Hey all,
As my beloved readers, you've all been deprived of my wonderful postings for nearly 6 months now. My break from blogging was good, but now I'm ready to get back into the swing of things.
Here's my life:
1. I still work at King Soopers. I stack fruit all day. Customers are dumb and rude. End of that story.
2. I have a beautiful, wonderful girlfriend. Her name is Caitlin Murphy, and we will have been together for 6 months at the end of this month.
3. School is kicking my butt. Between the 700 pages of reading every week, and 30-40 hours of work, I have put sleep on the shelf for a rainy day.
4. I am going to run a marathon in September, so expect frequent updates on my training.
As you can see, I've changed the overall appearance of the blog, but the formatting will stay roughly the same...news, personal twaddle, and probably some ranting and raving. This time around though, I am also going to be mixing in some current events for the Boulder community and the surrounding area.
Today's post is going to be rather quick, for which I'm sorry, but this time around I think you can count on me for more. :)
I look forward to having you all back in my life.
-Brad
2.19.2010
9.24.2009
Alright...
Hey all,
So, my life is full.
I seem to have less time for you all.
But soon, I will be totally revamping www.blogdelafloggart.com for your viewing pleasure.
I love you.
-Brad
So, my life is full.
I seem to have less time for you all.
But soon, I will be totally revamping www.blogdelafloggart.com for your viewing pleasure.
I love you.
-Brad
9.01.2009
You can FedEx almost anything these days...
Hey all,
Well, I'm moved in.
I'll post pictures of the house and whatnot later.
I officially started classes once more as of August 24th. Things are going well in that area, other than evil Spanish. Thankfully, it's my last semester of it, and I'll never ever have to do it ever agian.
As for my other classes, right now I'm taking Literary Analysis, a poetry workshop, and Geology. Funny story...my geology professor, randomly in the middle of class when he heard a cough, freaked out and informed all of us that there were four kids in our class that had confirmed swine flu, thusly exposing all of us to it. Then he told us to lick the person next to us all over so as to become resistant beings. He's a trife odd.
News time.
A zoo in Brookfield, Illinois recently decided it needed to move it's bottlenose dolphins to a new zoo for the Fall and Winter seasons. The zoo picked for relocation was Minnesota Zoo, in Apple Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis. Now, how might one move a dolphin from the Chicago area all the way to Minneapolis? FedEx! Zoo keepers actually boxed up the dolphins in specially built metal framed boxes, and sent the off on a big ol' jet plane. I was amazed. More here.
While I'm talking about smart mammals, I have a story on pigs. It's just to good to recap, so here's the entire article.
Pigs halt Coventry woods gay sex trysts
Sep 1 2009
"RAMPAGING pigs have put a stop to gay sex trysts in a picturesque wood on the outskirts of Coventry.
Farmer Richard Fonge became so exasperated by the sordid shenanigans in the shady dells of Roughknowles Wood, off Crackley Lane, near Kenilworth, that he agreed to unleash a couple of dozen Tamworth porkers.
In addition he’s felled a row of about 30 beech trees, erected steel fences, barbed wire, and a number of ‘Private Keep Out’ signs.
The 64-year-old, who lives at Hurst Farm, just north of the wood, said he was “mightily relieved” that the trespassers had now been flushed out after a long-standing battle.
The area, which boasts some of the most exclusive homes in the area, first became a venue for sleazy assignations 15 years ago.
He now believes that those responsible have migrated to nearby Crackley Wood, which is owned by Warwickshire County Council.
The Telegraph revealed in 2005 how Mr Fonge had made repeated efforts to stop people entering the farmland.
The dad-of-two had become so outraged, after finding a makeshift bed and used condoms, that he placed tree trunks where Cryfield Grange Road meets Crackley Lane, to try to deter men from parking up.
The woods form part of the farm’s 280 acres.
Mr Fonge said yesterday: “We’re mightily relieved that it’s off our doorstep.
“We got permission from the Forestry Commission and the county council to chop the trees down, and it seems to have done the trick.
"It was the son of the landowner who had the idea to put pigs there.
"I’m not homophobic, I just don’t like trespassers.
“The police didn’t want to know.""
All I can say is wow. Just wow.
To see this article in it's original context, click here.
And lastly, the Los Angeles area is on fire as many of you know. I just want everyone to think about how lucky we are. (Unless you're an LA resident.) Here are some tragically beautiful pictures of whats going on.
Next time you see a firefighter, or hear about them on the news, think about what it is they do for a living exactly. I think it's sad how much crap they have to put up with, and all they get in return is some mild gratitude and a meager paycheck. All off these men are heroes, nothing less.
