all alone

It's true, i'm officially alone in my house now. For all 27 yrs and 2 months of my life, i've lived w/ someone else, with the exception of 4 months my sophomore year of college. Matt moved out last weekend. A few funny stories about that. So Matt rents a UHaul to move all his things out, as well as pick up a new couch he bought. So he goes to the store first thing to pick up the couch and then when he gets back to my house we loaded the rest of his things. As we are driving down to his house, the furniture store calls and says they gave him the wrong couch (wrong direction for the chaise on his sectional couch). The couch was also wrapped up, so Matt really didn't inspect it too much. Then, at his new house, he discovers that a water pipe busted underneath his kitchen floor...the kicker here is that his water hadn't even been turned on yet...how in the hell does that happen?? Not the greatest start in the world for Matt w/ his new purchase.

So I've been on vacation the past week. It's been alright, just stayed in Indy, so nothing too exciting. Helped Matt and another friend move, went out to the Indy Tennis Championships one day, had a behind the scenes tour of Lucas Oil Stadium (basically went everywhere except for the Colts locker room), went out to the US Senior Open practice day on Tuesday (and going today), and that's about it I guess.

Fantasy football leagues are getting close to being underway. We drew for draft positions this week in my friends league and I got the #2 pick, so very excited about that. And my keeper was Chris Johnson (TEN-RB) and he only costs me a 14th round pick...looking forward to complete domination this year. (To uphold the integrity of my blog, I should point out I didn't make the playoffs in this league.) Work league, which I dominate in every sense of the word, hasn't really started yet. more on that as the season gets closer...

Dave and I (and maybe a few others) are heading to Cincy next Monday to watch the Cubs/Reds play. Speaking of the Cubs, did you notice it only took them 10 days to make up their 3 game decifit to the Cards? I'm having some good dialogue w/ Diddy (a f*n Cards fan...I know, he sucks), about how these next 2 months are going to play out. In fact, it may be time for Diddy and I to have a podcast/running diary on the Cubs/Cards battles down the stretch.....I'll get back to you on that.

Video of the Week - I'm sure some of you have seen this as it got some pub on CNN and other websites last week. But if not, you need too! You'll forward this video to your friends, trust me. It's definitely why YouTube is one of the greatest websites ever! If I end up marrying someone half as cool as this, then I've succeeded in life (and the bride in this video has to be AWESOME if she would do this on her wedding day). Unfortunately (or fortunately for me) most of my friends make me look like MJ on the dance floor, so not sure my guys could pull it off....prove me wrong bitches! Also, look at about the 2:30 mark...this guy is giving Matt a run for his money, but a little less awkward! Happy Viewing

10 long days

That's right, it's been 10 days since i've made a posting...long time. In fact, check out these historical events that happened quicker than the time between this posting and my last posting:

• Ground assault from Operation - Desert Storm (that's the Gulf War back in 90-91, Mom)
• Longest recorded cricket game
• MC Hammer's stardom
• The seven times Jack Bauer has saved the world (7 days to you non-math majors)
• My personal favorite - Tom Brady's 2008 NFL Season

So, 10 days is a long time, but i've already broken my posting per-7 day rule, so I don't feel I'm bound by it anymore. So what have I been up too?

Went to Elkhart last weekend and played in the Jimtown HS Alumni golf outing. Caleb and my foursome finished 2nd in our flight and like 5th or 6th overall...not all bad. I shot an 87 in the morning round (afternoon round is the scramble), so that was OK as well. Got my Colts season tickets in the mail last week...so now it's officially official, since I have tickets in hand.

Work has been interesting the past few weeks and will be even better over the next 7 days....CAUSE I'M ON VACATION! (in CAPS for my co-workers that read this so they can be jealous.) I'm staying around Indy because i already took a vacation back in January in the form of buying a brand new furnace/AC unit for the house, so that took most of my excess funds for the year. A lot going on around Indy right now though to keep me busy. The US Senior Open is in town next week, so I'm going out to that at least one of the days.

Matt is moving out this weekend, much to my dismay. I'll miss the Big Fella. Now I'm officially roommateless. Part of my vacation involves helping him move on Saturday...awesome. But to make it even awesomer, I'm helping another friend of mine move on Friday....sweet, back to back days of moving people. Matt is also insisting that he take his couch, his Wii, his TV in the adult room, along w/ some other miscellaneous items (selfish bastard), so I need to do some shopping to buy some furniture along w/ a Wii, so that may take up some time next week.

I also plan to drink everyday on my vacation...it's a lofty goal, I know, but w/ some help and support from many different friends, I have a good shot at achieving this milestone.

So I was going to post the Erin Andrews hotel room video as my video of the week, but figured I'd pass on it since some kids read my blog. Plus it may get some of my male family members in trouble, along some married friends, in trouble w/ their spouses. So instead, I leave you w/ this

Xtreme Yogurt

Admit it, my subject line to this blog intrigued you, didn't it?? You may have said, "What the Hell" subconsciously in your mind. Well welcome to a brief period of my Saturday night as one of the fighters at UFC 100 was decked w/ this website all over this warmup and trunks. Thank you Dan Henderson for getting paid by this yogurt company so that millions of us viewers were educated that this company has two locations, both in CA.

