Hey y'all,
A couple of quick notes. A) WE played 2 of the best softball games of all time on Sunday. if you weren't there you missed a treat! The first game we won 5-4. We scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th to tie it, and then scored the winning run in the bottom of the 7th. I was jacked up. The next game was tight the whole way, we ended up losing 3-1. But there were phenomenal defensive plays by both teams. And we finished 2 games in a little over a hour and a half. Damn that was quick!
Ryan is back in town, and he's staying! well, atleast not going back to korea. it's been great having him back and hanging out with him. we might play a little too much halo, but that never hurt no one.
Work is a bit rough now because the work in the room is being reviewed by the supervisors, and it really sucks when even though you know you are busting your ass, they aren't satisified with the work. So i'm picking up more hours to try to get the numbers up a little, cause it's all a numbers game. And it's the summer time, the last thing I want to be doing is working 10-11 hour days. I need to have some fun!
And i don't have anything in particularly deep to add today, just a quick briefing!
7.25.2006
7.16.2006
Where you want to be
I think you'll all agree with, Moose don't belong in Brazil. But unfortunately, that's how it goes. Manny Moose is headed back to Brazil tomorrow. He had a good run in the United States. If you wanna see a picture of the moose, you can check him out on myspace. I'll miss him! He was such a happy baby!
I spent the day with my mom's side of the family yesterday. It was a lot of fun. It's amazing the connection you can feel to people even though you only see them once or twice a year. We go to my aunt's house (which she is selling by the way, very unfortunate) It has a pond which we swim in. We just hang out in the backyard, swim, drink, play cards, and eat. I do have a bit of redneck in me, but I only let it come out once or twice a year.
I want to be somewhere else, i always want to be somewhere else, and not only do I want to be somewhere else, I want to be everywhere. I don't want to miss a thing, i want to be at a wedding, a graduation party, a funeral, and a family reunion all in the same day. I want to be at a bar, playing poker, swimming, or seeing a movie. I want to be at work and be in the sun. I don't ever want to sleep, because if you sleep you miss something. I want to stretch myself so thin that I can't possibly ever stop. I want to play every sport at any time. I don't want to be watching tv, sitting on the computer too long, or playing video games. I want to play the bagpipes. I want to be in a band, but not for the music, for the girls. I want to travel to every european country, half of the central/south american countries, a couple African nations, and a good blend of the Asian continent. I want to be a free spirit, but I also want to be able to share my spirit with someone.
I want a lot of things, I want too much, i want so much I can't focus on one thing long enough. Every shiny glitterty thing distracts me. How can I roll all of my wants into one lifetime. How can i do everything i want to do in such a short amount of time. And how can I pay for any of it, if I don't have a job because I always want to be somewhere else?
And so it goes, can I be where I want to be and not be there at the same time?
I spent the day with my mom's side of the family yesterday. It was a lot of fun. It's amazing the connection you can feel to people even though you only see them once or twice a year. We go to my aunt's house (which she is selling by the way, very unfortunate) It has a pond which we swim in. We just hang out in the backyard, swim, drink, play cards, and eat. I do have a bit of redneck in me, but I only let it come out once or twice a year.
I want to be somewhere else, i always want to be somewhere else, and not only do I want to be somewhere else, I want to be everywhere. I don't want to miss a thing, i want to be at a wedding, a graduation party, a funeral, and a family reunion all in the same day. I want to be at a bar, playing poker, swimming, or seeing a movie. I want to be at work and be in the sun. I don't ever want to sleep, because if you sleep you miss something. I want to stretch myself so thin that I can't possibly ever stop. I want to play every sport at any time. I don't want to be watching tv, sitting on the computer too long, or playing video games. I want to play the bagpipes. I want to be in a band, but not for the music, for the girls. I want to travel to every european country, half of the central/south american countries, a couple African nations, and a good blend of the Asian continent. I want to be a free spirit, but I also want to be able to share my spirit with someone.
I want a lot of things, I want too much, i want so much I can't focus on one thing long enough. Every shiny glitterty thing distracts me. How can I roll all of my wants into one lifetime. How can i do everything i want to do in such a short amount of time. And how can I pay for any of it, if I don't have a job because I always want to be somewhere else?
And so it goes, can I be where I want to be and not be there at the same time?
7.14.2006
Professional eating
Ok, so i'll post to show I'm serious about this blog.
Fist things first, Competitive eating is not a sport. Sure ESPN was showing it for a while. But at this point, ESPN will tryout anything after the unexpected, successful hit putting Poker on tv was. THey are looking for the next World Series. Sure eating 57 hotdogs in under an hour take some skill, but so does knitting.
