Ok this is driving me nuts. We use the intercoms on our phones at work fairly often. It provides a lazy solution to those meaningless questions that come up throughout the day.
Ok well here's my problem. One guy in particular buzzes me the most and all of our conversations start out like this:
Him: Hey Bobby are you there?
Me: Yeah. (in my normal voice which, i might add, is more like an outdoor voice)
Him: Hello? Are you there?
Me: Yeah man what's up? (screaming)
Him: Wow you don't have to be that loud.
No. I do have to be that loud.
Dare me to disconnect my phone?
To make matters worse I got dressed in a dark room this morning and I'm fairly certain that I don't match. Check that. I'm positive that I don't match. I will be the guy that everybody points out and whispers about during lunch at Chick-fil-A.
Things like, "Mommy that strange man's clothes are hurting my eyes".
Awesome.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
tgih
Well with Halloween just around the corner somebody at my office thankfully took it upon themselves to replenish the candy bowl. I'd like to say that I am ecstatic at the selection. I mean it's an all-star lineup of candy. A who's who of the sugar community if you will.
Skittles
Sour Skittles
Starburst
Sour Starburst
Sweet tarts
Nerds
Why did Willy Wonka stop with Nerds? Why not have Dorks, Geeks, or Dweebs? Well wikipedia once again proved to be super useful. It turns out that they ran out a cavity causing candy in the early 90's by the name of Dweebs. Apparently it was just too close to Nerds and the product sadly disappeared from shelves.
Charm City: Well I made it up to Baltimore last night since Kary was staying at the Westin. I'm not sure why people live in Maryland but it seems like a lot of people still do. We had a great dinner at Ciao Bella. As usual I ate almost of the pre-dinner bread. It's sorta my thing. The couple behind us were on some sort of awkward first date that evidently involved a lot of surfing lies. I was kinda waiting for Kary to call the guy out on his constant fibbing but she refrained.
We also tried to figure out how the US could advance out of the group stage at the next world cup. I can only hope that Bob Bradley was somewhere trying to figure out different lineups and formations in some secret US Soccer Compound in the mountains around Rushmore. Unfortunately for us he was most likely on Google vehemently searching for ways to keep Eddie Lewis forever young.
Awesome.
Skittles
Sour Skittles
Starburst
Sour Starburst
Sweet tarts
Nerds
Why did Willy Wonka stop with Nerds? Why not have Dorks, Geeks, or Dweebs? Well wikipedia once again proved to be super useful. It turns out that they ran out a cavity causing candy in the early 90's by the name of Dweebs. Apparently it was just too close to Nerds and the product sadly disappeared from shelves.
Charm City: Well I made it up to Baltimore last night since Kary was staying at the Westin. I'm not sure why people live in Maryland but it seems like a lot of people still do. We had a great dinner at Ciao Bella. As usual I ate almost of the pre-dinner bread. It's sorta my thing. The couple behind us were on some sort of awkward first date that evidently involved a lot of surfing lies. I was kinda waiting for Kary to call the guy out on his constant fibbing but she refrained.
We also tried to figure out how the US could advance out of the group stage at the next world cup. I can only hope that Bob Bradley was somewhere trying to figure out different lineups and formations in some secret US Soccer Compound in the mountains around Rushmore. Unfortunately for us he was most likely on Google vehemently searching for ways to keep Eddie Lewis forever young.
Awesome.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
absentee blogger
Yeah that's me. You would think that I am the busiest man in the world based upon the fact that I just don't post on a consistent basis. The other day I was thinking about all of the things I have failed to give proper blog attention to in the past couple of months.
The travel list includes:
Cedar Point
Chicago
Boston/Cape Cod
Costa Rica
Kary's hometown/Columbus game
Can I retro blog?
I swear on my Georgetown Season Tickets that I will.
The travel list includes:
Cedar Point
Chicago
Boston/Cape Cod
Costa Rica
Kary's hometown/Columbus game
Can I retro blog?
I swear on my Georgetown Season Tickets that I will.
Friday, October 3, 2008
later brah
You know how sometimes when you book a trip more than a month in advance it just kinda sneaks up on you? Especially if you have already seen and paid the bill on your credit card...well it's here.
It's time for Costa Rica and I'm pretty psyched. It's something way out of my normal travel schedule. I mean, yes, there is a game involved, but for once that's not the highlight. Kary and I I take off super early on Sunday morning and don't return until Friday night. Everybody should really say some prayers for Kary. She has to wear a bunch of different hats while we are down there - girlfriend/tour guide/surf instructor. Ouch. Let's hope she makes it.
