Why? Why go see Superman you ask? Why wouldn't you? Is my question.

Some people think it's a remake. Wrong loser, not even close. Some people think it won't do Christopher Reeves justice, again, whatever dork.
Basically, if you haven't seen it, it has a good little twist right smack in the middle. It's a comic book movie, so if you don't like super heros, bad guys losing, an inner struggle and the will to enjoy a movie for what it is, a time away from your life. Than, I guess you wouldn't like it.

Even though I've been dragging ass all week from staying out till 1:00am, I'd do it every night this week if I had the opportunity. I happen to love comic book movies, I keep watching Batman and Spiderman 2 on HBO, they make me happy, so there.

WELL worth it! Go see it.

Mr. Peepers has been taken out!

I came back from lunch and sat down. I heard something tapping the wall. I got up and looked at one of the sticky traps and sure enough, he was caught. Nasty little critter, you will poop on my desk no more Mr. Peepers!

The Hookah, Napping, Gaming, TV watching & Goodbyes.

Friday was a lot of smiles and stories. While Kate & Shay settled in, Erin and I ran some errands and picked up a Hookah! It's so pretty. We should be able to test it out soon. I took the girls to dinner (although they paid & I appreciated it). We went to Mexicali, they were looking for some good guacamole, hopefully that satisfied their pallates. About 20 minutes after being seated, one of our wonderous rolling blackouts occurred. It was still daylight out, so it was more like mood lighting than anything. We laughed, continued munching on chips and our drinks, patiently waiting. About 30 minutes pasted and the light from the outside was fading. It was kinda hard to see our food and Kates' chicken was undercooked but all lighting a side we had a good time talking. As the resturant was now emptying, the light came on and we finished up and headed out. We wandered around Borders, they stocked up for the rest of their trip and we headed home.

Everyone was pretty tired so we sat around and watched misc. things on TV then headed off to bed. The next morning, I made a big breakfast and we laid around. Erin made some of her famous bar-b-que pizza and we snacked on that most of the afternoon, along with my triple chunk brownies. We all took turns napping throughout the day. It was nice and relaxing. They hadn't seen The Office before, so we pulled up some episodes from the DVR and laughed away. As the evening came, Shay wanted to play a game since she reads about all the gaming we do. We pulled out Pirates Cove. They picked it up pretty fast and we were off to battle in no time. Out of 12 rounds, we only had 1 that was peaceful. No one attempted Blackbeard but Kate did run into the royal navy courtesy of Erin. I stripped a point from Erin which allowed Kate and Shay to win, it was a true tie. Then we pulled out Apples to Apples, they liked that one a lot. The first one to 8 wins. We were all pretty close, Erin 6, Kate 7, Shay 7 & myself 7. Shay pulled out the clincher in the end to win 8 cards.

We pulled out the Hookah with double apple. Pretty tasty but the Hookah had some trouble. So we sat around the patio and watched all the animals run around. Howie was quite interested in the Hookah. We had to pick up our dogs from my parents house, so the 4 dogs were still getting used to one another. Surprisingly, Princess Zoey was pretty good. Poor Miss Bella was having some troubling adjusting. Piper sat in the corner like a wallflower and Emma G smiled from Shay's lap.

Sunday morning we headed out to IHOP, enjoyed our last conversation of the weekend and said our goodbyes from a Motel 6 parking lot. We really hated to see them go. All weekend Erin and I were not looking forward to them leaving. Hopefully, a year won't pass before we see them again.

Good luck on the rest of your trip girls... we miss you!

This Just In!


Kate & Shay! They are in the city. It's been right over a year since we last hung out together and that was in Sin City. Time can't go fast enough, I have less than an hour but I'm so excited to see them and their explorer hounds. I must return to typing....

A good way to spend the evening... Papaya/Raspberry makes me sleepy.

To Know Nothing Else

Things that we take for granted until they are taken from someone else. Talking with a friend, he said some things that really made me think. Simple things that I guess, if you're lucky enough, you'll never have to say. Two things in particular struck me:
"17 years of marriage... over" and "So I will be single again."

How hard it must be to have to type those out, to say them out loud. 17 years of your life and it just stops. Usually, when you would have to start something over, a job, a new house for instance, it's with your partner. This time he has to start over because his wife is done.

I feel for him, I really do. Pain like that rips at you from every pore in your body. Even if you know it's coming and don't really love that person anymore, the fear of being alone can be terrifying. We get so lost in being a "couple" I think most of us forget what it's like to function as a single being. Your own entity.

I'm not saying being with someone is a death sentence to couple-ism. I'm also not saying being single is a road to loneliness. Single does not equal being alone. Some people do very well as a single. I guess this is more of a PSA: Be thankful for your partner but be eternally grateful for the love you receive, that someone loves you simply because you are you...

"For I will not wish you good luck, I will not wish you happiness to come but I will wish you well on your next journey."

Work

Things you never expect the 62 year old Owner/Boss to say: "I smell like a whore, don't I?" This in response to my nose crinkling up upon walking into his office. I haven't laughed that hard at work in a long time...

He got some cologne/lotion for Father's Day, he wasn't too fond of it to say the least.

The Hit on Mr. Peepers

We discovered someone in our office. Someone that does not belong. Someone that could potentially cause bigger problems. I don't want him a here. I'm looking to hire someone to take him out. If I thought Howie was ready, I'd bring him in. Mr. Peepers the mouse has got to go. I'm putting a big prize on his head. They're coming for you Mr. Peepers, you better run because you can't hide, they'll find you... Oh yes, they'll find you.


