Summation
Stacy's mom has got it goin' on... la la laa... that's such a whacked out song. lol

Well I just got in from an evening full of activities and flipped the baseball game on. Go Red Sox. I guess I'm pulling for the Yankees overall. I'd have to be for the Braves, Marlins, and Red Sox in the other series. It seems the A's and Braves choke every year at some point though.

Went and shot BILLIARDS with KYLE earlier. We shot eight games. I think it was pretty even. We both played fairly well. Then I went to church, and afterwards I did my weekly thing helping Dad. Tried calling BUNNY, but didn't get an answer. Haven't heard from her in a few days.

Otherwise, I've made plans to go birthday shopping for Mom tomorrow night. I think I have to work Saturday, until 1:00, then I'm going to watch the Bama/Georgia game at 2:30. I emailed JACK today to tell him I didn't think I could go to the SOUTHERN MISS game, because of work. Ugh!!!!

"The Bubble Boy" SEINFELD is on. lol "Moors. Uh no, I'm sorry, the correct answer is Moops." ROFL

I was looking at the hits the other day on the blog. I got a couple from people searching for song lyrics. One was for "i was waiting for an indication but it was hard to find" and the other was for "Tell me Baby Girl Cause I need to know". lol I mention this in my profile, but I always enjoy a good lyrics/song question, if you don't know words to a particular song or if you know some words but can't think of the song, drop me a line.

"Hello, and welcome to Movie Phone. If you know the name of the movie you want to see, press one now... Using your touchtone keypad, enter the first three letters of the movie you'd like to see.... You've selected Agent Zero. If this is correct press one... Uh, you've selected Brown-Eyed Girl. If this is correct, press one.... Why don't you just tell me the name of the movie you want to see."

Quotation
"Where do you think this relationship is? If you are thinking of instituting an open-door urination policy, let me disabuse you of that notion right now, my friend." lol (Jerry, to George, in the finale)

Not much going on this afternoon. I took a quick nap, got a few minutes peaceful sleep. People have been calling all afternoon. Just hopped out of the shower. About to go meet KYLE for some BILLIARDS I think.

DAVID emailed me today to see if I wanted to go to BHAM tomorrow night. I'd really like to, but I have to do BDAY shopping for Mom, and there's just about no way I can fit it all in. Need to get my oil changed also.

Busy night, tonight. Will try to post before I go to bed. Just thought I'd give you a random Sein quote to get you thru the evening.

"Well I know it wasn't you who held me down. I know it wasn't you who set me free. So often times it happens, we live our lives in chains. And we never even know we have the key..."

Illusion
Wow. I feel like SANDRA BULLOCK in that opening scene of HOPE FLOATS, where she is on the talk show and finds out her husband is having an affair. That's the look I have on my face right now.

Needless to say, it hasn't been the best day. Well, Birdie, I know how you feel. I just hope Harry Connick doesn't show up at my door. lol Now, Sandra... that would be a totally different story.

Anytime I hear or see on TV about someone having an affair or cheating or lying, I have always wondered, how do you just continue lying to someone, over and over, day after day, week after week? Especially someone you supposedly care about. And then you try to make that person feel stupid or wrong for even questioning you or suspecting something in the first place. How? It's beyond me. I guess it's because that's just not the kind of person I am. Maybe it gets easier the more you do it, I don't know. I don't wanna know.

Bottom line... ALWAYS trust your instincts.

Ok, I'm gonna go to the top of the AmSouth building and see how this knit shirt I have on today would work as a parachute in an emergency situation.

"So she tells him she must go out for the evening, to comfort an old friend who's feeling down. But he knows where she's going as she's leaving. She's headed for the cheatin' side of town..."

Maturation
Well the thermostat project didn't fix the heater problem. So now I have to go to a real mechanic I suppose. Has anyone just lost heat in their vehicle before? I'm thinking it is a clogged hose or heater core. But I may not be mechanically inclined enough to replace that.

You know, I was thinking last night... For some reason, the whole story about the guy who shot at his 20-year-old son got me to thinking about living at home and living on your own. I have dated/gone out with probably about five or six girls in the last year or so. Some lived on their own, some still lived at home, and some were off at school. And it is clear that, regardless of age, there is a definite maturity-level attained by those who are on their own. There is just no substitute for the experience you get and maturity you gain from being on your own. You have to buy the groceries, pay the bills every month, take care of repairs, clean, vacuum, do laundry, etc. I think it helps prioritize your time and money. Maybe that's one reason I think the relationship would go a little better. Money seems to be one of the things people argue about, and I think if both people have been on their own, they are hopefully more responsible with their money. There's no substitute for the responsibility you gain.

