Flidbits

Moving!

2008-07-27T22:15:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: Resident Evil 3
Currently Thinking About: The Gym
Currently I'd Rather Be: On Vacation

Quick Post! My blog has now moved from blogger to http://www.webcrumz.com/blog Check it check it out!

So question of the post: Have you updated your RSS Feed?

Better Nate Than Lever

2008-02-21T21:17:00.001-05:00

Currently Listening To: Dane Cook
Currently Thinking About: Snow
Currently I'd Rather Be: Warm

So I just wanted to give a quick post about Vegas. It was awesome. I'd so do it again. I won money, saw good shows, lived luxuriously for a few days, jumped out of a plane, and survived... everything. Everyone reading this was probably already there or has read another blog about the trip so I'll spare you (and my fingers) the details. But first... memories online!

So question of the post: Are you taking a snow day tomorrow?

MyFace

2008-01-23T21:43:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: Tenacious D
Currently Thinking About: That I've never posted twice in a row
Currently I'd Rather Be: Less Sore

OK, OK, OK. Amanda did it so I guess I'll go Myspace/Facebook on this blog.

10 Thing You Might Not Know About Me

01: I used to teach aerobics in college
02: I have a splinter in my hand from when I was like 8
03: I have a thing for a sexy neck (yeah I needed at least one sex related one)
04: I've met 9 people in real life after only knowing them online
05: I weighed under 100 pounds when I started college
06: I almost doubled my weight in 3 years
07: I have a habit of playing with the seam of my shirt when idle
08: I was hit by a car and the driver looked like Saddam (with the cigar even)
09: I've gone to the Phillipines twice, got a bloody nose the first time and passed out in my morning fried rice the second.
10: This is probably the 3rd thing like this I've ever filled out.

So question of the post: Who's next?

Hip Hop on Yo Ass!

2008-01-23T21:19:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: Tango Music
Currently Thinking About: Jumping out of a plane!
Currently I'd Rather Be: In a warmer place

It seems like I've been too busy to post recently. I always think I should but am too busy at work to do it and then I've been keeping pretty busy outside of work. You'd think I'd have a lot of updates but there aren't many. I've gone home too many weekends recently to remember but I guess the last visit was eventful. Dramatic night that actually included being in a Jersey diner at 3 in the morning listening to rednecks make jokes about "orientals". My sister was vocally pissed. I'll tell you one thing too, you never want to get on the bad side of a pissed 5'(2" she corrected me...) tall Asian girl.

Let me tell you a story about my sister for those of you who haven't heard it. I'll never have to play the over protective big brother to my sister's suitors. When she was in 5th grade, a boy who was a year older than her decided he wanted to hit on her. Apparently she wasn't having it because she pushed the guy out of his desk, flipped the desk on top of him, and then emptied the books out on him as well. Now imagine this girl older, after living her adult life in Pittsburgh, teaching in the ghettos of that city and now PISSED about the fact that racism still exists. Her next words after the comment were "What the **** was that?! Yeah, keep walking, Guido. Greasy *** with your gold dollar sign necklace." The guy wouldn't even look at her....

In lighter news, I took a Hip Hop class yesterday. I thought I'd do something to get my out of the house during the week. It was either that or Photography class and I figured the dance class was more social and a healthier alternative. It was a good class. All girls then me doesn't hurt but damn my abs and legs hurt! It's not like I'm going to break out in some J Lo routine in the middle of a dance club but it's fun none the less.

So question of the post: Where'd the warm weather go?

Colnowunnyarm?

2008-01-15T14:01:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: Gorillaz
Currently Thinking About: Sleep
Currently I'd Rather Be: Rested

I swear the end of the world is coming. Something about not knowing the seasons of the year? Well I think today is a great example of that! I mean I start the day out cold needing to defrost my windows. Then I turn around and what do I see but a friggin blizzard outside my window! Half an hour later it's all sunny outside, and then shortly after that I go out to my car and feel the need to remove the jacket. It's like, it's cold! I want to stay in bed... It's snowing! Maybe I should go home early and avoid the fugnuts who can't drive in the DC metro area. It's sunny! I want to go home and work from my balcony. It's warm! Don't you just want to take the rest of the day off and golf or something? Whatever it is, I don't think I should be working today...

So question of the post: When do I get to snowboard?!

