A fitting end to our summer hockey season last night. We tied 2-2 to tie for 3rd place. Oh well, at least we didn't lose.
When I got there everyone was scrambling around like crazy people. First, they were doing sign ups for winter so there were too many people around. Second, it was 15 minutes to game time and we had no goalie and only 1 defenseman.
Luckily 1 more defenseman showed up but our goalie never did. Fortunately for us the center on my line also plays goalie (in fact, he was the winning goalie in the championship game after ours), so he suited up at goal. We had to shift our lines around which always causes us problems.
After a scoreless period and a half, a give away on our D led to a breakaway for their first goal. Soon after they got a rebound off a scramble and stuffed it past for a 2-0 lead.
Half way through the 3rd period I took a pass at center ice and saw a defenseman jumping me to break it up and caught a winger to my right just as I got hit. I was able to tip a pass to him avoiding the defenseman and he went in alone and scored through the five hole.
A few minutes later I was breaking in on left wing with my buddy Bill trailing me. The defenseman was all over me so I dropped it to Bill and cut to the front of the net. The D stayed with me and Bill walked in and rifled one low on the glove side to tie the game. He had just moved to wing from D and it was his first shift there. Maybe he should do it more often! Of course, he was our best D too.
We had a couple more chances but nothing really high quality. Last chance I got a pass up the left side and had 3 people on me so I had to stop and cut back to the middle and was able to get off a slapper from just inside the blue line that had some mustard on it but got blocked by a defenseman to the side boards as the clock ticked down to 00:00. No shootout or anything, just game over...
Winter season starts in a month so I have time to give my body some much needed rest.
Goal for this weekend, finish the basement! I really want to golf and Sunday is going to be 70 so it's gonna be tough to not sneak out for 18...
Have a great weekend, later.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Sandbaggers
So, bowling last night, we're bowling the defending champs. They're leadoff bowler had high average in the league last year, something about 215. But, we changed the handicap system slightly to put the high average at 210 instead of 200. So, for me, as a 202 average last year I was getting 0 handicap and this year I get 7 pins. But, this totally makes this guy into a big baby. I don't get it, it wasn't fair that I got 0 with a 202 and he got 0 with a 215 but all of a sudden him getting 0 still wasn't fair to him. Fucking whiner if you ask me.
What does he do about it? Proceeds to average 170 for the first 3 weeks so last night when we use our new averages for the first time he gets 36 pins handicap and goes out and averages 211 for the night and we get smoked. He proudly proclaimed how much he sandbagged. To me, that makes him a massive ass munch.
We struggled as a team to make up this gap and of course, couldn't, losing all 7 points. I did ok but only had a 623, lowering my 217 average to 214. The lanes were super dry and each lane was completely different requiring 2 different shots with 2 different speeds. I got a split in the 10th of the first game for a 212. Blew the 9th and 10th of the 2nd game with splits for a 177 and came back with a 234 the 3rd game.
Interestingly enough (or maybe not), last year my 3rd game was my worst by far (CB blames it on the beer, I think he's full of poop) and this year I'm averaging 234 the 3rd game. Go figure, it's early yet I may still go back to normal.
I watched sportscenter in HD this morning on the new tv, just beautiful. I still haven't even gone through the adjustment process to get the contrast, brightness, colors, etc just right.
Our last hockey game of the summer season is tonight. We're playing for 3rd place in a 4 team league (no, we're not playing for last place). Winter season starts at the end of October.
What does he do about it? Proceeds to average 170 for the first 3 weeks so last night when we use our new averages for the first time he gets 36 pins handicap and goes out and averages 211 for the night and we get smoked. He proudly proclaimed how much he sandbagged. To me, that makes him a massive ass munch.
We struggled as a team to make up this gap and of course, couldn't, losing all 7 points. I did ok but only had a 623, lowering my 217 average to 214. The lanes were super dry and each lane was completely different requiring 2 different shots with 2 different speeds. I got a split in the 10th of the first game for a 212. Blew the 9th and 10th of the 2nd game with splits for a 177 and came back with a 234 the 3rd game.
Interestingly enough (or maybe not), last year my 3rd game was my worst by far (CB blames it on the beer, I think he's full of poop) and this year I'm averaging 234 the 3rd game. Go figure, it's early yet I may still go back to normal.