So I'm going to write about some of my more impressive feats of eating.
I start out slow, beginning with the Quad Stacker. This really isn't that hard, but just the sounds of it makes it worse then it really is. IT's four patties of beef, four slices of cheese, and bacon on a bun. Every man's dream right? Yeah if it werne't sold at Burger King. I got the thing and looked like it belonged in a fat kid's happy meal. It was tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny. I think the burger patties were 1/16 lbs each. Any way, I'm a pig, I'll tell you more:
I've been in a pie eating contest, but that's not really all it's cracked up to be. It really is more disgusting than anything. IF you can cleanly eat a pie with your hands behind your back and blindfolded, I applaud you. But I think that's more of a spectator thing.
Quaker Steak & Lube has unlimited wings on tuesday. There wings are gooooooooooooood. Louisiana Lickers are my favorites, and frankly, that's the only flavor I can remember. But they have some other good ones. I haven't been in a while, I need to go. Even if it's not on a tuesday. Anyway, i was able to down 56 wings on one of my trips, and that nearly killed me. I ate over 4 dozen winfs in a sitting, ECCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK. ANd just to look a little better, my friend he ate like 84. HE's kind of a monster when it comes to meat. His name: George Morrison. If you know him, you wouldn't be surprised.
I invented the Cheeseburger Hall of Fame during my years at taco bell. THis isn't about sheer quantity, this is all about instant impact. Buy a McDonald's cheeseburger and shove it all in your mouth at once. Then try to chew. It's not that tricky, but it does take a while to get through. This probably requires the most "skill" to accomplish in the sense, you pretty much have to have half the burger hanging out of your mouth while you chew the other half. Not a pretty site.
(This blog is becoming way to long for the subject matter)
I've done chubby bunny. Or maybe just tried to stuff a whole bunch of marshmallows in my mouth. I really thing I'm pretty good at this, but I've never competed. There is a picture floating around somewhere of a ton of marshmallows exploding from my mouth like a mushroom cloud. And also of me and some people attempting the cheeseburger hall of fame.
And now for my penultimate achievement, and if you have a weak stomach, you might want to sit this one out. The Wendy's $ 0.99 challenge. It goes like this, you buy 1 item of the classic 99 cent menu, and eat it as fast as you can. I recommend you put in a movie, a looooooooooooooong movie.
There are the items:
jr. bacon cheese burger
jr. cheeseburger deluxe
med. fries
small frosty
small soda
ceasar salad
garden salad
5 pc. chicken nuggets
baked potato (or as I like to refer to it as the "gutbuster")
chili
THe first time i did this, It took me one hour and 57 minutes. I was 2nd only to Ian who finished it in 1 hour and 53 minutes. Let me tell you, JT and Brandon wimped out. BUt by the end, I saved one of the burgers until last. I could taste each individual flavor, and I was just waiting to throw up. After suffering throught the burger I did a short dance of celebration and then immediately laid on the ground for about half and hour, where people thought it would be funny to poke me in the belly like i was the friggin' pilsbury dough boy.
The 2nd time was while I was in americorps, me and matt did it. Unfortunately, they didn't have baked potatos, so we had to substitute another batch of fries, which kind of devalues it, but i did finish in under an hour, which I am morbidly proud of. Matt did well, but he ended up throwing up, but he ate like a champ. And he's actually my food eating role model. He's pretty good at it.
So now that i've completely grossed you all out, who wants to do the 99 cent challenge, it's about that time of the year!
Fist things first, Competitive eating is not a sport. Sure ESPN was showing it for a while. But at this point, ESPN will tryout anything after the unexpected, successful hit putting Poker on tv was. THey are looking for the next World Series. Sure eating 57 hotdogs in under an hour take some skill, but so does knitting.
So I'm going to write about some of my more impressive feats of eating.
I start out slow, beginning with the Quad Stacker. This really isn't that hard, but just the sounds of it makes it worse then it really is. IT's four patties of beef, four slices of cheese, and bacon on a bun. Every man's dream right? Yeah if it werne't sold at Burger King. I got the thing and looked like it belonged in a fat kid's happy meal. It was tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny. I think the burger patties were 1/16 lbs each. Any way, I'm a pig, I'll tell you more:
I've been in a pie eating contest, but that's not really all it's cracked up to be. It really is more disgusting than anything. IF you can cleanly eat a pie with your hands behind your back and blindfolded, I applaud you. But I think that's more of a spectator thing.
