The End Of An Era

This weekend was pretty eventful. Friday started off with the end of an era. Luedke and Bone closed shop at the Wells street bachelor pad. The party was a great time and I was successful in lightening their load by polishing off at least one whole bottle of liquor. I actually polished off three or four but none were full, so I figure adding all of them together equaled somewhere around a bottle. After the party we headed to the Metro and continued our boozing rampage with the classic $5 martini night. Oh the humanity, and the hangover.

Saturday we headed up to SheVegas to fix J’s car. We rolled into town around 12 with our BACs somewhere around .10. My brother wanted to go to a brat fry so we swerved our way there for an hour to get some of that Sheboygan charm. I didn’t see any rich bachelors but I did see plenty of mullets and NASCAR gear. The rest of the afternoon we worked on the car and got some of the oil leaks patched up. Around 7 we headed to Firehouse and then bar hopped around the greater Sheboygan area. Once again I saw a lot of homely looking dudes but no rich bachelors. The kicker of the whole night had to be running into my old roommate Courtney at Water Street, talk about bizarre.

Sunday was spent working on my computer. I got a new rig and she’s a beaut. I got it up and running finally but I’m still tweaking it. A special thanks to J’s dad for financing part of the computer via the Potawatomi Indians. Now I have to get a bag of VHS cassettes converted to DVD for him. More adventures to come, especially in two weeks when I head to the Great Northwoods for a guys weekend.

Super Sunday, And Monday!

What a weekend. Friday and Saturday I had a good time chilling out here at the pad. Wians, The Bone, Chappy, and I played some darts and drank some brews here. It was all a warm-up to the Super Bowl party that I was throwing on Sunday. The party was a success and a ton of fun. Thanks to those who came and screw you to those who didn’t 🙂 Luedke, Adam, Stacey, Chappy, Todd, Stephanie, Jocelyn and I had a great time. The chicken wings were the popular food for the day and my hats off to Todd for eating close to a bag himself. The sarcasm and jokes made the two utterly boring quarters a hoot, thanks for coming guys, hope to see you next year. Another special thanks for the $25 bucks I won for the first half pool.

My super day was on Monday though. I GOT A JOB!!! I am once again a member of society and no longer a shut in. I will be working for a non-profit organization. Their full name is The American Society for Quality. They’re responsible for certifying people that take care of quality control in numerous fields. My job will be updating the content on www.asq.org. Their office is located right in downtown Milwaukee so I’ll be able to walk to work. I really can’t explain how happy I am. This job is pretty much everything I was hoping for. Right now the job is a temporary 90 day position but there is a possibility of more if I do a good job. I don’t care if it was only 5 days – I GOT A JOB!!! The frustration is over! Super Monday!

2004, the Year of Ryan

Happy new year everyone! I had a great new year. I spent it with a bunch of my closest friends at Luedke’s new year’s party. The bubbly was flowing and the shot slide was meandering, tons of fun. We partied like it was 1999 (that’s stupid) until the wee hours of the morning. There were some cool fireworks in downtown Milwaukee at 12 so that was an added bonus. Since most of you reading this were there you know how much of a good time it was. This past year was quite an adventurous one. I started it out living on the East coast and ended up back here in Wisconsin. I can’t say that my luck has been that good since I have come back to the state as far as jobs go, but it is good to be back around my friends and family. I know that things will all work out in the end just because I’m around so many great people. I hope you all have a prosperous and fulfilling 2004! Cheers!

Ho Ho Holidays!

I had a great weekend this week. I got to hang out with a bunch of my friends thanks to my good buddy Luedke. Nothing is better than hanging out with your friends during the holidays. Our holidays are in full swing and it’s finally starting to feel a little like Christmas. We got a little dusting of snow here and the weather is actually winter-like so why not bake some cookies. Yes, I baked my first Christmas cookies and they all turned out just like mom used to make. The big news of the week, the Christmas shopping is DONE! Another big weekend coming up for me in Chicago with Jocelyn’s family so I should have more to report on next week. Until then.