I watched sportscenter in HD this morning on the new tv, just beautiful. I still haven't even gone through the adjustment process to get the contrast, brightness, colors, etc just right.
Our last hockey game of the summer season is tonight. We're playing for 3rd place in a 4 team league (no, we're not playing for last place). Winter season starts at the end of October.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Frosted Mini-Wheats, not just for breakfast
Last night we got the new tv, which meant I had a lot of work to do before I could watch it.
First, I rented an appliance dolly from UHaul. We dismantled the upstairs components and stuff. Used the dolly to take the 2 massive tower units to the garage. Then brought in the new tv stand. Phew, that about killed me there. Then Dr. Mike came over and we somehow managed to get the big screen downstairs but not before I had images of death running through my head.
Mike was at the top with the dolly and I was on the stairs. The thing is so big my first thought was it would get wedged into the ceiling and I would have to live in the basement forever. My second thought, as I'm standing under the tv, looking like Hercules, attempting to hold this tv up, is that if Mike loses control of the dolly I'm am dead, squashed by a 500 lb tv as we both tumble down the stairs. Very nervous going over that first step but we took it slow and managed to get all the way down without incident. It will live in the basement forever now, there's no way to get it back up again without a crane.
After we got that out of the way, we brought in the new tv. If you're looking for a new tv and someone is selling a big rear projection set for $1,000 cheaper than a new DLP or LCD or whatever, spend the money. That thing weighed 80 lbs and we had it in and set up in a minute.
I hooked everything back up and after a couple glitches (directv receiver reset to output 480p instead of 1080i, had me confused for a bit, and somehow I had turned off my subwoofer so the sound was screwed up initially), we were up and watching tv. Of course, by this time it was 9:30 and I hadn't eaten dinner... so a nice big bowl of frosted mini-wheats was just what the doctor ordered.
I took a picture this morning of the new tv and stand. Here it is.
First, I rented an appliance dolly from UHaul. We dismantled the upstairs components and stuff. Used the dolly to take the 2 massive tower units to the garage. Then brought in the new tv stand. Phew, that about killed me there. Then Dr. Mike came over and we somehow managed to get the big screen downstairs but not before I had images of death running through my head.
Mike was at the top with the dolly and I was on the stairs. The thing is so big my first thought was it would get wedged into the ceiling and I would have to live in the basement forever. My second thought, as I'm standing under the tv, looking like Hercules, attempting to hold this tv up, is that if Mike loses control of the dolly I'm am dead, squashed by a 500 lb tv as we both tumble down the stairs. Very nervous going over that first step but we took it slow and managed to get all the way down without incident. It will live in the basement forever now, there's no way to get it back up again without a crane.
After we got that out of the way, we brought in the new tv. If you're looking for a new tv and someone is selling a big rear projection set for $1,000 cheaper than a new DLP or LCD or whatever, spend the money. That thing weighed 80 lbs and we had it in and set up in a minute.
I hooked everything back up and after a couple glitches (directv receiver reset to output 480p instead of 1080i, had me confused for a bit, and somehow I had turned off my subwoofer so the sound was screwed up initially), we were up and watching tv. Of course, by this time it was 9:30 and I hadn't eaten dinner... so a nice big bowl of frosted mini-wheats was just what the doctor ordered.
I took a picture this morning of the new tv and stand. Here it is.
Monday, September 25, 2006
DLP's and the Amazing Ace
What an incredibly chaotic weekend!
So, as you know, I've been finishing the basement and set up my old entertainment center with an old 27" tv in the pub room with a new DVR from DirecTV. Cdubya had to watch a show down there that she had recorded there instead of upstairs because we already had a couple being recorded at the same time. She tells me "it's so small, I had to sit right in front of it." A light bulb goes on above my head and I toss out "well, there are newer technologies available in tv's and we could, at some point, replace the upstairs big screen with a new one and bring that downstairs." She doesn't hate the idea so I'm jazzed.
I do a little research on tv's and toss some more ideas out there to keep it in her mind… then comes Saturday. She's now got the bug and can't get rid of it. I keep doing research and find a couple tv's that are what I'm looking for (1080p, DLP). She suggests going to look at them. Long story short, we end up picking up a 57" Mitsubishi DLP from Circuit City! I'll pick it up today or tomorrow.
Saturday night was bowling and I couldn't buy a strike, just super unlucky the whole night and shot 563, my lowest of the season. We also got crushed as a team...