We have a mouse in our office, gross. I'm constantly wiping things down. Not the cleanest of rodents.

*** Side affects may include: Inability to control temper around a surfboarder, dry mouth, attacking your neighbor in their pool, desire to eat raw fish in large quantities with the bone-in, the need to swim, defending Jaws, protesting Sea World and twitching uncontrollably when flipper is on.***



*Note: This IS a real product. These ARE NOT real side affects, it just struck me odd that people take this stuff. These statements are funny, so laugh. They will not hold up in court, so don't try to sue the little people.*

Housewarming, Gaming and Laying

So we had quite the weekend build up. Friday and Saturday morning/afternoon we had the task of finishing the house because at 4:00pm family and friends would be viewing our house, some of them, for the first time. Friday night I had planned to stay up late to finish my office. That didn't pan out, I was exhausted from the week and passed out at 10:00pm. I woke up the next morning around 8 to find Erin doing some work outside and her office was done. She stayed up Friday night and put her office together. So I ate some toast and got to work. I worked on the kitchen, living room since that is where everyone would spend most of their time. It took me a lot longer than I thought. Also, I was putting together some dips and ran out of mayonaise. 3 liquor stores and 30 very valuable minutes lost and I was back on my way home. I finshed said area around 11:30am. I wanted to be done with my office around 2:30pm. Well let's just say at 3:40 I was getting in the shower and I left the house at 4:00pm to head to Costco and to get some ice. By the time I got back, most everyone was there. It was a little crazy at first but a lot of fun. It was so nice to see a majority of the people we loved (not everyone could be here that we wanted) all together in our house. So card playing commensed for a couple hours and once that diminished we decided on a game of El Grande. It was an awesome day. After everyone left, I sat in the chair drinking the rest of my coke and SoCo and just smiling. We had a lot of fun and hope everyone else did too. I finally settled down around 2:00am and went to bed.

Sunday we woke up with nothing to do, well clean the kitchen but we'd do that later. We sat around and watched some tv. Not a whole lot on, so I ran to Target then to Blockbuster to grab some movies. I got home and we watched Rumor Has It. Pretty cute, I'd recommend it. Then we busted out Balloon Cup and Lost Cities (5 rounds). That took up a couple hours. Made some chicken fajitas, cleaned up and played Balloon Cup again. Played Suduko, racing style, I lost both rounds but enjoyed the iPod. Nothings ever that bad when the iPod is playing.

So we sat around some more and now here I am. Tomorrow night we game again... aww what a shame. Damn it's good to be back. :)

Excuse me while I turn 15 for a second...

Today is 6/9... *chuckles*

Okay I'm done now.

My work turtle is chillin' by his crib. So stylish with his shades.

Hi-ho Hi-ho It's off to clean I go...

So yesterday I took a 1/2 day off to get the house done. I'm happy to say, that just about happened. I got so much done. My office is still the biggest disaster but I feel another Friday night free for all cleaning session coming along.

"I like the night time, I like to boogie." Well in my case, clean & organize.

I feel very happy today. It's nice. Hope you all have a happy Friday as well.

This is the neatest ticket stub I have...

The Omen

So after watching this classic in the 21st century, I learned something.

Moral of the story: Never raise a baby born from a jackel, it's probably the devils spawn.

Recently on my iPod

Seven Days Without You by Avion
Look After You by The Fray
Thinking Underage by Teddy Geiger
Everyone Wants to Rule the World by Jamison Parker (80's redone punk style) 2 mohawks up
Just Like Heaven by Gatsby's American Dream (80's redone punk style) 2 mohawks up
Your Love by Midtown (80's redone punk style) 2 mohawks up

Sometimes I wonder how I survived without the iPodie...

THE PICTURE ON THE NIGHTSTAND



After a long night of making love, he notices a photo
of another man on her nightstand by the bed, he begins
to worry.

"Is this your husband?" he nervously asks.
"No, silly," she replies, snuggling up to him.
"Your boyfriend, then?" he continues.
"No, not at all," she says, nibbling away at his ear.
"Is it your dad or your brother?" he inquires, hoping
to be reassured.
"No, no, no!!!" she answers.

"Well, who in the hell is he, then?" he demands.

"That's me before the surgery."

Now see what time I woke up? I really thought I'd sleep till noon... oh well, off to run errands.

Just wanted you to see the time. Good Darke Time.

I've been working in my office for the past 2 hours and I've finally found some bliss. I can't believe how things are so different at 3:20a.m. Howie is near his breaking point. He's trying desperately to stay awake. Silly Howie.

Nothing and Everything

Usually I come here to rave/rant/share/entertain some happening in my life. I have run into what I like to call "a wall phase." I hit the wall. When usually I would charge and conquer, I have chose to just sit against instead. I have no desire to fight. I have no energy to climb. I have nothing but to everyone around me, I have everything.

I am clearly swimming in sadness. The color surrounding me is darke blue and gray. I'm okay with that. I spoke with a friend about this long ago, I told him it was okay to be sad. Play to it. Don't smile, don't feel good, don't even listen to happy music. Sit alone and listen to every sad song you can find. Embrace it and let it overtake you, it makes coming out of it that much more pleasurable.

I have nothing to say but everything to rant about. I have nothing to give but everything to help. My nothing is your everything. I know you need me as much as I need you.

Too much of nothing and everything is my problem right now.