November 2006 Archives

Previous Week's Weight: 260.8lbs
This Week's Weight: 262.6lbs
This Week's Loss: +1.8bs
Total Weight Lost: +6.4lbs
Next Goal: 243.0lbs
Pounds to Go 19.6

Crossposted from Caucus without permission.

Nenie is the greatest Transitional Champion of all time
Nov 12, 2006 23:14

How 'bout dose Bears?
Eh?

Yes, it's important to have faith, but it's important not to confuse faith with delusion

Damn.

Previous Week's Weight: 257.2lbs
This Week's Weight: 260.8lbs
This Week's Loss: +3.6lbs
Total Weight Lost: +4.6lbs
Next Goal: 243.0lbs
Pounds to Go 17.8lbs

Damn, Rumsfeld quit. Damn.

Much like the Britney Spears divorce, it's about two years too late, but also like the Spears divorce, it's not really something we could directly control.

Anyway, the big long election post is still being hammered out. With the condition I'm getting home from ATSS in, writing just isn't possible. The amount of caffeine you injest while at ATSS is so severe, I actually had the shakes on Tuesday night. Yeah, it's not pretty, spend most of the night trying to come down off the high and then passing out as soon as I'm down. I'm working on cutting back.

It's been interesting stuff and our lead instructor (who's also the guy doing OCTS next week) is a really cool guy so the time's going by pretty quickly. Still, I'm really looking forward to OCTS and then deployment. I'm learning stuff all the time, and I'm wicked anxious to get back to The Minuteman, evaluate the situation in earnest and then get it going. Sadly, that's not gonn happen until like early December.

*Sigh*

My long, thoughtful post on last night is still being worked on. I got in at 1:30a last night, ideas for it spinning, and after five hours of sleep the first draft came out pretty well, but it's just not finished yet. So, I'll take a stab at cleaning it up after ATSS and hopefully have it for you tonight/tomorrow morning.

BUT, there's one story I wanted to share.

Right, so remember that promotion I landed a while back? Well, this week starts the sequence of events that will lead to my actual commissioning as an officer out at The Minuteman.

First, I'm spending the week at Alternate Tactics and Strategy School. The first day was actually kind of interesting and I'm really digging the supplemental training in customer service, merchandising and marketing. The trainer is really pretty cool and the more I think about my future at The Minuteman, the more I realize that a corporate gig, or a traveling trainer gig might be the most fun I could have in this field, and not a bad way to go in the grand scheme of things.

Even with all the activity that I've had in this space over the last few weeks, there are a few really important things that I haven't discussed, all of them involving football.

First off is the success of my Santa Fe Storming Shepards. They started 1-2 and after winning their Week Four Game of Truth(tm) to reach .500 they went on a 6 week win streak that sees them this morning at 7-2 and tied for the FALAFEL Crown. (I put up 345 yesterday, like, the HELL? I'm still in shock, yo.)

Then, there's real football.

It's never a good sign when customers are lined up outside the door when I unlock it at 9a.

Father Tom used to tell me that he loved doing 7a weekday mass a million times more than he liked any version of Sunday Mass. I'll never forget his littlle ritual before Sunday mass. We'd be in the back sacresty, suited up and ready to do a Sunday Mass. He'd stand there, snaking the cords of his lapel mike through the various folds of his vestments so they wouldn't show, saying, "I'd never say mass on Sundays if I could help it. But I'll always be up for a 7a weekday Mass. Those are my people, those are the true believers. They're not here to show off to their neighbors, they're here to pray. Nenie, I really Fucking hate Sundays...OK, let's go." Then he'd switch on the mike, welcome the congregation and roll out onto the floor, ready to say mass.

Previous Week's Weight: 256.4lbs
This Week's Weight: 257.2lbs
This Week's Loss: +0.8lbs
Total Weight Lost: +1.0lbs
Next Goal: 243.0lbs
Pounds to Go 14.2lbs

Report from Nena who's in Seattle this week.

"Yeah, it's really cloudy here. Really pretty, but really cloudy. Like I haven't seen the sun since I got here, which has me thinking about Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's real, cuz it's effecting me."

Just say that out loud in a sing-song voice. You'll be amused.

Also, Nena insists that I'm the only one who finds her cute little bits of phrases, umm, yknow, cute. Which, yknow, is pretty much not true. I mean, sure, most of you aren't amused and see these posts as the bottom barrel of my filler pile. But, like, I know Cody and The Grandmastah find this shit amusing. Even if it does make The Grandmastah feel really dirty.

But, then again, kittens make The Grandmastah feel dirty, so this is pretty par for the course.

Anyway, my wife rules, as do a whole lot of you. So, in keeping with the Meme started up by Xay and others, if you want me to tell you why I think you rule, post a comment here.

You'll get your very own post dedicated to how much you rule. Cuz, well, you do.

OK, leaving for Seattle at Fuck You O'Clock tomorrow, so expect a bit of a post before I leave and maybe some updates from the the Northwest...hopefully.

To: Women
Re: Leggings

It has come to our attention that individuals have been out there telling you that spandex leggings are back in style. This could not be further from the truth. Contrary to anything else you may have herad, spandex leggins are not back in style. Please, cease and desist with the wearing of the spandex leggings.

And no, they don't look good tucked into boots with a matching jacket. Yes, I'm talking to you, lady in line in front of me at Trader Joe's with the slate grey leggings tucked into your black knee high boots with a matching slate grey blazer. This is not a good look for anyone, most notably you.

Thank you,

Us.

"Hi, can I help you find something?"

"Yes, I'm looking for a tritanium pairing knife."

Right, so, yknow, we carry tritanium pairing knives at The Minuteman so I take her over to the knife aisle, I show her the pairing knives and I pull out the tritanium one.

"Oh, no. Not this one. I wanted the limited edition 3" Rachel Ray model with interchangable fashion handles."

Right, so that one isn't on the shelf, but I figure we might have it in our inventory system so I head over to a terminal to look it up. Guess what, The Minuteman does not carry the limited edition 3" Rachel Ray tritanium pairing knife with interchangable fashion handles. I tell the customer this.

"Hrmm, Ok then, I guess I'll just have to go to the specialty knife shop downtown."

Emphasis hers.