Sunday morning it was off to play golf. Fortunately, all the rain from Saturday had cleared up but it was still very windy and quite cold. Wind chill in the 40's as we teed off. The clouds cleared and it became a very nice day but the wind stayed in the 20-30mph range the whole morning. I played fairly well (played the Bergamont in Oregon, WI, an Andy North designed course). I opened with 10 straight bogies, just couldn't make any par saving putts, though all the bogies were tap ins. Ended up shooting 45/47 after taking 2 doubles and a triple on the back and finishing with 2 pars for a 92. That wasn't the interesting part though. Dr. Mike made his first hole in one! On the 17th hole, a 134 yard par 3 with water on the right. He hit 9 iron that landed just short and right of the hole, took one hop past and spun back right into the cup. It was awesome, first time I've seen someone do it. Pretty cool, we made him buy us a couple pitchers of beer.
Now the real work kicks in. Carpet installers come tomorrow to finish the basement. Then I have to finish the trim work. In the mean time I have to move the big screen to the basement, disassemble a 10,000 piece entertainment center down there and disconnect everything in the living room and get rid of the 2 towers and bridge that are currently there. Then I have to move the new tv stand (solid wood, weighs about 300 lbs) into the living room along with the new tv and hook everything up again. Yikes...
So, as you know, I've been finishing the basement and set up my old entertainment center with an old 27" tv in the pub room with a new DVR from DirecTV. Cdubya had to watch a show down there that she had recorded there instead of upstairs because we already had a couple being recorded at the same time. She tells me "it's so small, I had to sit right in front of it." A light bulb goes on above my head and I toss out "well, there are newer technologies available in tv's and we could, at some point, replace the upstairs big screen with a new one and bring that downstairs." She doesn't hate the idea so I'm jazzed.
I do a little research on tv's and toss some more ideas out there to keep it in her mind… then comes Saturday. She's now got the bug and can't get rid of it. I keep doing research and find a couple tv's that are what I'm looking for (1080p, DLP). She suggests going to look at them. Long story short, we end up picking up a 57" Mitsubishi DLP from Circuit City! I'll pick it up today or tomorrow.
Saturday night was bowling and I couldn't buy a strike, just super unlucky the whole night and shot 563, my lowest of the season. We also got crushed as a team...
Sunday morning it was off to play golf. Fortunately, all the rain from Saturday had cleared up but it was still very windy and quite cold. Wind chill in the 40's as we teed off. The clouds cleared and it became a very nice day but the wind stayed in the 20-30mph range the whole morning. I played fairly well (played the Bergamont in Oregon, WI, an Andy North designed course). I opened with 10 straight bogies, just couldn't make any par saving putts, though all the bogies were tap ins. Ended up shooting 45/47 after taking 2 doubles and a triple on the back and finishing with 2 pars for a 92. That wasn't the interesting part though. Dr. Mike made his first hole in one! On the 17th hole, a 134 yard par 3 with water on the right. He hit 9 iron that landed just short and right of the hole, took one hop past and spun back right into the cup. It was awesome, first time I've seen someone do it. Pretty cool, we made him buy us a couple pitchers of beer.
Now the real work kicks in. Carpet installers come tomorrow to finish the basement. Then I have to finish the trim work. In the mean time I have to move the big screen to the basement, disassemble a 10,000 piece entertainment center down there and disconnect everything in the living room and get rid of the 2 towers and bridge that are currently there. Then I have to move the new tv stand (solid wood, weighs about 300 lbs) into the living room along with the new tv and hook everything up again. Yikes...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
And TV week rolls on
Last night we started out with War at Home, which aired on Fox Sunday night. Awesome show, basically shows how I'd raise kids if I had 'em. Everyone should be grateful I don't.
We followed that up with Deal or No Deal where a record $701,000 was taken home.
After that was the season premiere of The Unit. It started kind of slow but ended with a bang. Dennis Haysbert is awesome.
Last show of the night was the series premiere of Smith starring Ray Liotta. He portrays a high end criminal hidden in suburbia, pretending to be a cup salesman (that reminds me, I have a "cup salesman" that lives 2 doors down... hmmmm).
He's likeable enough and you can see he's torn between being with his family leading a normal life and the excitement and money that comes with the other side. His crew on the other hand, is not really likeable. In fact, they're pretty despicable criminals. I can see that this show is going to be mostly about Ray's inner struggles to get out of that lifestyle and his dealings with his wife and kids.
