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| Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 | | 8:31 am |
zomfg
Ok, I'm >30YOA and I just had a major realization. Peanut butter and fucking Jelly. Yes, seriously, stop and think about it, how great are these two things, and together?? Oh HELL yeah. I just had a PB&J Breakfast Cookie and it was delicious. | | Friday, September 21st, 2007 | | 11:30 am |
I'm not complaining.
Not sure what the dilly is, but I'm not complaining. My wife is kicking ASS in the cooking dinner arena. FUcking tuna casserole, god damn chicken parmesan, shit, even pan seared scallops over lemon pepper pasta. You know you want this shit. | | Monday, August 20th, 2007 | | 9:22 am |
rain
Seriously it's raining? It's f'n august for god's sake, it should be sweltering outside. And of course it would rain while we're knee deep (almost literally) in a muddy backyard makeover. sigh | | Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 | | 9:12 am |
also
What the fuck is this? "You've only made 3 friends." I post to my blog and that's the lovely alert that's on the confirmation screen. Oh well. :thumbsdown | | 9:09 am |
mmm, cake
I have a great wife, she makes me my favorite guinness chocolate cake for my bday each year. It is the best cake ever, and I've had cake. Yesterday was my birthday and I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THE CAKE!!! I guess I was too stuffed from all-you-can-eat sushi and orange sherbert. Rest assured, I'll eat cake tonite. ;) | | Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 | | 9:20 am |
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The NERVE of some people.
January 16th will not be forgotten. It is the first time in my life I've had something of considerable value stolen. I went to bed monday night about 11:30. Peeked outside as there was a report of possible snow, no new snow yet, just a trace left on the jeep and the dodge. Wife wakes me up before 6am as it's now snowing pretty good, and she's always looking out for me, wanted me to have a headstart on the day if the driving conidtions were going to be bad. Fair amount of new snow, 1-2" I'd say. Most noticeably right where my jeep had been parked. Fuck. First phone call was to the brother, do not fuck around w/me right now, I'm going to ask you a question and I need a straight answer, no, he didn't have my jeep, yes he did have his copy of the key. Fuck. Called Seattle PD (what a joke, I'm expecting no help from them whatsoever regarding this matter) phone prompt connects me to the impound yard/towing companies, no jeep. Fuck. Then I talk to dispatch, they confirm no record of impound/tow, send an officer over to fill out the stolen vehicle report. He gets out of his car for maybe 30 seconds, long enough for me to sign the report, it's snowing after all, back inside the warm cozy patrol car. Off he goes, and now I need to focus and get to work. Fuck. I hate this feeling of being violated. It's not just the dollar value (which is huge) cause that's what insurance is for. It's the time and energy invested over the years. It's building a trail rig w/your brother and cousin, and all the great memories of wheeling trips, late nights w/the grinder and the welder, literally the blood sweat and tears that went into it. I hate you whoever you are that stole my jeep, and I reserve using the word hate for only when it's truely deserved, I hate you. | | Thursday, December 28th, 2006 | | 11:29 am |
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4 weeks b/w the last 2 posts, now 6 weeks. That means my next post should be around . . . the end of February? Man what a slacker! Oh so grown up. First new rugs, now a new fridge, pretty soon I'll have to start considering myself an adult! So we need to shorten a kitchen cupboard to make room for this big stainless steel monster, but oh man will it be nice to have a beer fridge in the basement. Oh, and a huge fancy new 'freezer on bottom' fridge in the kitchen, that'll be nice too. As much knowledge as I have about fixing things, which is directly proportional to my knowledge of how to break things, I've never done electrical or home remodeling. I keep reading things about woodworking etc, but I think I'm just going to have to roll up my sleeves and tackle this one. My worst fear (wife's greatest hope) is that this won't end w/just this one cabinet. I somehow see this developing into stripping, painting, overhauling all the cupboards... | | Monday, November 13th, 2006 | | 7:00 pm |
hey stranger