Indirect Resolutions

2008-01-06T21:29:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: I Got It From My Mama
Currently Thinking About: Distractions
Currently I'd Rather Be: Fit

So I don't know if they are actually resolutions but today seemed like a lot of resolutions going on. So Patrick, Kim, and I went hiking today. Patrick's either received or bought quite a few hiking type things that I'll let him post about (let's hope he posts) but I guess he was all excited about his new toys because he wanted to go hiking. You can call this trip all sorts of resolutions:

1 - Become more knowledgeable in scholastic topics
2 - Don't waste away the weekends in front of the TV
3 - Exercise more
4 - Spend less money

So we did 10.7 miles (well 5.35 but we had to get back too!) of the Appalachian Trail that brought us passed the scenic Washington Monument which had a lot of historical facts about our first President. It got me out of the house and got me working my ass off through those trails. And since I was walking somewhere other than a retail establishment, I saved buko bucks. Before I go again, I need to make a few mental notes:

1 - Ditch the sweat shirt: I've done a crap load of hiking this year and I've brought my sweat shirt all the times since October and I've never used it. It just adds 5 pounds (crucial!) and you end up looking like a prep from the 80's with the thing tied around your waist.

2 - Get hiking shoes: This trail had a lot of rocks that poke up out of the ground and my sneaks just weren't cutting it. The thin soles basically protected the balls of my feet and not much else in that terrain.

3 - Get longer legs: Keeping up with the jolly green giant is hard when you have midget legs. I think I was keeping up strides but my strides were not nearly as long over that distance. Longer legs are sooo doable now a days too. :P

4 - Get in better shape: Yeah, this was a hard work out today. All that uphill climbing and trying to keep up just sucked. I'm not THAT bad. I DID have a lot of valid excuses (see points 1 to 3).

All in all it was a good day though. I did get a good work out and a lot of fresh air. The fresh air I definitely do remember as I was hyper ventilating up that hill.

So question of the post: Who played Wii instead of watching football today?

I Need a Hero!

2008-01-03T20:59:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: That hippity hop music
Currently Thinking About: Buying thermal underwear
Currently I'd Rather Be: In a warmer room

So a lot of us have been playing Guitar Hero since the 3rd installment came out and some of us have been lucky to even rock out with Rock Band. We've also had some conversations where we think it would be awesome to have a game that actually taught you how to play a real guitar. Well gossip no more! A game is on the way! Granted, this game seems more of a online tutor than a fast paced game, it definitely is a stepping stone towards a more realistic Guitar Hero.

The Deets

Also, in case you need a role model while playing GH3, check out this kid!

So question of the post: What's your top score?

New in 2008

2008-01-02T08:59:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: A co-worker gossiping down the hall
Currently Thinking About: The fact I had the day off and still came in
Currently I'd Rather Be: Sleeping

So it's that time again! The dawn of another year! The time when people realize one simple fact: We're all quitters! Yes, yes. This is the time we strive to be better, to make those stands that we are better than this. For example, I'll share my two resolutions and I'm sure I'll post again in a month saying I don't care anymore.

Resolution 1: Get a six pack by the next Slide and Slide. Seems simple enough right? It's how many months away and I got plenty of time to trade this Clipper City six pack in for a Chiseled City one. Here in lies the problem, it takes a lot of effort to get to that gym frequently and watch your diet and drink less (Wait, Did I say drink... gulp... less?) Riiiight, let's move to resolution 2.

Resolution 2: Post more often to keep everyone up to date. Now this is more my style. Just log in and post. How hard is that? Pfft, I give it a month. I do need to make an effort though because I am getting really bad at the consistent posting and there are cities that are kicking my blog's ass in the charm department. (At least I update more often than annually.)

One tip about resolutions: Start date should be 1/10. All the drinking, eating, hangovers, traveling, adjusting to work again... you can't be expected to jump on the resolution and keep it like that! By the 10th you're at a good point to calmly start your effort. So I'll be starting on the 11th. :)

Anyway, in other news since I've been adding Ben Gay for far too long and since Jenn
has been complaining of technical difficulties with my site, I guess I'll give an update.

I've been good. I spent just over a month in Rhode Island working so that was different. Kinda cool just to say that I traveled for work finally. It was also a lot of flying back and forth and I'm no longer flustered at the airport. (11/5 was the second time I've flown since 9/11.)

I went to the Dane Cook concert which was AWESOME! I have a picture of when I met him and I also sat third row. I'll post a pic soon on that.

The holiday was good. I spent all from 12/22 to 1/2 off which was so sweet after all the work I have been doing. I went home for Christmas and was pretty much there the whole week. A lot of drinking, a lot of family, a lot of drinking because of a lot of family, and then home to hang with friends and other loved ones.

Aaaaand I think that about wraps it up. If you made it passed the gauntlet of links off this post and are still reading, Congratulations! You win a new ca... wait I don't have that to give away. Congratulations! You're as bored as I was before I posted this!

So question of the post: What's your New Years Resolution?

