STAR WARS

Okay, this is my only weakness. As much as I love many things in my life, Star Wars has become a passion of mine. Ask my old roommates and especially Katie.

Two more days, and Revenge of the Sith is released nation-wide on the big screen. Unfortunately, I probably won't see it on opening day. I'm not that all-out on seeing the midnight screening. It's probably going to be crazy for the next couple of days after that, so I decided on seeing it on my birthday, May 22.

More on this later -- I just might freak out and drive down to Sioux Falls early to watch it before I go to work.

MVP '05 Update

Yay!

Johan Santana pitched a no-hitter against the K.C. Royals. I should have had a perfect game, but I beaned Mike Sweeney (on a 0-2 count!).

I'm currently sitting in first place in the AL Central, riding a 25-game win streak. Yeah, I know, it's getting a little too easy and I should jack up the difficulty, but I'm in late-June and figured I'd leave it until I get to the next season.

As for my created players, all of the offensive players haven't been selected yet. Katie's younger brother Matt was picked up by the New York Yankees as a pitcher and he's not doing too bad. He's sitting at a 4-2 record after 7 starts.

I'm trying to play 2-3 games a day so I can reach the post-season quickly. I'm not looking forward to the off-season though, as some of my key players like Santana and Jacque Jones are up for free-agency. How am I going to get that kind of money, especially when I'm already sitting $3 million in the hole and I'm projected to lose $10 million at season's end? Whoofta.

Wedding Crap

I'm just sick of it all. I just think Katie and I should go to the courthouse and get it over with.

Tensions are high as the day approaches. Katie is trying to get her kicks in before the wedding and that is simply driving me nuts. I think she has priorities elsewhere -- but what can you do -- she just turned 21.

I went home last weekend to get away from it for a little bit, including the fact that Katie was having her bachelorette party with her bridesmaids. I got a call from her at around 1:00 in the morning (early Sunday) and it sounded like she was having a pretty good time. All I remember her saying was: "Let's get a pizza!"

She also made $17. How? I do not want to ask!

I didn't want to get married in June. It's too early, in my opinion. I'm just getting done with school, I'm job searching, plus I'm working full-time at The Land of Suck. I would've rather waited until the fall, but we might as well get it over and done with.

Recap

School's done, I've finally graduated. Hooray.

Got drunk, but not too much ...

Katie celebrated her birthday by barfing all over the back of our bedroom door. Nice ...

Heading home this weekend to get away, get stuff done ...

Stay posted ... wedding MAY NOT go as planned ...

Shindig

I'll be hosting a shindig at my house on Saturday after the graduation commencment. There's only 218 of us graduating this spring, a couple of speakers, so all-in-all, I'm hoping for only a two-hour commencment.

Afterwards, folks should head on out. I'll send a formal invitation through e-mail, otherwise you know who you are.

Bring your own beer, bottle -- whatever. The weather should be nice this weekend, so if you want to crash, bring a tent. Otherwise, we'll ham it up at the farm, then afterwards, we'll make our way Downtown to really kick it up.

YEAH.

The Land of Suck, Part V

Well, The Land of Suck finally figured it out.

After numerous walk-outs, The LoS has decided to ditch the 12-hour days and went back to a normal 3-shift 8-hour days. Imagine 12-hour days in a 135 degree warehouse?

Funny story: a fellow employee that I've known ever since I started to work there got fired on Monday. I'll admit, she was a great asset and knew her stuff, but she came to work BOMBED OFF HER ROCKER. I wasn't there to see it, but I guess she was pretty obvious that she was stumbling around, reeking of amaretto.

She tried to come back to work yesterday, but she got the company boot real quick.

This week is the last week for me to work part-time, as college is finally wrapping up another semester. With graduation for me, I'll be on the look-out for other job openings while I work full-time starting next Monday. It's fine with me, since I'll finally be making a 40-hour paycheck.

"Wonder Showzen"

This show, "Wonder Showzen," -- my God.

It's on MTV2 at night, after the kids are put to bed. I first saw an episode of this show a couple of weeks ago and I'll admit, I laughed my ass off.

The "Beat Kids" and "Funny, Not Funny" segments are great -- although they're downright stupid. It's just the shock value that gets you.

Basically, it's "Sesame Street" on LSD. Check it out, if you dare.

"Family Guy" Returns

Oh, my dear Lord.

After a long hiatus from being cancelled from FOX (and the subsequent comeback from booming DVD sales), "Family Guy" made its triumphant return last night with its season premiere. After almost being spoiled on Saturday from bootleggers that I work with, I waiting long and hard for the episode to be shown at 8:00 p.m.

I damn near missed it though, as Katie and I drove to Sioux Falls to order our wedding bands (which added another big bill to my credit card) and I was freakin' out because I wanted to be home by 7:30 p.m. (at this time, I thought "Family Guy" was going to be on then). After a short trip to Barnes & Nobles, we jetted out of Sioux Falls and drove 90 mph back home, just in time for "The Simpsons!"

"Ah, Katie ... 'The Simpsons' are on instead..."

Eh ... but the "Family Guy" episode surpassed my expectations, starting off with Peter getting out of bed naked -- but, since Peter is overly obese, all parts were covered up.

References to "The Honeymooners" was classic. Ralph threatens with his classic line, "One of these days, Alice..." and Alice responds, "yeah, yeah, to the moon..." -- ends up with Ralph actually clocking Alice and her crashing through a table in the classic "Family Guy" crumpled form.

There's the part where Peter is talking about The Passion of the Christ and how if he was Jesus, he do something about the guy who was whipping him. Then there's the "dream sequence" of Peter playing Jesus, telling the Roman soldier to "Stop it."

The comic book part when Peter and Lois were driving to Cape Cod during their second honeymoon was great.

Plus, Peter talking about how "intense" it was when he couldn't sit down in a chair. Instead, he threw himself on it and crashed in yet again, classic "Family Guy" crumpled form.

But Katie was proud of the Mt. Rushmore scene, where Mel Gibson dies after falling off George Washington's head and Peter and Lois finally consumate their second honeymoon on top of Mt. Rushmore.

Great!

Month O' May

This is going to be one busy month.

College Graduation.

Mother's Day.

Katie's birthday.

Working 40 hours/week.

My birthday.

My brother's birthday.

... and of course, preparing for the all-amazing wedding in June.