A Beer infused weekend

My weekend was really fun. Definatly the best one I have had for a couple of months. Friday after my dad came home I practicaly had to drag my dad out of the house to get going to Winona. On the road down we listened to the world series game. After we got to my uncles house, we bullshited fo about a half hour and then we headed down to a bar called Charlies. Now this is a bar that is not frequented by college kids. My aunt called it "divorce city". We started off with a pitcher of Leinenkugals, had some popcorn while we waited for our burgers. We watched the Cardinals win the game, and had another pitcher of beer. Now that night I think I had about 3/4 of a pitcher. Then the next day I went to the Winona state football game. We sat in one of my dads frat brothers press box. Was really nice, he ordered pizza and chicken wings. Another guy brought some beer, I had about three cans. After the winning game, my dad and uncle had to go rake leaves at a duplex that they rent to college kids. While they were doing that my aunt wanted to take me to the Winona county historical society building. We went and was pretty cool. They had a scale model of a lumber yard set on the river. After that we went to the coffee shop and had coffee and some kind of a chocolate peanut bar. We left back for my uncles house. About 2 hours later my dad and I went to go visit my grandmother in Rushford. When we got back we had deer steaks and of course more beer (I only had 1). The next day my dad and I went back to my grandmothers house to rake her yard and do some other yard work for her. She made us this huge feast for lunch. When we left from there, we went to a farm that we hunt at every year for deer hunting. Mouse is the guys nickname, his real name is Wayne. So we scale the hills and check where all the deer stands are and other good lcations to move them to. We then went to a place where Mouse had his newly made wood cabin. He really decked it out, in front he had a open pit grill made, and an outhouse made.


Going right to left their is: Dale (my uncle), Mouse the farmer, his wife Jeannie, one of our hunting buddies Dave Perkel otherwise known as just Perk, me, my dad with the wood stick in his hands, and Mouse's mother. And of course all of us in the front have a beer.

After my dad and I got home, we took my brother tom back to St. Thomas. After we dropped him off my mother decided to go to Green Mill brew pub. We find out that you can get a 23 oz. beer for a 16 oz. price. So we both order some local brew they have there. Once we get it, I take a sip and like it where as my mother doesn't like hers. So I end up drinking both and having a pretty good Guinness hamburger to go with it. And that was my weekend. I also never once had a hangover. Pretty cool eh?

I got bored at school

So I saw this on Rachel's blog.I thought I would give it a try:

1. My uncle more than once: Taken me hunting.

2. Never in my life have I: done drugs. wow really?

3. The one person who can drive me nuts: my brother tom. Arrgh.

4. College is: half way done with the semester, Woo-hoo!

5. When I'm nervous: I think either about the Boston Red Sox or about tanks.

6. The last time I cried was: When I got hit in the nads by my brother tom playing paintball.I got him back though

7. If I were to get married right now my bridesmaids/groomsmen would be: My brothers, my ex-roomate, and my best friend Rich Yaeger (If he could get leave from the army)

8. My hair: Is long not as long as a hippie, but getting there. I need to get a crew cut.

9. When I was 5: I was in Kindergarten.

10. Last Christmas: I got loaded at the party.

11. When I turn my head left, I see: people looking at their school work

12. When I turn my head right: same thing (Im in the school library)

13. When I look down I see: My shit kicker books (Catapillar boots represent!)

14. The craziest recent event was: I went for a pint after school at like 2:30 in the afternoon (I know lame)

15. If I was a character on Scrubs I'd be: Dr. Cox

16. By this time next year: Still in school Arrgh!

17. My favorite Aunt is: Laurie (on my mom's side) or Lynn (on my dad's side).

18. I have a hard time understanding: people who are intentionally and knowingly cruel to others.

19. One time at a family gathering: I butchered deer with my cousins and uncles.

20. You know I like you if: I tell you?

21. If I won an award, the first person(people) I'd thank: My parents.

22. Take my advice: Life's tough, get a helmet.

23. My ideal breakfast is: pancakes and scrambled eggs

24. If you visit my hometown: A new McDonalds. Hey come on it's our first one in Farmington!

25. Where do you plan to visit anytime soon: Winona,Mn to see my uncle. First the Bar, then the next day tailgate, drink, and football.

