After a fun-filled weekend, I was back at work this morning. The only thing of real importance happened at the end of the day when I had already left. Shannon will be staying on at work which is some of the best news to come out of that place since I started. Good times.
Got home and felt completely drained (might have something to do with the late night last night). Did a few things on the computer, threw the ball around with the dog, and now I'm contemplating putting in Revolutionary Road. I don't get much time to watch movies, obviously. But hey, I'm kind of feeling like watching something new until I fall asleep. We'll see what happens.
OH, WAIT! I forgot to post something this weekend, and I feel bad about it. A really good friend of mine graduated from Kettering on Saturday. Here's to Chad Ortiz. Congrats, sir. Even though you're going back to get your Masters degree, finishing up Kettering is an accomplishment in itself. And to everyone else who walked the walk last weekend, same goes to you.
And now for something completely different,
B
Monday, June 15, 2009
June 14
WHY am I still up!? This is making no sense. I'm pretty sure I was feeling tired all day and, of course, when I arrived home I got my second wind. Wow. This is just STOOPID.
On the other hand, I just got done watching Gran Turino. The film is amazing. Watch it.
Let's rewind for a bit. I got up and bummed around for a bit, had lunch, did the laundry (so much laundry) and had dinner. By this point it was time for me to get to Owosso for a sosaveme show. Nothing like filming for a night, especially with good friends. I got there in time to hear Jesse's set and an amazing band from Nashville (who's name I forgot at the moment). Think mellow Limbeck. Haha. I had to jump out really quick to pick up another camera but got back in plenty of time to set up. I was gearing for a long set, but it turned out to only be around 30 minutes. Not bad. Even better, got to see everyone again, including Mr. VanLoon, Whitney, and the usuals. Can't forget about Shannon. Also, there were some people who knew me, but I had no idea who they were. Word of mouth through Mr. Blankenship. It seemed like it was all good, but Rhett, if you don't start making me sound like a badass, I swear...
The drive back home was basically spent on the phone talking and catching up with Gina. She told me the Lakers had won Championship (sad trombone) and I was pissed. Kind of. Whatever. The Magic had their chances. Then we transitioned into the job talk, then the family talk, then the credits talk, then whatever was left. Got off the phone, got my food, and turned on the movie. It just finished up a bit ago.
I'm now in bed getting tired. Finally. I'm so excited to sleep. Although...part of me wants to throw in some Mos Def and shadow rap battle myself. What? Don't tell me you've never done the same.
Supermagic,
B
Saturday, June 13, 2009
June 13
Amazingly fun day and I can't wait to hit the bed.
I woke up early for a morning meeting that got done around 9:30ish. I ran home, changed, packed my equipment and headed to Owosso to meet up with the peeps and head to Grand Rapids. More studio filming today. I drove there with Nick and Shannon while Jon, Justin, and Josh drove separate. Fun drive, to be sure. Got to Studiotte and started off with Nick's vocals (which he ended up finishing up). Then was the "choir" session. It was pretty cool as all the guys - including myself - and girls who made the trip, walked into the mic'd room and got to sing for a couple songs that will be on sosaveme's CD. There were 10 people in all and it was yet another fun experience. Also, filming and singing simultaneously, is not that hard. After that, it was Jon's turn to record some more vocals.
As the clock struck 7, I had to get going to meet up with Katrina and Justin. They were at Buffalo Wild Wings with a few others for a surprise birthday celebration for their friend Dan. We had some good food and good talks with a ton o' laughs. Overall it was a good time. Hell, anytime hanging out with Trina and Justin is a good time. Unfortunately I had to bust out early and head home...where I am right now.
Tomorrow, sosaveme is playing a show that I need to try to film. Not sure how much of the show will get recorded, but the more stuff I have to work with the better. Should be a good time.
Positively 4th street,
B
I woke up early for a morning meeting that got done around 9:30ish. I ran home, changed, packed my equipment and headed to Owosso to meet up with the peeps and head to Grand Rapids. More studio filming today. I drove there with Nick and Shannon while Jon, Justin, and Josh drove separate. Fun drive, to be sure. Got to Studiotte and started off with Nick's vocals (which he ended up finishing up). Then was the "choir" session. It was pretty cool as all the guys - including myself - and girls who made the trip, walked into the mic'd room and got to sing for a couple songs that will be on sosaveme's CD. There were 10 people in all and it was yet another fun experience. Also, filming and singing simultaneously, is not that hard. After that, it was Jon's turn to record some more vocals.
