Just thought I would update what is going on.

First the job search still sucks. I have an interview Tuesday with another temp agency. Maybe this one will actually get me a job. Also got a USB modem for my computer to fax things out. My laptop doesn’t have a fax modem, so I had to get one.

Second I am selling my R/C car and some stuff on EBay. Here’s the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320304352016
This is the first thing I am selling. I’m selling my Nintendo Wii and a lot of extras eventually. Got to get some of this crap out, and I could use the money. Maybe if I get enough I’ll get a PS3.

Other than that, the Mets shit the bed, Penn State is kicking ass, the Giants look good, and I am almost not caring about the Red Bulls at this point.

One good thing: my money is in Bank of America, a safe bank. And seeing the pissing contest the government and the presidential candidates are having while the country rockets into a depression, I’m not sure if anyone’s money is safe at this point. No one is qualified to be president, and it’s scary where this country is going and THIS is what we have to choose from??? A senile old nut that chose some religious skank who wants rape victims to pay for the rape kit. And she’s one heartbeat away from running this country. McCain is also just a puppet for his party, and that means the religious assholes will ruin this country in the same selfish manner they have been for the past decade, and have no shame in it because they will hide behind that glorified Harry Potter novel, called the Bible, and say it’s “God’s will.’ Fuck God’s will and lets do things right and tangible. The other option is a smooth talking guy who screams vague ideas and won’t back it up. First off, you know who is also smooth talking? Pimps. So in essence people are going to vote for someone that is almost like a pimp, just this pimp’s “ho” is one giant stereotypical black woman, who I can’t ever take seriously.

Haven’t posted anything here the past couple days. Monday was an odd day to say the least. First my neighbor leaves their broken down car in the middle of the driveway. This wasn’t the first time they have done that, and what really pissed me off was hat they left their house and just left the car there. I was banging on the door all morning to get them to move the car, because it’s a SHARED driveway and God forbid myself or my mom would want to use the driveway. Eventually the idiot came back saying, “Oh the battery died”. I tore into him about this and several other issues I had with him and his family. He wouldn’t stay near me and kept telling me “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Later on my mom yelled at him as well, and since them I haven’t seen or heard anything from that house since.

After that there were some odd communications from people that made me angry at first, dealt with them in the best way I knew I should, and in the end I am laughing about the whole thing. The communications were sad, and most of which I ignored since the people communicating with me weren’t worth my time. Next odd thing for me was driving that night, where I almost got into a couple accidents and just people didn’t know how to drive. Granted I was driving around College Point, where this thing is normal, but that night it seemed even more unusual. The rest of the night went well, just was on my mind for a bit about how odd the day was. I thought maybe it’s a sign something bad was going to happen to me, or I was going to have some sort of disease or heart attack, but apparently I haven’t so I guess that thought was pointless.

The job search is going. I’m up at about 8 everyday and spending the morning sending out resumes. I go through several sites and try to send out a total of 10-15 resumes a day. I have to learn to not have my resume set to public view, since all I’ve been getting is spam and offers for various shady places. The army called me up trying to get me to sign up. After arguing with the guy on the phone that I have no interest in joining and him just being a dick to me on the phone because I repeatedly aid I wasn’t interested in joining, I told him I hope there’s an IED in his future and hung up.

Not only I have to deal with crap that is sent to me, but also on most sites there are some real shady postings. Like the work at home scams where you pay to get into this “opportunity of a lifetime,” but also the sales firms that are more or less legal pyramid schemes (I’ve had many interview with places like this). They offer “entry level sales” jobs, but you make no money while killing yourself, while the people above you are the ones who benefit from all the work and sales you make. Then their superiors make money off of their sales, and so on. I hate these scumbags and I try to avoid them like the plague.

I also took some pics of myself lately. Not of me, but of the scar on my ankle and also the actual screws and plate that were used at one point to hold my ankle together after surgery. I found the container with these screws the other day, and thought I would take a pic of them to show some of you what I mean by what happened with my ankle. I was going to write a little about what happened and what I went through, but I haven’t had the time to getting around to it due to me being busy this past week.

Here’s a pic of the screws-yes it looks like an erector set piece was in my body!


Here’s the scar on my ankle, it’s not as evident as it once was.


That’s it for tonight kiddies!

