Blog Post 3/4/10
FYI: I wasn't planning to write a blog tonight but this was too good to pass up.
1. The cops
2. The BIG 29
1. Sara and I were coming home from dinner tonight and we were waiting in our driveway for the garage door to open. All of the sudden I noticed that the neighbors (skateboard college boys) were honking their horns at us to move. I get out of the car and tell the guys that I didn't appreciate that they were driving over my lawn and asked them not to do it again. I then went in the house and looked out the big front window that I have and saw that the boys were moving a different truck through my yard with a huge skateboard ramp in the bed of the truck. I told Sara I was calling the police because those guys weren't listening to me.
As I was waiting for the police to arrive I sat in my old man chair by the front window and watched the boys take three more trips over the lawn. The boys even had the gaul to drop off their skate ramp parts in my yard while they were moving. Sara then left for work and 45 minutes after calling the police they finally arrive and give the boys some hell. After the police officers talked with them the police officers came over and talked with me. The officers told me that I had two options. I could either file trespassing charges or let the kids go with a stern warning.
I told the cops I was just pissed off and wanted the kids to know how upset I was. One of the officers said that if it was his lawn those kids would be going through the ringer. Right as the officer was saying that Sara's friends Holly and Mike showed up to stay with us for a couple days. It was really funny timing.
Holly and Mike came in the house and were wondering what in the world was going on. So I had to explain it to them.
2. I'm now 29 and had a lot of great friends come up for by birthday. It was another great birthday celebrated with brewery tours and the school bus. I'd like to say more, but if I did I'd forget to mention one of the great stories that happened on the bus.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Operation: Ruin Hopes and Dreams
Blog 2/8/2010: Operation: Ruin Hopes and Dreams
1. Weddings
2. Bachelor parties
3. The Super Bowl
1. So I was asked to be a Groomsman in Chads wedding. It ought to be a real interesting show. Wink, wink. The wedding is September 24th and it just so happens to be the exact same day as the remake of Red Dawn is released. So I am really torn on what to do with the day. Should I go to the wedding of my college roommate, or go to see the remake of one of the most breathtaking movies in the last 30 years? This one might take me a while to figure out.
2. So Chad has it in his mind that he is going to Vegas for his bachelor party. I have a few comments on that subject. I think this concept is very selfish of the groom to be. Of course a groom to be wants to go to Vegas. The groom to be wants his bachelor party to go down as the most memorable bachelor parties in the history of bachelor parties. Of course the movie "The Hangover" didn't help. What every groom to be needs to realize is that for the guests of a bachelor party, there will be many bachelor parties in their lives.
One of my major hang-ups with Vegas for bachelor parties is the inherent cost of the trip. Being conservative a plane ticket from DIA costs $150, hotels for 3 nights $140 per person, meals $120, "entertainment" money $100, gambling money $200, and multiply the total by 1.33 since you'll be paying for the groom to be. That comes to a total of $944, that is a really expensive weekend no matter how you count it. Remember, that is a per person fee.
My second issue with a Vegas bachelor party assumes that you are not a lottery winner or heir to millions. I am assuming that there is a certain portion of the population that will balk at spending a grand on a weekend so there will be fewer people at the party in Vegas. If the party were held in town more people would come and partake in the fun. In my naive little world more people=more fun.
The last issue that I'll mention with Vegas is that when you're there for a party, unless you're Lindsey Lohan, you are just another face in the crowd. Why not spend a weekend in town and do all of the insane (sky dive, bungie jump, golf, smoke cigars, see the big game from club level, floozies, etc...) things that you want to do for far cheaper and all while the groom to be is the center of attention. You'd live life like a king.
In conclusion, the phrase "What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" is not true. Here is a non-complete list:
1. Your credit card debit from gambling too much
2. An arrest record
3. Herpies (thanks, The Hangover)
4. A marriage to a cocktail waitress (thanks, the Simpsons)
5. A guilty conscience
3. The Super Bowl was yesterday and I thought it was a real sleeper. I just had a hard time getting up for the game between two teams that I really don't care about. It really brings me to my next point. I hate all of those people that jump on the bandwagon of the winning team. I include people in the previous statement that refuse to acknowledge their team when the team is doing terrible. Winning is so much sweeter, when you've been with the team through the ups and more importantly the down.
There was a term that I learned in grad school related to that fact, it was BIRGing,Basking In Reflective Glory. BIRGing relates to an individual feeling a level of success through the success of another. It's commonly associated with fans of sports teams. This may be the reason why I don't really associate with any professional sports teams. I really don't see the point of cheering for a guy like Brett Farve only to see him go to an arch rival a couple years later. In the college game there are fewer issues with player issues like that.
Currently watching, "The Education of Charlie Bartlett"
1. Weddings
2. Bachelor parties
3. The Super Bowl
1. So I was asked to be a Groomsman in Chads wedding. It ought to be a real interesting show. Wink, wink. The wedding is September 24th and it just so happens to be the exact same day as the remake of Red Dawn is released. So I am really torn on what to do with the day. Should I go to the wedding of my college roommate, or go to see the remake of one of the most breathtaking movies in the last 30 years? This one might take me a while to figure out.
2. So Chad has it in his mind that he is going to Vegas for his bachelor party. I have a few comments on that subject. I think this concept is very selfish of the groom to be. Of course a groom to be wants to go to Vegas. The groom to be wants his bachelor party to go down as the most memorable bachelor parties in the history of bachelor parties. Of course the movie "The Hangover" didn't help. What every groom to be needs to realize is that for the guests of a bachelor party, there will be many bachelor parties in their lives.
