Finally!

My computer hutch from Ashley Furniture arrived. I was so relieved to see the correct piece of furniture AND it was undamaged I could have wept. This was the FOURTH delivery attempt. I've spent the morning cleaning up my office and getting things settled.

We've got a lead on a new pharmacist that sounds very promising. Recently, life handed me a big fat lemon in the work department and I think I may have found a way to make a giant pitcher of lemonade. I can't stand lying in any way shape or form. I'm also a firm believer in what comes around goes around and eventually someone will be getting their due. So while I'm drudging away staffing for the third weekend in a row I will have a smile on my face.

I let loose on Wednesday night with my brother and Kyle. Boy did I need that. It felt good to just shut down from the work scene a bit and do some venting, and drinking of course. Good times were had by all. I also watched Spies like Us for the first time in what felt like forever. Man I love that movie. Fitshume and Milbarge. I'm sure I spelled that wrong, but what the heck. I was laughing so hard at one point my stomach hurt.

Have a great weekend guys!

:::mwah:::

Picutre this......

Me on Shumps's shoulders, heading towards the mosh pit at the Reel Big Fish show. What does this equal? A terrified Roonz. The only other time I'd experienced altitude on this level was in an airplane. Oh and nice work behind me Mr. High eyebrow arch. I know who you are and I know where you live.

Shump and little one.

I'm having issues posting pictures from the web so I'll try to do this again tomorrow. Josh has some comical pictures from the show.

Last night!

"talking bout last night"

What am I talking bout? I'm talking about how last nights show was amazing. I'm talking bout how my ears are still ringing, and I'm dead tired. Amazing folks. Everyone should go to a RCPM show. Josh took a ton of good pictures and videos last night. As soon as he uploads them to youtube I'll give everyone a taste.

And speaking of pictures, there is a reason I don't usually bring a camera to the bar or after hours for that matter. Most of the time I don't want to see the photographic evidence of my stupidity. So I give you these gems. They start off nice and innocent. Posing with friends for nice pictures to remember years later...and then the ones you never want your family to see. What can I say? I work hard and give 150% to everything I do, including having a good time outside of work.

I'm laying low tonight to rest up. I'm thinking of firing up the grill and watching some baseball.

Later gators!

This is X-citing!

I stumbled across this gem yesterday! Mulder and Scully back in action again! I have so very many fonds memories from the show. Also, David Duchovny has a new show out on Showtime called Californication. I will be watching of course. One, it has David and two it premieres after the season 3 premier of Weeds. And I love Weeds.

Carl and I hung out last night and reminisced about pharmacy school and all sorts of thing. Somehow Tea Leoni came up and we started laughing about the episode Hollywood A.D. with her and Gary Shandling guest starring. "How do you run in those shoes?"

Oh, good times.

We're #1

Although, I'd prefer that we were dead last. I spent close to $46 for 13 gallons yesterday. Of course we reach nation leading highs when I have to start commuting to Bellevue again.

Ellie and I have been up and at it since six this morning. We had a 30 minute power walk and some play time in the yard. I hope she's tired enough to sleep well while I'm working.

Beat box

I totally forgot to post a link to Matisyahu beat boxing. I think he should have a competition with the guy from Police Academy.




I'll post more tomorrow and try and get some clips up from the Violent Femmes show.

Hello again!

I figured since it has been roughly fifteen days since I last posted I was well overdue. Life and work have been keeping me busier than I'd like. I'm busy covering vacation days left and right it seems. I have to pick up the next two possibly three weekends and a Friday thrown in there for good measure.

My house is finally organized and clean again. I wasn't even the one moving but it still felt like it. I can't tell you how nice it was to have my parents come and visit and I didn't have to sleep on the couch.

Due to work I was unable to make it to the Big Head Todd show. I was really bummed about that. Red, white and Boom was a blast. Matisyahu is amazing to hear. Hearing beat box and King without a crown would have made that show for even the most causal Matisyahu fan. There is also something to be said for seeing 311 play in front of the home crowd. They played a lot of old school songs. Sean, I saw Dr. Hexum there. For those of you who might not know, Nick Hexum's dad was one of our pharmacology professors. Do you remember that quote? He explained the baroreceptor reflex by discussing someone slitting their wrists. "And then the brain would go whoa what's going on down there we gotta get some more pressure" Okay, I just totally geeked out there. Moving on..........I have one major negative about Red, White, and Boom.

I HATE WESTFAIR AMPHITHEATER! My grandmother always used to say hate is a strong word and I should really mean it when I use it. Well, this time I really do.

Seriously, when you sit in the parking lot. Wait scratch that. No concrete, no yellow lines or parking stalls equals an open field. Any one would be pissed off when forced to wait in an open field filled with cars upon cars with only one exit and one cop directing traffic for the same amount of time as the concert you just saw. It put a huge buzz kill on the night for me. Especially when the concert took place on Sunday evening and I had to work Monday morning. I am boycotting River Riot and I also skipped O.A.R. for that reason.

