I know what you are thinking, "wow, you changed the look, and now the name...I bet I can expect a new post soon" To which I reply, "quit fucking pressuring me, I'll say stuff someday"
Why the name change though? Simple, I didn't like my last name coming up in google searches. I have to maintain an aura of professionalism these days.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
New Look - Same Non Posting
Hey, I made my blog look different. Now, does that mean I'll start posting more?
Listen, I won't josh you around, I'll try, but for now enjoy the scenery.
Listen, I won't josh you around, I'll try, but for now enjoy the scenery.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Top Tweets of 2009 (Apr. 5 -Nov. 3)
I assembled some time ago a list of my top tweets of 2009, I didn't get through November or December's, but whatever, those should still be fresh on your mind, enjoy! I did!
I have caved in, sigh Present me is going to let future me figure out Fridays plans, ill let him deal with it Twitter is gay @BrewCrewBabe didn't want to be as easily found, haha
http://twitpic.com/5bco5 - Test
Splash zone? That's not a keg! Though I use it more, I maintain my hatred of Twitter, the scourge of society, yeah Is there a better feeling than the sun baking your skin at a ballgame? I think not! Trying tiny twitter since twitterberry is gay Jesus was an alcoholic. http://myloc.me/2a9t Picking up pug in gay Illinois http://myloc.me/3y0g Hmm, I think I like uber twitter I am not on a boat http://myloc.me/4Qzo I love when I'm so tired, that I fall into my bed like an giant robot that got defeated. I'm soon to be on a boat I love you America! You rock kid Told dudes that the get er done joke is 5 years old and they should leave. They left http://myloc.me/7KYd Help fight off scurvy and grab yourself some fruit http://myloc.me/a33v Do you know how to get lady gagas attention? http://myloc.me/bg9I @diddy05 you poke her face http://myloc.me/bgaf BoObs arE. My favorite http://myloc.me/bgHH Don't start a fire! They don't appeciate that. RT @ericdohr: Headed up to peshtigo http://myloc.me/boBj
Homeward bound! (not the cat & dog but the Dustin) http://myloc.me/bMoU Screw you Jeff Suppan http://myloc.me/cJMi That was a strange dream! I was at a goodwill and NPH was there and Olivia munn was working there. But I did find a perfect top gun costume. After finding all pieces of the costume and being thrilled about it, NPH told me to 'flight suit up!' http://myloc.me/dlfE Frankly I'm surprised that the official french twitterer hasn't surrendered yet since I mentioned blitzkrieg. Good for you France! So proud 5 am cab rides to the cop shop, 6 am campfire! On what was supposed to be a chill night. Stuff stories are made of really Hamburger, consider yourself helped! http://myloc.me/gP3B Fuck you dawn, you were cooler when I stayed up for you and lit a campfire in celebration http://mypict.me/i7a0 Upset I had to join forces with a cub fan to tell twinkie fan nl baseball is real baseball http://myloc.me/iVkT Things got all sorts of crazy tonight! Good thing I keep a pocket full of awesome with me at all times http://myloc.me/iXyU Shutup twitter, I don't want you to know what I'm doing http://myloc.me/jIkT 'I got my toes in my dress shoes, ass in an office chair'....that isn't catchy at all The 7 dwarfs were talking to hookers! "hi hoe, off to 'work' we go" how has no one caught this until now Was not expecting a bathroom attendant at the state fair I was afraid the inability to sleep "early" would affect me. Time to deploy operation nyquil Going to "the heart of the Oregon trail" hope I don't get dysentery and have to rest a few days I smell like bacon, and I like it My old fat men in overalls capacity has been reached for the week, to Lincoln I go! This is where robbers stole my wheel. Thankfully I bought an extra at the last fort http://mypict.me/olVF So, a double popped collar! I thought it was a thing of myth. Dbag of the night, possibly year. "ill wear 2 polos and pop them both" idiot I got a feeling, that tonights gonna be a Tuesday night Wednesday, Wednesday...so neutral to me I'm wearing sunglasses inside because a)I'm cool b)the eye doc dilated my pupils. Mostly because I'm cool Just never you mind what I'm doing, nosy people Started my work day talking about boobs, ended with smores talk. Good day! I honestly hope tebow trips on his bible and breaks his wrist. I would start going to church if that happened If kanye west were trying to kill me, I'd buy some time by closing the shades on his glasses Hey Michigan, I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass! Umm, why does sci-fi channel now use the spelling syfy? Is there reasoning? Because I feel this is retarded Wow, escobar gets another web gem! Screw being a Hoover, this kid's a black hole for grounders RT @diddy05: RT @diddy05: Ditto! RT @diddy05: I'm neat
Life observation #956 - you never wake up on a couch and say "damn its hot" usually quite the opposite The song tainted love will forever have dan akroyd doing the "eh eh" in my head. The song has been, well, tainted! 21 means 19, and 40mph should mean 50mph. What's so hard about this all And 65 mph should not mean complete stop! Fuck!
What did taco bell Canada use for that old tbell slogan: head 2 borders south? Watching Rick Reilly on sportscenter is like watching the death of journalism firsthand. Well, I'm in some place. That's good I suppose. There are girls, half of which I pissed off because I talk too much, but, good I guess You know it was a decent night when you have to check google latitude just to figure out where you are I like peanuts and like peanut butter. I also like cashews...who wants to help me butterize cashews and make millions? The worst driver type is the overly happy brake tapping guy. I firmly believe this is how cankles are made! Every 2 seconds dude? Really? Just saw a plastic bag floating on a breeze. I had no desire to film it Sticks and stones may break my bones....but a boulder will likely kill you. Going to go kick some balls. I heard I was drinking the high life as well. Where are you wendall?! I ordered a soda at miller park, I was nervous I'd screw my order up and say "I'll have a miller dew" or "I'll have a mountain lite" The sky is making things wet, this befuddles me Go to bed Dustin......ok. The song 'the final countdown' doesn't make too much sense on a Tuesday at 10:18 AM I'm a legend in my spare time Ahh, some fresh Columbian stimulant......oh that could be interpreted bad. Drinking coffee
I should take up smoking so when I get out of breath, I can blame smoking instead of being completely out of shape. A night only takes turns for the better when meatloaf plays. Dead serious How come nickelback keeps releasing the same song over and over? I tried to bounce quarters across the entire bar. Went long, I got this I think half an hour long conversations about how to properly kill zombies is good strategizing for the future. I'm set I have nothing of any sort of importance, relevance, or cleverness to say.....felt I should say that Why do the Canadian airports have a condom machine in every bathroom? "Don't spread these motha fuckin' AIDS on our motha fuckin' planes" What would happen if I used "A touch of Gray" hair product? I'm 26 (hence not yet gray). hmmm, deep thoughts Whoa! My cellular phone has the world wide web! I think beer should be in me soon. I wonder if there is a place to drink around here. Haha, yeah, there, is Because some zombie thing tomorrow. Zombies ruin everything! @diddy05: Why can't I walk on fauxhatten bridge, damn it. I didn't have a doorknob sign so I made my own. Who wants to cuddle http://pic.gd/8ccba9 I see no one has broken Bielema's sunglasses yet...that's unfortunate. #badgers Just saw a redneck wearing an ecko shirt. Ok then. At least he purchased some Budweiser. Oh oak creek I must be failing at life because I haven't married Carrie Underwood yet. I have Huey Lewis & The News stuck in my head.....that's not a bad thing at all though. Oh Wednesday, why can't be more like Friday? You're not as assholeish as Monday, but you can do better! Fellow Sconnies, don't say Tyme machine...other states thinks your crazy when you ask for a time machine. Damn it taco bell, stop advertising. You're making me hungry Jeff Dunham has his own show? He's funny maybe once. Comedy central, if you're just going to hand shows out, can I be next? Just saw an ed hardy beer. Must be the nectar of the douche. Thomas Jefferson should have finished the Declaration of Independence with a colon upper case P, like, that would have showed those brits! John Jacob Jingleheimer Smit doesn't share my name at all...not even a little bit Rain is God peeing. The pee gets filtered by the clouds, which is why they are always dark when it rains Waking up at 10:30 sucks. Its like your body knew you'd want McDonald's bfast and waited perfectly until you couldn't get it Humanity will figure out world peace before they figure out how to work a 4 way stop! Early bird gets the worm right? Well I don't eat worms, so why do I care? I can seeee you Wisconsin. You look good! I'm about to penetrate your airspace, mmmm Fuck you socks, get off my feet Turns out seals are my kind of creatures that enjoy chilling at a dive bar over pitchers of beer. I can sleep on that thought
I have caved in, sigh Present me is going to let future me figure out Fridays plans, ill let him deal with it Twitter is gay @BrewCrewBabe didn't want to be as easily found, haha
http://twitpic.com/5bco5 - Test
