7.20.2003
Well, it's been awhile since I've written in this. Let's try to recap the major events in my life since the last time I wrote.
Weekend: July 11th-13th: Wedding in Newport Beach. Em's uncle Greg got married. Had a very good time, although our friend Andrea kind of worked my nerves. She's in that stage of life where nothing matters about booze, boys, and telling every single person on earth your opinion of each. I dealt with it, and she'll get over it. We did find a puppy that I desperately want...I haven't been looking, per se, for a dog I can call "Dutch" (after Darren Daulton), but this one cried out "Dutch!" to me. He was a pewter rat terrier, and he was the cutest dog since Bo (named after Bo Jackson, duh). He even picked up my scent right away. I want to take him back to Pennsylvania, although I know I can't. The Chicago Barrons lead the ABLCS, 2-1 over their crosstown rival, the Chicago Pirates, after the Pirates win Game 3, 5-2.
Monday, July 14th: Called in sick to work. I wasn't feeling very well, and the stress of me having to tell Kathie, my job, I have to leave Antioch, was mounting. Hence, the day off. I wanted to spend a bunch of time working on the ABL (didn't), reading (didn't), and with Em (didn't); I ended up sleeping all the live long day. Screw that. The Pirates surprise the ABL world, beating ace Jimmy Potts 1-0, to tie the series 2-2. I also found out that one of my neighbors was murdered. I never met anyone that went on to be murdered. Really left me with a sickening feel in my stomach, especially when I found out what it was over (money).
Tuesday, July 15th: Go to an Ed Fair with Kathie, at El Camino College. Very nice school. I saw quite possibly the largest pair of breasts I've ever seen in my life while I was there. Kind of blew my mind, in a way that only a pair of obscenely large breasts can. I had a softball game, went 2-for-4 with a home run, and we won 15-6. Good times. Oh, I also got NCAA Football 2004. Hell yeah. The real life Jimmy Potts (not the CHN ace), Em's brother, flew back to PA today. I'll miss him; he's fun, and he gives me another guy in the apartment (as it is, there's Em, Andrea, and me right now). Game 5 of the ABLCS is played and won by the Barrons, 2-0 behind Marlon Prince's second shutout. Jarrod indicates he'll throw Potts in Game 6.
Wednesday, July 16th: Tell Kathie very early that I'm leaving. She's ok with it, and kind of sensed it (did I really give off that I'm homesick?!). So, all is well on that front. I play NCAA Football and Game 6 of the ABLCS, won by the Pirates 2-1 in shocking fashion. Percy Dolin, the Pirates' savior, weathered a no-hit bid by Potts for six innings, then seized his only lead in the seventh, and held on for his second victory over Potts this series. Potts lost his bid to win his 30th game of the year.
Thursday, July 17th: Work, then a softball game. Played second base, did surprisingly well, and we won 13-2 or something. I then played in another softball game, as a team picked Dave and I up (Dave is a guy I work with). Came home, played NCAA Football, and then went to bed. It was really that kind of day.
Friday, July 18th: Worked with a temp I'm training. She's nice, and I feel like I'll run out of things to tell her on Monday. Came home, played NCAA, then tried to play some basketball. Didn't do too well, so I came home after two games. I'm not in shape. I went to the Promenade with Em in the evening....that's the place where the 86-year-old man drove through the market on Tuesday, killing a few people and basically screwing me over as a future 80-year-old driver (ok, so that's a *good* thing).
Me: Kelly (work-study coworker) is really a free-thinker.
Claudia (co-worker): Yeah, she really is.
Me: Well, you get what you pay for.
Today, July 19th: Spoke with a new "fan" of the ABL, Tom Lacher. Good guy, and he reads this miserable piece of crap (Hi, Tom!). I got two inquiries about the league, which really kind of shocked me. I didn't think anyone knew of us, since I don't really advertise. I played softball in the afternoon, which wasn't much a softball game, but rather a "stand in heat" marathon. Came home, got pissed off at Matt Zylbert trying to bribe his way around being tossed out of the eWp sports forum (is this something I'll remember in five years?), and then spent the rest of the time hanging out with Em before she went to work, then playing NCAA Football, and writing this.
Goals for tonight: Write up a recap of the ABLCS to this point
Goals for tomorrow: Clean with Em, write up a recap of recent Game 7s in the ABLCS, play Game 7 of the ABLCS, work on learning Frontpage more (I got a book).
