January 4, 2006

  • Here it is, part of my year in review (I can't post EVERYTHING, but if
    you ask nicely, I might be able to share somehow). So, lets start with
    January. First of all, I should add, I always hate when people do a
    year in review while still in that same year, I mean, what if something
    happens during the last 2 weeks of the year? Anywho, here you go.

    January
    Ring in the new year with my brother saying to me "holy shit, we are
    going to be 30 this year." I slug him in the stomach for reminding me.
    I also go out on couple of dates with a guy that complains. A lot. It
    doesn't last. Also notable in January, I new disappointing Chocolate
    Lucky Charms. You ain't missing much. Nothing else of note
    happens..........at least, not in the public posting!!!

    February
    I have a run-in with Jt's girlfriend at Scooty's house (Feb 12, 13
    &14 if you want to read the posts) during Scootyfest. All I can say
    is that it is just the first in a series of conflicts I would be
    involved in in 2005. I'm also sick with some nasty fever for a few
    days. I miss my only 2 days of work all year. I feel like shit, but
    when I start to get better I get some good ass Culver's ice cream to
    soothe my throat. Also a week after the Jt incident at Scooty's, I'm
    sorta involved in another one at Rusty's 30th bday party (Feb 20th
    post) involving Mark and his friend Dan. What a bunch of drama!

    March
    I meet Uvon for the first time. Turns out, he is not as funny looking
    as he claims to be, but instead, is sorta like a character from Charlie
    Brown. I also get hit on my TWO waitresses at breakfast with Dave and
    Dori (March 13 post). One of them gives me her number. I throw it away
    when I find out that, and I'm not making this up, she has a boyfriend
    in prison that she is currently cheating on with somebody else. Oh, and
    I'm also gay, so she stands no chance. I also have another date with a
    guy from Lisle who refuses to let me in his apartment. Odd guy, that
    one. I wonder if he had piles of bodies in his apartment or something
    like that.

    April
    The Cubs' season starts. So does nearly 6 months of complete and utter
    frustration. Fuckers! I also wait in line at a local store for 2 hours
    to not meet Bulls guard Ben Gordon. I waste 2 hours and all I got was a
    picture of Ben Gordon and an erection from fantasying about the hot
    dude in front of me. I go to the doctor to have a physical. Doc gives
    me 5 months to live. I start to cry and he says "but, I do have good
    news. I just saved a bunch of money on my auto insurance." The jokes on
    him, I'm still alive and he was sued and now lives under an I55
    underpass. I also take a new position at work which at the time is a
    lateral move. Eventually (I mean, on Jan 16 of this year) job level has
    been adjusted and will be making lots more money. Turns out, it was a
    good move.

    May
    Highlight of the month, I meet my boyhood hero, former Cubs's
    rightfielder Andre Dawson. I don't embarrass myself when meeting him.
    The Bulls lose in the playoffs. I have my first of 4 or 5 dates with
    Josh. There is a HUGE conflict/fight involving my mother's family at my
    cousin's graduation party (May 21 post), reconfirming that they are
    nuts. Also, the day after, I have a Cubs-Sox party. Cubs lose, which
    really sucked, but to make matters even worse, I accidentally get punched
    in the eye playing drunken basketball with Mark. This was the first of
    a few bad basketball things of the year. Later in the month, I jam a
    finger playing.

    June
    I manage to find a way to get banned from a American Cancer Society
    volunteer event (June 7 post). The whole thing is so Larry David like.
    I also go to a Cubs game in which they lose at home, another Cubs game
    in which they lose in Milwaukee, and another one in which they beat the
    Sox on the road. During the Milwaukee trip, I get drunk in the middle
    of the day at the Miller Brewery. I also hold a card game at my house
    (June 12 post) in which this asshole comes over and spends a better
    part of the night pointing out the many flaws of my house. Thanks for
    noticing, dick! Also, while sitting in my car at a bar, I get
    approached my a drunk shoeless lady who thinks I might be in her car.
    Turns out, she was only kidding. I think. For the 11th year in row, I'm
    not drafted to play in the NBA. Bastards.

    July
    Kick ass time at the Taste of Chicago. Food rules!! I also go to my
    first Red Sox game, which is against the White Sox in Chicago. I
    finally come out to my friend Don and his wife Dayna. I stop seeing
    Josh. You will just have to read about this one in the private post.
    There is also a mud guy at the bar I go to (July 30 post). Its so
    fucked up, you have to read it for yourself.

    August
    My niece Addison is born. I am instantly taken by her, she is
    wonderful. Days before, Mark and I get our asses kicked at a community
    beanbag tournament. I also learn what a Hollaback Girl is. While
    camping with friends, a teenager asks me of himself and his 3 friends,
    which one I'm most attracted to (Aug 15 post, its towards the end). I
    also buy Green Day's American Idiot and am still addicted to this
    album, its been a long time since I felt this way about an album.

    September
    I go to Denny's with a complete stranger (what can I say, he was hot)
    where I get hit on by another chick (Sept 5 post) who thinks I won't
    date her because she is black, little does she know its because she is
    a she. I met Steven (Sept 19 post) which is altogether nuts. Not that
    he was a dick or anything like that, but it was crazy.

    October
    Normally, October is a very good month. This year though, it was
    somewhat dreadful. Not only did we turn 30, but The White Sox won the
    fucking World Series. In honor of our birthday, our great friends throw
    us a 30th birthday party which kicked total ass. I also have weddings
    on consecutive nights, one of which was a family wedding. The big shock
    there, is that for the first time in a very long time, there is no big
    scene created at the wedding or reception by anybody. On October 24, I
    run right the fuck into a brick wall playing basketball. It sounds and
    looks much worse than it was, but once again, its another confrontation
    in the "Year of Confrontations." I also get premium on Xanga, which
    means I can start posting pics. Doesn't mean I did post pics, just that
    I can. I dress as George Washington for Halloween and for some reason,
    people hate me for it. I got death threats, damnit!!! I'm also
    confronted by an arrogant Sox fan at Clem's (Oct 30 post). But the big
    news, I learn that black and tan match!!! WOOOOOHOOO!

    November
    I come out to Dae and Jean. They are cool with it. Dave and I
    accidentally start to deep fry a turkey with the burner turned upside
    down (Nov 20 post). This stands as one of the dumbest things we have
    ever done, but hey, we were drunk.

    December
    I make the playoffs in both of my fantasy football leagues. I finish
    3rd in the money league, getting me $30. The management at Cracker
    Barrel pisses us off at Christmas Eve breakfast in yet another
    confrontation. I also play Santa Claus not once, but twice. I celebrate
    New Year's eve in million dollar condo 40 floors above downtown
    Chicago.

    See, crazy year. Wonder what next year will bring?

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