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Realization for the moment: 8 months ago, I was much more upset (not vocal, just... perturbed) about seeing Amanda's hair in my dryer vent. Not quite on the order of seeing Scout's (my brother/sister-in-law's 3 year old pug) hair, but I still had this "this doesn't belong" furrow in my brow. Now, I see one of her long brown strands, and I smile. Funny what 8 months'll do to ya. -KIE
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Baseball Season is upon us. Amanda & I went to watch the New Orleans Zephyrs, AAA affiliate of the New York Metropolitans, play in their season opener tonight against the Nashville Sound, AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the first minor league baseball game for either of us: I'm an Astros fan, and I might have gone back when they were the AAA of the Astros franchise, but now they're not. (That's the Round Rock Express, also in the Pacific Coast League.) We went because there were fireworks, and because it was something to do. $6 tickets on the "levee" (a hill in right center field) and dollar sodas made it affordable, too. An evening well spent. The Z's won 5-2. What is this fantasy that has ended? Well, it also has to do with the "boys of summer." For the first time this millennium, I do not have a fantasy baseball team to show off. Oh, I've been playing with some guys from the church softball team in 2007 & 2006, and I'd played off & on with some other guys here on BZP. 2001, I nearly won a 14-team league with some friends from college on the now-defunct Sandbox.com. That was the summer I went to Ohio: for 10 weeks, the Moss Bluff Cruisers were the Akron Cruisers. I was even messing around on Yahoo! in 1999. And here it comes to 2008, and I don't have a team. I don't have a league to participate in: the softball contacts are now at other churches (because the coordinators were ministers at the church: one now pastors in Dry Creek, LA; another in Hattiesburg, MS; and a third is now an army chaplain). Oh well. I suppose it's a good thing: now I don't have to selectively root for players playing against my favorite team (the Houston Astros) on any given day. Not that my rooting ever makes that big a difference, but hey, I'm a satisfied fan. I have my 2005 NL Pennant, and I can live on for the next 19, er, 16 years happy. -KIE
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Apparently, I rock. (I bet you thought I was posting lyrics two days in a row. Nyah. ) Easter was fun. Amanda & I went to her parents' place in West Monroe for the weekend. We left Thursday night, and I got to play photographer Friday morning at Biedenhorn Gardens in Monroe. Camelias & tulips were in bloom as the gardens were open for Easter pictures. Those of you who may have linked here otherwise (Yes, BZPower, I advertise my blog on other websites.) should see photographs loaded soon. (Perhaps later this evening: I need to find a way to reduce the file size, or email them to someone who can.) Mind you, it wasn't just flowers and scenery I photographed. The main focus was actually Amanda's two nieces: Mikayla & Ally. (Yes, the same two girls that one nearly severed the other's finger back in September. Ally's perfectly fine now, thanks for asking.) Mikayla had the journeyman's full-tooth smile going, but Ally's expressions sometimes were absolutely adorable, even for a 3-year-old. The photos themselves came out pretty well. Denis, one of the guys at work in Kenner, got to review them and pointed out where the auto-focus focused at the wrong depth a few times, but did hit it right some other times. To quote, "Imagine that: a Canon working." (Denis is a freelance photographer, and his camera standards are very high.) We also got to play on Amanda's sister & brother-in-law's Wii. Another quote from over the weekend: "You thought you were buying a game system. Oh, but no; you bought a gym." Wii Sports notwithstanding, I got to play a little Guitar Hero III. According to Todd, I'm pretty good for a first-timer. Well, after having been booed off the stage because someone didn't tell me that you have to "strum" the center switch AND "finger" the buttons on the frets. Anyway, we left Sunday, and I talked Amanda into a detour down US 61 (known in Louisiana as "Airline Highway", because Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) and Baton Rouge Metro Airpark (BTR) are incidentally connected by the highway). Our destination was a country store in Lorman, MS. If you've watched Feasting on Asphalt II: The River Run, you would have heard Alton Brown comment that this place had the best fried chicken in the state of Mississippi (if not the face of the planet). Well, we can't attest to that statement: we arrived 75 minutes late for dinner. Too much Wii, it would appear. Softball team is going to try for our first win of the '08 season on Friday night. Also, plans are bouncing around as to what's going to happen BIONICLE-wise at BrickFair 2008. Stay tuned. -KIE
