Monday Hell

I went back to work today after a nice 3 day weekend and it was pure hell.

We're on a skeleton staff for the summer, and I gotta wear many different hats, which I normally don't mind, but today I just got hammered - one after the other. We made it through the day though.

I screwed up at lunch. I was going to get a delicious Buffalo Chicken Salad - Ummmmm. I went to the pub to pick it up and three of my co-workers wanted one as well. Well I got there and ordered three salads - brought them back, and delivered them (I'm such the good delivery boy!), then realized I didn't get one for myself. Doh!.

I'm know watching Hell's Kitchen, which is, by far the worst thing I've seen on Prime Time TV since "Titus", but, for some reason, I can't stop watching. Um, Help?

4400

I was at a party the other day, where everyone was talking about how good USA networks 4400 was. Well, I hadn't seen any, so I had blockbuster hook me up with the 1st season on DVD. It totally Kicks ass.

I got the 1st disc of season one from Blockbuster online, watched it and turned it right around so I'd have the 2nd disc for the weekend. Well, I get it in the mail, the envelope says Disc 2, I get some beer, pop some corn, and it's freakin disc 1 again. Drat!

I'm watching the current episode now, and having a bit of trouble putting connecting some of the dots. I'm gonna have to get Season 2, and get up to speed.

Status Quo

Well, everything is pretty much the same.

Haven't replaced my camera yet, and I'm kinda jonesing.

I've been kinda busy, and I haven't finished reading Long Way Down. I'm just about done. It's a pretty good read. I'll be sure to pick up some more Hornby. I do have to google some of the freaky Brittish expressions.

My golf game is slowly gettin' better - but I'm sure now that I said that - It's all over.

Haven't made any vacation plans for this summer yet, and it's getting kinda late. I'll probably just take a week and bumb around - Boston and the Cape. Dunno.

How's that for exciting?

Recent Reads

I just finished reading "Possible Side Effects", and I'm sorry to say it kinda sucked. I'm a fan of Burroughs, and have read all his other books, but this just didn't do it. He even recycled stories from his previous book.

I'm now reading "A Long Way Down", by Nick Hornby. I've never read any of his stuff. I'm guessing his a Brit. Just started it last night, but so far so good. It's about 4 people who are looking to commit suicide by jumping off a building (that I guess is a landmark for folks that want to jump to their deaths) on New Years Eve. Well so far they all just ended meeting up and telling their stories. I like how it's written, jumping from each persons point of view. It'll be a quick read.

I'm Still Standing

Long time since I posted. Don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but not much has changed.

I've been to a couple of stags, a wedding, a few picnics, and golfed a bit - not as much as I'd like to as it's been raining pretty much every damn day for the past two months. I'm starting to grow freakin' gills.

It was a good 4th of July weekend - Happy Independence Day. Had a couple of picnics to go to, did some yard work, and golfed - see a trend here?

Oh, the yard is coming along. I'd post some pics, but, I don't see that happening as I was taking some pics outside, went out to the pub, and left my camera on the shelf of the gas grill. Well of course it rained that night!! Not a good thing. Sorry George Eastman, I'll treat the next one better.

New Catholic Church

If this were the case, I think I'd make it to Mass a bit more often. Amen Brother!!

Not a memorable memorial day

It hasn't really been an exciting Memorial day here.

I took Friday off from work to make a nice four day weekend. Yesterday I did yard work, gymed it, then had some beers and watched a movie.

Today, well, I did some yard work, gymed it, and tonight, well, I'm gonna watch Munich and drink some beers. All this work on my yard and it's still not looking that great.

The weather finally has been beautiful, but there's nothin' goin on. I'm kinda getting depressed. Tomorrow, if I'm still in the same funk, I'm just gonna hop in the truck and head down to the shore, just for something kinda summer like.

I'll put up some photos of the yard as soon as I figure out this flickr thing

alligator sunburn

Did ya know certian rare breads of alligators can get sunburn?

my lawn sucks

I can't even guess how much time I spent on my lawn, and it still looks like crap. My neighbors are retired, and have nothing but spare time to spend on cultivating their lawns, and they all look like fairways, except one.

My neighbor to my left does literally nothing to his lawn. It's a lawn of weeds which seem to pollinate to my yard. the side of my yard nearest his is crap. the other side is pristine. the dude to the left has freakin vines that grow through my rhododendrons (yeah, hadda spell check that bad boy), and is killing it. I've spent countless hours trying to kill, pull, prune these freakin weeds. Damn you. Anyway, it is the kick off to summer, so no complaints (other then this rant).

Building my ark

Well, after what seems like 40 days, the rain has finally stopped. We got a lot of rain, but are better off then the folks further north.

I got outta work today, ran to the gym, then came home and mowed the lawn. It was so long it was going to seed. At least it's green. Don't get me wrong, I actually like the ran, love sleeping with the rain hitting the roof, and actually like golfing in a light rain. I figure I'd be perfect for Wash. State, and loved my trips to Ireland, but, damn, I was starting to get freakin' depressed.

Cinco de Mayo

I went to a Cinco de Mayo party last night, and well, drank a ton of cervesa of course. All was going well. Food was good, good conversation, mix of crowd. I knew most people, but met some new. The weather was nice, so we kinda moved the party outside.

I was having a blast until, my old Bad Date, showed up. I was on my best behavior despite already having a good 6 beers in me. I made some polite small talk, was harassed a bit about still being in a dead end job, etc, but I took it, smiled, and just walked away. I'm actually kinda proud of myself. It would have done no good to show it bothered me.

Anyway, the party was good. I ate some weird mexican stew shit that cleared my sinuses for awhile. I wish I had some now. I'm heading to the gym to work off some of the beer, and I can't breath. Shoud make for a good workout.