Thursday, January 31, 2008

a christmas story

a christmas story

I was very blessed the last two years for Christmas and New Years to fall on a Sunday and a Monday. This is because I could ask for four days off and in return get 10 total days off. This year both were on a Tuesday so I asked for 4 days off and got only 9. I left work on Friday the 21st and made it home in time for dinner. This was the first time I made it home since little egg had party hardy with rich and famous African Americans in Miami. So my whole entire family was talking about it when I arrived at the table. And just like the game telephone, with each person's retelling of the story it's bigger and more lavish each time. By the time I sat down Sammy was dating Shaq, she was 5'10", big breasts, and an Abercrombie model. None which are true, so I reset the story, but once you hear the fun Hollywood version you really don't want to go back to Green Acres. Friday night was rock band at Ians and drinking at Paul Paul house, he was annihilated, but he's the world's greatest maƮtre when he is drunk, took my order and gave me a paper napkin when I was seated. Saturday I went to play some racquetball and got my ass handed to me by a world champion. After we were finished playing he asked me how old I was and I said 24 and he said he had been playing that long. So I didn't feel so bad. He then told me not to feel bad because he was the former champion. I said of what, Mexico? He said no, the world. Turns out he won the 18 and under world championship years ago. So then I was honored to have been whooped by a world champion. Saturday afternoon we went to Cousin Daniels grandmother's birthday party and I fell asleep. My mother was embarrassed, but he's my uncle and I can fall asleep on his couch if I feel like it. Then I went to my other uncle's house and saw my cousin godson who I hadn't seen since his birth. He loves to dance and to climb. He's pretty awesome. Saturday night we went to mavericks and saw everyone, had a good time, and everyone called bullshit on little eggs story. Sunday was church and nothing else and I don't think anyone was doing anything that night. Or I can't remember, it was almost two months ago. Monday was more racquetball in the morning and then lunch with Melissa; we went and scored some taco cabana. Most pleasant conversation, I was able to talk her ear off for 1 hour straight without being interrupted or without becoming hoarse afterwards. I just told her story after story, and she enjoyed herself, maybe she feigned enjoyment, but I'll take company anyway I can get it. Monday night was Christmas Eve so we had to go to church 4 hours early so we could get a seat. It was okay nothing to memorable. Christmas Eve my family got pretty inebriated, (God bless us, everyone), myself included. Everyone had their turn being burned; I unveiled a new dance, which was quickly shot down. Tony and I compared our wallets, (DoD contractors), to our military cousins, (Navy, Marines), ours were incredibly thick compared to theirs. Christmas didn't start until 11 am, thankfully, opened up presents. Everything I got I needed or wanted. Towels, clock, alarm clock, gloves, shirt, sweater, money, and gift cards. Thank you Santa. Christmas day the entire family met at a church hall for some lunch dinner, I tried to do my best but I was a little too hung over so I only ate two plates. Christmas night we went to Paul Paul's house for a little battle of the sex's trivial pursuit. I answered my two questions and felt proud. I was also the team mascot.


We lost because they got a bunch of easy questions. Two of their pie questions were on harry potter, give me a break. The next day the 26th Ian and I and Colin and Phil went to Taos for 5 days to go skiing. Taos was already 90% open with a 150cm base. Skiing conditions were excellent and very cold. All three days were at 0 or below. At the top of the mountain it was -10 and a water bottle in my jacket froze through. The last two days we rocked the Valkyrie run which is a tree run, very exciting. Nasty spills into 5 6 feet deep snow piles. Then we rocked the Hunziker bowl, which is mostly moguls but very challenging. Every day for lunch we had giant turkey sandwiches and little Debbie's oatmeal cream pies. At night we rocked out with our cocks out playing rock band. As it turns out I'm phenomenal. Just so you know. Coming home it was a giant fart session, who can out do whom. I didn't participate because I don't produce gas, but I had to suffer through it anyway. When I got home my parents had ditched me for Cloudcroft and I was only left with drew who as you all know is always happy to see me. So the night of the 30th was a Sunday and no one wanted to hang out. So I stayed home and watched family stone, which I've made a tradition since its inception. The next day was New Years Eve and I had no plans or at least everyone was undecided. So I went and spent some gift cards and returned a gift from Catherine. She thought I was fat and bought me a belt that was too big. Little does she know I have a massive two-pack, and then I went to see my dad's aunt and uncle and chat and drink with them. After that I came home and got ready for dinner, grandma took me to dinner and she slammed down a few scotch and sodas. Shes awesome like that, 4'10", maybe 95 pounds, probably can out drink me. For New Years Eve, I invited myself to hang out with Catherine, Annette, Nina cocina or Nina vagina (however you want to pronounce her name), and one of the Carrillo twins, not sure which. We went to the shadow bar, which was okay, I didn't really care for the techno music but then had Johnny black, so I was happy camper. Continued to drink and was thoroughly inebriated by the time we left. We dropped Catherine off and then went back out to TC. I've never waited so long to for food at TC in all my life, no matter time of day. Juse showed up and I talked with him for awhile. Chugged a few glasses of water and went to bed. Woke up at 1130, completely not-hung-over, made a massive dish of huevos con Peyton's chorizo. Peyton's chorizo is absolutely the greatest concoction of animal parts and spices ever assembled. Watched just friend, which is also a tradition I started. Packed my stuff waited for my mom to kiss me goodbye and was off. Made it home safely.

