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ROCO Friday – 4 squared

Wow, that just took me back.  We used to play four square on the playground when I was in 5th grade.  Four square and Release.  Release is a version of tag.  Good times.

The end of our week of quiet is near.  Tomorrow we pick up Kiddo from the airport.  The weekend is stuffed to the max with things to do.  Paper writing, airport trips, baseball games, shopping, returning, helping, Keys(!), banking, feeding, whew!  It's one busy weekend.  ROCO!

So I missed last week's edition of ROCO Friday, but rest assured that I was partaking in a ROCO…or someone was…ahahahahaha!

This week has flown by!  We've got the summer vacation dates all set up, the house is booked and there's nothing to do but wait for it.  I love me some summer vacation.  Early morning coffee on the porch, birds chirping, squirrels everywhere, naked boating.  The good life for one week.  99 days and counting.  (99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer…)

It's 10am and I'm wired for sound.  ROCO!

I've really got to get to doing some schoolwork and things of that nature, so I'll leave you all with best wishes for a fun and relaxing weekend and my man, G$.  ROCO!

 

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Happy Monday St. Patrick’s Day

A very green top 'o the mornin to ya Voxiverse!  Kisses to all the Irish lads and lassies out there!

Unfortunately, I didn't have the luck of the Irish this weekend.  Going into the weekend, I was positive that one, two, or all three of the following things would happen: win poker tourney, win the lottery, win a house in the Keys.  Yeah, none of those things happened.  Sure, I can't control the last two, nor could I totally control the first but hey, there's always next week. 🙂

Kiddo, Lovey and I braved the spring break crowds and went to the beach this weekend.  It's really only the traffic that's bad and we missed that on the way in because we go early and leave early.  On top of that, we hang at the end of the beach where not many tourists bother to go.  Good times.  Well, good times minus the sunburn.  I was bad to my skin and didn't have any sunscreen on (except on my face) and thus, got burnt.  It isn't too bad though, just a smidge on the shoulders and chest. 

I don't usually go in the water.  It's cold to me.  It is March though so it's gonna be chilly.  But it was near 90 yesterday and I needed to cool off and the 2 bottles of water, a Capri Sun, and several beers weren't doing it.  In I went.  I also took my non-waterproof camera to try out the panoramic picture taking.  I think it came out pretty well.  What do you think?

 

All in all, good weekend.  Oh yeah, and we have a break between classes this week so it's nice to be able to relax before we head into the next session.  International Business here we come!  More importantly, Honduras here we come!  9 days and counting.

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My Two Days Off

Over the weekend, I accomplished absolutely nothing and I loved every second of it!

Well, I guess that's not totally true.  I finished yet another silly paper for my class. (One more week to go of this one!  Hooray!)  I qualified for a satellite tournament to Sunday's $750K Brawl.  Wish me poker luck.

Kiddo, Lovey and I went to Friday's on Friday night.  Yeah, I know, chain restaurant, no originality, blahbitty, blahbitty, blah.  It's close, it's relatively inexpensive ($70 for two drinks, an app, three entrees, and two deserts), and the food is always okay if not downright good. I had gone with the idea of trying one of the new things on the menu that they got from the Food Network Ultimate Food Something or another.  I saw it come out and changed my mind.  Sure, someone may have asked for it well done, but an ahi tuna burger shouldn't look like what I saw.

On an up note, they also have these new shaker drinks.  WINNER!  I had one called a Patron Cosmo Rita.  I'm not a heavy tequila drinker but when I have it, I know what I like. (Thanks four years of working in a TexMex restaurant and 2 years of living in Mexico!)  I'm still spoiled with bartenders' tastes, so it can't be cheap and it can't be gold.  So regular Cuervo is a NO-NO from way back.  This bit of loveliness is just as smooth as silk.  You could honestly get hurt drinking these because it doesn't taste like booze…a lot.  I didn't think it did.  Lovey thought it did.  We just have different palates.  Anywho, I may buck up for a bottle of Patron and make this at home it was that yummy.

OMG!  I've been trying to post this since 9am.  Damn work interruptions.

I'll leave you with this photo taken by sticking my hand out the sunroof this morning whilst driving 65 in a 50.  I call it Cruise Ship Blur.  OMG Screw you VOX!  You won't upload my picture!!!  See it here on Flickr.

 

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ROCO Friday – delayed

And so, since no one rocks out on Monday, but hopefully you get your cock out if you've got one, here's the slightly delayed version.

