save the seals

so hey, the easter seals date auction wasn't so bad after all. my dude is the right age (36-ish) and really rich. here's a picture of us:















ok. that's not really us. i don't have anything that i can show you yet. what else...i love my buddies that made it out to support the event (sarah, steph, meg, sharda, jace) - it meant so much to me that you were there, especially since steph won the cruise and is totally taking me to the bahamas. thanx sal. you're the best! my parents went too and i guess jace had to keep big don from interjecting herself into my mingling situations with the single boys. how neat and fun would that have been for these poor fellas, being exposed to her so quickly. she introduced herself to the guy that won me right as she got there, which is strange since i hadn't even met him yet. and of course, she thinks he's too old for me. crazy, crazy big don.

the men were few and far between. obviously there would be more girls in attendance because we're more willing to go to stuff and be open about our singles status. the guys were all over me and the reccuring theme was that i was one of the two hotties up for bid - and you know what, i can't get tired of hearing that. obviously the silver foxes took an instant liking to me but i had prepared myself for that so i was constantly rolling myself out of the coversation. plus, it's really not gonna work out if i'm taller than the guy. sorry. it just can't.

now here's the thing that i wasn't pleased to learn; this was a date raffle, not an auction as previously stated. they led me to believe that i would be auctioned off. instead, i literally had to weather the luck of the draw, which like i said, wasn't so bad. dave's kinda cute, appears to be wealthy (i mean, he did whip out his wallet so i could conveniently see his 100s), thinks i'm fan, and is in the right age window as i like 'em a little older. luckily i can say that i spoke to pretty much every guy i wanted to chat with except for 2. i just didn't get time since i was so popular... they were both nerdy-glasses types. one looked really young and the other looked 40 so i'm not losing any sleep over this.

all in all it was a nice little evening that i'm glad is finally over. i will *think* about participating next year. i mean, that's like 365 days away and i'm not one to commit.

oh no let's go

why am i so freaking obsessed with speed skating?? i will [blank] apollo ohno right now in this living room.

:(

i couldn't figure out what it was. i just realized that it's heartache.

now go out there and get some strange ass

i finally saw 'wedding crashers' and i really liked it and i'm sorry i left you with such harsh red letters for so long. i've been writing lyrics and watching basketball - pretty standard stuff. uh, no. it's not but that's what i've been doing. i'm also in redhat training this week so i don't get to play on the internet as much. here's what i have; randoms.

since i'm watching basketball now, jj redick is my new boyfriend. he's excellent.

the redhat instructor is my type, obviously married, and has a voice-over voice. he sounds like he does tv commercials.

i'm tired of looking at the guy on the corporate college billboard that's right outside the class windows. he's ugly and looks like a yes-man.

my next-door neighbor bryan continues to be fantastic. he de-snowed my driveway tonight since there were like 18inches living on it when i got home.

i really get texas hold'em now. i really do.

i'm actually impressed with the redhat operating system. it's slick. i may die now that i've admitted that.

i was walking through target today and saw 'butt paste' on the shelf. thought of john.

i might get an xbox so that i can play karaoke/dance dance revolution all the live long day.

i've been at the grocery store and dept. stores a lot lately since the cooking/baking bug always bites me during first quarter and i have an old greasy man date auction coming up. anyway, i notice the details in life - it's just what i do. i'm finding that peoples' faces are sad, dejected, and tired. i can't decide if it's that they've seen their fill of dark, cold-ish, cleveland winter or if they have something amiss at work or home or if it's them reflecting what i'm projecting, which could be since i feel like owen wilson in wedding crashers when we get to hear his answering machine. whatever the case is, it's sad. people just don't look like they're really living like they should and i'll refer you to scott on why that may be. the odds aren't in my favor on this one. just about everyone in the grocery store/mall looks like hell. i'm a pessimist so for now i'll chalk it up to our society being in a downward spiral. i know - big surprise that i feel this way.

rest in peace little guy

i saw an upsetting sight on the way to work today and i was traumatized for most of the morning. there was a small beagle puppy lying dead in the space between the on-ramp and the lane you merge into. unfortunately, it was heavy traffic so i was driving pretty slowly as i merged. his little body was lifeless. his eyes were open. there was some blood coming out of his mouth. i was REALLY upset when i realized what i was looking at and i think moreso because there's a little dog in my life who means more to me than i can explain. all of a sudden, the world became much more cruel. i can't believe i saw what i saw. obviously i don't know how it happened, but how the fuck could that have happened. my little dog has never been in a situation where he could end up dead on a highway. i have an extremely low tolerance for animal cruelty. if i can figure out a way to interlock the punishment of this type of asshole into the course of my life, i'll do it. anyone that gets the brunt of my wrath will wish they were dead anyway.