i think i hate john mccain

jacob



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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

snowbird

snowbird

The week after Thanksgiving I only had a short week because Ian and I and the fam were going up to Mormonland for some skiing. Whoever thought up the idea of strapping sticks to your feet so you could go down a mountain faster than you can fall is a genius. We were going to Snowbird to the Cliff lodge which is a ski in and ski out resort. Sadly since it was so early in the season there wasn't much snow. The mountain was only 2% open which meant only two trails and two lifts. The lifts were parallel to one another so it was really only 1 lift and 1 run. It's a huge mountain in the Wasatch Mountains in upper canyon Salt Lake City. Generally it takes a day or two to find your ski legs, and while you do that you are falling down the mountain and injuring yourself and pulling muscles and twisting and contorting muscles you didn't know existed. Well I had a fun time. Friday Ian and I roamed the hotel, but like most places in Salt Lake you have to be a member to go into any restaurant or bar. Such are Mormon laws having to do with alcohol consumption. Saturday we got up and Ian finally met my fairly attractive step-sister. He liked her because shes fairly smart, fairly attractive, fairly tall, and fairly employed. But he said it would never work. Or that's what his mother told me, hes already my brother, might as well make it official. N-E-WAYZ, we ditched Samm and Zac, because they are baby beginners and we are studs. Met everyone for lunch and re hit the slopes. Afterwards I hit up the Jacuzzi, Ian said he didn't want to join, but eventually he succumbed. Like all people there is just something special about a glistening white boy 6'4" and full of muscles, that beckons them to me. Sunday was more of the same only not as long. Skied most of the morning, got some lunch and did it up again. Then we took Ian to the airport. I made tacos with cumin and everyone thought I was crazy till they tried it and they shutup and ate. Monday I had to do some more homework before our flights. Samms flight was early so I got to the airport 4 hours before my flight and I watched Entourage. That's about it, a short weekend, but heres some pictures so Im sure Escobar will enjoy.

Pretty as a picture

jacob


my other brother

ian drinking some sugar-free cola

me and some pantene pro-v luscious hair

said fairly good looking step sister

a snowed over creek

ian in the pretty valley


me in the same valley shot

ians lone action shot, i had none

ian had no desire for the sweet nothings i was spewing

randomness

more the same

Sunday, January 6, 2008

thanksgiving

thanksgiving

Luckily I had the entire week of Thanksgiving off, unluckily that was the week I got back from Croatia and a 9 hour time change. When I came back from Budapest I was adjusted in 1 day, but it took until the Saturday after thanksgiving for me to get readjusted. Monday I got home about 430 and went to bed until 6. I was awoken by my grandma yelling at me for sleeping, "Working men shouldn't be asleep in the afternoon." I'm no man nor do I work GRANDMA! Tuesday I got up before anyone in the house and pretty much did homework. Luckily for me the University of Amsterdam posted most of the answers for my Java course, so whenever I got stuck I could just use their work, change some variables and change the name and viola, passing grade. Tuesday a few of us went to Thirstys which is Jugs' favorite. Tino, Richard, Rene, Hash, Luis, Carla, and Guns went. Rene and I lost horribly at foosball. I also lost badly at billiards. Wednesday I again woke up before the rooster and pretty much everyone was coming home that day. Except for Cousin Paul. Cousin Paul is the smartest retardest cousin I have. He has that title because he does not know how to make, book, or catch a flight. Paul was slated to come home Wednesday to Sunday of Thanksgiving, so he booked the last Wednesday of November to come, unfortunately for him Thanksgiving was on the third weekend of November this year. According to Paul, he was taught in school that Thanksgiving was on the last week of November, generally that's true, but not always. Poor fledgling US education system. So he got home Wednesday but was leaving on Friday and was returning home via plane and train and possibly bus or subway. Poor Paul Paul. Wednesday we tried to go to ale house and to mavericks but we didn't leave until late and on Thanksgiving eve, you have to go out early. No one wanted to go to Rana's even though they were open and they have a liquor license, so we ended up going to Hash's. Thursday Zeke and Mom went to the Parade and got annihilated, luckily for us mom made thanksgiving dinner the day before. Thanksgiving was held at Cousin Marks house, drew, Helen, Cousin Paul and Cousin Mark were there. Food was excellent like always, watched the Cowboys, they won and this was the first time they had ever been 11-1. Good on them I guess. I can't remember what we did Thanksgiving evening, maybe I shouldn't write these things so far after the fact, but it very well could have been hash's apartment, a lot of things involve that guys house. Friday I played some racquetball and then I think we went to Kush or Hemingways, gosh this is really turning into the worst blog ever and there won't be any pictures so Escobar will totally hate on me. Saturday it snowed all day and it stuck all day. Usually El Paso snow melts by noon noon thirty but not this day it was hella cold. Saturday night we went to Luis' new apartment and watched a documentary called Zeitgeist which means spirit of the time, and it was about how Christianity, 9/11, and the Fed are related. Little bit out there, but definitely interesting. It's the number 1 documentary on google video, watch it if you have nothing better to do. Sunday I went home kind of early because I needed to do grocery shopping and do some more homework. Well that sort of badly wraps up Thanksgiving. I'll try to remember more of the next trip.

Still handsome after all these years,

jacob

nevermind i found some pictures