As the clock struck 7, I had to get going to meet up with Katrina and Justin. They were at Buffalo Wild Wings with a few others for a surprise birthday celebration for their friend Dan. We had some good food and good talks with a ton o' laughs. Overall it was a good time. Hell, anytime hanging out with Trina and Justin is a good time. Unfortunately I had to bust out early and head home...where I am right now.
Tomorrow, sosaveme is playing a show that I need to try to film. Not sure how much of the show will get recorded, but the more stuff I have to work with the better. Should be a good time.
Positively 4th street,
B
Friday, June 12, 2009
June 11
I had high hopes for the Magic. I really did. Oh well...there's always next year. Listen, I know you're not supposed to count your chickens before they hatch, but this series is over. There's no way Orlando can come back against the Lakers down 1-3 in a best of 7 series. Oh well...
In other news, I like food. Especially food with family. Went out to dinner with the mother, grandmother, aunt and cousin today. Had a nice meal with decent left overs. Mmmm.
You know what else is tasty? The day after I deleted Adobe CS3 Master Collection (16 GB) from my computer, I got After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator back. A huge sigh of relief washed over me. You have no idea how bad it would've been if I didn't have access to those programs.
Tomorrow is Friday. Last work day of the week. Stanley Cup FINALS FINAL GAME. I'm not saying a thing...
Jay stay paid,
B
In other news, I like food. Especially food with family. Went out to dinner with the mother, grandmother, aunt and cousin today. Had a nice meal with decent left overs. Mmmm.
You know what else is tasty? The day after I deleted Adobe CS3 Master Collection (16 GB) from my computer, I got After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator back. A huge sigh of relief washed over me. You have no idea how bad it would've been if I didn't have access to those programs.
Tomorrow is Friday. Last work day of the week. Stanley Cup FINALS FINAL GAME. I'm not saying a thing...
Jay stay paid,
B
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
June 10
I came home today and found all my worries had been warranted. Adobe Master Collection CS3 had officially died on me. That's 16+ GB of software: DEAD. Sooo lame. On the bright-side, I only really used After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop. So I'm going to try my hardest to track down those 3 programs and save myself a lot of time. In fact...I may know a couple people who have them already. Hmmm...
In other news, I had a great lunch today. Ryan VanLoon stopped on by and we got to talking while I was at work. By the time we knew it, it was off to lunch and a few amazing sandwiches from Oliver T's. Mmmm...smart turkey. Highlight of the afternoon, to be sure.
I can't wait until next week when the new iPhone 3G S comes out. It's about time I got a new phone. Sorry T-Mobile, I'm gone. I would like to keep my number, though. It would save a ton of time and calling/texting. Who knows.
Rhett...I await your script/storyboards. Haha. Have a fun few days off, my friend.
Next movement,
B
In other news, I had a great lunch today. Ryan VanLoon stopped on by and we got to talking while I was at work. By the time we knew it, it was off to lunch and a few amazing sandwiches from Oliver T's. Mmmm...smart turkey. Highlight of the afternoon, to be sure.
I can't wait until next week when the new iPhone 3G S comes out. It's about time I got a new phone. Sorry T-Mobile, I'm gone. I would like to keep my number, though. It would save a ton of time and calling/texting. Who knows.
Rhett...I await your script/storyboards. Haha. Have a fun few days off, my friend.
Next movement,
B
June 9
Stopped by the store today and picked up Gran Torino and the new Mos Def CD, The Ecstatic. This is the Mos Def album I've been waiting for since Black On Both Sides. Awesome. I stopped back home and got some stuff together before Joe came and picked me up. We headed to Meijer for some snacks and then to Brad's for the game...which we lost. And we had no reason to lose. We had SO MANY opportunities to score and just couldn't. Game 7 in Detroit on Friday night.
It wasn't all bad. The Tigers ended up beating the White Sox in extra inning after giving up a 3-run lead in the bottom of the 9th. Crazy. AND the Magic beat the Lakers. Still...freakin' Penguins.