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I mentioned earlier this year (because I couldn't get it together last year) that Amanda gave me XM Satellite Radio for Christmas. She got me a receiver & antenna, an FM adapter, and a 30-day subscription. While I'm content to listen to WBSN or WODT whenever I'm around New Orleans, and can generally stomach KLove between Baton Rouge and home, the only thing I'd need XM for is baseball games. See, I'm as big an MLB fan as Amanda is an NFL fan. (This is why she has Sirius, not for Howard Stern.) Since the MLB season is starting in a couple of weeks, I decided it'd be about time I got the receiver installed in my car. I even thought I could get it done during lunch. Oh, how wrong I was. On Clearview Parkway, near I-10, there's a Mobile One (car audio) store. I left work at 11:45, in hopes of getting back to work at 1:00. (15 minutes isn't too much to write off in this business.) However, due to traffic, an 8 minute drive took 15, and I didn't actually get to Mobile One until noon. What's more, I was quoted a full hour of labor, meaning I wouldn't have any hope of getting back to the office at 1 PM. Well, there was little I could do about it, so I contented myself to head to the mall across 7 lanes of Clearview Parkway, and did some shopping. Got back to Mobile One at 12:50, in hopes they had been able to get done early. Nope: not only were they not done, but they had to pull a converter to convert the GM antenna to the universal antenna, then back to the GM audio system. Ended up being an extra hour of work. The worst part was that I'd left my cell phone at the office, charging. I couldn't let my boss know where or why I wasn't back. This radio had better come in better than WSLA on the north shore, or I'm going to be thoroughly upset with this whole rigmarole. I'm already not keen about shelling out $110 to install and dropping an hour of personal leave. And to top things off, the normal radio doesn't work while the XM receiver is plugged in! -KIE
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I don't care what the rest of you say: TF2 > Portal -KIE
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Man, the trees were whistling last night. Okay, technically, it was the wind in the pine trees, but the sound originated in the trees, so there. If you were taking someone to their first orchestral performance ever, what scores would you want on the conductor's stand? What would you want performed? How does the following list strike you? Overture to La Forza del Destino by Verdi"Caro Nome" from Rigoletto, also by Verdithe ballet suite from Faust (7 movements usually not performed with the play)Overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini"Eccomi in Lieta Vesta ... Oh Quante Volte" from I Capuleti e I Montecchi by Bellini"Prendi, per me sei libero" from L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti"Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda by Ponchielli (Yes, the one from Fantasia. That "Dance of the Hours.") Last Wednesday night, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performed "Arias and Overtures" at the First Baptist Church of Kenner. (This pre-empted choir practice, for anyone wondering. Kinda hard to practice with a concert outside the choir room.) Since there were compensatory tickets available to FBCK members, Amanda & I went. While I grew up a band nerd by any standard, I realized my livelihood would be better served if it depended on something other than my bass clarinet ability. Still, I breezed through MUSC 301 (Music Appreciation) in the fall of 1999. Last week I'd found out that Amanda took a theater appreciation course for her arts elective at Louisiana Tech, and since the music program in West Carroll Parish school system is non-existant, this would be Amanda's first taste of live classical music. In short, she loved it, imposing