God Smiles On Polka
The clouds may not part, but at least the rain will stop falling. All is looking good for another wonderful night of POLKA!!!
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Archive for April, 2007
How to Not Pay Your Rent
While I can't condone the scarring of this little child, I can learn from (and laugh at) Will Ferrell's strategy for not paying his rent. WARNING: there is questionable language in this video. Someone really needs to clean out the landlady's mouth with a bar of soap.
Want to Run the Indy Mini?
I signed up for the Indy Mini many moons ago with high hopes of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. While I gave up those hopes within 15 minutes of completing my registration, I still desired to run and finish the Mini. Fast-forward several lethargic months, add in effort and desire to sell my house, and throw in a knee that is reminding you that you don't deserve to visit Boston, let alone dream of running the marathon, and you have my current situation.
I can't let good money go to waste, so I'll show up the day of the race and spend several hours working my way toward the finish line … if I have to. However, if you would like to run the Mini, but did not register in time, I'd be willing to work out a deal with you. It's too late to officially transfer my registration to you, but you'd have the race packet to run the race (and a t-shirt that screams "I take initiative"). Your time would be listed under my name (so you'd better get training), but it would most definitely be your time.
If you're interested, please let me know by calling me or by emailing me.
Want $25?
Hey Friends. Ok, this is the deal. I signed up for a new television service in January called AT&T UVerse. My television signal now comes over my phone line, as does my DSL. Ironically, I am no longer under the obligation to have phone service. Anywho, I apparently was one of the first people in Indy to sign up for this service. I did so because they gave me a DVR, but did not make me sign a contract. Happy Days! Again anywho, the nice people at AT&T called me up and asked if I'd like to host a party to help expose this budding technology to others. I said "no." They asked if I wanted some money. I said "keep talking."
So this is the deal: for each household that is eligible for the service that I invite, that household gets $25 and I get $25. AT&T caters the party (sandwiches, desserts, and soda pop), and will send in people to clean up. There is NO OBLIGATION to purchase anything. If you're eligible, just showing up gets you $25 and free food.
I could use help saving money for grad school, and you could use $25. So, if you'd like to help yourself and me out, do the following:
- Click on the Availability link (in the blue section) on the right side of this web page.
- Search for your house/apartment using either a telephone number or your address.
- If the search tells you that you that the service is available in your area, send me an email and I'll send you an invite.
- Plan to come to my house at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26th
Thanks for considering this. Again, you will not be pressured to buy anything. There will be someone giving a short demonstration. He/She would probably be as happy as a schoolgirl for you to sign up for something, but as far as I'm concerned, you'll be there to collect $25, eat free food, and to help me out.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Long-Awaited Update
This update is a tad overdue, but hey, it's here. Not much has happened since my last update one and a half months ago. And by "not much" I mean more or less the following:
- I've returned to work full-time for a small, yet global, pharmaceutical company. I've enjoyed having day-to-day responsibilities, though I'm looking forward to the near future (continue reading).
- I've put a down payment on soul-wrenching, unc-heap though quite worth the price (or so I hope), intensive three-year study in theology. I plan to begin my studies at Mars Hill Graduate School in September 2007. This means that I'll move to the greater Seattle area in mid-August. Good people, fun times and lots of fish await me.
- I witnessed the one and only Peter Tam Von Tobel bonded together in holy matrimony with Heather Mayes. They are adorable and I am ever so happy for them. Chocolate cake for all my friends!
- I'm still planning to "run" (lol) the Indianapolis Mini Marathon in early May. Seeing as I'm not yet in appropriate shape to run the whole thing, I'm working on my conversation skills to improve communication with others at the back of the pack.
Wow, I really thought that there would be more. Welp, that's a quick update. I'm off to spend some quality Easter time with family. The weather appears to want to produce snow, for which I am excited. I love a traditional white Easter.
Strength and Honor.