August 31, 2004
So I got a card and a call from Jordan motors about my new sunroof.
It's in and i'm dropping it off tomarrow to get it replaced.
Woo!
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So, today was Seth's last day at Harland Financial...being a temporary Unix administrator. I'm really glad I met seth and I have missed not going to lunch him (stopped going to lunch cause that partially pays for my new car). So We went down to Top's Steak House for his final lunch and it was me, Brandon, Jen, Seth and Dusty. It was pretty nice to spend the time with them during luch. Not having lunch has really made the days seem a lot longer then they used to be.
And after work he invited us all down to Rock Bottom Brewery to play pool. So instead of mowing the lawn, like I should've, I headed over there. i played some games of pool, Chatted with a few people (most from Harland). People started leaving and at the end it was me, Ryan, Seth and Bri.
some very interesting discussions were had, ranging from me, to religion. And I think that Seth was very perceptive and clarified some things that i have been thinking about. I think he made a really good perception and it kinda clarified things that happend a bit ago...and it does make sense.
I know things rarely work out the way that I want, but maybe it is for the best. When I was a telemarketer a long time ago (yes, I hated being one, but it paid well) this lady that I was selling something or another too, told me that I wouldn't find love until late in life. Not that I believe in psychics or any of that stupid crap, but who knows?
There are a few things that i decided tonight. I never want to be someone's second choice (this has a few meanings). I want someone to love me for who I am. Maybe this'll happen, maybe it won't, but I'm not gonna stop living my life and put things on hold because it doesn't. Yeah I would like to be in a relationship, the idea is nice. I'm not gonna beat myself up (to often) about it.
I also really miss Shannon...sometimes it's hard to express yourself over email or over the phone and i miss being able to curl up on a couch and just talk...about whatever. I need to go out and vist her...or get her to come out here.
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August 30, 2004
Possibly Maybe by Bjork
Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably loveSince we broke up
I'm using lipstick again
I'll suck my tongue
In remembrance of youPossibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably loveMon petit vulcan
You're eruptions and disasters
I keep calm
Admiring the lava
I keep calmPossibly maybe probably love
Possibly maybe probably loveElectric shocks?
I love them
With you dozen a day
But after a while I wonder
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is he ?Possibly maybe probably love
Possibly, poss-How can you offer
Where's that love you
Where's that love you promised me?
Where is he ?Possibly maybe
How can you offer me love like that?
My heart's burned
How can you offer me love like that?
I'm exhausted
Leave me alonePossibly maybe, Possibly maybe, Possibly maybe.
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August 29, 2004
help me get a free flat panel monitor
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I signed up at blockbuster...(and cancelled)
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August 28, 2004
So I finally got some sleep...finally got a nap...well...a long nap. I fell asleep around 5:30 and slept until around 9:30...I'll try to get some realy sleep here later. I am starting to feel more normal.
I went out today and bought a tire pressure gague and checked my tires...and added quite a bit of air to one and a little to others. It's kinda odd cuase according to the manual it's supposed to have 33 lbs of pressure on front tires and 31 lbs on the rear tires. I guess that's supposed to be beause of the extra weight because of the engine.
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*toss*
*turn*I should be tired, but I'm not...so I've got errends to run so I'm gonna head out and do them. Maybe I'll be able to sleep tonight...maybe not...but whatever...It's wierd though.
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My house needs to be darker...I guess sleeping aint gonna work so I'm gonna try napping instead.....mmmm...couch goodness
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So it's just after six and I'm just shy, right now, of 24 hours of awake time...
I still feel awake (little to much redbull) and kinda wired but hopefully I'll be able to go to sleep soon.
I had a lot of fun tonight, lanning, taking breaks, chatting with people. I got to play UT2004 against real people that I know. One game it was me and Dave and we were against three and we still kinda dominated :) woo!
So yeah...bedtime for Sammy.
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August 25, 2004
so I, after being lazy for a while, decided to clean my house. So after eating dinner and avoiding it for a little while, i got down to work. My house looks a lot better. the pile of papers in my family room downstairs is now all shredded and thrown away (all 13 gallons of paper). and it only took me 5 hours before I called it a night.