For more, click here.
Anyway, that's about it for now.
-Brad
This is just time-lapse, but it says a lot.
Well, I'm moved in.
I'll post pictures of the house and whatnot later.
I officially started classes once more as of August 24th. Things are going well in that area, other than evil Spanish. Thankfully, it's my last semester of it, and I'll never ever have to do it ever agian.
As for my other classes, right now I'm taking Literary Analysis, a poetry workshop, and Geology. Funny story...my geology professor, randomly in the middle of class when he heard a cough, freaked out and informed all of us that there were four kids in our class that had confirmed swine flu, thusly exposing all of us to it. Then he told us to lick the person next to us all over so as to become resistant beings. He's a trife odd.
News time.
A zoo in Brookfield, Illinois recently decided it needed to move it's bottlenose dolphins to a new zoo for the Fall and Winter seasons. The zoo picked for relocation was Minnesota Zoo, in Apple Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis. Now, how might one move a dolphin from the Chicago area all the way to Minneapolis? FedEx! Zoo keepers actually boxed up the dolphins in specially built metal framed boxes, and sent the off on a big ol' jet plane. I was amazed. More here.
While I'm talking about smart mammals, I have a story on pigs. It's just to good to recap, so here's the entire article.
Pigs halt Coventry woods gay sex trysts
Sep 1 2009
"RAMPAGING pigs have put a stop to gay sex trysts in a picturesque wood on the outskirts of Coventry.
Farmer Richard Fonge became so exasperated by the sordid shenanigans in the shady dells of Roughknowles Wood, off Crackley Lane, near Kenilworth, that he agreed to unleash a couple of dozen Tamworth porkers.
In addition he’s felled a row of about 30 beech trees, erected steel fences, barbed wire, and a number of ‘Private Keep Out’ signs.
The 64-year-old, who lives at Hurst Farm, just north of the wood, said he was “mightily relieved” that the trespassers had now been flushed out after a long-standing battle.
The area, which boasts some of the most exclusive homes in the area, first became a venue for sleazy assignations 15 years ago.
He now believes that those responsible have migrated to nearby Crackley Wood, which is owned by Warwickshire County Council.
The Telegraph revealed in 2005 how Mr Fonge had made repeated efforts to stop people entering the farmland.
The dad-of-two had become so outraged, after finding a makeshift bed and used condoms, that he placed tree trunks where Cryfield Grange Road meets Crackley Lane, to try to deter men from parking up.
The woods form part of the farm’s 280 acres.
Mr Fonge said yesterday: “We’re mightily relieved that it’s off our doorstep.
“We got permission from the Forestry Commission and the county council to chop the trees down, and it seems to have done the trick.
"It was the son of the landowner who had the idea to put pigs there.
"I’m not homophobic, I just don’t like trespassers.
“The police didn’t want to know.""
All I can say is wow. Just wow.
To see this article in it's original context, click here.
And lastly, the Los Angeles area is on fire as many of you know. I just want everyone to think about how lucky we are. (Unless you're an LA resident.) Here are some tragically beautiful pictures of whats going on.
Next time you see a firefighter, or hear about them on the news, think about what it is they do for a living exactly. I think it's sad how much crap they have to put up with, and all they get in return is some mild gratitude and a meager paycheck. All off these men are heroes, nothing less.
For more, click here.
Anyway, that's about it for now.
-Brad
This is just time-lapse, but it says a lot.
8.25.2009
2 months have passed...
Hey all,
So, it's been just over two months since I made a posting. For this, I am sorry.
Here's what you need to know:
- I worked. A lot.
- My connection to the Internet was not stable.
- When I wasn't working, I was generally sleeping or spending time with the family.
Anyway. To sum up the rest of my summer, I worked at City Market 445 right up till August 6th. That job was terrible. I don't feel the need to tell you about it.
After that was over, I spent as much time with my friends as possible, and packed up all of my worldly possessions and began moving to Boulder. Now I'm here in a townhouse with my new roommates. I'll update you on all that, as well as post some pictures in the near future.
Also, I'll be making more frequent posts now that I'm back in school and at my computer 24/7.
I've miss you all...
-Brad
So, it's been just over two months since I made a posting. For this, I am sorry.
Here's what you need to know:
- I worked. A lot.
- My connection to the Internet was not stable.
- When I wasn't working, I was generally sleeping or spending time with the family.
Anyway. To sum up the rest of my summer, I worked at City Market 445 right up till August 6th. That job was terrible. I don't feel the need to tell you about it.
