Good things.

I don't really know what I did to deserve the absolute best friends, family and remote chances - but I'll take 'em all. :-)

More on these topics as more information becomes available.

Back to you, Ron.

Thank you, everybody.

Shutupyourfest went overwhelmingly well. Some have gone as far to say that this was probably the most epic party ever. I'll have pictures from the party up soon, though they are few. I guess I was having such a good time that I completely forgot to take pics.

Another tidbit for all of you faithful to my blog & SUYM. I don't think I'm going to update My Webshots again. My plan had been to get enough pictures at Shutupyourfest to create a massive photo album here at SUYM, but as I mentioned above - those just didn't come. So I'll leave it at this - as far as My Webshots is concerned - it's dead. I'm working diligently on a photo update here at SUYM. I'm currently testing it - you know, working all of the bugs out - so it may be a few more days until it's ready. It's online as we speak, but I'm not making the link public yet. I'll give it to you if you ask for it, but I warn you - its LAME so far. Don't ask for it if you aren't prepared to be disappointed. :-P

Hockey results:

• Friday's game: We won & I had 3 goals. I don't remember the score.
• Saturday's game: We lost. The score was 18-15. Yea, neither team's goalies showed up.
• Sunday's game: We lost. The score was 8-1. Nobody showed up but I assisted on the goal.

So yeah, the last two games we played sucked. Good thing the other team's goalie didn't show either. Our B-League team needs to actually show up. We're pretty good if our team actually decides to show up and play.

Lastly, lots of things - at least as far as this summer is concerned - are actually starting to make sense. I don't want to read into anything or jump to conclusions just yet, but life has been really good to me lately. My friends are absolutely killer. Work is going well. Hopefully by the time fall rolls around, we'll see if the rest of the puzzle completes itself. What do I mean by that? Well, at least SHE knows... and that makes two of us... :-)

Later on, guys.

Just... Smile...

This is just going to be a small update, but today as I was leaving Wal*Mart, I noticed three young individuals standing on a median of the highway near a traffic light. They looked like the prototypical "hippie" or "grunge" kids who are likely trying to "Save the Daffodils" or work on the "Parnership with Oxygen" project. These are the kinda kids that you would normally just ignore and say something along the lines of "Ugh, weirdos."

Turns out all these guys were doing was making the day a little lighter for everybody who drove by. There were two guys and a girl. One guy was walking along the median while the girl helped another guy hold a sign up. The sign read nothing more than these words:

Smile!

And you know what? I did... :-)

See you all in a few days at Shutupyourfest.

My Sunday

Well as usual, I have hockey games on Sunday. This particular Sunday was no exception. I was sitting outside putting together a playlist for a CD to listen to while I drive to Bill's Golfland. Everything was going great. People were actually coming to watch my team play, and we were playing a team that was very competitive. This had the makings for a really fun time. Little did I know things would take a turn for the worse.

I don't really remember much of anything - before the hit or afterwards. All I know is that when I finally came-to, I was at home. Ken tells me that I was carrying the puck across the red line when somebody stepped into me while I was skating at full speed. I can't tell you much more. My head hurts. My jaw hurts. I can't stop asking questions that I asked ten minutes ago. I hate concussions...

Did I mention that I have the absolute best friends I could ever wish to have? Ted, Anne and Rollo all made sure I was OK. Ted drove me home (from what I'm told) and hopefully we didn't scare my mom too badly with my battered self. I'm also told that we went to CiCi's (the local pizza eatery and all around good times place). I don't remember much about that either. I'm told that Joe Cirnelli was there. I don't remember him being there. In fact, why don't I just list these things.

Things I don't remember:

• Putting on my skates to play hockey.
• The hit.
• The ride home.
• The ride to Washington & CiCi's.
• The ride home.
• Giving myself a CAT scan with Murphy (my cat).
• The ride home.

Things I do remember:

• Sitting on my porch after I got home.
• Talking to Droid for a while.
• Going to bed.
• Having a dream about EVERYBODY. (And I mean EVERYBODY)
• Waking up with the worst headache ever.