I was also very handy today and used my power drill again to remount the pull back spring thingy (it fell off when i was leaving in the morning). So I moved it a little further and then drilled the screws in. I felt so handy. And that drill is freakin cool.
I also got Futurama Season 4 (which I preordered like a month ago) and I'm looking forward to seeing it. I'll also have to set aside some time or something to take it to my parents so that Isaac can see them.
I finished this cool little weather thing. It pulls and XML file from the National weather service (at most once an hour) and then displays current weather conditions for various cities. this is for the new intranet we've...oh who am i kidding, it's all brandon...other then the weather thing. I'm really glad he works there with me. He makes my life a lot simpler. I couldn't imigine being the only person there...I would've probably gone totally insane a long time ago.
I'd also like to thank Jen for cheering me up yesterday. I was kinda in a downward spiral there emotionally (like I haven't had in a long, long time) and her words of encouragement kinda put a few things in the right view.
Upcoming, on labor day weekend, I've got my former co-worker and current friend Jared and his fiance Kari's wedding here in the Des Moines Metro. this should be fun, i haven't seen jared in forever...so I'm looking forward to it.
In October my friend Clif is getting married to Sara. And that'll mean another trip over to Cedar Rapids, hopefully I'll have my new sunroof by then.
I've been using my blender a lot recently. Making myself fruit smoothies. Last time it was an orange juice (tropicana) base with a couple of bananas and strawberrys and a few cherries in it. And tonight I made one that was a slight orange juice base with 4 bananas and a few stawberrys and a whole crapload blueberrys. Both tasted pretty good...although the strawberries and orange stand out in both and kinda drown out the taste of the blueberries.
I should make a nice meal sometime...I've been having the urge to cook something a bit more complicated lately....maybe some weekend I'll do it.
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August 22, 2004
So I was having a conversation with josh and we were deciding what movie that we were gonna watch....So we go through lists and we have trouble coming up with a movie that we could watch. After going through a long time of going back and forth of not coming up with a movie that we both hadn't seen or both wanted to see.
Finally Josh came up with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. And also The Termnator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It's not to often that I find a movie buff as much as myself. Not that I obsess over movies, I just like watching them.
Anyways, Thusday was T1 and T2 and Friday Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind which was a really good movie. It makes me think about how my life would be if i could remove bad memories of old relationships or just bad memories. It just seems wierd, because it seems to me that a lot of what you know is what you learn from both good and bad relationships. I can understand the pain assocaited with it...I know about that...I have been absolutely devestated a time or two in my life but they have made me who I am today. If you took that away...I don't think it would make you happy...but just normal.
We, josh, adam and I, also played Tiger Woods 2004...which was fun. I even got a hole in one on one round. The later it got the more tired I got and the crappier I played.
On Saturday we, Josh, Adam and I, went to see Alien Vs. Predator. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was actually kinda fun...not good, but fun. After that I drove us back to Josh's house and Adam took off and josh and I watched Predator 2.
Lots of movie watching, lots of fun.
On my way home last night I was driving down Merle Hay Road towards Franklin and about 2/3rd of the way to Franklin A drunk guy pulled out in front of me...and not just way in front of me...it was fairly close. We just happened to be going the same way and I watched him meander back and forth across more then one lane of traffic, with me following from a safe distance back. I saw a cop earlier and I was hoping that one would show up, considering he's driving through My neighborhood all drunk....but no...He ended up turning onto Beaver Ave and that was the last I saw of him when I pulled into my house for the night.
This weekend has be quite relaxing and fun...I should have more like it.
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August 20, 2004
So I went down to Jordan Acura today to take the service manager out for another spin in my RSX Type S to see if I can reproduce the whistling sound that all my friends and parents and younger brother have heard. The last time I went out, we went west on I80 so I decided to go north on I35 this time in hopes of less traffic.
So I'm driving along 80 with no luck and i know that if I can't reproduce it for him this time I'll go nuts. and then we exited onto 35 and I put the gas down and he heard it...and the futher away we got (and the less traffic there was) the longer the whistling happens. So he did as much as he could to figure out exactly what was going on.
