It’s official. Destination Angerer/Motylinksi (2) is Cancun, MX. After this arctic cold spell we have been experiencing here, I am ready for some sun. We’ve been debating back and forth over the last couple of months about a cruise, a carribbean destination, or a Mexican destination. We finally settled on Cancun for a week at the end of February. I can’t wait for the beach, the booze, the sun, and maybe some snorkeling… oh and the mule ride.

On a second note, Tina and I attended the AVP Hot Winter Nights tournament at the Target Center last night. It was cool to see the pros play. Some of the names were non-descript if you don’t follow the AVP, but they are still pros. The played King of the Beach style which made it interesting. All of the matches were pretty even which was surprising. I figured there would be at least one pairing either on the Men’s or Women’s side that would dominate.

After talk of all the sun, I am hoping it’s a cure for what I think is a flu or cold bug that I coming down with. I’ve had a sore throat the last two days and I can feel it slowly creeping into my ears, nose, and head. I’m waiting/dreading the morning I wake up with a full blown infection or flu. Unfortunately most of the medicine that helps me is the drowsy kind that makes a guy feel weird. So it’ll have to wait for the weekend.

Speaking of this weekend, it’s the Annual Sno-ball Open. At this point it looks like I will be staying home as it won’t do much for my pending misery. Drinking outdoors while golfing on a large slab of ice tend not to help these situations.

P.S. I finally got an iPhone. It’s been everything I thought it would be and more… next up is a MacBook Pro.

I just need to post and write a few things down, so here it goes.

1) Tina got a new car tonight. A 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor. It’s a nice mid-sized SUV. It makes me want a new car, but I’ll wait a bit and save some more cash. Good for her!

2) If you didn’t already know I am moving on in my career. I am leaving President Homes and going to a place called Penchant Software. They are a true IT company, something I’ve always longed for. They are smaller (12 people) but with half of them being developers, it’s gotta be good. I am excited about the change and the opportunities that will arise there.

3) I swear I came up with one of the greatest ideas (albeit, it’s strictly hobby and won’t make me a millionaire). Look for announcements in the coming months. Granted when it comes to outside, DIY type endeavors, I am not the greatest with execution as I tend to have many things going on, but this one might really be fun for me too.

4) I’m really hoping to hit the powerball tomorrow night. That will negate #2 and leave me plenty of time and yearning for #3, as well as facilitate #1. Sounds like a win win win.

5) Speaking of wins, I am looking forward to volleyball playoffs which being this Thursday. Hopefully we can do some damage. Problem is two of our players are gone the second week… Hutch? You around? We need you and a girl

6) Oh yeah, I’m pumped about my first ever Fantasy Football money league. It’s a keeper league, I guess I walked into an open spot. I am lucky enough (hopefully) to keep Joseph Addai and Ocho Cinco, along with getting the third pick in the draft. Hopefully LJ comes to his senses, I’d hate to have to pick Frank Gore or Sean Alexander.

7) I’ve enjoyed watching the Brewers and Cubs battle it out in the NL Central this second half of the season, but mark my words, St. Louis will win the division.

In closing… Go Pack Go!

Well after literally 2 months of non-stop action with the wedding, honeymoon, camping, etc.. I finally have some downtime.

It feels good to not have anything planned this weekend where we have to go out of town or have non-stop events through the weekend.  I think I’ll take some time to relax and try and fix the dishwasher.  That darn garage is still waiting for me too :-/

Let me run through the month of July quick.    Bt and E had a lovely housewarming party. Country Jam was a mellow success this year in which BT and E joined us and Dan surprised us by getting back in the mix (pictures coming).  The Gillen family camping weekend was a good time.  Got into some vball and bags.

I believe our wedding pictures are running a little behind schedule, but I’ve got no problems there.  I ordered myself a new dell desktop today which is exciting since I was LONG overdue for a new rig.  Two advantages of the Dell… with their coupon it priced out under anything I could build on my own.  I know it’s gonna work out of the box.

Volleyball is flying by.  We’ve been playing quite well as a team this summer.  I don’t want to jinx anything but I feel good about a playoff run.

