Jenks's Journal

05/26/2008 15:38 #44455

weekend...

So, for the first time in quite a while, I had a weekend off and actually took advantage of it!
Friday night went to Dan's mom's place on chautauqua lake. Put his boat on the water the next day. it was cold and really windy, so he didn't catch anything, and I didn't even try. But somehow managed to get totally sunburned nonetheless. Then that night some people from work came over for burgers on the grill, which was totally fun, too.
Then yesterday he put the boat back in the water on the river and we went to strawberry island, where I picked up a fishing pole for the first time in my life- and caught FOUR fish! I totally couldn't believe it. there were a bunch of other boats out there, too, and they were getting pissed at us b/c they weren't catching anything. I don't know what they were doing wrong, b/c I certainly didn't know what I was doing. Beginner's luck, maybe. We were out for about 3 hours, and dan caught 13, compared to my 4. But, I caught the first fish, AND the biggest fish. Woohoo!
Check me out! (and ignore the fact that I look like I need chin liposuction. ew.)

Then last night went to a dinner party in rochester, which was great. awesome food, and amazing wine. It was at a couple's house who both work for wine importers/distributers and have this amazing wine cellar.
We were supposed to come back last night, but were too drunk to drive, so we crashed there, and then met up with some other friends for breakfast this AM, and headed back.

Now I'm back. All in all a great weekend- except that I'm exhausted now.

Welcome summer!!!!

theecarey - 05/26/08 19:43
hey, thats a good size fish! @ 6lbs, maybe? nice job :) Looks like a bass.."Small bass"? I'll be fishing for the first time myself sometime soon. I've always wanted to give it a try.. always nice to be outdoors, but never found the opportunity to learn to fish. Something about sitting in a boat, or on a chair in a stream with a cooler and a fishing rod, relaxing under the summer sun seems so appealing. Did you like it enough to do it again? Seems the season has kicked off. Right now it is "catch and release" unless in Lake Eerie?

Anyway, nice picture, be proud! Sounds like a really nice weekend was had. Love that you have friends with a really great wine cellar.

paul - 05/26/08 16:02
I never have been to strawberry island. I remember always hearing as a kid that it was going away. I just kind of assumed it was gone by now.

05/22/2008 22:23 #44425

trade in your phone?

If any of you are like I am (I'm looking at you here Paul) and have a cell phone/ipod graveyard... this site might be good.

They buy your old phones/mp3 players.
They don't give you a ton of money, but then again, it's better than the zero I get paid for having them collect dust in my closet since i can't bring myself to throw out a first generation ipod that cost like $500 new and now is worth about $0.50.

If I turn in four ipods and 3 phones, they'll pay me about $150.

worth checking out...

hodown - 05/23/08 09:11
Actually this is great. I too collect old electronic junk and can't ever bring myself to throw it out. Maybe if I'm getting paid to throw them out I'll feel better..

fellyconnelly - 05/23/08 07:02
you should go checkin out how much you could sell each on on ebay first...

05/21/2008 15:19 #44409

matched!

So... the match is over.
I got my third choice- UConn.

I think I'm about 90% psyched, and about 10% bummed I didn't get number one or two.

But bottom line- I have something. No more worrying about interviews etc.... now I just have to make it til next june without getting myself fired!

;)

imk2 - 05/22/08 23:08
congratulations!

it'll be sad when you're gone. it's so weird to think that you're going to leave us. it's like a sad episode of grey's.

speaking of grey's....did you watch the season finale? i was very impressed with karev....i got this weird feeling that he was channeling his own mental issues when dealing with rebecca. the scene where he broke down, was spot on. didnt seem like acting at all.

ajay - 05/22/08 12:28
Dammit!

I was counting on you coming to this neighborhood so you could prescribe me some "medicinal" herbs....

jenks - 05/22/08 12:03
yep, hartford. And yes, it's pretty close to home. Just realized I haven't lived within driving distance of home since '97.
And no need to panic- I still have to finish next year here, so I'll be here til june '09.

tinypliny - 05/21/08 22:05
ooooohh... So is it going to be The Hand then?

You shall be The Connecticut Jenksy in The Thing's Court.

Yeah, my humour level is running especially dry today.

chico - 05/21/08 22:00
Congratulations, jenksy! I just know you will make the most of it and have a great experience at UConn. And it's pretty close to NYC -- bonus!

libertad - 05/21/08 18:58
Congrats and make sure to come back to visit and or move back. Think about the house you can get later on for the money in comparison to other places....or maybe that isn't true anymore. I think Buffalo's market might be better than a lot of others out there. You just never know when we can make a come back.

mrmike - 05/21/08 16:32
Exactly, think of where it could have gone. Isn't Hartford close to home? there has to be a few perks there.

leetee - 05/21/08 16:25
UConn? Connecticut?

Try to focus on the pysched part!! Least you didn't get choice number 20!!

Congrats!

05/19/2008 16:43 #44393

Misc photo dump

some pix that have accumulated lately...

My niece/nephew- due Halloween.

This is right up there with the Acme Nipple Mfg Co. I love it.

A couple weeks ago I went to go see the Reverend Horton Heat at the Tralf. Before going, met up with a friend, who was talking about how last time he saw the Rev, he almost got in a fight with some bikers. I figured he was 'telling tall tales'.
Well, then I actually went to the show, and this sign was posted outside the door.
(then unfortunately I got called to work, and had to miss the entire show.)

The hospital in Portland. Not too shabby, for a hospital.

On one of my interview trips, I walked up to my gate, only to see this. it was like 2 in the afternoon. Not really a good time/place to be sleeping on the floor. It's not like there were no seats available. A few minutes later her ?daughter came up and put a blanket on her. Really? We are condoning sleeping on a nasty airport floor?

The beginning of my airline woes with American. This was one of like 8 monitors. Everything yellow is cancelled or delayed.
yeah.... way to go air travel!

This has been written on the board at work for the last couple weeks.
teehee... cocaine shortage... snort.

And in other news-
My "match day" is wed. At noon I find out where I will be spending 2009-2010. Wish me luck!!! I'm starting to get nervous.

fellyconnelly - 05/20/08 08:25
great pics!

metalpeter - 05/19/08 19:55
Liquid Cocaine the same thing? On a side note there was some drink called that, that killed a few people it was some kind of Redbull and Liquar mixed that people had to many of them and their hearts would stop because of the effects they have on each other.

mrmike - 05/19/08 18:25
Best wishes for a good destination. Hope you get someplace cool in every sense.

drew - 05/19/08 17:30
I've slept on the airport floor.

Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.

imk2 - 05/19/08 17:02
heh...my step father used to work for curtis screw.

05/16/2008 22:44 #44373

caterpillar, revisited

Ok, paul says mp3 uploading is fixed.
Let's see....

Here's the caterpillar song I tried to post a while ago.
I <3 it.

::DOWNLOAD SOUND::

paul - 05/17/08 00:49
can you send it to me for testing and also do you want to go dancing tomorrow night at staples.

jenks - 05/16/08 22:45
hmm, not working for me. anyone?
paul it's a 3.2mb mp3.