I tivo'd Boston Legal and will probably watch that tonight after bowling. I'm sure it will be very funny as usual.
We followed that up with Deal or No Deal where a record $701,000 was taken home.
After that was the season premiere of The Unit. It started kind of slow but ended with a bang. Dennis Haysbert is awesome.
Last show of the night was the series premiere of Smith starring Ray Liotta. He portrays a high end criminal hidden in suburbia, pretending to be a cup salesman (that reminds me, I have a "cup salesman" that lives 2 doors down... hmmmm).
He's likeable enough and you can see he's torn between being with his family leading a normal life and the excitement and money that comes with the other side. His crew on the other hand, is not really likeable. In fact, they're pretty despicable criminals. I can see that this show is going to be mostly about Ray's inner struggles to get out of that lifestyle and his dealings with his wife and kids.
I tivo'd Boston Legal and will probably watch that tonight after bowling. I'm sure it will be very funny as usual.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Basement Update
I've posted more pictures on the Basement Project site.
I pulled a pre-emptive strike on the lawn last night, just 3 days after the mowing from hell. I cut it down even lower and with the overnight lows we're getting now (upper 30's tonight), maybe it'll start to go dormant. I sure hope so.
Anyone catch Studio 60 on Sunset Strip last night? Intriguing show, interesting characters, I think it'll do alright. Now, the question is... where does NBC move it to, since it's in Medium's slot. Or do they move Medium. I hate these games they play.
3 shows to watch tonight: The Unit followed by Smith on CBS. And over on ABC, Boston Legal starts up again.
I pulled a pre-emptive strike on the lawn last night, just 3 days after the mowing from hell. I cut it down even lower and with the overnight lows we're getting now (upper 30's tonight), maybe it'll start to go dormant. I sure hope so.
Anyone catch Studio 60 on Sunset Strip last night? Intriguing show, interesting characters, I think it'll do alright. Now, the question is... where does NBC move it to, since it's in Medium's slot. Or do they move Medium. I hate these games they play.
3 shows to watch tonight: The Unit followed by Smith on CBS. And over on ABC, Boston Legal starts up again.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Long Grass Sucks...
Well, I finally got around to mowing Friday after a couple weeks of on and off rain had caused me to delay it. In hindsight, I should have found the time when I could. It was horrible, taking me almost 5 hours to mow and rake. I’ll probably mow again tonight to stay on top of it. If my back yard was rough at a golf course, you would have lost every ball in your bag in it.
I got up early Saturday morning and played 9 holes since I hadn’t played in a week. Didn’t do too badly, shooting a 44. Had 3 double bogies in a row in the middle that hurt me.
I was able to hang all my Guinness pictures, signs, etc along with the dartboard and got the tv and entertainment center all hooked up as well. Looks pretty good. I’ll take some more pictures soon. Still waiting on Home Depot for the carpet for the rest of downstairs.
Amazing Race started last night. I laughed pretty hard at the start. They started out in Seattle this time and sure enough, cold, rainy and most of them got lost trying to find the airport. Many tried taking I5 and got stuck in a traffic jam due to a jackknifed semi. That’s totally Seattle traffic, again I laughed.
As for the race, Phil added a new twist this time, doing a middle of the leg elimination as a surprise. I was kind of let down. They were going to the Forbidden City in China and I was hoping the surprise would be ninja’s jumping out and the last team having to fight them to the death. It was pretty anticlimactic to just have an elimination when I was yelling "Ninja’s! Ninja’s!"
I got up early Saturday morning and played 9 holes since I hadn’t played in a week. Didn’t do too badly, shooting a 44. Had 3 double bogies in a row in the middle that hurt me.
I was able to hang all my Guinness pictures, signs, etc along with the dartboard and got the tv and entertainment center all hooked up as well. Looks pretty good. I’ll take some more pictures soon. Still waiting on Home Depot for the carpet for the rest of downstairs.
Amazing Race started last night. I laughed pretty hard at the start. They started out in Seattle this time and sure enough, cold, rainy and most of them got lost trying to find the airport. Many tried taking I5 and got stuck in a traffic jam due to a jackknifed semi. That’s totally Seattle traffic, again I laughed.