He made his decision and ordered me a new sunroof glass (and molding) and they're gonna replace it.
I'm so happy this is gonna get fixed. Driving back from Cedar Rapids on Sunday it was driving me just absolutely bonkers.
Apprently he's good with names cause when I mentined Dave and his Acura Integra he came up with dave's last name immediately. I thought that was pretty cool.
Wooooooooooooooooo!
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August 15, 2004
Class Reunion day 3 and birthdays
So I head down to Kennedy...actually I head down to my parents old house on Chestnut Lane so I can drive from there. I get down there and it looks pretty empty, so I decide to take a little drive, so I drive out to a park and then back and then out collins road and then back to Kennedy.
I went in and the class president was there and maybe one or two other people...but nothing big. So i wondered around. They have a whole new band area and a small theater. It's kinda cool that they got new funding for that.
I got bored, so i left and headed home.
For late lunch, my mom made Lasagna and fruit pizza and pinapple and sweet corn. she also made Marble cake with peanut butter frosting and strawberry cake with strawberry topping. It was a good meal. Alissa turned 25 and Isaac turned 13. He's a teenager! Ugh i feel old. I remember senior photos with me and isaac, with Isaac in lederhosen. Oh well...
I drove home and washed my car to get all the bug splatter off my car.
All and all it was a fun weekend, I didn't get to spend too much time with my family but i did get to spend a lot of time with my friends and that was pretty cool.
It is good to home though.
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class reunion day 2 and reception
So at around 10:40 I left to find the Class reunion picnic (kids welcome) that started at 11. This time I had thought better of my knowledge of Cedar Rapids and checked out a map FIRST before I left. It was held at beaver park and I got there a little after 11. I was greeted by the class president and sat down. People eventually started to arrive and eventually people that I actually knew showed up. It was kinda awkward cause there were people that I thought I knew who they were, but I couldn't for the life of me remember their names. I'm thinking that name tags would've been a deffinate plus, and I had heard that they were planning on having them that night at the billiards thing.
So I chit chatted with a few people, and eventually a few people that I was actually curious to see showed up. Jenny P. was there with her husband and very young child. Nate and Jenny and their 4 (?) month old and that was cool. We (nate jenny and I) felt the awkwardness of it all and decided to leave.
They came back to my parents and my mom got to ooh and awww over their child and we headed off to Perkins to sit down and chat. Clif and Sara were supposed to meet up with us, but they had gone to Perkins Sount and we were at perkins north. Eventually we discovered that Jenny's Mom, grandpa and uncle were in a booth a little ways away from us, so jenny went to join them.
After a while longer, I left to go home and hang out and change.
After watching an episode or two of Dilbert (which my brother bought) I changed and headed over to Wade's parents for the wedding reception.
When I first arrived, I was a little confused because the parking was at the house right before theirs so I had to back up a little and turn in and park (their driveway had little cone blocking it off).
Apprently it is an Austrailian tradition to get a picture with every guest and the bride and groom. So I went to drop off my card and the first thing I did was pose for a picture with Wade and Tabitha.
After that I grabbed myself a drink and started socializing with friends. I didn't recognize wade's younger brother Nate, but he recognized me. He certainly grew up pretty well. Nate's younger sister, I didn't recognize at all (the last time I had seen here she was a young girl and now, apprently, she's a sophmore in college. We talked a little later in the night and she said that it took her awhile but she figured out who I was. I got to talk a lot with Nate and Jenny, Bret and Jess, John and Christy, Wade and Tabitha, and Clif and Sara...and well...yeah I'm still single and about the only one who is.
It was a fun night, I got to watch wade's family, friends and neighbors get drunk (some of which got very very drunk), I got to see Tabitha make a rum and coke that was about 64 oz (freaking huge) and Bret get drunk (which doesn't happen too often). Bret also gave in and let his wife keep a stray cat that had wondered to the party (which he was planning on getting her for her birthday or christmas).