So apparently I only go to other countries that start with the letter "C" - Canada and Costa Rica. I wonder where I'm off to next time? Apparently I'm really loyal to the CONCACAF region...
I'm saying the front runners are Chile, Columbia, Croatia, China, and Cameroon. Yeah I'm not really feeling that lineup so much. It looks like I'm going to have to break from this strict policy of mine.
I'd like to go to England next. Something about some team called Arsenal has me interested.
Speaking of Arsenal: I've been following them since the Fall of '02 and I must say that last weekend's shocking upset at home was the worst result I've seen. Now obviously my interest in the club has gone way up as the years have gone by, so it's possible I'm neglecting another game, but I doubt it.
It's time for Costa Rica and I'm pretty psyched. It's something way out of my normal travel schedule. I mean, yes, there is a game involved, but for once that's not the highlight. Kary and I I take off super early on Sunday morning and don't return until Friday night. Everybody should really say some prayers for Kary. She has to wear a bunch of different hats while we are down there - girlfriend/tour guide/surf instructor. Ouch. Let's hope she makes it.
So apparently I only go to other countries that start with the letter "C" - Canada and Costa Rica. I wonder where I'm off to next time? Apparently I'm really loyal to the CONCACAF region...
I'm saying the front runners are Chile, Columbia, Croatia, China, and Cameroon. Yeah I'm not really feeling that lineup so much. It looks like I'm going to have to break from this strict policy of mine.
I'd like to go to England next. Something about some team called Arsenal has me interested.
Speaking of Arsenal: I've been following them since the Fall of '02 and I must say that last weekend's shocking upset at home was the worst result I've seen. Now obviously my interest in the club has gone way up as the years have gone by, so it's possible I'm neglecting another game, but I doubt it.
Friday, September 26, 2008
no way that just happened...
Some of you may have noticed, but for those of you that haven't let me fill you in real quick. I really want to see Nats hit the century mark in the loss column. Well it looks as if Mother Nature isn't feeling it. The Expos lite had their game canceled last night. Yeah that's right. Not just rained out.
Canceled. As in they aren't going to play it at all. So now we are down to a 1 out of 3 chance that they hit immortality. Imagine if the Redskins just didn't play a game. The fact that you can just blow off a game really goes a long way towards showing how meaningless a trip to the park can really be.
Hopefully the boys will take their chance at greatness and make this a season to remember tomorrow night.
Canceled. As in they aren't going to play it at all. So now we are down to a 1 out of 3 chance that they hit immortality. Imagine if the Redskins just didn't play a game. The fact that you can just blow off a game really goes a long way towards showing how meaningless a trip to the park can really be.
Hopefully the boys will take their chance at greatness and make this a season to remember tomorrow night.
Fight On? - I'm not surprised USC lost. Nobody should be surprised since they have had the best team in the country the past 5 years yet only walked away with all of the marbles just once. The surprising part is that they did it so early. They usually wait until mid-October to blow their shot at a National Championship. But if you think about for a second, the best loss in college football is an early loss. At least they gave themselves a chance.
Prediction time - Ok so last weekend wasn't that great. The 'Skins came away with a win, as did Arsenal, but Notre Dame suffered a bad loss, United got crushed by a Donovan hat trick, and everybody's favorite MoCo team lost to White Lightning.
This weekend I look for a complete turnaround.
Arsenal 5 Hull City 1
Donkeys 3 Some other team 0
Notre Dame 24 Purdue 16
Redskins 17 Cowboys 13
United 3 Burn 2
Prediction time - Ok so last weekend wasn't that great. The 'Skins came away with a win, as did Arsenal, but Notre Dame suffered a bad loss, United got crushed by a Donovan hat trick, and everybody's favorite MoCo team lost to White Lightning.
This weekend I look for a complete turnaround.
Arsenal 5 Hull City 1
Donkeys 3 Some other team 0
Notre Dame 24 Purdue 16
Redskins 17 Cowboys 13
United 3 Burn 2
Thursday, September 25, 2008
let's get it on...
It's here! Finally the schedule is complete. Now comes the fun part.
Last year when the Hoyas schedule came out I sat down and put a "W" or "L" next to each game. There were 29 games and I came up with a final tally of 25-4.
Well guess what?
I freaking nailed it. I got each game correct.
Well its that time of year again and i really don't have a feel for the record. My feel is that this team, with so many youngsters, will start out slow and eventually be playing their best basketball of the season when it matters - aka March.
The reason? They have one of the best coaches in the country on their sideline.
So there will be lots of new faces on the court and in the seat next to me. It is my goal to get Kary at least semi-interested in the Blue and Grey of the Hoya Saxa.