It's really been over a month since I posted on this thing, wow, time, it do fly. I'm recovering from a sinus infxn, meh. I swear there's nothing more motivational than being sick, when you can't do anything you want to do EVERYTHING. My body has this innate intelligence to get sick when I'm off work. Everytime I get sick it's on a friday morning, I struggle through the day and am miserable all weekend long, thank you body, I appreciate that (I guess), but what gives? Is it possible your body can KNOW when it's convenient to get sick and when not? Perhaps. However intriguing (and probably good for business) it may be, it still doesn't help that I feel like I wasted a weekend. I'm on the mend thank god, but if at all curious, here's my recipe to recover from a sinus infxn in <3days... 1 part sleep (I got a good 30hrs this weekend, no joke) 1 part loving wife (who (ahem) motivates me to drink water, sleep, and feed a cold/starve a fever ("or whatever the saying is") which leads me to) 1 part homemade chicken soup w/rice (accept no substitute, call said wife for recipe if needed, it's quite teh yum) 1 part moistened kleenex (cuz things get raw blowing that often)(that's what she said) and lastly 1 part drugs (being a holistic healthcare provider this may seem odd, but hey, like I say, use em when you need em and lose em when you abuse em) Nothing like a little Nyquil to help w/the 1 part sleep. | | Thursday, October 12th, 2006 | | 12:47 pm |
court date
I had one yesterday, "10am sharp, don't be late and dress like you're going to church" were the instructions. Turns out I was being called to testify as an expert witness on "reasonable and necessary" chiropractic care. Basically big insurance company vs small policy holder, you took too long to heal, you are a bad person. I was pretty nervous, not b/c I don't have my game together, but b/c I'd never actually been in court before. But once I'd settled into the chair and the questions started flowing, I quickly slipped into my "doctor mode" (people who've seen me in my 2 different environments understand what that means, I'm a pro in the office, a dork in private, just ask my wife). The best part is when I was correcting the other attorney b/c he was grossly misquoting facts or calling 'her' a 'him'. Get your story straight buddy, fortunately for me, I had mine straight. I knew the case inside and out, or knew exactly where to look to reference data. Basically knocked one out of the park and oh don't that feel good! (end own horn tooting) | | Thursday, October 5th, 2006 | | 10:50 am |
grrrrr
couer d'alene resort just left me a vm "sorry I didn't get back to you, I credited $199 back, was that all you asked for?" no idiot, you charged me an extra $437 for a supposed night's stay that was 2 weeks after we left your resort, I want it all back, are you kidding? group health radiologist phone convo "can I help you?" "yeah, I'm the treating chiro, I'm concerned your report doesn't mention the transitional segment at the base of this patient's spine (read extra vertebrae)" "oh yeah, oops, looks like I missed that, I'll change my report, is that all?" "yeah, that's it" ( seriously, can't you count to 6? ) patient calls "do you have any openings later today?" "I have this appt and this appt avail this am, the Dr is leaving at 1pm to go out of town" "oh, well those don't work, I have a hair appt and a nail appt, can he stay late?" grrrr | | Monday, September 18th, 2006 | | 5:19 pm |
| | Thursday, September 14th, 2006 | | 5:10 pm |
mud and stuff
We went jeeper wheelin last weekend, it was the awesome. Yucky weather saturday morning and WAY colder than E thought it would be (despite my instructions to pack for cold and wet camping), but I (we?) had TONS of fun. I couldn't convince E to drive, especially after the particularly hairy section that broke 3 of the 6 rigs in our group on that run, but perhaps another time (?). I was glad she came and put up w/my dude friends. "This reminds me of a HS kegger" had to be my fav quote of hers that weekend, and she was right. I'm glad I'm getting old and went to be before the cake fight started saturday night. E took some good pics http://flickr.com/photos/erynjo/ . I forget how much I enjoy jeeper wheelin when I haven't been for awhile. And considering I've had one friend die in a motorcycle accident this year, and another get in 2 accidents (necessitating a trip to the ER) in 2 weeks, I'm considering selling my other street legal motorcycle and putting the money into my jeep via bigger better badder parts. Needless to say, E is onboard with that idea. | | Friday, September 8th, 2006 | | 7:55 am |
what's wrong with people?