Quaker Steak & Lube has unlimited wings on tuesday. There wings are gooooooooooooood. Louisiana Lickers are my favorites, and frankly, that's the only flavor I can remember. But they have some other good ones. I haven't been in a while, I need to go. Even if it's not on a tuesday. Anyway, i was able to down 56 wings on one of my trips, and that nearly killed me. I ate over 4 dozen winfs in a sitting, ECCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKK. ANd just to look a little better, my friend he ate like 84. HE's kind of a monster when it comes to meat. His name: George Morrison. If you know him, you wouldn't be surprised.
I invented the Cheeseburger Hall of Fame during my years at taco bell. THis isn't about sheer quantity, this is all about instant impact. Buy a McDonald's cheeseburger and shove it all in your mouth at once. Then try to chew. It's not that tricky, but it does take a while to get through. This probably requires the most "skill" to accomplish in the sense, you pretty much have to have half the burger hanging out of your mouth while you chew the other half. Not a pretty site.
(This blog is becoming way to long for the subject matter)
I've done chubby bunny. Or maybe just tried to stuff a whole bunch of marshmallows in my mouth. I really thing I'm pretty good at this, but I've never competed. There is a picture floating around somewhere of a ton of marshmallows exploding from my mouth like a mushroom cloud. And also of me and some people attempting the cheeseburger hall of fame.
And now for my penultimate achievement, and if you have a weak stomach, you might want to sit this one out. The Wendy's $ 0.99 challenge. It goes like this, you buy 1 item of the classic 99 cent menu, and eat it as fast as you can. I recommend you put in a movie, a looooooooooooooong movie.
There are the items:
jr. bacon cheese burger
jr. cheeseburger deluxe
med. fries
small frosty
small soda
ceasar salad
garden salad
5 pc. chicken nuggets
baked potato (or as I like to refer to it as the "gutbuster")
chili
THe first time i did this, It took me one hour and 57 minutes. I was 2nd only to Ian who finished it in 1 hour and 53 minutes. Let me tell you, JT and Brandon wimped out. BUt by the end, I saved one of the burgers until last. I could taste each individual flavor, and I was just waiting to throw up. After suffering throught the burger I did a short dance of celebration and then immediately laid on the ground for about half and hour, where people thought it would be funny to poke me in the belly like i was the friggin' pilsbury dough boy.
The 2nd time was while I was in americorps, me and matt did it. Unfortunately, they didn't have baked potatos, so we had to substitute another batch of fries, which kind of devalues it, but i did finish in under an hour, which I am morbidly proud of. Matt did well, but he ended up throwing up, but he ate like a champ. And he's actually my food eating role model. He's pretty good at it.
So now that i've completely grossed you all out, who wants to do the 99 cent challenge, it's about that time of the year!
7.12.2006
3rd time is a charm!
So, i'vebeen trying to write a post two other times and I've been thwarted, either by my brother who was trying to do homework, or by myself accidentlly bumping the power cable, and thus causing the computer to go on the fritz. But, it's working now, and I fully iontend on providing my few viewers with a lengthy drawn out, but entertaining blog.
Man have you missed a lot! I'll try to catch you up, but i'm just going to be going of on tangents. Think of this blog a syour inside look at mike's stream of conscious .
As far as saying I'm content, i just wanted to point out that I am content with where I am at only because I am not content to stay here for an extended period of time. IF I feel I am getting into arut and a place I don't want to be, i'm willing to make drastic changes. I don't want to get to the point where I am trapped with what I am doing.
May and June were pretty good months. Summer has come, the weather warmed up, and a lot more people around because school shas let out. Got to do a mermorial day picnic at a beach on the eastside Mentor headlands. it was definitely nicer out there, but not necessarily worth the extra time it takes. And the water is still dirty lake erie water.
I got to attend Amanda and Riley's wedding. I'm friends with amanda, and I've met riley a couple times over the years. It was exciting because it was my first wedding where I was invited as friend, not family. It was a beautiful ceremony, very well planned. And it was a lot of fun to catch up with the girls of Compton 3rd floor. That's pretty much how i knew them. They all live don the same hall our freshman year.
Softball is going, we are doing well, but definitely underachieving a bit. This is the first year where I am being very critical of my managing, and seeing what I can do to improve both on the field play, and also working everyone into the rotation. It's not been easy, but I think by the end of the season will be ready to go in the playoffs. The good thing is a) we can definitely beat an team in the field. b) the regualr season will have little impact on the playoffs because it's a 6 team field. The first round bye would be nice but we can manage because we are the youngest team and our stamina is considerably higher.
