Hows my little for lack of a better word?

Wow....
wow, I cant believe it.

If youre one of my good friends you probably know who this is pictured above. If youre not, its Flogging Molly.
Most of you know how much I love them. Anyway I tried not to geek out too much with em...but I did.

Wait wait...Let me start over.

So Tonight started like many other nights, A little drink, A lot of merry, great friends and later...a concert (Flogging molly to be exact).
Chillin in my living room I get a call from the (insert copious amounts of greatful adjatives here) Anne Clifford. She says "Hey, Do you have a car?"
I reply, "yes..."
"How would you like to drive Flogging Molly from the show, to the after-party at Dublhinns?"
[jaw drops...shes kidding right?...well anne doesnt call me for no reason, I believe her]
"Hell yes!"
Ok here is what you have to do....

So we go to the show...Not only am I pumped to Go to a concert, mosh, jump, live, cry and love, I get to meet one of my favorite bands of all time...IN MY CAR.

So the show gets over, they were great...Like usual, I loved it (6th itme by the way) and after the show as many of you know I am a sweaty Mo-Fo I danced, sang...it was great. So i part with my friends (probably rudely sorry) and head to meet this stranger to escort Flo-Mo to the bar.
and we wait.
and wait
and wat

PS we were outside, Im sweaty as hell shirt is drenched, If I recall right I have the first stage of hypothermeia setting in. FINALLY they are ready, so we get going.
I had a cool guy named franky(dave's Friend), two others from the opening shows and The drummer(bald guy with blue shirt in back) in my car. Of course I take not the fastest way (these guys just wanted and to get lit up, not happy with me) we rocked to Rage and walked into the bar.

Im looking for the my hook up to say i got the guys there, and find one of my good pals from the bemidji track team (mom it was the guy who wore the kilt) and I freak out cause I havent seen him in ages and i tell him my story.
After I head over to find the guy again, I see him he hands me a pint. [backstory: I have been drinking a shit ton of beer lately in order to like Guiness for my Ireland visit (mission has been accomplished)] So I sit there and chat with the (pictured far left) Lead Singer...Dave King and his beautiful wife Bridget.

I chatted with them while drinking bottomless free guiness and leared about what to not see and what to see for my visit. They wer pouring the beer faster than I could drink (ask me about half and half its getting long) so I am running whiskey shots and beer to my buddy jake from b-town and hes drinkin for free i am too...lord it was great.

At the end of the night I had a blast, I met one of my favorite bands, partied with them and could not believe it for a moment.

There was many people there celebrating halloween and one chick was honestly wearing black underware (undies and bra) and rabbit ears. If hanging with flogging molly hadnt already gotten me off half a dozen times...that would have for sure oh man..

Also might have gotten a Graphic Design Hook-up with a Duluth Design firm who does work for companies all around the world.

Anne...I am deeply in debt to you, youve got some love headed your way very very soon.

Amanda I tried to call you but apparently my phone cant call ireland, I really did try though.

Hows my little sheepish?

I did it...sorry I had to...

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Hows my Va-kay-tion lover?

quick update:
Bemidji was really, really great.
We caught up, drank, laughed, and ate poorly, it was great.
Birthday went by quietly, which was perfect.

H-to the W and the Double 'e' to the 'n' party 10-31 my house
if you are reading this you are invited

some of you might find me in a place I haven't been in a while very soon



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Hows my little uplifter?

There are a few phrases in life that when you stumble across them it has some kind of affect on you and how you currently view/live your daily life. In my life I've had a few of these phrases enter my life, I mull over them trying to understand the different ways they can or could affect my life.

Today I had one of these delieverd to me, through a very unlikely medium.

Its not the hand you're dealt
Its how you play the cards

At a time that thoughts of what i am going to do after a year and a half more of college swarms me everyday, the line just seems to makes sense. It is just an easy reminder that I am the only one controlling my life right now. I think I am playing my cards ok at this point, in another year...we'll see now won't we. I've come to the conclusion that I really don't know where I want to be (in minnesota, west coast or europe?) nor what I exactly want to do. At this point however, all I am looking for is a chance somewhere.
Thats all.