I really am looking forward to jeeper wheelin this weekend, not only b/c I'll get to go play in the dirt w/friends, but I also get to introduce my wife to a passion of mine, hopefully she'll not HATE it. ;) (she's such a trooper, I love her for her roll up the sleeves and give it a shot attitude) Another reason I'm looking forward to jeeper wheelin this weekend is to get away from PEOPLE. (Ironic considering I work in a service industry, huh?) But seriously, what's wrong w/people? Who do you think you are? Mr I can't wait in line to get on the onramp solo driver who jumps into the carpool lane and speeds ahead, fuck you, who do you think you are? and to you whomever you are who calls animal control b/c a dog barks in the middle of the day. It's a dog, it's daytime, come talk to us if there's an issue, better yet, move away, we don't want you in our neighborhood, it's not the middle of the night or a regular occurance, it's a one time thing and, oh yeah, it's broad daylight out, who do you think you are? And to you miss Mercedes Benz convertible driving, cell phone yapping SNOB who pulls up to my office withOUT an appointment and expects to be seen 5 mins before closing. Then when I decide to stay late and help you out, I open the door to bring you back and you're talking on your phone and have the nerve to give me the index finger as to say "just a minute, I'm on the phone" WHAT THE FUCK?? who do you think you are? THESE are the reasons I like to go jeeper wheelin, it's a bunch of guys who are into jeeps, no fashion parade, no who's more important than whom, just some average joe's heading out to play in the dirt, and help each other out should someone get stuck or break down. Nobody speeds ahead of anyone else, no one complains if a trailside repair takes an hour, no one talks behind someones back, and no one thinks they're any better than anyone else. | | Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 | | 6:36 pm |
life lessons
I learned the following this past weekend: Melissa and her parents throw one helluva party, a rear stone patio may be in our future, the Maltby Cafe makes amazing (ly huge) cinnamon rolls, it's easier to replace garage door springs than I thought, it feels good to have thank you cards complete, it feels good to have a clean basement, it feels good to have a clean car, it feels good to have a clean house, and my wife is an amazing cook (I already knew that, she just reminded me w/some bomb lemon caper salmon). Next weekend is the notorious Jeeper Wheelin trip, giddyup! | | Monday, August 28th, 2006 | | 10:06 am |
tiger tiger woods y'all
-14. Cold when describing the outside temperature, HOT when describing our golf score saturday. My buddies and I play in the Washington State Chiropractic Association annual golf tournament every year. We went from 4th, to 2nd, and finally have won the last 3 years in a row. Three-peat baby! We started off w/three pars and got frustrated as we wanted to birdie every hole. We ended up w/14 birdies, we missed 3 eagle putts by just inches. Which means we were v close to 17 under par. Oh well, we had a great time, and winning is always a bonus. Good guys + good golf = great saturday! http://flickr.com/photos/erynjo/sets/72157594254939638/ | | Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 | | 10:28 am |
camping
I like it. I don't do enough of it. We're going this weekend, I don't know exactly where or with who, and for some reason I kind of like that. Sort of an adventure. Note to self, camp more/hike more. | | Monday, July 31st, 2006 | | 10:57 am |
all aboard
We hiked the abandoned Snoqualmie Pass train tunnel yesterday, what a trip. It's 2.5 miles long, straight through the mtn, pitch black inside. We rode our motorcycles up to Franklin Falls, then took back roads up to Hyak. We used flashlights and headlamps on our way through, the tunnel is pretty amazing. Brought lunch and ate it on the other side. We actually climbed up on top of the entrance and hung out up there. On the return trip we dared ourselves to not use flashlights, we did it. We walked 2.5 miles back in the pitch dark, never turned on a light. CREEPY. When we got back out it had started to rain so we ran straight to the bikes and headed back. It was a cold and wet ride back to Seattle, but a pretty fun day. I got home to find Maddie adorned w/one of those plastic cones around her neck so she'll stop scratching this spot on her neck. She HATES it (<- understatement of the millenium). Dogs can't talk, but their expressions speak volumes. Hers this morning was 'fuck you both'. | | Friday, July 28th, 2006 | | 2:36 pm |
wuv, twoo wuv
So where does one start when they want to recap the most amazing 2 weeks of their life? Perhaps at the beginning? Why not. Drove to Idaho (no YOU da hoe) monday, stopped and played golf in Moses Lake on the way, played like crap, windy, but was a FUN round. Got to the CDA resort, checked in and went on a fabulous sunset dinner cruise around the lake picking out which house we wanted for our vacation bungalow. We settled on all of them. Tuesday was golf on the oh so amazing resort golf course. E was sure she'd plop one in the water on their signature hole, the one w/the floating green, I knew she wouldn't and she didn't. We both got on, had a champagne toast on the boat ride back from the green. Golf carts were true bling, forecaddy was true dork. Rehearsal dinner that night, ate TONS of yummy food, drank TONS of yummy wine, and smoked $30 cigars in our private cigar lounge laughing the night away. Wednesday = wedding day. Careful teamwork ensured bride and groom didn't see each other until the ceremony. Girls did the spa thing - food, pain, hair, and whatever else. Boys rented jetskis and toured the lake, stopping for a swim in a secluded secret cove. Boys parents and girls dad played some more golf. Girls had lunch at the spa, boys had burritos at a dive mexican joint, it was great. Time to get the monkey suite on, ooh la la. Ceremony was perfect, the skies cleared and everyone looked like they should be on a magazine cover. I can't wait to see the pictures of my bride by the big Oak tree. Personal