10 days

Its been 1o days since my last post. A lot has happened in 10 days. Christmas even and Christmas have come and gone. There have been revelations, mountain rescues and lots of evil goodies. I have a lot to remember christmas by this year. I didn't get sick, well, mostly. I didn't get the flu that most of my family had, I had a cold, but it left me alone that day. There have been a lot of frustrations, negotiations and just plain getting along. I don't really feel like writing everything down. I'm not sure why. Maybe it just isn't the right time or maybe I should be spending my creative thinking elsewhere.

One thing though, Sarah, thanks for your gift, it really means a lot to me. I think Jesus was really looking out for me, I got offered another set on Sunday, how funny is that. I like yours better though and I can' wait to get it home and set up with those big rubber pads to make it all okay. Love you tons.

Stupid Snow

Why is the snow stupid? Because it keeps teasing me! It snows just enough to make you want to go out and have some fun, but not nearly enough to warrant calling in to work. I try to pray for more snow, but then I think about all the people who don't want it to snow. There are people who want to go to work because they need the money (that's not to say I don't, far from it, I would just be willing to deal with the consequences) people who have road trips planned etc. I can't wish ill upon them just for my own selfish desire. Thank God its Friday and the weekend is soon upon us. We have Sunday set aside for a snow trip after church, Sarah would you like to join us? I'll call you.

Split Ends

No, I'm not talking about hair. I'm talking about fingers. This is the second year in a row that my fingers have split really bad right at the corners of my nails. Its terribly frustrating, annoying and painful. Any tips on taking care of them?

World of Warcraft

Sounds like a fun game. A really fun game. I don't play it because we don't have internet, a computer that would run it smoothly, or the 15 bucks a month it takes to play. Even if we had all that, I probably wouldn't play it much because I don't have a lot of spare time. Which is by choice of course, I have a lot going on for fun and such. It is frustrating though because two of the guys I work with talk about it a lot and now a buddy of mine is playing it too so I get to hear all about it without ever getting to play. Oh don't you just feel oh so bad for me?

Mr. Eye, Meet Mr. Ball

So this morning, my wife and I were playing raquet ball at the gym. I get hit usually a couple times per game because I am slow. I don't move fast enough and I get tagged. Often, by a ball I just hit that rebounded off the wall. Yeah, pretty sad. But today, today it was different. Well, okay not different, there was more. The ball was flying along with me in hot pursuit. Warm anyway. I took a big ol' swing attemping to fling the blue sphere into the wall before it lost altitude and hit the floor. I didn't miss. Neither did I make solid contact. Instead I hit the ball with the edge of my raquet send straight up into the air. Luckily my face was there to keep the ball from going very high. Mainly, my eye. It hurt, I admit, but its all better now. I thought I might get a black eye, but no such luck. Bad luck that is. Normally I am proud of my war wounds, but that would just attract to much ribbing at work and considering the personality of my boss, I'd still be getting comments on it a year from now.



But then again, maybe I could just pretend he wrote it and left it on my blog.............Nah!

Strange Happenings at Work

Okay so last Saturday Dec 6th, I was at work. I wasn't working, I just had to be there because someone was using the building for a brazing class. My boss came by to blow some leaves off the sidewalk and parking lot, and of course he then came in to have some coffee and say howdy. We talked for a long time and he brought up an employment ad he had seen in the paper. I was for a job similar to mine only making more money. He encouraged me to check it out. He even went so far as to send me there while I was at work yesterday to turn in an application. I doubt it will come to anything because there are a lot of people applying for it and after talking with the hiring man, I realize I don't quite have all of the qualifications they are looking for.
It is amazing to me though that he cares that much. He cites things like "I know you probably want to buy a house and you've got a wife to take care of" and he is worried because business is really slow and I might not get a raise. He can be so incredibly frustrating during a days work, so much so that I have to fight not to punch him in the face and say "just shut up already! You make no sense and your logic is completely irrational!" and then he goes and does stuff like this. I just wish he could feel the love of God more. He is catholic, so he tries to just live by the law, but it of course isn't working out for him. I just feel bad for him.

Cool Blog

So recently while browsing the net at work I came across a blog full of fun "lists" such as "10 misspelled tattoos" and "Only in Africa" all pictures. It has a lot of funny stuff, interesting stuff, and some controversial stuff. Check it out
www.oddee.com

Basketball

Last Sunday, the 30th of November, was our fourth and final pre-season game. We got absolutely smashed. I could say, "but it was fun so its okay" but I won't, because it wasn't. Not because we lost, that happens, but because I got annoyed at one of the players on our team. He thinks he's all that, but he really is not. He doesn't do the job he is assigned and the team suffers. Its just frustrating. Oh and he took me out of the game after only two minutes in the last quarter and we didn't do any better with him in. Its a good character building time for me.

Disney Land and such

Okay so here is my first post since going to disney land a week and a half ago.
Itinerary:
Get picked up at work in Medford at 1 pm
Drive to Sacramento with a stop in Redding for some In 'n' Out burger plus multiple potty stops.
Arrive around 6:30 or something
Leave next morning at 6 am
Stop at the base of the Grapevine for some In 'n' Out burger
Go check out Hollywood
Arrive at hotel in Anaheim around 3 pm
Go to Disney land until around 8
Go to Disney land next day from 8 to 10
Go to Disney Land next day from around 10 to 5:30
Went to Sizzler for dinner cause the wifey needed salad. We ate sourdough bread bowls for all other dinners which are good but the white flour was starting to make her not feel good
Go to Disney Land at 7:30 next day leave at 9:45 drive to Sacramanto
Stay one night instead of two due to annoying circumstances beyond my control
And there you have it. We got back to Medford around 6:30 on Friday night

Disney Land was a lot of fun. It was a good time to go because there weren't nearly as many people there as there is during the Summer. At least thats what I've been told, this was my first trip. There was so much to see and do, but more to see. Every ride was more than a ride. It was a story. There were so many details built in to everything. For instance the Indiana Jones ride. Even while you are standing in line, there are displays of various "adventure" equipment, stone statues, apparent booby traps and more. It was all very entertaining. If I can manage it, I'll get some pics on here, but probably not until next week, if at all. I will definitely want to go back, in maybe 5 or 10 years. Lots of fun but very draining.