Baseball Weekend

All weekend long in Nashville, TN, I watched baseball...high school level baseaball. My brother and family came to down to play baseball. The entire weekend I was the driver across town for my family to and from the ball game. The baseball team, however, was terrible they didn't win a game. It was good to get some sun!!! Next Weekend is my cousin's wedding and that is a trip back home.

Rocky Balboa or Rocky 6

The final chapter in the Rocky series and I watched it this weekend. If you have seen this movie and you thought it was bad or not up to par you should be beaten for saying or thinking so. This was a good movie solid. Yeah it doesn't have all kinds of stuff in it but it was simple and to the point. Rocky is a staple in a America. The guy who goes from rags to riches back to semi-rags then in one last heroic attempt he goes after what makes him happy. Essentially this is what the movie is, however, there are 3 huge dialogues/monologues where Rocky gives that made me shed a tear. Before you say, what a puss, hear me out. Rocky in this movie to me portrays my father, he doesn't know a whole lot but what he knows he knows very well. Wisdom comes with age and when your dad tells you something you should listen. Rocky gives a speech to his son and it felt like my dad was on screen or right in front of me telling me that same spill. Anyway it brought a tear to my eye.

Those scenes are not the only thing that make this movie great its the fight, the montage, and just seeing another Rocky film and knowing it will be the last one.

Not totally stupid

Today at work I felt like I was back in the infant stage at life. Everything I did was wrong. I couldn't even put four screws into a rack without two other guys there helping or taking over. It feels like I am going backwards instead of forwards. I know I have the skills just at the moment I am so apprehensive about looking stupid I look stupid. I ask dumb questions that I know the answer too. I am afraid of making mistakes. Jesus, the more I am scared the worse I look. I went to school for four years to look like a jackass. I have got to get a handle on the nerves and get some confidence back. Learn the shit and just do a good job. Mistakes will be made but I have to move on.

Sometimes you just got to let it out. But I am really frustrated with my performance.

New Job...New CAR

I have started my new job and the first week has been awesome. The people are really cool and the pace is not to fast but not to slow either. I am learning a whole new way of doing things and equipment. Its been a very fun and fast first week, and this next week I can't wait to get started on.

Also, I am buying a car 99 Honda Accord. My cousin made me one hell of a deal on it and I had to take him up on it. This car marks my first big item I can call mine.

Anyway I have been really busy the past week and hopefully will stay busy.

Bored to Tears

I moved in Monday to Nashville, TN. It is now Thursday and I have finally gotten Internet and cable. For a person that usually spends at least 15 hrs. a day on the Computer/Internet I was somewhat bored to death. The first day was ok I had things to do, I read, I cleaned, I set things up, shopped. The second day was harder, I had watched all my Netflix movies, so I pulled out the Lappy and watched some SouthPark episodes. I then started listening to music and back to reading. Reading is probably what saved my mind. I am currently reading Deception Point by Dan Brown and am almost finished thanks to this week. I am also reading Marathon: Ultimate Training Guide and CCNA exam study guide. Anyway on the subject of boredom, I am use to coming into work everyday having somethign to do some structure for the day and someone to talk to almost all hours of the day. This week I have had no one except for the phone and the people I could reach. Anyway I can't wait for work to start so I will have more to do during the day then read and watch stuff all day.

SquidBillies...Cartoon Jesco White (Dancing Outlaw)

My cousin asked me if I had seen Squidbillies, a cartoon on Cartoon Network's adult swim. A basis synopsis of the show can be found at wikipedia, but I will also give one here. The show is about squids in the mountains of Georgia and all the people that make up the mountain town.

Early


Rusty

The two main characters are Early and Rusty, a father and son team who have various adventures together.


Episode 1: This Show is Called Squidbillies

I compare to one my favorite movies/documentaries The Dancing Outlaw, just in cartoon form. The Dancing Outlaw is about a man named Jesco White, who lives in the hills of West Virginia. He is the son of a famous Mountain Dancer, who was tragically killed in a stand off. It is one of the saddest and yet entertaining documentary on rural life in America.


Exert from The Dancing Outlaw

Squidbillies reflects Jesco in many of the episodes I have seen, of course the issues are a little more outrageous but most of the time they reflect the backwardness of rural life.

I would suggest checking them both out for some serious laughs, but be prepared for some very controversial topics.

Trip to Elizabethtown

Over the weekend I made a quick trip up to my summer stomping grounds E-town. You might have seen the movie Elizabethtown but I can say from experience, it is nothing like the movie makes it out to be. The simple fact that when I drive down the main strip there is not a kid riding a bike with weird looking glasses motioning to me to go this way to my cousin's house shows the difference in the movie version and the real.

Elizabethtown, for three summers was a great place to live and work. I had dreamed of coming back after graduation and living there for the rest of my life. However, I went with a larger city, which in some cases is better.

The visit was to see my second cousins, Hadley and Hayden, 5 and 3 respectively, who were both playing their first games of the season. Amber (my fiancee) and I headed out at about 1:00 PM and got there in plenty of time to see Hayden in T-ball. The problem instead of playing it was only picture night. We drove in a rush to see him but to no avail, as he was justing getting pictures done. After eating we then went to Hadley's soccer game which was quite exciting. Three on three soccer action. Hadley for the most part either kicked dirt or ran after the group following the ball. She also did wonderful playing in the net. All in all it was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life. Hayden of course wanted to go out and play with Hadley, but he will have to wait his turn in the fall before they unleash that beast on the field.

The next day, was started by having both kids come down and wake Amber and myself up at 8:00 AM. We then spent the day playing in the creek and just having a good time outside. We ate Mexican food at one of the best places in E-town to get Mexican food, Los Napoles. If in Elizabethtown, defintely stop there or El Rodeo. After our meal we then planned a grill out with the neighbors, whom over the years have become family. Amber and I also got some pictures taken but the kids alas wanted to be in anything we were doing. The results were some really funny pics.

Sunday, of course was the sad day, the day we leave the kids and my cousin's nice house and drive back to Murray to study. Everytime I leave up there its hard to leave the smiling faces and beautiful memories.