As I said in the past short entry, I have been sick as a dog. It’s due to this goddamn weather change that did it. The past couple days have sucked, and I stayed in the house all weekend. I was loaded up on Zicam and Mucinex, and it helped a bit. It sucked going into an interview the other day sick, but I had to do it. Then again, I am one of those people that if I can get up and shut off my alarm, I am going to work so me doing something while sick isn’t new. Speaking of the job search, I am still working on it, and still hoping that it works out soon.

I was looking at m Wii today, and I am now debating if I am going to sell it or not. It sits there collecting dust, since I play most of my videogames on my Xbox 360. I look at the games I have and what games are out there, and I have no desire to play any of them. Also seeing what is coming to the system gives me no real excitement. I am thinking of selling it, and putting the money to something, either helping me live, or if I have a job by the time I sell it, a Playstation 3. Sure, I have the 360 that gets almost the same games as the PS3, but there are some games on the PS3 that are better and some exclusive games that interest me highly (look up “Little Big Planet”, a game I see that could be HUGE). Also the PS3 plays Blu-ray movies, something my 360 doesn’t. Like I said, I am still thinking about it, and I have some other stuff to sell first, but it is something I am considering doing.

I watched a lot of football this weekend since I was in the house, and as far as what I saw and heard the SEC is the only strong college football conference in the country. They are the only conference that has more than 2 schools that can win the national title. Most of the other conferences have at best 2 that can be considered viable. I also realize that Penn State can be the second best school in the Big Ten this season, behind Wisconsin. Michigan and Ohio State look weak, and the rest of the conference doesn’t look strong. Ohio State especially looks week after their trip to USC, and how they didn’t kill Troy. Penn State can take advantage of this situation and get into a great bowl game this season, possibly a BCS bowl if things line up right.

As far as pro football, The Giants had a rough time with the Bengals, but at this point with how the NFL works, it doesn’t shock me. The NFL game is a little boring, with all the teams equal and the rules are really constrictive. If the NFL adopted all the college rules, the product would be much more dynamic and fun to watch. Also the atmosphere at a NFL game is bland, and not as exciting as a college game. That also takes away from the product. Also, don’t ask about the Steelers, who fell apart against the Eagles. It was a double loss to me-Steelers lost, and an NFC East team didn’t.

Finally, I looked around ITunes to look at the movie rental selection they had. Wow they did nothing with it yet. They mostly have older movies, and won’t put newer ones up to rent right away, just to buy. I hope ITunes does make it better so they can compete with Netflix. I have an Apple TV, and I would like to rent good movies from ITunes, but there isn’t much there. I still use my Apple TV for my music and podcast library to play while I play videogames or just sitting around and want to hear music. I’m sure it will get cleared up; Apple always gets it done in the end.

Quick update:

-sick as hell.
-Updated my resume...Thanks cuz for the help
-have another temp appointment Friday Morning, just sucks I forgot the name of the person I am to meet in the office, have his email which has his last name so that should work
-that's it

I think I am getting sick. I’ve been out the past couple days and nights in the cooler weather in short sleeves and shorts sometimes. My throat is scratchy and I think that could be more for all the talking I have had done.

I spent today at the Unemployment office today. I had to go there to hand in my resume and see the counselor. In short she took my resume, asked a bunch of questions, and entered it into a computer. She also gave me a list of websites to look for jobs on, which are sites I already use. It was to me a waste of time, but I had to do it. What pissed me off today was my temp agency called me today as I was there but I couldn’t answer the call. I get home to call them back, and it turned out they had an assignment for me, but they filled it not long before I called. Oh well, them’s the breaks. I am getting a little frazzled with this job hunt, but I’m trying my best to keep positive. Hopefully it will change soon and I will be employed.

What made me laugh lately were a couple comedy albums I got. I got Bill Burr’s “Why do I do this?”, and Robert Kelly’s “Just the Tip”. Both comedians are funny dudes, and these albums are good. Comedy is a great art form. It can really put perspective on different things. It can make me look at things in a different light, or just see how stupid some subjects are. Also they say laughter is the best medicine, and with how things are lately, I need a laugh every so often. As much as I like to laugh, I find myself liking to make others laugh. It’s a cool feeling to see someone show joy or a positive emotion that you caused the person to feel. Also in a weird way, it’s a sense of power, in that you caused someone’s mood and/or emotions to change with what you said or did.

