http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal A married twentysomething's life in general. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:54:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm selling my Wii and my PlayStation 2. No, it's not because we're unemployed and poor, it's that the money can go toward things we'll actually use, which isn't the Wii or the PS2. If you know anyone interested, let me know and we can work something out. http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/11/14/hot-commerce-action/ http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/11/11/well-i-was-having-a-good-day-until/ SCENE: ANN on couch, reading Entertainment Weekly. ANN: "Toni Morrison isn't dead?!?" http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/11/10/life-with-ann-1143/ 1) Three interviews scheduled for this week. One I'm very, very excited about. Crossing fingers... 2) I spent Friday afternoon playing Gears of War 2 with dodgeball buddy Dave for a few hours. Good times there, and a good game to boot. 3) Seeing the parents for dinner. ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/11/10/reasons-why-this-weekend-was-awesome/ Or at least until the polls close. 1) So, unemployment is fun. Again. I hit up the temp agency yesterday, and that's looking promising, I have one job interview next week and hopefully a few more down the pike. Things that are crappy in no particular order: a) The ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/11/04/politics-free-election-day/ So, memes. 01. What's the last DVD you watched? Ann & I watched Rocket Science last night. Good flick. 02. What are you wearing at the moment? Jeans, my Elizabeth Elmore guitar pedal t-shirt, socks and black Chucks. 03. Who is/was your favorite cartoon character? I was always partial to Danger Mouse. 04. What is your ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/26/needing-a-distraction/ I started this at 10:30pm Friday night, I'll probably finish in the morning. Who knows. If you want 5 of your own, let me know - these were from Mike: 1. Are you having kids any time soon? In the clearest possible terms, no. For one, we're simply not ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/25/free-time-five-questions-meme/ I say "weekend" as if I'm not just feverishly trying to recap life in general since I've had no desire to write much of anything. But that's slowly going away, I think. But anyway, less Sox talk and more real life... 1) I went to a children's library conference ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/20/weekend-recap/ ...but my goodness is my wife's new haircut gorgeous or what: I've generally always known that I picked a good one, but it's always fun to get a new reminder about how damn cute she is, too. http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/13/im-not-a-looks-guy-generally-speaking/ ...that I have no clue as to whether I can remember everything. 1) So remember that short film I was in? It made its debut at Lumen Eclipse last weekend, and apparently to pretty good acclaim. I have a copy of it, there was one on DailyMotion that doesn't ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/10/its-been-so-long-since-i-posted-anything-personal/ I quit my job today. Yes, it was a good move for me. Yes, I'm going to miss being a librarian, but I was missing my basic sanity even more at this point. Details as I can provide them, but a) it's the right thing to do, and b) ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/10/03/just-a-small-update/ The bad completely totally overshadowed the good. Unfortunately, there's no way I can talk about the bad here, and it was only one bad, so we'll talk good instead! * Friday night we finally got to see fellow Manch-Vegans Jackie and Mattieu, who we haven't seen in AGES. Spend ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/09/22/the-weekend-in-a-nutshell/ It's amazing what a couple hours with good friends can do to really help put things in perspective again. http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/09/19/ber-and-friends-make-the-world-go-round/ ...and I have a lot to look forward to this weekend, thankfully, but one appears to be falling through. The Manchester Library $5 paper bag book sale ($5 lets you fill a bag, etc) is this Saturday, and we were going to hit the library before hitting a housewarming ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/09/12/this-has-not-been-an-easy-week-for-a-lot-of-reasons/ 1) SARAH PALIN OMG. 2) Tonight we had Red Sox tickets. Earlier this week, Matsuzaka was the starter to be ready for. Then, two days ago, it was David Pauley, he of the 10.XX ERA. Today? Michael Bowden, pitching prospect, making his major league debut. Awesome ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/30/three-things-that-are-making-this-weekend-awesome/ I never lived in a dorm, and only spent a year in an apartment, so I never experienced the "fire alarm going off mere seconds before hopping into the shower" situation. Fun times, really. Thank you lady downstairs for burning your porkchops! http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/27/fiyah/ Ahhhhgfdgdfgdfgergbrbn. 