soprano solos notwithstanding. I got to thinking about how much guitar there is in music nowadays. Since music to the general public is defined (more or less) by what is heard on the radio, a guitar, even multiple guitars, are required for anything to be considered "music". This, of course, is outside of the pieces played on NPR between social programs that front views to which I do not ascribe (and thus, find annoying). Rock, contemporary, country & western, pop, top 40, metal, even praise & worship uses a guitar for chord definition, and it's sad. There is a whole world of music out there that doesn't need the guitar. The world needs more classical music. </rant> As far as other stuff going on today, well, one can only say about #4 that he did it his way. *cues Sinatra* So glad my name isn't "Aaron Rodgers". -KIE
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I'm so proud of my girlfriend today. Today is the first day, the first step on this next leg of her trip back from the edge. I am humbled to be party to this journey, and am sure I will be in awe of the future transformation. I love you, Amanda, and I will be here for you all the way back. -KIE
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My, it's been a while, hasn't it? I guess I could recap the past week, what I've picked up, news, and what not.... My stock picks don't like me any more, A Collision by David Crowder Band, Thrive by Newsboys, The Eleventh Hour & Christmas Songs by Jars of Clay, I'm not nearly as upset about the Louisiana Republican party subverting my Huckabee vote as everyone else (electability, hello), and who in 1968 knew Fidel Castro would last this long? There, with that out of the way.... For the first time since I was in college, 6 years ago, I got to help with a MathCounts chapter competition. The NOLA chapter was very poorly turned out, in my opinion, even for post-Katrina New Orleans. 7 schools participated, and three of them were named "Lake Castle School". Makes me really wonder where I'd want to send a future kid to middle school. For those of you unaware, MathCounts is a nationwide mathematics competition at the 7th and 8th grade level, now in its 25th year. I participated in it when I was that age, and 15 years ago, I was 1 correct question away from a spot on the Louisiana state team, which would have gotten me a trip to Washington, D.C. Instead, I got 6th place for my efforts. Still, I have MathCounts to thank for going into engineering: were it not for the set ups at the 1992 state MathCounts competition in Alexandria, LA, I probably would have been a mathematics major. Here's a tip for those of you not yet into college: Things you can do with an engineering degree: Build bridges. Build skyscrapers. Design automobiles. Start at $38k when you get the first job. Things you can do with a mathematics degree: Luck into a job in statistics -OR- Go to graduate school, get your Ph.D., and teach. Just wanted you to be aware of that, all of you mathematically-inclined. I have more to say, but this is not the place, nor the time. Instead, I give you another funny email that sauntered into my inbox the other day: (NB: Some of this is a little tongue-in-cheek. The rough stuff I have edited out, but be wary if you are easily offended or otherwise cannot take a joke.) -KIE
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Mardi Gras was great. Amanda & I caught 5 parades all told: Excalibur, Atlas, d'État, Isis, and Zeus. We could have caught 7 more (Hermes, Morpheus, Muses, Napoleon, Argus, Elks Jeffersonian, and Jefferson), but circumstances didn't allow for it. Specifically, we were too late for Hermes, Morpheus and Muses were taking too long, Napoleon broke down, and after Zeus, Amanda was just plain Mardi-Gras'd out. Pictures are in the process of being uploaded to my maj folder. (I'm just uploading them straight from the camera.) We only caught 5 of the 63 Mardi Gras parades in the area. And yet, I have beads strewn out all over the place in my apartment. This is good for you, however: extra beads means I have something to give to you. Why would I give them to you? Skip to the end if you can't wait. Anyway, seeing as how Tuesday was Fat Tuesday, we are now in the Lenten season. I always look forward to Lent. While I'm not Catholic, and don't actually celebrate Lent, I enjoy it when it comes because fish sandwiches become more readily available at fast food restaurants. Heck, even Taco Tico