And on that sappy note, I had nothing tonight I guess. Blog post….FAIL

Short and sweet update on my job search. Went to the temp agency today. I met with a new recruiter, did some tests and got out of there. I did good overall on the MS Office tests (probably about an average of 85% on all of them), but my typing score was horrible. I have an appointment Wednesday morning with the NYS Dept. of Labor for something. Maybe it will lead to a job.

OK, so last weekend, someone found out what it meant when I say I have no tolerance for peoples' bullshit. See, last week we were supposed to catch up on the phone and have a little chat. I called, and either get their voicemail (which I despise talking to), or a “hey I’ll call you back, I’m busy.” Fine, so I wait a day or so and get no answer. I instant message the person to remind them to call me (seeing that they said they were, as far as I am concerned, it’s there responsibility to), and they say they will. Nothing. So this weekend I figured there would be some free time and they would call. Well guess what? Nothing. So, I leave an IM with them saying simply “I guess if you really wanted to talk to me, you’d have called, nice knowing you.” Now I have no use for the person, so I am not going to even bother with them since they have no value to me.

Do some of you think this is kind of harsh? Well I’m sorry I am someone who doesn’t act like a chump and settle with what is given to me. When I call someone, be it personal or professional reasons, I expect them to call back f I do not reach them, or at least give me an explanation beyond the generic “I’m busy” or whatever. It doesn’t have to be too detailed, but at least enough that I feel like I am being bullshitted. And not just with a phone call or email or whatever, but any type of effort I put in for anyone. I understand there are circumstances and stuff comes up, just be honest with me and tell me. Now, I get upset when I can see a pattern, or have the feeling I am being lied to. I have grown a sense to bullshit and I can tell if someone’s words are meaningful or hollow. Remember the term “Don’t treat anyone like a priority, if they will treat you as an option.”

Yeah I may seem like a douchebag. I may seem like an impatient asshole. I may have burned one or two bridges that I should not have, but I know what I want and expect out of others. After meeting someone, I make a decision pretty quick as to where in my life he or she will fit, and how much he or she can and will be involved. IF this person lives up to it and wants the same, then all is good (anyone who knows me and is friends with me-you met the criteria as I met yours). If the person doesn’t meet what I want or doesn’t want it, then it’s nice knowing you since you have no real use to me in my life. Some of the pathetic exes I have who read this know this scenario full well since I don’t’ settle to be the chump “guy friend”-which ladies is almost as bad as you telling us men we are gay. You had your one opportunity to have me in your life as the best man you would ever meet, need and have, but either you were substandard to my needs, or for some reason you thought some second rate ham-and-egger was better than me. You reading this proves that I was right and now this is the only way you will EVER get to hear from me-ad and pathetic if you ask me.

I put family on a different level since I have to deal with them more often and it’s just the whole blood relative thing. Many of my relatives I do have no use for, and thankfully I don’t have to see them as much. Some I do deal with a lot for the most part are cool with me, though some if I weren’t related to them I probably not talk to them after some incidents (and for the most part they know this).

I look at myself as like a Mac. The entry point costs a little higher, but once you get over the learning curve and see what I have to offer, I am the greatest experience you will ever have. I sometimes even see myself like Steve Jobs. Like Steve I have, creative minds, a slightly higher feeling of self-worth-almost elitist attitudes, we think people are at our level or just dolts below us, we surround ourselves with people who can help us achieve what we want, and we have been called either geniuses or simply bat-shit insane.

Side note I have another turn on when I am looking for a woman, not required but nice to have-Mac user. Mac geek chicks are HOT!!! Also it shows that they are smart in using a superior operating system, and intelligence leads to confidence, and confidence is the true sex appeal in a woman in my eyes. The only bar I may visit now is the Genius Bar in an Apple store, or just hang outside one to see what the more evolved woman looks like, and many are quite the eye candy

One final thing I learned this weekend-I really can’t stand the NY Jets. I can’t stand seeing any Jets games, I can’t stand any news on them, and I really can’t stand them. Whenever they are brought up, a feeling of absolute, deep, rage comes up. It’s mostly due to the Jets being tied with something in my past that makes me sick and somehow angry and depressed at the same time, with the same intensity in both-go figure. This also can partly explain my overall hatred for the state of New Jersey overall and many of the things found inside of the state, and the fact I have to go to Giants Stadium to see soccer, but hopefully it will be the last year or so that I have to travel to that part of the state. When the new stadium is built, it’s just a couple quick train rides and I’m there and back to home. I’m not usually a happy camper when I have to cross the Hudson. The Giants are there too, but they have no ties to things in my past that I am talking about.