Guess what just came on the iTunes? Yup. Beatles - All You Need Is Love. Haha.
Love is all you need,
B
It wasn't all bad. The Tigers ended up beating the White Sox in extra inning after giving up a 3-run lead in the bottom of the 9th. Crazy. AND the Magic beat the Lakers. Still...freakin' Penguins.
Guess what just came on the iTunes? Yup. Beatles - All You Need Is Love. Haha.
Love is all you need,
B
Monday, June 8, 2009
June 8
It's MONDAY. You know what that means. It's not Friday. No, but seriously, what a gloomy day. It was dark and moist and stormy here in Mid-Michigan. When I got out of work all I felt like doing way laying down and sinking into my couch. I did for a little bit while the Tigers game was on. I got a few calls but told everyone I was feeling pretty tired and wanted to lay low. Josh stopped by and dropped off my camera. We had a short discussion and he was off. In the middle of the day I was talking to Joe. He's back in town so we're getting together tomorrow to hang out and probably grab some food. And that was the day. Exciting.
MEAGEN AND RHETT, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME GOING ON DAYS LIKE THIS!!! SHANNON, THANK YOU FOR BEING AT WORK ON DAYS LIKE THIS!!! And to anyone who I talk to in the middle of random days (i.e. Brandon, Joe, Josh (all of them), Brad, etc.)...THANK YOU!!!
Machine guns,
B
MEAGEN AND RHETT, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME GOING ON DAYS LIKE THIS!!! SHANNON, THANK YOU FOR BEING AT WORK ON DAYS LIKE THIS!!! And to anyone who I talk to in the middle of random days (i.e. Brandon, Joe, Josh (all of them), Brad, etc.)...THANK YOU!!!
Machine guns,
B
Sunday, June 7, 2009
June 7
I love Sunday's for the sole purpose of being able to relax and recharge. Outside of an easy work day, I usually come home, eat, and try to catch up on personal time. Then again...recently it's been pretty busy. Still, to have that kind of time once in a while is awesome.
Today was simple. Got home from work, ate some Panera Bread for lunch, watched the Tigers beat the Angels (thanks to a grand slam by Clete Thomas), and found out sometime between there my sister had came home. Haha. We had dinner and she was off to see The Hangover. Awesome. I talked to a few peeps but I just was felt like hanging close to the house. May still be seeing Mr. Kennedy later to get my camera back and chill for a bit. Who knows.
Since this is a blog, I'll let you in on something I've been thinking about the past few days. I can't put my finger on it, but I've been getting a strange feeling about my job. Something just doesn't seem right. We'll see where this goes - or what I do about it.
Subterranean homesick Alien has the blues,
B
Today was simple. Got home from work, ate some Panera Bread for lunch, watched the Tigers beat the Angels (thanks to a grand slam by Clete Thomas), and found out sometime between there my sister had came home. Haha. We had dinner and she was off to see The Hangover. Awesome. I talked to a few peeps but I just was felt like hanging close to the house. May still be seeing Mr. Kennedy later to get my camera back and chill for a bit. Who knows.
Since this is a blog, I'll let you in on something I've been thinking about the past few days. I can't put my finger on it, but I've been getting a strange feeling about my job. Something just doesn't seem right. We'll see where this goes - or what I do about it.
Subterranean homesick Alien has the blues,
B
June 6
Another busy yet fantastic day has been had. Seeing as I didn't go to bed until 4am last night I slept in until around 11:30. Mr. Kennedy headed on over around 1 to pick up my camera as he needed it for a wedding he was taping. After he left I hurried up and changed to go to Nic Gordon's wedding which took place at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Flint. I hate to admit this, but I ended up getting there a few minutes late. Luckily, it didn't start right away, so all was fine. But man, a wedding is not something to be late to. I apologize for this. The ceremony may not have even lasted 20 minutes. It was quick and to the point and very refreshing. Some pictures were taken and everyone headed back to Nic's parent's house for the reception. I headed on back home (it was on the way) and grabbed another change of clothing as I was going to Ryan's bachelor party afterward.
The reception itself was another refreshing site. Simple and small enough that everyone could interact and not feel left out by the bride or groom. I had some food and cake and some great conversation. Nic is a genuinely good person and Nikki matches him to a "T." At around 7 I got a text from the guys saying they finished golfing and were leaving to go to Aaron's (designated party destination). I said my goodbyes at Nic's and drove about 4 minutes to the next spot.
