To: Jonathan

Hi, Jonathan. How are you? I hope you have an excellent day today. Talk to you later.

Sincerely,

Jonathan

It's gonna be a busy year

Strange=Anne Marie

I'm sorry, Jonathan. That stinks. Did she give a reason? I thought it odd that she started acting weird after you met her parents--especially since you thought that meeting went well. I couldn't help wondering if maybe she got a strange vibe from them or something. Which, in my opinion, should not be taken too seriously, since parents often feel weird about people their kids are dating. Anyway, that truly stinks since you guys were having fun.
On a different note: How are the renovations going? We're set to move at the beginning of next week. For those who are interested, our new contact info. is: 5321 7th CT S, B'ham AL 35212 and our home phone is 205-595-3815 (it's not on yet, though).
K

Back in the Pool

Anne Marie = Done. Sigh.... Oh well.

Hello all

Josh, well done in joining our little blog party here. By the way, that article about toothlessness was revolting. 43% of people in West Virginia have lost 6 or more teeth? That can't be right. How expensive is a toothbrush and some toothpaste?

Kristin, good to hear from you, and that is exciting news about the house! I'm sure it's a little bit of a headache right now, but hopefully it will all be worth it. I actually made some progress on my own house this weekend for a change. I put the final coat of paint on the "workout" room, so this evening I plan on moving everything into it and setting things up. Also, my brother and a couple friends helped me make another run with furniture from my apartment. Basically all that is left to move is my bed, and then I'll be completely out. I had wanted to just move one room at a time, after I had removed flowery wall paper and ghastly carpeting from the new place. But that was just taking too long, and I was sick of having my stuff in two places.

Well sorry for the long blog. It's a slow day at work so far, and I figured if anyone else gets bored at some point this week, at least you'll have a little BLD soap opera reading for entertainment. I'll be sure to keep you posted if there are any further developments (or disintegrations, as the case may be).

JH

Hello hello

Hi All,
Sorry I've been neglectful of our blog, Jon and Jill. But, long story shorter: Jay and I were contemplating buying the duplex that we currently rent because the landlord said that he was going to sell it and we could buy it or move on. We didn't feel like moving, so we considered buying it. The whole situation was suspect, though, because our landlord's lawyer tried to get us to sign a contract at our first meeting. Needless to say, even though Jay has the bar next week, we didn't need that hurdle over to know we had to get the place inspected. To quote the inspector: "Not only would I not buy this place, but I would also move out as soon as I could." I guess our crawl space (a stupid thing they do instead of basements in the South) has the worst mold that he's ever seen. I'm pretty crazy neat in our living area, so I was angry to learn that my living situation is likely the reason that I've thought I was allergic to AL all year. Good news is, we've found a house that we like and we're set to close on August 8. But, it's been very very busy.
Miss you guys,
K

Speaking of Lincoln...

I'm sure we've all heard his many boasts regarding the state of Delaware (most chickens, corporations, and annoying tolls), but now he can add in some pride for that other state dear to his heart, West Virginia. According to CNN, the state that brought us Lincoln is also the most "toothless" state in America.

Just a little tid-bit, FYI.

You should have known...

That Lincoln is a huge proponent of scrapple. I think it was at the New Year's we had at his parents' house that they cooked scrapple one morning as part of breakfast (i stuck with eggs & toast). you should email that recipe to lincoln and see how it compares with what his pop makes. :)

Scrapple Anyone?

When my grandmother moved out of her house, my parents boxed up all her books and put my name on them. This morning, I opened the first of many boxes to find the Prairie Farmer -- WLS Family-Tested Cook Book Centennial Edition dated 1941. I was flipping through the Centennial Recipes (which I guess are ones they had printed previously and found worthy of repeating for posterity) when I found a recipe we just had to share with the BLD from 1905.

Scrapple

Boil a pig's head until the meat will strip from the bones. Chop or grind the meat fine. Skim fat from the broth, return the meat, season highly with salt and pepper, and add corn meal until of the consistency of mush, and cook slowly for 1 hour. Turn into a pan and set in a cool place. Slice and fry.

On that disgusting note, we begin our day.

