The repair shop came through sort of and got me a rental car so I could still visit the family in Omaha. They got called to tell me this at 5:41pm on Thursday--well after both Loren and I had changed our Friday plans. The result was losing a day of visiting time but at least we made it down there. Also, the car they gave me had no cruise control, ( Read more... )

Been reliving my childhood by reassembling some of my favorite lego sets from when I was little. Tonight, I put together the Supernova II, the Spectral Starguider, Lagoon Lockup, and Sabre Island. None of these are particularly complicated to build but finding the pieces amid a pile of other legos can be a challenge. Also, I had been drinking. ( Read more... )

Here's this, a day late:


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In some bar on some first date with some girl:
Girl: Whatcha thinkin'? 
Boy: Well, I'm regretting that stiff drink I just ordered because now, if I get up the courage to kiss you, you're gonna think it's just the whiskey.

Did our intrepid hero work up the courage to kiss the girl or did he just get tipsy and tell a long, inconclusive story about ( Read more... )

 
   We ended up doing karaoke on a Tuesday night for my and Tina's birthdays. Turning 23 on a weekend would have been better.


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   I woke up this morning hungover and terrified that I had called my mom last night. After investigating my outgoing calls, it looks like I only called Christina and Loren... and talked to Loren for like 10 minutes, maybe 45 seconds of which I remember. Oops. 
   Thanksgiving was good. Annette took me home with her and I met all but three of her ( Read more... )

 
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Jon's Mom: How's that Jeni? She's such a nice girl...
Jon: No! No she's not! Come on, mom! We've talked about this!

I have arrived in Oregon. I managed to walk off the airplane not quite sober thanks to a layover in San José (there the bartender's name was José) and am now in the loving care of my mother. During the car ride to the house, she told ( Read more... )

   I bought the two disc special edition of Singin' In The Rain last night. All the reasons I love this movie are coming back and, if you've talked to me in the last few days, you've probably heard all about it. On my first stop on the daily blog-checking routine (brothers-brick.com), I saw a marriage of two of the things I love.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy62aCji_WE
It won't let me embed.

My favorite part is the nerdy commentary. Had I been there, I would have been that annoying kid. I'm not sure why Luke Skywalker is holding a parrot.

-gf