thoughts were shared by parents and minister, it was incredible, absolutely perfect. Let the party begin! Private boat ride to the floating restaurant. Great dinner, back to the honeymoon suite to par-tay! (a little trivia, the honeymoon suites have smoked mirrors above the beds, that's all I have to say about that) Desserts, scotch, champagne (Paige sent Veuve, but we saved it), and snacks, great day. Drove home thursday in marital bliss. Friday relaxed and soaked it in a bit, some last minute things to do, did we make it to the dog park that day? It's hard to remember. Saturday reception, quick trip to get TONS of ice. Banquet certificate needed to serve the booze, $10 thank you. Craziest experience ever the wedding reception (when it's yours). Time seems to stand still, but then slingshots by you, it's amazing to see all these people from all these parts of your life, all in the same room. It was fantastic. The perfect wedding cake was given to us by the gal who made "the cake that started it all". DELICIOUS. DJ kept the tunes spinning all night, another great gift. People danced and drank and drilled for oil. Ok, let's get this extra booze home. Wait, I'm hungry, it hits me that I drank all night and ate one piece of cake and a few nibbles of food. Off to Dick's for a late night cheeseburger. Sleep a few hours, off to the airport. Bagels and coffee. (huh, I'm realizing a lot of my details revolve around food, I wonder when I became so interested in food as a story telling detail) Held E's hand on take off as that sink when the wheels comes off can get you. Hit Maui, E says just before we get off the plane "are there going to be girls there putting lei's around our neck?" "no honey, this isn't the brady bunch" I love her. Go to rental hell, stand in a LONG line of grouchy travellers yelling to their SO's "you see they've only got ONE person at the counter??" E thinks that'll be me some day, as if. As an omen that we will have eternal marital bliss we get THE rental jeep - a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon edition. That means nothing to 100% of the people who may stumble across this post, but I LOVED that we got it. Drove to the Hotel, ocean view, hot and sunny, unloaded and hit the beach. Immediately had some lunch and drinks, walked along the beach taking in the new digs. LOT'S of people in and around the pool, um, excuse me, hi, yeah, just wanted to let you know that the ocean w/beach is 30 yards that way. Get this, every night from 4-6 free happy hour. We drank more mai tais b/w 4-6pm than would ever be necessary. Monday snorkel (E loved it while unsure if she'd even like it before trying it, she's such a rockstar) and swim and lay around. A touch more sun than we'd hoped, off to the store for some 30spf, later 15, we'll see you on friday. Walked to get some take out, best lemon caper ahi EVER. Tuesday more lounging (watch for the theme here) on the beach, reading, drinking, snorkeling, etc. I donned my new HOT shirt and we went to the Laua, mmmm good. We were the ONLY people there on our honeymoon, imagine that! not. Wednesday we spontaneously decide to scuba dive/snorkel Molokini, an amazing island west of Maui. 200' visibility, incredible, from 100' down when you look up you can see the boat and snorkelers perfectly. On the way back we stop to view some turtles playing in the bay. Bad news comes, if you went scuba diving today you have to stay below 1000' elevation for 24hrs. Idiot. I know this detail, why I didn't remember it I don't know. This sadly means we have to cancel our horseback tour of the crater for thurs, no options to reschedule. I felt horrible. We instead hit Lahaina for a visit to the Banyan tree, did a little shopping and oh yeah, took surfing lessons. Armadillo had us catching waves before we knew it and we have photo evidence of the whole thing. Then to Kimo's for some drinks oceanside and a Hula Pie. MMMMM Friday we lounge again, take a hike 1 mile down the beach to black rock to snorkel and lay around. Hiked back and oh yeah, laid around some more. Then time for our date at Sansei. The BEST sushi I've ever had, unreal good. Then back to the hotel to lay by the beach. Saturday we get up and get packed. Checkout and car return went so smooth we got to the airport almost 4 hrs before our flight instead of the recommended two. Oh well. We sat and read and people watched, some of our favorite things. Pilot told us it'd been 97 degrees in Seattle that day, it'd been only 88 in Maui. We crashed out and spent sunday opening wonderful wedding gifts. Like I said, best two weeks of my life. | | Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 | | 9:54 am |
Weekend rundown - started my jeep trip off w/a lousy start, burnt my finger welding on my jeep in the driveway, IN THE DRIVEWAY. Oh well, got underway, made it to Elbe, wheeled that night, camped, then drove to Naches. Wheeled at night again, camped, then finally wheeled during the day. Fixed a leaky power steering hose, listened to a random noise that's coming from either my transfer case or my front differential, tried not to stress out about it as my jeep ran solid otherwise and I walked right through some VERY tough terrain. Crazy long day on the trail, everyone was exhausted from the heat, dust, and terrain. Camped and drove home, went to pick up the pooch over at A&A's, bomb yard btw, looks amazing, having yard envy! Stopped at the store for some flowers and an 'I missed you' card, b/c I did. Crashed hard that night, woke up to go get the fiance from the airport, then we went and had food. Napped and did laundry, pretty lazy day. Was surprised by a very loud BOOM last night, no not fireworks, my fiance fell out of bed! what? Just lying there dozing off and heard a CRASH, huh? She was ok, but I still took some extra pillows and put them on the hardwood floor on that side of the bed, no hurting yourself 1 week before the wedding yo, not on my watch. Dragging a bit today, hard to come back to work after a long weekend, but then again, I've got 2 weeks vacation after friday so I can tough it out. That is all. |
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