On a random note, HBO has an upcoming show that will go behind the scenes of the K.C. Chiefs pre season camp. I can hardly contain my excitement.

Okay, since I've exceeded my geek quota for one post I'm going to hit the sack.



Later gators!

Get down tonight!

KC and the fireworks were fantastic last night. It was a total last minute thing and we decided to go. The parking was a total nightmare. I had no idea Memorial Park could get that many people packed in for the show. There were quite a few people dancing away that I thought might throw a hip out of whack. We saw the female version of Josh dancing. I realize some of you have no idea what that looks like, but for those of you that do look out. She had the arm movements down.

And speaking of Josh, I know this is a wee bit late but I still think it is a great read. Josh sent me a great link regarding the finale of the Soprano's. The article is by Bob Harris. It is really thought provoking and made me look at the finale in a whole new light. I must warn you it is rather lengthy, but it is definitely worth reading. Very well thought out. You can read it here.

So the Mart drivers showed up this morning with the wrong desk. I'm not even going to start a rant b/c I may blow a blood vessel. I'm starting to hate both Ashley Furniture AND the Mart.

Later gators!

Swear Jar

I'm posting this video first thing before I forget. My buddy Ryan had sent this to me about a month ago and I keep forgetting to put a link up.



I think we could all use one of these at the office.

TGIF!

Today is my first non staffing day this week. Although, it feels like years. I'm trying to get a lot of paperwork done and get caught up before Andy and the big move takes place next week. My boss is also leaving town for a conference in Boston and I'd like to be caught up before he leaves as well. It seems every time one or both of us gets on a plane something bad/stressful happens at work. Basically I'm trying to be prepared for the shit to hit the fan.

In other work news, I saw two of my favorite lady's at work this week. One asked me how I liked my new assignment. When I told her I was enjoying being back in Bellevue she seemed genuinely surprised. "You mean you're back now?" Now picture the Macaulay Culkin signature arm pump with his trade mark "yes" and that is exactly what my 80 y/o lady did. That made my year. So every time I'm stressed or bitchy about work I'm going to think of her excitement. The other gal was so excited to "have her girl back" That was right up there as well. Its great to have these kinds of relationships with our customers. This is exactly why I wanted to be a community pharmacist. Some days the good things about this job can be few and far between. I need to remember all the positives and remember that I am making a difference and this is worth all the effort. I wouldn't trade this job for anything.

Apparently, the furniture gods are reading my blog. My furniture that I ordered waaaaaay back in April is set to arrive tomorrow b/t 8 and 10am. I'm sure everyone can hear me knocking on wood.

Not sure what the weekend holds just yet. I am going to 311 on Sunday. KC and the Sunshine Band are playing a free concert tonight at Memorial Park. I'd like to go but I'm not sure what the rest of the day looks like just yet. The folks are back in town on Sunday to visit and help get my bro packed up for his move.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

The rocket in 2057

Oh this is priceless.

"I wanna pitch! But I'm the ROCKET!"

am I coming or going?

So I'm a bit irritated tonight. I'm sitting in my office amidst various piles of papers, memo's, routers, modems, and computers. I ordered another matching piece of my desk set from NFM back in April. Well, let me rephrase that. NFM ordered it direct from the manufacturer, Ashley Furniture. The first time they sent it, they didn't send the entire unit and it was damaged. NFM apologized FOR Ashley and sent it back and had the order shipped again. Last week, the aforementioned order arrived at NFM damaged AGAIN! How freaking hard is it Ashley Furniture? In the meantime I sit in my own personal hell otherwise known as my office. I have all this stuff I need to organize and I can't. I can't stand clutter. I'm tempted to call my doc and tell her to get me a benzo just so I can sift through the paper without losing my mind. Seriously, it has come to the point that I have organized and LABELED the different piles. The OCD is on a runaway train right now. I'm even linking the crap out of things in this post.

In other news for those of you who are familiar with my work situation I am back to managing my old stomping ground out in Bellevue. While it is awesome to be back and see so many familiar faces I am back to supervising the other stores and managing this location. I have to be more disciplined than usual with my time in order to fit everything in. So far so good. Although, this is only week three.

The folks were in town this past weekend. Good times. My mom and I shopped hard on Sunday. I found a new bedroom set that I love! So the good news is my guest bedroom will be ready for some peeps in mid July. My bro is moving out of the basement which to be honest, is both sad and exciting. I'm excited for him to move into his new pad and I'm excited to decorate the basement. However, I think I will be a smidge lonely. Just a smidge though. He isn't giving back his keys or the garage door opener. heh. We have definitely had our up and downs occuping the same living space these past few years. We are much closer as a result and we have a much stronger relationship. I'm still trying to think of a good house warming gift for him. And no Andy, it will not be my big screen in the basement. You lost the bet fair and square.