It was a fun time, I got to catch up with a lot of people that I loose track of. I wish Wade and Tabitha well in both their marriage and their life in moving to Austrailia.
I got home a little after one, to find that Joseph was still up watching TV and my mom was still up (but just going to bed).
The reception itself made the weekend worth while.
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August 14, 2004
So I headed down to Muddy Waters in downtown Cedar Rapids (right next to the Science Station) and on my way to go up stairs to the "party" I saw John (roomate 2nd semester of college), Clif (High School/roomate 1st semester of college), Wade (High School), Kristy (clif's sister and John's wife), Tabatha (Wade's wife), and Sara (Clif's soon to be wife). So instead of going upstairs, I just went and sat down with them. Apprently they hadn't realized that the reunion stuff was that night and were just down there eating dinner.
Clif and Sara were also there to check out the private dining room...which happened to be upstairs. So we got upstairs for free (to look at the dining room) and just walked trhough and said hi to a few people...nothing direly serious.
After that, we all went back to Wade's parents and sat around a fire just chit chatting until around midnight.
I think that was better then the alternative.
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August 13, 2004
So tonight I got the card, caught up on bills, did a few loads of laundry, all in preperation to leave town tomarrow for the weekend. I think I'm as ready as I'll get. I still have to pack tomarrow, but that shouldn't take me too long.
Josh came over and brought over Boondock Saints, cause I asked him to. That movie was really good. Once during the film I stated that I couldn't believe that I had never seen it before. It was Fun, humerous and violent, what more do you need in a good film?
So tomarrow sometime, I'll be leaving for Cedar Rapids. I have the day off and all is good with the world i suppose. I know I've told a few people this, but frankly I really don't care if I make it or not to any of the High School Reunion events. These people that may be there aren't really my friends, they weren't when I was in High School so why should I care about them now? The people that I do want to see, may be there and that'd be nice, but it's not like I've totally lost touch with them (most of them I still know what they are up to. It would be cool to find out what some of my younger friends are up too that I kinda lost track of...oh well...
Also wade's wedding reception and bon voyage party is on saturday. Apprently he'll be moving to Austrailia for a few years (at least 5 is the number I heard) with his wife. That should prove fun. I'm expecting quite a few of my friends from high school and early college to be around for that.
It does kinda suck that I'll have to miss bowling with Josh and Courtie this weekend, but it wouldn't be my life if everything went my way.
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August 12, 2004
So after failing on flashing the bios of my 2 year old system (thus frying the motherboad) a week or so ago, I have finally gotten around to doing something about it. I have been limping around using my webmail and carting my work laptop (it's actually pretty nice) to and from work so I can have something at home.
I took the Hard drives out of Workhorse (my alienware) and put them into Blackness (previously my gaming machine) and disabled Blackness's current hard drive.
so I got that to work on monday (after staying up till two am) and then came back to work on it today (to many errends yesterday (including mowing the lawn which always makes me freaking tired)). I tried to repair install but it kept locking at the entering of the reg code (surprise surprise) so I finally did a full install tonight (not removing all the files from C).
I then learned quite a bit about file security on windows xp (which when I go home I can be helpful to Joseph and his care for my parents PC) and was finally able to get into my old profile to get my email! I knew I was only missing a days worth of email from since my last backup, but that's plenty.
So I copied those files out and now am installing windows XP AGAIN so that it's a clean install and I can set it up right this time without any silly conflicts and other stupid crap that it would bitch about.
It's really to bad that the Alienware computer is gonna be retired...cause well...the wiring job in there is just freaking awesome. And just for peoples curiousity, it's failure was MY fault, not due to shoddy construction. If I was going to buy another gaming machine I'd probably buy it from them (except I don't like thier current big case, I think it's ugly).
Tonight has been, install, wait, chat with courtie, install, wait, chat with courtie. Installing windows xp doesn't seem so terrible when I've got another computer to dink around on.
Hopefully, soon enough, I'll be done with this and back to normal.
Oh and one more thing, I really really hate when companys put the reg code to windows on the computer case...it's freaking annoying to read and then input.Posted by SammyD at 12:41 AM | Comments (0)
August 10, 2004
Congrats Beana (Lovina) and Eric!