Splash zone? That's not a keg! Though I use it more, I maintain my hatred of Twitter, the scourge of society, yeah Is there a better feeling than the sun baking your skin at a ballgame? I think not! Trying tiny twitter since twitterberry is gay Jesus was an alcoholic. http://myloc.me/2a9t Picking up pug in gay Illinois http://myloc.me/3y0g Hmm, I think I like uber twitter I am not on a boat http://myloc.me/4Qzo I love when I'm so tired, that I fall into my bed like an giant robot that got defeated. I'm soon to be on a boat I love you America! You rock kid Told dudes that the get er done joke is 5 years old and they should leave. They left http://myloc.me/7KYd Help fight off scurvy and grab yourself some fruit http://myloc.me/a33v Do you know how to get lady gagas attention? http://myloc.me/bg9I @diddy05 you poke her face http://myloc.me/bgaf BoObs arE. My favorite http://myloc.me/bgHH Don't start a fire! They don't appeciate that. RT @ericdohr: Headed up to peshtigo http://myloc.me/boBj
Homeward bound! (not the cat & dog but the Dustin) http://myloc.me/bMoU Screw you Jeff Suppan http://myloc.me/cJMi That was a strange dream! I was at a goodwill and NPH was there and Olivia munn was working there. But I did find a perfect top gun costume. After finding all pieces of the costume and being thrilled about it, NPH told me to 'flight suit up!' http://myloc.me/dlfE Frankly I'm surprised that the official french twitterer hasn't surrendered yet since I mentioned blitzkrieg. Good for you France! So proud 5 am cab rides to the cop shop, 6 am campfire! On what was supposed to be a chill night. Stuff stories are made of really Hamburger, consider yourself helped! http://myloc.me/gP3B Fuck you dawn, you were cooler when I stayed up for you and lit a campfire in celebration http://mypict.me/i7a0 Upset I had to join forces with a cub fan to tell twinkie fan nl baseball is real baseball http://myloc.me/iVkT Things got all sorts of crazy tonight! Good thing I keep a pocket full of awesome with me at all times http://myloc.me/iXyU Shutup twitter, I don't want you to know what I'm doing http://myloc.me/jIkT 'I got my toes in my dress shoes, ass in an office chair'....that isn't catchy at all The 7 dwarfs were talking to hookers! "hi hoe, off to 'work' we go" how has no one caught this until now Was not expecting a bathroom attendant at the state fair I was afraid the inability to sleep "early" would affect me. Time to deploy operation nyquil Going to "the heart of the Oregon trail" hope I don't get dysentery and have to rest a few days I smell like bacon, and I like it My old fat men in overalls capacity has been reached for the week, to Lincoln I go! This is where robbers stole my wheel. Thankfully I bought an extra at the last fort http://mypict.me/olVF So, a double popped collar! I thought it was a thing of myth. Dbag of the night, possibly year. "ill wear 2 polos and pop them both" idiot I got a feeling, that tonights gonna be a Tuesday night Wednesday, Wednesday...so neutral to me I'm wearing sunglasses inside because a)I'm cool b)the eye doc dilated my pupils. Mostly because I'm cool Just never you mind what I'm doing, nosy people Started my work day talking about boobs, ended with smores talk. Good day! I honestly hope tebow trips on his bible and breaks his wrist. I would start going to church if that happened If kanye west were trying to kill me, I'd buy some time by closing the shades on his glasses Hey Michigan, I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass! Umm, why does sci-fi channel now use the spelling syfy? Is there reasoning? Because I feel this is retarded Wow, escobar gets another web gem! Screw being a Hoover, this kid's a black hole for grounders RT @diddy05: RT @diddy05: Ditto! RT @diddy05: I'm neat
Life observation #956 - you never wake up on a couch and say "damn its hot" usually quite the opposite The song tainted love will forever have dan akroyd doing the "eh eh" in my head. The song has been, well, tainted! 21 means 19, and 40mph should mean 50mph. What's so hard about this all And 65 mph should not mean complete stop! Fuck!
What did taco bell Canada use for that old tbell slogan: head 2 borders south? Watching Rick Reilly on sportscenter is like watching the death of journalism firsthand. Well, I'm in some place. That's good I suppose. There are girls, half of which I pissed off because I talk too much, but, good I guess You know it was a decent night when you have to check google latitude just to figure out where you are I like peanuts and like peanut butter. I also like cashews...who wants to help me butterize cashews and make millions? The worst driver type is the overly happy brake tapping guy. I firmly believe this is how cankles are made! Every 2 seconds dude? Really? Just saw a plastic bag floating on a breeze. I had no desire to film it Sticks and stones may break my bones....but a boulder will likely kill you. Going to go kick some balls. I heard I was drinking the high life as well. Where are you wendall?! I ordered a soda at miller park, I was nervous I'd screw my order up and say "I'll have a miller dew" or "I'll have a mountain lite" The sky is making things wet, this befuddles me Go to bed Dustin......ok. The song 'the final countdown' doesn't make too much sense on a Tuesday at 10:18 AM I'm a legend in my spare time Ahh, some fresh Columbian stimulant......oh that could be interpreted bad. Drinking coffee
I should take up smoking so when I get out of breath, I can blame smoking instead of being completely out of shape. A night only takes turns for the better when meatloaf plays. Dead serious How come nickelback keeps releasing the same song over and over? I tried to bounce quarters across the entire bar. Went long, I got this I think half an hour long conversations about how to properly kill zombies is good strategizing for the future. I'm set I have nothing of any sort of importance, relevance, or cleverness to say.....felt I should say that Why do the Canadian airports have a condom machine in every bathroom? "Don't spread these motha fuckin' AIDS on our motha fuckin' planes" What would happen if I used "A touch of Gray" hair product? I'm 26 (hence not yet gray). hmmm, deep thoughts Whoa! My cellular phone has the world wide web! I think beer should be in me soon. I wonder if there is a place to drink around here. Haha, yeah, there, is Because some zombie thing tomorrow. Zombies ruin everything! @diddy05: Why can't I walk on fauxhatten bridge, damn it. I didn't have a doorknob sign so I made my own. Who wants to cuddle http://pic.gd/8ccba9 I see no one has broken Bielema's sunglasses yet...that's unfortunate. #badgers Just saw a redneck wearing an ecko shirt. Ok then. At least he purchased some Budweiser. Oh oak creek I must be failing at life because I haven't married Carrie Underwood yet. I have Huey Lewis & The News stuck in my head.....that's not a bad thing at all though. Oh Wednesday, why can't be more like Friday? You're not as assholeish as Monday, but you can do better! Fellow Sconnies, don't say Tyme machine...other states thinks your crazy when you ask for a time machine. Damn it taco bell, stop advertising. You're making me hungry Jeff Dunham has his own show? He's funny maybe once. Comedy central, if you're just going to hand shows out, can I be next? Just saw an ed hardy beer. Must be the nectar of the douche. Thomas Jefferson should have finished the Declaration of Independence with a colon upper case P, like, that would have showed those brits! John Jacob Jingleheimer Smit doesn't share my name at all...not even a little bit Rain is God peeing. The pee gets filtered by the clouds, which is why they are always dark when it rains Waking up at 10:30 sucks. Its like your body knew you'd want McDonald's bfast and waited perfectly until you couldn't get it Humanity will figure out world peace before they figure out how to work a 4 way stop! Early bird gets the worm right? Well I don't eat worms, so why do I care? I can seeee you Wisconsin. You look good! I'm about to penetrate your airspace, mmmm Fuck you socks, get off my feet Turns out seals are my kind of creatures that enjoy chilling at a dive bar over pitchers of beer. I can sleep on that thought
Monday, February 01, 2010
Guitar HZero
Well, I am officially working on one of the items I wanted to accomplish before I turn 30. I bought a guitar and am in the process of trying to learn how to play. My concern of course is that I just give up and never really pursue it, but I have mentioned it way too many times and finally just went for it. Maybe it is a 1/3-Life Crisis, but it's something I thought of doing as a kid, so, I doubt it.
While, I think an acoustic guitar has a more, portable factor to it, and I personally like the sound of an acoustic better, I decided to look at electric guitars, primarily to give my neighbors peace. With the electric guitar I can plug in headphones and be the only one to hear my awfulness.
Of course, I didn't want to drop the cash on a really nice axe, just in case I don't pursue it as
heavily as I would like to, and also, I don't have the cash to be dropping on a nice guitar. So, I did my research and found a very reasonably priced electric guitar made by Fender. It is called a Starcaster by Fender, and actually comes in a kit with an amp, all the necessary equipment, and an instructional DVD. A true starter guitar.
Well, I'm a firm believer in you get what you pay for, and I realize that this isn't going to be the purest sounding instrument; I just need it to be sufficient. So, I did my research, went to several different websites and read user reviews, and for the most part the reviews were phenomenal. Many reviews were from people who play, and bought this cheaper version for someone they know who is starting out. They admit it is just a guitar for beginners, but that it was terrific for beginners and novices. Any negative reviews, seemed to be from people who had know idea what they were talking about. I was sold, and it having the Fender name on it made me feel even more comfortable.