Last week was wonderfully calm and quiet.  Basically, it consisted of getting my classes all straightened out so that I can graduate with my AA in December rather than February.  Baby steps people. I refuse to be a slave to Corporate America for any longer than is absolutely necessary.

We came to the realization that it's gonna be four more years in Miami, unfortunately (barring lottery wins or other huge piles of money falling on us).  Kiddo has an interview for her magnet school coming up and if she gets in, there's no way I would pull her out before she graduates.  She's been talking about this school since she heard about it and practicing her sketching and such, so I hope that the interview goes well.

A little extra cash in the paycheck this week is an awesome thing.  Too bad it didn't cover the things that broke such as my telephone, the monitor on my laptop, and my eyes.  But, extra cash is extra cash and for that I am thankful.  And yes, I wasted it on a fill for my fake-ass nails (can't have raggedy hands sporting the rock) and a spa pedicure (because if you get your hands done, might as well get the tootsies done too).  Fortunately, a little other will come in soon on top of the income tax check so I'll be able to pay off ALL the credit cards, hooray!  And I'm taking Lovey to dinner over the weekend for Valentine's Day.  He picks the place and drives, I pay.  I wish I could just get him flowers and candy.  😛

Saturday we attended a little shindig for the birthday of Lovey's best friend's wife.  We were in charge of getting everyone into their place while they went out to dinner so we could surprise her.  Good times.  I know now why I try to avoid the camera.  It's because in just about every picture I take, I look hammered whether I am or not.  (and if I am, I look like I got keelhauled, face first)  Take for instance, Exhibit A.  By this time, I had had maybe two drinks.

 

I'm not sure why this happens.  Even when I'm not drinking this happens, evidenced by the group photo at Christmas.  And my glasses make me look old.  I'm okay with that one though.  Can anyone tell me how to fix this?!?!  Ugh, the more I look at that picture the more I dislike it.

Anywho, we had to jet out of the party a little early because I was STARVING!  We got home at close to 2, I believe, at which time I inhaled a half of a cheesesteak.  It was delicious.  The next morning I woke up and I smelled like cheesesteak.  Kinda gross.

 

Today is a day of new journeys.  It's our first day of school and the first class sucks, lol.  Some sort of business garbage that neither I or he have any interest in, but it's only 5 weeks so we suck it up.  It's also day one of a personal journey.  It's personal.

Sending out good vibes for a great remainder of your Monday.  Peace, love and hairgrease!

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Who invited Monday?

Friday, Saturday, Sunday and I were having a party and Monday crashed it.  Boo for Monday.  It wouldn't be so bad if 5:15 didn't come quite so early.  On top of it, there was a mighty storm raging this morning and that just makes me want to stay in bed.

Part of me loves the weekend, sleeping in, a relaxing family breakfast (that really isn't relaxing when you keep shushing people and dogs out of the kitchen to get everything on plates at the right time), online poker, Heineken Light, and of course, FOOTBALL!  But there's this other part of me that knows that while I'm doing all those things, there are other things that I should be doing like reading the no less than 5 books I have open and started, working on the business or trying to get at least an outline done for the book,which will probably be a dirty e-book.  Am I that unmotivated?  Apparently, yes, I am.

Saturday was a good day as we traveled to the Keys to pick up our pooch who has been on vacation at Lovey's mom's house since last week.  Lovey's mom has two Jack Russell's that wore our poor dog Brandy out.  She was so happy to see us and to know in her doggie head that she was mere hours from laying on the cold tile floor under the A/C doing absolutely nothing.  Lovey's mom made a spectacular lasagne that we munched on all weekend.

Sunday brought an unexpected surprise: the Steelers on TV!  I refuse to give in and get NFL ticket mainly because it's an arm and a leg even in four installments.  I've looked at the schedule a million times already to see which games I'll get to see on broadcast TV (5 night games for sure) and which we might need to check out at a local bar (2, maybe 3 since one's on my birthday [my present=Steelers over lying, cheating Patriots]).  So I was absolutely stoked to see the boys on TV this week as it wasn't a night game or one that had bar plans.  Even better that they beat the Niners 37-16.  On the down side, I'm getting my ass handed to me in fantasy football this week unless Drew Brees has some miraculous recovery from the sucking he's beein doing in the first two weeks.  Go Saints!

So, now's the time to get on the ball.  So much to do.  So much potential.  I just have to go for it and stop being afraid of rejection.  And I'm asking for your help.  Please feel free to drop me a note every once in a while (not every day, wise guy) to make sure I'm doing what I should be doing.  Don't be mean, I might cry.  Probably not, but don't be mean anyways.  Thanks and I'm out.

HEP!

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