Georgia Tech-nical Difficulties

2007-10-08T20:48:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: 80's Music
Currently Thinking About: Tomorrow
Currently I'd Rather Be: On holiday again.

And we have another win under our belts! This time it's an ACC win! Damn noon games mean breakfast and beer and a LOT of drinking after the game. Big-ups to Maryland for the win, big-ups to Jim for bringing back the Shocker, and big-ups to Katie for the nacho buffalo cheese goodness.

So Julie got this crazy new camera with iPod-esque controls. It's the same as mine but some crazy updated version. I really have camera envy. Anyway, even with my out of date camera, as always, PICS!!!!!

So question of the post: Should I get a new camera?

Chink in the Knight's Chain Mail

2007-09-30T17:41:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: New Foo Fighters
Currently Thinking About: Work (Messed up right?)
Currently I'd Rather Be: Me (I'm good beotch!)

So we walked straight into #10 ranked Rutgers and totally handed out cans of whoop ass. I was honestly really upset... that Rutgers fans left before we got back to the tail gate. There was one guy there that was trashing talking with "How's it feel to be a 2 digit point spread underdog?" Well, sir, I say to you, "How's it feel to blow a 2 digit point spread by... 2 digits?!"

Our hosts were awesome. I actually think there were more Terps in the group than Knights but it was a good time. Speaking of tail gates.. holy geez! They really cram you in there. You have your area which is pretty much room for a tent and a grill behind your car and you're pretty much butting up against someone else tent and grill. I kept joking that it was like a Shanghai Slum where you look out of your window and look right into someone else's. You'll have to check out some shots in the gallery of how empty the lot is at noon but how many people they still insist on cramming into a small space. You can't blame Rutgers I guess. It's not like they've had years of good football to get the tail gating right yet. (Oh Snap!)

Still good times though. We made a crap load of new friends, trashed talked every person that had to walk through our tail gate to get anywhere, kicked ass 6 to 2 in beer bongs, had great food. Check out the pics. Videos soon...

So question of the post: "Rog, why did you go down to Maryland for crabs when you could have just gone to Rutgers?"

There's Only Two Types of People...

2007-09-25T20:48:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: George Strompolos
Currently Thinking About: Tomorrow
Currently I'd Rather Be: Original

Just a quick post. I saw this video and thought, "There are a lot of nerds in my group... especially computer science and engineering nerds. This could SO seriously end up as one of our daughters."

So question of the post: Who's daughter is this going to be?

WVU = Boooo!

2007-09-14T02:56:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: My computer chugging along
Currently Thinking About: Getting an Apple
Currently I'd Rather Be: Rich Beotch!

So the irony cuts like a knife (No idea what that means but it's a Greg reference). We beat Villanova 31 to 14 and WVU comes back and beats us 31 to 14. Weird huh? So I think I went a little overboard on the pics this game so you can check those out in your free time. I suggest loading them to your iPod and using it for some good toilet viewing when War and Peace just won't cut it. Some highlights of the day, drinking at Cornerstone at 1 in the afternoon, Patrick going even further over the top with a new Terp Tie, Junior and Val meeting up for some tail gating, and some random dude telling me that I look like I'm training for UFC.

So question of the post: Can I get away with telling girls I'm training for UFC?

Pandora's Soap Box

2007-09-10T13:12:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: Jen's YouTube Links
Currently Thinking About: That I should probably be doing work
Currently I'd Rather Be: Not so crazy

OK, OK, OK. I'll jump on the bandwagon too. I've been telling some people already about this for the past several months but I might as well post it too since everyone and their mother (or brother depending on how redneck you are) is posting about music. I'm in love with pandora. You enter an artist you like and it makes a music station based on other bands with similar sounds. It's a great way to find new music... that you'll like or are in the mood for. Popular artists that have reaped hours of musical entertainment at work: Beck, Kasabian, Gym Class Heroes, and Linkin Park.

So question of the post: Going to the game on Thursday?

i(Have)Phone

2007-09-05T12:55:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Pandora
Currently Thinking About: Work stuff
Currently I'd Rather Be: Done work

Quick update. I got a new phone today and I started entering in all the numbers I had. I'm not going to go through the trouble of calling everyone to give them the new number and really don't want to just put it out in the open on the Interweb but if you have Patrick's number it's the same except for the last numbers are 53. If you don't know his number, then email me and I'll send it to you. If you don't have my email... see the question of the post.

So question of the post: Should you really be calling me?

Nerdtastic

2007-09-04T22:27:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: My Hard Drive
Currently Thinking About: That I should have went to bed
Currently I'd Rather Be: Buff?