has fish tacos during Lent. (I could do without the jalapeño tartar sauce, though.) Yes, I live in the Gulf Coast region, so seafood is available year-round, but even I don't have time/money to go to a decent restaurant for lunch every day. Anything, really to get into the habit of eating healthier. I weighed myself this morning, and the scale gave me good & bad news: 209½ lb., but only 24.7% body fat. Softball starts early this year, and spring training is right around the corner. Besides, there's a tuna salad recipe I've been meaning to try that uses ranch dressing instead of mayonnaise. Mind you, I'm free to eat red meat: at the moment I just choose not to. Next weekend, I will probably choose to eat red meat, so there. Oh, I mentioned the camera: Canon PowerShot A720 IS. 6× optical zoom. 8.0 mega pixels. It's spiffy. It will be making an appearance at BrickFair in August, along with the extra Mardi Gras beads. I want to give these authentic Mardi Gras beads to you. All you have to do is send your best MOCs to me so that they can be displayed at BrickFair. Yeah, I'm officially announcing my appointment as the BIONICLE coordinator for BrickFair 2008. Send me the good stuff and I'll send it back with beads. Details to come later this spring. -KIE
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Rule #1: Eating chocolate on February 14 breaks no diets or New Year's resolutions. Lenten fasts are under debate. I'm trying to wrap stuff up in Kenner today, so I'm here to type out a blog entry. Tonight promises to be quite interesting: I'm cooking Ecuadorian tilapia tonight, in lieu of placing reservations at some place I won't afford (Well, I could afford, but then I wouldn't be able to go to a Brewers' game the first weekend of May.) Quick comment: Gosh, I'm glad my name isn't Roger Clemens, and I'm not in Washington, DC right now. Another quick comment: The Darwin Award of the moment goes to the individual responsible for the following story: Not the brightest bulb? I beg to differ: the cad must obviously exude an electric personality. -KIE, whose world doesn't need to be rocked by his girlfriend tonight
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Been busy for the past week. Anyone noting the entry ID number on this post will notice that this is from last year. This is true: I started writing an entry about what I got for Christmas. I started in draft, and got really busy. For any of you wondering, a partial list is below: WHAT I GAVE: Amanda:a Victoria's Secret gift card (Juvenile comments from the peanut gallery will be deleted.)a bottle of perfume: Ralph Lauren Bluea $20 IOU because underarmour.com can't keep their inventory straight. Other: A Yankee Candle-in-a-jar to the "$20 Dirty Santa" pool, eventually to Forrest Forbes.A golf disc each to my brother & sister-in-lawAn Eeyore mug & pin (which will be converted to an ornament) to my momA Team Fortress 2 wall poster, showing off Sasha, the Heavy Weapons Guy's mini-gun (thing weighs over 340 lb, I can't imagine there's much "mini" about it) to my brotherAn LSU straw hat to my dad (FINALLY something he'll wear)A beating to the Wii computer in Wii Boxing: 4 knockdowns but no knockout. I swear that clock is much too fast.WHAT I GOT:XM Radio (from Amanda)A nifty little pot scrubber from the "$20 Dirty Santa" pool (beats getting one of the 5 bottles of Crown Royal, or the bottle of Amaretto, or the fifth of Jack Daniels, or...)$30 gift card to Tangier Outlet mall in Gonzales, LA (from Mom & Dad)$25 gift card to JC Penney (from Mom & Dad)$50 gift card to Walmart (from Mom & Dad)A nice corduroy jacket (from Mom & Dad) (Came in handy: I had only packed T-shirts and the temperatures dropped to freezing in Monroe.)A spiffy blue McNeese polo shirt, with an unnecessarily athletic fabric (from Mom & Dad)$50 in Best Buy gift cards (from Amanda's parents & sister & brother-in-law)$10 cash (from Amanda's paternal grandmother)Embarrassed at Wii baseball. I knew hitting was my weak point, but good grief: I scored 1 run in 6 games against Amanda! (3 were 0-0 ties)This past weekend, Amanda & I went to Lake Charles for Saturday & Sunday. Why? Well, I needed a haircut, and I was thoroughly unimpressed with SuperCuts last time: I could get a better $8 cut at home than what I paid $14 for here. No, the price of gas didn't justify, but the existence of family did. While we were at my parents' house, the local news ran a story about a Titanic exhibit at