After I unboxed everything and set it up, I popped in the DVD and things were immediately clear that I have a leg up on a lot of beginners in the fact that I am not musically challenged or clueless. For 8 years during middle and high school, I played saxophone in band. I can read music, I am not tone deaf, and I have general understanding of playing music. I was able to manually tune the guitar before I hooked it up to the auto-tuning device, and I was impressed at how close I actually was to having it in tune. Just wanted to gloat a little there.
With the guitar in tune, the next step is to learn some basic chords (using the instructional DVD still). The hardest part, as I knew it would be, is getting my fingers on the right strings in the right fret. I had some practice when I was younger, when my buddy Curtis first started playing bass guitar. I'd always to try play, and he'd help me out a little, but I never really got that good at it. Also, having played saxophone for so many years where the finger alignments are essentially setup vertically and ergonomically for the hand, the guitar has my fingers (seemingly) placed every which way. It didn't take long playing the simple power chords for my hand and fingers to start cramping up. I decided I was good for day 1, and the DVD even mentioned it at that time that my hand might start getting sore and to take a break. Before I quit though, I was able to jump from chord to chord, somewhat smoothly, so I am taking my first lesson to be a success.
But that was the easy part. I'll try to keep you posted on how my self lessons are going.
While, I think an acoustic guitar has a more, portable factor to it, and I personally like the sound of an acoustic better, I decided to look at electric guitars, primarily to give my neighbors peace. With the electric guitar I can plug in headphones and be the only one to hear my awfulness.
Of course, I didn't want to drop the cash on a really nice axe, just in case I don't pursue it as
heavily as I would like to, and also, I don't have the cash to be dropping on a nice guitar. So, I did my research and found a very reasonably priced electric guitar made by Fender. It is called a Starcaster by Fender, and actually comes in a kit with an amp, all the necessary equipment, and an instructional DVD. A true starter guitar.Well, I'm a firm believer in you get what you pay for, and I realize that this isn't going to be the purest sounding instrument; I just need it to be sufficient. So, I did my research, went to several different websites and read user reviews, and for the most part the reviews were phenomenal. Many reviews were from people who play, and bought this cheaper version for someone they know who is starting out. They admit it is just a guitar for beginners, but that it was terrific for beginners and novices. Any negative reviews, seemed to be from people who had know idea what they were talking about. I was sold, and it having the Fender name on it made me feel even more comfortable.
After I unboxed everything and set it up, I popped in the DVD and things were immediately clear that I have a leg up on a lot of beginners in the fact that I am not musically challenged or clueless. For 8 years during middle and high school, I played saxophone in band. I can read music, I am not tone deaf, and I have general understanding of playing music. I was able to manually tune the guitar before I hooked it up to the auto-tuning device, and I was impressed at how close I actually was to having it in tune. Just wanted to gloat a little there.
With the guitar in tune, the next step is to learn some basic chords (using the instructional DVD still). The hardest part, as I knew it would be, is getting my fingers on the right strings in the right fret. I had some practice when I was younger, when my buddy Curtis first started playing bass guitar. I'd always to try play, and he'd help me out a little, but I never really got that good at it. Also, having played saxophone for so many years where the finger alignments are essentially setup vertically and ergonomically for the hand, the guitar has my fingers (seemingly) placed every which way. It didn't take long playing the simple power chords for my hand and fingers to start cramping up. I decided I was good for day 1, and the DVD even mentioned it at that time that my hand might start getting sore and to take a break. Before I quit though, I was able to jump from chord to chord, somewhat smoothly, so I am taking my first lesson to be a success.
But that was the easy part. I'll try to keep you posted on how my self lessons are going.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Some Things to Do Before I'm 30
I haven't bloggered for a bit, and I have been thinking of some things I want to accomplish before I turn 30 (Just over 3 years to go). Obviously, I have to keep this realistic, so, no trips to Australia or Europe....as those are unlikely (but I'm hopeful). Also, I am not insinuating that 30 is old, it isn't, just a nice round number to accomplish some things. With that horrible disclaimer finished, here we go:
Go Skydiving: A popular item on lists like these. I think of old people making bucket
lists with this item on it, and I think, "I don't want to be knocked unconscious by my flabby ass cheeks whipping back." So, I'm making a decision to do this while my skin still has tensile strength and I don't have to worry about losing my teeth. I once had the opportunity a few years back, but didn't really have the extra spending $$ for it.
Take a Caribbean Cruise: This one is actually coming into fruition as we speak...sort of. My buddy Mike created a facebook group last fall for a cruise in 2011....umm. So, being that it is well over a year away, I'm waiting before I make a commitment. Still, I'm leaning heavily on it. Most people go on a cruise as a romantic getaway, or just a couple friends, but what if you had a boatload of besties (that's right, I said it...slightly ashamed) getting all sorts of hammered with you? That sounds epic! Will I fall off and never be heard from again? I give it a 1.3% chance.
Go to Alaska: Once again, many people think of old people, and those cruises along the Pacific Shore, watching Humpback Whales doing it.....whale style. Well, that's not what I'm after. Nor
am I thinking of going all "Into the Wild" on people. Nope, I got this idea from watching Dave Attell on Comedy Central's "Insomniac". It was the summer solstice and there is a night long party celebrating 24 hours of daylight. How cool would that be? I mean, seriously? I want in on that party before my liver gives out on me. Nature is cool too, I'm a big fan, and would want to do that whole thing too I suppose. This almost became a reality, when a friend was trying to get a law enforcement job in AK, we had it all planned out that we would visit....jerk didn't get the job.
Buy a House: ewww, sounds all grown-uppy. But, yeah, I should at some point do this....maybe just a Condo, so I don't have to do yard work.
Write at Least One More Piece to "My Collegiate Story": I'll get to it, don't you worry kids, hell if you're lucky I'll finish up Freshman year by time I'm 35!
Stay at the Mandalay Bay, in Vegas, in Summer: Probably the most likely of things to happen thus far. I want to be on their "beach" on a 100 degree day...then go lose my money on the blackjack table while being propositioned by hookers....all while barely remembering anything. I love Vegas!
Learn How to Play Guitar: I've been saying this for years now, and I actually almost bought one a couple of weeks ago. My fear is I give up the hobby too quickly and just lose money. I think I'll be ok though, I love music, and I did enjoy(for the most part) playing the saxophone in band (geek alert), when we played cool stuff at least. So, I think I might actually have the will and want to do it. I think I'll do it!
Get Drafted in the MLB Draft: Listen they have like 1,209 rounds, with 30 teams picking...my name has to eventually come up.
Sit in the Wrigley Bleachers When Brewers are Playing...: I would like to finish this off with a "...and catch Brewer's HR ball, proceed to not throw it back" or "...Catch a Cubs HR ball, and Throw it Back", but I'm reasonably certain I'll never catch a ball in my lifetime. I've been to Wrigley, in some pretty damn good seats actually, and rooted loudly against the Cubs. So, now I just want to get drunk and mess with the "bums". I'm fucking likable, so we'll all get along.
Visit the Original Yankee Stadium: Before they tear it down. So much baseball history has gone through it.
Catch a Foul Ball or a Home Run Ball while at a Baseball Game: I've come close, but please see above statement of: "I'm reasonably certain I'll never catch a ball in my lifetime". I'm not going to quit though! Screw you Happy Youngster you fucking prick!
Ride in a Hot Air Balloon: When I was a kid, there was something going on around Spring Green...for something. Anyways, the opportunity was there, and I was too chicken shit to go up. I regret that now. I guess I'm not really in any sort of rush to do this, but, hell, if the opportunity comes again, I'll take it. Now, if I could get an entire nation to watch me travel recklessly through the skies, that would be neat too.
Go Skiing: That's right, I'm almost 27, I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life, and I have never gone skiing. Every winter, I say I will, every winter, I don't. I'd probably snowboard...but we'll just lump it all together as one.
Eat the Hottest Wings at Quaker Steak & Lube: If it is good enough for Man vs Food, it is good enough for me. I love hot food, and if I have to sign a waiver, it must be deliciously hot.
Go To a Big Time Auto Race: NASCAR or Indy, really doesn't matter, probably NASCAR because I could cheer for Kenseth at least. I don't really care about auto racing, but I feel like it would be fun to go to, especially if I were to be in the infield partying. I once agreed to pay $70 to camp for 3 nights and drink all I could drink in the infield before and during the Indy 500. Plans fell through, I was sad.
Take up Curling: I've wanted to do this since I watched the 2006 Winter
Olympics...apparently hot chicks partake in curling, so, I feel I should curl as well. That and I think it would be fun. A bigger version of shuffleboard (bar style). Nothing too athletic needed, so, beer can be involved, always a plus. My buddy Peter and I have mentioned it a few times, and have gone as far as researching clubs in the greater Milwaukee area once.
