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March 1, 2010 · 3:32 pm

3-1-2010

Current Status…

A Monday 9.8! I’m actually feeling pretty refreshed today, which is somewhat surprising considering we basically spent 2 of the last 3 days driving, and the day in between that was, well pretty social. Hopefully later this week I’ll be able to pull together some pictures and video, but until then here’s the one photo from my phone. Not sure what those two were pondering, but I’m guessing they were having a hard time at that point

Shout out to…

Tanner, Jakers and Steph for all running the half marathon and beating their time from last year!! I’m very impressed. Also shout out to Mikey and Fariah for joining me at the Filling Station during the race, so I could also improve the “time” I had. (thanks for the pun Mitch)

This is really interesting…

Well this year I was actually able to hear the race director talking into his megaphone that might be solar powered or something. He had a couple zingers including “If you get lost during the race there’s a map on the back of your T-shirt”. Mariah then informed me that every joke was the same as last year though. Maybe that’s why they’re okay with nobody hearing him.

This is really interesting…

Tanner and Mariah told me they remodeled the Filling Station, and when I walked in I thought the new bar, floor and tables looked awesome. Turns out they only remodeled the back restaurant/casino section though, I had just never seen the bar area that clean without popcorn and spilled drinks everywhere.

The Soapbox:

I should probably just plan on spending at least 40 dollars every time I’m scheduled to drive by “50,000 silver dollars” in western MT UPDATE: I don’t think the bachelor picks either girl tonight

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February 25, 2010 · 3:13 pm

2-25-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

I’m off to Seeley Lake tomorrow so this is the last update of the week. We were thinking about flying into Seeley Lake but weren’t sure what “gate” we would arrive at. Oh ya and we didn’t want to land on any deer, so I guess we’re driving. I’m looking to beat my half marathon time last year of 2 hours by running in it 0 minutes. See you at the Filling Station

Lately I’m thinking…

I almost forgot about table top week, click here for the highly unnecessary Wedding Top

Currently watching…

I went and met Jake Whittenberg for a beer last night – he’s from Billings and was my next door neighbor in the dorms. He’s moving here to be a reporter for King 5 news, which should make the news much more entertaining to watch. “You stay classy, San Diego. I’m Ron Burgundy?”

This is really interesting…

A co-worker just came up to my desk to ask me a question, and commented on how organized my nerf darts were. I then went to look for a piece of paper for him and couldn’t find it anywhere, because turns out that “stuff” is super UN-organized. oh well

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone! “Oh, I can reserve you a flight coming *back* from Chicago at 5:55. Does that help? “

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February 12, 2010 · 4:55 pm

2-12-2010

Shout out to…

The Valentines Day edition Reader Of the Week….Stephanie Klitz!!! Steph puts up with my eating habits, sits through at least one SportsCenter a day, and spoils the dickens out of Seeley the Dog, all of which make me happy. Steph deserves to win Reader Of The Week every day, but that wouldn’t make sense simply by definition. She’s winning her free cocktail during her training stretch when she’s not really drinking, but maybe she’ll be able to enjoy it after the Snow Joke. A cocktail would be a lot more appropriate than whatever Katie has by the bottle in her trunk anyway.

This is really interesting…

I got my final four tickets in the mail the other day – they’re pretty darn official looking. I honestly don’t know what to do with them right now – just wait and see who’s in the final four I guess? I was also hoping that UW would be in the first round games in spokane, but their inability to win a road game means they’re not going to be in the tourney unless they win the pac-10 tournament. Latest bracketology does have texas and tennessee there though. I predict lots and lots of side bets, and I’m excited

Lately I’m thinking…

Heather I came up with a new rule – from now on you have to tell me BEFORE you have heart surgery – wait scratch that, let’s just say any surgery – not just after. Glad everything’s okay though and that you got a pre-surgery duke win.

This is really interesting…

I did my taxes last night. That’s probably the last time I do them by myself. I felt like I was kind of just winging it in sections. If it was a test in college or something, I’d probably walk away knowing that I passed, but not that confident in some of my answers

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!! I’ll bet you twenty bucks I can get you gambling before the end of the day. I’ll give you 3 to 1 odds.  YOUR Montana State Fighting Bobcats are a pick in streak for the cash on espn today

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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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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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January 25, 2010 · 2:58 pm

1-25-2010

Lately I’m thinking…

The 2PM Georgetown pub crawl was obviously a disaster. Everyone was in bed by 10:00 PM (me by 8:00 PM), and then everyone woke up at 3:00 AM and thought it was morning. That just meant I was hung over twice after one session of drinking, once at 3:00 AM and once when I woke up again at 8:00 AM. That’s about all i have to say about that

This is really interesting…

GREAT news on the training front – I ran 6 miles on Saturday with Seeley who easily did her best job running of all time. And now the DEVASTATING news on the training front – i’m going in for x-rays tomorrow on my foot because I can barely walk – snow joke

This is really interesting…

Steph got a new shirt, and if you’ve seen her anytime in the last 7 days, then you’ve seen it.

