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Friday: February 12, 2010 - February 12 of 12
6:10am (or 6:11): My arsenal of alarm clocks. Each alarm clock has a separate purpose. The gray one projects the time above my bed so even though I'm blind without my contacts in I can still read the numbers. The big one with the green numbers is the last resort set for ten minutes after the rest and wakes the dead. The black one in the back goes off first and plays something nice and soothing to starting waking me up. And my phone goes off every ten minutes with the "alarm" sound because nothing wakes you up quite like a heart attack.
7:00am: Suited up and ready to be Mike.edu for an hour. Some rogue curls look like horns but whatever. It's a special day in class...
8:40: Chris and I performing 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins. We face the attitude daily that what we teach has nothing to do with "today's music" so sometimes it's good just to smack the students back into submission with a transcription and performance that illustrates, oh, everything you're talking about in class. Boom. (Video soon!)
10:00 All that smacking-down needs some breakfast from Einstein's.
10:15: Driving back home with Chompy in the back seat. I have to pick her up to get her out of the car which sucks more than you might think. There's my FSU phone case that Chris got me for Christmas. Go State!
10:30: Mike.com has a new arch-enemy at work whose netspeak reminds of me Alex. I know it's not Alex because there was no note saying "Dude--chess?" This is actually out of order since that came about at like 6pm but whatever.
4:00pm: Taking myself out for a nice CFA lunch.
After dropping off my NZ picture to be framed and getting the clasp on my watch fixed I came across this sign. I remember when I was your age the Shake N' Bake slogan was "And I helped".
9:30pm: The Chompinator taking on the dental dinosaur. Steggy never wins.
11:00pm: Playing a video game with Steve. It's not World of Warcraft; we're not that nerdy.
12:23am: Bedtime. Time to work off the insomnia...
12:45am:...with another video game that's so dull it puts me to sleep. I was too lazy to get out of bed to find the remote for the TV so I had to settle for this to bore me to sleep.
BONUS #1: Holiday Inn now offers people to warm up your bed for you. Chompy is suing for patent infringement since she's been doing that for ten years.
BONUS #2: Video of Chompy:
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Thursday: January 07, 2010 - Off to New Zealand
So long, suckers. Steve and I are off to New Zealand right now. Our dad dropped us off at the airport bright and early this morning and we have our two carry-on bags. We are in the middle of a blizzard in Chicago so going to another part of the planet where they're having summer is even more awesome now. Think fondly of us as you dig ourselves out of two feet of snow. Ciao dudes!
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6:10am (or 6:11): My arsenal of alarm clocks. Each alarm clock has a separate purpose. The gray one projects the time above my bed so even though I'm blind without my contacts in I can still read the numbers. The big one with the green numbers is the last resort set for ten minutes after the rest and wakes the dead. The black one in the back goes off first and plays something nice and soothing to starting waking me up. And my phone goes off every ten minutes with the "alarm" sound because nothing wakes you up quite like a heart attack.
7:00am: Suited up and ready to be Mike.edu for an hour. Some rogue curls look like horns but whatever. It's a special day in class...
8:40: Chris and I performing 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins. We face the attitude daily that what we teach has nothing to do with "today's music" so sometimes it's good just to smack the students back into submission with a transcription and performance that illustrates, oh, everything you're talking about in class. Boom. (Video soon!)
10:00 All that smacking-down needs some breakfast from Einstein's.
10:15: Driving back home with Chompy in the back seat. I have to pick her up to get her out of the car which sucks more than you might think. There's my FSU phone case that Chris got me for Christmas. Go State!
10:30: Mike.com has a new arch-enemy at work whose netspeak reminds of me Alex. I know it's not Alex because there was no note saying "Dude--chess?" This is actually out of order since that came about at like 6pm but whatever.
4:00pm: Taking myself out for a nice CFA lunch.
After dropping off my NZ picture to be framed and getting the clasp on my watch fixed I came across this sign. I remember when I was your age the Shake N' Bake slogan was "And I helped".
9:30pm: The Chompinator taking on the dental dinosaur. Steggy never wins.
11:00pm: Playing a video game with Steve. It's not World of Warcraft; we're not that nerdy.
12:23am: Bedtime. Time to work off the insomnia...
12:45am:...with another video game that's so dull it puts me to sleep. I was too lazy to get out of bed to find the remote for the TV so I had to settle for this to bore me to sleep.
BONUS #1: Holiday Inn now offers people to warm up your bed for you. Chompy is suing for patent infringement since she's been doing that for ten years.
BONUS #2: Video of Chompy:
Comments: 6
Thursday: January 07, 2010 - Off to New Zealand
So long, suckers. Steve and I are off to New Zealand right now. Our dad dropped us off at the airport bright and early this morning and we have our two carry-on bags. We are in the middle of a blizzard in Chicago so going to another part of the planet where they're having summer is even more awesome now. Think fondly of us as you dig ourselves out of two feet of snow. Ciao dudes!
Comments: 1
Good Things Take Time...
178 days until FSU Football (2010)
Random Picture...
The expert car-packers at work.
The expert car-packers at work.
Time Machine:
03-11-2009
· 03-11-2008
· 03-11-2007
· 03-11-2006
03-11-2009: My house is going to be clean like you don't even know for the many Fests this month. I have about four laundry loads left and some dog-washing and vacuuming left to do but on the whole I'm in pretty good shape for Chris' arrival Friday evening.