Baby Girl
5:35 AM
7 pounds 14 ounces
19 in longNo name yet!
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So I made a live journal...pretty much for the sole purpose of being included.
I'll probably post here first and then copy it and post it there.
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August 8, 2004
So since I had nothing to do this afternoon I got all gussied up and visited the Des Moines Stake's 6th Branch (the Single's Ward). Where it brought back a lot of memorys and didn't totally bore me to tears, I did remember why I stoped going. I don't feel anything there. Sure they are trying to fellowship me, sure they are nice people, but myself I just don't care. I remember as a child enjoying it and the stories and I really wonder where that went. I always knew that I had questions...even when I was young, but I don't remember ever having the feeling that was described to me that I was supposed to have.
Sure the messages can be good. Today they talked a lot about doing service to others and your community and I can't deny that it isn't good advice, however, you don't need to add a bunch of things around it to make it a good thing. I think part of this was brought up by reading through Courtney's old journal entries. She had an entry about how she didn't believe in the story of creation any longer. She now believed that it was just a story.
Religion is very important to a lot of people and I totally understand why it is. If people want to be religous that's fine by me. As long as they don't try to limit or take away my rights as a person. If you have beliefs and you think people should be a particular way, then set an example. You don't need to legislate your beliefs, because this life is all about making choices. Good and bad ones. If someone makes a law that says you have to do something in a particular way, then it's not a choice anymore.
The building is brand new out in Waukee...way on the west side of des moines (past west des moines). It's actually just got finished being dedicated (tonight at 7).
Anyways, on my way home I stopped at the Executive LASER Car Wash. It cleaned my car pretty well and I also vacuumed up my carpets (which had some grass on them). So now my car is all sparkley again. $9 for the wash a dollar for the vaccum...not so bad.Posted by SammyD at 9:01 PM | Comments (0)
August 7, 2004
So when I talk and kid with my friends, I say a lot of things, sometimes I say them just to get a rise and sometimes I say things cause they are true.
I think that a lot of the time people can't tell which is which though. And maybe that's a good thing. Who knows.Posted by SammyD at 12:08 PM | Comments (0)
So I got picked up by Courtie, and we headed over to Josh's to celebrate his birthday. It was a great time. I gotta play Doom 3, which I must say is beautiful. It was all about hanging out throwing a ball around, getting a frisbee stuck on roof, sitting around chatting...and eventually playing apples to apples.
After the apples to apples game kinda imploded most everyone left. It was me, Drew and Josh and eventually Courtie brought back mikey G. We ended up watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force...well they did...I kinda ended up passing in and out of consciousness cause I was pretty much exausted. I finally got home around 4:30 in the morning.
I remember being able to stay up to all hours and be fine...but now...I guess it's a combo of being not so young and not so much of a caffiene fiend anymore.
Anyways, thanks Josh for having a birthday party (I hope it was fun for you) and thanks Courtie for giving me a ride to and from the party.Posted by SammyD at 9:04 AM | Comments (0)
August 6, 2004
The Science of Selling Yourself Short
Less Than Jake
I've come to my senses,
That I've become senseless,
I could give you lessons on how to ruin your friendships,
Every last conviction, I smoked them all away,
I drank my frustrations down the drain, out of the way,
So I sit and wait and wonder,
"Does anyone else feel like me?"
Someone so tired of their routines and disappearing self-esteems,
[Chorus:]
I'll sing along,
Yeah with every emergency,
Just sing along,
I'm the king of catastrophies,
I'm so far gone,
That deep down inside I think it's fine by me,
I'm my own worst enemy
I could be an expert on co-dependency,
I could write the best book on underage tragedy,
I've been spending my time at the local liquor store,
I've been sleeping nightly on my best friends kitchen floor,
So I sit and wait and wonder,
"Does anyone else feel like me?"