Currently watching…

Saw the last “Tonight Show with Conan O’brien” on Friday. First of all, he’s frickin hilarious. Second of all, NBC jacked this whole thing up so bad. I haven’t really read anything about it, but from what I can tell it seems like NBC paid 44 million to terminate Conan’s contract early, they now no longer have him on their network, he can go to a rival network in 7 months, and they don’t have a host for the tonight show. And this is all to help Leno’s ratings on a show they shouldn’t even have and nobody watches?

The Soapbox:

No more 360 degree sky-fives gone wrong until my foot is better. Nice mustache Brice

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January 22, 2010 · 3:27 pm

1-22-2010

Shout out to…

The Reader of the Week…..Ladies and gentlemen….Tanner Keil! Nebel, Mikey or Demaris would announce that on the mic every time Tanner walked into the Legion – classic. It also happens to be Tanner’s bday tomorrow, so don’t forget to call him at midnight tonight just to say hello. Tanner rarely, if ever, makes good decisions, but I think he’s actually tricked himself into believing that he’s going to turn the corner any day now. I’ll give you your free cocktail after Snow Joke, courtesy of the Filling Station – that’s just a little more incentive for me to actually finish the race. Happy Bday!!

Currently watching…

This video a player (Sylvester) on the UW football team made in high school. A lot of you don’t know who he is, and it’s kind of hard to understand what he’s saying, but the hits are just hilarious. There’s no way that nobody got hurt making it.

This is really interesting…

Steph and I were going to go this Belgianfest beer tasting thing with our neighbors tomorrow, but the tickets are sold out! But since we were already planning on a few beers during the day, we just decided to do our own Georgetown pub crawl at 12:00 PM…why not? who’s coming with us?

This is really interesting…

I went to an exhibit at the Frye Art Museum last night for a Path with Art event and then heard a local artist (Faye Jones) give a lecture about her work and process. The moral of the story (besides me being educated, well cultured, and kind of a big deal) is Heather, I want you to draw me a lot more pictures. Thanks in advance!!

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!! I’m going to try and run 5 miles tomorrow. I went to Piecoras last night and after I put parmesan on my slices the wait came over, starred at it, and then said “uhh was that intentional?”

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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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December 4, 2009 · 3:35 pm

12-4-2009

Shout out to…

The new Reader of the Week……Pat Hopps! You’ve heard of the most interesting man in the world? Well Pat’s probably one of the most fascinating. Pat is married to Katie and is expecting a baby soon! He was last seen roaming the UW sideline wearing plaid shorts in the middle of a chilly october game. Apologies to all the readers for the abrupt change from a victorias secret model to what looks like an under-dressed Pat at a formal get together…nice bib snow pants. Enjoy your cocktail and fame Pat!

Currently watching…

This video is pretty funny – click here to see it. Apparently florida state makes a habit of having their O-linemen remain still in order to draw offside flags. It looks like this guy just fell asleep.

This is really interesting…

Well oregon won, it was a great game to watch. Have fun demolishing ohio state in the rose bowl. I’m just sad we’re going to miss out on all the story lines that would have come from OSU playing OSU….can you imagine!!? Also mini shout out to oregon for actually wearing their school colors during a football game, even though it took semi-throw back jerseys to do it.

Lately I’m thinking…

My snow joke training is going great so far – i haven’t had to leave the couch.

The Soapbox:

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!!! See you at Kells if you’re in Seattle

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November 24, 2009 · 1:45 pm

11-24-2009

This is really interesting…

I went from about 1% to 15% on doing the Snow-Joke this year. Once I started typing my master plan out I realized it was a great, foolproof plan. Basically if I do it, I’m going to shoot for a worse time than last year so I don’t feel like I have to improve on it. I’m also not going to really train, that way I still get a Seeley Lake trip out of it but without ruining all the weekends leading up to it by exercising. Brilliant! So i guess i’m training right now, just by considering it.  I’ll have more info on that later.

Currently reading…

Speaking of Seeley Lake, I finally put together a slide show on Whrrl of our nature trip….from about 4 months ago. Click here to see it. nature. On a seeley lake side note, that schnabble guy seems like one of the biggest idiots on the planet

Shout out to…

Dre on her birthday! I’m looking forward to the Dre & Steph birthday bash at Kells coming up soon. Happy Birthday smelly pants

Lately I’m thinking…

Short week so reader of the week will be announced tomorrow! Buckle up. Also UW really better dominate the apple cup this weekend, check the soapbox for some 2009 wazzu stats – nothing personal wazzu fans – they’re just some crazy numbers.

The Soapbox:

So obviously wazzu isn’t having a very good year, but some of these stats are simply stunning: they’ve been outscored 173-6 in the first quarter. Oregon returned an interception against them 24 yards – the leading receiver for wazzu had 12 yards. Oregon got 4 1st downs going for it on 4th down against wazzu – wazzu had 4 first downs total. the wazzu punter rushed for 15 yards on a fake against against ASU. the rest of the team had -39 yards rushing. Against UCLA, 2 of the 4 leading recievers from the wazzu QB played for ucla. arizona had 0 punts and 0 turnovers the entire game – arizona fumbled or punted on their first 10 possessions. wazzu has never led in regulation, but managed to win a game in overtime.

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