early though, the music hadn’t started yet, then we got cut off 10 minutes after it did” -Tanner on the phone. “It’s not a big deal guys, this happens all the time” -Tanner to our best friends from Texas A&M who couldn’t believe the bartenders would do that

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