Long time no blog

What's going on, loyal readers? I had the privilege of meeting up with Josh/ Jill/ Caleb last Friday as they were making their trip to Kansas through Cleveland. I also got to meet several parent/ grandparent/ aunt/ uncle/ neighbor people, so it was an enjoyable evening. Josh bestowed upon me much sage advice during the course of the night, with such nuggets as, "enjoy your time [being single]" and "see this kid here, don't have one." Hahaha. He said it with much love in his heart, however.

Also, Josh suggested that I check out God of War on PS2. Doug, have you or your video-game crazed brothers played this game? I may pick it up this weekend.

I've gotten two rooms done in my house, and the carpet/ wallpaper has been removed from two others (one of which is the "workout" room which is the next priority on my list). A couple more pool cues have arrived, as has the dartboard, so the gaming room is nearing completion. Keriann's boyfriend Mark, who is an excellent carpenter on the side, is going to build me a bar. I'm looking at some of his sketches this weekend. Should be interesting.

Hope you all have great weekends.

JH

NANANANANANAAAAHHHHH BATMAN

By the way, I've found what I have to look forward to! (for readers who don't read often, following the last Star Wars, I was feeling a bit depressed for lack of a movie release to look forward to)
Anyway, if you can suspend all thought (hardcore), the new Batman is pretty cool. Lots of action and that American Psycho guy whose name I'll remember as soon as I log off is a wicked awesome Batman.
Of course, Holmes drives me bonkers, but I ignored her and focused on the cool fighting scenes.

Just ignore the whole microwave thing, though, or you'll find yourself making snide remarks in the movie theater that could result in the silent treatment from your husband.

I can't wait to see who they cast as the joker, though.

Peace out A-town

Get Off Your Ass Readers!

And tell us what is new with you!

We posters (Jon, Jill, Doug and myself) shouldn't get to have all of the fun. Speaking of fun, Jon, I'm SOOOO envious of your week. I want to go shopping for a game room and hack the heck out of things with a hatchet.
Sounds like a good down week to me.

I'm trying not to let my summer research position take over my whole life while also trying not to let my former grad advisor take over my whole life with writing articles. Since both could independently take over my whole life, it's a bit of a struggle. But, I find that the struggle gets easier as the week gets further from Mon. and closer to Friday :)

Anyone have good plans for the 4th? Jay and I are going to take the OCD water dog down to the lake and veg out while he (Coal) throws the ball off the dock over and over again. I kid you not...he pushes the ball off the dock on his own and jumps in after it, swims around to the shore and repeats...until we lock him inside for his own good.

I hope everyone is well!
K

Class System

Apparently we have some classes forming here. Josh informed me last night that he is a "reader," not a "poster." Since I am both a reader and a poster, that must put me in a higher blog class. Josh, fight the system. Break through the electronic ceiling and become a poster.

I'm really sick of painting, and I've only gotten two rooms done. I procrastinate by either 1) doing cool yard work like wood chipping or sawing crap up (as opposed to boring yard work like weeding or mowing the lawn) or 2) buying cool toys like a home theater system or a pool table. i'm currently researching for a dartboard. Consequently, things are progressing quite slowly on the moving into my house front. Oh well. At least I'll have a kick butt game room.

It's been an easy week so far, and next week should be slow too. All the NFL teams pretty much take these two weeks off before they get back at it and try to get their draft picks signed before training camps open at the end of July. So I've had some work to do, but nothing too much or too stressful.

I hope you all (posters AND readers) have a good week and a great 4th of July weekend.

JH

Blogger formatting

For now, I've removed the sidebar with all our names and the Archive links because it was screwing up the formatting of the posts. Was it doing that in anyone else's browser?

Online FB is going quite slowly. Although I have managed to get Anne's computer to "talk" to my computer. So I've got that going for me.

Hello all

Doug, how is the online FB progressing? I wish I knew something about computer programming so that I could help. Oh well. I will definitely make us of your product once it's done.

Kristin, how are things going for you this week? Is it really that hot in Atlanta this time of year? I must say I am reveling in the mediocrity of the Braves. They'll probably end up winning the division again somehow, but I am steadfastly rooting against them.

Jill, how are you and Josh? Caleb? I'm looking forward to seeing you guys next week if that little soiree is still a go.

Hope you all have great weekends.

JH