the old courthouse in town. I got the opportunity to show Amanda one of the most non-cookie-cutter fast food joints in Louisiana (a Wendy's that used to be a Hardee's that used to be a bank lobby), the place where I worked the summer & winter before going to Ohio (and meeting her ), and where 4 Gators on the Geaux (some cast concrete alligators scattered around Lake Charles, another entry) SHOULD have been. Unfortunately, some miscreants have sought to vandalize these bits of local art (like Seattle does pigs). Like I said: another entry. Back to the exhibit, I'm not sure if any of you have been to a Titanic exhibit, (and I think that this is a thing they do at most of them), but they gave us each a boarding pass of a passenger of the ill-fated ship. Mine: Benjamin Hart, a second class passenger en route to Canadia. He didn't survive the wreck. I don't know if I'd feel a bigger connection if I had a relative on the ship, but in all honesty I don't care that much. I chalk it up to Man saying "I've accounted for everything; this plan I have made cannot fail." and God replying "Ha. I'll show you what your ego net you." With all the engineering statements and all the ice in the water, there's something to be said for tempting fate. Time to go back into hiding. Geaux Tigers. -KIE
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Amanda & I went on a vain attempt to pass the night together earlier tonight. It was an epic series of failure, à la a previous mall encounter. (That watch now says 2 AM, by the way.) I was reminded of another favorite anime of my college days, and set out, with Amanda, to go find it so that I could introduce her to another storyline. We went to fye at the Esplanade Mall, and they didn't have it (Which one? You'll find out at a later date.), but, amazingly, they could order it. Order placed, waiting begins. We then head to Olive Garden, to try their new stuffed lasagna dishes. Unfortunately, Olive Garden is packed out with about an hour's wait. Okay, so we go to her first choice: IHOP. (She'd forgotten about Olive Garden before I brought it up.) Afterwards, to go work off some calories, we went to All Star Lanes, just up Williams Boulevard from IHOP in Kenner. Place was packed out. Literally packed out, as Friday night was league night, and no lanes would be open until 9:45, about 2 hours wait. Okay, so we decide to go catch a movie. Rumor said another pirate film had opened today, but by the time we got to the theater, they weren't showing that one for the rest of the day. Instead, we watched I Am Legend. While it is a standard ruse for a guy to initiate a thriller-type of movie to elicit some clinging from his girlfriend, it doesn't work if the guy can't stomach the film. News Flash: neither of us are thriller-type movie people. We walked out 5 minutes after the cars were all detonated. I don't know how it ends, and I'm not sure I want to know. I think this falls under the category of "making memories", but I just want to get some sleep tonight, that's all. -KIE
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My head hurts. What year is it? In all seriousness, we don't have a giant glowing ball of light bulbs. Instead, New Orleans has a pot of gumbo. Amanda, her mom, & I rang in the new year at Jackson Square this morning. Despite 5 false-starts, we had a first New Year's kiss, and, heeeee. Sorry, the stupid grin just came back, and I can't seem to shake it. My bowl picks are a mess, and I'm sick of coughing & blowing my nose (caught something at the end of last week). But 2008 is looking up. I'm looking forward to so much this year. So many things that the lot of you will never hear. And still, I'm happy and excited. Happy New Year, folks. -KIE
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Poinsettia United States Naval Academy (+9½) over Utah Utah 35, Navy 32 New Orleans Florida Atlantic (-2½) over Memphis FAU 44, MEM 27 Mobile..er, papajohns.com Southern Mississippi (+10½) over Cincinnati CIN 31, USM 21 New Mexico New Mexico (-2½) over Nevada UNM 23, NEV 0 Las Vegas Brigham Young (-6½) over California-Los Angeles BYU 17, UCLA 16 Aloha, er, Hawaii Boise State (-11½) over East Carolina ECU 41, BSU 38 Motor City Central Michigan (+9½) over Purdue PUR 51, CMU 48 Holiday Arizona State (+1½) over Texas-Austin UT 52, ASU 34 Champs Sports Boston College (-3½) over Michigan State BC 24, MSU 21 Emerald Maryland-College Park (+4½) over Oregon State ORST 21, MD 