Monday, June 30, 2003
R & R
I can't wait for the three-day 4th of July weekend. Destination: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill to see friends. Maybe we'll camp, maybe we'll catch a ball game, maybe we'll just sit on our asses and enjoy the fact that we're not working.
Yeah, the odds are pretty good on that last one.
Posted by Brian at 11:46 PM
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Category: Travel
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
The Cap'n landed a First Mate
My dad (the Cap'n) called me tonight. He begins his conversation with this sentence: "Hi son. I'm getting married."
This simple declaration almost makes me crap my pants. I'm told that was the prospective bride's reaction as well. Gotta give the old man credit for this one; no one saw this coming.
I'm really happy for them because the two of them make each other so happy. I'm just astounded that the guy managed to find a woman who's not completely off her rocker. Kathy's a little bit off hers, but in a good way.
They haven't made any firm plans (they haven't even found a ring yet). He wants to jet off to the Caribbean and get married by themselves; she wants a big traditional wedding with all the extras in their hometown in Illinois. Guess I'll be looking for the best fares into O'Hare again soon.
This is how it went down (as described by Kathy): They were walking down the street and all of a sudden, he started getting fidgety and began sweating more than usual. He suddenly grabs her hand, squeezes it painfully hard, and quickly asks her to marry him. She denies that she squealed too loudly, but I think she probably did. Dad looks over at some random woman watering her flowers a few yards away and yells, "Hey! Guess what I just did?!? I asked this lady here to marry me!" The woman is apparently a little off-put by this, stumbles out a congratulations and wanders inside.
All this AND a free pizza tonight. Christ, I don't think my heart can handle any more excitement. Or cholesterol.
- Posted by Brian at 10:58 PM
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- Category: Friends/Family
Saturday, June 21, 2003
The Onion rocks
You know why The Onion is so damn funny? Because sometimes they come up with something so true to life, it's scary. This is one of those times. This is me.
- Posted by Brian at 7:38 PM
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- Category: Funny
Sunday, June 15, 2003
Yo dad!
Happy Father's Day, Cap'n!
- Posted by Brian at 12:51 PM
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- Category: Friends/Family
Saturday, June 14, 2003
Why is this news?
A top headline on a portal site (in the National News section) reads: Rain Cancels President's Golf Game... who gives a shit? Well, I guess I do because not only did I click the link, I felt the need to write about it.
I guess it's too much to hope that since the President -- the most powerful man on the planet -- can't play golf this afternoon, then maybe he'll actually do some work. Bush is like Peter Gibbons from "Office Space" when he confesses to the consultants by saying, "I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work."
I wish I had as much vacation time as Bush. Although I certainly wouldn't spend much of it in Texas.
By the way, if you've never seen "Office Space", shame on you. Run (don't walk) to your nearest video store and rent it. NOW.
- Posted by Brian at 4:15 PM
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- Category: Politics
Friday, June 13, 2003
Friday the 13th
I woke up this morning with a black cat stretching across my legs AND a bit of a gastrointestinal problem. Coincidence?
Damn cat.
- Posted by Brian at 8:57 PM
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- Category: Kittens
Monday, June 9, 2003
Shark bait
I just got back in from the dock. Unfortunately it's now too dark to keep watching the most interesting thing I've seen in a long, long time: a shark feeding frenzy! How cool is that?!?
There were at least 2, maybe as many as 4 or 5 one to two-foot-long sharks off the dock going medieval on this huge school of minnows. It was hard to tell exactly how many there were because they moved so damn fast. Plus, the water is murky and it was getting dark. But a few times one would leap halfway out of the water in its attack. I was out there for about half an hour, but I could have watched them all night... it was almost like having a nature special on in my own backyard.
I guess maybe I should think twice the next time I get the urge to do a cannonball off the dock...
- Posted by Brian at 9:26 PM
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- Category: Random
Saturday, June 7, 2003
Par for the (baseball) course
Despite intermittent rain all night, the Savannah Sand Gnats got hammered again, this time by Augusta. At least I assume they got hammered. We left the stadium after the 7th inning when the Gnats were down 11-2 and the rain started again. They were down 5-0 before their pitcher even recorded an out and were down 10-0 after two innings. I should explain that half of the charm of the Sand Gnats is their complete and utter ineptitude.
Tonight's Sand Gnat crew was a small one: only Mr. Hilton Hed and I made the trek. No one else carries the faith.
- Posted by Brian at 11:46 PM
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- Category: Sports
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
Ah crap
Cable's out.
DSL connection has been flaky all night.
It's not a coincidence that both are through the same telecom. Nor is it a random happenstance that said telecom has a monopoly on both services in this area. While monopolies usually mean the prices are outrageous, that is fortunately not the case here. However, because there is no alternative, they don't bother much with things like customer service.
- Posted by Brian at 11:58 PM
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- Category: Random