Can’t figure out to end this entry, so I’ll just end it here…

Couple quick hits.

Watched some sports with the surround sound on and man it makes a difference. The US-T&T Match sounded awesome with all the speakers. I heard Sam’s Army clearly, almost like I was in the section. Madden 09 sounds amazing as well. People are pissed with all the noise, but I’m enjoying it. I can’t wait to hear a UFC event on it; the punches and kicks must sound awesome on it.

Got an appointment Monday with one of my old temp agencies. It’s going to be an interview with a new recruiter since the one that used to handle my account isn’t there anymore. So in short it’s almost starting over. That is including testing, so I have to bone up on all my MS Office skills. Should be easy and shouldn’t be anymore than getting the rust off. Got my book to read about all the apps, so I should do well.

Got the DVD about the life and career of Curt “Mr. Perfect” Henning, one of the best pro wrestlers ever. In short the DVD set is….perfect!!! It has a cool documentary about his life and career, several matches, and most importantly, all his skits about how perfect he was in anything he did, like darts, bowling, baseball, everything. It’s a great watch, and should be seen by any wrestling fan.

Had a moment today that pertains to my age. I was on the train this afternoon, and I saw some girls from some of the various High Schools in the area. At first I thought some were cute, then it hit me I was 30, and when I figured out what would be the age difference, which would be considered a felony, and it creeped me out. It didn’t bother me for too long, but still messed with me for a bit.

Finally I finished a video about my trip, it’s a short video that I made with all the applications on my computer (Imovie for the video editing, Garageband for the music). It was shot on a handheld camera, but I am pleased with how it is. I might put a link to it later, depends on my mood and some of the feedback I get from those I sent it to.

I just put a ton of video on my computer and backing it up as I write this. I figured I’d write about something OTHER than the trip. So, Yes technically you are getting a second entry today. Aren’t I a nice guy!

To start, the job search is going. This morning I sent an email to an old temp agency I used to get work from. In fact it’s the same one that got me my last job. Haven’t heard back from them yet, but I am not sweating about it. Also today I took my suit to the dry cleaner since the last time it has been cleaned was God knows when. Weird moment of the day: going through the pockets of my suit jacket and finding the prayer cards from my dad’s and uncle’s wakes. Not sure what this all means, but it was something unexpected.

I forgot how hard the job search is. It doesn’t help that I don’t have a clear idea as far as what job I want. So the day involved me going through various websites looking at administrative jobs, Customer service jobs, and anything I could think of that I have done in the past that I had a level of success. To be totally honest, as optimistic I am that things will turn out good in the end; it’s hard not to have that twinge of doubt and fear in the back of my head. Guess that’s normal in this situation.

In other things going on, I got the surround sound up and running. It went as well as I expected (some surprises, and some complications as well). It’s up and running, and it sounds good. It’s got a subwoofer, and the whole system makes things sound better. My videogames rule on it, but I haven’t tried “call of Duty 4’ on it yet, but GTA 4 sounds insane on it!

TIVO The Steve Wilkos show. It’s on after Jerry Springer. Wilkos used to be Springer’s head of security and he was given his own show. In short it’s an hour of him berating scum and douchebags on the stage. He makes them stand If the piss him off, and even throws the guest’s chairs off the stage. Hell berate them like any good old-school cop would (he used to be a cop in Chicago), and it’s just good to see him tear into some asshole who did something wrong or is acting wrong. Seriously, this should be on prime time TV, and he’s doing a great service to society with this show, and I wish there were more people like him.

Finally, since I am getting tired from all this writing and I have some more to do after this, I can’t get Sarah Palin out of my head. If McCain wanted to get some attention to his campaign, wanting this MILF to be his running mate did the trick! First off she looks like an ex-stripper, especially with those glasses and the rack on her. But reading about her, she seems to be more of the typical suburban housewife, especially with her ultra conservative views. She’s probably one of those women who like to be strong and confident in public, but behind close doors is very submissive and wants to be, as they say, “gorilla fucked” by her husband. What the hell do I mean for those who looked at their monitors puzzled? Lets say lovemaking isn’t her thing; she wants it hard and fast. At least that’s my theory. Seeing her daughters, I’m sure the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. One of her daughters is knocked up, so just that adds to the hotness.