So I messed around with the template and I think I got the blogger template pretty close to my website. There still looks to be some weird stuff going on if you go to the blog from the RSS feed but I guess I can't have my cake and Edith too. Too bad though. Edith was one hot cookie... Anyway, I was just annoyed that the auto refresh wasn't too quick to hop and my blog was... ugh? so I had to fix it best I could. I left enough links to get to the coolio site though.

So question of the post: How big a nerd am I?

Villa-No-Win

2007-09-01T23:58:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Some YouTube VLog
Currently Thinking About: That I need to catch up on sleep
Currently I'd Rather Be: More rested

So the first Maryland game of the season was today. We spanked Villanova 31 to 14. Not a bad game. There are definitely areas for improvement but a W is a W is awesome. I'm digging the number of friends this year. We have a few tail gates in parallel but it's all good. We got the home base then the couples TG, the Andrew and Luci TG, and the Marshall Renanana TG. So it was a fun afternoon of visiting and being visited. I also got my TMNT Trilogy back (Thanks, Jen) and took some good pictures. Finally, a reason to show off my gallery for the site. I am a little nerdy but I made this page on my site where all I have to do to create a gallery is upload a directory. I'm all prouds of myself but it has some loading problems since I'm not cutting down the size of the images before uploading. So check out the pics if you want but ignore the somewhat long load time. I'm working on it.

So question of the post: If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

Away on Bidness

2007-08-31T23:18:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: My phone text message alert
Currently Thinking About: Getting old
Currently I'd Rather Be: 10 pounds thinner

So I went on my first real business travel this week. I've gone for day trips to PA before and a trip to Richmond but today was the first time I've actually had to get a hotel room for a business trip. No plane required but the trip was something I could check on my list of made up things that make me feel important at work.

I was down in Virginia Beach for the week. The atmosphere was very chill there. I had a lot of views from the marina at sunset and the actual city was probably one of the cleanest I've visited next to Charlotte. I even got to eat in a former church. Pretty cool inside if you ask me. They had good food and even had a dish that involved lobster stuffed pork. Didn't have the curiosity to order it myself but the guy who did had a very interesting looking dish.

The business portion of the week was good too. I seemed to make some good impressions on the folks I met with and got some good feedback from those at work who heard the recap of the week.

So question of the post: Where to next?

MC Phone Home!

2007-08-26T22:19:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Josh Verdes - Save Me
Currently Thinking About: What I'm doing at work
Currently I'd Rather Be: Rich

So I've been waiting to get a corporate cell phone for a few weeks now and I got word last Friday that a phone is now available to me. I just need to get it. I'm really getting pissed at my current phone too so it couldn't have come at a better time. I mean I love my phone but having Windows Mobile on it leads to problems of... well Windows (Boot, Reboot, Boot out the Window). Although I really hate my phone, I still love it. It does many nice things for me when it's playing sweet. However, I did find a group of people that genuinely DO hate their cell phones. Man, I bet my phone would go far. It's like a small brick. Perfect for shot putts, riots, or crime deterrence.

So question of the post: What's your number again?

Rage Against the Machines

2007-08-09T23:08:00.002-04:00

Currently Listening To: Welcome Back by Mase
Currently Thinking About: How much money I'm saving
Currently I'd Rather Be: In possession of the TMNT Trilogy

For some reason I'm really starting to get some serious road rage on the way to work. They just introduced some Civil Penalties in Virginia where residents of said state are issues extra fines for traffic violations. For example, 20 over the speed limit will get you a whopping $1,050 fine in addition to the normal fines. Yeah, I know what you're going to say. "Well, Cruzz, that IS excessive..." Yeah it is, but Route 66 is a four lane highway with a 55MPH speed limit. No one goes 65 let alone 55... well that is until this crazy law was put into place. Now there is like a wall of people driving 60 miles an hour when I'm trying to do 80 going to work! Yeah yeah, again, "Well, Cruzz, 80 IS speeding..." "So the hell what", I say. Let me worry about that. You worry about the fact that you can't follow one of the simple, easier to understand laws of the road: "Keep right. Pass left." If you are not passing the guy to your right.. then you, Sir (or Miss), should be on the right! Seems like an easy rule to me. That's actually enforced in Jersey (I've been pulled over for it once.) and you don't see any slow drivers in the left lane there. They know how to get places like it's not a Sunday. Virginia... ha! All this crap just because they need more money for their Transportation Department. So you're telling me they tax your car on an annual basis and control the only toll booths withing 20 miles of DC and they STILL have problems with their Transporation Budget? OK. OK. [Gets off his soap box] you may continue with your surfing the Internetz....

So question of the post: Do I really want to move to VA?

Maybe Mine Should Be Semi-Annual...