I'm so over dosed on apathy burnt out on sympathy
[Chorus]
Let the meaning slip away
Lost my faith in another day,
Self deprication seems okay,
I never thought I'd make it anyway
[Chorus]
I'm my own worst enemy [x5]Posted by SammyD at 3:23 PM | Comments (0)
August 5, 2004
So today was my first day of work this week.
All weeks should be this short :)
So this morning I woke up and got ready for my walk and came downstairs...and without and alarm...my dad was up...and reading calmly in my dining room. He woke up Isaac and sent him off to take a shower and get ready for the day and joined me on my walk.
It was actually really nice to walk with daddoo. I liked the company. I was able to show him a bit of a walking tour of Franklin Ave.
I got back took my shower and came downstairs to...Eat breakfast with other people. It was kinda nice.
Anyways...shortly after that they left and I was home alone again. And then had quite the busy day at work. That's one of the reasons why I have so much PTO is that i hate coming back to work after vacation. It's such a pain...It was hectic and had lots of interuptions and little things to fix here and there.
I'm glad it's over...and it's only one more day to the weekend.
And it's Josh's Birthday tomarrow! Woo! He's turning the big 21.Posted by SammyD at 10:58 PM | Comments (0)
August 4, 2004
So My younger brother poped in FFX earlier today and has been playing it all day. Not that I mind. We had grilled PepperJack sandwiches for lunch.
I've ben kinda watching and kinda reading old journal entries to friends of mine....some of them started a long time ago. It's been interesting to read about their lives, before I even knew them. Kinda gives me a better perspective, I suppose.
I also payed bills today...pretty much everything... It's a good think that some computers still work! Running the stuff on Linux was actually kinda nice, even though the computer is old and makes a lot of noise. Maybe I'll make workhorse (v2) a linux machine when I get it back up and running.
It does kinda suck that I still have to use IE on my laptop to visit some of the sites because they just don't work well (or at all) in other browsers.
Oh wellPosted by SammyD at 4:47 PM | Comments (0)
So around 5 on Sunday, my oldest sister Cara showed up with her husband Brent, and children Meredith, Venessa, Nathan, and Camden and my youngest brother Isaac. I gave them a tour of the house and we chatted for a while. One thing I did notice is that children are awfully noisy. My home is usually devoid of sound and it certainly added a lot of life to house.
Isaac, who is 12 (almost 13), stayed behind and will be leaving for Utah tomarrow morning with my dad (who will arrive tonight or tomarrow morning) to visit my youngest sister who is about to have her first child.
So far, we've wathed a lot of Futurama (on dvd) and played a whole lot of PS2. We've played Gauntlet, Tony Hawk 4, Spy Hunter, The Simpsons Hit and Run, Twisted Metal Black, and a few others. We also Played Bocci in my back yard (where I beat him 10 to 8), drove around Des Moines in my new car, walked down to Snookies.
I'm glad he came up. I needed to take a break from work and this was a good excuse.
My friend B will be heading off on a trip this Friday and I won't be able to play Backgammon this weekend. I really enjoy playing backgammon and she really helps me get a good perspective on my life. I'll miss her while she is gone.
Next Friday, I'll be heading to my Parents for both my friend Wade's wedding reception (almsot a year after he got married) and my 10 year High School Reunion. I know I'll get to see a bunch of people that I haven't seen in a long time and I won't be all rushed to leave (like I was with Bret's wedding). The high school reunion...I dunno, I could live with not going...but since it happens to be on the same weekend and I'll be in town anyways...I might as well go.
Although I enjoyed high school and felt like I had place there, I don't miss it. And most of the people that I am curious what happened to, weren't in my same class. I suppose it will be good to see people again.
Tomarrow I get to go back to work for a short short week (two days) and Brandon will be gone so I'll be doing on call for him (not like he hasn't been doing on call for me all week).
Last night a big storm came over Des Moines and having to deal with a few power flickers and one power outage of about 40 seconds. I decided it was probably best to get my car in out of the rain...in case it wanted to hail and dent up my finish. So now it's in thee all safe and sound...although the weather is nice now....
Isaac will also be leaving tomarrow and that sucks too. It's kinda nice to have someone around the house.Posted by SammyD at 10:01 AM | Comments (0)
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