(Insert witty closing line here)

Thursday I woke up to the noise of groundskeepers working on a house’s lawn and shrubs. They started a exactly 9am, which is impressive since the trucks pulled into the house’s driveway about ten minutes earlier. I get up to find my cousin already up, apparently very sick. After talking to him for a bit and figuring out that it maybe the macaroni salad he had the night before that may have been bad, I took his car to the store to get some things he needed. The rest of the day he stayed in bed to recover, and I stayed around since I am the only one he trust driving his car in case he needed me to. In the afternoon I went out with the other people in the house to go shopping in the town.

Friday was out last day in the house. We went for a walk around the lake into town to the big car show being held that weekend. When I mean big, I’m talking BIG! It was one of the largest shows I’ve seen in a while. Walking around and seeing the art that Detroit has created, and also was helped by some of the owners, was amazing. 99% were American cars, with a few foreign cars. It’s sad seeing most of these old cars that the modern car industry can’t and won’t even try to make cars like these again. I looked at these cars and thought of three things. . First, art, in the sheer beauty of the car. The second word, power, in the sound and speed of the cars-all night you heard them going around the town. Finally fun, in the sense that all the owners of the cars seemed to have legitimate fun hanging out with other car owners. It was a cool thing to see.

Later that night we went to the steakhouse just up the road from the house. To say it was a mediocre meal I had would be giving it too much credit. I ordered a dish that had half a chicken, baby back ribs, corn on the cob, and cornbread. The sauce used on the chicken and ribs had way too much orange, which killed any taste of the ribs and chicken. Both the chicken and ribs had little meat on them, and the cornbread sure as hell didn’t taste like cornbread. Even the beer I had didn’t taste right. After dinner, went home had a cigar to celebrate my cousin’s future child, drank and packed up to leave Saturday.

Saturday was simply clean up and leave. We left just in time before the weather turned really bad. So now some thoughts I had about the whole vacation

First, this house reminded me of my parent’s old house in PA-from the wood used in the house, the vibe by the area, and just the experience walking around. One thing that I had in my mind from time to time is I remember living in an area like this is that as nice as the air, the weather, and all that stuff was, I remember how much I felt isolated from the world. Some may say it is a good thing, but it was something that almost drove me crazy. I couldn’t go and socialize, because the nearest anything was at least 5 miles down a winding mountain road. And drinking and driving along steep mountainsides don’t mix. So I just went to work, and came home. It wasn’t a healthy way of living, and something I could never do again. Sitting outside at night was peaceful, but it reminds me that it’s one of those “good for a little bit, but not for life” things.

One other thing that has been rattling around in my head when things calm down is that I am 30 now. I am old. After the scooter incident and all the pain I’ve been in, it made me realize that I am nowhere near the person I was even 5 years ago. Even hanging out with my friends, I find myself exhausted and just want sleep. My body feels like hell, and it’s a real shock.

Also along with the whole 30 thing, all the stuff I was writing about leading up to the trip has been on my mind. Last year around this time, I also was feeling damn good, full of confidence that I was on the right path. Fast-forward a year and no chick, no job, and so far no real direction right now. This trip has been fun and all, and a lot of what has been bothering me has not so much. When I get home and re-settled, the direction I should be going should come.

One other thing that I noticed is that when I say I have a low tolerance of bullshit, I really mean it. Being the only single guy in the house all week let me look at how everyone else reacted to each other and whatever “drama” came up. All of the dramas that came up were minor, or something that was a flashpoint to start up an older fight some of the couples seemed to have for a while now. At first I did show concern, but shortly into the trip, like the first night there, my attitude was “this is my vacation, everyone can kill each other for all I care, it’s not my problem. Anyone tries to drag me into the problem will have a whole other set of problems dealing with me.” These dramas, especially when there were a whole lot of people, would bring any activity to a grinding halt. Just going out for a walk took almost an hour to get going, because one person was upset over something, or the whole group had to wait for someone due to they HAD to do something, yet didn’t and pissed around for 20 minutes. One day I was almost ready to just leave and ignore everyone for the day and go my own way, I thought al this minor pissing and moaning was ridiculous. Maybe this is why I am single-I can’t and refuse to take part in this garbage with others.

Overall, this has been a great trip and great people to hang out with, and quite honestly get to know better. I am glad I didn’t cancel this trip, like I almost did several times. I felt at some points that I would be in the way since I was the “Odd man out”, but I haven’t really felt that the entire trip. Even if I did, I would have simply just shut everyone else out and just do my thing, regardless of what anyone else said.

