Workout fails

10 Officially Sanctioned Reasons You Can Abandon Your Lifelong Team for Another.

Rick Reilly ESPN:

I like #10

1. You actually play for that new team. In this case, you must still wear the cup of your old team during games.

2. You purchased that new team. However, you must have had a damn good reason for purchasing a rival. Michael Jordan can buy a piece of the Charlotte Bobcats because the Charlotte Bobcats can't win if locked in a gym with three pygmies. But if Jordan bought the Detroit Pistons? Bonfires of Air Jordans everywhere.

3. Your team hired male cheerleaders.

4. Your town's law enforcement permanently banned you from coming within 500 feet of your team's players, staff or stadium. Sure, sure, we know it was all a big misunderstanding. You were parked outside Peyton Manning's house with a telescope and three months of detailed charts because you are his personal astrologist.

5. Your spouse cheated on you with somebody from your team. With a starter, not some backup, coach or crappy PR intern. And you had to find out by some stomach-turning means, such as skywriting.

6. Your team is approaching its 50th year of one-family ownership and still hasn't won diddly. This is known as The Darwin Rule and allows you to escape, free of charge. Good example: The Fords of Detroit. No wonder 10 of the 22 declared NFL fan free agents at Fan-Free-Agency.com are ex-Lions fans.

Rule 6b. Your owner still wears Members Only jackets. His initials are Al Davis.

7. Your team's home games are no longer televised. You are free to go, Jags fans.

8. Your team folded or left town. In this case, you are automatically an unrestricted fan free agent and can immediately put yourself up for bid. A writer named Scott Soshnick did this recently with every big-four franchise. Only nine wrote back. But one -- the Golden State Warriors -- had 28 employees send him we-want-you e-mails, mailed him a jersey with his name on it, sent a DVD with rookies wearing that jersey, signed him to a $1 lifetime contract and wrote a mock press release announcing a new fan acquisition.

9. Your team changed its uniforms to teal.

10. Your team is the Cubs. Seriously. Go already.

Urban Dictionary

Here is the entry for "Hockey Players" in the Urban Dictionary:

the cockiest, dirtiest, most irresponsible group of athletes in the world. We'll do anything and come back to tell his teammates about it. Live the dream until they are 35 then realize they never made it. Ladies love us, guys want to be us, we are the soul of the universe. You lace up the skates, put on the gloves, strap on the helmet, and walk on to the ice and nothing else matters. It doesn't matter that you failed a test, your girl/guy is bein a bitch, or that you got a ticket on the way there...you're world is absolutely perfect for the next couple hours Here's to faceoffs, goals, assists, overtime, livin' on the road, cold rinks, early mornings, breakaways, goin' top shelf, countless hours of practice, bag skates,thousands of dollars, dangling d-men, big hits, broken twigs, new skates, packin' bombs, wheelin' broads, coaches, adding the letter "y" to the end of everyone's last name, packin' lips, the word "fuck", pick up, fights, let downs, miracles and most of all - the game, Hockey Why? Why do we skate back and forth night after night? Skating so hard we throw up. Skating so hard your heart beat rings in your head, while your lungs are grasping for air. Late nights, early mornings, Friday nights, Saturday evenings, broken bones, torn muscles and deep bruises. We skate through it all. Because we live off our adrenaline, because the game frees your spirit, because the party in the locker room is fine, because your invincible once you step on the ice, because a shot can make you smile all night, sniping the twine, the rattling of the boards, the feel of the puck, and skates carving into the ice is a rhythm to live by, because its possible to skate fast enough to leave all your worries behind. Sweat is the cologne of our accomplishment. Why? Why would someone push themselves so hard? It's not for the money, it's not for the girls, and it's not for the fame. We do it because we love it


This doesn't sum up me of course.

Playing with the Dogs

Ginger going over Lincoln to get the ball









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This weekend I was able to see that Ginger was still active for her age. I guess Lincoln is keeping her young. Or she was probably just excited to see me. Lincoln is getting the hang of playing with Ginger. His muzzle-eye coordination is still a little off however.

Lincoln Look A Like

Lincoln was suppose to be black lab english coonhound mix, but it is hard to deny the similarities to a Great Dane(Lincoln is on the left, Dane puppy on the right). Luckily he is very cute either way. It would be nice to know so he is taken care of properly though.

We may be walking a horse in the near future. Ginger be prepared and teach the little guy well.