2007-07-28T01:49:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Complete Silence
Currently Thinking About: If I have to work tomorrow
Currently I'd Rather Be: In Hawaii

So I realized I haven't posted since the beginning of the year! Daaaaamn! So what's happened in the past six months? Well let's see. Went to Whistler for some snow boarding where I spent most of my days... playing the Wii in the lodge, got a new project and location at work, picked up the wonderful (and costly) game of golf, lost 23 pounds, spent a week with family and got my 21 year old cousin hammered at a bar for the first time, gained 6 pounds, bought my own Wii, participated in the 2nd Annual Slide and Slide, and, as you can see, redesigned my blog. If it isn't obvious, then something went wrong and you should go to http://www.webcrumz.com to find out what's new. It's a work in progress but I think it's at a good point where I am not too embarrassed to show it off. That's it for now, hopefully with the new design, it'll get me a little more enthused about making posts.

So question of the post: Got Wii?

Ringing in the New Year.. Beotches!

2007-01-03T10:10:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: The white noise of my radiator
Currently Thinking About: Deep thoughts
Currently I'd Rather Be: Someone who knows what to say.

So quick post to get everyone updated on my life. Not a lot to post about in the past two months. There was Thanksgiving... a lot of food. There was Decemember... a lot of people at the mall. There was Christmas... a lot more food and pictures. Finally, there was New Years... a lot of good snacks, drunken pictures, and yeah... stuff. Works going well, my car is looking awesome, and yeah... I gots pics.

New Years 2007

So question of the post: When does the snow get here?

Maryland in the House!

2006-11-13T08:38:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: XM - Squizz XL
Currently Thinking About: Getting a house?
Currently I'd Rather Be: Richer... and original.
Currently Feeling: Mad

Big weekend here for College Park fans. I think I might be all Terp'ed out for the weekend... if that's possible. Saturday was a big day. Long tailgate with lots of people. Christine even showed up and met all the peeps. (Yeah I know after like 2 years right?) Maryland ended up beating Miami 14 to 13. Hells yeah. I would have taken a pic of the students rushing the field but I was in nosebleed then and too scared of heights to stand. :P We celebrated in style by going to Baltimore and celebrating Paul's and Erin's birthdays. It was tons of fun. It was like a Richard Simmons video though because I was Sweatin' with the Oldies. (Well year old'ers I guess)

Sunday Patrick comes knocking right back on my door. "Get Up! Less than 2 hours until the big game!" What game you ask? Maryland ladies basketball. We "clubbed" (thanks 1 800 Tell Me) Mason 99 to 43. OK so it's ladies but we have AWESOME seats. Any lower and we'd have to look over the commentators... and some cute girl who's job it was to go back and forth from the printer to the commentator. The seats are so prime we're like Spike Lee at a Knick's game!

The fun didn't stop there though. We get home and we chillin' like villains on the ceilin' until the men's game starts. We clobbered Florida A&M also. Final score? Devastation.

So question of the post: What's in your wallet?

Long Time No...

2006-11-01T09:31:00.000-05:00

Currently Listening To: The Air Conditioner
Currently Thinking About: That I should have went to bed earlier
Currently I'd Rather Be: Someone with more "pep"

I noticed that no one in my little blog group has posted in a while so I thought I would post something to keep things fresh. :) (Either that or I should add more people to my blog group.) So I had family come in over the weekend. I had a great uncle and a first cousin once removed. Now, for those of you that are not schooled in the mapping of the family tree, that just means my dad's uncle and cousin. It was pretty fun. My cousin is actually my age so she went out with my sister, aunt, and I along with some friends. It was a pretty fun night in AC other than that fact that I lost at craps. Words of wisdom: Always pre-game before an AC club. It was over 50 bucks for 3 Coor's lights, a Rum and coke, and 2 Redbull Vodkas. The scenery was pretty nice though. It was the weekend before Halloween so a lot of girls in plaid mini bandannas (they weren't enough cloth to be called skirts) and naughty nurses.

OK, back to work....

So question of the post: What the hell does this plug into?

It's Wedding Season!

2006-09-26T06:14:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: Absolute Silence
Currently Thinking About: That I should have slept more
Currently I'd Rather Be: On one of those memory foam beds

So it's wedding season and the best one leads off. Eric and Erin now not only share similar first and middle names, they now share the same last name. Fun was had by all and I didn't screw up the shuttle duties given me. Woot woot! For all you still planning your wedding, take a suggestion from the E&E wedding: Guiness at an open bar... key. I really thought I was taking way too many pictures but after I uploaded them I realized that I only took 16?! I guess I was drinking more than I was taking pictures. Anyway, they're there to view. A couple videos coming soon.

