September 2004 Archives

Our cat, Fosse, had to be put to sleep today at 3:45 PM. He had suffered from a blood clot in his hind quarters. He had lost the use of his back legs and tail, and there was nothing that could be medically done.

I have posted photos of him here. He was a great cat and he took very good care of us, and especially Erisa when she was pregnant with Zane. This is a very sad day for our family.

I've made a decision.

Simply - New Years Resolutions should be made in September. If you want to loose weight (and isn't that probably #1 or #2 for a majority of people), when is the time to start, the dead of winter? I think not.

That being said, I'm finally going to set out a plan to loose wieght. I've been yammering about it for 2 years now, but after seeing the footage from the TV show last night - I can say it is time to get back into shape. I'm going to put together a workout plan tonight, and make the chicken noodle soup I've been trying to make for three days.

So the goal is to be 135 by Christmas. Not easy, for sure, but it is the goal.

Last night I fixed a computer and was paid in food. Nothing that unusal in that, but while at the resturant saw -

George Taki (Sulu)
Kato Kalin (sp?)

That puts me at 3 "celebrities" for the week.

Do I win something for this?

I'm lonely tonight. I was sitting up, and I realized that I wasn't going to be, b/c there wasn't R/Z to fall asleep next to. It hasn't been bad during the day, and I'm not getting freaked out at night like I thought I would. Honestly, it is not even that I'm lonely. It just feels empty here without them. Although Fosse is sleeping at the end of the bed every night. Which is very nice of him.

I'm exhausted. I decided to come into work early since Ris and Z are out of town, so I've been here since 8 and I'm staying until 7.

This is far too long to be in front of my computer. Far, far too long.

News from FL - the THIRD hurrican in a month is pointed at the state. How is this possible? On top of that R/Z are in FL visiting family. AHHHHHH!!!!!!

Every thing will be fine, and they are going to her mom's tomorrow, but still. AHHHHHHH!!!!!!

I'm done now - no more screaming.

Just got my tickets to go see RE2 tomorrow noonish. I'm really looking forward to this movie. Not becuase it's going to be great, but just b/c it's going to be fun.

11 days to SW on DVD. Teeeheee

Erisa is getting ready to board her now delayed flight. We're sitting in the lounge when who sits next to us but Gary Cole.

I love LA (or more acuaratley - Burbank)

All of my family in Florida escaped Frances almost no worse for wear. My heart goes out to those who weren't as lucky.

... its the rest of the world.

I've just been bumming around a bit on my first break all day from my very responcible like job, and it hit me. The kids I went to high school with, and not my year, but subsequent(sp?) years, are now adults. Young adults, but adults none the less.

Really.

Like 23 or 24.

When did this happen?

The very weird thing, is I have no problem seeing my friends from PC, UM, or even LA (that is far too many places with 2 letter symbols - wow) getting to be 25, 26, 27 - but the KIDS that were a couple of years after me - THEY ARE OUT OF COLLEGE!!!!!!

I have no idea why this, and not being a father, getting a job, or any of the other life changes I've been through in the last - let say 3 months - have caused this reaction.

Maybe it is a culmination. Maybe it is catching up. Or maybe I'm losing it - whatever it is - this is a very odd feeling indeed.

We're sitting out in California glued to the Weather Channel as news from the devestation from Frances in Florida comes trickling in. Both Erisa and I wish that we could be there with our families during this, as crazy as that sounds.

Its like watching Andrew all over again, but the more news I see from the area that my grandparents live the more anxious I get. We haven't been able to get in touch with them, but I know that is only because the phone and power lines were some of the first things to get knocked down.

Trees seem to be down everywhere, flooding, and massive wind. As I watched last night, they reported Boca Raton as having some of the greatest gusts.

I will be very glad once the storm has moved off the coast.