26. If you spend the night at my house: You would probably want to stay in a hotel.

27. The world could do without: Mean people

28. I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: Go to class

29. Most recent thing you've bought yourself? The 2004 Boston Red Sox World series 12 Dvd set. With all 7 ALCS games and the 3 World series games and loads of other stuff

30. Most recent thing someone else bought for you: My mom bought me breakfest this morning
31. My favorite blonde friend is: Kelsey from work.

32. My favorite brunette / black hair friend is: Dawn

33. The last time I was high: never been.

34. The animals I would like to see flying besides birds are: cows. Just think of squadrons of cows. Wow.

35. I should have been: Born on the 4th of July.

36. Once, at a restaurant: I got a free beer

37. Last night: at Farmingtons close victory over Rochester football game

38. A better name for myself would be: Duke.

39. If I ever go back to school: wont be for a while after I graduate if I can help it.

40. My birthday: is smack dab in the middle of the year, June 30th.

41. And by the way: I'm still bored at school

I got to update this more

I only update this thing once a week. I think I can do better. Well I made it through midterms. I think I bombed my english one. We had 8 excerpts from different essay that we read. We had to name the author, date when it was published, and the title of the piece (of shit). That was on thursday, on friday I took my 20th century Europe midterm. That one I actually think I did well on, I wrote it out for like 40 minutes. Now I get to finish working the rest of the weekend, and on monday and tuesday I have off. Little while ago I wrote about a weekend I was going to take off, and asked "Where should I go?" Well I am giing down to Winona with my dad, and possibly my brothers to go see relatives. If any of you have been down there, you know that the scenery is just beautiful. It should be a good time. Well I have to go finish my laundry and then clean up my room. Later (hopefully not to far)

One more round and it's bottles to the ground, smashing up some things and do another round.

On saturday night my brother mike and my dad and I are going to go to the Farmington Eagles for some beer and burgers. Of course my brother isnt having beer since he's not 21. My mom is coming home from Boston on sunday. Thats why we are going out that night, have some fun before mom comes home, and then it's back to work. Also I found out yesterday that my english professer is canceling tuesdays class so we can study for the midterm, which is on thursday. The only class that I have left that day is German at 1:25 p.m. So I will be skipping german and taking the whole day off. I dont even have to work that day! So I can get my paper done for my Europe class and study for the english midterm. On my moms trip to Boston she took a tour of Fenway park and got me a Jason Varitek jersey (favorite Red Sox player). She also got my brothers and I ash wood baseball bats from Cooperstown. It's where the baseball hall of fame is. Ok I have to finish my english paper and then study for my german quiz. Later.

Bummer

Ok soI got the tickets and then I got to work and fin out that I have to work that friday night. So naturally im pissed, and I am looking to see if I could switch a shift with one of the other two managers. After about five minutes of trying different theories, I find out that it nothing would work out. I guess I will have to scalp them, I know a girl who used to work with me at the bookstore that is also going to the UofM. Maybe her or somebody she knows will want the tickets.
I work about average about 26-29 hrs. a week. Which I think might be a little too much while also going to school full time. That is why after midterm week I am going to take the following weekend off. I have not decided what I will do though. I might want to go either to New Ulm and tour a brewery or two. Or I might just decide that I want to stay at home and just chill out. Im sure someone that reads this can tell me if New Ulm is worth going to or not. If not where do you think I should go? wellI have to go get ready for work. Later

Tickets

Flogging Molly is playing at Coffman union at the UofM campus on friday, oct. 20th. It's going to be so awsome. I still have to see if I am off work that day or not. Not much is happening around here lately. I am still getting a barrage of studying done, and more piling up. My mom left for Boston this morning with here friend Jan. She said that they were going to try to get a tour of Fenway Park. I gave my mom my Red Sox Nation membership card so she could get a discount at the souviner store they have their. Hey, how bout that win last night for the twins. That was sure a close one. Well there's nothing else so I am off to read some and then work on my German. Schonen Tag noch!