14 ev1.net, uh, GalleryFurniture.com, er, Houston, um Texas Houston (+3½) over Texas Christian TCU 20, HOU 13 Meineke Car Care Connecticut (+3½) over Wake Forest WF 24, CONN 10 Liberty Central Florida (-2½) over Mississippi State MSU 10, UCF 3 Alamo Pennsylvania State (-5½) over Texas A&M-College Station PSU 24, A&M 17 Independence Colorado-Boulder (+3½) over Alabama-Tuscaloosa ALA 30, COL 24 Armed Forces United States Air Force Academy (+4½) over California-Berkley Sun South Florida (-6½) over Oregon Humanitarian, uh, MPC Computers Fresno State (+4½) over Georgia Institute of Technology Music City Florida State (+1½) over Kentucky Peach, er Chick-fil-A Auburn (+2½) over Clemson Insight Oklahoma State (-4½) over Indiana Hall of Fame, er, Outback Tennessee-Knoxville (-3½) over Wisconsin-Madison Cotton Missouri-Columbia (-3½) over Arkansas-Fayetteville Gator Virginia (+5½) over Texas Tech Citrus, er Capital One Florida-Gainesville (-9½) over Michigan Rose Southern California (-13½) over Illinois-Champaign ...that's almost too many points, but still, the Illini have no business being in that game. Sugar Hawai'i (+10½) over Georgia-Athens (I smell a shootout.) Fiesta Oklahoma-Norman (-6½) over West Virginia Orange Virginia Tech (-3½) over Kansas-Lawrence International Ball State (+10½) over State University of New Jersey GMAC Tulsa (-4½) over Bowling Green BCS Louisiana State-Baton Rouge (-6½) over Ohio State Last year: 22-10 (19-13 vs. spread) This year: 7-8 (6-9 vs. spread) Key: Correct Correct versus spread only Correct straight up, but not against the spread Incorrect -KIE, who reserves the right to update and republish this throughout the bowl season.
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Against all manner of common sense, I am writing a blog entry at work. Right now, at 9:00 PM. On Sunday. I should be accomplishing what I'm here for. After all, I start full-time at the Joseph S. Yenni building tomorrow, actually in 11 hours, while certain elements of a submittal are still not yet done. And yet, I feel compelled to recount the events of this weekend. Besides, my computer is doing its thing right now, so there's not much else I can do to speed it along. TubaChristmas Alexandria 2007 was loads of fun. Tomiku again beat me out for the furthest distance traveled (245 miles from Thibodaux vs. 220 miles from Metairie vs. 182 miles for this guy from somewhere in east Texas), and I'm curious what it was he got. Still, I've now got 10 buttons, so I win. Lady K, I realize you couldn't make it. It's okay. There will be next year. And if not next year, well, there will be some point in the future. Don't give yourself a stomachache over it. Amanda & I took our time getting back to New Orleans, and upon our arrival, we mellowed out/warmed up for about 45 minutes, and then went stargazing. There was a meteor shower that peaked Thursday night/Friday morning, in the Gemini constellation. I forget the name. To avoid the light pollution, we drove out to Edgard, and pulled over into a sugarcane field. 47° F wasn't that unbearable, but the 15 mph wind out of the north, whistling through the cane that went unharvested, chased us back in the car after a mere 10 minutes. No meteors, but we did see Mars. (I would've never guessed that was a planet and not a star.) Christmas on the Boulevard was great too. No musical necktie went off during the performance this week, either. Amanda left about 20 minutes ago after having helped me partially empty my office. I'm being run out of this office so all personal effects need to vamoose. The cupboards look a bit bare with all my stuff out of here. And yet, I'm not gone myself. I'm losing my office window, but gaining a new set of downs, to borrow a term from a football game I'm missing out on watching with Amanda. I'm going to be learning all the stuff that couldn't have been taught in school, and won't be part of the PE exam in April. And I'm sacrificing my internet access to do it. That's right: no more midmorning postings from KIE. Oh, I'll still post here. But, the times will be much closer to prime "server overload" time. Thus, if you like what you've read here for the past year and a half (because it does go back that far), please bookmark the link or put it in your favorites, as it will likely become a bit more difficult to find for the next year. And still, I should be working. G'night, everybody. -KIE, who republished this because he forgot something.
