Monthly Archives: December 2007

‘Boiler up for the last time until Aug.2008

The worse of the holiday crap is over with, now in a few more days I will be able to go out when I want to go out and not have to worry about 10 million others being there when I am. I so hate the holiday rush crap.

I got a good haul this year, a Purdue hoodie and t-shirt, Colts hoodie and a Bob Sanders jersey, a money clip, and a bunch of movies on DVDs.

The Big Lebowski (All time classic)
Oceans 13 (We loved it as much as the first 2)
The Simpsons Movie (Somewhat a letdown, but the skateboard scene is fucking priceless)
In Harm’s way/Donavan’s Reef (In Harm’s Way is my #2 all time John Wayne movie, Donavan’s Reef… not so much, but it’s a dual pack)
Dogma: the collector’s edition. (Another good movie… and what’s not to love about Buddy Christ?)
Casino in HD
V for Vendetta in HD

Both “Casino” and “V” are very high on my all time top movies list; I also have “Goodfellas” on HD from my birthday. Now I just need to get the $170 Xbox 360 HD DVD adapter to watch them, or spend $300 to $500 on a HD DVD player.

Just when you think you are set for a while on toys, they make you buy more.

Peace all.

How Do I Feel?: okay okay

I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in…

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I woke up this mornin’ with the sundown shinin’ in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin’ out as I was a-crawlin’ in
I got up so tight I couldn’t unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)

Someone painted “April Fool” in big black letters on a “Dead End” sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in

I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah

How Do I Feel?: calm calm

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

Yes, it is my Birthday……..I’m officially 34, but don’t tell anyone……..LOL

Harold got me a gift certificate for a spa day……..I love those.  =)

Already got the call from dad last night since according to his time zone it was already my birthday.  =)

The 1st couple of years after I moved out, my folks would call me at 2:30am est because that is time I was born in that timezone, I was actually born at 8:30am German time…………that is after 2 trips to the hospital (the moron doctor told my mom that it was false labor the 1st time and I was already over a month late).  Of course it was the end of the year and my parents were completely broke (big long story of my dad’s army sgt screwing up his pay) so after my mom was in the hospital the 2nd time, dad ran out of gas trying to get there…………the story of my birth………lol

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Maybe More Snow?

The snow we got earlier is long gone, but I just found this article on one of our local channels :

More snowflakes expected to fall 

 Here are some more statistics – the last time we had snow on Christmas Eve was back in 1998 and the snowflakes we saw this year on Christmas Day is only the sixth time since 1940 that it has happened.  In fact, the chance of a white Christmas for downtown Portland is just 1 percent.

So for our 1st Christmas here we were lucky enough to get snow!  I’ll take that as a good sign………..because when we moved to Florida, we got hit with 4 hurricanes in 2 months…….with 2 of them hitting us directly within 3 weeks…….not a good sign.  =)

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Perfect!!

We actually got snow on Christmas Day!!! I know it isn’t going to last, but it was perfect timing!

We were watching the Simpson’s Movie that I got Harold and he looked back out of kitchen windows and said “Holy shit” a couple of times. I thought he was just screwing with me……..he does that a bit………lol So I pointly didn’t look back. When I decided to fall for it, I saw that he wasn’t pulling my leg…………it was SNOWING!!!!

Now, I know those in the midwest are probably tired of it. But we get it mostly in rain form, while about 30-40 miles east they get the snow………..I mean a LOT of snow. So this was a neat treat. =)

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SNOW!!!

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I’m enjoying this!

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Even got it in my hair!!
We did our presents and we did good. =) I got Harold a Purdue & Colts sweatshirts, a Sanders Colts jersey, a money clip and a bunch of movies…..V for Vendetta & Casino on HD , Simpson’s Movie, Ocean 13, In Harm’s Way, Dogma & The Big Lebowski (which was funny because it was on last night and he was saying he had never seen the immediate beginning……..boy that was tough not to say anything……….grin)

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He got me the Blue Man Group audio CD & DVD, Bon Jovi Lost Highway DVD, CDs Tracy Chapman, Amy Winehouse : Frank, Alanis Morissett : Jagged Little Pill, he got me the Drew Brees Authentic Jersey I always wanted and some really cool snow boots! I really needed those, my other ones are from 88/89 when we left Alaska.
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I know, I look dorky, but I just got up a few minutes before. =)
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Alexis even got in on it………….lol

Harold’s folks sent us some wild rice, peanut brittle, knitted slippers and some knitted dish clothes. That was really cool. I love how colorful the dish clothes are.

Time for a shower and on to watching more movies.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

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