craptaculer

I just had a cheeseburger and some fries from the UofM union. It was so gross I'm having stomach aches now. I really dont like my 20th. century Europe class. It is way too boring right now. I got in and try to take notes but end up nodding off. I think I need to go to sleep much earlier than 10 at night. Gee, 10 o'clock sounds pretty lame doesn't it. But getting up at 5:30 in the morning kind of makes that necessary. I oredered a new laptop on saturday. It should arrive either thursday or friday. This saturday I am helping a kid in my scout troop with his eagle project and possibly going out with my ex-roomates. Then on sunday, I work and then going to start writing my paper on the book "The Immoralist" by Andre` Gide. Has anyone read this? I am about half way through the book and am waiting for something to happen. Well I have to get to one of my classes that I actually like: Peoples of the American Revolution. Later.

My dads sick

My dad was complaining of stomach pain last weekend. He thought it was from some hot dogs he had eaten from kwik trip (and rightly so) but then it got continually worse. So on tuesday he went to ridges emergency room. The doc said he had a kidney stone. He also said that there was 3 stages of size 1-3, 4-6, 7-10. My dad had a 7. So today he is having surgery to get the kidney stone out. Heck right about now (10:38 a.m.) he should be having the surgery. My dad is never a fan of surgery. Last night before I went to sleep he told me that all the life insurence and all the finances and stuff are on his desk in case something is wrong. Then a little before that I was downstairs and my mom was pissed of at my grandpa for not letting her know until a couple of hours before that they were not in fact staying at my parnts camping trailor. My parents couldn't go anyways because my dad's surgery. But she said that ever since she came how from her trip last year she has been taking care of sick people whether it be her parents or other relatives, giving advice, and most recently my dad. She said that my dad was filling her in about everything. I told her that my dad wasn't very knowledgable about medical stuff and that he was scared as well. But she just kept on going on how going up to the trailer is like a stress reliever to her. I told her that I dont even have that. Then I got tired of listening to her and went to sleep. So to recap the week: It just plainly sucked. And probably will until the end of may comes next year for summer vacation. well I am going to go study some more. Bloody hell

I am so tired

I really cant remember what I did on friday. On saturday I went to work. After I got off work (4:30), I went to my buddies house because he was having a party with his family because he is heading off to Ft.Dix for training, then off to Iraq. I got home around 10. Then on sunday I had to drive all the way to Buffalo, Mn to drop off my brother at a paintball tournament. Then after that I went to work. When I got home I got a call from my brother telling me that he needed a ride home. His friends parents had a suburban with only 3 kids in the back seat, and said they didn't have "room" for him. Basically what my brother told me was they said that and then slammed the door in his face and sped off leaving him in the cold rain without a ride home. So my dad and I and my other brother went to go pick him up. We brought my other brother with and some of his stuff because he had to go back to St. Thomas. So after all that I didn't get back home again until 10 p.m. Now today directly after school, as soon as I get to the Apple Valley Transit Station I have to go to work. Then I wont get home until yes, 10p.m. So as some of you people can see that I am a bit tired. I work every weekend and monday for the rest of this month. That really really sucks ass. Oh well it could always be worse.

So many textbooks so little time

I have a lot of reading since class started. I have an official count of 12 textbooks. Only 1 is really what I would consider a regular textbookand thats German. The rest are just academic type books. I really dont know what else to call them. Also 3 of my 4 classes have online material as well. So the professer will assign us some reading that can only be found on their website. Which isn't all that bad, but still, it's more reading.
I am taking the metro valley transit bus up to the U of M every morning. I kind of like it. Downside is that I have to get up at 0530. Then leave at or a little before 6 to make it to the bus which leaves at like 0632. I dont get back to Apple Valley (transit station) until like 4 p.m. Then if I work I dont get back until close to 10 p.m. Oh well that's how it is I guess. Well my break is over, back to reading.