Water Ski: I'll likely kill myself, but I love playing in Wisconsin lakes in summer, but haven't gone as far as water skiing yet.
Some Accomplished Goals (that I can quickly think of)
Hit a Hole-In-One: That's right biatches...167 yards, 6 iron, uphill.
See a No-Hitter: Had to be stupid head Carlos Zambrano...but still neat to be there to experience it with a "home" crowd. First and only time I will clap and tip my cap to a Cubs player. (At Miller Park vs Astros, 98% Cub fans in attendance).
Whitewater Rafting: Super fun! I want to go again.
Be at the top of a mountain: I didn't 'go tell it' to anyone...until now. Sure, we drove up Pike's Peak, but it was still cool. The lack of oxygen really does produce a type of "Rocky Mountain High"
Drank with the Blue Angels: Isn't this every kid's dream? I'm not sure they were drinking, but I was....and looking at their hot wives
Hear a Canadian say, "eh": Never gets old, it was a "uuge" moment in my life
Drive to St. Louis at Bar Time: This wasn't really a goal, but a stupid decision. Good story I suppose. I might someday write about it (in my collegiate story).
Yelled at People From the 'Real World' While Filming: Yeah, I totally did that in Vegas, bastards didn't put me on air though (I didn't watch, but I was talking for like an hour to the kid who has the 'consent' slips that need to be signed and I didn't need to sign one)
Go Skydiving: A popular item on lists like these. I think of old people making bucket
lists with this item on it, and I think, "I don't want to be knocked unconscious by my flabby ass cheeks whipping back." So, I'm making a decision to do this while my skin still has tensile strength and I don't have to worry about losing my teeth. I once had the opportunity a few years back, but didn't really have the extra spending $$ for it.Take a Caribbean Cruise: This one is actually coming into fruition as we speak...sort of. My buddy Mike created a facebook group last fall for a cruise in 2011....umm. So, being that it is well over a year away, I'm waiting before I make a commitment. Still, I'm leaning heavily on it. Most people go on a cruise as a romantic getaway, or just a couple friends, but what if you had a boatload of besties (that's right, I said it...slightly ashamed) getting all sorts of hammered with you? That sounds epic! Will I fall off and never be heard from again? I give it a 1.3% chance.
Go to Alaska: Once again, many people think of old people, and those cruises along the Pacific Shore, watching Humpback Whales doing it.....whale style. Well, that's not what I'm after. Nor
am I thinking of going all "Into the Wild" on people. Nope, I got this idea from watching Dave Attell on Comedy Central's "Insomniac". It was the summer solstice and there is a night long party celebrating 24 hours of daylight. How cool would that be? I mean, seriously? I want in on that party before my liver gives out on me. Nature is cool too, I'm a big fan, and would want to do that whole thing too I suppose. This almost became a reality, when a friend was trying to get a law enforcement job in AK, we had it all planned out that we would visit....jerk didn't get the job.Buy a House: ewww, sounds all grown-uppy. But, yeah, I should at some point do this....maybe just a Condo, so I don't have to do yard work.
Write at Least One More Piece to "My Collegiate Story": I'll get to it, don't you worry kids, hell if you're lucky I'll finish up Freshman year by time I'm 35!
Stay at the Mandalay Bay, in Vegas, in Summer: Probably the most likely of things to happen thus far. I want to be on their "beach" on a 100 degree day...then go lose my money on the blackjack table while being propositioned by hookers....all while barely remembering anything. I love Vegas!Learn How to Play Guitar: I've been saying this for years now, and I actually almost bought one a couple of weeks ago. My fear is I give up the hobby too quickly and just lose money. I think I'll be ok though, I love music, and I did enjoy(for the most part) playing the saxophone in band (geek alert), when we played cool stuff at least. So, I think I might actually have the will and want to do it. I think I'll do it!
Get Drafted in the MLB Draft: Listen they have like 1,209 rounds, with 30 teams picking...my name has to eventually come up.
Sit in the Wrigley Bleachers When Brewers are Playing...: I would like to finish this off with a "...and catch Brewer's HR ball, proceed to not throw it back" or "...Catch a Cubs HR ball, and Throw it Back", but I'm reasonably certain I'll never catch a ball in my lifetime. I've been to Wrigley, in some pretty damn good seats actually, and rooted loudly against the Cubs. So, now I just want to get drunk and mess with the "bums". I'm fucking likable, so we'll all get along.
Catch a Foul Ball or a Home Run Ball while at a Baseball Game: I've come close, but please see above statement of: "I'm reasonably certain I'll never catch a ball in my lifetime". I'm not going to quit though! Screw you Happy Youngster you fucking prick!
Ride in a Hot Air Balloon: When I was a kid, there was something going on around Spring Green...for something. Anyways, the opportunity was there, and I was too chicken shit to go up. I regret that now. I guess I'm not really in any sort of rush to do this, but, hell, if the opportunity comes again, I'll take it. Now, if I could get an entire nation to watch me travel recklessly through the skies, that would be neat too.Go Skiing: That's right, I'm almost 27, I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life, and I have never gone skiing. Every winter, I say I will, every winter, I don't. I'd probably snowboard...but we'll just lump it all together as one.
Eat the Hottest Wings at Quaker Steak & Lube: If it is good enough for Man vs Food, it is good enough for me. I love hot food, and if I have to sign a waiver, it must be deliciously hot.
Go To a Big Time Auto Race: NASCAR or Indy, really doesn't matter, probably NASCAR because I could cheer for Kenseth at least. I don't really care about auto racing, but I feel like it would be fun to go to, especially if I were to be in the infield partying. I once agreed to pay $70 to camp for 3 nights and drink all I could drink in the infield before and during the Indy 500. Plans fell through, I was sad.
Take up Curling: I've wanted to do this since I watched the 2006 Winter
Olympics...apparently hot chicks partake in curling, so, I feel I should curl as well. That and I think it would be fun. A bigger version of shuffleboard (bar style). Nothing too athletic needed, so, beer can be involved, always a plus. My buddy Peter and I have mentioned it a few times, and have gone as far as researching clubs in the greater Milwaukee area once.Water Ski: I'll likely kill myself, but I love playing in Wisconsin lakes in summer, but haven't gone as far as water skiing yet.
Some Accomplished Goals (that I can quickly think of)
Hit a Hole-In-One: That's right biatches...167 yards, 6 iron, uphill.
See a No-Hitter: Had to be stupid head Carlos Zambrano...but still neat to be there to experience it with a "home" crowd. First and only time I will clap and tip my cap to a Cubs player. (At Miller Park vs Astros, 98% Cub fans in attendance).
Whitewater Rafting: Super fun! I want to go again.
Be at the top of a mountain: I didn't 'go tell it' to anyone...until now. Sure, we drove up Pike's Peak, but it was still cool. The lack of oxygen really does produce a type of "Rocky Mountain High"
Drank with the Blue Angels: Isn't this every kid's dream? I'm not sure they were drinking, but I was....and looking at their hot wives
Hear a Canadian say, "eh": Never gets old, it was a "uuge" moment in my life
Drive to St. Louis at Bar Time: This wasn't really a goal, but a stupid decision. Good story I suppose. I might someday write about it (in my collegiate story).
Yelled at People From the 'Real World' While Filming: Yeah, I totally did that in Vegas, bastards didn't put me on air though (I didn't watch, but I was talking for like an hour to the kid who has the 'consent' slips that need to be signed and I didn't need to sign one)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Two Things That Annoy Me Right Now
There I go again, letting my blog gather dust. I promised people fun posts about all my fun summer adventures, yet I left you with nothing. You should know that I have had some fun summer adventures including an impromptu Fourth of July camping trip that involved a life threatening experience. Well, I'm being a bit dramatic, but seriously still a funny story (not at the time), you should ask me about it because I am not going to write about it for reasons.
Well, I still plan on getting my Cleveland notebook in, but, that's probably about it for the past events. So for now, let me just say a couple things that annoy me.
Bud Light's Slogan - Drinkability, what the hell is that? You know what gives it drinkability? The fact that it is liquid and can people can drink liquids. Bleach is drinkable, you don't see them advertising that!
Wedding Party Ceremony Dance - I'm not even going to post the video because it annoys me so damn much. All I envision is a bunch of bitches and douchebags. Save that shit for the reception, not the ceremony. I'm sure Grandma was looking forward to her beautiful grandaughter walking down the aisle in a lovely church setting. I have long been saying that the world doesn't break out in song and dance nearly enough, so why my hatred for it? I don't know, just disrespectful and frankly, retarded. My guess is they weren't even drunk.......which makes it even worse.
Well, I still plan on getting my Cleveland notebook in, but, that's probably about it for the past events. So for now, let me just say a couple things that annoy me.