After that was over, I spent as much time with my friends as possible, and packed up all of my worldly possessions and began moving to Boulder. Now I'm here in a townhouse with my new roommates. I'll update you on all that, as well as post some pictures in the near future.
Also, I'll be making more frequent posts now that I'm back in school and at my computer 24/7.
I've miss you all...
-Brad
6.23.2009
Next time you go to the barber, try not to sell crack.
Hey all,
Well, there's not too much to report on lately.
I went for a good long drive today before work with my friend who we'll just call Freddy, because he wishes to have his identity remain a secret (like my blog is a source of slander..psh), and we were admiring all the pot-holes around town. Well, on one hand, I could complain about how you either have to drive through all of them and basically ruin your car or weave around them...or I could present an alternative case. I got to thinking about it, and actually, it's probably in the county's best interest to just leave all the roads in such a bad state. For one, they wouldn't have to spend any money on fixing them obviously. For two, there is the potential to boost our local economy.
Now, how could that be possible?
Well, the way I see it, if everyone has to drive through all of the pot holes, it's pretty inevitable that at least a few of us are going to throw off our alignment. Big O charges about $60 an axle for an alignment, so they have a huge potential to make some money...
Our local EMS might also get in on this. If you're anything like me, you like to drive around the pot-holes. Well, just as it's pretty inevitable that people will mess up their alignment, some will probably have fatal, or near fatal accidents while manically swerving around the nasty pits. EMS will come, take the victims away for treatment and make some money on the deal. How neat. Oh, and chances are pretty good that the fire department will get called in too.
Anyway. That's enough sarcastic ranting.
So.
Here is a video that I love.
Now that you're done with that....
It's time for more Grand Canyon adventures.
The Grand Canyon Adventure, Chapter 4
Picking up at our arrival at the creek...we promptly set up camp and made dinner. Dinner in the Grand Canyon every night consisted of Ramen noodles, Parmesan cheese, and either prepackaged tuna or chicken all mixed together into one tasty concoction. That may sound pretty gross, but it was dang tasty at the time. After dinner in the dark, we went to bed.
Well, we neglected to hang our food in a tree, and instead we put out our sleeping gear in in a triangle and piled the rest of our equipment and food in the middle, not expecting any trouble from the denizens of the canyon. I think it's also good to mention now that we didn't bring a tent, and slept under the stars every night. Anyway, as I drifted off to sleep, I thought I felt something crawling around near my feet, but I was too tired to do much about it. I found out the next morning that there was in in fact something crawling around down there...a very large rat had visited us in the night. Mr. Rat had crawled across Chances chest, played on my feet, munched on our trail mix, and then went to visit Forrest. Forrest, not being so sleepy, woke up when the rat scurried across his had and managed to throw the animal off into a large clump of cactus. Which is what it deserved.
The next morning came early and cloudy. When I woke up, I wanted to die. My whole body was in pain. It would probably have been a good idea to stretch before I went to bed, but alas, here I was feeling like a North Korea had used my muscles as a test site for their nukes. After we managed to pull our selves out of our sleeping bags, we discovered that we had been visited by our little rat buddy, and as soon as that situation had been assessed, we ate breakfast. Breakfast in the Grand Canyon consisted of instant vanilla pudding and heaping amounts of granola, which is very good by the way.
After eating our fill, we decided to scope out the next day's route. The park service literature and our guide book suggested that we take the short scramble down into Phantom Box canyon, and then make our way back down to where we had been the day before. Well...it was just our luck that there had been some intense flooding since our material had been written, and there was no "short scramble" down a "talus slope" into the box. After about an hour of searching for a way down, we found a rope. I assume some other poor soul had been in the same predicament, and had donated their rope to the cause. Well, after some ponderation and assessment of the situation, we climbed down the rope into the canyon. These sort of activities really frighten me. Just so you know. I'm always afraid of falling down, or somehow getting my foot tangled in the rope and swinging into a flaming cactus or something terrible like that.
Anyway, we got down there into the bottom ans started checking things out. It was pretty neat. We followed the creek from the Phantom Falls down about two miles. Then Forrest and I got hungry. We decided to go back for some lunch, and Chance scouted on for a while. When Forrest and I got back to the falls, he climbed back up the rope, no problem. Then I tried. Here is the turning point in our journey. I couldn't make it back up the rope to save my life. My legs were just a few inches too short to make the last foot hold, and my upper body isn't anything special, so I couldn't just man up and haul myself out either. It was a bad situation. After an hour or so of trying over and over again, and become exhausted, Chance showed back up. Needless to say, he wasn't really expecting these circumstances, and he tried to help out. Nothing worked. In the end, we just decided to down climb the box canyon with our packs, and find another campsite. I still feel bad to this day that the events following happened, mainly because of me...
