Mass Update
It's peanut butter jelly time! Oh wait.. no, I mean, it's time for another mass update.
Thanksgiving Eve
A bit frightening, actually. At work on Wednesday, my coworkers informed me that there was a snowstorm heading to the area, and when I checked out the details, they said drifts up to 6 feet in the snow belt. Um, no thank you. I'll take traffic over snow any day. So, as soon as I got out of work, I headed back to my apartment, packed up, and hit the road. A few miles into Pennsylvania on I-80, I saw some brake lights ahead, so I put on the brake a bit, and noticed the car started to slide.. So I eased up, and tried again. That's when I lost control. The car veered right, then left, and before I knew it, the car engaged in a 90-degree spin, leaving my car stopped across both lanes of traffic. Thankfully, the nearest vehicle [ a pickup truck ] was able to stop. I knew I had to get off the road, so I put the gas on.. and for some reason my car when in reverse. At this point, I didn't care, I knew I had to get off.. so, I put on the gas, and my car ended up [ luckily ] on a flat piece of grass with no other obstructions. When I looked down at the dashboard, basically all the lights had lit up [check oil, check engine, etc] I waited for just a bit to calm down and looked around. To the right of me, there was another car pulled over. To my left and just ahead on the other side of the road were two other cars that had clearly been involved in an accident. When I got the courage to continue the trip, I noticed a bunch of "pings" coming from around my car.. It wasn't doing it at the time, but it must have hailed in the region just before I got there. I guess my car couldn't handle the ball-bearings or maybe I hit some black ice. Whatever it was, I was a little shooken up, but I got home OK..
Thanksgiving
Of course it was good to see my parents and sister! Lots of good food and funny stories, as always. Also, a friend of my sister's has a little rabbit named Bella and since she was out of town, my sister and parents were taking care for it. So that was a lot of fun. If they could somehow gentically engineer one that didn't smell, I would love to get a little rabbit for my apartment. :) Over the break I also got to hang out with Paul, which is always entertaining. He's one of about three and a half people that I still keep in touch with from high school.
Ice Skating
Well, Lesley and I ate out at Panera, wandered around Borders, and then went ice skating for a bit the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It was fun, but I'm having a really hard time reading her. I didn't get a good vibe after the date, so I was just going to wait and see if she called... My sister asked about her Wednesday night, so I told my parents about her and then mentioned the "vibe".. they all kind of looked at me strangely and basically said "are you crazy? call her" I guess I'm naive about the initial dating stuff.
So, I left a message with her Thanksgiving.. don't hear back from her for a while, so I assume I was right and she's not interested. Then Monday rolls around and she leaves a message with me.. Tuesday I call, but she's not around.. Finally Wednesday we're both there and we chat for a while... On Friday she sent me a funny email forward, and it looks like we might go out to the movies or something soon. So, it certainly looks like she's at least a little bit interested.. I just can't tell. I kind of wonder if she's sort of like NJ Marisa - and isn't quite sure what she's looking for yet.
At the very least, it's nice to know someone my age in the area that I can hang out with. We'll see how things go.
Drew Carey and the Improv Allstars
Oh man.. I got to see the show this weekend, and was a little nervous. The area was getting hit with some snow that was the edge of an Alberta clipper. After my last trip, I was certainly hesitant to do any longer-distance driving. Especially at night, and to a place I've never been before. Most of it was on the highway, which wasn't bad, although my car did slide a little bit on the exit ramp [which was not plowed at all] It was very easy to get to, and I would like to go back and explore the city a little bit.
Anyway, on to the show. My seat was FRONT ROW, but it was pushed all the way to the right - so it wasn't perfect, but it was dang close. Found out that when Drew's not on TV he has the mouth of a sailor. When he noticed some kids in the audience, he was asking if either of them played Grand Theft Auto.. the older [15] said he did, and the younger [10] watched. So after that he said "Well, f*ck, f*ck,f*ck,f*ck-diddy-f*ck then" .etc..
A really weird part about the show was shortly after this when a guy from the back of the arena started to heckle Drew. Not sure why you would pay money to come do that, but oh well.
The rest of the show was hilarious! It was Drew, Kathy Kinney [Mimi], Greg Proops, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Sean Masterson [only seen him on the Green Screen show] and Jonathan Mangum [appeared on the Drew Carey show too] . My favorite skit was when they did Jeopardy... Some of the characters were generic, but the really funny ones were Kathy who played as Mimi [really hamming it up], Chip who played Napoleon Dynamite [complete with dance scene], and Jeff Davis who played Christopher Walken [complete with awkward pauses]
There was a losing battle between Chip and the rest of the audience over the Steelers vs Browns debate. I'm glad I've lived here long enough to understand these jokes. :)
So between seeing Wayne Brady when I first moved to NJ, later seeing Colin Mocharie and Brad Sherwood, and now this Drew Carey show, I've basically seen them all. Well, all but Ryan Stiles. I wonder what happened to him?
Upcoming Attractions
At work we're having a white elephant gift exchange on Thursday so that should be fun. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the morale at ICI is completely different from that of AT&T
Rather than put a Christmas tree up in my apartment [I'm not sure where it would go] I think I can probably put it on my balcony. Wouldn't have to bother with any ornaments - just a couple lights and it's good to go. I was driving by earlier today, and you can definitely see it from the main road too. In fact.. I think I might do that right now.. Cya!
