"Yours is on the house"

Those words are like magic :)

It was my birfday yesterday and I decided to hustle up a few of us at work and head over to JGumbo's for my birfday meal. We walked in and they asked why we were there since it was Monday and our regular JGumbo's day is Wednesday. I told them it was my birthday and they wished me a happy one. I ordered my regular, Bumblebee Stew, and a piece of peach cobbler.

"Yours is on the house," they said. Aww! How nice is that to hear?

So much has been going on and I'm so bad about blogging these days...

* Kitchen demo went well - besides the fact that dad split open his head on the corner of a cabinet and I sliced a sliver of the tip of my finger off (don't worry, I reattached it and pressed really hard so it shouldn't be a life-long injury).

* Kitchen painting wasn't going so well but we're back on track. Julie and I weren't seeing eye-to-eye on what colors the kitchen should be. But we compromised (I got my two-tone, she got her shades of brown) and everybody is happy.

* Kelsey is having her first interview for her first job today. It's for Little Caesars Pizza. Hey, she's gotta start somewhere!

* The final eight of the World Cup is going to be set after the 2:30 game between Spain and Portugal. It should be a scorcher (I have Portugal winning and, in fact, going all the way to win the whole thing).

Disappointed

Well, E3 has come and gone. It is *the* show for video games and if anything is going to be a big hit it'll be previewed and reviewed at E3. Will and I were hoping for a particular announcement... Star Wars: Battlefront 3! I've blogged about it before I think. The first two were our favorite games - pretty much of all time. And we're thinking that this may be the time for it.

Alas, no announcement for SW:BF3 :(

LucasArts announced this and that and blah blah blah. Whoop-dee-doo!

There is always a chance that it will be announced at Celebration V this August in Orlando. I'd like to say I'm keeping my fingers crossed but I'm not even going to humor Lucas.

What a great Father's Day

The day started out about 24 hours ago. Will and I were heading to bed around 1AM and he turned to me before heading to bed and said, "Oh yeah, happy Father's Day." Aw, it warmed my heart. He remembered! (not to mention that I got it before his real dad... sheesh, I hate to be so petty but it was an awesome moment)

Awesomeness continued when Kelsey gave me her gift and the most wonderful homemade card EVER! She, on her own, got me two pairs of Star Wars lightsaber chopsticks. They ruled. The card featured Boba Fett and had the sweetest hand-written note. I love that grrrl.

The fun kept rollin' when we were on the way to breakfast to meet Jooj's dad and family. We were talking about things that the kids could do around the house to earn a few bucks. I mentioned offering tasks "a la carte" and assigning a dollar amount to them. Kelsey wondered if we even owned a litter box any longer. I laughed and told her of course we did (we own two cats). And then Jooj says "I'm glad we don't have to worry about that any more." I paused and said, "Well, *someone* has to worry about it still." (BTW, I am the sole emptier of the litter box). We all had a good laugh.

Breakfast was awesome. And then dinner with my dad and family was great. The night ended with Jooj and me spending some quality time together and then capped off with playing some City of Heroes and watching World Cup highlights and reruns.

Like Ice Cube rapped, "today was a good day."

I'll be driving a bit longer...

Kelsey failed her road test yesterday :(

I would be lying if I said I was surprised. That grrrl has an exaggerated level of confidence when facing the challenges of life. I hope at some point she realizes that she needs to dig in and really prepare for those moments in life that prove difficult. If she doesn't learn that lesson there will be plenty of moments of disappointment for her. She may or she may not. Either way I still love her and hope the best for her.

Heuser Clinic - Week 12

I had my week 12 evaluation yesterday at the Heuser Clinic... and I KILLED IT! Body fat measures are down. Body fat percentage is down. And I'm very happy with the other aspects of my test:

Sit-ups on day 0 - 25
Sit-ups at week 6 - 35
Sit-ups at week 12 - 51

Push-ups on day 0 - 22
Push-ups at week 6 - 24
Push-ups at week 12 -32

VO2 max on day 0 - 51 @ 6 mph
VO2 max at week 6 - 51.5 @ 6 mph
VO2 max at week 12 - 56.4 @ 6.5 mph

In World Cup news, I am watching South Korea play Argentina at the moment. South Korea just scored an own-goal. Aw, shucks, that sucks. BTW, I still haven't missed a match. I've been watching on my PC at work from a site that serves up a terrible stream off some Indian channel. While the video is choppy the audio is good. I know that many hate the buzz of the horns but I really like it. Besides, it's better than nothing.

World Cup 2010 - Day 3

Draws and jock itch.

The first three days have seen our share of draws so far. But there has certainly not been any lack of excitement. Seven games have been played (one in progress now) and I have watched each of them. Thanks must go to espn3.com for serving up streaming coverage of the matches. I'm sure work productivity will be down in the month of June.

Yesterday brought a wonderful surprise in the way of draw between England and the USA in the first match of Group C. This was fabulous news. What I was hoping for was a draw between Algeria and Slovenia this morning to tie up Group C with 1 point apiece. However, Slovenia had different ideas when the keeper mishandled a shot to allow the final score of 1-0 (I shouldn't complain however, as the same thing happened on Dempsey's shot yesterday for the USA to tie up the match 1-1). We will have our work cut out for us as we take on Slovenia, the current group leader, on Friday.

On a side note, I found it hilarious each time the announcers mentioned anything about Slovenia's defender Bojan Jokic. Before you spend too much time wondering why, I'll cut to the chase and remind you that the ending "c" on the names of these players is pronounced "ch". Hahaha! Jock itch :)

(not quite as funny as the German and Bayern Munich's player Harry Koch ["hairy cock"] from the 90s, but still worth a chuckle)

Blog Rut

I'm having trouble getting back into blogging. I think I know what's up. I just don't know how to correct it.

About 8 weeks ago, a massive project at work was underway and I had been putting in late hours as well as working weekends. That took a lot out of me. I had to still be a good husband and step-father. I didn't have much "me" time so when I did, I would wind down each night logging in some major time on my game of choice for the last two years, City of Heroes. Time has been at a premium and I've chosen to spend it doing things other than blogging.

So what's up? Well, the Stanley Cup could be awarded to the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. If not, it'll be forced to a game 7. Go 'hawks! The USA plays England in our first game in our group for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. I love the World Cup. But I'm kind of worthless as the tournament goes on. I hate to say this, but I hope the USA doesn't go to the next round. I'll be a nervous wreck if they do. USA! USA! USA! My niece Caroline had her graduation party and the party was awesome (my wife got kinda drunk and it was fun). Marcy moved up from Secret Lover #4 to Secret Lover #2 :) Work is still crazy but is manageable. Summer is in full-swing and the kids are already antsy I bet. I could probably go on and on but I'm boring even myself.

'Til next time!

(Hopefully sooner than later)

June

It's June already? It's not only June, but it is the 3rd? Holy cow, where is time going?

My wife is wearing my old "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" t-shirt. Funny :)