Bud Light's Slogan - Drinkability, what the hell is that? You know what gives it drinkability? The fact that it is liquid and can people can drink liquids. Bleach is drinkable, you don't see them advertising that!
Wedding Party Ceremony Dance - I'm not even going to post the video because it annoys me so damn much. All I envision is a bunch of bitches and douchebags. Save that shit for the reception, not the ceremony. I'm sure Grandma was looking forward to her beautiful grandaughter walking down the aisle in a lovely church setting. I have long been saying that the world doesn't break out in song and dance nearly enough, so why my hatred for it? I don't know, just disrespectful and frankly, retarded. My guess is they weren't even drunk.......which makes it even worse.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Where you at?
Hey, didn't you go to Cleveland? I want to read about it!
Yeah yeah, back off, I'm busy doing mostly unimportant things
Soon enough kids
Yeah yeah, back off, I'm busy doing mostly unimportant things
Soon enough kids
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quick Thoughts
- I seriously need to stop thinking of good blog ideas while laying in bed. I come up with one, but then I forget it the next morning after promising myself I wouldn't forget. I should keep a pen and paper nearby me....Or, it could be a thought you think is good, but really isn't (see Seinfeld Season two - The Heart Attack)
- Though I will forever maintain that I hate Twitter. I found a cool application for Twitter for the blackberry: UberTwitter. If you look at my posts it will give you a map of my GPS coordinate at the time of my posting. If there is a picture, you will see both the picture and where I was. Pretty neat!
- Speaking of GPS locations, I love Google Latitude.
- I'm really glad Jorge Julio is off of the Brewers.
- Conan O'Brien's first "The Tonight Show" was hilarious. Monologue seemed lacking, but the overall show was still fantastic. Also, good to see Andy Richter back...hopefully he won't seem as stiff going forward as he seemed that first show.
- If does eat oats, and goats eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy....what do three toed sloths eat?
- I'm going to Cleveland next weekend for a bachelor party, why Cleveland?....why not Cleveland
- What is Ned Yost doing these days? My guess is drinking lots of beer and throwing things at the TV when the Brewers win....also, I'm guessing he hasn't shaved since September.
- I think a cool, yet lame thing to say on Monday is: - "I'm making like Garfield and hating on Mondays"
- Really hope it is nice this Friday, I want to see Pat McCurdy @ Riversplash
- Sheffield's House - Your source for WI sports news and tidbits is now twittering
- What's it say about France when two of their most famous leaders in battle were 1) a teenage girl and 2) A short man with an inferiority complex
- I am working on the next part of my collegiate story. Some names should be dropped for those wondering where they will fall into the picture.
- Is it wrong to have said "Jesus was an alcoholic"? I mean, he lived in a rather arid country, and had a bunch of water, a hard thing to come by I am sure. Well, instead of giving people this nourishing, life sustaining water, he ruins it by turning it to wine, assumingly to have a shindig of biblical proportions.
- So, Mike has already made the comment about having another Carnival at his new house....I will keep mentioning this until it happens!
- I am awaiting for details on the new Scavenger Drunk - v.MKE, maybe the fella at Tepid Epics will have some answers soon.
- I finally, after a horrid start, have a winning record on my Brewer games attended 5-4. If you were counting, my cheese fries eaten to games won while attended ratio is now 3:5
UNTIL NEXT TIME
- Though I will forever maintain that I hate Twitter. I found a cool application for Twitter for the blackberry: UberTwitter. If you look at my posts it will give you a map of my GPS coordinate at the time of my posting. If there is a picture, you will see both the picture and where I was. Pretty neat!
- Speaking of GPS locations, I love Google Latitude.
- I'm really glad Jorge Julio is off of the Brewers.
- Conan O'Brien's first "The Tonight Show" was hilarious. Monologue seemed lacking, but the overall show was still fantastic. Also, good to see Andy Richter back...hopefully he won't seem as stiff going forward as he seemed that first show.
- If does eat oats, and goats eat oats, and little lambs eat ivy....what do three toed sloths eat?
- I'm going to Cleveland next weekend for a bachelor party, why Cleveland?....why not Cleveland
- What is Ned Yost doing these days? My guess is drinking lots of beer and throwing things at the TV when the Brewers win....also, I'm guessing he hasn't shaved since September.
- I think a cool, yet lame thing to say on Monday is: - "I'm making like Garfield and hating on Mondays"
- Really hope it is nice this Friday, I want to see Pat McCurdy @ Riversplash
- Sheffield's House - Your source for WI sports news and tidbits is now twittering
- What's it say about France when two of their most famous leaders in battle were 1) a teenage girl and 2) A short man with an inferiority complex
- I am working on the next part of my collegiate story. Some names should be dropped for those wondering where they will fall into the picture.
- Is it wrong to have said "Jesus was an alcoholic"? I mean, he lived in a rather arid country, and had a bunch of water, a hard thing to come by I am sure. Well, instead of giving people this nourishing, life sustaining water, he ruins it by turning it to wine, assumingly to have a shindig of biblical proportions.
- So, Mike has already made the comment about having another Carnival at his new house....I will keep mentioning this until it happens!
- I am awaiting for details on the new Scavenger Drunk - v.MKE, maybe the fella at Tepid Epics will have some answers soon.
- I finally, after a horrid start, have a winning record on my Brewer games attended 5-4. If you were counting, my cheese fries eaten to games won while attended ratio is now 3:5
UNTIL NEXT TIME
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ramblings - Memories, Summer, and a Touch of Patriotism
With Memorial Day Weekend upcoming, I've been getting in a better and better mood. The unofficial start of summer is upon us, and that makes me extremely happy. I always joke that I live in the wrong state because I hate winter, nothing about it makes me happy anymore. I will fully admit that I think every kid should grow up in a state that has bountiful snowfall. There is nothing more fun than bundling up, meeting your friends at the biggest hill you can find, and sledding all day, getting into snowball fights, and building snow forts. In fact, winter created some of my fondest recess memories.
First there was playing tackle football in the snow. Tackle football was not allowed, but, we would always play until we got yelled at, play touch for a while, then go back to tackle. I remember in about 6 inches of snow having my boot pulled off, then running the entire distance of the field scoring a touchdown and in turn getting one wet sock which made for an uncomfortable rest of the day.
Then there was the sledding, who could go the fastest, the farthest, stand up the longest, etc...I thank god that I grew up in the hilly part of the state (The Driftless Area), for hills were aplenty.
We always would tunnel the parking lot snow pile. Why, I don't know, but it was fun. Though seems kind of dangerous now as us elementary kids were no engineers, and I suppose a collapse was always possible.
Then, there were the snow forts. In 2nd grade, we wanted to make the biggest snow fort possible, we would spend all recess hour rolling one or two balls to make up the wall, it would take 3 or 4 of us to eventually roll the behemoth into place. After a week or so, we had our gigantic snow fort. It was, of course, boys only. Then a classmate, Megan, claimed she was kicked out of the girl's fort and wanted in to ours. Well, just as grown men are, even 2nd grade boys are susceptible to 'women tricks'. We trusted her, gave her the secret password, she played along for a day or two, but then told all the other girls what the password was. Before long, all the girls knew the password and then we had to attack to defend our turf with a good old fashioned snow ball fight.
BUT, that was the past. These days, I would rather not deal with the cold. I can have fun still, sure, but would much rather be out on a lake drinking a brewski or two. In fact, chillin' with nature on a hot summer day is definitely one of my favorite things to do.
I am doing a lot of fun stuff this summer. Going to Cleveland and Denver, many Brewer games...but what I am most looking forward to is heading up north camping in July. Last year we got a little wet, so this year, we went with a cabin right off of a lake in Eagle River. Should be a blast. To me, sitting around a campfire at night, telling stories with your friends under the stars and over drinks is pretty much heaven.
Speaking of sitting on lakes and nature, I just realized it has been a long time since I have seen the ocean. At my old job, I was at least once a month sitting on a beach watching the waves. This sort of saddens me as it was always a relaxing experience. In fact, the last time I saw the ocean was last summer in Maine....and with no ocean trips planned this year, likely won't be until next year...sad face.
To finish this rambling, I just want to say that while we often in this country bicker about things such as politics, we are all striving for the same things. While though it might seem we are divided on how we want to obtain what we all want to achieve, we always come together, be it for a time of crisis or just to share a laugh during a barbecue on Memorial Day....this ability to come together is certainly, uniquely, American. Now, as I was driving to work today, a song I have been listening to a lot lately came on my iPod, and since I was taking in the sights and smells of the back roads with the now green scenery, I literally had a big smile, filled to the brim with patriotism, the video is posted below, and while it is a country song, it fits this Great Nation, especially for an upcoming Memorial Day Holiday. So I want to leave you with this thought...please, while celebrating your holiday, be it barbecuing, tailgating, camping, or just relaxing at home...take a second to think of the purpose of Memorial Day, to honor those who have fallen, past and present, to help defend this Nation, so we can have the freedom to enjoy the activities that we choose to do in our lives.
