Wind Cave NP

Wind Cave NP
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ahh and the countdown begins...
10 days until I leave for vacation to Wind Cave (lotsa Buffalo) National Park among other places. It will be nice to finally get away from this dump.

F.U.B.A.R.

Like things weren't crappy enough lately, Chicago flooded again friday night and flooded our whole back half of our condo. It ruined the carpet inthe hallway and we might be able to save the rest in the bedrooms. The most ironic things was that we had just spent 50 bucks the shampoo the carpets. Gotta love it.
On a related sarcastic note. Its a good thing that we got rid of all those wet lands.

Housework

So I wanted to be nice and take some initiative by offering to shampoo the carpets, which then turned into "lets touch up the paint, rearrange the furniture, go to IKEA, and buy more stuff to build shelves." This is not what I had in mind, or what I wanna do.
In other news Craig and Paul were in town and we had a rip-roaring time. It appears that after two beers Paul loses his whole grumpy demeanor, then after five becomes introspective. As introspective as a drunk person can be I suppose.

behr paint madness

behr paint
Originally uploaded by flyin j.

this stuff sucks. if you go to home depot, do not purchase this.

moneyball by michael lewis

moneyball
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iknow this isn't new news by any means, but i just started reading this. I have realized one thing so far at the 1/3 point through it.
THIS IS THE GREATEST BASEBALL BOOK EVER!
If you are a baseball fan this is a must read. It is incredible.

chilluns

well my bro and his wife are pregnant. With the two kids on vonny's side that completely removes all pressure off of us from parents. Spectacular. Which leads me to a larger question? Why do people want to grow up. I've been an "official" adult for about four years, based on marriage and fulltime employment. I've found it to be rather overrated.

Life Aquatic

Yes, previews are finally out for the new Wes Anderson film. I am a little disappointed that Owen didn't help cowrite but at least he is costarring. You know where i will be at Christmas time. Relatives and friends can join me if they would like to see for the holidays
Check out the preview here:
http://mediaframe.yahoo.com/launch?lid=wmv-300-p.1282923-131588,wmv

Battlefield Earth

So Vonny had her Puppetry Pageant today in Humboldt Park. The Scientologist were there recruiting, and giving science a bad name. I went to the restroom and their were these two guys who were like "yeah its an ok neighborhood, but if you stand around too long you might get shot." I didn't catch the beginning of the conversation to know for sure if they were talking about Humboldt park or not, so I didn't say anything. But I woulda liked to told them what they could do with their science and if they aren't from the neighborhood take a hike.
YOU SUCK

buffalo madness

buffalo
Originally uploaded by flyin j.

I absolutely love buffalo. They are the coolest animals on earth. Its tough to believe we almost killed them all.

PROSPECTS!!!

So I didn't work today and spent it reading Moneyball and checking on stats of prospects for next years draft.
Check this out:
Jeff Francis 13-1 with a 1.98 ERA. 147 K's to 22 BB's in 113 innings

only catch
He pitches for a Colorado Rockies club

your clothing

i have it and i'm not giving it back. or maybe i'll mail it to you

Record Shopping

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Originally uploaded by flyin j.

I stopped by Lauries Planet of Sound last night and was stuck with the dilemma. Love "Forever Changes" CD, or Stevie Wonder "Innervisions" and Prince "Purple Rain" on Vinyl. After wandering around the store for about 30 minutes and making small talk about Sloan. I opted for Love, as it has a song from the movie "Bottle Rocket"on it.
Also I happened to come across quite possibly the most pretentious album ever made...
Fripp and Eno "No Pussyfooting"

yippee

since i wanna be cool, I now have made my own blog, for those of you who care