As for the race, Phil added a new twist this time, doing a middle of the leg elimination as a surprise. I was kind of let down. They were going to the Forbidden City in China and I was hoping the surprise would be ninja’s jumping out and the last team having to fight them to the death. It was pretty anticlimactic to just have an elimination when I was yelling "Ninja’s! Ninja’s!"
Friday, September 15, 2006
Survivor Race War
Survivor started last night and as is the case every season, there's a new twist. The contestants were divided into 4 teams based on race. Asian Americans, Latinos, African Americans and Caucasians.
Kind of makes it interesting but not enough to make a big thing out of it. I think it'll be a topic for a few more days but it'll get old quickly and they'll move into 2 tribes before too long.
In the first challenge, the Asian Americans proved to be tops at puzzle building and boat rowing as they were the first to finish, followed by the Latinos and Caucasians. That left the African Americans to go to tribal council were Seikou was voted out due to his poor leadership (rule number 2: never take leadership position on day 1).
Last night was our final regular season hockey game of the summer. We lost 4-3 in a frustrating game. My line was buzzing all night and all we could show for it was one goal that I scored off a turnover. I had at least 5 or 6 shots as did the other 2 on my line but couldn't get one in. Oh well, playoffs start next week and since we finished 4th out of 4 teams we get last pick for goalies so that's not going to help, going against the first place team with the best goalie. Yikes.
Since today is Friday and it's my half day I have to figure out what to do with my afternoon... usually... and usually golf is part of that calculation, especially when it's supposed to be sunny and 78 today. Unfortunately, my negligence in the lawn mowing arena means I will be plowing my mower through 18" of very thick grass all afternoon. And no, I don't want your fucking pity.
Kind of makes it interesting but not enough to make a big thing out of it. I think it'll be a topic for a few more days but it'll get old quickly and they'll move into 2 tribes before too long.
In the first challenge, the Asian Americans proved to be tops at puzzle building and boat rowing as they were the first to finish, followed by the Latinos and Caucasians. That left the African Americans to go to tribal council were Seikou was voted out due to his poor leadership (rule number 2: never take leadership position on day 1).
Last night was our final regular season hockey game of the summer. We lost 4-3 in a frustrating game. My line was buzzing all night and all we could show for it was one goal that I scored off a turnover. I had at least 5 or 6 shots as did the other 2 on my line but couldn't get one in. Oh well, playoffs start next week and since we finished 4th out of 4 teams we get last pick for goalies so that's not going to help, going against the first place team with the best goalie. Yikes.
Since today is Friday and it's my half day I have to figure out what to do with my afternoon... usually... and usually golf is part of that calculation, especially when it's supposed to be sunny and 78 today. Unfortunately, my negligence in the lawn mowing arena means I will be plowing my mower through 18" of very thick grass all afternoon. And no, I don't want your fucking pity.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
What a load of crap...
Before I get into my Rockstar rant, quick bowling update.
We laid a major ass kicking on our opponents last night, going 7-0 and winning total pins by over 300. I had a pretty good night, shooting 236, 215 and 236 for 687. After 2 weeks I'm averaging 224. Doubt I can keep that up but I feel pretty good about it so far.
Ok, here's my Rockstar rant. If you haven't watched it yet, quit reading here and come back after you've watched.
I'm pretty sure the SuperNova guys have proven themselves to be just as idiotic as the stupid voters. First, Magni and Toby somehow end up in the bottom 2 of the voting and they have to perform first. Magni does Fire again from Hendrix and he is actually let go because he played guitar as well as sang "too much like one of the band instead of fronting the band" was what Gilby Clark had to say. That's just ridiculous as Gilby needs that guitar help, he can't do it alone, he's not good enough.
So, it's down to Toby, Dilana and that freak Lucas. They all perform one more time and Toby is let go next. Hello? Lucas sucks, what are you doing?
Then they have to huddle up again and everyone is chanting Dilana, Dilana, Dilana. So, what do they do? They pick Lucas to be their singer! What the fuck people? He had the most votes too... who are these idiots voting for him? He just cannot sing to save his life. They liked his "look" and his "moves". Holy shit, he looks like he's having seizures on the stage.
Then they performed 2 songs with Lucas joining them as a full band. God awful. Do not waste your money on concert tickets (which are about $95 by the way) or buying their cd. You will be disappointed.