View Pics

So question of the post: Why is it still dark outside?

Are You Ready for Some Football!

2006-09-10T15:31:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Sunday football!
Currently Thinking About: What I'm doing tonight.
Currently I'd Rather Be: Rich beotch!

So it's game 2 and Maryland pulls out another W. We played Middle Tenessee State so the game wasn't that exciting but we had fun in the sun tailgating. Nothing really exciting but at least this time I have pics. Check it out! Now back to NFL football...

So question of the post: Who do you have for pic 7 this week?

Fun with Google

2006-09-01T10:00:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Rain outside
Currently Thinking About: What I'm doing tonight
Currently I'd Rather Be: Not at work

Quick post. Someone (AKA A.P.D.W.M.T.H.A.K.) told me to google "Marvin needs" to see what comes up. Some interesting results:

1. Marvin needs a bitch. (Sorry, mom, google made me say it.)
4. Marvin needs attention of a private sort.
6. Starvin Marvin needs to eat something.

Just something boring to do on a rainy Friday. I suggest you try it yourself. Some other humorous returns: (Warning: Pat has A LOT of hilarious ones)

"Matt needs to have his bottom bared and a paddling needs to be administered."

"Pat needs to be healed of his own idiocy"

"Pat needs to feel like the rescuing hero"

"Pat needs to let go of that expectation"

"Pat needs her list cleaned and hasn’t even got time to pop out for a Cappuccino"

"Josh needs a dick to prevent him from being a girl. Fucking lesbo."

"Erin needs what most white girls crave..." (I'm not finishing that one)

"Larry needs a beating..."

"Amanda needs help busting skulls..."

"Andrew needs to take the pants off b/c he has a very nice asssss" (Can't be our Andrew)

So question of the post: Got Needs?

Zonin' like a Zombie

2006-08-29T09:42:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Meeting in the next room
Currently Thinking About: Bed Time
Currently I'd Rather Be: Working (really!)

So I just thought I'd post a little while I have some free time. My new boss is out of the country, his boss is in a meeting along with his boss's boss. So I'm sitting here with no work to do and no one to ask. Cushy job I tell ya. Now I just need a girl to come into my office and ask me if I would like any Starbuck's Coffee. At least I have this view of the pool overlooking some... awww dangit... old people.

So as you might have read in Marshall's post, we had ourselves a bachelor party last weekend. It was pretty good. I fell into the deep hole (and I mean deep this time) of gambling loss. However, with some filling buffet food in my stomach, I was able to climb almost all the way back out. The rest of the night was a blur (at least that's what I'll tell any who wasn't there).

So football season is coming up! I can't wait to sink my teeth into some fine tail gate cookin'. It's a good thing the first game is on a long weekend. I might need that long to recover.

So question of the post: Where all the white women at?

Sunrise on a new day

2006-08-21T21:26:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Silence... sweet silence
Currently Thinking About: How early I am waking up tomorrow
Currently I'd Rather Be: Back in AC, Baby!

So if any of you late comers didn't know, I am now officially employed at Solers. I gave in and went back to the gubment. I'm not up there with Daddy Warbucks yet but hopefully I'll get enough to buy Punjab a new turban. (He was so selfless giving up his head accessories just to save some whiney girl.) Had a lot of reading today, I have to work under a Virginia grad, and the printer hated me today but at least I get my own office again and a view of Georgetown, the Potomac, and a pool which is rumored to have hot sunbathers which I have yet to see in my 8 hours of employement. I also joined the gym near work so hopefully I'll be a hot sunbather... next summer... hopefully... but don't hold your breath.

So I have a bachelor party coming up this weekend (not mine... aren't you girls relieved?) and I plan to do it up! I was in AC last weekend and did awesome at Craps. "Shooter's hot!" That's all I heard. :P It was a really good dancing/drinking/women night too (minus a little drama). I wish every weekend could be like last weekend (minus the drama) but next weekend can! Woooo!

So question of the post: Why does is say paper jam...?

Dusty Bottoms?

2006-07-31T18:43:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: A working air conditioner!
Currently Thinking About: How hungry I am
Currently I'd Rather Be: Completely unpacked

So we're out! Yes, not more than an hour ago, I surrendered the keys to our good old money pit of an apartment. We shared good times, we shared bad times, but apparently we shared a lot of dirty times... and I don't mean kink either. Spent a lot of the afternoon cleanin up the old abode and we finally finished yesterday. Now it's on to unpacking this place. Still no pictures but speaking of dirt, don't even let your car get this dirty....

So question of the post: Can I give my two weeks notice yet?

Simmer Down Now!