But we'll save that for next time.
Till then, I want you to look at this:
This is probably the most hilarious mugshot I've ever seen.
This man's name is Marcus T. Bailey. He was at the barber, getting a new hairdo when he saw some potential customers out on the street and had to step out to sell them crack. The cops showed up, and look what we have here. The worlds most embarrassing mugshot. More here.
Anyway, that's all for now. This has taken three days to complete. I'm sorry. I'm working on it.
I love you all.
-Brad
P.S. In my next post, be sure to see the section on North Korea.
Well, there's not too much to report on lately.
I went for a good long drive today before work with my friend who we'll just call Freddy, because he wishes to have his identity remain a secret (like my blog is a source of slander..psh), and we were admiring all the pot-holes around town. Well, on one hand, I could complain about how you either have to drive through all of them and basically ruin your car or weave around them...or I could present an alternative case. I got to thinking about it, and actually, it's probably in the county's best interest to just leave all the roads in such a bad state. For one, they wouldn't have to spend any money on fixing them obviously. For two, there is the potential to boost our local economy.
Now, how could that be possible?
Well, the way I see it, if everyone has to drive through all of the pot holes, it's pretty inevitable that at least a few of us are going to throw off our alignment. Big O charges about $60 an axle for an alignment, so they have a huge potential to make some money...
Our local EMS might also get in on this. If you're anything like me, you like to drive around the pot-holes. Well, just as it's pretty inevitable that people will mess up their alignment, some will probably have fatal, or near fatal accidents while manically swerving around the nasty pits. EMS will come, take the victims away for treatment and make some money on the deal. How neat. Oh, and chances are pretty good that the fire department will get called in too.
Anyway. That's enough sarcastic ranting.
So.
Here is a video that I love.
Now that you're done with that....
It's time for more Grand Canyon adventures.
The Grand Canyon Adventure, Chapter 4
Picking up at our arrival at the creek...we promptly set up camp and made dinner. Dinner in the Grand Canyon every night consisted of Ramen noodles, Parmesan cheese, and either prepackaged tuna or chicken all mixed together into one tasty concoction. That may sound pretty gross, but it was dang tasty at the time. After dinner in the dark, we went to bed.
Well, we neglected to hang our food in a tree, and instead we put out our sleeping gear in in a triangle and piled the rest of our equipment and food in the middle, not expecting any trouble from the denizens of the canyon. I think it's also good to mention now that we didn't bring a tent, and slept under the stars every night. Anyway, as I drifted off to sleep, I thought I felt something crawling around near my feet, but I was too tired to do much about it. I found out the next morning that there was in in fact something crawling around down there...a very large rat had visited us in the night. Mr. Rat had crawled across Chances chest, played on my feet, munched on our trail mix, and then went to visit Forrest. Forrest, not being so sleepy, woke up when the rat scurried across his had and managed to throw the animal off into a large clump of cactus. Which is what it deserved.
The next morning came early and cloudy. When I woke up, I wanted to die. My whole body was in pain. It would probably have been a good idea to stretch before I went to bed, but alas, here I was feeling like a North Korea had used my muscles as a test site for their nukes. After we managed to pull our selves out of our sleeping bags, we discovered that we had been visited by our little rat buddy, and as soon as that situation had been assessed, we ate breakfast. Breakfast in the Grand Canyon consisted of instant vanilla pudding and heaping amounts of granola, which is very good by the way.
After eating our fill, we decided to scope out the next day's route. The park service literature and our guide book suggested that we take the short scramble down into Phantom Box canyon, and then make our way back down to where we had been the day before. Well...it was just our luck that there had been some intense flooding since our material had been written, and there was no "short scramble" down a "talus slope" into the box. After about an hour of searching for a way down, we found a rope. I assume some other poor soul had been in the same predicament, and had donated their rope to the cause. Well, after some ponderation and assessment of the situation, we climbed down the rope into the canyon. These sort of activities really frighten me. Just so you know. I'm always afraid of falling down, or somehow getting my foot tangled in the rope and swinging into a flaming cactus or something terrible like that.