First there was playing tackle football in the snow. Tackle football was not allowed, but, we would always play until we got yelled at, play touch for a while, then go back to tackle. I remember in about 6 inches of snow having my boot pulled off, then running the entire distance of the field scoring a touchdown and in turn getting one wet sock which made for an uncomfortable rest of the day.
Then there was the sledding, who could go the fastest, the farthest, stand up the longest, etc...I thank god that I grew up in the hilly part of the state (The Driftless Area), for hills were aplenty.
We always would tunnel the parking lot snow pile. Why, I don't know, but it was fun. Though seems kind of dangerous now as us elementary kids were no engineers, and I suppose a collapse was always possible.
Then, there were the snow forts. In 2nd grade, we wanted to make the biggest snow fort possible, we would spend all recess hour rolling one or two balls to make up the wall, it would take 3 or 4 of us to eventually roll the behemoth into place. After a week or so, we had our gigantic snow fort. It was, of course, boys only. Then a classmate, Megan, claimed she was kicked out of the girl's fort and wanted in to ours. Well, just as grown men are, even 2nd grade boys are susceptible to 'women tricks'. We trusted her, gave her the secret password, she played along for a day or two, but then told all the other girls what the password was. Before long, all the girls knew the password and then we had to attack to defend our turf with a good old fashioned snow ball fight.
BUT, that was the past. These days, I would rather not deal with the cold. I can have fun still, sure, but would much rather be out on a lake drinking a brewski or two. In fact, chillin' with nature on a hot summer day is definitely one of my favorite things to do.
I am doing a lot of fun stuff this summer. Going to Cleveland and Denver, many Brewer games...but what I am most looking forward to is heading up north camping in July. Last year we got a little wet, so this year, we went with a cabin right off of a lake in Eagle River. Should be a blast. To me, sitting around a campfire at night, telling stories with your friends under the stars and over drinks is pretty much heaven.
Speaking of sitting on lakes and nature, I just realized it has been a long time since I have seen the ocean. At my old job, I was at least once a month sitting on a beach watching the waves. This sort of saddens me as it was always a relaxing experience. In fact, the last time I saw the ocean was last summer in Maine....and with no ocean trips planned this year, likely won't be until next year...sad face.
To finish this rambling, I just want to say that while we often in this country bicker about things such as politics, we are all striving for the same things. While though it might seem we are divided on how we want to obtain what we all want to achieve, we always come together, be it for a time of crisis or just to share a laugh during a barbecue on Memorial Day....this ability to come together is certainly, uniquely, American. Now, as I was driving to work today, a song I have been listening to a lot lately came on my iPod, and since I was taking in the sights and smells of the back roads with the now green scenery, I literally had a big smile, filled to the brim with patriotism, the video is posted below, and while it is a country song, it fits this Great Nation, especially for an upcoming Memorial Day Holiday. So I want to leave you with this thought...please, while celebrating your holiday, be it barbecuing, tailgating, camping, or just relaxing at home...take a second to think of the purpose of Memorial Day, to honor those who have fallen, past and present, to help defend this Nation, so we can have the freedom to enjoy the activities that we choose to do in our lives.
Friday, May 15, 2009
#6. My Collegiate Life - Learning how to Party WW Style
After the initial excitement of the first week of class and the meeting of new friends, I began to settle down into a bit of a routine. It is amazing how even after one or two weeks, you feel comfortable and it was as if you have been living the collegiate life for years. As mentioned, I can not tell you where the first party was I attended, how crazy things may or may not have gotten. I can tell you though, that the first few weeks, getting to a party was always an adventure.
Come "Thirsty Thursday", right after dinner time, the dorms would begin to buzz. We would all go door to door down our hall to see where the party was. We didn't know the hot spots or have the connections yet. There were always the open invitations by the frat guys who would come wandering the halls letting everyone know they were having a free party with strippers, or some other gimmick, but for most of the guys I hung out with including myself, the frat life was something none of us were interested in, and didn't even want to associate with. Paying for friends, bah! Though I appreciated the Vegas style magnet for my fridge.
There always seemed to be one guy though who claimed to know where the parties were; he lived in the room directly next to me, name was Steve. Steve lived with Chad and they had went to Marquette High School together. They both were extremely outgoing and liked to have a good time, so him saying he knew where there was a party was good enough for us as we were desperate for the cheap tap beer and the women who would drink too much of it.
The masses in the dorm would hear about the party, and for some reason we thought it would be a good idea to just all go together. It didn't seem weird that we would all head towards a party, and by all, I mean 10-15 of us. We didn't think much about how such a large group of freshmen was a dead giveaway to the police as to where the party was. Thankfully for us, our party leader, Steve, never seemed to actually know where there was a party. I swear, he would just start knocking on random houses then ask them if a) they were having a party b) if they knew where one was. We usually ended up finding a party though. Not because Steve knew where he was going, but when you walk around the entire campus housing area you will at some point hear the loud music and loud voices. Needless to say, we learned to quit following Steve after a little bit and began to gain some contacts of our own to find where the kegs were aplenty.
I quickly learned that a party in a crowded Whitewater basement is a whole different ballgame compared to a party in the middle of a field in Highland. The obvious difference is the space. The sheer amount of people that would cram into a cramped dirty basement is mind boggling. The kegs were always surrounded by a mass of people with no rhyme or reason, often radiating out in a semi-circle. Getting through just to fill up seemed to burn off more alcohol than a filled cup would provide. There had to be a better way. There was!
At first, I was too nice, waiting in line patiently hoping, like at Six Flags, my turn would eventually come. After I quit being naive, and learned that this was basically a no-holds barred "line", I began squeezing my shoulder in whatever crease would be given to me. I would also notice that many people would have a full cup, but just stood conveniently in line waiting for the next round. These people were normally pretty good about scooting back to let you in. This helped some, but I also learned that there were enemies of the keg line who weren't as nice.
Enemy #1 - The House Cup/Pitcher - Nothing can be done about this, everyone honored this code. These are the people risking a police record for our fun (or to pay their bills). They were usually playing drinking games at a table in a separate room and that meant pitchers had to be filled to keep the game moving.
Enemy #2 - The Cup Passer/Multiple Cup Filler - This was most often utilized by the women, and reason, the tapper won't say no to a good looking girl (myself included) who just wants to get her and her friends drunk. But, the masses, men and women alike get stuck waiting an extra 15 minutes just to fill up a 2nd cup.
Enemy #3 - The Over The Shoulder Reacher - Buddy, settle, two things, first you are annoying everyone, secondly, the hose doesn't reach that far anyways.
Enemy #4 - The Line Budger - Once again, usually a good looking girl.
Enemy #5 - The "I Was Next" Complainer - Maybe you were, maybe you weren't, but do you think anyone really cares. Shut your mouth, you'll get filled.
Enemy #6 - The Pusher - Usually a larger guy who is able to shove his weight around. Only a few people are going to stand up to it, mostly because it just creates an argument not worth arguing over. I noted I would shove a shoulder in a crease...that has to happen, but plain pushing people aside is rude.
Ok, I've been guilty of having people grab my cup to fill it up while they are up front, but when someone asks, you can't say no. It really wasn't all that effective anyways as the tapper usually would spot this and move on to other people anyhow. Which of course brings me to the lessons I learned on how to keep the beer continually flowing in the cup.
Tip #1 - Make friends while in line. This is useful for a few reasons. One, if you or that person gets filled, then whoever is getting filled usually will tell the tapper that the other person is/was next. This is extremely effective (and awesome for other reasons) if the friend is a good looking girl. This new found "friend" could also become a pumper while in line, and the tapper usually respects whoever is pumping for them. Best case scenario, this "friend" becomes the tapper. Which leads to....
Tip #2 - Make friends with the tapper. The best way to do this, is complain about all the rude people in line. The tapper gets yelled at constantly, so hearing someone understand is a welcoming voice. The best idea is to maybe hang back by the tapper then, become a barrel monkey (usually along a wall now) until you've thrown a few down.
Tip #3 - Take over the tapper duties. This, comes with many responsibilities, and, as mentioned, much criticism. Who cares, you can now fill yourself and friends up as needed.
All of these were things I picked up on pretty quick. The other thing I learned, and a big difference from what I was used to, is the beer does not flow all night. The house that is throwing a party isn't looking to keep 200 people in their basement until 4 am. There are usually only 2-4 barrels at a party, so you had to work quick. Those of you who know about, 'working quick' when in terms of drinking know that it often leads to some pretty drunk times (and also a large reason I feel the drinking age should be lowered - more on that in a separate blog). It was always a rush to drink as much as you can as quick as you can. A two hour party ends up feeling like an all nighter and at 11 or 12 at night, the group would assemble and begin the always fun walk home to the dorms.
