My blog isn't dead..... yet

let's see a weekend blog entry means a weekend recap. Friday was a night off and was filled with not one but 2 meals with the K man. First was an old school lunch with Philly and K at Belicino's. A few summers ago K and I went to said eating establishment around 2-3 times a week. Not so much anymore, but always good grinders and convos. After talking about how crazy I have become again (or just always stayed) and speaking on Philly's normalness in his (which is crazy in it's own way) I went out to visit Jessie who still was slightly feeling the affects of Thursday. Helped move a giant freezer into a truck and hung out for a bit before she headed to work. That night went to Taco Bell with K to enjoy Spicy Chicken in many forms. A usually converstation occured when leaving: "So what to do you want to do?" "I dunno, head to the bar?" "Sure." and we were off to Browns. A laid back evening full of H2O for me since I wasn't feeling well and had to work the next day for the Bar Stool Open. Sat was working said drunken putt putt for charity event. Decent day not nearly as busy as years past but still did okay. Got pretty damn sick by the end of the night though. A few cocktails at Norbs and the Top helped with Monica, K and Jessie. I got to see buzzed K again, been awhile with his crazy lent giving up. Besides waking up pretty sick today a nice normal relaxed happy weekend.

Guess I haven't killed the blogger in me yet, maybe I'll even learn to commicate through comments better some day.

Here's more!

Evidently my mini-blog isn't enough....

Let's see, I guess here's the sort of life plan (which is completely and udderly bound to change) as of today:

Next Monday/Tuesday head back to Florida driving Me-Me's brand new car with a stopover in ATL. Then Farah visits Florida in March for about a week. I head on back here on March 18th, staying until sometime between the 6th and 12th or April. Possible new life situation on the 20th. Sometime while home kick ass plans for a birthday. Biloxi for Rob and Robyn's birthdays the weekend of the 15th, Becky's wedding in Houston on the 23rd of April. Then heading back here complete with My Baby for May. Until the first week of June where I head to Florida again to head to Alaska. Julyish = hopefully some sort of job with benefits and not being completey broke (fat chance with all I have going on). All in all, I'm way too damn busy but will be home tons. Everyone enjoy me!

Need to figure out some small details in all that but I know I'm going to be driving tons, and maybe even a U-Haul at some point for grandma.

I'm a bad blogger

So it's been a week since my last post. I'm lazy once again about blogging but at least this isn't once a month right now.

I had a GREAT birthday weekend. The wonderful Jessie (with the help of Shoo in assoication with Mojo's) threw me a surprise birthday party. You know it's a good surprise when everyone says surprse and you still don't realize what is going on. Fun fun times with even a cookie cake. Whooo hoooo. Sat night was excellent in bloomington, not going to try to recap that one as Philo (http://knowyourrole.blogspot.com/) already did the best you possible could.

Other than that, just hanging around, spending time with a wonderful person, great friends, working 4 nights this week and thinking about life too hard. Also planning a trip to Alaska in June with grandma and family. Now that will be an excellent time!!

She's likes the way the sand feels beneath her feet

So Martini Day was great, the day after Martini day was even better and then we have today which hopefully will continue the upward trend.

Not much in the bloggin mood today so in case people are wondering here are my plans for the weekend. Friday is dinner with my father and then bar hopping like a crazy mad man with anyone that wants to come along. Should be a lot of fun. Sat is looking like I'm heading to Bloomington with K for a mini old fanshioned K/Ed roadtrip to meet up with other people and celebrate Laura's B-day. K and myself have had mucho excellente road trips, Indy (2), Kirksville (2), NOLA, back and forth from bloomingon many many times, Champaign, Chitown, and of course I guess our random drives at 3, 4AMish kinda count. Anyways, I had a good time up in blooomington for Laura's birthday before so should be fun if i'm not feeling too bad from Friday. I wonder if there will be a a van this time.....

Happy Martini Day!

Ah, Feb 14th, Martini Day and Matt's birthday. Pretty good times had on this day the last few years although I didn't celebrate the "normal" holiday people do. Started my Sophmore year with Nick when that morning he put on his traditional all blue outfit for the day and I decided hell, it's almost noon let's have a martini and that started off a pretty drunken day for me and thus martini day was born. Last year I returned from my world hopping adventure today. Sweet memories from that trip and the fun night everyone had hearing about it and drinking me back hom. This year I have plans to go out to dinner with my "wife", Farah. It will be oh so romantic, confuse people, and in effect be her "last meal" since her dad is coming to town.

This past weekend was a blast. Sat night was a lot of fun seeing everyone again. Browns was still the same besides Mike not doing a shot with me. Mojo's was great with Posamist, everyone there, and Farah pouring aerial shots. Missed the social life mucho from Florida. Sunday night I went with my Dad to the bottom of the Hilton to see Dave Alvin. It was a great band and a good time. My Dad's ecceltic taste in music for once lead me to something pretty good.

Happy Martini Day! may I suggest a Ketal Up with a twist of lemon (33% chance you'll get it made right, unless you're at Browns where there is a 100% chance it will be made correctly tonight).

I shave a cranium that ain't quite shaped right

Ah, crazy mornings. Woke up freezing today, it was like 50 outside and we still had the air on. Family is running around. I forgot how little kids can be so hyper. Not sure what the plans are for today, don't feel like doing much, probably end up thinking too much. That's what happens when I don't have anything to do, good thing I'm in a decent mood so it will probably be stupid happy thoughts. Maybe I'll end up like last night drinking and watching horrible movies on my aunt's fancy cable.

