RAVE: What a game between my Yanks and the Orioles tonight! 15 innings and just about everything you never get to see in a game actually happened. Pure awesomeness. RANT: Dickerson hit in the head--a very scary moment. QUESTION: The Dickerson pitch brought up an old discussion between my man and me. What is worse...getting hit by a fastball or getting hit by a hockey puck? Both have pretty equal velocity, however a fastball is 60 feet away* from a batter, so essentially a hockey player in much closer circumstances would be getting hit with more force. Then again, hockey players are pretty padded so that certainly factors in. I'm going with hockey puck after watching Dickerson get up and trot to first base tonight but I'm not entirely sold. It's certainly a conundrum. *Thanks, Z!
I have been as healthy as an ox for over a year, but of course the powers that be want to punish me for being a dirty sinner and suddenly I'm sick with flu-like symptoms 24 hours before I leave for a long weekend of drinking and white water rafting. Fuck me!
Rave: Suck it, San Jose Rant: You are probably not a good cook if one of the ingredients in your "super spaghetti sauce recipe" is Ragu. Rave: This week is finally almost over. Rave: I still have a few hours between me and a big glass of scotch
Rant: Watching a family member suffer sucks. The emotional drain is more than I expected or would like to admit. Rave: "They" took the FedEx drop box away from the location right outside my office. The nearest one is now waaay inconvenient. I wrote a note to their customer service dept about it, making a reasonable argument for returning one in my area. I mailed it - not email, but snail mail, which is ironic using USPS to send a note to FedEx; but, I digress - last Friday. I got a call today from the guy in charge of deciding where to put (or remove) the drop boxes, and someone is meeting me tomorrow to discuss a new convenient location in the area.
Rave: Fuck yea, it was actually a good game up until Eager started taking penalties. Rave: I sure glad i am not Eager right now.
Rave launching boat in shelter island in San Diego tomorrow for a week of fishing and diving on the Baja of California Rant due to the addition of one extra person I am limited to 7 rods and 4 scuba tanks so I have to leave a lot of gear at home. Rave that is a first world "problem" Rave Isla de Cedros has a decompression chamber just in case.
RANT: I've ditched two shitty jobs in two days. Both times I've given them the option of keeping me around for two weeks, just as a courtesy and thanks for the oppurtunity. First one thanked me for being honest and told me to take off, no hard feelings. Second one freaked out and ranted for a couple minutes about something or other before I left. RAVE: Found another job this morning. Did a quick lunch service and some afternoon prep and it's looking pretty good. Nice steady service with emphasis on quality over quantity, which is a rarity during lunch. Fingers crossed.
Rant- Had a 6 month employee quit yesterday by not showing up, not calling, and turning off his phone. We were generally concerned, thinking he was in the hospital or jail. So I drove 30 miles to his house, called a few hospitals, etc. Either he's dead, in prison, or is a complete pussy. I wasn't expecting two weeks from this dipshit, but at least a text saying "You don't have to keep looking for me, I quit" would be the least he could do.
Rant: Spent all of today doing stupid intern work and hauled boxes and pavers all across town and into the office. Rave: Saw a street crew filling in a massive hole in the street with asphalt and remembered that I don't have it too bad... overworking my self during the past semester is paying off. Rave: One of the joys of placing ULine orders now is me getting to keep the "free gift" if I'm stupid enough to make a big enough order (and have to haul a ton of boxes). I went home with an awesome beer case cooler with a Twins logo embroidered on the side. I am going to put it to work tonight out on my back porch to see if it works.
hate to post twice so quickly but Rant: Fuck i really dont remember the cute girl flashing Eager when he was in the penalty box. She has some nice titties.
Rave: Ended up going to a chiropractor after work because while I was sitting at work my back started acting up again. Ho-lee-shit, I forgot how good it feels to be able to stand and sit up straight. This guy has been doing this for 25+ years and totally straightened my back out. I feel like a million bucks right now. On top of that, he gave me some exercises to do to increase my core back strength without using weights. I'm gonna sleep like a baby tonight.
Rant- Fuck me, I forgot why I don't go to strip clubs anymore. This decently attractive girl came up to me only to discover she had a tattoo of her dead boyfriend on her tit. It wasn't his name or initials, it was his face smeared across her left titty like silly putty. She got up to get a drink and I bolted. I won't be going back anytime soon.
Rant: Burnt the fuck out. Rant: Two more days of being burnt the fuck out only to have my hardest flight/brief on the second day. \ Rave: The rest of Saturday plus Sunday to catch up to myself after the hard stuff. Rant: Monday/Tuesday are hard flights also. Rave: Wed, I solo, Thursday is sit around and cut up maps day, and Friday is a no fly day followed by a looooooong ass weekend. God I can't wait for Tuesday night to get here...
Rant: Fucking. Ticks. I have never seen these nasty little fuckers until I moved to Eastern Washington. Now I am pulling them out of my dog non-stop, and today I found one on my niece's FACE. I wanted to punch her and save her all at once. Luckily, I sprung for the latter. But seriously. Fuck ticks, fuck them.
Rants: Spiders and other bugs are all over. Its kind of driving me nuts. I wanted to buy some of that insect repellent you spray around the base of your house to keep the bugs out, but of course my wife was against it. She is also against spraying weed-killer in the rocks and landscaping around the house where there shouldn't be weeds. She says she wants to find a 'healthy' alternative, because she is afraid of all the chemicals. We also have rabbits living under our shed, preventing us from planting the garden she wants, but she won't let me get rid of them my way (i.e. letting my mother-in-law's two labs run around the yard for a day or two). Any suggestions are extremely welcome.
Rave: Moving to a new apartment in August that allows dogs. First time I've had a pet-friendly place since I moved out of my parents' house. Rant: If I follow through on getting a dog, it'll be the first one I've had since the dog I got when I was 8 and grew up with passed away about 3 years ago. As unhealthy as it sounds, I still miss him. A lot. Rant: Again probably not healthy, but drinking and thinking about it brings up a lot of emotions. I still feel guilty that I was away at school when he died. Miss you Jake. You were the best.
RANT: I just locked my fucking car keys inside my car. Dammit! Question is do I call my girlfriend, who is asleep after having to work till 6am, to drive me somewhere to buy a tool to unlock it myself, or just pay the $40 to have a locksmith come pop it for me. Edit Rant: Slim Jims are illegal to sell in the state of Oklahoma. Guess I'm calling the locksmith.