it's more of the way back machine.

i know i'm taking the easy way out by posting pictures, but with four cats, one torn up condo, and lots of goings ons at work, i don't have time to do anything fancy. just giving the fans some eyecandy.

this just in.

i am a homeowner.

i don't have much time, but i wanted to update the blog with the "official" word. i am in fact a homeowner now. it's fantastic. i have to wait to move in after some construction is done, but it's mine... all mine!

this weekend was great! thanks, bm! i can't wait for the pics to update the "ginormous heads obscuring things" album. more soon.

the pic is for you, marm!

just a few shout outs and digs.

shout out
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(1) so, i'm back from my first ultimate frisbee game in new jersey. how much cooler can that be... ultimate ... in JERSEY. now the more that i think of it, most of the ultimate that i have played up here has been in jersey. interesting.

our team, the savage 7, lost to a very good and experienced team. but the best part is that we had fun... really, i mean it. our captain is all about getting everyone involved and teaching the great sport. the only sucky thing is that the other team busted out zone defense on us. hello... week one... hello summer league. lame. but it was then i realized that i was one of the few people who knew how to play against the zone. strange.

(2) to my girl, rhima. she is doing the damn thing! i am so proud of her. she is finishing up her thesis in fine form knowing that she is done and ready to defend.




digs
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(1) realtor: do you have time to talk?
smi: sure, what's up?
realtor: it seems the seller's agent lost the check for your deposit on the condo?
smi: what?
realtor: yeah, they can't find it at their office.
smi: oooh, my parents are going to be mad.
realtor: well, it's easy for me to say, but this happens all the time.
smi: what?
realtor: so could you find out if the check has been cashed?
smi: oh, i'll find out! this is ridiculous.

what, what, what? a fat ass check for my earnest deposit on my condo is mia. luckily my dad has the flexibility to get to the bank tomorrow (i owe him a huge father's day gift), stop payment on the mia check, get me another check, and send it to me overnight. geesh. only a few more days, and i will never have to deal with jackass and his jackass agent again. :)

<----thanks, dad!

(2) i pulled my left quad. when, i'm not exactly sure, but i'm guessing it has to do with getting my butt kicked on a weekly basis by my trainer. i think the deal was sealed when i tried to get up from sitting on my floor in the hotel. not so glamorous, but the truth. so now i smell like icy hot but the menthol is making my leg feel nice. don't worry, i'll be sure not to bathe myself in it. only bad things can happen if i do that.

i'm done ranting and raving (speaking of which when football season rolls around again... check out steven miranda and jeff ellis' podcast. these guys out in sunny california are a riot).

back from the west.

it's sunday, and i'm back in the eastern time zone.

can't say that i was able to take advantage of staying at a resort, but i was supposed to be there for work, right?

there's a big week coming up so, i'd better rest up.

on tap:

mon-- chubby bunny (which means some local anesthetic and a few, three, four fillings... right side this time) and ulty (first summer league game in jersey)

wed-- training w/kristen. hope to be able to use my arms after that session. also the new season of top chef.

fri-- closing at NOON, then a throw down celebratory gathering at the new wave (3rd & catherine) with an added out of town guest.

i'm sure those other days that don't have anything scheduled for them will include lots of "we need these forms for your mortgage" drama. yikes. that makes me tired just thinking of it.

i finally have some more 500 photos, but unfortunately the ones w/chris spafford have not been developed yet... i'm working on it though. here are some more fabulous pictures of the redneck roundup (my new affectionate name for the 500).

tailgating:::

le petite ecolier enjoyed the race as well:::

this is tony kanaan. he could have won me some cash, but it didn't work out (sigh).

twinkie racer v. gigantor.

grrrrr. i'm coming after you mr. twinkie car racer driver!

greetings from sunny phoenix.

this will be short. we don't have free internets at the resort, so i'll just share some of my favorite recent pics...

one of the 5 or 6 pools at the resort...

picture from my run in one of the phoenix mountain preserves (across the street from the resort)...

my head obscuring phoenix...

more to come. :)

uhh...

ACK ... it's june. just thought i would share my concern!

i just need to brag a bit...

... but i am a bad ass negotiator. i stood my ground and did not give in to the guy who would not take responsibility for the fact that he did not maintenance his furnace. in fact, i'm pretty sure he had no idea where the heck his furnace was. dude... not in the 2nd bedroom closet... i'm sure of it. he's pretty much slowly killing the girls in the front unit (where the furnace is) with carbon monoxide. scary i know. but, i will now be able to rectify the situation with my purchase and replacement of the furnace. yay! i broke him down. AND had a lot of help along the way.

so... thanks to everyone (esp. kath and my family) for reminding me that it will work out if it was meant to be. and thanks to those who didn't try to instill the glimmer of hope (esp. my agent and bryan), keeping it to themselves that this dude would come around and see it how it was (i think his mom put him in line).

closing on june 15th. keep you posted on the goings ons.

i'll be in exponent's phoenix (they've run out of ways to say 107 degrees, but remember it's dry heat) office next week. i would like to take lots of pictures of cool stuff, but i'm not sure of the legal ramifications of posting on my blog (but i may do it anyway... rebel, i know).

more from the flipside....