Blogger Had a Case of the Mondays...
Tuesday, September 13, 2005It appears to be working today, but I tried to post yesterday and it would never load the post creation page. Oh well. Sorry about the lack of posting.
So let's see, how about a speed update?
Friday -
I was supposed to play football after work, but not enough people signed up so we cancelled it. I got stuck at work late so I wasn't able to get to the online draft for the Slackerland FFL league, which also needs a few more people. Went home and chilled out.
Saturday -
Ahh, the James Page Blubber Run 2005. For those of you who don't know, James Page is a local brewery. Each year they host a 5k run where people can dress up in crazy costumes, and then at about the halfway point, there's a Pub stop. At the end of the race you get a sandwich and a couple beers. Forget a water stop at the halfway point, I'll take a beer stop. Very much fun. G-spot and I took our time running it because she had a bum knee, but it was fun even if it was really freakin hot. If you wonder what really freakin hot is, I mean 90 degrees and very humid. If you don't think that's that hot, you haven't met Minnesota humidity...
Anyway, went home and rested for a while and was supposed to go out and meet G-spot and some guy she had met not to long ago. Just as I was getting up to leave however Big Mike called and said he was inbound with a new, Really big, Really cool TV.
Here's the before:
Here's the after close up:
Yes, that's right, forty two inches of plasma screen fun! He also got an HDMI compatible DVD player and The 19-Year Old got a PS2 that she's going to keep at our place for a while. We tossed in the Superbit version of The Fifth Element, wow. Let me reiterate, WOW.
I finally did go out and meet up with G-spot and the new guy. He was pretty cool though she's already said she's only looking for friendship with him.
Sunday -
Met up with Conservative Girl and headed over to the Renaissance Festival again. And yes, it still was fun even going for the 3rd time. We got there and browsed all the shops, then headed over and watched the Joust. After the Joust we went and saw the Tortuga Twins Comedy show. The redid Little Red Riding hood in their own way. Very fun. Next we wandered over to one of the Pubs and saw 10 Seconds of Harmony. They're an acapella group that does funny songs and jokes. This performance was their R-Rated show, so it was a little raunchier and funnier. We ate here and there and watched people throw tomatoes at the insult guy's head. To end the day we watched the Johnny Phoenix Danger Comedy R-rated show and then the Tortuga Twins R-rated show. Both of the last two got totally crazy. Went home, played some PS2 on the big screen and then Big Mike and The 19 Year Old watched the Grudge, but since I thought it Sucked I played Age of Empires II on my old comp.
Monday -
Went to work and worked for about an hour before our department meeting. Directly after the meeting we had out Department Outing at Brit's Pub downtown. They have a big second floor lawn outside where we could have been Lawn Bowling (It's like Bocce Ball) if it hadn't been raining. Either way though, we got a free lunch and two free drinks (which turned into four for me after getting some on the non-drinker's tickets) and also got to play pool. My four free drinks were: 1 Double on the Rocks of Macallan 18 Year Scotch, 2 Doubles on the rocks of Laphroaig 15 Year Scotch and one Double on the Rock of Lagavulin 16 Year Scotch. That's about $90 in scotch, FREE. Rock on.
Afterward I went over to OCD/Anxiety's place because she lured be over with the promise of making be dinner and finally getting my birthday gift to me. She did well on her first attempt at making Jambalaya. For the presents she got me a 1934 Minnesota license plate (I'm making the living room theme a 20s-30's-40's Garage) And an embroidered Luck Charms shirt. Very fun. We watched Little Nicky and the end of Monday Night Football and then I headed home. I managed to escape without her getting all that emotional.
So that's what you've all missed. And yes, you can come over and watch movies or HD Football anytime! :O) Big Mike finally got me a memory card of my own for the PS2 so now I can play the Gran Turismo mode of GT4 on the Big Screen. Yeah I'll be leaving work early today so I can get home and enjoy that! :O)
posted by Chief Slacker @ 9:04 AM,
14 Comments:
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At Tue Sep 13, 01:41:00 PM,
Marie said...
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The TV looks awesome! Wow. I'm glad you enjoyed the weekend. Oh, can I still join the FFL even though I don't know what the hell I'm doing? lol
Talk to you later. :) -
At Tue Sep 13, 02:18:00 PM,
jlybn123 said...
