279 - i'm boring!

i got two phone calls all day. one from jones, one from spivey. both tell me how bad the cubs are and that the padres own them.

but i digress. jones told me to come meet them out since saad was in town from columbus. when i got there, they sat me down to let me know that my blog was getting boring. i was somewhat crushed, but i will do my best to make things more interesting. tonight was a good start.

we started at lion's head pub but quickly move downtown to mc fadden's (don't ask me why, b/c i don't know). we found a table (no chairs) close to the bathrooms. jones and saad came up with a fun little game of backing up into every girl that walked by and start dancing like they didn't know they were there. the funny thing is, i think the girls actually liked it.

then we met some girls that were trying to be 21 again. i think they were trying to meet guys, but we were all taken, so we tried to help them out. i suggested they just start grabbing guys butts on the dance floor and i think it worked! fyi, their names were robin and dawn (obviously made up names from people who enjoy the morning).

the dj kinda sucked tonight and tried to have a dance contest. just to piss him off, i danced to his music and all challengers quickly left the floor. even after that, he still wouldn't play my song. maybe he knew of my boring reputation.

in an ironic twist to the night, my sister text messaged me and let me know that my mom was worried that i was drinking too much in san diego. i can't figure it our, wild by one standard, boring by another....just another reason to move to the beat of your own drummer.

280 - conan in chicago

i hope you all caught conan in chicago this week. it was fun to watch him tour the city with mr.t and going to his old apartment in wrigley. i tried to get tickets (to no avail) and wasn't willing to wait in the 2-block long line, so i'll just be watching it from home tonight. let's hope he comes back soon.

also, got my first manicure today. i think the whole metrosexual trend has passed, but missy insisted that once i got a manicure and pedicure i would want to get them all the time. i'm not so sure. i like the whole rubbing of your feet and hands and stuff, but it was as rejuvenating as i had hoped. however, i will be going back again. maybe the more i go, the more i'll like it. we'll see.

i can't understand why we can't beat the padres.

281-flying vacuum

i've been pretty tired this week since i just got back from san diego, been going to bed late after watching conan and having to get up early to do some work at the warehouse. so, today when i was headed back to the downtown office from the warehouse, it was raining, and i just said "screw this" i am going home. i got home and immediately fell asleep on the couch with the dog. so where am i going with this? just to the fact that since i fell asleep so quickly i didn't notice what the dog had been up to all day!

apparently, he got bored and decided to tear up the garbage can in the bathroom. that's funny enough itself, but it got even better when missy got home and discovered it. i think she kinda lost it for a moment there. first, she started screaming at the dog...but, come on, you leave an overflowing garbage can lying around and a dog is going to have a field day. then she started to vacuum stuff up and it just got worse from there. something got stuck in the vacuum and the belt broke. all you could smell was burnt rubber and the next thing you know she swearing like a sailor and a vacuum comes flying out of the bedroom. i guess you had to be there to get the full effect.

i'm having thoughts of buying some kevlar to wear under my clothes just in case she's near any sharp object next time she loses her cool. anybody know where i can get some of that?

cubs are back to their losing ways.

updated: all is well now. chance got missy a new vacuum cleaner for mother's day. this one is a lot lighter so even if she strikes someone with it, we should be able to survive the blow.

282-duck snorts BP

um yeah, i skipped out on this one, but i was supposed to be there. actually, i needed to be there. the softball season starts a week from today and i haven't touched a bat or a ball in six months. i'm sure to be a little rusty once the season starts, especially since i am approaching 30 and my knee isn't getting any more cartilage in it. not to mention i will be counted on to secure the left side of our infield now that our best player has left the team. i guess i should look on the bright side and see that others feel i am good enough to play the most important position on the team, but i gotta say i'd much rather be running down fly balls and rifling them back in than having balls rifled across rock hard infields at 100 mph at my balls. one bad hop and it's all over!

just look what one bad break did to the cubs...at least they finally won one today.

283-sigur ros

tonight missy to see one of my favorite bands sigur ros at the chicago civic opera house.

this was a band i discovered back in 2002 when they came out with an untitled record. all the songs were untitled as well which i guess really intrigued me. it is described as a dark and raw album. read the allmusic review

this year they came out with a album call 'takk' which means 'thanks' in icelandic.

make sure to check out their website as you can download mp3s and videos or their work. it also has much nicer photos of their shows than the ones i have shown here.

after the show i watched the cubs put the finishing touches on yet another loss.

284-joel's birthday

i made it back from san diego safe and sound last night and i was smart enough to take the day off. good thing, as i needed the rest, and slept til 2pm.

today is my little brother, joel's birthday. we usually head to the cubs game, but they are in san diego still and are busy losing their 6th straight.

joel is living in memphis these days, playing music and living with his girlfriend. i'm planning a trip down there for the first weekend of june, so if anybody wants to join me, let me know. looking forward to seeing you lil bro! have you talked to three-six mafia yet? happy 27th! i need to find a good picture to post here and embarrass you.

285-chance's birthday

day 4 in san diego - my last (and of course the only real sunny day). the last day sucks b/c you are basically just waiting around to leave even though you don't want to. it's also the best b/c you get to sit around and recount all the stories. of course there are too many to tell here, but here are a couple of my favorites.

haber told spivey and i to go get some mixers for drinks. i'm carrying 2 2-liters in one arm and fishing for the keys with my other hand when my flip-flop catches on the stair (i'm not used to flip-flops yet this summer) and i swing my other leg around to catch myself and slam it into the next step...(ouch!). spivey laughs, i laugh, some kids in the street laugh. no problem, i can understand why they are laughing, heck, i'm laughing. but, then one of the kids laughing says, 'hey man, got any dollars?'. what?!?! are you kidding you're gonna laugh at me then ask for money. luckily spivey was there to tell them 'f*ck off'. thanks spivey, you're a good friend. btw, can you believe kids these days? they don't even ask for change anymore, they want dollars!

on saturday night, we were out at the bar and we were all out on the dance floor. some guy gets on spivey's nerves so spivey pushes him out of the way. now the guy wants to fight. luckily, ian was there to rescue him. ian jumps in and starts dancing with the guy as if that somehow will help the situation. now the guy just wanted to punch ian's lights out (go figure!). LUCKILY, haber was there and talked the guy down. not sure what he did, but good job haber.

themes of the weekend: spivey thinks everything is lame, haber will argue anything (including the number of people contracting various diseases in the greater san diego area), and that it's never sunny in san diego when the cubs are in town. speaking of, i couldn't bring myself to watch another game, they usually kill woody williams, but not today.

also, today is my puppy chance's 11th b-day. happy b-day little buddy.