Apparently there was a lot more drinking going on than seriously golfing (for some). In particular, the groom to be was already out of it. Aaron was on the grill cooking up a ton of burgers and hot dogs and everyone was outside hanging out. I ran into the bathroom to change and came back out for some food. Time passed and some people had ran inside to watch the Tigers and Red Wings game. All of a sudden, Aaron ran in, turned the TV off, and told everyone that it was time for some Wiffleball - per request of Mr. Ryan Trevithick. So we all headed out, split into teams of 6 and 5, and started a late game. We said we'd play until it was dark and we got 3 good innings in. I'm happy to report I ended up going 3-3 with 2 RBI's. Haha. I love me a friendly game o' Wiffleball. In fact, I think we ended up coming out ahead, 7-5. There was also a SportsCenter Top 10 play that took place between myself and Bradley Thibaut. I was playing shortstop and paying more attention to the dog than the batter. All of a sudden I heard Ryan yell, "BJ," and looked up to find a ball heading straight for me. I put my hands up to catch, but it was too close to grab cleanly. I popped it up in the air, went for it again and deflected it up a second time. I turned my head and Brad had ran from third base to grab the ball and get the out. FACE!!! Next time though...I probably should just watch the batter and ball from beginning to end instead of in the middle of the play. Oh, by the way, the reason Ryan was playing is because he got his 3rd wind out of nowhere. Seriously, when I got there he was sitting on the back porch steps with his hands on his forehead and periodically laying down. He was gone. Then...wiffleball. Then...gone again. At this point the Red Wings were up 4-0 in the middle of the second period. We were listening to the game via radio while we were outside. Rhett text me with more pro-Wings comments and I had to call to find out exactly what happened. In case anyone was wondering the Wings ended up dominating 5-0. ALSO, the Tigers beat the Angels 2-1 behind a complete game performance from Edwin Jackson. It's a shame we haven't been getting runs lately, because our starters have been playing out of their minds. Anyway, after our little ball game we finished watching the Wings and Ryan's energy dropped to E. He was gone...again. Aaron found his poker chips and 6 of us got a game going in the kitchen. Brad and Eric were eliminated at the same time (by Brandon) and Hosh was next to go (by Brandon). The final 3 were myself, Brandon (duh), and Aaron. I went all in, you-know-who called, and you-know-who ended up winning. Here's the kicker...I had just got a full house on the turn. He beat me with a full house that he got from the river. Literally on the last card. He had only one out...and got it. Wow. Then again, that's how he took out everyone else that night. Last card. In the end, Brandon won and took home some money that he'll probably be using in Grand Rapids tomorrow.
I just got home and have work early in the morning. No biggie.
Rapp snitch knishes,
B
The reception itself was another refreshing site. Simple and small enough that everyone could interact and not feel left out by the bride or groom. I had some food and cake and some great conversation. Nic is a genuinely good person and Nikki matches him to a "T." At around 7 I got a text from the guys saying they finished golfing and were leaving to go to Aaron's (designated party destination). I said my goodbyes at Nic's and drove about 4 minutes to the next spot.
