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I’m finding myself staying up until 2am every night seeing as i don’t have to go to work early in the morning. I need to get out of that habit, because now i am constantly tired throughout the day. Feel like i’m back in college.

I’m excited about my fantasy football squads this year. I think i had pretty solid drafts in both of my league’s. Just hoping for good luck and no injuries. I think fantasy football gets better every year, i think because now it’s turned into a hobby, a little more research goes into it every year, and i spend a lot of time on it. Actually, that’s a lie. I draft based on gut feelings with no research, and spend 20 minutes a week on it max. In fantasy standards, that is like running a business but never showing up for work.

My current roommates just had Direct Tv installed at the house. They are ordering the NFL and college football package, meaning they will be watching a lot of tv throughout the fall. I’ll definitely be missing watching football with the guys, but in a way it’s probably a good thing i won’t be glued to the tv as much as i would be if i still lived here. Although there isn’t much to do outside when it’s 20 degrees in Indiana. So maybe i’m wrong.

I was supposed to be going to Havasupai falls this weekend, which would of been awesome. But it flooded out, so they closed it. So now i need to figure out something to do this weekend. One thing i am doing is moving all of my stuff out of my room, because my replacement is moving in monday. That means i am sleeping on the couch for the next 5 days, which is cool considering i don’t have to pay rent….which was nice of my roommates to offer.

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Recently

It’s weird not having an office to report to when i wake up in the morning. Definitely learning how to manage my time in working from home. Probably need to get a lot better at it, but still trying to figure out what is going on. 

Looking forward to going to the Dave Matthews concert this weekend. It’s always a good time, and they put on a great live show if you’ve never been. Unfortunately one of the band members, Leroi Moore, died a few days ago. So it should be interesting going to a show shortly after that happened. I’m sure the tone of the whole show might be a bit different, assuming the show still happens. 

Football season is only a few weeks away, and that means fantasy football is here. Last night i had a draft, and saturday morning i have another. This is usually the best time of the sports year for me, when baseball is still going and football is also on. Should be interesting to see how much sports i actually watch since i’ll be living with my little brother in a few weeks, and he has no interest in sports. Probably a good thing for me. 

I bought a new program for my Mac today called iWork. It seems to have a lot of neat, useful spreadsheets and word processing stuff that will be useful in the future. 

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Guo JingJing

Tomorrow i start my new career.. I’m pretty nervous and excited about it at the same time. I’m not really sure what to expect, but i know all i can control is to do my best. I am very excited that i no longer have to sit at the same desk i have been sitting for the past 2 years, and now i can make my own schedule. It’s going to be different. 

I’m hungry, i think Schlotzky’s is calling my name. 

I just got back from a run. It’s so hard to run any distance out here in the summer because it’s so hot. I’ve been trying to run more sprints than just jogging, but sprinting is even more difficult in the heat. 

I had a few going away dinners for me from people at work. My old boss was nice enough to have a cookout at his house for me, and that was fun. They gave me this really nice leather computer bag, which was a great gift. I wasn’t expecting it, and am very thankful for that. Then friday night one of my old co–workers and her husband took me out to dinner for ribs. That was a lot of fun, and the food was really good. I guess it’s nice to know that the work i did was appreciated. You don’t always get that when you leave a job.

I have developed a major crush on this Chinese diver who i keep seeing in the Olympics, Guo Jingjing. I’m probably not the only one.

Michael Phelps is amazing. Usain Bolt is a freak of nature. He should be playing in the NFL and making big money…that’s what i would do if i were him.

jameson and keegan

new photos of my nephews jameson and keegan. Can’t wait to see them in a few weeks.

 

3 to go

3 more days of work…. 3 more long days. Then my 2nd life starts. I’m pretty excited about it, trying to be cautiously optimistic. I’ve been handed a golden opportunity that i had better not mess up.

They came and installed a new air conditioning unit at our house today….11 months too late. Oh well, at least my last month in phoenix will be a bit cooler than it might of been.

I’ve seen the movie “pineapple express” twice already. It seems lately that when i go see a movie with my roommates, i then get asked by another friend to go see the same movie a few days later. I usually end up saying yes because not much else to do in the evenings. So lately i’ve seen about 3 different movies twice in the same week. I need to quit that. I did enjoy pineapple express just as much the 2nd time though.

The sky was bright orange tonight after the sunset when i was jogging. I wish i had brought my camera.

radness

I don’t much like to make fun of people, because I believe it’s a sign of being insecure. But i have to mention this guy i saw yesterday when i was walking into a store. It was like a turn-back-the-clock moment for me. And, since i don’t know him, i figure it’s ok. Anyway, i was walking into office max, and i see this dude, probably about 35 years old, come riding through the parking lot, doing a wheely on his bmx bike. He had a mullet, cut-off jean shorts, and a tank top. Now seeing as i was in Scottsdale, a city where you rarely see anybody who looks remotely like this, i paid a bit of extra attention. 

He rides hard around this dude walking out of the store, then proceeds to do a skid-out with his back tire swinging around, just before hoping off the bike. Then he turns his bike over so it’s sitting on the handlebars, i guess so not to tip over. 

Probably a you had to be there moment, but it was totally rad to see somebody still embracing his 80’s lifestyle.