Anyway, we got down there into the bottom ans started checking things out. It was pretty neat. We followed the creek from the Phantom Falls down about two miles. Then Forrest and I got hungry. We decided to go back for some lunch, and Chance scouted on for a while. When Forrest and I got back to the falls, he climbed back up the rope, no problem. Then I tried. Here is the turning point in our journey. I couldn't make it back up the rope to save my life. My legs were just a few inches too short to make the last foot hold, and my upper body isn't anything special, so I couldn't just man up and haul myself out either. It was a bad situation. After an hour or so of trying over and over again, and become exhausted, Chance showed back up. Needless to say, he wasn't really expecting these circumstances, and he tried to help out. Nothing worked. In the end, we just decided to down climb the box canyon with our packs, and find another campsite. I still feel bad to this day that the events following happened, mainly because of me...
But we'll save that for next time.
Till then, I want you to look at this:
This is probably the most hilarious mugshot I've ever seen.
This man's name is Marcus T. Bailey. He was at the barber, getting a new hairdo when he saw some potential customers out on the street and had to step out to sell them crack. The cops showed up, and look what we have here. The worlds most embarrassing mugshot. More here.
Anyway, that's all for now. This has taken three days to complete. I'm sorry. I'm working on it.
I love you all.
-Brad
P.S. In my next post, be sure to see the section on North Korea.
6.16.2009
Oh herrrooo....
Hey all,
So...since the last post, the only truly exciting thing I have to tell you about was an amazing trip I took to Flagstaff, AZ, to attend the Good Times Music Festival.
I had an excellent time. Here's how the trip went: Worked from 4 AM to 8 AM Friday morning, hopped in Pepe, my friend Chance's zippy little Mazda, and we took off for the Four Corners area, via US Highway 160. Being as I had to work so early, I slept for a good portion of the trip. Now, when I sleep sitting up, especially in a car, I tend to drool a little bit. It's sort of gross. But anyway, my point in bringing that up is I found out upon waking that my soul patch is actually a pretty good drool catcher - just one of those more intimate facts about me... :)
So anyway, we made pretty good time to Flagstaff. We had set up camp and all that jazz by about 3 PM. From there we just hung out around camp, made some awesome fajitas, and I stayed up late waiting for our dear friend Forrest. He rolled in around midnight with his girlfriend, and we all crashed pretty soon after. The next day, we all got up, had some wonderful eggs for breakfast. The festival started at noon, and we showed up a little bit late. Overall, the show was amazing. The line up was sweet. I've been to a number of shows now, and I've decided that outdoor venues are the best. Later in the night, there were fire dancers and the like, and the entire atmosphere was just grand.
The next day, I got up early, and we headed home. It had been a good trip.
Anyway, I started this post like a week ago. I'm finally finishing it this morning, Monday, at 2:24 AM. What fun.
Since this post was started, I've already broken my promise to keep up on my postings. I'm sorry. I'll try.
Well, here's a story .
The other day, I was at work. I was stocking some apples. I looked up to see a very large obese woman standing near the candy stand. She didn't see that someone was watching her, and she grabbed a Snickers. I gaped as she reached up under her shirt and tucked the candy under one of her rolls and casually walked out of the store. It was disturbing.
In other news, I purchased my domain name. No more blogspot in my URL. YAY! (Should be fully functional in three days time.)
So, next time, you can expect to see the next chapter in the Grand Canyon series, and some other fun things.
I'm going to sleep.
-Brad
So...since the last post, the only truly exciting thing I have to tell you about was an amazing trip I took to Flagstaff, AZ, to attend the Good Times Music Festival.
I had an excellent time. Here's how the trip went: Worked from 4 AM to 8 AM Friday morning, hopped in Pepe, my friend Chance's zippy little Mazda, and we took off for the Four Corners area, via US Highway 160. Being as I had to work so early, I slept for a good portion of the trip. Now, when I sleep sitting up, especially in a car, I tend to drool a little bit. It's sort of gross. But anyway, my point in bringing that up is I found out upon waking that my soul patch is actually a pretty good drool catcher - just one of those more intimate facts about me... :) So anyway, we made pretty good time to Flagstaff. We had set up camp and all that jazz by about 3 PM. From there we just hung out around camp, made some awesome fajitas, and I stayed up late waiting for our dear friend Forrest. He rolled in around midnight with his girlfriend, and we all crashed pretty soon after. The next day, we all got up, had some wonderful eggs for breakfast. The festival started at noon, and we showed up a little bit late. Overall, the show was amazing. The line up was sweet. I've been to a number of shows now, and I've decided that outdoor venues are the best. Later in the night, there were fire dancers and the like, and the entire atmosphere was just grand.
The next day, I got up early, and we headed home. It had been a good trip.
Anyway, I started this post like a week ago. I'm finally finishing it this morning, Monday, at 2:24 AM. What fun.