1) Summer reading = over. A good summer, but also glad it's over and I can somewhat relax again. I'm always amazed at how much I end up running on adrenaline rushes for a lot of stuff, and then I'm shocked when I'm exhausted at the end. ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/26/apeeling/ I hope to reach some sort of basic schedule again at some point this week. Business + craziness = no time for annoying people on the internets. 1) Another busy weekend. August is poo! I shouldn't say that - it was busy, but another generally fun weekend. We hit ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/18/life-is-way-too-busy/ Still recovering, in a way. 1) Saturday morning, we went up to Hillsboro to look at this house. Interestingly, I think Ann ended up liking it less than I did - the floor plan was great, and there was a lot to love, but there was also more we didn't ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/11/loooong-weekend/ Ann's coming to D&D with me Sunday. She spent about an hour with the Player's Handbook last night. Ann: "The words in italics kind of confuse me, but they're the only way I know what I'm doing." Jeff: "You can mostly ignore those, it's just flavor text - roleplaying stuff." Ann: "You ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/08/life-win-ann-the-ongoing-saga/ ...but we may have found the house deal of the century. ...and it's not a foreclosure. ...and it's in a nice place. ...and it's ridiculously priced for what it is. Keeping my fingers firmly crossed. http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/06/trying-not-to-get-too-excited-2/ 1) So Ann is coming to D&D with me next week - Jenny can't make it, and I've been trying to find an opening to have her try it. She mocks me about it plenty, but she's actually been somewhat fascinated by the whole thing. We were talking ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/08/02/shh-girl-shush-your-lips/ After how down I felt about bizness in general, talk about needing a getaway of some sort. Luckily, this past weekend came at precisely the right time. 1) After work on Friday, I picked up Ann and we went to Old Orchard Beach in Maine. My parents rent a ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/07/28/a-weekend-review/ In no particular order. Ann went to visit Boston, so I largely had to make do on my own, which was cool. 1) Seeing Lee Anne. We were trying to figure something out all week, and finally she just decided to come up to Manchester and hang, which was ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/07/14/things-about-this-weekend-that-were-awesome/ A shaming exercise, because I have been slacker extraordinaire over the last week, moreso than usual. Things to Do Before Sunday: * Finish updating all D&D stuff before Sunday gaming. Tonight is a good night to do that, with no Red Sox and no wife. This includes, but is not ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/07/10/to-do-list/ Things seem to happen in weird waves, I guess. 1) I came down with...something last week. Your typical cold, runny nose, hacking up a lung thing with a little digestive irritation to boot. There was some minor fear that Liz infected half the universe with whatever she has/had, given ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/07/07/crazy-life-2/ I woke up too late to do anything of civic value this morning. 1) A great time Saturday night with old friends I hadn't seen in 8+ years. In a lot of ways, it was like we hadn't missed a beat, except that there was a baby in the mix. ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/06/30/tuesday-on-a-monday/ ...it's that we can never find non-frosted brown sugar cinnamon Pop Tarts anywhere. It's like they just don't distribute up here, forcing us to stock up on the rare occasions that the supermarket has a few, and always leaving me hungry on those Sunday mornings where I want breakfast, ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/06/29/if-theres-one-thing-i-dislike-about-new-hampshire/ 1) So my grandfather's wake/funeral went by fairly easily. Again - still uncomfortable with the entire idea. Still thinking a lot of is superfluous, still a little angry about how the Catholic funeral mass seems to not really be about the deceased at all. There was the ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/06/25/living-well-is-the-best-revenge/ 1) I'm so excited about getting rolling on our D&D, I could pee. I've been going back and forth on e-mail with Bill, who's DMing the game, on character stuff and whatnot. I got the handbook about a week ago and I'm just having a blast with the ... http://www.internationalhouseofbacon.com/journal/2008/06/18/kick-out-the-jams/