Apparently there was a lot more drinking going on than seriously golfing (for some). In particular, the groom to be was already out of it. Aaron was on the grill cooking up a ton of burgers and hot dogs and everyone was outside hanging out. I ran into the bathroom to change and came back out for some food. Time passed and some people had ran inside to watch the Tigers and Red Wings game. All of a sudden, Aaron ran in, turned the TV off, and told everyone that it was time for some Wiffleball - per request of Mr. Ryan Trevithick. So we all headed out, split into teams of 6 and 5, and started a late game. We said we'd play until it was dark and we got 3 good innings in. I'm happy to report I ended up going 3-3 with 2 RBI's. Haha. I love me a friendly game o' Wiffleball. In fact, I think we ended up coming out ahead, 7-5. There was also a SportsCenter Top 10 play that took place between myself and Bradley Thibaut. I was playing shortstop and paying more attention to the dog than the batter. All of a sudden I heard Ryan yell, "BJ," and looked up to find a ball heading straight for me. I put my hands up to catch, but it was too close to grab cleanly. I popped it up in the air, went for it again and deflected it up a second time. I turned my head and Brad had ran from third base to grab the ball and get the out. FACE!!! Next time though...I probably should just watch the batter and ball from beginning to end instead of in the middle of the play. Oh, by the way, the reason Ryan was playing is because he got his 3rd wind out of nowhere. Seriously, when I got there he was sitting on the back porch steps with his hands on his forehead and periodically laying down. He was gone. Then...wiffleball. Then...gone again. At this point the Red Wings were up 4-0 in the middle of the second period. We were listening to the game via radio while we were outside. Rhett text me with more pro-Wings comments and I had to call to find out exactly what happened. In case anyone was wondering the Wings ended up dominating 5-0. ALSO, the Tigers beat the Angels 2-1 behind a complete game performance from Edwin Jackson. It's a shame we haven't been getting runs lately, because our starters have been playing out of their minds. Anyway, after our little ball game we finished watching the Wings and Ryan's energy dropped to E. He was gone...again. Aaron found his poker chips and 6 of us got a game going in the kitchen. Brad and Eric were eliminated at the same time (by Brandon) and Hosh was next to go (by Brandon). The final 3 were myself, Brandon (duh), and Aaron. I went all in, you-know-who called, and you-know-who ended up winning. Here's the kicker...I had just got a full house on the turn. He beat me with a full house that he got from the river. Literally on the last card. He had only one out...and got it. Wow. Then again, that's how he took out everyone else that night. Last card. In the end, Brandon won and took home some money that he'll probably be using in Grand Rapids tomorrow.
I just got home and have work early in the morning. No biggie.
Rapp snitch knishes,
B
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 5
It's been a busy day and long night. But all good things, people. All good things. In fact, I even have some surprising news that I'm excited to share (complete with pictures).
The day started like any other. Got up for work, went to work, worked, and got out of work. Then the fun began. I rushed home to change and headed out to the Buy to pick up my 8-hours-of-work check.
Now for a little back-story. For those of you who have been reading this blog from the beginning, you may remember me mentioning that a band called As I Lay Dying had decided to use some footage that we shot last summer in their next DVD. To what extent and how much, we really had no idea. All I knew is that Kyle had apparently sent out our names to whomever it concerned to attain credit for said shoot. Well that was a while ago and I didn't hear anything since. Last weekend when I was in Grand Rapids at Studiotte I was paroosing an old Alternative Press that was laying around and an advertisement caught my eye. It was for the new As I Lay Dying DVD entitled "This Is Who We Are." Near the bottom of the ad was a release date for April 14. I immediately text'd Kyle letting him know of this to which he replied that he didn't even know it was out and he would try to get a copy sent to him; However, if I were going to get it, to let him know if our names showed up. Skip a head to today. Kyle text'd me wondering if I'd picked up the DVD. I said no, and that truth be told, I was waiting to see if he had got it. He let me know that he was waiting on me. Fun times. I told him I'd try picking it up today when I went to the store.
And now we're back to me picking up the check. I said some quick hello's and headed to the music aisle. I had remembered seeing something about the DVD online where it layed out what was on each disc. Cornerstone's name was on there, so regardless, I thought, I'd get to see our footage even if we weren't credited. So I bought it and headed over to Brandon's where he, Aubrey, Laura, and I were meeting to head to (guess...) the Mac store in Novi. His sister was thinking about getting a MacBook and wanted to see what the store had to offer. I guess it was good because I had questions concerning a couple hard drives I needed to get information off of. So with hard drives and plastic sealed DVD in hand, I got in the backseat and was off. When we stopped to get gas in town I decided now was as good a time as any to see if anything was mentioned about Cornerstone. I opened up the package wrap and saw this:
I recommend you click on the above picture.
I'll be honest with you all, I'm pretty damn stoked. First nationally released credit. Wow. Thanks and kudos goes out to Mr. Kyle Farthing as well as Rhett and Mike. It definitely was a good time, guys.