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Are you a video game junkie? LOL Practically counting the minutes until you can play??? You got it bad. LOLOLOL
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At Tue Sep 13, 02:40:00 PM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Diana - yeah I was pretty busy this weekend and was having issues monday. he was going to get something bigger, but it wouldn't have fit well on the stand, that one is big enough :O) And yeah, Big Mike moved in because of all the pending divorce stuff.
marie - yeah it's a cool TV :O) And yeah, I'm going to make a new league and get everyone in that one, we need to get more people. I'll get the ingfo out tomorrow.
JlyBn - No, not a junkie, but you have no idea how cool it looks on this TV!! -
At Tue Sep 13, 03:34:00 PM,
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I was in a 10K about 15 years ago that was sponsored by a bar. The race fee included tickets for 3 beers -- which I thought was kind of odd.
The race was over about 3 p.m. and I had my free beer. And then I bought one or two.
I finally called a buddy to meet me at the bar and we ended up closing the place.
So, what initially seemed like an odd idea turned out to be one helluva marketing ploy. -
At Tue Sep 13, 03:55:00 PM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Delmer - Exactly, they suck you in with the free goods and then you get comfy and keep ordering more. Works every time ;O) But hey, youm might have had taht much beer if you had gone anyway, so now you had twice as much! :O)
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At Tue Sep 13, 08:17:00 PM,
Kira said...
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Oh god...Tortuga Twins...I know those dudes! Jeff and Riki at least. I'm not as familiar with the third one (not all three show up at every event, and the other guy was added last to their show anyway). I met them when I was 16 at the Largo Renaissance Festival, which is now the Tampa Renaissance Festival. Jeff was a MIME that year. Riki was an ELF. They both didn't have an act; they wandered about the place doing random entertainment. I was there doing photo stuff for my friend Lee as a favor for her paper (University of Tampa) on a media day that year and we met at that time. Jeff hit on me, which I distinctly remember flustered me because I thought he was hawt. They still remember me when I show up at some events and see them there...although when I showed up one time with my son (who was an infant at the time), they totally freaked out for like ten min. I guess the idea of ME with a child would freak anybody out...HAHAHA! Anyway, I think they're funny as shit. I actually have hung out with Riki a few times outside of the festivals, too, although I haven't done that in over a decade. Used to be when I lived in Tampa.
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At Wed Sep 14, 09:27:00 AM,
Chief Slacker said...
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kira - I only know the three with their stage names. The dark guy is Diangelo, the guy with Long Blond hair goes as Scaramoush and guy with shorter borwnish hair goes by Raphael. Which one is which? heh And do you want to play Fantasy Football?
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At Wed Sep 14, 03:47:00 PM,
said...
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Excellent TV, Slacker! I'm envious!
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At Wed Sep 14, 04:13:00 PM,
Kira said...
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Scaramouche is the new one that I don't know and never hung out with. Jeff was the hot one. Riki was as hot. I'm sure that doesn't help a hetero man to identify, but...LOL Jeff used to have really long black hair and then cut it; Riki's was not so long but pretty dark too.
I can't do fantasy football...sorry! Basketball's my sport :) -
At Wed Sep 14, 04:14:00 PM,
Kira said...
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I mean, Riki was NOT as hot. Gees, critical word for the evaluation there *coughs* :D But both were funny and friendly.
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At Thu Sep 15, 01:45:00 PM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Jaded - Yeah, defintiely a nice screen :O) I'm evnvious too, the roomie's playing it all the time!
Kira - Ok, so wich one is the dark skinned one and which one is the white guy? heh -
At Thu Sep 15, 06:39:00 PM,
Kira said...
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Jeff is darker skinned than Riki. Jeff is hotter than Riki. I don't know what Jeff's ethnic background is, but when I first met them, they used to pull my leg by saying they were half brothers :P I'm pretty sure now they were lying to me ;)
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At Sun Sep 18, 12:20:00 PM,
Chief Slacker said...
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Kira - Ok, If I go again before the end of the season I'm going to have to freak them out and call them by their real names. See how they react :O)
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At Sat Oct 08, 03:37:00 PM,
Coróin said...
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10 seconds of harmony was sweet this year. Too bad you didn't stick around to watch Iris and Rose.