“Cats do not provide milk or wool or meat.” - Dwight K. Schrute. I love The Office. That line from last night’s season four premiere is so funny, but it’s also the perfect nonsense response to people who ask you if you like cats. Just a couple of weeks ago, Em asked me that very question, and I wish I could go back in time with that line in mind. For the record, I do like cats, I just do not want to own one.
I have not written in a while, but not for lack of things to write about I’m sure. Foremost, Amy and I are finally in our new house. All the boxes are unpacked and things are put away, and it really does feel like home. That’s not to say that there aren’t a lot of projects to take care of, namely repainting the Spongebob room or the stucco-on-interior-walls bathroom. But doing those projects should be fun and enlightening, while making the place even more ours.
While unable to quickly sell, we found a great tenant for the condo, and he moves in this weekend. I probably should have listed it for more rent than we are charging, but I’m not disappointed. Within three days of posting it on craigslist, I had shown the place 10 times, turned others away, had three definite offers to rent it, and could have had more. Landlordism is not a mentality I thought I’d take to, but so far so good. Fingers crossed!
I’ll try to post more frequently now that we’re less busy, but if I don’t, you know where to find me.
I finally had the pleasure of a Fountains of Wayne concert on Sunday. Originally slated to open for Joan Jett at the State Fair, they ended up playing a free show when she canceled. They’ve been one of my favorite bands since the first time I heard they’re infections “Radiation Vibe.”
They played a very tight set featuring almost all my favorite songs (”Girl I Can’t Forget” was probably wishful thinking anyway). Unfortunately, there were quite a few silly frat boys in the party who knew nothing of FoW except for their huge hit single, “Stacy’s Mom” - a great 80s/The Cars tribute. They kept yelling “Stacy’s Mom” throughout the show, going so far as to chant en masse.
Eventually, they played it, and the crowd went nuts in a big pogo party. It was actually a really cool scene, very excited crowd, great music, my sweet sugar on my arm. It was then I noticed the American flag waving through the smoke machine in the distance behind the stage. It cemented it all together for me.
Anyway, the moment the song ended, about 30 of these plaid short/Abercrombie wearing dudes just filed out, missing the best song of the night - “Radiation Vibe” with a medley of 80s classic over the guitar solo. What a bunch of lame-os. I was immediately a reminded of the Homer Simpson moment below, which you know I love especially at tcob.com.
Thanks again to Scott Adams for another great laugh. His post today introduced his readers to a great web comic, Basic Instructions by the soon-to-be-famous Scott Meyer. In particular, he directs readers to this incredibly funny strip about disguising a yawn.
I have this problem all the time. I think it started in college where I was very frequently too tired for my 8:00 AM classes. Lecturing became a mental cue for me to yawn. Now whenever I’m in a situation involving someone talking to me at length, I’ll have the uncontrollable urge to yawn. It’s a frequent problem in meetings.
I must be terrible at hiding it, because Amy always catches me trying and says, “Just let it out; you look ridiculous!” I feel just like the guy in the strip.
Update: He must be getting more traffic than he’s used to, so the site is slow. Wait for it; it’s worth it.
Check out the video below to take your mind off of yesterday’s disaster.
It’s surreal to hear things like, “Hey Nick, did your friend Kevin just win a texting contest?” But that’s exactly what I heard on our recent vacation to Lake Kjostad. Swinging in my hammock, I was awfully confused. But the report in the Star Tribune was true! We got home today, and it turns out the talent many of you heard singing at our wedding is also a competition texter. He always does reply to my messages awfully quickly.
Check out the great clip from Kare 11 that demonstrates both of his talents:
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I found this recipe for iced coffee in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, and I threw it together last night in preparation for today’s heat. It makes fantastic coffee, and it’s been just the thing as I suffer with no air conditioning.
And I’m wide awake!