Since this post was started, I've already broken my promise to keep up on my postings. I'm sorry. I'll try.
Well, here's a story .
The other day, I was at work. I was stocking some apples. I looked up to see a very large obese woman standing near the candy stand. She didn't see that someone was watching her, and she grabbed a Snickers. I gaped as she reached up under her shirt and tucked the candy under one of her rolls and casually walked out of the store. It was disturbing.
In other news, I purchased my domain name. No more blogspot in my URL. YAY! (Should be fully functional in three days time.)
So, next time, you can expect to see the next chapter in the Grand Canyon series, and some other fun things.
I'm going to sleep.
-Brad
6.10.2009
One month later...
Hey all,
It's been a very long time since I've made a post. One month in fact. Since May 10th, 2009 I've done a lot of stuff...and I mean a lot.
The day of my last real post was Mother's Day. At that point I was out of school and had been hanging out Fort Collins for a few days. I participated in a massive BBQ with my friends Alaina, Emily, Kaeli and Laura...and I got to cook the meat. And being as we're all college kids, we bought really cheap burgers...like 25% fat content. What this means is I got to deal with a large grease fire. By the end of the two hour meat cook-off I had no arm hair left and the hair on my head (which at the time was really long) got terribly singed. Oh well. It was fun. Thanks to all of you for the good times. :)
The next day I spent some time with my Aunt Julie and Uncle Scott and caught a movie that evening, this time being X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I won't really go into all the tedious details, but I thought it was a pretty decent movie. My friend Emily came along and ever since has been imitating Deadpool's falling head into a nuclear reactor. It makes me smile. After the movie Emily, Alaina and I all went to Wendy's and got some frosties and hung out for a couple hours...it was a really good time. I want to go back soon and do it all again. :)
The following morning I hopped in the car and headed for DIA. This was a big day for me because up to that point, I had never flown. Now here I was getting ready to head out to Tennessee to see my long lost cousin, Sheridan.
Here's some background: Sheridan and I have known each other, or at least of each other since infancy, but we really never got to know each other as kids. The last time I had seen Sheridan was about 7 years ago at a funeral for our great grandmother, but because of modern technology (i.e. Facebook) we got back in touch. It started with short little IM chats, and eventually led to phone calls and texting. I even helped edit one of her school papers at one point. Essentially over time, we went from Facebook friends to best friends. :) I think there hasn't been one day since February that I haven't talked to her.
Anyway, this friendship led to me going flying out to Tennessee for her high school graduation. I must say, this experience was by far one of the most memorable for me to date. For one, I got to fly. That was really cool. I want to fly everywhere now. Screw cars. Secondly, I got to see my wonderful cousin. Thirdly, I got to meet a lot of new people, who I'm technically related to, but had never met before. The hospitality I was met with, not only from my Colorado family, namely Scott and Julie, but also the folks in Tennessee, nearly brought me to my knees. I was treated so well by everyone there. They all acted like I was one of their own, and it was overwhelming how much love I felt. It was one of the most touching experiences I've ever experienced. A big thanks to all of you: Julie, Scott, Sheridan, and all of the new family. :D
While in Tennessee it seems like all I did was eat. Eat eat eat eat eat. Lots of eating. I ate BBQ, southern fried cat fish, and a plethora of other things that made me fatter, but very happy. :D
As for Sheridan's graduation, it was good, but looong. It took quite a while for her school's faculty to read out nearly 500 names. Oh well, it was worth it.
So that was way cool to see... The rest of my time in Tennessee was spent roaming through Nashville. I went to the Country Music Hall of Fame, which was way cool, and we also went to the Parthenon, which is aptly names, as it's a full-scale reproduction of the Greek Parthenon. It was way cool.
There were all these recreated busts and other art, and an amazing centerpiece, Athena.
She was pretty big.
So all in all, it was an awesome experience. I'd like to go back sometime...
So since then, I've been back in Pagosa. I went back to work at the store. This time around, I'm over in the produce department. It's not the most fun job in the whole world, but work is work, and I'm happy to have it.
Shortly after coming back I also attended my little sister's graduation. It was really good to watch her cross that stage. Now she's going off to college...just like me. It's so exciting! Even if she's going to CSU. :P
I also went camping with my Fort Collins friends. That's a whole different story though. I'll touch on that later.
Other outdoor adventures include hiking with Michael, something I plan to do more of soon.
But being home makes me realize that I do really miss all my Boulder friends.
