Learn how to behave yourself online. Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine. Manners don't change just b/c you're behind a keyboard, ya know?
So last weekend we took a trip down to see Kid1 at school. His grades have been stressing me out lately, but overall he's still doing pretty well. It's cool to hang out with him, and to meet $ greet with his roommates, and to spend a little bit of time in the dorms. It's also cool to see my younger kids looking up to their older brother. Kids2, 3, & 4 can't wait til they go away to college.
So even though he's tromped all over my last nerve, he still makes me proud.
The other kids are all finishing with their first quarter grades. Everybody is doing well. No stress, no worries (yet). I took my midterms last week too...I took the hardest effing exam I've had in three years at school. Wow. Dude tried to whip my ass, but no way I'm letting that happen. I pulled an A on the exam, and I feel really good about it.
This weekend is kinda scrambled. My buddy Eddi is in town from Europe. We used to work together (online) in my old office, but never in person. I've known this dude for nearly a decade, and honestly consider him a friend. Until this week though, I'd never met him in real life. I know his girlfriend, his work, his history, his education, his music, but not his face. We had lunch yesterday, and it was a very interesting situation. It was almost like we went to lunch together every week, and yesterday was just another day in our lives. It makes me wonder what kind of friendship we may have had if we lived in the same area.
It also makes me reminisce a bit about the friends that have moved away. People that I still chat with, but really never get to tip a beer with anymore. They're all over the country: Washington State, Oregon, Colorado, Vegas, Florida, Carolina, Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana; even Australia and Italy. (Forgive me if you moved away and I skipped your state. I can't even remember all 7 dwarfs...)
So I'm hanging w/ Eddi and a few other old friends tonight. Working some stuff around the house tomorrow, and spending some time with the missus' friends on Sunday, before football of course. Besides that, not a whole heck of a lot else to chat about.
Happy weekend!
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Jules' method of stress relief.
Remember feeling guilty for watching BumFights? Well relax, b/c no bums were harmed in the making of this game.
The simplest games are the most addictive. This one? Keep your balance.
Robokill.
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Automotive recalls are hit-or-miss. If you're registered with the manufacturer, then you should be notified when / if they have a safety recall. Otherwise, you might just have to be lucky enough to hear about any safety issues. You can check out your car here to see if there's anything you need to address.
OK, one more election post, then I'm done for reals. The groundswell support is how he really won the election. Groundswell always gets me. Kinda NSFW.
I really am gonna miss this guy.
Yes, it's for real. Multiple shockers, in the White House. Story here.
I try not to geek-out too often, but sometimes it slips. Here are some awesome case mods.
Mark and the boy scouts want to help me save the tatas!
I do love the tatas.
Obama's fall back plan. (btw: UUDDLRLRBAStart - tattooed on the backside of my brain.)
I'm now officially a Red Sox fan. Again, this link is SFW, but I'm not speaking for everything else on the site.
I wait all year for the superbowl ads; creative, fun, high dollar investments. I'm wondering how they're going to present this one.
Time for one more vid. Eddi sent this to me at 630 this morning; fuck Folgers, this was the best part of waking up today.
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