Lesson to be learned? I sure wish I could remember... Concussions stink...

One week away...

Yes.... The party known as "Shutupyourfest" will held at my house exactly ONE week from now. Here's the invitation:

Shutupyourfest
"So Summer don't go no faster."

You are cordially invited to attend the festival of fun, recreation, celebration and overall drunkenness.

July 23, 2005
9:00pm - Sunday afternoon

__________________________
(Your name here)

RSVP? We don't need no stinkin' RSVP.

There. Now nobody has an excuse not to show up. I mean it - you all better come. Beer, bonfire, games, karaoke, SWIMMING POOL, tents and maybe even Joe Cirnelli. Bring friends if you want. Bring whatever you want. If you're staying, then either bring a tent or stake out a couch somewhere in the house.

If anybody wants to help Rollo & I setup for this thing, I would GREATLY appreciate it.

Cya there. :-)

Thank you, Ali.

For a really cool weekend with some very cool people.

See, my friend Ali had a killer party over the weekend that succeeded in giving me the absolute worst hangover I've had in years. You've gotta tip your hat to a gal who can do that to you. :-)

Throughout the party I met some very cool ladies. Katie #1, Katie #2 & Liz made the party very interesting from the start. These West Chester ladies kicked off the party with Ali and myself in a grand game of circle of death. They use a different rulebook than we do, but it was awesome to say the least. These ladies also gave me the absolute WORST nicknames ever to grace my Crockness. Some of them include:

• Crockpot
• Crockroach
• Jon Burger

Even though the nicknames weren't exactly my cup of tea, they all totally won me over. They're a crew that I'll party with again anyday. Ladies - you're awesome.

We also had other festivities such as a flipcup tourney, dancing, flipcup-dancing (Rollo and our Katie) and I got to see a lot of other friends who I typically only see once or twice a year. The only real regret I have about this party is forcing myself to leave because I drank too much. I gotta start using better judgement...

Lastly, in hockey we played a few games on Monday night. We lost one and won the other. Becca and D came to the game to support my team. I wanna thank you girls for coming out. You're both the best. :-)

There's so much more to write about, but I'd rather just either save it for later or talk to you online about it. Hit me up on AIM. :-)

CYA!

Thank you, Russ.

For a weekend to remember. For a weekend that will forever live on in my heart. For a weekend I'd love to repeat for years to come. Dude, you kick ass. Thanks for including me in the festivities.

During the weekend we had 2 rounds of Karaoke. I placed first both times. I don't really mean to toot my own horn, but man I seriously love to sing and wish I could do it more often. I wish I was a lot better at singing than I am. No matter how much I practice (and this may come as a shock - but I practice A WHOLE BUNCH) I don't seem to get much better... Ah well...

I''m also looking for somebody---ANYBODY---to come and play catch. Granted I don't even so much as have a frisbee to my name, but I'll go get one (or a baseball or football or whatever) if I know somebody will come throw it with me. THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION! Whoever wants to toss around a baseball or frisbee or whatever, just hit me up.

As for the rest of things, they're getting more and more perfect as the summer goes on. I don't think I've ever had such a good time in all my days walking this wonderful earth. So if you're reading this, GOD, keep up the amazing work!

Cya later.

Holy Cow.

Wow. Let's just jump right into this.

My buddy Russ won a pallet of beer. To commoners - that means roughly 25 cases. Ah, but my friend Russ is no commoner. This kid is a friggin genius. He takes his winnings very seriously. He gets about 18 cases of beer BUT the beer he chose ends up being some expensive stuff. From NewCastle to WoodChuck, he had a veritable beer feast. Needless to say, we had a very interesting evening. Oh and the best part is that we get to do it all over again tonight! We didn't even put a dent in that "beer mountain" as Russ put it. Whew! Good times all over the friggin place.

We also played Karaoke Revolution which I dominated from the second song I sang up until when I left around 2:30am. Maybe they were just easy-to-sing songs, but I still get a kick out of singing whenever and wherever I can.

I'm gonna either go play some frisbee today or maybe go run a few miles before the drinking resumes.

Later on.