T-shirt fetish

Anybody else really love unique t-shirts? You're in luck! I stumbled across Threadless T-Shirts. And hey, if you're creative you can submit your own designs! I really like the Fire and Ice penguin one. ;)

I'm moving out soon! Well... hopefully soon. I was all set to sign a lease when my parents mentioned the idea of buying a condo. This had never crossed my mind, seeing as I have never had a full-time job that didn't END after the summer. Heh heh, silly me. So now, an adventure in real-estate land! I probably won't be able to afford anything spectacular, but all it takes is a nice little condo and a sugar glider (flying squirrel) and Wilbur the turtle and I can call it home.

What else is new? Obviously, not much worth writing about. I know it's time to take a trip somewhere when I run out of interesting stories to tell. I did go and see my friend's former bandmates play a show this weekend to celebrate their CD release. Check out the Dirty Americans if you dig some "Easy Rider, raisin' hell, alcohol fueled brand of rock 'n' roll that the legends of Detroit rock made famous and infamous in the glory days" as their website says. Joe introduced me to the guys and them seemed pretty cool too. Listen and love it!

Seton

The memorial service for Seton was this morning. It's weird when you haven't talked to somebody since high school, to hear about all they've accomplished and what they hoped to do since then. He got his B.S. in physics and math and was working on his teaching certificate. He was on his way back from class the night the accident happened. They even thanked the EMTs that tried so hard to save him. So so sad.

Since his parents are musicians, they had some people from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra play in a brass quintet with an oboe. The music was absolutely beautiful and brought back memories of being in band with him. I had totally forgotten that I used to work on German video projects with him - I think somewhere around here I still have one. The music was nearly as emotional than the family's tribute to him. The things you learn that you never knew...

:(

Hey any of you NHS people,

Remember Seton (trumpet) from band? He died in a car crash last night (Robert was his first name).

What sad news. :(

Missing out

My timing couldn't be worse. I started doing fire last summer, which was a relatively slow fire season. But according to my FMO (fire mgmt. officer) and an article on msn.com, this year is gonna be rippin'! And I'm going to miss out! :(

Oh well, I have until I'm 37 to play with fire.

I finally got a few more pics developed from Montana - just a couple shots from my going-away party. It was nice to see photos of my "family", since I probably won't see any of them any time soon.

My last night there, after eating the most delicious elk ever and saying goodbye to everybody, I made a last pit-stop on the side of the road to take this photo. For three months, home was the first exit in Montana, Exit 0... No services. Go east of Monida for about 45 minutes to an hour, and you'll reach the place that part of me never left. :)

 

when worlds collide...

The unheard of happened today - my "worlds" collided! As in, my old coworkers/friends met my new coworker/friend! These things aren't supposed to happen! Those sorts of friends don't usually meet EVER - except Steve met a few of my city boys once upon a time. And the best thing is that it all turned out ok! No rift opened up in the universe, and they actually got along really well. It's just a big deal because NONE of my other friends have or will ever meet the city guys. It's just one of those things... :)

Spent the day learning all about tree climbing, rigging, knots, and goofing off. I think I mastered the goofing off part; the rest is all kindof fuzzy. Hee hee!

Life has been weird to me lately. Ultimately, it seems things happen for a reason in my life... but I can only say that I don't care why certain pleasantly unexpected things are happening, just that I love every second of feeling so warm and fuzzy. Is it the butterflies? ;)