UP NEXT - Dorm Life
Come "Thirsty Thursday", right after dinner time, the dorms would begin to buzz. We would all go door to door down our hall to see where the party was. We didn't know the hot spots or have the connections yet. There were always the open invitations by the frat guys who would come wandering the halls letting everyone know they were having a free party with strippers, or some other gimmick, but for most of the guys I hung out with including myself, the frat life was something none of us were interested in, and didn't even want to associate with. Paying for friends, bah! Though I appreciated the Vegas style magnet for my fridge.
There always seemed to be one guy though who claimed to know where the parties were; he lived in the room directly next to me, name was Steve. Steve lived with Chad and they had went to Marquette High School together. They both were extremely outgoing and liked to have a good time, so him saying he knew where there was a party was good enough for us as we were desperate for the cheap tap beer and the women who would drink too much of it.
The masses in the dorm would hear about the party, and for some reason we thought it would be a good idea to just all go together. It didn't seem weird that we would all head towards a party, and by all, I mean 10-15 of us. We didn't think much about how such a large group of freshmen was a dead giveaway to the police as to where the party was. Thankfully for us, our party leader, Steve, never seemed to actually know where there was a party. I swear, he would just start knocking on random houses then ask them if a) they were having a party b) if they knew where one was. We usually ended up finding a party though. Not because Steve knew where he was going, but when you walk around the entire campus housing area you will at some point hear the loud music and loud voices. Needless to say, we learned to quit following Steve after a little bit and began to gain some contacts of our own to find where the kegs were aplenty.
I quickly learned that a party in a crowded Whitewater basement is a whole different ballgame compared to a party in the middle of a field in Highland. The obvious difference is the space. The sheer amount of people that would cram into a cramped dirty basement is mind boggling. The kegs were always surrounded by a mass of people with no rhyme or reason, often radiating out in a semi-circle. Getting through just to fill up seemed to burn off more alcohol than a filled cup would provide. There had to be a better way. There was!
At first, I was too nice, waiting in line patiently hoping, like at Six Flags, my turn would eventually come. After I quit being naive, and learned that this was basically a no-holds barred "line", I began squeezing my shoulder in whatever crease would be given to me. I would also notice that many people would have a full cup, but just stood conveniently in line waiting for the next round. These people were normally pretty good about scooting back to let you in. This helped some, but I also learned that there were enemies of the keg line who weren't as nice.
Enemy #1 - The House Cup/Pitcher - Nothing can be done about this, everyone honored this code. These are the people risking a police record for our fun (or to pay their bills). They were usually playing drinking games at a table in a separate room and that meant pitchers had to be filled to keep the game moving.
Enemy #2 - The Cup Passer/Multiple Cup Filler - This was most often utilized by the women, and reason, the tapper won't say no to a good looking girl (myself included) who just wants to get her and her friends drunk. But, the masses, men and women alike get stuck waiting an extra 15 minutes just to fill up a 2nd cup.
Enemy #3 - The Over The Shoulder Reacher - Buddy, settle, two things, first you are annoying everyone, secondly, the hose doesn't reach that far anyways.
Enemy #4 - The Line Budger - Once again, usually a good looking girl.
Enemy #5 - The "I Was Next" Complainer - Maybe you were, maybe you weren't, but do you think anyone really cares. Shut your mouth, you'll get filled.
Enemy #6 - The Pusher - Usually a larger guy who is able to shove his weight around. Only a few people are going to stand up to it, mostly because it just creates an argument not worth arguing over. I noted I would shove a shoulder in a crease...that has to happen, but plain pushing people aside is rude.
Ok, I've been guilty of having people grab my cup to fill it up while they are up front, but when someone asks, you can't say no. It really wasn't all that effective anyways as the tapper usually would spot this and move on to other people anyhow. Which of course brings me to the lessons I learned on how to keep the beer continually flowing in the cup.
Tip #1 - Make friends while in line. This is useful for a few reasons. One, if you or that person gets filled, then whoever is getting filled usually will tell the tapper that the other person is/was next. This is extremely effective (and awesome for other reasons) if the friend is a good looking girl. This new found "friend" could also become a pumper while in line, and the tapper usually respects whoever is pumping for them. Best case scenario, this "friend" becomes the tapper. Which leads to....
Tip #2 - Make friends with the tapper. The best way to do this, is complain about all the rude people in line. The tapper gets yelled at constantly, so hearing someone understand is a welcoming voice. The best idea is to maybe hang back by the tapper then, become a barrel monkey (usually along a wall now) until you've thrown a few down.
Tip #3 - Take over the tapper duties. This, comes with many responsibilities, and, as mentioned, much criticism. Who cares, you can now fill yourself and friends up as needed.
All of these were things I picked up on pretty quick. The other thing I learned, and a big difference from what I was used to, is the beer does not flow all night. The house that is throwing a party isn't looking to keep 200 people in their basement until 4 am. There are usually only 2-4 barrels at a party, so you had to work quick. Those of you who know about, 'working quick' when in terms of drinking know that it often leads to some pretty drunk times (and also a large reason I feel the drinking age should be lowered - more on that in a separate blog). It was always a rush to drink as much as you can as quick as you can. A two hour party ends up feeling like an all nighter and at 11 or 12 at night, the group would assemble and begin the always fun walk home to the dorms.
UP NEXT - Dorm Life
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Some Randomness and Some Rehashing
Topic 1 - My College Story
I know a few of you out there have been reading my college story which I am very happy about, so I promise to not disappoint. The first two chapters were written about a year ago, I did nothing but copy and paste from that. Well, that pre-written supply has been exhausted. I promised Stacey that I would start writing again last week, and I want to let her and the rest of you know, that I have indeed started Chapter 3. It is much more taxing to write now as things aren't as clearly engraved in my mind as well as those first few days were when things were all new and exciting, but I promise I will deliver.
Topic 2 - Going Green
Well, not completely, but why not help out where I can. My inspiration came from, none other than a Wal-Mart commercial. The commercial simply stated that the disposable cups that you get from coffee shops can not be recycled because of the water proofing they have. Now, I rarely stop at Starbucks or any other place like that for my morning Joe, but I do use Styrofoam cups (which could be even worse). I am not a big coffee drinker, but I will drink it at work when I am feeling tired or sometimes just to have something to drink other than water. My company has styrofoam cups provided that we can use to fill up from the coffee pot and sometimes I might use a couple different cups throughout the day.
So, I got to thinking, why don't I take a mug into work with me. Something simple and will it make a noticeable impact, no, but I'll feel better. I think throughout this next week I am going to think about other things I can do to help the environment where I can. I certainly am not going to go all hippy or overly inconvenience myself, but if we could all just make a couple small changes, we might just make the world a better place. And I know there is a debate on if global warming is a natural or man made phenomenon (my personal belief is we are speeding up the natural cycle), but we can all agree that recycling more, saving more fuel, making less waste, etc... is a good thing, so why not?
If I come up with a good list, I'll post a blogpost about it. I just heard that tomorrow is Earth Day, so in honor I will try to have a list by tomorrow.
Topic 3 - Quick Political Rant
So, I am beginning to think maybe it would have been better if McCain had won the election. My reasoning, different than you might think. You know how sometimes you can have a person who is so upset that they lost that they just whine and whine and whine and whine until the people around that person just give up just to shut them up. That is what I feel like, I am sick of the whining by the right (the hippies whine too, but, no one really listens to them anymore), the spinning of stories to demonize President Obama. The latest, that Obama thinks veterans are potential terrorists. Well, the VFW has agreed with the statement that was made that we need to protect our veterans from being targeted by terrorists (a program started under Bush, FYI). Well the GOP spun that story and made it sound as if Obama hates America. Also, OHMYGOD HE SHOOK HANDS AND SHARED A SMILE WITH HUGO CHAVEZ!!!!, my thought, good I was always under the impression that having diplomatic relations with any and all to be a good thing. Ben Franklin would be proud!
Hey, Republicans, maybe you should follow public opinion polls, you are a dying party at this moment. I fully believe Meghan McCain might be one of your smartest voices from the small samplings I have read.
I fucking love this country, it is by far the best country in the world, arrogant statement be damned, but even one of my closest friends has essentially called me unpatriotic and all but stated that I don't like liberty....the only reasoning I can think of is because I have a different political view than him. Remember, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had very different political views, one certain the other's view was wrong and would damn the country. Both of those men are respected founding fathers, so you know what, we'll be ok! (sorry Jonny, just figured you needed some fresh fodder for you blog, been a while;) )
I have about 30 other subjects in my mind on the hippocritical right wing, but I honestly don't have the energy to deal with it anymore.
