4th of July

Happy 4th all! I sit here at work. Bored outta my mind just waiting for 4pm. Nothing really new here other than the fact that it's rained every day for what seems like the last 15 days. Hoping maybe it'll finally stop and we'll see that bright orange thing they call the sun but right now it looks sorta promising. I do see a little bit of blue sky so that's always good. Maybe I'll send some rain down Caitlin's way (in Louisiana:))

Martha's Vineyard

Went to Martha's Vineyard yesterday and had an absolute blast with Amy, Nicole and Eric. We got up at 5:45 am (SO EARLY!) but I managed. Got on the ferry which was quite comfy and had a nice relaxing breakfast and boat ride. After getting off the boat we walked around a lil to realize that most shops hadn't even opened yet! Amy and I were very reluctant to rent a car but in the end glad we did cuz we got to see so many sites around the island we woulda missed if we hadn't (plus a taxi ride was gonna cost us at least $50 one way! Screw that!)

Our first stop was a place called Aquinnah which is in the SE part of the island. Walked around some of the shops, looked at the cliffs and lighthouse and then voyaged down to the beach. Well, weren't we in for a couple surprises. While walking on the beach, we saw what looked like some sorta carcass. Come to find out it was a Basking shark that had washed up a couple weeks ago (Story). Also, while walking on the beach we see a guy sitting on a chair and it appeared that he wasn't wearing anything! I kept my head down and just kept on walking. While we were leaving, Eric and I see a guy wearing a shirt that hung down a lil bit and he was holding his shorts in his hand. Come to find out this was a clothing optional beach!! Eep!

After that we visited several of the other areas around the island including some lighthouses and other various sites and went to a little pub for some good grub and pint. Then later on in the afternoon we figured we'd have another pint at this place called Black Dog Tavern and maybe grab an appetizer or something before heading off to the ferry to head home. Well, turns out, the "Tavern" didn't serve alcohol, the only food they had was seafood (which none of us eat). So we told our waitress that all we wanted was dessert instead (we were already committed to having to order something kinda when we ordered soda.) So we ended up gettin 2 slices of Apple Pie. When we got the bill we were a lil flabberegasted when we saw the total was over $30 for two pieces of pie along with 4 sodas. Didn't help our waitress was a lil snooty as well. So for those reading, lesson learned:

Black Dog Tavern in Vineyard Haven, MA:
a)overpriced
b)no alcohol
c)bad service
d)seafood only

After all was said and done we wandered around a lil bit more and turns out there was a ferry not listed on the schedule that was getting ready to leave around 6:30, 45 minutes before we had planned to leave. Now mind you, the ferry we took over had seats, a food card, tv's and was pretty relaxing. Come to find out this was pretty much a car ferry transporting vehicles over back to the mainland and there were no seats and no food. Thankfully tho, we ended up taking this ferry home b/c it started storming as soon as we got to our car. All in all, a fun day and well worth the trip :)

So here I sit...

4 hours into my 16 hour shift. Ugh. Nothing like taking a day off only to find out that the shift after yours is unfilled and you're forced into that shift. Well, I'll take back my vacation day, use it for Sunday and just work a 16 hour shift cuz there's no point in taking a vacation day if I have to work. Mwaha. *sigh* Oh well, looks like a movie day tomorrow of Freaks and Geeks, and whatever else may happen. :) Looking forward to it already :)

Thank you Bruins

Dear Boston Bruins,

Thank you for a great season. No one, no one expected you to be the best team in the Eastern Conference very few expected you to make any difference in the NHL. You rarely got press coverage on the major new networks yet you kept plugging along, raking in the big numbers showing that you could play with the big boys. And to think, just 2 years ago, you were a lottery team. You've got some pretty big hardware you can still win, even though it may not be the Stanley Cup...you can still win the Coach of the Year, and best DMan of the year, not too shabby for what most experts had placed you to finish.

So yes, thank you Bruins, you had a great run, you gave and have given a lot of hope to your diehard fans who bleed black and gold. So hold your heads up high, you have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of and everything to be proud of. We love you guys. Thank you so much for everything and I/we here at Bruins nation look forward to the years to come.

Signed

Dan S.

Animal Lover

Well, last night I truly realized how much of an animal lover I am. Last night, around 10pm on my way home, I noticed a possum crossing the roadway right in front of me. I slowed down as much as I could and thinking that it had made it, I felt a ba-bump. I can't tell you how much it's bothered me since then, the whole way home I was actually in a funk. I know it's a rodent but I can't help but think that I hurt some possum's mom or dad or brother or sister. I kinda want to go back to where it occurred to see that maybe he/she is okay and isn't there anymore.

UPDATE: Just a little update, actually went back yesterday and looks like he may have scurried off afterwards cuz there was no roadkill. Definitely made me feel a lil better :)

Long weekend

So this past weekend I decided it was time to use a vacation day and sit back and enjoy the weekend. So I was off Friday where I kinda just vegged...did some laundry, cleaned the fish tank and hung outside with the dog and read a few chapters of my book Generation Kill. Then Saturday Amy laid out in the sun and I went and helped her Dad fix a lawnmower battery (turned out the battery wasn't the problem!) Then came back and went out to do some errands and came back to assemble the grill, have some burgers and relax with a couple margaritas. The grill ended up being a project and a half. Finally ended up grilling at 8pm lol! It was definitely worth the wait tho in the long run with some burgers, doritos and margaritas!

Then Sunday I decided to take a vacation day and just hang out and enjoy the day. Got a call from Nicole who was gonna hang out with Amy and we decided to make a day of it and go to Newport Rhode Island. It was very relaxing to just go out, get something to eat and hang out. We ended up going to an old fort built in the 1800's, then went to a park where Eric and I just chilled and played some frisbee and baseball. Overall it was a pretty decent weekend :)

Being an adult...

Can sure stink sometimes. Granted its good being able to own your own home and being able to go out and buy things for your home and buy accessories and whatnot whenever you want, but I sure miss the days of being a kid. Amy and I are in the process of refinancing our house and its a pain in the butt having to fill out a ton of paperwork, clean the house for the accessor and then wait until the paperwork is complete to shell out a ton of money upfront. At least least we're gonna be saving money in the long haul.

I sure miss the days when the hardest thing you had to do was wake up early so you can watch Saturday morning cartoons and then wondering how your GI Joe action figures were gonna defeat the evil COBRA. Lol