Oh yeah, football is right around the corner and I am pumped for the Badgers and to watch my beloved Pack stink it up… and I’m looking forward to a possible Vegas trip this fall, anyone interested?

Playoffs start to night and I am jacked up. I am plenty ready for Soprano and his gang. I just hope the weather doesn’t hold us back. Right now I’ve got the Common Man ringing in my head. “Nothing’s gonna stop us now”

If you’ve got nothing better going on, stop by Inn Kahoots. Our first game (barring cancellation is at 6:15).

Summer is swinging into full effect.  I can tell the weather is becoming a little more stable, weekends are nearly all full, and the wedding is 29 days away.  I can’t tell if  am getting a little nervous or anxious or what… either way it’s time to get it over and done with.

V-ball is going well.  We’ve picked up the 3 seed for the spring session playoffs.  Should be exciting the next 2 weeks.   Thanks to Jason for getting some photos.  They’ll be up soon.

As you can see I also updated my theme.  It was time for something new and Aaron had to copy me so I needed to change.   If any did or didn’t notice, my twitter module (What I’m Doing) was screwed up and probably has been the majority of the time.  So you’ve been reading someone else’s activities.. or I have been leading a secret double life.

I guess it’s time to think about getting lunch and food for the dog.  It’s the one thing she lives for and it breaks her heart when she doesn’t get a full dish.

Holy nerd batman… I couldn’t resist when I saw this headline posted on reddit.

int i = 5; i = ++i + ++i; Question: i = ? ; ( PHP: 13; C: 14) Why?

It effectively turns into one of the most nerdy conversations I have ever read. I did enjoy reading it, probably because of some of the nerd humor.

I re-discovered podcasts the other day. I admittedly haven’t listened much since Digg started to bore me and Ricky Gervais started charging for his podcast. I found one of my all time favorites - “Car Talk” with Click and Clack. Cars aren’t my hobby, but for some reason I enjoy listening to those two. I also found a few other NPR shows that have kept me interested as well; “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” and “Fresh Air”.

LBT and I are progressing on the wedding plans. We are getting closer and closer. Soon we’ll have nothing more to worry about except showing up.

We are also going to be painting our garage… and then the house next fall or spring in preparation of putting the house on the market. I think we’ve out-stayed our welcome there and figure it’s time for an upgrade. So if you want to donate or show off your prep or painting skills give me a call. I’d be more than happy to evaluate.

Volleyball is going well and we have in fact launched our own website… mostly for shits and giggles and because we won’t be outdone by suckandblow.com. We are going to have to see if we can’t get into a couple of tournaments this summer. Perhaps the Friendly City Days tourney, and maybe one or two at Mama G’s. Although the summer weekends are filling up VERY fast.

After a rousing first week of volleyball we felt pretty good about ourselves. This week we took a bit of a knock to the small but brewing ego. We played last falls champs, when we gave ‘em a good run. This spring turned out a bit different. We had streaks where we played good enough, but overall were far too inconsistent to win. As time goes on we’ll gel more and pull it back together. Maybe with a few tourneys and little more play time year we might surprise a few people.

Well, the time of year has come when I need to re-paint my garage. If I don’t the city is gonna be all over my ass. I made the leap and purchased a pressure washer from Home Depot. After talking with a few people and thinking about all the uses around the house for one, I decided it would be a good idea. Hopefully it works well on the garage, cuz the steel wool wheel on the drill and scraping will be a nightmare. I am gonna give it whirl this weekend.

P.S. The Peanut Gallery at Kahoots is going down.. and so is that guy that grabbed Tina’s ass last night. I’m fired up now!

SBQ? Dead!

Soprano? Dead!

Disconnected? Dead!

Todd? Dead….

Spring vball starts tonight and am feeling pretty pumped. We’re coming off a second place finish in fall league. Let’s see if we can keep it going. I’m sure the rust will show tonight. On top of that we are playing my arch nemesis, Tony Soprano. Hopefully he keeps his mouth in check this early in the season.

P.S. Thanks Common Man for pumping us up. We’re comin’!