Im getting tired of this.

I had a pretty good weekend. Wednesday night I took Becca from work out for her birthday. We both had some pretty good food and a good time. Then later that night I went up north near Two Harbors with my family. It was my dad's birhtday on friday, and we went to old country buffet for supper. Then on saturday my family and I went to Gooseberry Falls and had a picnic lunch and chilled out my the lake and walked to some of the waterfalls. Sunday we came home. I finished 2 books while I was up there.
Then when I got home I checked all my e-mail accounts. when I got to my U of M account I found out I had and e-mail from the financial aid office. It turns out that the SELF loan I applied for got cut by $3,000. I called them up at work yesterday to find out why. It turns out, a credit that I got free from high school from Dakota County Tech College was not transferable. And therfore I am at 59 credits and labeled a sophmore. I am supposed to have 60 and be a junior. I actually have been having trouble with this credit for some time. I recieved a letter from the office of admissions a couple of weeks ago saying that they need transcripts from DCTC. Well I never went there. So I talked to a transfer specialist and he said get a letter from the DCTC stating that you never enrolled or took classes and it will be resolved. Well the next day I got an e-mail from him, and he said that he talked to his higher up and the issue is resolved. I was fine with this until that damn e-mail about the financial aid. So I am going to the campus on wednesday to see if I can get the credit re-instated. I actually found the certificate for the free credit. It is actually from Inver HIlls Communit College, where I went for my A.A. degree. So there is light at the end of the tunnel. It's now a week before school starts. I really wish they didn't pull this crap this close to the start of school. Oh well I am off to the state fair today with my buddy Dan Heintz. Later all.

I am a news junkie

Yes that's right. I get it from my dad. I try to read the Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, and if time permits the USA Today. When I dont work, I try to catch Kare 11 broadcasts at 5,6, and 10. I dont watch channel 5,9,or 29. I watch channel 4 news sometimes but not a lot though. I was at summer camp reading the Trib and the Press, and one of the other leaders asked me why I read both newspapers. I told him I try to view both sides of the political spectrum. I told him though I like the Star Tribune more though. All he said was "Huh, must be an Engrav thing". I laughed and he walked away.

I think I need a pint!

The date went ok. Nothing big/great happened. She was kind of quiet alot of the time. We went to the Walker Art Museum and walked around for about an hour and a half. Then the rain let up for a little bit and we went out to the sculpture gardens. After that I took her home. When we got to her house, she turned to me and said that she really had a good time, and told me to call her later. So I called her later that night and told her that I had a good time today and was wondering if she was free thursday night or friday night. She told me that would be great. I told her to call me when she found out her work schedule. So either of those two days we are going to go see the Descent, then it's off to Applebee's or something.
My laptop is busted. Great 3 weeks before school starts and my fracking laptop is broken. It could be the power unit in the cpu, or the cord, or software, or even some part of the hardware.
I signed up for classes last week at the U. I signed up for a Peoples in the Revolution class. It's all about the American revolution, it also has some mililtary history in it which I am pretty excitied about. I also signed up for a American Lit. class, another history class titled "20th. century Europe: 1900-1945", and German. I originally signed up for Norwegian, but after seeing how much the textbooks were and I that I had German in high school, I signed up for German. well thats all for now.

A second chance is all I'm asking for.