2006-07-27T19:28:00.001-04:00

Currently Listening To: The Air Conditioner...
Currently Thinking About: Will this burning sensation ever leave?
Currently I'd Rather Be: Somewhere with a beer.

Catch up post! Been busy moving lately. Pat closed on the condo and we moved in smaller things last week and this week and moved the larger stuff last weekend. Man what a work out! I think I lost 10 pounds on Saturday. We even moved that damn TV (you know what TV) all the way up to Pat's room. I'm SO glad I gave mine to my sister because there is no way I wanted to go through that hell twice.

Not a lot more new. When I remember I'll take pics of my new pad and all it's glorious floor space... While I debate getting off my ass to take those pics, check out this game I found. I swear the guy is Red's dad.

Red's Dad VS Red's Dad

So question of the post: How many licks does it take to get to Tootsie's.. yeah. And who's Tootsie?

The Body Buffet

2006-07-11T09:28:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Cars
Currently Thinking About: How itchy I am
Currently I'd Rather Be: On summer vacation

So I spent too much time in the woods last weekend. I can not stop itching. I'd take a picture of my legs full of bug bites but I'm 100% sure no one would ever want to come to this blog again if I posted them. I look like a red dalmation! I don't even know what it is because I sure as hell don't remember that many mosquitoes around me, it's definitely not poison , but it might be chiggers. If you're like me and don't know what chiggers are, look it up. It's pretty disgusting looking.

I haven't posted a movie in a while so I decided to. BAM!

So question of the post: Where is my Cortaid?!

1UP! AKA Keeping Up with the Joneses

2006-07-05T21:33:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: The Lack of Thunder
Currently Thinking About: 3 loads unfolded laundry on my bed again!
Currently I'd Rather Be: Employed somewhere else

OK, so I noticed the seldom to never poster is on a posting frenzie this week so I thought I would keep up. I am having a case of realty envy now. I just moved my sister into her new place this weekend, Piddy is closing next week, J-Wy is closing later this month, and I'm still a lowly renter. Come to think of it, who the hell is left in my group that is still renting?! Awww dayum! OK, new rule, Paul and Renee can't buy a place without consulting me first.

So question of the post: When do I get to buy?

MMMmmm.... PBJ

2006-06-19T20:16:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: People talking outside my room.
Currently Thinking About: How to make the voices stop
Currently I'd Rather Be: Topaz because it's not easy being green.

Quick post since there's not much new from yesterday. Went to traffic court today and as Eric guessed, it was for drugs. Who knew that driving under the influence of Flinstones was against the law. I mean c'mon, occifer. 10 million strong can't be wrong. I need to grow to ya know. Good news though, I was able to trade in my sweet flavored narcotics for some good ol' fasioned PBJ. That's right. I got probation before judgement and he cut the fine in half. Pretty painless really. Other than the boring hour of the judge calling out the names of people who didn't show, it was pretty chill. So not the butt fishing I thought it was going to be.

So question of the post: Did I just say butt fishing?

Guess What!!!

2006-06-19T00:08:00.000-04:00

...Chicken Butt!!!! Gotcha!

Currently Listening To: The clickity clack of my lap top keys
Currently Thinking About: What I'm going to say in court tomorrow
Currently I'd Rather Be: A wrestler... Nachoooooooooo!

Nothing really exciting going on in the world of Cruz. Just thought I'd post for the sake of keeping my blog up, lest I end up like Pat. Speaking of Pat, he really needs to update his blog since there's all sorts of realty news up in this apartment. I'll let him post about that though. Yeah, that's right... I'm calling you out, Peeditty!

Dad's day was good. Took pops out to lunch and my sister and I got him a digital photo printer. Cool stuff actually. Thing prints from your computer or any memory card from past, present, and even the future! (...that's right. It has a neural net processor. It's a learning printer.) I tried it and it worked very well. Even has a LCD screen to view right on the printer. What will they think of next? Maybe spit out extra toilet paper when you need it!

Nothing else really going on. Work sucks, I know [Insert Blink 182 song here]. Just plugging away at work trying to stay focused. I always get distracted, mostly it's how the hell I'm supposed to make better drawings than Eric on my blog. I mean, did you SEE the detail on the cannon sparks? That might as well been 3D! Alas, I only know ASCII drawing.

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(<- did you like my VW? Holdin' it down deutscheland style!)

So question of the post: Ya got a better job I can borrow?

Memorial Day Madness!