I've never really gotten into the UFC, but I did decide to go over to one of my co-workers houses to watch it. There were some very good fights and I was extremely entertained. Shorter than boxing matches, most fights are three, 5-minute rounds, w/ only 60 seconds between rounds. Every fight leading up to the main draw, the heavyweight championship, was awesome, including the Welterweight championship match. Most of the earlier fights that were televised went the distance, so people definitely got their money worth. The fight w/ the aforementioned Henderson did not go the distance...check this out and be happy w/ your day job. It had been a very even fight up to that point...you hear the announcers say that his opponent had never been knocked out. Luckily I'm sure he won't remember this one....ouch!

One more thing on UFC 100. For those of you who didn't hear about Brock Lesnar's post-fight speech, it's a classic....check this out. Tell me this guy isn't on steroids. and by the way, I forgot that I hated Joe Rogan until I watched this fight...I'd pay to see him get in the ring w/ one of these guys.

Alright, so that was my Saturday night. Played Trophy Club up in Lebanon w/ Dave on Friday after work. They have a great deal after 3pm on Fridays...all you can play for $29, including cart. We played the blue tees (6600 yards) on a very windy course. I for some reason forgot how to hit a drive, so I was scrambling on basically every hole, ending w/ a 94. I'm definitely heading up there a few more times before the year is over. It's a great course and I definitely need to get my revenge on it....I've broken 90 on that course before from the blue tees so I know I can do it. My game has been suspect lately, so we'll see how the Jimtown Alumni Outing goes next weekend.

Overall the summer is going very well. my summer tennis leagues have been a lot of fun and i'm winning more than I'm losing, so that's a plus. Summer dating has been decent, so hopefully that can keep up...definitely have a girl or two that I'm keeping my eye on! Also, it's getting close to football season, thus fantasy football leagues are starting to be formed. Time to start counting my future winnings!

Placed in the Top 10 of another online poker tourney...that's 2 in the past 3 weeks, and considering i've only played in 3-4 tourneys, that's pretty good! I have to supplement my lost rent income somehow! Enjoy your week!

The halfway point

Happy belated 233rd b-day America. As the country celebrated it's independence day last night, or at least tried to through all the rain we had in Indiana, I felt it would be appropriate to rave about an HBO Original Series that I just finished watching for the first time, Band of Brothers. For those of you who haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend it. It essentially is a story about a US Army Paratrooper division and their stories leading up to D-Day and then the year in Europe after D-day. It definitely gave me a new sense of appreciation for not only the greatest American generation, but also for the men/women who currently serve in the armed forces.

Alright, another week down...can you believe 2009 is halfway over already?!? seems like yesterday when we were breaking it down, white man style, at the Vogue for NYE 2009! Let's have a quick recap of the first half of my 2009:

• Jan-April....worked a lot (not cool)
• Can now drink whiskey (learned that this may not be a positive...)
• Got Colts season tickets for next year...twice (suddenly my family wants to visit more often for the upcoming fall)
• Shot an 80 (along w/ some not as good rounds)
• Soon to be roommateless...I have mixed feelings on this
• Economy has sucked, which has led to some great deals on things, but overall has a negative impact on my day-to-day life

Alright, my 2009 everyone! Obviously a lot more has happened and so far I'd rate this year a better than average year in my life, so I'm definitely not complaining.

So I went to Elkhart for a quick 2-day trip last Thursday-Saturday. Played an up & down 36 holes of golf on Friday w/ my step-dad/step-bro. I suck at putting...seriously, at one point, I had six 3-putts on one 9-hole stretch. Not having my best game w/ me, I was still able to salvage both rounds for a 90 & 91, which is disappointing by my standards, but considering I started both rounds +7 after 3 holes, I suppose I can't complain too much. Best shot on the day came during Round #2, and I had just 3-putted for the fifth time on the front 9. I tossed the ball up in the air w/ the back of my putter and swung at it w/ my putter like a baseball swing. Now I was aiming in the general direction of our cart and next tee box, which in baseball terms, would have been to straight-away centerfield. However, I got in front and pulled that sucker to deep left field....so deep that it went onto another nearby green where people were putting....OOPS. let's just say I didn't go retrieve that ball. I did start to play better after that though, so that was a plus.

The Wimbledon final today was unbelievable. That had to be so crushing for Roddick, to be that close and come up short. If you ask me (which I will since it's my blog), Roddick could (should) have won in 3 or 4 sets...he was up 6-2 in the 2nd set tiebreak, already having won the first set, and blew it. Oh well, still an awesome display of tennis by both guys. This Wimbledon run should solidfy that Roddick finishes the year in the Top-10 for the eighth straight year, so their is still a glimmer of hope for American men's tennis....about as much as American soccer

Ahhh yes, in one week from today, IT'S BACK!!!