Soon, I believe a fight will occur. Not a fistfight but the other kind. Not looking forward to this one at all, but it's going to happen soon. The past year has just been little fights over the same thing and it's probably going to come to a head soon. My ideas don't mesh well into their view of the world and life evidently, and their view has affected me way too much. An explosive combo I guess.

The last view days have been full of talking. I've talked a majority of my great friends accross the country. From Tulane and from home. They have helped me figure a lot out and returned the confidence I should have in myself, so thanks.

"Full grown, finally a man, just scheamin on ways to put some green inside the palms of my empty hands
Just picture me rollin, Flossin a Benz on rims that isn't stolen
My dreams is censored, my hopes are gone
I'm like a fiend that finally sees when all the dope is gone
My nerves is wrecked, heart beatin and my hand is swollen
thinkin of the G's I'll be holdin, picture me rollin"

Thanks 2pac, you know how to describe my life perfectly.

Mama didn't raise no fool, mama raised a smart boy like me

So mom's in Florida now along with my cousin, his wife, and 2 kids. They just got back from Disney so the kids are still hyper excited. I'm writing this watching them swim in the pool hoping they don't splash my laptop. Such a rough rough life I live down here in Florida. It's sadly only upper 60's right now and sunny. Luckily the pool is heated. Well enough taunting....

Yesterday was a pretty introspective day for me. Ended up talking to a bunch of good friends spread accross the country getting insight into my life. I think I know what I'm going to end up doing but just going to play things our and see instead of planning. Planning never ever ever works for me. Plans always fail. Reminds me of a quote from the movie: The Way of the Gun. "A plan is a list of things that don't happen." It may because I'm lazy, but most likely is because I have no clue what I want to do in life or really any major goals. Oh well, it's been damn fun so far in my life, why change? For everyone curious I'll be home Sat night making it downtown to the bar around 11:30-11:45 so come on out and party with the man who hasn't even been gone a complete month. woot woot!

Ed Fest 2005 part deux coming soon.......

The Florida/Mardi Gras adventure feat Jessie, PhilO, a German, and a Brit

So the vacation from the vacation known as my move to Florida is over. I had such a wonderful time the last week. Starting in Tampa picking Jessie up, then a great day at Busch Gardens. A long drive to NOLA that night that ended with a few drinks at Carrolton Station. Then an uncomfortable couch, and an even more uncomfortable mattress on the floor (which somehow got better as the weekend went on), awaited us at my old roommates place. Friday PhilO and the foreigners came to town. Met us for Po'Boy's and pitchers of beer. Then off to the parades where once again the beads become crack for everyone and they can't get enough. After the Friday parades we ended up joining "Kwewe de Oak" Which is a mini parade uptown done by many drunken people dressed up riding in golf carts, low rider bikes, or just dancing. It's more of a bar hop than parade so it ruled and even had a girl dancing with fire sticks. Sat was Endymion the huge huge parade. Phil enjoyed it while the foreigners found a bar and sat inside all night drinking double jack and cokes. Sadly outside it was cold, I ended up feeling like crap with a huge headache, and there was no fifth chicken this year. No V formation this year :( Jessie, who was worried about not getting any beads, ended up with a huge bag of about 15 pounds. And she wondered why I laughed when she would ask if she was going to get any beads.

Sunday we started back to Florida planning to stop halfway between NOLA and my aunt's place (my cousins, uncle, and mom all were down here so there was no place to sleep back at my aunts) but the damn superbowl in Jacksonville made finding a decently price hotel difficult. We ended up north of Tampa before crashing. Then a day of laying around the sun on the beach Monday, a great dinner that night, and meeting up with an old high school friend of Jessies at the Gator Club. Tuesday was eventful because taking Jessie back to the airport we hit a huge traffic jam after a major wreck on a bridge. She almost missed her flight but got there just in time.

Overall the past week kicked major ass and was one of the best times I have had in a while. Weather in Florida was great, the drives were fun, and Mardi Gras was still a blast (although the beads seemed to have lost a little of their addictedness on me gotta still love the pardades)People shouldn't be allowed to enjoy themselves so much in a short timeframe!

Fun!

So today was great! Drove to Tampa picked up Jessie to start our journey of the southeast. Good day all around not doing too much. Went to Ybor City for lunch and then some drinks and just hung around places in Tampa. Tomorrow is Busch Gardens if it doesn't rain and then off to Mardi Gras. Let's hope for nice and sunny 75 weather in NOLA just like here today. We went swimming at night tonight and it wasn't cold. Ah, great not to be in snow. Probably won't post at all this weekend, don't miss us!

"Take a shot of hennessey, now I'm strong enough to face the madness"

Craziness

So this morning has been very eventuful. Took my aunt to her real doctor today who basically said the emergency room completey screwed up everything. Waited to long to see her and told her things to do (like soak her foot) that she really shouldn't be doing. She made need IV's this week and even is still in danger of losing her foot. Hopefully after tomorrow's doctor apointment for her there will no more problems. Also, no Disney world for her, my mom is flying down early now to take her place and help grandma with my cousin and his kids. Disney is mostly prepaid so my mom has to be my aunt for reservation reasons or they lose the trip.

In non scary Ed news, tomorrow Jessie flys in and we start on mystical tour of the southeast US. I'm so excited! Going to be tons of fun at Busch Gardens (as long as it doesn't rain) then the joy of collecting the 5th and final chicken from Mardi Gras over the weekend. They will finally be flying in a V formation. Now I must run and pick up Jack and 2 new tires to complete the total fixing of My Baby.