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Let's rock it like a Saturn V
One of the defining characteristics of the past weeks is the growing number of board games that I've been playing. Chris Brodt and I started off with a festively hosted game of Axis and Allies with some friends of mine from Hertz. Similarly, Chris's new thang was sweet enough to treat us to a game or two of Settlers of Catan. Both are really entertaining, and a good excuse to get people together to chat and make merriment. It will happen again.
Speak of Hertz, I must admit that I'm pretty happy I got out while I did. Now that the new CIO has pretty much come out and publicly said that outsourcing is where the company is headed, I'm feeling a lot better about having a job that has been around for ~250 years, and can legally not be moved out of the country. That being said, I'm honestly pretty pleased that all of this has been made public, because now the people who want to get out can. I'm always a fan of putting cards on the table and letting people decide what to do with them. Apparently, what several of them have decided to do is complain. Can't say I blame them.
Today, I sit in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland, the second of a set of unending trips that I will have to take up here for my job. The meetings that I'm attending are the kind of boring that makes my kidney cry. Luckily, I have my mastery of Will Shortz to keep me from falling asleep for the first hour or so. Between that, HBO in the hotel room, and the amazing crab cakes, I find ways to keep myself entertained that don't involve Ravens and Orioles.
The other problem with Baltimore is that it means that I can't get up to visit the lovely town of Tulsa as often as I'd like. So now, there are broken air conditioners and soap dishes that need looking after, yummy pizza to eat, and cute girls to entertain.
You shut your mouth
how can you say
I go about things the wrong way
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friday august 24th
these are things that you may need to know...
http://www.thelostogle.com/2007/07/31/jim-traber-is-calm-rational-well-groomed/
http://www.thelostogle.com/2007/08/14/the-jim-traber-drinking-game/
because of my post, they created this drinking game. and if you doubt that it was me, then read the posts on the two blog spots and try and think of any other "doug" that would type such things. i'm pretty sure "he" uses only lower case but still clings to punctuation.
PS: You're awesome.
one plus (or minus) that billy may not have thought of is the fact that i post on a few other bloggy type websites and would use "www.billylieurance.net" in that slot for my "site/url:" i'm sure that i could definitely increase the amount of hits that his site recieves in a matter of days.
-doug
"How soon is now?" is now stuck in my head:
I am Human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
dammit.
which "katy" is this by the way? is it the one that happens to be my sister and gives me a hard time whenever possible, or is it someone who doesn't actually matter?
good thing is, i don't have any wooden shoes therefore i can't clog anything.
-doug
-doug
... i wish matt was here (not a quote, i just wish he was here)
we had a very solid first game bbq at my place on saturday. ou dominated unt like we all figured they would... and then some. ostate lost to georgia like we all figured they would. if you didn't come, you missed out on probably the best steak marinade you'll ever have. i also don't plan on eating any more beef for a long while (last time i grilled steaks was when ohio beat miami in the national 2003 fiesta bowl), so if you want me to cater a party for you then you'll have to be really really nice to me (or pay me).
if any of you are shocked or flabbergasted at the thought of me eating meat... you shouldn't be. i eat tuna >/=4 times a week. and if you know me then you know the reason why i have the diet that i do. if you are unsure... i will use the short explanation (for the long one you'll have to come over to my place and bring a six-pack).
we use land to grow food for people and cows/pigs/chicken. if we stopped growing food for cows/pigs/chicken we could grow more food for people than all of the food that we grow now. everyone knows that we pay farmers to not grow food, but that doesn't even matter. if we just stopped feeding cows we would be able to feed the entire world. you and i are no more important than anyone else. the focus should shift from making money to everyone eating.
but i'm a crazy hippie, so my opinion doesn't really matter. and from time to time i do enjoy having a steak (birds are still gross though *shudder*)
-doug
trust me, you don't want the long explanation.
-doug
i hate them so very very much.
I GOT IT! I GOT IT!
on the first try no less :)
-doug
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