That's pretty much the news of the last week. Up-and-down ride...what week isn't?
Weekend: July 11th-13th: Wedding in Newport Beach. Em's uncle Greg got married. Had a very good time, although our friend Andrea kind of worked my nerves. She's in that stage of life where nothing matters about booze, boys, and telling every single person on earth your opinion of each. I dealt with it, and she'll get over it. We did find a puppy that I desperately want...I haven't been looking, per se, for a dog I can call "Dutch" (after Darren Daulton), but this one cried out "Dutch!" to me. He was a pewter rat terrier, and he was the cutest dog since Bo (named after Bo Jackson, duh). He even picked up my scent right away. I want to take him back to Pennsylvania, although I know I can't. The Chicago Barrons lead the ABLCS, 2-1 over their crosstown rival, the Chicago Pirates, after the Pirates win Game 3, 5-2.
Monday, July 14th: Called in sick to work. I wasn't feeling very well, and the stress of me having to tell Kathie, my job, I have to leave Antioch, was mounting. Hence, the day off. I wanted to spend a bunch of time working on the ABL (didn't), reading (didn't), and with Em (didn't); I ended up sleeping all the live long day. Screw that. The Pirates surprise the ABL world, beating ace Jimmy Potts 1-0, to tie the series 2-2. I also found out that one of my neighbors was murdered. I never met anyone that went on to be murdered. Really left me with a sickening feel in my stomach, especially when I found out what it was over (money).
Tuesday, July 15th: Go to an Ed Fair with Kathie, at El Camino College. Very nice school. I saw quite possibly the largest pair of breasts I've ever seen in my life while I was there. Kind of blew my mind, in a way that only a pair of obscenely large breasts can. I had a softball game, went 2-for-4 with a home run, and we won 15-6. Good times. Oh, I also got NCAA Football 2004. Hell yeah. The real life Jimmy Potts (not the CHN ace), Em's brother, flew back to PA today. I'll miss him; he's fun, and he gives me another guy in the apartment (as it is, there's Em, Andrea, and me right now). Game 5 of the ABLCS is played and won by the Barrons, 2-0 behind Marlon Prince's second shutout. Jarrod indicates he'll throw Potts in Game 6.
Wednesday, July 16th: Tell Kathie very early that I'm leaving. She's ok with it, and kind of sensed it (did I really give off that I'm homesick?!). So, all is well on that front. I play NCAA Football and Game 6 of the ABLCS, won by the Pirates 2-1 in shocking fashion. Percy Dolin, the Pirates' savior, weathered a no-hit bid by Potts for six innings, then seized his only lead in the seventh, and held on for his second victory over Potts this series. Potts lost his bid to win his 30th game of the year.
Thursday, July 17th: Work, then a softball game. Played second base, did surprisingly well, and we won 13-2 or something. I then played in another softball game, as a team picked Dave and I up (Dave is a guy I work with). Came home, played NCAA Football, and then went to bed. It was really that kind of day.
Friday, July 18th: Worked with a temp I'm training. She's nice, and I feel like I'll run out of things to tell her on Monday. Came home, played NCAA, then tried to play some basketball. Didn't do too well, so I came home after two games. I'm not in shape. I went to the Promenade with Em in the evening....that's the place where the 86-year-old man drove through the market on Tuesday, killing a few people and basically screwing me over as a future 80-year-old driver (ok, so that's a *good* thing).
Me: Kelly (work-study coworker) is really a free-thinker.
Claudia (co-worker): Yeah, she really is.
Me: Well, you get what you pay for.
Today, July 19th: Spoke with a new "fan" of the ABL, Tom Lacher. Good guy, and he reads this miserable piece of crap (Hi, Tom!). I got two inquiries about the league, which really kind of shocked me. I didn't think anyone knew of us, since I don't really advertise. I played softball in the afternoon, which wasn't much a softball game, but rather a "stand in heat" marathon. Came home, got pissed off at Matt Zylbert trying to bribe his way around being tossed out of the eWp sports forum (is this something I'll remember in five years?), and then spent the rest of the time hanging out with Em before she went to work, then playing NCAA Football, and writing this.
Goals for tonight: Write up a recap of the ABLCS to this point
Goals for tomorrow: Clean with Em, write up a recap of recent Game 7s in the ABLCS, play Game 7 of the ABLCS, work on learning Frontpage more (I got a book).
That's pretty much the news of the last week. Up-and-down ride...what week isn't?