On wednesday about 2 and 1/2 hours into my shift this girl comes up to my counter and checks out. She, I admit, was pretty hot. Hot girl started telling me that she got these blank books because she likes to write. Then she tells me thank you and then leaves. Becca meanwhile was at the other register and listening to the entire conversation. After hot girl left she turns to me and says "John she was talking you up why didn't you talk to her more?" I told her that I had blanked out. See a fact about guys is when they are talking to a really good looking beautiful girl this is probably what comes out of their mouths: gholahbnbd snw hj whdf jadfhfnehoom. In their head they are saying: Hi my name is ______, nice to meet you. After talking to Becca I saw a magazine that was to be sent back. So I went in the back put it in a box and went back up. As I went back up to the front I was given a second chance. With all of the worlds luck, hot girl had came back. I entered the register area and Becca turned to me and with a half smile asked me "do you want to handle this?" I of course said yes trying to hide my happiness. Hot girl had come back to return one of the books because she wouldn't have had enough money to go shopping. So as I am doing the return I am asking her what she likes to write and stuff like that. She tells me she likes to write poetry (that's great becuase I like to write poetry too, No really I do.) and then she told me that she likes to write screenplays and that she has one started. Then she told me that she likes horror movies too. I tell her that I like to write and that last semester at college I took a creative writing class. I told her that I wrote a detective story and a little piece on World War I. She thought that was cool. And then I think I caught her off guard when I asked her out. She looked at me and kind of had a smile on her face, there was a brief pause and then she said yes. Hooah! I gave her my name and cell, and then hot girl gave me her name: Autumn. I told her that was a beautiful name, and she grinned and said thanks. So this sunday I am talking her to the outdoor art center, the one with the huge spoon and cherry. I forgot what it is called. She came up with the idea. She had said that she hasn't been there for a couple years, I told her that I have never been there. She want to go early in the day so i guess we can grab coffee's and/or lunch. wish me luck ;-)

Best weekend since I moved

My roomates went up to Silver Bay this weekend with her parents. I have the entire place to myself, it is so great. The dogs went down to his parents house in Cannon Falls, so all that is left is the cats. But the cats are fine, so I can turn my music up loud without anybody complaining. I have set up my retro record player in the living room and have been playing my records since they left. Right now I am watching the Twins game, and monitoring the Red Sox game. I looked at the wildcard standings and the damnyankees are not on it anymore, which is great but why aren't they? can someboby explain it to me? But I see that the Red Sox are on top now so I cant complain. I went to half price books today to sell some stuff, and pick some stuff up. I saw this book titled "Reversing the Curse" its on the 2004 Red Sox. Then I saw this other baseball book titled "Rebel Baseball" its about the Northern League and the St. Paul Saints. Here is a passage from the book:

Top 10 reasons to watch the St. Paul Saints:
10. The team wont be moving to Dallas anytime soon (when this book was written the North Stars just moved to Texas).
9. The green stuff in front of you is grass, not "turf".
8. at these prices you can afford to bring your mother-in-law.
7. Chance to point out constellations between innings.
6. Self-serve car wash right down the street.
5. Can sing "Take me OUT to the ballgame" with a clear conscience.
4. Owners care more about fan interest than compund interest.
3. No guys in suits asking what a DH is.
2. You're in the same tax bracket as the players.
1. Baseball, baseball, baseball.

Well thats it, I have to get back to the game. The royals just surpassed us. Crap.

I dont want to go to work

I work from today through August 2nd. My store manager is going on vacation for the rest of this week and all of next week. On Tuesday after work Becca and I went to applebee's for some food and some beers. We both had this Leinenkugals summer wheat. It had a taste of blueberries in it. It was soooo good. We talked for a while and caught the tale end of the twins game. Wednesday night I saw the Prairie Home Campanion movie with my brother. We both thought it was a good movie.
I have come to realize that I have too many books to read. It's a problem that anyone who works in a book store. I see a book that looks interesting and I say "ooh, this looks good/interesting", then I purchase it. When we have to zone the areas and we do strips, its like christmas. Everyone at our store hopes something comes of the shelf that we want. Cause after we strip the book we either throw it away or we keep it. I have so many books to read it's crazy. I'm trying to cram in as many books as possible this summer before school starts. So far I have completed 6 this summer. Ok back to my book.

It wasnt really that hot.

Saturday and sunday were hot. Other than that it was pretty cool for the week, and there was a breeze as well. Camp was pretty fun. I finished a book and got half way through another one. I had to work this weekend and so my whole family went up north. I watched the twins get mauled tonight. I think they will do better next time though. Now I got nothing else to do. blah blah blah.