Thanksgiving Eve
A bit frightening, actually. At work on Wednesday, my coworkers informed me that there was a snowstorm heading to the area, and when I checked out the details, they said drifts up to 6 feet in the snow belt. Um, no thank you. I'll take traffic over snow any day. So, as soon as I got out of work, I headed back to my apartment, packed up, and hit the road. A few miles into Pennsylvania on I-80, I saw some brake lights ahead, so I put on the brake a bit, and noticed the car started to slide.. So I eased up, and tried again. That's when I lost control. The car veered right, then left, and before I knew it, the car engaged in a 90-degree spin, leaving my car stopped across both lanes of traffic. Thankfully, the nearest vehicle [ a pickup truck ] was able to stop. I knew I had to get off the road, so I put the gas on.. and for some reason my car when in reverse. At this point, I didn't care, I knew I had to get off.. so, I put on the gas, and my car ended up [ luckily ] on a flat piece of grass with no other obstructions. When I looked down at the dashboard, basically all the lights had lit up [check oil, check engine, etc] I waited for just a bit to calm down and looked around. To the right of me, there was another car pulled over. To my left and just ahead on the other side of the road were two other cars that had clearly been involved in an accident. When I got the courage to continue the trip, I noticed a bunch of "pings" coming from around my car.. It wasn't doing it at the time, but it must have hailed in the region just before I got there. I guess my car couldn't handle the ball-bearings or maybe I hit some black ice. Whatever it was, I was a little shooken up, but I got home OK..
Thanksgiving
Of course it was good to see my parents and sister! Lots of good food and funny stories, as always. Also, a friend of my sister's has a little rabbit named Bella and since she was out of town, my sister and parents were taking care for it. So that was a lot of fun. If they could somehow gentically engineer one that didn't smell, I would love to get a little rabbit for my apartment. :) Over the break I also got to hang out with Paul, which is always entertaining. He's one of about three and a half people that I still keep in touch with from high school.
Ice Skating
Well, Lesley and I ate out at Panera, wandered around Borders, and then went ice skating for a bit the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It was fun, but I'm having a really hard time reading her. I didn't get a good vibe after the date, so I was just going to wait and see if she called... My sister asked about her Wednesday night, so I told my parents about her and then mentioned the "vibe".. they all kind of looked at me strangely and basically said "are you crazy? call her" I guess I'm naive about the initial dating stuff.
So, I left a message with her Thanksgiving.. don't hear back from her for a while, so I assume I was right and she's not interested. Then Monday rolls around and she leaves a message with me.. Tuesday I call, but she's not around.. Finally Wednesday we're both there and we chat for a while... On Friday she sent me a funny email forward, and it looks like we might go out to the movies or something soon. So, it certainly looks like she's at least a little bit interested.. I just can't tell. I kind of wonder if she's sort of like NJ Marisa - and isn't quite sure what she's looking for yet.
At the very least, it's nice to know someone my age in the area that I can hang out with. We'll see how things go.
Drew Carey and the Improv Allstars
Oh man.. I got to see the show this weekend, and was a little nervous. The area was getting hit with some snow that was the edge of an Alberta clipper. After my last trip, I was certainly hesitant to do any longer-distance driving. Especially at night, and to a place I've never been before. Most of it was on the highway, which wasn't bad, although my car did slide a little bit on the exit ramp [which was not plowed at all] It was very easy to get to, and I would like to go back and explore the city a little bit.
Anyway, on to the show. My seat was FRONT ROW, but it was pushed all the way to the right - so it wasn't perfect, but it was dang close. Found out that when Drew's not on TV he has the mouth of a sailor. When he noticed some kids in the audience, he was asking if either of them played Grand Theft Auto.. the older [15] said he did, and the younger [10] watched. So after that he said "Well, f*ck, f*ck,f*ck,f*ck-diddy-f*ck then" .etc..
A really weird part about the show was shortly after this when a guy from the back of the arena started to heckle Drew. Not sure why you would pay money to come do that, but oh well.
The rest of the show was hilarious! It was Drew, Kathy Kinney [Mimi], Greg Proops, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Sean Masterson [only seen him on the Green Screen show] and Jonathan Mangum [appeared on the Drew Carey show too] . My favorite skit was when they did Jeopardy... Some of the characters were generic, but the really funny ones were Kathy who played as Mimi [really hamming it up], Chip who played Napoleon Dynamite [complete with dance scene], and Jeff Davis who played Christopher Walken [complete with awkward pauses]
There was a losing battle between Chip and the rest of the audience over the Steelers vs Browns debate. I'm glad I've lived here long enough to understand these jokes. :)
So between seeing Wayne Brady when I first moved to NJ, later seeing Colin Mocharie and Brad Sherwood, and now this Drew Carey show, I've basically seen them all. Well, all but Ryan Stiles. I wonder what happened to him?
Upcoming Attractions
At work we're having a white elephant gift exchange on Thursday so that should be fun. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, the morale at ICI is completely different from that of AT&T
Rather than put a Christmas tree up in my apartment [I'm not sure where it would go] I think I can probably put it on my balcony. Wouldn't have to bother with any ornaments - just a couple lights and it's good to go. I was driving by earlier today, and you can definitely see it from the main road too. In fact.. I think I might do that right now.. Cya!
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