Topic 4 - 2009 Weight Loss
So far from the start of the year, I have lost about 35 (at one point 40) pounds. I have just been smart about it this time. I just watch my calories, no more gimmick diets like Atkins (though I tried it for about a week before I got sick). After seeing positive results and then getting to the part where I am driving myself crazy by not eating, I'll take a 1 or 2 week break to regain some sanity. I made a hard goal to lose a total of 70 pounds this year, and I realize that is mostly unrealistic, but that is why it is a goal, it is supposed to be a challenge. This week, I add another phase to this, working out. It is finally nice enough to go outside, go for a walk or a jog. Maybe play some tennis or shoot some hoops. As mentioned previously, I want to go biking this year, hit some trails, I have already spoken with Barney about joining him on some of his adventures this summer. Now, if those damned cheese fries at Miller Park can just leave me alone!
Topic 5 - Shameless Self Promotion
Maybe you know about it already, maybe you don't, but myself and a few others have started a sports themed blog (focusing on WI area sports). Please stop by and check it out. sheffieldshouse.blogspot.com
Topic 6 - Where Are the Funny Party Stories?
Last night I reread my 3 part story about Mark and Stacecy's wedding, and you know, I enjoyed it. Then there is the Pewaukee adventure, the Vegas trip. Those were fun nights...things have been somewhat routine this winter, but summer is coming up, more summer fun planned already. Here is what is on tap that should help provide some good material and fun:
Three Weddings - Two of which I am in.
Camping Trip in Eagle River - Umm, beer, friends, lake, campfire...yes please! July 15-19
Denver - Drunk bus, awesome city, beautiful scenery, and watching the Cubs lose, how can this go wrong? Aug 6-9
Cleveland? - The theme this summer is short trips apparently. This one is still TBD
Those on top of Brewer games, summer parties, Summerfest, and other festivals should make for a great 2009 and hopefully some solid stories will come from them!
Topic 7 - The Twitter Phenomenon
Seriously, what the hell, why is the word, Twitter, invading my ear canals. I turn on the news, and the topic, Twitter. Which congressman or Senator twittered today, here is our twitter, please follow us on Twitter, we are at war with Ashton Kutcher over Twitter, Oprah Twitters, athletes are using Twitter....STOP IT!!!!
Now you might notice the upper right corner of my blog has my own Twitter updates. I was embarrassed when I signed up, but I really like the live instant updates and thoughts I can put on the blog. It is a nice touch that I wish was a blogspot.com was responsible for, not Twitter. I do not go to the Twitter website (after my initial playing around) and if my friends need to know what I am doing, they can see that on my facebook page. And there is a much better response system on facebook as well. Not to mention I can update that anywhere as well on my blackberry.
I first heard about this scourge after President Obama's address to Congress where many Congress members took flak for twittering during his speech. It took off from there, and it is a word that I hope just, goes away......I can live without that upper right corner of my blog being there, but no, I am not deleting it! What can I say, I am a product of my generation, I enjoy technology and constant connection with friends.
I know a few of you out there have been reading my college story which I am very happy about, so I promise to not disappoint. The first two chapters were written about a year ago, I did nothing but copy and paste from that. Well, that pre-written supply has been exhausted. I promised Stacey that I would start writing again last week, and I want to let her and the rest of you know, that I have indeed started Chapter 3. It is much more taxing to write now as things aren't as clearly engraved in my mind as well as those first few days were when things were all new and exciting, but I promise I will deliver.
Topic 2 - Going Green
Well, not completely, but why not help out where I can. My inspiration came from, none other than a Wal-Mart commercial. The commercial simply stated that the disposable cups that you get from coffee shops can not be recycled because of the water proofing they have. Now, I rarely stop at Starbucks or any other place like that for my morning Joe, but I do use Styrofoam cups (which could be even worse). I am not a big coffee drinker, but I will drink it at work when I am feeling tired or sometimes just to have something to drink other than water. My company has styrofoam cups provided that we can use to fill up from the coffee pot and sometimes I might use a couple different cups throughout the day.
So, I got to thinking, why don't I take a mug into work with me. Something simple and will it make a noticeable impact, no, but I'll feel better. I think throughout this next week I am going to think about other things I can do to help the environment where I can. I certainly am not going to go all hippy or overly inconvenience myself, but if we could all just make a couple small changes, we might just make the world a better place. And I know there is a debate on if global warming is a natural or man made phenomenon (my personal belief is we are speeding up the natural cycle), but we can all agree that recycling more, saving more fuel, making less waste, etc... is a good thing, so why not?
If I come up with a good list, I'll post a blogpost about it. I just heard that tomorrow is Earth Day, so in honor I will try to have a list by tomorrow.
Topic 3 - Quick Political Rant
So, I am beginning to think maybe it would have been better if McCain had won the election. My reasoning, different than you might think. You know how sometimes you can have a person who is so upset that they lost that they just whine and whine and whine and whine until the people around that person just give up just to shut them up. That is what I feel like, I am sick of the whining by the right (the hippies whine too, but, no one really listens to them anymore), the spinning of stories to demonize President Obama. The latest, that Obama thinks veterans are potential terrorists. Well, the VFW has agreed with the statement that was made that we need to protect our veterans from being targeted by terrorists (a program started under Bush, FYI). Well the GOP spun that story and made it sound as if Obama hates America. Also, OHMYGOD HE SHOOK HANDS AND SHARED A SMILE WITH HUGO CHAVEZ!!!!, my thought, good I was always under the impression that having diplomatic relations with any and all to be a good thing. Ben Franklin would be proud!
Hey, Republicans, maybe you should follow public opinion polls, you are a dying party at this moment. I fully believe Meghan McCain might be one of your smartest voices from the small samplings I have read.
I fucking love this country, it is by far the best country in the world, arrogant statement be damned, but even one of my closest friends has essentially called me unpatriotic and all but stated that I don't like liberty....the only reasoning I can think of is because I have a different political view than him. Remember, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had very different political views, one certain the other's view was wrong and would damn the country. Both of those men are respected founding fathers, so you know what, we'll be ok! (sorry Jonny, just figured you needed some fresh fodder for you blog, been a while;) )
I have about 30 other subjects in my mind on the hippocritical right wing, but I honestly don't have the energy to deal with it anymore.
Topic 4 - 2009 Weight Loss
So far from the start of the year, I have lost about 35 (at one point 40) pounds. I have just been smart about it this time. I just watch my calories, no more gimmick diets like Atkins (though I tried it for about a week before I got sick). After seeing positive results and then getting to the part where I am driving myself crazy by not eating, I'll take a 1 or 2 week break to regain some sanity. I made a hard goal to lose a total of 70 pounds this year, and I realize that is mostly unrealistic, but that is why it is a goal, it is supposed to be a challenge. This week, I add another phase to this, working out. It is finally nice enough to go outside, go for a walk or a jog. Maybe play some tennis or shoot some hoops. As mentioned previously, I want to go biking this year, hit some trails, I have already spoken with Barney about joining him on some of his adventures this summer. Now, if those damned cheese fries at Miller Park can just leave me alone!
Topic 5 - Shameless Self Promotion
Maybe you know about it already, maybe you don't, but myself and a few others have started a sports themed blog (focusing on WI area sports). Please stop by and check it out. sheffieldshouse.blogspot.com
Topic 6 - Where Are the Funny Party Stories?
Last night I reread my 3 part story about Mark and Stacecy's wedding, and you know, I enjoyed it. Then there is the Pewaukee adventure, the Vegas trip. Those were fun nights...things have been somewhat routine this winter, but summer is coming up, more summer fun planned already. Here is what is on tap that should help provide some good material and fun:
Three Weddings - Two of which I am in.
Camping Trip in Eagle River - Umm, beer, friends, lake, campfire...yes please! July 15-19
Denver - Drunk bus, awesome city, beautiful scenery, and watching the Cubs lose, how can this go wrong? Aug 6-9
Cleveland? - The theme this summer is short trips apparently. This one is still TBD
Those on top of Brewer games, summer parties, Summerfest, and other festivals should make for a great 2009 and hopefully some solid stories will come from them!
Topic 7 - The Twitter Phenomenon
Seriously, what the hell, why is the word, Twitter, invading my ear canals. I turn on the news, and the topic, Twitter. Which congressman or Senator twittered today, here is our twitter, please follow us on Twitter, we are at war with Ashton Kutcher over Twitter, Oprah Twitters, athletes are using Twitter....STOP IT!!!!
Now you might notice the upper right corner of my blog has my own Twitter updates. I was embarrassed when I signed up, but I really like the live instant updates and thoughts I can put on the blog. It is a nice touch that I wish was a blogspot.com was responsible for, not Twitter. I do not go to the Twitter website (after my initial playing around) and if my friends need to know what I am doing, they can see that on my facebook page. And there is a much better response system on facebook as well. Not to mention I can update that anywhere as well on my blackberry.
I first heard about this scourge after President Obama's address to Congress where many Congress members took flak for twittering during his speech. It took off from there, and it is a word that I hope just, goes away......I can live without that upper right corner of my blog being there, but no, I am not deleting it! What can I say, I am a product of my generation, I enjoy technology and constant connection with friends.
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