Grocery List

Amy if you read this call soon if you need anything:

1. Provel (shredded)
2. Cherry frosting
3. Toasted Ravs
4. Pasta House dressing (Amy do you need Zia's?)


mmm! yummy greasiness!


This is a test to see if you read my blog Amy. Ha!

1st Weekend Home

I am in bed with a puffy face and Anthony's Itouch(if you were wondering where it was Ant) and I thought I might as well blog. I must admit it is pretty amazing what one can do with technology these days. I like how with Apple the browser is familiar and looks like something I would use on an actual computer. I find it hard to fall asleep even with the pills. I even tried watching Fantasia but I became fascinated like when I was little. Then the Cardinals game came on so I watched that with my dad.

When I was in the doctor's chair and was given the "laughing gas" I could not stop smiling thinking of what Brittany would be saying to me if she saw me; so I am not sure if it was the gas or thinking of Brittany that made me smile. The whole operation was really weird. One minute we're talking about hockey and the next I'm wobbly and trying to walk to another chair. Thank you mom for being there.

Now I am really looking forward to coming home next weekend when I will be able to eat real food. Imos will be on the list as well as Spanky's which I could have now if I really wanted it, but I think I'll wait for Brittany. After an 8 o'clock check-up on Friday I hope to take Brittany to the zoo. It will be good to go a little early before the huge crowds get there. Then we'll maybe make a trip to The Arch to get some blog worthy shots; hopefully it is a nice day out.

I must also say the Lincoln Black (as my dad likes to call him) is very cute and Ginger seems to like him. Ginger must really missed me because the night I came home she seemed to have started to cry when she saw me and when my mom let go of the leash she came over and jumped on me. Lincoln followed suit, but then again he hops on everything. It's very cute; when he is fetching he will hop straight up in the air.

Bad Hair Day

Today my hair wouldn't cooperate so I combed it over. I look like a five year old.

Palermo Pictures

Last Day of Class

Today was my last day of college before finals begin next week. Hopefully I can get some productive studying in this weekend to prepare. Wish me luck

Taxes

First, I want to thank Amy for helping me file my taxes. Without her I would have had no idea what I was doing. She's the accountant and at times she was a bit confused. There were a lot of extra forms I had to fill out since I am considered and independent contractor with Blaige. We were up until around 1:30 doing these stupid things. I know I am a procrastinator, but what are you going to do about it. I just felt bad because she missed out on some studying time. When I get back from New Orleans I will have to take her out to dinner.

I ended up having to pay Uncle Sam a hefty some of money in the end. Hopefully our government uses my hard earned money for a good cause. The tax payer is always getting their pockets picked. Like for example with all these banks that have used the tax payer's money to bail themselves out. Now some of them are charging higher fees! That's how they repay us. Frustrating. The whole idea kind of pisses me off. Actually.

Anyway, I have a busy night ahead of myself again. Brittany and I are leaving for New Orleans tomorrow on a 11 am flight. It is not too early, but with early morning traffic we are going to have to plan ahead. Luckily Brittany's friend Angie has offered to give us a ride. I also have a meeting with Apartment People at 6 tonight. If they even show me horrible places I will be mad. It seems you tell them what you are looking for and they show you the complete opposite. I haven't even started packing yet and I have the Blues first playoff game tonight against Vancouver. I would like to catch at least part of the game.

Go Blues!!

A Must Read

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3995626&name=lebrun_pierre

This makes me happy.

Hey mom how are you? Miss you!

Wikipedia

Michael Scott: "Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you are getting the best possible information." -The Office

Last night a kid in my speech gave an entire that I now realize he stripped basically word for word from wikipedia. wikipedia can be useful, but I think it was a dumb move considering our proffesor cross-references our speech with wikipedia.

Boredom

Sometimes when there is nothing to do at work or in the library I am realize how thankful I am to at least have a computer, but I do not know any really interesting websites. Does anyone have any for me? Not that I do not like reading everyone's blog.

Nick are we playing hockey tomorrow?

Ankle Bender
Term used commonly by ice hockey players. Defines a person who is relatively new at skating or possesses very little skating ability. The person most often has very little balence and pronates at the ankles.
"Look at Olig trying to skate around on the ice, what an ankle bender!"

Cards v. Cubs

To ALL-

Tickets go on sale today for Cardinal v. Cubs tickets. Brittany and I were looking at July 12th. Anyone in? Anthony & Lauren? Mom, Dad, & Ang? Amy & Nick? It would be a nice weekend trip! No Cub fans allowed... JK

Question

Does anyone know why they call the things you put in your eye contacts?