I've got a good 12 of 12 in the works since I have a lot to do. I already missed my 10am meeting at Wachovia but whatever, it's my money and I call the shots. That's what you get for paying me like .000004% interest. I still need to pick up Abby from Jamie's before I do another load of laundry and then drive out to Reston.
PromotionCode.org is almost up to 100 fans on Facebook so if you're not already a fan, it would be nice of you to become one as a personal favor to me. It's rare that I mention anything work related so you should feel honored to be a part of today's entry.
There was big news on the FriendFront last night but I'm not sure if it has been disseminated fully enough for a mention. You know who you are, you just let me know.03-11-2008: Jamie flew back into town yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville and I made it to Reagan in about 15 minutes. With Brian's map I can now do no wrong. After I picked her up we caught a bus (gasp) to Tenleytown where we had lunch then got on the metro (gasp) so she could get fingerprinted for her internship and I could get my SMARTcard. The woman fingerprinting her kept trying to resend a fax and must have done it fifty times while we were there. Getting my SMARTcard was pretty easy although I was hoping it would somehow be smart enough to repel the stench of the homeless on the bus from infiltrating my nose but no, it's just not that smart.
After having dinner in Georgetown we came back to my house and built my dining room table and about 95% of the kitchen pantry. Because it was so late I didn't want to do any hammering or else that would have gotten done too. With those items complete I'm down to only needing to build my new dresser and a bookshelf. Once THAT'S done then I can finally finish up my office and empty out four of the remaining tubs. Awesome. 03-11-2007: Ah, Poker Night. The four of us trotted over to Renee and Ian's around 6:30 to settle in to some poker. Ian made some sort of delicious chicken and mashed potato dish (how can you lose with that combination?) and Chris volunteered some of now-famous pepperoni bread. Ian was the star of the show, ending his string of 2nd place finishes and ruining the nights of everyone else. We stuck around to see if Renee could make a comeback against her boy toy but it was not to be. After leaving our $5 in Ian's wallet we adjourned home. Once there Chris and I broke out some red wine and Jamie and Mike(r) met up with Carlos for a night of dancing. Since Chris and I are old we fell asleep early and the rest of the part returned around 3am-ish.
Week 7
1) Ian (RG, MC, MR)
2) Renee (CE)
3) Mike (CP,JB)
4) Chris
5) Michael
6) Christen
7) Jamie
PCS Standings
1) Mike (2.28) [15 Kills]
T2) Ian (3.00) [6 Kills]
T2) Amy (3.00) [0 Kills]
4) Chris (3.14) [8 Kills]
5) Jamie (4.80) [4 Kills]
6) Christen (5.00) [2 Kills]
7) Renee (5.70) [2 Kill]
8) Tim (7.00) [0 Kills]I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.
I've got a good 12 of 12 in the works since I have a lot to do. I already missed my 10am meeting at Wachovia but whatever, it's my money and I call the shots. That's what you get for paying me like .000004% interest. I still need to pick up Abby from Jamie's before I do another load of laundry and then drive out to Reston.
PromotionCode.org is almost up to 100 fans on Facebook so if you're not already a fan, it would be nice of you to become one as a personal favor to me. It's rare that I mention anything work related so you should feel honored to be a part of today's entry.
There was big news on the FriendFront last night but I'm not sure if it has been disseminated fully enough for a mention. You know who you are, you just let me know.03-11-2008: Jamie flew back into town yesterday afternoon from Jacksonville and I made it to Reagan in about 15 minutes. With Brian's map I can now do no wrong. After I picked her up we caught a bus (gasp) to Tenleytown where we had lunch then got on the metro (gasp) so she could get fingerprinted for her internship and I could get my SMARTcard. The woman fingerprinting her kept trying to resend a fax and must have done it fifty times while we were there. Getting my SMARTcard was pretty easy although I was hoping it would somehow be smart enough to repel the stench of the homeless on the bus from infiltrating my nose but no, it's just not that smart.
After having dinner in Georgetown we came back to my house and built my dining room table and about 95% of the kitchen pantry. Because it was so late I didn't want to do any hammering or else that would have gotten done too. With those items complete I'm down to only needing to build my new dresser and a bookshelf. Once THAT'S done then I can finally finish up my office and empty out four of the remaining tubs. Awesome. 03-11-2007: Ah, Poker Night. The four of us trotted over to Renee and Ian's around 6:30 to settle in to some poker. Ian made some sort of delicious chicken and mashed potato dish (how can you lose with that combination?) and Chris volunteered some of now-famous pepperoni bread. Ian was the star of the show, ending his string of 2nd place finishes and ruining the nights of everyone else. We stuck around to see if Renee could make a comeback against her boy toy but it was not to be. After leaving our $5 in Ian's wallet we adjourned home. Once there Chris and I broke out some red wine and Jamie and Mike(r) met up with Carlos for a night of dancing. Since Chris and I are old we fell asleep early and the rest of the part returned around 3am-ish.
Week 7
1) Ian (RG, MC, MR)
2) Renee (CE)
3) Mike (CP,JB)
4) Chris
5) Michael
6) Christen
7) Jamie
PCS Standings
1) Mike (2.28) [15 Kills]
T2) Ian (3.00) [6 Kills]
T2) Amy (3.00) [0 Kills]
4) Chris (3.14) [8 Kills]
5) Jamie (4.80) [4 Kills]
6) Christen (5.00) [2 Kills]
7) Renee (5.70) [2 Kill]
8) Tim (7.00) [0 Kills]I took the day off blogging but only because I was thinking of you.