Now I am at home, so it’s time to get down and dirty and look for work. Not I’ll do it in a more relaxed mindset

My vacation blog, part Two.

Monday, Labor Day. I get up and shower before anyone else (I get up at 9, which is considered late since I woke up at 3 for my old job. When someone else woke up and it was decided that we needed milk so we started the scooters up to go out. When the scooters started, all the other guys ran out and got on theirs. SO the retarded bike gang went out to get supplies.

We get back, then the gang heads out to check out the mountain we were supposed to go up with the chicks. We actually at first rode around the town roads getting used to the scooters. During this the worst nightmare happened. We were making a turn, and I took it a little too fast. I panicked, hit the brake too hard, and slid into a ditch. The front tire caught the ditch, and I flipped over the scooter. I landed on the side of the road, and scraped up my side. I hit a rock with my head, and thank God I had a helmet on. If I didn’t I’d probably not be here or at least in the hospital. I got back up, and continued riding. I actually made it up the mountain (we went to check it out first), but that’s as far as I cold make it. All the way up the mountain, I was leaning to the right-the side that I fell on all the way up. I get down the mountain, drop off the scooter at the rental place and walked the couple miles back to the house. It hurt like hell, but I actually enjoyed the walk. It was nice to walk back and be left with my thoughts.

I get back, explain what the hell happened, and as everyone else went up the mountain, I stayed back and drank until I fell asleep. Actually I am glad I didn’t go, since I was the only singe guy on the trip, and I felt like I would be in the way with all the couples at this thing. After dinner, the scooters were all returned, and most of the people left to go home. So the rest of the week, it’s me, my cousin and his wife, and a couple other friends.

Tuesday I woke up in real pain. My entire side was killing me, and I could barely move. I took a shower, and spent the day hanging around the house. Most of the day was about cleaning up and just figuring out what to do the rest of the week. The whole day was just watching TV, cleaning, and just hanging out. Later we got pizza and just stayed around the TV.

Wednesday was a busy day. First I felt a little better. My shoulder and wrist was still sore, but I could move my arm. The morning involved watching all the trashy daytime shows on TV, which still amazes me and at the same time explain why the rest of the world is a bunch of psychopaths who are immature and selfish assholes. We went out for mini-golf and bowling. After the activity, we came back and had dinner. Then we watched movies and just drank.

As I start to write this, it is Tuesday night of my vacation. I figured I would start writing this now, and when I get home edit it into multiple parts so it’s a little more digestible. This is part one.

Saturday after a few delays, mostly gastrointestinal of the driver and his wife, we make our way up to Lake George. Throughout the trip, we made it up I-87 looking for an arbys along the way (the co-pilot’s pregnancy apparently cause the yearning of the fast food joint). We eventually didn’t find one, but saw many Suzuki Outbacks, which I am told is the “in” car in upstate NY and Vermont).

We get to the town of Lake George and it is a beautiful town, the first thing I though seeing the town was “the Poconos”. What I mean is that I think the seasonal towns like Lake George and the Poconos tend to look alike, since in general they do the same thing and their economies-tourism and the halo affect form the other attractions in the region-are almost identical. We eat lunch and then get to the house. The house is any typical renal house, or if you were a real Irish Catholic-multiple bedrooms that look like barracks.

After settling in, the rest of the crew arrives. In total I think 11 people showed up, so it was a full house. We go shopping and like anytime there are several people involved, it’s a complete mess. After the shopping is done, we eat and then just hang out.

The next day, we start with breakfast and after some time hanging out, the girls went out for the beach and preparation for the surprise birthday for a friend. The men hung around he house, went to the sporting goods store to get bb guns. Upon arrival back to the house, it somehow turned into “sexy time”, where all the guys hung around the dock by the house shooting bb guns and swimming. One or two bbs just happened to hit others in the house, but overall it was harmless fun. We also later that day went looking into renting scooters. After some haggling and waiting, that night we returned with six scooters so we can ride around the town. A couple of the guys were finding excuses to go for rides into town, and the rest of the night was movies, a creepy birthday gift that involved one man dresses as a female midget porn star, balloons, and chicken mcnuggets. After the celebrations, which involved a nice cake, most watched some movie that involved Ashton Kutcher. Rather subject to that torture, I went to sleep.

Tomorrow, part 2-Labor day and why I am glad I had protection.