So yeah, I opened that up in the car and showed the peeps. Good times all around. When we got to Novi we headed straight to the Mac store where I stepped up to the Genius bar and was given directions on how to easily transfer everything. Basically...I'm a moron and forgot to use common sense. Can you say 2 SATA enclosures. And I thought that the fact they were RAID 0 was going to be a problem. Haha. Next was a little more shopping (including me finding a nice, formal outfit) and a hearty meal at California Pizza Kitchen. The Tigers game was on near the bar so I was watching that. Unfortunately we lost after Justin Verlander pitched 8 full innings and allowed no runs. How'd we lose, you ask? Well because Rodney came in and got hit up (literally) in one inning of play. No one's perfect, but come ON. Those are the games we have to win. At least Verlander didn't get the L. Brandon ended up driving back for what turned out to be a fantastic evening.
But it wasn't over yet. On the way back I got to talking to Ben and Nic who were headed home (along with others) from the Tigers game. We decided we were going to see The Hangover at 11:55 tonight. Nic, if anyone was wondering, is getting married tomorrow so he decided to take some of the guys out tonight. Anyway, Brandon was a little tired so he passed but I called Josh after we got back and he was down. I picked Hockin up and we headed to NCG for the final showing of the night. And man...I wasn't expecting what we saw. The 11:55 show was a legitiment sellout. Literally every seat, once we finally got into the theater, was filled. Everyone was sitting next to someone. We even ended up having to plant ourselves in one of the first rows. That was a little upsetting, but man, it was all worth it. The crowd helped, but that movie was hilarious. I'm still wondering how they got away with something at the very end (as in ratings-wise) but since I hate the MPAA, I won't fret about it. The lights came on, I said goodbye's and see-you-tomorrow's and headed on home (after dropping of Hosh).
I'm now in front of a computer growing all the more tired with each passing minute. Man, a busy day, but one of the best I've had in a while. I'm still a little giddy about the whole As I Lay Dying DVD thing. Sweet.
When the sun goes down,
B
The day started like any other. Got up for work, went to work, worked, and got out of work. Then the fun began. I rushed home to change and headed out to the Buy to pick up my 8-hours-of-work check.
Now for a little back-story. For those of you who have been reading this blog from the beginning, you may remember me mentioning that a band called As I Lay Dying had decided to use some footage that we shot last summer in their next DVD. To what extent and how much, we really had no idea. All I knew is that Kyle had apparently sent out our names to whomever it concerned to attain credit for said shoot. Well that was a while ago and I didn't hear anything since. Last weekend when I was in Grand Rapids at Studiotte I was paroosing an old Alternative Press that was laying around and an advertisement caught my eye. It was for the new As I Lay Dying DVD entitled "This Is Who We Are." Near the bottom of the ad was a release date for April 14. I immediately text'd Kyle letting him know of this to which he replied that he didn't even know it was out and he would try to get a copy sent to him; However, if I were going to get it, to let him know if our names showed up. Skip a head to today. Kyle text'd me wondering if I'd picked up the DVD. I said no, and that truth be told, I was waiting to see if he had got it. He let me know that he was waiting on me. Fun times. I told him I'd try picking it up today when I went to the store.
And now we're back to me picking up the check. I said some quick hello's and headed to the music aisle. I had remembered seeing something about the DVD online where it layed out what was on each disc. Cornerstone's name was on there, so regardless, I thought, I'd get to see our footage even if we weren't credited. So I bought it and headed over to Brandon's where he, Aubrey, Laura, and I were meeting to head to (guess...) the Mac store in Novi. His sister was thinking about getting a MacBook and wanted to see what the store had to offer. I guess it was good because I had questions concerning a couple hard drives I needed to get information off of. So with hard drives and plastic sealed DVD in hand, I got in the backseat and was off. When we stopped to get gas in town I decided now was as good a time as any to see if anything was mentioned about Cornerstone. I opened up the package wrap and saw this:
I recommend you click on the above picture.
I'll be honest with you all, I'm pretty damn stoked. First nationally released credit. Wow. Thanks and kudos goes out to Mr. Kyle Farthing as well as Rhett and Mike. It definitely was a good time, guys.