Anyway, the bottom line is, there is a definite difference in maturity, at least in the cases I've experienced. It seems like when I've dated girls who still live at home, they tend to be concerned with insignificant things and argue over silly things. No doubt there are exceptions, and probably quite a few, but I think that is the case more often than not. It's just cool to be with someone and not have little trivial things to deal with. One thing I never have understood is why two people in a relationship sometimes seem to be fighting against each other, instead of fighting for each other. Anyhow, I think it would be a good rule of thumb to be on your own at least a little while before getting married. Or in my case, a long while. lol

Well, that's today rant. Enjoy. How 'bout a lil' JCM...

"That's when a sport was a sport, and groovin' was groovin'. Dancin' meant everything. We were young and we were improvin'. Laughin' laughin' with our friends. Holding hands meant something baby. Outside the club Cherry Bomb, our hearts were really thumpin', say yeah yeah yeah..."

Narration
Good evening. Planning on this being the last post for the night. First things first... I forgot to mention one of the first things my uncle said when I saw him today was, "Gained a little weight haven't you?" Good grief. I'm 6'1", 178 lbs. That's not too bad, is it?

I didn't make it running, because KIM called right as I was stretching and said she was gonna have dinner done in a few minutes. Will try to make it tomorrow. Just about done with LAUNDRY. My final load is drying right now.

Planning on doing the BILLIARDS thing Thursday night. I need to go buy my MOM something for her birthday, which is Friday, so I figure I'll do that, then head over to play some BILLIARDS. KYLE has been a little depressed lately, so I figure that'll cheer him up. lol

The sun has set on this final day of September. The end of an era. You and I will never see 9/2003 ever again. Hopefully, this month has been good to you. Often times in life, we find it hard to say goodbye, hard to let go. Just as often, we find we have no choice. So to you, September, I bid farewell. You will always hold a special place in my heart, and a special place in my calendar, right between August and October. But we must move on, and look to the future. For tomorrow brings October, and thirty-one days of unknown adventures, good times and bad, happy times and sad. And remember, next month, if someone should knock at your door donned in strange apparel, you should first offer them a sweet sugar-filled treat. If this offer does not appease the visitor, then you may have a problem.

"I don't remember how we got this far away. The layers of my heart have all been peeled away. And I'm not sure I can feel that way again..."

Reparation
Good afternoon fellow members of the Blog Nation. Sorry I haven't posted much today. It has been busy, and that's an understatement. I've been home all of about ten minutes it seems like.

At work, the boss was back in today to ride me some more. Ah well, I'm getting used to it. Yesterday was a nice aberration from what has apparently becoming the norm. I just want to say, "Look, this isn't freakin' Peanuts and I'm not the complaint department. The doctor is out!!!!!" There... better.

After work, my sister called and said my uncle and little cousin were over there, so I ran by there. I got to see my lil' cousin, Abby. She is soooo sweet. She was lying under the coffee table hiding from me when I came in. That's what she always does. She's always so shy the first time she sees me. lol She is doing so good. She still has a little bit of a problem with her foot. She was born more than three months premature, and needless to say had a long struggle just to live. But it always makes my day to see her. She is nearly five now.

While I was over there, I mentioned to my uncle that the heater in my truck still wasn't working. So he went out and looked at that awhile. Then after I got home, Dad called and a friend of his that works on cars said he'd look at it. So I ended up buying another thermostat and putting it in. We'll see how it goes in the morning when it's cool. Dad was all like "You need to trade in your truck and get you something new." I was like, what the freak? About three or four months ago when I was really looking into buying the MALIBU, he was like, you just need to pay off your truck and keep it. So I didn't get it, and someone else did, and now I can't find one I like. Uuuugggghhhhh!!!

Has today not been PERFECT weather around here? It has been awesome. I love days like today. There aren't many. I guess I'm about to go for a run. I'm gettin' a free meal tonight, so as a bachelor, you always take advantage of those. lol

That's about it. Have I mentioned that I love my POP-UP BLOCKER? 'Cause I do. I wish I was a pop-up blocker. Then when anyone tried to interrupt anything I was saying or doing, I could just be like, "BLOOP! Sorry. No pop-ups."