Chicken Provel

The other night Brittany made Chicken Parmesan but substituted the parm with provel. It was delicious and the chicken was perfect! It was weird to see the provel cheese melt the orangish color that we see on Imo's pizza because as most of us know the cheese is white when bought from the grocery store. Anyway, the meal was delicious and as you can tell from these last two post I am a little hungry.

Guadalajara

When we visit Clear Lake we sometimes go to a Mexican restaurant called Cancun. At Cancun there is a dish called the guadalaraja. The first time I went there with Brittany's parents her dad warned of its deliciousness and of its size. "It could be a meal for two" he would say. So, the first time we went there we both (Randy and I) ordered the dish. I, of course, finished it and he had about half of it to go when we left. So, the second time we went to Cancun I did not order the guadalaraja and I made sure to stuff up on chips before the meal came so I would not seem like a pig. This was a mistake. The taco salad was still good, but it wasn't the guadalaraja. Randy and Barb went the other night and let me know that they both got and finished the guadalaraja (so he says) and that it was delicious. Now I am going to be craving it for awhile. Next time I visit Cancun you can guess what dish I will be getting and finishing.

If God had wanted us to play soccer he wouldn't have given us arms.

All Right...

Whoops. Before I wrote how I never see the Blues play I should have waited to see that the Blues were playing the Hawks tonight; so the game is on tv. 30 seconds in and there is already a fight! Go Blues!!

Sports

I was going to try and not blog about sports, but it is hard not to. After going home and being able to watch the Blues on TV and go to a game I realize how much I miss being able to watch them whenever I want. this means that I think next year I might have to get the NHL sports package. I am having horrible withdraws this week and I am tired of hearing how the Blues do through NHL.com or my dad; even though I do appreciate it dad. Even though people may make fun of me for liking a team who is in last place in their conference just wait a few years and then say something. And don't worry Blackhawk fans; you might make it to the playoffs this year, but Kane and Toews won't get you the cup. They might be highly skilled, but something about them tells me they won't win. They beat teams they are suppose to beat and thats it.

While on the subject of sports I might as well talk about baseball. Earlier this week a news report came out that traced HGH to Alex Rodrigeuz. Of course he took steroids and I am beginning to think that more of my childhood stars are also guilty. Kind of a bummer. And I know that McGwire and Sammy Sosa are credited with saving baseball, but the fact of the matter is that they still CHEATED.

Okay I know everyone who reads this does not care, but I just want to say Cubs suck and they will never win anything. They are the biggest joke team I have seen.

A real Workout

I remember playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out and the only physical workout I got was in my thumbs.
Now that there is such a thing as Wii Sports, and in particular Wii Boxing, video games have a whole new experience. Now I do not know if winning at Wii Boxing means flailing one's arms around like a mad women or using actual skill, but I could not beat Brittany at this particular game. It was very frustrating to lose, but I still got a workout in. I was sore today, but not nearly as sore as she was; probably something to do with the flailing.
Check out this article comparing Wii Boxing to the real thing

http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/08/13/wii-sports-boxing-a-workout-equivalent-to-the-real-thing/

P.S. Just kidding about the flailing. Brittany showed tremendous skill. The feisty swings probably comes from being the youngest.

Rolls

I just want to make one thing clear. Some of you may think that I am obsessed with Swiss Cake Rolls. They are quite delicious by my standards, but I think I have only ACTUALLY purchased them twice in recent memory. But I do have a horrible memory so who knows. I doubt I buy more anytime soon so I do not begin to see the rolls form on my belly. I might be on a roll with this blogging.*

* Courtesy of Brittany

Lottery

Next week in my speech class we have to present 5 things we would do/buy if we had $200,000,000 available. The first thing that popped into my head was to travel, but I thought that was kind of vague. The 5 cities I would like to travel to would be:
American Cities:
1. San Francisco
2. Seattle
3. Boston
4. Not a city, but I would like to visit Yellowstone National Park
5. Also not a city, but I would like to visit the Grand Canyon.

Foreign Places:
1. Paris with Brittany
2. Go back to visit Germany i.e. Munich & Berlin; this could be substituted with Austria
3. Australia/New Zealand
4. Argentina or Brazil
5. Tokyo? Maybe...

Another thing I would buy are St. Louis Blues season tickets. Preferably a box at center ice with free amenities. I am not as much of a car person as others in my family, but I would imagine I would like a black BMW, Mercedes, or Lexus; any suggestions please let me know. Obviously, I forgot to mention, that the first thing I would use the money for would be to pay off my student loans. Maybe Obama will somehow contrive a scheme to eliminate all outstanding school loans. That would be something.