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204½ lb., 24.5% body fat. Spring training for softball is in two months. Christmas isn't even here yet, and I need to get back on a diet. And I didn't even get to enjoy any eggnog. *sigh* -KIE
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It came in today's mail. Also included were two copies of WoW 2008 and a LifeSongs sticker. Why am I burning this great title on something so petty? Simple: as often as I win stuff, it'll be a long time before it's needed once more. Now if you'd excuse me, I must bask for a bit. -KIE, who found a way to get himself killed by the first enemy in the Easy mode of Ghost Recon last night.
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...took his merry ol' time making his grand debut. Hello, little man! 6 lb. 9 oz., 19¾ inches Date of birth: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Time of birth: 14:59 CST (40 minutes before the time this entry was published) Proud father, worn-out mother behind them. -KIE, finally an uncle
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Another short entry, as I have errands to run. Two major points to address from the past couple of days: 1) Brandy is now 4 or 5 days overdue. 2) I'd best not ever own a Nintendo Wii of my own: I lack the self-control to stop playing. -KIE
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No, that's not McNeese's football team's ranking in the I-AA er Football Championship Subdivision polls. That's what number I am upon registering for BrickFair this morning. Washington DC, here I come..... ...in about 10 months. -KIE
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Or at least it seems like it. In the process of preparation for a procedure tomorrow morning, I've had to go the last 24 and the next 6 hours on a clear liquid diet. I get to eat Jello, broth, and sports drinks, all that aren't red or orange. Trust me, that's not much to choose from. You never realize how much you appreciate something until it's taken away from you. At least I can still guzzle some broth: after 12 AM, I'm not supposed to have anything at all. And no, it's not like Gremlins. -KIE
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I'm not going to say TF2 owns my soul or anything, but it is taking a good chunk of my free time. Oh, and if anyone wants to volunteer their time with Photoshop to make a Targa spray for me, I'd be quite appreciative. I have everything except the program ready. -KIE, who is glad the value of his existence is not defined by his skill (or, more properly, lack thereof) in competitive FPS games.
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Man, it was a busy weekend. So busy, that it spilled over into the week. In scatter-point fashion: >$6 for a bag of 53 fun-size assorted Reese's is a very good deal from Walmart, especially since a king size (4 cups) goes for $1. That's like, 105% more free. >Like Amanda said, I have terrible luck with fantasy football: exchanging either the QB or the DST and I would have beaten the Kenner Knights soundly. >Why, Sean Payton, do you send an injured kicker to kick a field goal he can't make even while healthy? >6 weeks until I become an uncle, or so says Brandy's obstetrician >Go Tribe Amanda's getting the hang of disc golf, well, the golf part (planning one's shot and then executing the plan). In fact she's out at Lafreniere right now. Unfortunately, I'm not with her: over the weekend, some kind of cyst/boil/deep pimple developed in my right armpit, and it hurts. It hurts a LOT worse when I stretch my arm. I'm going to the after-hours clinic right now to get it checked out. Until next time... -KIE
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It rocked last night. I even hit the F# in the tower D chord in In the Beginning, and it was all I could do not to fist pump. (I sing by ear, and end up sliding around. I usually can't pick up on thirds.) My mom said it was worth the 200 mile drive, even if I weren't in the choir. Amanda wanted to clap after the first song, and the two of them were the first two giving the standing O after it was over. It was awesome. Like I said, you had to be here. -KIE In an unrelated note, there were 17 guests viewing my blog last night. I wonder how they got here....
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Let's see, it's been over a week since my birthday, and the presents have finished trickling in.... $50 cash (my parents)some chocolate (Amanda) a Saints necktie (Amanda's parents)first DEII FFL win of the season (Rob Delaune, this past weekend)Two steak dinners (Amanda (Monday night last week) & O'Henry's (Tuesday night last week)), and a bloomin' onion/soup/pasta dinner (my parents @ Outback Steakhouse (Saturday night last week))A Baskin-Robbins ice cream birthday cake, with my name on it (DEII, Tuesday last week. Strawberry ice cream over chocolate cake... much better reviews than mint chocolate chip-chocolate cake for August)Various cards and well-wishing postings. And one or two saying I was virtually 30.The chocolate is something special: I usually don't get chocolate for myself. -KIE