Hot as Hell

I am going camping with my scout troop this weekend. It's the troops annual week long stay up at Tomahawk Scout Reservation (TSR). I got a call from our scoutmaster saying that they needed an extra adult to go with and want to know if I was considering going or not. I told him that I actually had saturday through thursday off, and that I could go up there for that long. He said thta would be okay because some of the other kid's dads are coming up on friday. So I scrambled to get all my camping gear ready. I just need to get everything packed now. I really like camping alot. My troop keeps records of how many nights each scout/adult has camped out. I think my last tally was 270 nights. I just calculated that out and it's like 3/4 of a year, wow.
From all the peope I have talked to and looked at weatherchannel.com, it's going to be scorching outside for like the next 9 days. Crap. Just when I am at camp, mother nature decides to dump out all the heat. The type of tents we are staying in are old Korean war canvas A-frames. So with the heat it's going to be even tougher. We will make do though, everyone knows how to keep hydrated. Also it was like 4 years ago that cory stringer died of heat stroke. When ever we have a campout and its hot someone always brings that up and we end up drinking like a liter of water right there.
One of my friends from my troop is working at TSR, specifically Souix subcamp, this summer. So I know he is going to conduct a raid one of the nights we are there. Why you ask? well I will tell you the story.
A couple of summers ago I went to a leadership camp, for our troop. Each day our patrol would have a new senior patrol leader. Well one of the other patrols were being complete dicks the entire time I was there. They would constantly make fun of everybody and push people around. We had saved our oranges for snacks. Wednesday was my day as partrol leader. So I told my patrol we were going to conduct a raid. I told them we are going to silently surround there campsite while they are at there picnic table doing what ever. So the time came, we each grabbed 3 oranges (6 people in my patrol, including me) and I told when I blow the whistle start throwing oranges at them (I forgot I had my whistle in my backpack from the previous campout). So we got into positon and I blew the whistle. The ringleader stood up and I remember those classic words he uttered "what's that sound?". Just then an orange hit him square in the head. He went down and the barrage of oranges opened up. After I was out of oranges I blew the whistle, and we went back to our campsite. For the rest of the week the other patrol never bothered anyone.
So I told that story to my buddy and he laughed his socks off. Although what he will be planning will be alot more tame than what I did. Mostly just going by our campsite and yelling like yahoo's. We'll be ready though, I plan on putting one of the older scouts out in the bushes near the road as a sentry. So it should be a good week at camp. I'll tell you all how it turned out when I get back.

A month and a half to go

A new dog. My roomates got a new dog. That would make the tally of animals in the small townhome to: 2 dogs (1 ten months old, the other 6 months), 4 cats, 2 rabbits, and numorous fish. It is like a friggin zoo over here. Every morning one of the cats decides to lay on its back right in front of my door. I know the cat just wants attention, but I almost stepped on him this morning. Then there is the money part. The dog is a chocolate lab and they got it from some dog kennel in Eden Prairie. So we know that wasn't cheap. They got him last thursday. Then on friday when I was at work jon calls me up and asks if I can pay him any money at all this week. From what I would say wednesday through friday they were going over all their bills. I wonder what it's going to be like when I am gone. They don't manage their money that well. For instance: Early last week jon bought a new sub for his car ($150) then they get a new dog, then as stated before jon asks me for any money I can spare.
But all is not lost though, I move out at the end of august. That's gonna be pretty cool. I'm watching the All-star game right now, it's been a good game so far. Sunday I am going to go to camp with my scout troop. I'll only be able to go from sunday-thursday. I heard the heat is literally going to be killer. 100 on saturday! holy crap. Hopefully it'll rain a couple of times to cool it down. Well back to the game.

The frogs lost

Well the French lost the world cup. My brother dragged me with and my other brother with too. Aparently Ving Raimes was at Brit's Pub today. Neither of my brothers bothered to tell me this. That was pretty much all that happened this weekend. Saturday, I went down to Rushford for my aunt's 50th wedding anniversary. Then my family and I went to my Uncle's house and watched the twins game and bullshitted. It was pretty cool. Other than that nothing happened.