Time will tell.
Time will also tell how well I do with predicting this season's results. Gimme a couple of days.
Thanks brah!
Oh wait...I almost forgot. Tonight is the night. Tonight is the night that it all comes together for cornhole. It started out as a small dream for a Kings Park kid and tonight it becoming a big city reality.
I'd like to thank all of the people that have had a hand in making this possible.
Kary
Baker
Yvonne
Kary's Mom
Kary's Dad
Mike Terry
Oh and we have a one-hour season premier of The Office. Talk about a sensory overload.
Man I hope we have Tacos tonight :)
Last year when the Hoyas schedule came out I sat down and put a "W" or "L" next to each game. There were 29 games and I came up with a final tally of 25-4.
Well guess what?
I freaking nailed it. I got each game correct.
Well its that time of year again and i really don't have a feel for the record. My feel is that this team, with so many youngsters, will start out slow and eventually be playing their best basketball of the season when it matters - aka March.
The reason? They have one of the best coaches in the country on their sideline.
So there will be lots of new faces on the court and in the seat next to me. It is my goal to get Kary at least semi-interested in the Blue and Grey of the Hoya Saxa.
Time will tell.
Time will also tell how well I do with predicting this season's results. Gimme a couple of days.
Thanks brah!
Oh wait...I almost forgot. Tonight is the night. Tonight is the night that it all comes together for cornhole. It started out as a small dream for a Kings Park kid and tonight it becoming a big city reality.
I'd like to thank all of the people that have had a hand in making this possible.
Kary
Baker
Yvonne
Kary's Mom
Kary's Dad
Mike Terry
Oh and we have a one-hour season premier of The Office. Talk about a sensory overload.
Man I hope we have Tacos tonight :)
running down a dream...
It looks like the Nats want it. And by "it" I am of course referring to their quest for the worst record in the league.
DC's very own Montreal Expos went out and got crushed at home last night to keep alive my dreams of seeing them not only lose 100 games in a season but also finishing with the worst record in the league. Their magic number is down to 1. They are gonna have four tries at it.
The only potential roadblock I can see in front of my dreams is Seattle.
After keeping up with the California Angels for 7 innings, the Mariners blew it. Hopefully they only "honor" they will walk away with from the 2008 season is being the first team with triple digits in the loss column.
C'mon you Mariners! We need a title of some kind in the District this season.
Speaking of losers - United limped through another 2 - nil loss in the Concacaf Champions league last night down in Honduras. I fully expected a loss - especially after the first 15 to 20 minutes. But then it looked like they might be able to hold on for a 0 - 0 score line. Scoring a goal was never an option (unless it was an own goal).
But some half assed clearance once again was the death card for the black and red. MLS teams aren't currently set up to thrive in these competitions and this year's version of DC United is no exception.
The scariest thing for me is that United has has so many years to find a replacement for Jaime Moreno yet they just aren't able to do it. He is a 34 year old striker/playmaker that is running out of good minutes. We shouldn't be surprised that he's sore/banged up at this point in the year.
He's old.
He's probably the best player the league has ever seen but there needs to be a plan to move on without him. Unfortunately he's not long for this team. PS...Gallardo isn't the answer. He's made out of glass - as I may have mentioned before.
DC's very own Montreal Expos went out and got crushed at home last night to keep alive my dreams of seeing them not only lose 100 games in a season but also finishing with the worst record in the league. Their magic number is down to 1. They are gonna have four tries at it.
The only potential roadblock I can see in front of my dreams is Seattle.
After keeping up with the California Angels for 7 innings, the Mariners blew it. Hopefully they only "honor" they will walk away with from the 2008 season is being the first team with triple digits in the loss column.
C'mon you Mariners! We need a title of some kind in the District this season.
Speaking of losers - United limped through another 2 - nil loss in the Concacaf Champions league last night down in Honduras. I fully expected a loss - especially after the first 15 to 20 minutes. But then it looked like they might be able to hold on for a 0 - 0 score line. Scoring a goal was never an option (unless it was an own goal).
But some half assed clearance once again was the death card for the black and red. MLS teams aren't currently set up to thrive in these competitions and this year's version of DC United is no exception.
The scariest thing for me is that United has has so many years to find a replacement for Jaime Moreno yet they just aren't able to do it. He is a 34 year old striker/playmaker that is running out of good minutes. We shouldn't be surprised that he's sore/banged up at this point in the year.
He's old.
He's probably the best player the league has ever seen but there needs to be a plan to move on without him. Unfortunately he's not long for this team. PS...Gallardo isn't the answer. He's made out of glass - as I may have mentioned before.
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