So yeah, I opened that up in the car and showed the peeps. Good times all around. When we got to Novi we headed straight to the Mac store where I stepped up to the Genius bar and was given directions on how to easily transfer everything. Basically...I'm a moron and forgot to use common sense. Can you say 2 SATA enclosures. And I thought that the fact they were RAID 0 was going to be a problem. Haha. Next was a little more shopping (including me finding a nice, formal outfit) and a hearty meal at California Pizza Kitchen. The Tigers game was on near the bar so I was watching that. Unfortunately we lost after Justin Verlander pitched 8 full innings and allowed no runs. How'd we lose, you ask? Well because Rodney came in and got hit up (literally) in one inning of play. No one's perfect, but come ON. Those are the games we have to win. At least Verlander didn't get the L. Brandon ended up driving back for what turned out to be a fantastic evening.
But it wasn't over yet. On the way back I got to talking to Ben and Nic who were headed home (along with others) from the Tigers game. We decided we were going to see The Hangover at 11:55 tonight. Nic, if anyone was wondering, is getting married tomorrow so he decided to take some of the guys out tonight. Anyway, Brandon was a little tired so he passed but I called Josh after we got back and he was down. I picked Hockin up and we headed to NCG for the final showing of the night. And man...I wasn't expecting what we saw. The 11:55 show was a legitiment sellout. Literally every seat, once we finally got into the theater, was filled. Everyone was sitting next to someone. We even ended up having to plant ourselves in one of the first rows. That was a little upsetting, but man, it was all worth it. The crowd helped, but that movie was hilarious. I'm still wondering how they got away with something at the very end (as in ratings-wise) but since I hate the MPAA, I won't fret about it. The lights came on, I said goodbye's and see-you-tomorrow's and headed on home (after dropping of Hosh).
I'm now in front of a computer growing all the more tired with each passing minute. Man, a busy day, but one of the best I've had in a while. I'm still a little giddy about the whole As I Lay Dying DVD thing. Sweet.
When the sun goes down,
B
Thursday, June 4, 2009
June 4
Well folks, it looks like at the very least there is going to be a Game 6. As I type this up there is a little over 2 minutes to play with the Wings down 2-4 in the 3rd period. Very sad trombone. Hopefully we'll turn this thing around in Detroit.
The Magic aren't fairing any better right now, either. And with the Tigers losing earlier today (swept by the Red Sox) it's just turning into a sad sports day all around.
Outside of the sports though, it was a pretty good, easy going day. Got a few things done when I got back home and that's all that really matters. For some reason I didn't feel like going out, so I made it a person day/night. Those are good every once in a while. I think that just about does it. I'm looking forward to possibly getting my hard drive situation resolved tomorrow...
Mos Def and Talib Kweli ARE Black Star,
B
The Magic aren't fairing any better right now, either. And with the Tigers losing earlier today (swept by the Red Sox) it's just turning into a sad sports day all around.
Outside of the sports though, it was a pretty good, easy going day. Got a few things done when I got back home and that's all that really matters. For some reason I didn't feel like going out, so I made it a person day/night. Those are good every once in a while. I think that just about does it. I'm looking forward to possibly getting my hard drive situation resolved tomorrow...
Mos Def and Talib Kweli ARE Black Star,
B
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
June 3
Calm work days are a rare thing, but I welcome them. After work I ran to the Buy to pick up a couple CD's - including Dilla Stay Paid - and the DVD Revolutionary Road. I also picked up a FreeAgent Desk Drive formatted for a Mac. I need space, SON.
I got home and proceeded to install yet another hard drive into my machine. So now I have 1 TB of external space freed up and 750 GB of internal space freed up. That's the good part. The problem comes with the other 2 hard drives that were taken out of my machine. They were basically connected via a RAID and I am unable to get my footage off them by installing them individually in the G5, which is my only option at this point. I'm either going to look for some help online or head to the Mac store again. I don't want to chance losing anything, so we'll see what happens. For the time being, however, I have more free space than I know what to do with. WOOO!!! For the record, partitioning your hard drive is the only way to go.
Tigers lost again tonight against the Red Sox. It always seems like we struggle against that team. Wings tomorrow, as well as Tigers, as well as the NBA Finals game 1. I'm excited.
OH, one more thing. Tonight, from 8pm to midnight, Sonic had their "free root beer float" promotion going on. My sister and I decided to head up and it was packed. We pulled up to a stall and asked for 2 of the previously mentioned drinks. I guess we didn't even have to do that because the person on the other side of the microphone told us someone would be coming around shortly. He wished us a super Sonic day and we played the waiting game. A young lady on roller blades soon came up to the car with a tray full o' floats and handed us some. From the time we left Sonics to the drive back home my float was already gone. For some reason, the fact that it was free made it taste great.