On the bright side, Dilana will be fronting the house band on their tour. Now, I would pay money to see that. The house band is about 100x better than Crappernova. Gilby also offered to help write and produce a cd for her as well, and Dave Navaro chipped in that he would play on it and then Tommy Lee said he would too. Why didn't they just pick her if they all want to play with her anyway????
Stupid, just plain stupid...
We laid a major ass kicking on our opponents last night, going 7-0 and winning total pins by over 300. I had a pretty good night, shooting 236, 215 and 236 for 687. After 2 weeks I'm averaging 224. Doubt I can keep that up but I feel pretty good about it so far.
Ok, here's my Rockstar rant. If you haven't watched it yet, quit reading here and come back after you've watched.
I'm pretty sure the SuperNova guys have proven themselves to be just as idiotic as the stupid voters. First, Magni and Toby somehow end up in the bottom 2 of the voting and they have to perform first. Magni does Fire again from Hendrix and he is actually let go because he played guitar as well as sang "too much like one of the band instead of fronting the band" was what Gilby Clark had to say. That's just ridiculous as Gilby needs that guitar help, he can't do it alone, he's not good enough.
So, it's down to Toby, Dilana and that freak Lucas. They all perform one more time and Toby is let go next. Hello? Lucas sucks, what are you doing?
Then they have to huddle up again and everyone is chanting Dilana, Dilana, Dilana. So, what do they do? They pick Lucas to be their singer! What the fuck people? He had the most votes too... who are these idiots voting for him? He just cannot sing to save his life. They liked his "look" and his "moves". Holy shit, he looks like he's having seizures on the stage.
Then they performed 2 songs with Lucas joining them as a full band. God awful. Do not waste your money on concert tickets (which are about $95 by the way) or buying their cd. You will be disappointed.
On the bright side, Dilana will be fronting the house band on their tour. Now, I would pay money to see that. The house band is about 100x better than Crappernova. Gilby also offered to help write and produce a cd for her as well, and Dave Navaro chipped in that he would play on it and then Tommy Lee said he would too. Why didn't they just pick her if they all want to play with her anyway????
Stupid, just plain stupid...
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Sigh... Vacation is Over
Back to work Monday morning... I'm totally exhausted, some vacation.
But, the basement is in great shape. Take a look at the pictures I uploaded on the Basement blog.
That's pretty much all I did all week. I did bowl in couples league Saturday night (then went home and put together a 2,000 piece armoir for the basement till midnight). We have 4 returning teams and 5 new teams, so as league secretary I spent a good deal of time running around explaining things. I managed to bowl a 636 (225, 211, 200) but couldn't carry anything, constantly either a 10 pin or a 4 pin. I only had 1 open the whole night, a 4 pin in the 3rd game.
Sunday was golf league banquet and golf outing. Of course it rained the entire time, but some of us still toughed it out. Shot 92 on aerated greens that were horseshit, in constant showers.
Got home in time to see the Packers... next subject, moving on.
So anyway, looking forward to getting back to work where I can get some rest and relaxation. :)
Later
But, the basement is in great shape. Take a look at the pictures I uploaded on the Basement blog.
That's pretty much all I did all week. I did bowl in couples league Saturday night (then went home and put together a 2,000 piece armoir for the basement till midnight). We have 4 returning teams and 5 new teams, so as league secretary I spent a good deal of time running around explaining things. I managed to bowl a 636 (225, 211, 200) but couldn't carry anything, constantly either a 10 pin or a 4 pin. I only had 1 open the whole night, a 4 pin in the 3rd game.
Sunday was golf league banquet and golf outing. Of course it rained the entire time, but some of us still toughed it out. Shot 92 on aerated greens that were horseshit, in constant showers.
Got home in time to see the Packers... next subject, moving on.
So anyway, looking forward to getting back to work where I can get some rest and relaxation. :)
Later
Friday, September 08, 2006
Quick Hitters
I'm in the middle of finishing the basement, so just a couple quick items.
Rockstar: Lucas still sucks but Stormy sent home. Boo. Magni or Toby, but I'm thinking Magni will win.
Bowling: We won 5-2. I paid the price for no practice with a 156 first game. However, I did manage to wake up and reel off 14 straight strikes to shoot 257, 245 the last 2 games for a 658. Guess which game we lost...
