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7.29.2007

Errrr stuff

Finished Harry Potter. For a few minutes, I thought it was going to be the most sick series I ever read, but things turned out okay.

The closing on the house is scheduled for September 17th.

I switched my cell phones from Verizon Wireless to Sprint.

Went up to CT to see Billy and Erica and had a really nice time.

That's it.

7.24.2007

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The offer was accepted! If all goes well, I am indeed moving to South Amboy!!!!

And I am on page 176 of the book that must not be named.

7.22.2007

Harry arrives safely in my mailbox! (and other stuff)

Here's the latest headlines:

Still Waiting on House (more details on Monday)

Harry Potter Arrives Safely to the Highlands

Skyliners Mini Corps is Going to Be Amazing

Vonage Throws Great Company Picnic

Cousin Michele Gets Harry Potter at Barnes and Noble Harry Potter Party, Meets Life Goal


I could elaborate on these topics, but nah. A pretty awesome weekend was had by all. Happy birthday, Billy.

7.16.2007

Aaaack!

Somebody else made an offer! We gotta move fast!

7.15.2007

Who says you can't go home?

Well, Ron and I are going to make an offer on a home in South Amboy. Wish us luck!

Con-Fusion Core: my analysis

So, Fusion competed in their first contest last night in Clifton, NJ, and I was desperately trying to stay objective while watching. However, it's difficult to get past the cloud of suspicion surrounding their formartion, so this review might be a little biased.

Overall, the performace was not as bad as the monstrosity that the directors put out on the field when they were the directors of the Skyliners last year. The performance level was good. Everyone seemed confident in their marching and playing. They had low numbers in the guard and drumline which probably affected the score.

The show itself was boring. No highs or lows and it seemed like they played forever. But then again, a lot of DCA corps are boring to me and they do okay, so maybe that is not a problem.

The soloists sucked. They were mainly former Skyliners and played just as poorly as they played solos for the Skyliners in previous years. They have a lot of young players that seemed like they had talent - I think that maybe the folks they had out in the spotlight last night should put their egos away and let the kids do the work. There was a young soprano soloist in their corps who did brilliantly for his one solo, while a veteran player kept coming out for a million solos sounding like he was "choking a chicken from the inside" (don't ask!)

In the end, it seems that a mediocre era for the Skyliners was ended so that a mediocre Fusion Core could be born. Makes me glad that I stopped wasting my time with marching competitive weekend corps.

7.13.2007

Shopping for houses

We are in the "looking" phase of buying a house. It is quite an interesting and tiring process to visit other people's homes and figure out for each how you can make it become your own. Thank goodness there are so many options in our price range! If we can swing it, we'll move before the wedding.

7.06.2007

You have not experienced life....

...until you have brilliantly played the ending of a song you have played on a weekly basis for two years only to find out you were five measures early. And then I played it again (yay for recovery!) :-)

Fourth of July was fun. Second parade went much better - must have been the beer.

7.03.2007

Just want to go home already....

4th of July in the middle of the week blows....