One of my major hang-ups with Vegas for bachelor parties is the inherent cost of the trip. Being conservative a plane ticket from DIA costs $150, hotels for 3 nights $140 per person, meals $120, "entertainment" money $100, gambling money $200, and multiply the total by 1.33 since you'll be paying for the groom to be. That comes to a total of $944, that is a really expensive weekend no matter how you count it. Remember, that is a per person fee.
My second issue with a Vegas bachelor party assumes that you are not a lottery winner or heir to millions. I am assuming that there is a certain portion of the population that will balk at spending a grand on a weekend so there will be fewer people at the party in Vegas. If the party were held in town more people would come and partake in the fun. In my naive little world more people=more fun.
The last issue that I'll mention with Vegas is that when you're there for a party, unless you're Lindsey Lohan, you are just another face in the crowd. Why not spend a weekend in town and do all of the insane (sky dive, bungie jump, golf, smoke cigars, see the big game from club level, floozies, etc...) things that you want to do for far cheaper and all while the groom to be is the center of attention. You'd live life like a king.
In conclusion, the phrase "What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" is not true. Here is a non-complete list:
1. Your credit card debit from gambling too much
2. An arrest record
3. Herpies (thanks, The Hangover)
4. A marriage to a cocktail waitress (thanks, the Simpsons)
5. A guilty conscience
3. The Super Bowl was yesterday and I thought it was a real sleeper. I just had a hard time getting up for the game between two teams that I really don't care about. It really brings me to my next point. I hate all of those people that jump on the bandwagon of the winning team. I include people in the previous statement that refuse to acknowledge their team when the team is doing terrible. Winning is so much sweeter, when you've been with the team through the ups and more importantly the down.
There was a term that I learned in grad school related to that fact, it was BIRGing,Basking In Reflective Glory. BIRGing relates to an individual feeling a level of success through the success of another. It's commonly associated with fans of sports teams. This may be the reason why I don't really associate with any professional sports teams. I really don't see the point of cheering for a guy like Brett Farve only to see him go to an arch rival a couple years later. In the college game there are fewer issues with player issues like that.
Currently watching, "The Education of Charlie Bartlett"
Thursday, January 14, 2010
1/14/10, the death of saving time
Blog 1/14/10
1. I'm back
2. My work
3. The time saving drop of the 0
4. What I'm watching right now
1. I haven't written a blog in a long time. Okay, it's been a really long time. I've been busy around work and my personal life so I've had little oppurtunity to continue to write in this. For those of you that are reading this for the first time, I had quite the blog history on blogger and on myspace. What I'm trying to say is that I have been too damn lazy to write this blog.
2. This time of year at work is the calm before the storm. The students aren't back yet, but I can see the storm (students) coming off of the coast. I've had a rough spell at work, my wonderful supervisor Marsha has decided to retire at the end of the month. I've been working on several large scale events that will take place this semester, in fact there will be ar least one a month through May. So it will be a busy semester! Here is a brief calendar:
Feb, CSU vs. UNC Men's Ice Hockey at the Budweiser Event Center
Mar, Logging Sports Conclave (Regional Championship) televised on ESPN
Apr, Skyline Stampede Rodeo, the oldest college rodeo
Apr, CSU vs. CU Lacrosse Showdown at Invesco Field
May, Ultimate Frisbee Regional Tournament, approximately 500 players will be there
3. Back in 2007 I had a blog topic about dropping the 0 whenever I write the date out. Here's a sample, 1/21/7, instead of 1/21/07. I did the math and I literally saved hours of time over the course of the last 3 years. Now that we've entered 2010 that time savings is gone. So I am not saving that time anymore. Time to work a little extra hard to make up for that lost time. I guess that I'll have to get used to disappointment.
4. I just watched (500) Days of Summer. That may explain the somberness of this post. After watching that I've decided that I need to watch something happy before I cry myself to sleep, so I put on Role Models. Role Models is a vastly underrated movie from 2008. It really is kind of funny and Lil' Ronnie really stole the show in that one. Any ways, to-ta-lou, good readers!
1. I'm back
2. My work
3. The time saving drop of the 0
4. What I'm watching right now
1. I haven't written a blog in a long time. Okay, it's been a really long time. I've been busy around work and my personal life so I've had little oppurtunity to continue to write in this. For those of you that are reading this for the first time, I had quite the blog history on blogger and on myspace. What I'm trying to say is that I have been too damn lazy to write this blog.
2. This time of year at work is the calm before the storm. The students aren't back yet, but I can see the storm (students) coming off of the coast. I've had a rough spell at work, my wonderful supervisor Marsha has decided to retire at the end of the month. I've been working on several large scale events that will take place this semester, in fact there will be ar least one a month through May. So it will be a busy semester! Here is a brief calendar:
Feb, CSU vs. UNC Men's Ice Hockey at the Budweiser Event Center
Mar, Logging Sports Conclave (Regional Championship) televised on ESPN
Apr, Skyline Stampede Rodeo, the oldest college rodeo
Apr, CSU vs. CU Lacrosse Showdown at Invesco Field
May, Ultimate Frisbee Regional Tournament, approximately 500 players will be there
3. Back in 2007 I had a blog topic about dropping the 0 whenever I write the date out. Here's a sample, 1/21/7, instead of 1/21/07. I did the math and I literally saved hours of time over the course of the last 3 years. Now that we've entered 2010 that time savings is gone. So I am not saving that time anymore. Time to work a little extra hard to make up for that lost time. I guess that I'll have to get used to disappointment.
4. I just watched (500) Days of Summer. That may explain the somberness of this post. After watching that I've decided that I need to watch something happy before I cry myself to sleep, so I put on Role Models. Role Models is a vastly underrated movie from 2008. It really is kind of funny and Lil' Ronnie really stole the show in that one. Any ways, to-ta-lou, good readers!
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