Hockey: A lackluster effort in a 5-0 loss. I'm so freakin' beat from working on the basement.
I will have lots of pictures of the basement and a story on this whole week soon on the basement blog.
Later
Rockstar: Lucas still sucks but Stormy sent home. Boo. Magni or Toby, but I'm thinking Magni will win.
Bowling: We won 5-2. I paid the price for no practice with a 156 first game. However, I did manage to wake up and reel off 14 straight strikes to shoot 257, 245 the last 2 games for a 658. Guess which game we lost...
Hockey: A lackluster effort in a 5-0 loss. I'm so freakin' beat from working on the basement.
I will have lots of pictures of the basement and a story on this whole week soon on the basement blog.
Later
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Vacation?
Vacation: a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel.
Yeah, right.
I may be off from "work" but I've been going non-stop since Saturday. We finally got around to picking up flooring, trim, chair rail, etc for the basement project. I spent all day Sunday working on it. Got the chair rail and about 70% of the flooring done.
Then Monday was another trip up to Whistling Straits. I was so sore from Sunday that I didn't think I'd be able to swing a club. It was tough at first and walking that course will kick your ass every time. I ended up doing pretty well on the front nine, parring 7, 8 and 9 for a 44. I drove the ball very well, hitting 6 of 7 fairways, but couldn't hit an iron off the fairway to save my life. I pretty much ran out of gas on the back nine and for the 3rd straight time, the 18th hole kicked me right in the jimmies.
I hit a good drive down the middle. I was sitting about 260 out and decided to hit 3-wood and get over the ravine that was about 195 from me. I did, but hooked it a little and ended up in the giant bunker next to the green, which is also about 30 feet below the green. I knew I'd have to hit a hard sand wedge to get it up there and boy, did I ever. I picked it clean and sailed it way over the green, over the girl in the cart waiting to take us to the parking lot, over another tee box... and into very, very deep grass. I couldn't find the ball at first and almost took a drop but then I found it, buried deep. I tried to hit it out and yep, I got it out, but right into a grove of trees. I crawled in there and punched it out, then chipped on and 3-putted for a 9. Oh well, 1 shot better than last time!
I ended up shooting 54 on the back for 98. At least I broke 100 this time but I'm still pretty disappointed with that back 9.
I finished the flooring yesterday, I will have pictures on my other blog soon. It looks pretty good. Today will be trim work and staining.
Bowling league starts tonight and I haven't picked up a ball yet, should be interesting, considering I can barely walk this morning.
I'll probably be staining the fence tomorrow too.
I can't wait to go back to work...
Yeah, right.
I may be off from "work" but I've been going non-stop since Saturday. We finally got around to picking up flooring, trim, chair rail, etc for the basement project. I spent all day Sunday working on it. Got the chair rail and about 70% of the flooring done.
Then Monday was another trip up to Whistling Straits. I was so sore from Sunday that I didn't think I'd be able to swing a club. It was tough at first and walking that course will kick your ass every time. I ended up doing pretty well on the front nine, parring 7, 8 and 9 for a 44. I drove the ball very well, hitting 6 of 7 fairways, but couldn't hit an iron off the fairway to save my life. I pretty much ran out of gas on the back nine and for the 3rd straight time, the 18th hole kicked me right in the jimmies.
I hit a good drive down the middle. I was sitting about 260 out and decided to hit 3-wood and get over the ravine that was about 195 from me. I did, but hooked it a little and ended up in the giant bunker next to the green, which is also about 30 feet below the green. I knew I'd have to hit a hard sand wedge to get it up there and boy, did I ever. I picked it clean and sailed it way over the green, over the girl in the cart waiting to take us to the parking lot, over another tee box... and into very, very deep grass. I couldn't find the ball at first and almost took a drop but then I found it, buried deep. I tried to hit it out and yep, I got it out, but right into a grove of trees. I crawled in there and punched it out, then chipped on and 3-putted for a 9. Oh well, 1 shot better than last time!
I ended up shooting 54 on the back for 98. At least I broke 100 this time but I'm still pretty disappointed with that back 9.
I finished the flooring yesterday, I will have pictures on my other blog soon. It looks pretty good. Today will be trim work and staining.
Bowling league starts tonight and I haven't picked up a ball yet, should be interesting, considering I can barely walk this morning.
I'll probably be staining the fence tomorrow too.
I can't wait to go back to work...
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