2006-05-29T08:27:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Nintendo A Cappella (You'll See)
Currently Thinking About: How much rock bed stone I'm hauling today
Currently I'd Rather Be: Someone with Popeyed-sized muscles

Haven't posted in a while but it's because there hasn't been much going on. Just going through the daily grind at work. I've been doing a lot of house work lately. That is if you call holding your back in pain while the woman does all the work "house work". I installed an electic fence. Yeah when this little doggie collar gets close to the perimeter, this buzzing sound followed by a real buzz occurs. I tried it on my leg once.... word.

Spent a lot of time with Andrew and Luci this weekend. Martini bar and gay Cafe on Friday, chill apartment drinking on Saturday, drinking at Eric and Erin's new pad on Sunday. Too bad Andrew only remembers 10 minutes of Friday though.

Going back to Eric and Erin's place.... Da Bomb! I'm like super jealous and want to buy now. I need to save up for a down payment though. Le sigh... Well while I save, entertain yourself with some of the geek in me!

So question of the post: Where can I get a rock hauling belt?

Keep the Knife from my Wrist

2006-05-19T07:33:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Cars passing by
Currently Thinking About: Will Pat ever buy a place?
Currently I'd Rather Be: Doing the running man back in 7th grade

So yesterday I'm on my way into work and I notice the lyrics of 3 songs on the radio. The first was Move Along by The American Rejects, an upeat song encouraging the listener to keep on keepin' on when times get rough. Next came Bad Day by Daniel Pewter or something sounding like that. His song is another, you've had a bad day but it was only a bad day so get over it. Finally Breathe(2AM) came on by some melodic sounding chick. I don't know who she is but if I was suicidal, she might inspire me to keep on living... at least three minutes and forty two seconds longer. As you might have guessed, her song was about when life has you down, just take a moment and breathe.

So question of the post: Is life really THAT depressing?

What's a Pittsburgh Powder Room?

2006-05-16T07:27:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Someone's car alarm going off
Currently Thinking About: Who's car alarm is that?!
Currently I'd Rather Be: Back in bed

So this weekend I went to visit my sister in Pittsburgh and while we were there, the family went looking for houses. Good story short, we were able to visit houseses, bid on a house, and have the bid accepted in one day. About 100k for a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house. ... in a decent neighborhood! Only thing is one of these "bathrooms" is a Pittsburgh Powder room. "What is that," you ask? Well it's a toilet, in the basement, without a sink, and maaaybe a wall around it. The house we got my sister has a wall around it thankfully but some of the houses we looked at had a toilet in the middle of the basement without a wall or a sink. What's up with that?! I guess we know how Pittsburgh rolls.... All in all, I think the whole family is happy with the choice we made.

In other news, the rents liked being driven around in the new car. Oh yeah, that was the news I was keeping a secret. Recently I bought a brand new 2006 Acura TL. TLegent! I don't have pictures yet but I'll post them soon. In the mean time.... The Evolution of Dance!

So question of the post: Where does he get those wonderful toys?!

Rumble in Bethesda (Mean Streets of Bethesda)

2006-05-12T07:20:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
Currently Thinking About: Why I haven't folded my laundry yet
Currently I'd Rather Be: ... a little bit taller. I wish I was a baller....

So I was at the mall last night and something a little like this happened...

Bethesda Thug: Say, "Excuse me, Yo!"
Me: For what, punk?
Bethesda Thug: For hitting me.
Me: I didn't hit you.
Bethesda Thug: Yeah you did.
(Insert spill soda on me here)
Me: Yo!
Bethesda Thug: What now?!
Me: Let's rumble!
Bethesda Thug: Word!
(Rumble with Me being winner)
Random Girls: Ooooh! You're so hot and strong! Can we buy you a drink?
Me: You can buy me two.
(Crazy public displays of affection)

So yeah that really happened. I definitely did NOT go to Harp and Fiddle with Matt, Pat, and Paul. I definitely didn't turn in by 11, and I'm definitely not currently late for work.

So question of the post: Why does Eric make people lie on blogs?

Blog Rebirth!

2006-05-08T21:10:00.000-04:00

Currently Listening To: The hum of my CD rom
Currently Thinking About: How I'm going to fold all this laundry on my bed
Currently I'd Rather Be: Someone with smaller eye brows.

So let's try this over. I didn't think my last attempt at a blog was very... well blog-worthy so I'm giving it another go. New design, new format, but the same messed up pose I do for every cam pic. ;)

So nothing really exciting going on here. Actually there is one piece of news but I'm keeping it a secret until next week. What is it? Stay tuned!

I did go to Andrew and Luci's wedding last weekend. It was pretty fun. I had to be the MC and let me tell you, I'm not so great at the public speaking. I really think they chose me to do it because my initials fit the bill. Anyway, it was a fun reception and a more exciting after party.

So question of the post: What the hell is so special about Myspace?