"Well she's taken him for granted. God only knows why he keeps hangin' on. 'Cause it's better to be gone, but not forgotten. Than to be forgotten, but not gone..."

Excerptation
Sometimes I think I should change my blog name. I mean, it seems like everyone seems to try and come up with these cute names for their blogs. I think sometimes I should start a Blog Solutions service, helping people create, maintain, and advertise their blogs, as well as giving helpful advice and blogging tips.

Here's a random SEIN excerpt for your Tuesday morning, from "The Barber":

Elaine: "Okay, next bachelor is number, um, 124, on your program. He's uh, he's a high school graduate."

Kramer: "Equivalent."

Elaine: "Oh, uh equivalency. A high school equivalency program graduate. He's uh, self-employed. He's... I don't know, six foot three, 190 pounds. He likes, uh... fruit, and he just got uh, a haircut."

(Kramer falls off the stage)

Elaine: "Okay uh, why don't we start the bidding. Do I hear, uh, five bucks?"

ROFL

"And of course you can't become, if you only say what you would have done. So I missed a million miles of fun. I know it's done for me, if you steal my sunshine. Making sure I'm not in too deep, if you steal my sunshine..."

Rods and cones
Sittin' here wondering what kind of fruit that was that SHANE was eating off that tree when we were up in JERSEY. lol

Well, my friends, today was a good day. I made it thru the day at work without hearing from the boss. That greeting card just put my day on the right track.

Other tidbits from my Monday...

My new tag came in today, so I put it on my truck. Also went RUNNING around 6:00. It was so nice outside. Crisp, cool, clear skies... beautiful. With a bit of bad news, I weighed today and was at 178. That's ok, but I'd like to stay around 175. I definitely don't need to go any higher.

My sister got pulled over by a cop who was miles out of his jurisdiction. He was yelling at her for not stopping completely at a stop sign and told her she was lucky to live in a jurisdiction where the cops let things like that go. Anyway, he couldn't give her a ticket, he was just being a jerk.

I noticed I got a hit from a blog list on al.com. I have no idea how my BLOG got on there. I shot an email to KYLE when I noticed it, because his blog was on there, too. He had no idea either. Anyway, it lists some blogs and breaks them down by city: www.al.com/weblogs/?bamabloggers.html

KYLE also emailed me and said it was time to do the voice-over work on the VIPERS project. So I headed over there around 7:15 tonight and did that. Hopefully, it will turn out OK. I didn't realize how many former ALABAMA and AUBURN players played for TENNESSEE VALLEY, until I was reading thru that. CALVIN HALL, REGGIE WORTHY, and MICHAEL JAMES were just a few names that stood out. I guess if I had to pick my dream job, it would definitely be some combination of sports and communications... play-by-play announcer, sports writer, sports anchor, sports reporter, etc.

Afterwards, we went to APPLEBEES for dinner. Sat with BETH. She was saying they just ordered JOHN MAYER tickets for his show in BIRMINGHAM in November. Somehow we got into this thing about how I didn't go over and speak to her when I was up there Friday night. She was like "Yeah, you never say goodbye." So from now on, I must make it a point to search out BETH and tell her bye. lol She's a sweetheart. The place wasn't too busy tonight. JADE, ABBY, AND KELLY were working. I had the fiesta lime chicken and a small salad.

Overall, it's been a pretty nice day. Gonna watch a bit of MNF I guess, even though it's another blowout. PACKERS are up 24-6 over the poor BEARS in the 3rd. Oh no, "The Chicken Roaster" SEINFELD is on. lol I've got to watch that. "Jerry, my rods and cones are all screwed up." ROFL

Oh, one funny quote while we were at KYLE'S. Right before I started recording, he was like "I guess I better shut my parents' bedroom door, so we don't wake them up." ROFL I was like, "Man, I haven't heard that in like ten years."

Wooooooooooooooooo!!!

"Cause there's somethin' in a Sunday, that makes a body feel alone..."

Factoid o' the Day
I just read this factoid that said the average American spends 8.3 hours per week doing personal business on the internet while at work. Wow! All I can say to that is... "I have some friends who spend WAY more than that." lol

And from the "Do as I say, not as I do" category... I also just read where the latest judge to rule against the national do-not-call list had his office number registered on the list.

"In the paper today, tales of war and of waste. But you turn right over to the TV page. Hey now, hey now, don't dream it's over. Hey now, hey now, when the world comes in. They come, they come, to build a wall between us. We know they won't win..."