The Economy Stinks and C'mon Blues

Last Friday at work two employees were let go. Which makes it weird in the office considering the two that were let go kind of livened the place up a little. Now only 6 people are working in the office. Thats 25% of our workplace! I really didn't know we were in any financial trouble with how busy Tom (CEO) has been with pitches and what not. Luckily for me I still have a job.

Also, I went to go watch the Blues-Red Wings game at the Houndstooth last night with a buddy of mine. It was a good game and the Blues played very well, but ended up losing in shootouts. Manny didn't have the best game; he let up 3 goals in 8 shots.

The Other White Meat

Dexter

Dexter and The Office are the only two shows I really look forward to watching. Dexter, I can only watch when I go home because it is on Showtime, but luckily The Office is on NBC. The Office is the funniest show out there and I was really disappointed when 30 Rock took home all of the awards this year, because that show is not funny at all. I am trying to get Brittany into Dexter so I can re-watch the 1st season with her, but so far she is a no go. Maybe if I put some time into Grey's or The Bachelor she'll watch a little with me. I mean what is not to love about a serial killer governed by an ambiguous moral code who works for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst? Sounds pretty fascinating to me!

OH MY GOD

Ingredients:

The Field:
1 Pound of Guacamole
15 Oz. Queso Dip For The Steelers End Zone
15 Oz. Salsa For The Cardinals End Zone
2 Oz. Sour Cream for the Field Lines

The Players:
15 Vienna Sausages
Helmets - 3 Oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese

The Goal Posts:
1 Slim Jim for Each Goal Post
1 Oz. Monterey Jack Cheddar To Anchor (each)

The Stands:
58 Twinkies
1 Pound of Bacon
1 Bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos
1 Bag of Cheetos
1 Bag of Corn Tortilla Chips
1 Bag of Chex Mix

The Blimp:
20 Oz. Football-Shaped Summer Sausage (optional) (on second thought, no, this isn't optional. Go buy one.)

TOTAL CALORIES: 24,375
TOTAL GRAMS OF FAT: 1,285
TOTAL COST: $86.47

My Last 2 Weeks at Crunch

These past two weeks I have been working out with Brittany at Crunch. She had a free two week pass for me since she is a member. It is a really nice week, but I now I will have to resort to Loyola's gym, which is sub par. I would join Crunch, but they are not offering the deal they gave Brittany when she signed up, and I do not believe it would be worth doing at this time. They do have a boxing ring and boxing classes that I would like to try out, but maybe some other time. I had a pretty good workout today and was looking forward to playing some hockey to supplement the workout, but Nick wimped out on me because he had to study. Just kidding Nick; I know that test is really important.

I am looking forward to going home next weekend. I feel I wasn't home long enough over Christmas and it went by really quickly. I am also hopefully looking forward to some home cooking.

Paper, Rock, Scissors, Shoot

Brittany and I have an easy way to decide on things; we play paper, rock, scissors. We even play to decide who has to decide what we are going to do or where/what we are going to eat. In order to win, and thus making the other the decider, one of us has to win two best out of three games. When we first started playing for fun I would win all of the time. I would sometimes let Brittany win because I felt so bad. It wasn't until we started using the game as a decider that I hit my funk. I would literally lose every single game. Me, being the undescisive person that I am, could not let this go on. So I finally took two seconds and figured out Brittany's strategy. Now I win a lot more often and she decided that she does not like to play the game to decide the more important things. Typical. I guess I do have more to write about than my dental habits.

2009

So this isn't only my first post in 2009, but it is my first post in about 2 months. Whoops. I find it hard to blog about my daily life in comparison to everyone else seems, who seem to have something to say about everything. I have been relatively busy with school, work, and the gym but I do not think people want to hear about how my workouts go. Anyone interested in learning about how to value a company, determine the WACC or APV, know what I am eating for lunch? Probably not. Maybe this means I need to spruce up my life a little bit and find some interesting things to do during my free time. I am sure there are plenty of things Brittany and I could experience that do not involve a smelly gym or popcorn. My New Years resolution was to make sure to brush, floss, and use mouthwash every night, but maybe I need to change it to trying something new once in awhile. Maybe I will try live my life in resemblance to Jim Carrey in Yes Man(a movie I haven't nor intend on seeing)and say yes to everything); unless it is something ridiculous.