Whitewater rafting was one of the best experiences in my life. It was definitely a fun group to go with. The camping will have to be planned a little better next time (yes there will be a next time) BUt over all, i am really glad thta it all came together and we got to make the trip. Our guide, Tasha, was pretty cool, and made fun of stephen the whole time, so bonus points in my book!
Work is work, it's been a little less stressful, but mainly because either there was a 3rd shift person so I couldn't stay extra or I haven't been. I work my 40 and go home. it's definitely harder in the summer, because I always have something I want to do. BUt i'll probably be getting into working extended hours a little more here because the money is nice. I still don't know if I'll ever get hired in and that is frustrating! i deserve it, the people I work with tell me that, my boss tells me that, but somewhere in the corporate chain, someone says, can't hire any new people. ARGH! So for now I wait it out.
I'm still looking into CSU, but have found that they like their summer vacation, because people I have called or emailed haven't really gotten back to me. So, i find that process slow moving. but I should be taking 1 course this semester. probably something that fulfills my core classes, because I gotta a couple of those left thanks to CSU's crazy requirements.
And since i like to see who reads my blog, here's a thought. I haven't been able to pick what I want to do with the rest fo my life. So i'm asking advice. What would I be good at?? what do you guys see from me that suggests, yeah, he might be able to do that FOR EVER FOOOOOOOOOOR EVERRRRRRRRR FOOOORRRRRRREVER! Any ideas? let me know! I'll be blogging again soon!
Man have you missed a lot! I'll try to catch you up, but i'm just going to be going of on tangents. Think of this blog a syour inside look at mike's stream of conscious .
As far as saying I'm content, i just wanted to point out that I am content with where I am at only because I am not content to stay here for an extended period of time. IF I feel I am getting into arut and a place I don't want to be, i'm willing to make drastic changes. I don't want to get to the point where I am trapped with what I am doing.
May and June were pretty good months. Summer has come, the weather warmed up, and a lot more people around because school shas let out. Got to do a mermorial day picnic at a beach on the eastside Mentor headlands. it was definitely nicer out there, but not necessarily worth the extra time it takes. And the water is still dirty lake erie water.
I got to attend Amanda and Riley's wedding. I'm friends with amanda, and I've met riley a couple times over the years. It was exciting because it was my first wedding where I was invited as friend, not family. It was a beautiful ceremony, very well planned. And it was a lot of fun to catch up with the girls of Compton 3rd floor. That's pretty much how i knew them. They all live don the same hall our freshman year.
Softball is going, we are doing well, but definitely underachieving a bit. This is the first year where I am being very critical of my managing, and seeing what I can do to improve both on the field play, and also working everyone into the rotation. It's not been easy, but I think by the end of the season will be ready to go in the playoffs. The good thing is a) we can definitely beat an team in the field. b) the regualr season will have little impact on the playoffs because it's a 6 team field. The first round bye would be nice but we can manage because we are the youngest team and our stamina is considerably higher.
Whitewater rafting was one of the best experiences in my life. It was definitely a fun group to go with. The camping will have to be planned a little better next time (yes there will be a next time) BUt over all, i am really glad thta it all came together and we got to make the trip. Our guide, Tasha, was pretty cool, and made fun of stephen the whole time, so bonus points in my book!
Work is work, it's been a little less stressful, but mainly because either there was a 3rd shift person so I couldn't stay extra or I haven't been. I work my 40 and go home. it's definitely harder in the summer, because I always have something I want to do. BUt i'll probably be getting into working extended hours a little more here because the money is nice. I still don't know if I'll ever get hired in and that is frustrating! i deserve it, the people I work with tell me that, my boss tells me that, but somewhere in the corporate chain, someone says, can't hire any new people. ARGH! So for now I wait it out.
I'm still looking into CSU, but have found that they like their summer vacation, because people I have called or emailed haven't really gotten back to me. So, i find that process slow moving. but I should be taking 1 course this semester. probably something that fulfills my core classes, because I gotta a couple of those left thanks to CSU's crazy requirements.
And since i like to see who reads my blog, here's a thought. I haven't been able to pick what I want to do with the rest fo my life. So i'm asking advice. What would I be good at?? what do you guys see from me that suggests, yeah, he might be able to do that FOR EVER FOOOOOOOOOOR EVERRRRRRRRR FOOOORRRRRRREVER! Any ideas? let me know! I'll be blogging again soon!
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