Give me a chance to shine and I'm gunna blind the world.

Thank you

Hows my little #@%~!?

probably the worst day of work ever today.
I've had 'bad' days at work before...but this one makes them look like a frolic in the park.

We have just installed a new computer system at the hotel, so for me(and everyone else), its like im starting a new job at the same building. Its stupid. I have to re-learn EVERYTHING. Before, when i got trained in it was fine, i watched people make reservastions, answered the occasional phone and generally eased into the job. Today, however everyone was new, the people who were supposed to be training us hopped on a plane and took off to whereever leaving us stranded.
The Manager of the hotel who knows everything, didn't, the other manager who knows as much, was hung over as hell and useless, the Manager who had the unfortunate job of actually being in the office, didnt know shit and was ready to punch anyone with a question.
Of course I started on my own at 7 am this morning, I came in not even knowing how to check someone out. I ended up pissing off the 2nd person who came up to me and he yelled at me, and I ended up being my sarcastic/pissed-at-you-ass self back to him ...because i was on my own, and could.

Sure am excited to go to ISU and Bemidji.
AND IRELAND!!!

Hows my little winter wonderland?

My knee hurts from my tumble still

I took today off of school..good idea? maybe, I did acomplish something though.

I'm starting to think working 30 hoursish a week is too much...but I think I would be bored more often and procrastinate my homework a bunch more. besides, I need spending money for ireland.

I think I am going to sell my Mp3 player, if anyone wants it it is a Creative Nomad Zen Xtra, 30 gig. I think I can get 50 for it on Ebay so I'll ask for 50$ here too I guess. And since I know all of you guys I'll leave it full of music that I have aquired let me know if youre interested!

Hows my little six year old?

Today was a normal day...it began like most others, waking up, eating , that whole deal.

On the way to class is when it deviated from the norm.
I hopped off the bus, took my bike off the front, and headed to the other side of campus in a cheery mood. along the way i like rolling down hills dodging cars and people and bouncing on and off curbs. So like a normal curb bunny hopping day I was jumping off the edge of the little handicap acess to the sidewalk (see ASCII drawing):

edge i hopped off [---is the curb/sidewalk}
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well shortly after landing my front wheel hit some loose sand and decided to point the way i wasnt moving. after some quick manuevering and a very near faceplant, and a tuck and roll. The falling process took approximatly 30 to 40 feet and I tumbled off my bike for the first time in I think 6 or more years.
I ended up skining up my knee pretty bad, have two blood blisters on my fingertips and cut up my hand pretty bad. BUT I LIVED, which is important.

Also today Jason and I worked out and played a game of 3 on 3 hoops with some strangers, wich is the first time I've done that in 5 years I think. well the hoops part at least, i seem to be working out regularly

Second monthly titacular tuesday is tonight, it should be a good one.

Hows my little abstraction?

I bought a bag of reeses yesterday in the halloween section of walgreens, (where one would at this time of year) and am now eating the last one in the bag. I got back from class to notice only 4 of however many were left from last night alone.

ladies, the gateway to my heart is through reeses peanutbutter cups.
remember when they used to have that little white square of cardboard underneath them in the package...?
....no?.....well I do, they dont anymore, which makes me happy, they were just more garbage.

remember when trix were ball shaped too?

I bottled batch number 2 of my wine yesterday, I kind of screwed up and now its not as crystal clear as it should be, in the siphoning process i dropped the tube down into the settled lees (dormant yeast and grape junk), but oh well. As a red wine goes it is very very drinkable and will be taking orders starting right now. in about 2-3 months is when it should be technically drank.

i have a sweet travel schedule set up for the coming months which is thrilling.
oct 20-22 Bemidji
oct 28 (not traveling) flogging molly is in duluth
Nov 3-5 ISU
Nov 23-29 IRELAND!! visiting mah sis!!
Dec 22-28 Indiana

wowie sounds like fun!