Oh man. I can't wait to go back. Looking back, my freshman year of college was probably the the most fun, interesting, and difficult nine months of my life. Fun because I moved out of my parent's house and got to make my own rules. Interesting simply because of the people I met and the things I did. Hard for both the aforementioned reasons. I'm was really unsure about living on my own...leaving a structured life behind was really hard for me, and I kept fighting the urge to call and ask my parents for their approval before I did things. Moving on was difficult. I also had some stressful relationships that I had to deal with, but that was part of the experience. I'm glad, in retrospect, that a lot of the tough stuff that happened, happened. It has shaped me in ways that I'd never really expected, and it's a good thing.
Anyway, here's to all the people I met and the new friends I made in Boulder. I miss all of you guys soooo so much. Pat, D-Link, Katie, Michele, Taylor, Karl, Hannah, Chris, Adam, Jack, Kyle, Nick, Blackmon, Kevin A, Kevin B, McCoy, Mike...I lived with you guys for a nine whole months. It was awesome. I miss eating dinner with you guys. I miss all the parties and good times in the Bat Cave. Jack...I miss our outdoor adventures. Karl, I miss your yams. Mike, I miss your art. Gah. I miss all of it.
Sydney, Lissa and Meghan...you girls are wonderful. I look forward to a lot more good times with all of you. Sydney...wow. You showed me a lot of things about myself that I needed to see. And there's always Jimmy Corrigan. You know. :) And Lissa and Meggers. I still can't believe we're living together. It's amazing. It's gonna be an awesome time. I miss you two so much. You don't even know.
Ah. Sigh. Enough sappy stuff.
So. This coming weekend I'm taking a break from work and going to see Bassnectar in Flagstaff. I'm pumped. :) Here's a sample.
Simultaneous - Bassnectar
It's gonna be sooo fun. :D
The rest of the lineup looks like this:
CROWN CITY ROCKERS
ACEYALONE (WITH LIVE BAND - SLIPPERS)
BREAKESTRA
PIGEON JOHN
AFRO CLASSICS (FEAT. SCARUB & VERY)
THE GASLAMP KILLER
DRUNKEN IMMORTALS
DJ ELEMENT (B-BOY EXPO PROVIDED BY NBL)
CRUSHER SOUNDSYSTEM
FOOT SOLEJAHS
DJ TRICKY T
DJ SOE
DJ REFLEX
DJ TERRA (AKA XIAN 1)
So that's life lately.
I hope you all are well.
Now that I've had a month off, I'm back to three posts a week. Keep coming back for more.
With all the love my fingers can muster,
-Brad
This got the number one top viewed video on YouTube a few days ago. I wanted to puke.
P.S. A couple of you voted on the news. I'll try and do less from now on. Thanks for the input.
It's been a very long time since I've made a post. One month in fact. Since May 10th, 2009 I've done a lot of stuff...and I mean a lot.
The day of my last real post was Mother's Day. At that point I was out of school and had been hanging out Fort Collins for a few days. I participated in a massive BBQ with my friends Alaina, Emily, Kaeli and Laura...and I got to cook the meat. And being as we're all college kids, we bought really cheap burgers...like 25% fat content. What this means is I got to deal with a large grease fire. By the end of the two hour meat cook-off I had no arm hair left and the hair on my head (which at the time was really long) got terribly singed. Oh well. It was fun. Thanks to all of you for the good times. :)
The next day I spent some time with my Aunt Julie and Uncle Scott and caught a movie that evening, this time being X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I won't really go into all the tedious details, but I thought it was a pretty decent movie. My friend Emily came along and ever since has been imitating Deadpool's falling head into a nuclear reactor. It makes me smile. After the movie Emily, Alaina and I all went to Wendy's and got some frosties and hung out for a couple hours...it was a really good time. I want to go back soon and do it all again. :)
The following morning I hopped in the car and headed for DIA. This was a big day for me because up to that point, I had never flown. Now here I was getting ready to head out to Tennessee to see my long lost cousin, Sheridan.
Here's some background: Sheridan and I have known each other, or at least of each other since infancy, but we really never got to know each other as kids. The last time I had seen Sheridan was about 7 years ago at a funeral for our great grandmother, but because of modern technology (i.e. Facebook) we got back in touch. It started with short little IM chats, and eventually led to phone calls and texting. I even helped edit one of her school papers at one point. Essentially over time, we went from Facebook friends to best friends. :) I think there hasn't been one day since February that I haven't talked to her.
