The evil work monster struck me again on Thursday. I have to finish another rather large project before I fly back to Ohia. I thought I had until Jan 17 for this one, but nope, only Jan 3, but since I’m gonna be gone from Dec 23 till Jan 4, stuff gots ta be done before I leave. So here I am at work at 10:30 at night still working, ah, love the corporate life. Prolly have to work on the weekend too, sucks to be me. I will, I will survive.

Yesterday I got Tracey’s Christmas gift and have it to her. I bought her a new mountain bike. It is awesome, I wish I had a cool new bike also. Since I wasn’t going to bring a bike back to Ohia with me, I just surprised her and gave it to her early so that we could go biking this weekend, that is if I’m not working all weekend. Funny story with me getting the bike, I was skating to the bike store, which was like 8 blocks from my office downtown SD, and I was just cruising along and I hit a rock and went flying off my board and onto my hands and stomach. Yeah, and in front of like 5 people. I got up and knew they were trying not to laugh. One guy asked me if I was ok, I said yeah. No major hurts, mostly pride. But I laughed thinking about one of the people who say me fall going around the corner and then laughing, cause that’s what I would do.

For my family, what about doing a best albums of the year list in addition to the favorite movies of the year? Like top ten albums, favorite songs, or both or whatever? Just an idea I had.

Lars-thanks for calling, sorry I missed ya, and I don’t hate ya, just get sad and lonely and depressed when I don’t hear from ya. Funny thing on the poster, just give it to someone else, that’s cool. Even though we planned on hanging on New Years for like 2 months, it’s cool that you’re not going to be around. Will I see ya at all? Well, you better suck it up and get down to SD when you’re in San Fran. Anyway, are you even going to SF? You never told me officially and nobody has told me directly either, wus up?

Justin-Not only did the stros get a porn star, they also got a liar. And Biggio moving to the outfield? Wow, what a true sportsman, doing things for the good of the team. Kent is cancer in the clubhouse, guess we will see. You might have to plan a long weekend out here when the stros are in SD.

“He who stands firm (or STRONG as Phil would say) to the end will be saved” Matt 10:22

At the moment, I have Signs, Frailty, and Punch Drunk Love as my top three movies of the year, interchanging. I just saw a preview for a movie called Narc with Ray Liatto, it looks really good, a cop movie. I feel sick today, I actually think I have a cold of all things. Last night was ridiculous weather wise. It was raining and blowing wind. I seriously thought I was in Ohio, I started to get depressed. Howling wind, cold air, feeling like I can’t get warm, ah, it sucked. Today is sunny though, so all is good.

Tonight Tracey and I are going to a friend’s house to have some home cooked Italian food and to watch the season finale of the Amazing Race. I have also been watching the VH1 shows on the 80’s. They are awesome and funny to remember the days of my youth. And I didn’t mention something from this past weekend. I think U of Texas got ripped by the refs in the Arizona game. They blew some calls that should have gone UT’s way, but they played a good game though. I’m having a bad sideburns day, I need to trim them up, care for them as if they were my own child. I played some bball last night and I did ok, ankle felt good. I’m ready for some good ball in BG, and maybe even some with my bro in laws in Cinci if we can find a place. Hope you’re all having a good day. Late.

“Legalistic people suck, legalism makes me sick, I wonder what makes them tick, I wanna go puke on it.” MxPx

It rained last night. So this morning there was actually a little humidity in the air. It felt really good, like a good BG day in the springtime, not too hot, not too cold. But don’t get any ideas about me missing the “seasons”, as Lars says I will, cause I don’t. It was just a nice way to greet the new morning. I had a very interesting weekend. Tracey and I went to a holiday party that a girl I work with threw. I was so tired at the party from all my overtime working last week, and there were a ton of people there. Plus there were cats that my allergies did not like, so that was no fun. Overall, we had a decent time. It is always interesting to see people you work with in other social situations, mixed with a few adult beverages, it usual makes for strange happenings, and this night did not disappoint in that area. That is all I’m gonna say on that.

I had some more good news this morning, besides the nice weather, I found out that Alkaline Trio will be playing SD in February, so I am pumped for that. This week is a bit lighter for me at work, although I still have lots to do. We are looking forward to coming home to visit. I just can’t believe how fast time is moving, it is insane. It seems like we just moved and starting working, now we are flying back to friends and family, crazy. Like Mary and Casey, I think Tracey and I will be giving each other our Christmas presents this weekend. God knows I will not be bringing it with me on the plane.

I hope to have time this weekend to do my own year in review. Maybe I will write it out on the plane, and then type it up when I get back, that could work. I will have plenty of time to think on the plane. I just know that we will be trying to squeeze so much in to our visit home, it will tough to do everything we want to do. People and certain events will have to be sacrificed, unfortunately. And I do mean literally sacrificed, Tracey and I are trying this new religion out here where you have to sacrifice friends to gain internal peace. I know it sounds weird, but what is life without variety? You’ve got to try new things in order to get a more well rounded life experience. And what better place to get those experiences than fruity California?

Lars-your pathetic, out of sight, out of mind, I guess. Talk to Jay about New Years Eve
Cavs-keep playing bad so we can get Lebron James
And nobody told me how Andrew WK was?