Good way to end the night.
Man, I promise, I'm so self-conscious,
B
I got home and proceeded to install yet another hard drive into my machine. So now I have 1 TB of external space freed up and 750 GB of internal space freed up. That's the good part. The problem comes with the other 2 hard drives that were taken out of my machine. They were basically connected via a RAID and I am unable to get my footage off them by installing them individually in the G5, which is my only option at this point. I'm either going to look for some help online or head to the Mac store again. I don't want to chance losing anything, so we'll see what happens. For the time being, however, I have more free space than I know what to do with. WOOO!!! For the record, partitioning your hard drive is the only way to go.
Tigers lost again tonight against the Red Sox. It always seems like we struggle against that team. Wings tomorrow, as well as Tigers, as well as the NBA Finals game 1. I'm excited.
OH, one more thing. Tonight, from 8pm to midnight, Sonic had their "free root beer float" promotion going on. My sister and I decided to head up and it was packed. We pulled up to a stall and asked for 2 of the previously mentioned drinks. I guess we didn't even have to do that because the person on the other side of the microphone told us someone would be coming around shortly. He wished us a super Sonic day and we played the waiting game. A young lady on roller blades soon came up to the car with a tray full o' floats and handed us some. From the time we left Sonics to the drive back home my float was already gone. For some reason, the fact that it was free made it taste great.
Good way to end the night.
Man, I promise, I'm so self-conscious,
B
June 2
Worked all day until around 9:15. When I finally got out I headed home, switched foot-wear, and headed out to Matt's to watch the rest of the Red Wings game. I just got back and am posting (obviously). Exciting...I know.
Though the majority of my day was spent at the office, I did get to talk to Meg a bit via GMail chat. And Meg, if you're reading this, just know that it's about time some good things started coming your way. I mean, damn...for the past few weeks I can understand why the silver lining may have been dimmed. Hopefully things are turning around now. A kudos and congrats goes out to both you and Mike.
Wings won't be sweeping. Sad trombone.
Holy cow,
B
Though the majority of my day was spent at the office, I did get to talk to Meg a bit via GMail chat. And Meg, if you're reading this, just know that it's about time some good things started coming your way. I mean, damn...for the past few weeks I can understand why the silver lining may have been dimmed. Hopefully things are turning around now. A kudos and congrats goes out to both you and Mike.
Wings won't be sweeping. Sad trombone.
Holy cow,
B
Monday, June 1, 2009
June 1
Wow. June. Almost half the year has already passed us by. Crazy, ain't it? You know what's not crazy...the Red Wings taking a 2-0 series lead last night. That's just awesome.
Today I got back to the grind. Nothing too exciting or special. I did feel tired all day. Maybe I was recovering from the weekend. Who knows. I headed to my friend Josh's for a little bit after work and then it was back to my place. As I ate dinner I heard someone coming up the stairs and just assumed it was my Dad. My Mom was passed out in her room due to summer sickness. I walked out and it was Tori. Apparently she has a doctors appointment scheduled for tomorrow to get her knees looked at. If you want to know the details, ask her. I'll only say this...if you go overseas to study, wear knee-pads. Haha.
At 11:30 tonight a Mr. Conan O'Brien will be debuting on the Tonight Show. I'm looking very forward to seeing the show, to say the least. Max Weinberg better be there, too...
Having a computer is fun,
B
Today I got back to the grind. Nothing too exciting or special. I did feel tired all day. Maybe I was recovering from the weekend. Who knows. I headed to my friend Josh's for a little bit after work and then it was back to my place. As I ate dinner I heard someone coming up the stairs and just assumed it was my Dad. My Mom was passed out in her room due to summer sickness. I walked out and it was Tori. Apparently she has a doctors appointment scheduled for tomorrow to get her knees looked at. If you want to know the details, ask her. I'll only say this...if you go overseas to study, wear knee-pads. Haha.
At 11:30 tonight a Mr. Conan O'Brien will be debuting on the Tonight Show. I'm looking very forward to seeing the show, to say the least. Max Weinberg better be there, too...
Having a computer is fun,
B
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