Anyway, this friendship led to me going flying out to Tennessee for her high school graduation. I must say, this experience was by far one of the most memorable for me to date. For one, I got to fly. That was really cool. I want to fly everywhere now. Screw cars. Secondly, I got to see my wonderful cousin. Thirdly, I got to meet a lot of new people, who I'm technically related to, but had never met before. The hospitality I was met with, not only from my Colorado family, namely Scott and Julie, but also the folks in Tennessee, nearly brought me to my knees. I was treated so well by everyone there. They all acted like I was one of their own, and it was overwhelming how much love I felt. It was one of the most touching experiences I've ever experienced. A big thanks to all of you: Julie, Scott, Sheridan, and all of the new family. :D
While in Tennessee it seems like all I did was eat. Eat eat eat eat eat. Lots of eating. I ate BBQ, southern fried cat fish, and a plethora of other things that made me fatter, but very happy. :D
As for Sheridan's graduation, it was good, but looong. It took quite a while for her school's faculty to read out nearly 500 names. Oh well, it was worth it.
So that was way cool to see... The rest of my time in Tennessee was spent roaming through Nashville. I went to the Country Music Hall of Fame, which was way cool, and we also went to the Parthenon, which is aptly names, as it's a full-scale reproduction of the Greek Parthenon. It was way cool.
There were all these recreated busts and other art, and an amazing centerpiece, Athena.
She was pretty big.
So all in all, it was an awesome experience. I'd like to go back sometime...
So since then, I've been back in Pagosa. I went back to work at the store. This time around, I'm over in the produce department. It's not the most fun job in the whole world, but work is work, and I'm happy to have it.
Shortly after coming back I also attended my little sister's graduation. It was really good to watch her cross that stage. Now she's going off to college...just like me. It's so exciting! Even if she's going to CSU. :P
I also went camping with my Fort Collins friends. That's a whole different story though. I'll touch on that later.
Other outdoor adventures include hiking with Michael, something I plan to do more of soon.
But being home makes me realize that I do really miss all my Boulder friends.
Oh man. I can't wait to go back. Looking back, my freshman year of college was probably the the most fun, interesting, and difficult nine months of my life. Fun because I moved out of my parent's house and got to make my own rules. Interesting simply because of the people I met and the things I did. Hard for both the aforementioned reasons. I'm was really unsure about living on my own...leaving a structured life behind was really hard for me, and I kept fighting the urge to call and ask my parents for their approval before I did things. Moving on was difficult. I also had some stressful relationships that I had to deal with, but that was part of the experience. I'm glad, in retrospect, that a lot of the tough stuff that happened, happened. It has shaped me in ways that I'd never really expected, and it's a good thing.
Anyway, here's to all the people I met and the new friends I made in Boulder. I miss all of you guys soooo so much. Pat, D-Link, Katie, Michele, Taylor, Karl, Hannah, Chris, Adam, Jack, Kyle, Nick, Blackmon, Kevin A, Kevin B, McCoy, Mike...I lived with you guys for a nine whole months. It was awesome. I miss eating dinner with you guys. I miss all the parties and good times in the Bat Cave. Jack...I miss our outdoor adventures. Karl, I miss your yams. Mike, I miss your art. Gah. I miss all of it.
Sydney, Lissa and Meghan...you girls are wonderful. I look forward to a lot more good times with all of you. Sydney...wow. You showed me a lot of things about myself that I needed to see. And there's always Jimmy Corrigan. You know. :) And Lissa and Meggers. I still can't believe we're living together. It's amazing. It's gonna be an awesome time. I miss you two so much. You don't even know.
Ah. Sigh. Enough sappy stuff.
So. This coming weekend I'm taking a break from work and going to see Bassnectar in Flagstaff. I'm pumped. :) Here's a sample.
Simultaneous - Bassnectar
It's gonna be sooo fun. :D
The rest of the lineup looks like this:
CROWN CITY ROCKERS
ACEYALONE (WITH LIVE BAND - SLIPPERS)
BREAKESTRA
PIGEON JOHN
AFRO CLASSICS (FEAT. SCARUB & VERY)
THE GASLAMP KILLER
DRUNKEN IMMORTALS
DJ ELEMENT (B-BOY EXPO PROVIDED BY NBL)
CRUSHER SOUNDSYSTEM
FOOT SOLEJAHS
DJ TRICKY T
DJ SOE
DJ REFLEX
DJ TERRA (AKA XIAN 1)
So that's life lately.
I hope you all are well.
Now that I've had a month off, I'm back to three posts a week. Keep coming back for more.
With all the love my fingers can muster,
-Brad
This got the number one top viewed video on YouTube a few days ago. I wanted to puke.
P.S. A couple of you voted on the news. I'll try and do less from now on. Thanks for the input.
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