call me ishmael: Aliquando et insanire iucundum est

It's Saturday morning and cartoons just aren't what they used to be. Actually, it seems as if the Disney channel has replaced cartoons with "sitcoms". So if my options are update my blog or watch a show starring Billy Ray Cyrus and his two kids, I think I'll take the former.

Life in the house is going pretty good and actually the little life I have outside the house is going good too. As some of you already know, the job hunt was off to a rough start. I decided to decline the job at The Egg and I, as flattered as I was that I was egg-material, I felt there was something else out there for me. After filling out countless applications I finally scored an interview at a bar and restaurant called Meadow Muffins. (Way back in the early 1900's it was a whore house, hence the name.) The interview went really well and the manager I was meeting with even agreed, but then informed me that they weren't hiring. Not only that, but they hadn't hired anyone new in a few years and they wouldn't be hiring anyone in the near future or so that he could see. I'm sure I had a puzzled look on my face and when upon asking him why he bothered interviewing me his response was a mumbled "errrmm, I don't know." I thanked him for wasting my time (well, I said "thank you") and left.

Another interview I had at a really posh, underground, lounge went so-so. By some miracle I remembered how to make a Rusty Nail, but I think my lack of knowledge for French cuisine may have kept me from getting the job. Oh well. At least this place was actually hiring.

I do have a job. It doesn't start for two weeks, seeing as they are still finishing the actual building. But the upside of that is I might get to be a bartender (should find out next week) and I will get to train with everyone else and not just be thrust into something new. So it looks like I will be making my employment debut at the Texas something something Steakhouse!!!

I'm on two indoor soccer teams and tonight I have two games. I can already tell you what tomorrow will be like and it will involve very little movement. I haven't been running regularly so I'm in for some sore muscles...

In other news, Joe (roommate #1) will be asking Aaron (roommate #2) to move out sometime next month. Why? Well, at first the reason was bad hygiene- which seemed to get a little better since Aaron recently got a girlfriend. But now it looks like she is just another reason he is being asked to leave. A few nights ago, they got in a spat around 4 in the morning. After 40 minutes of slamming doors, crying, screaming, and more slamming doors it ended with Aaron passing out on the porch and nameless girl passing out on his bed. But it looks like they have gotten over that because this morning when I saw that both Joe and Aaron were gone I was quite surprised to see Aaron's door open and out come nameless girl. The puzzled look I had at the interview I mentioned prior was now back for this. Now, I should mention that Joe, Luke (Joe's friend), and I had all been discussing this new girlfriend and rumor has it she is 38 years old. Aaron, in case your wondering is 23. Well, this morning I got a good look at her and I don't think she is 38 but I also don't think she is close to 23 either. I could be wrong, I'm not very good at guessing peoples age. Anyways, she introduced herself as Jeanie. So to make things more interesting Joe came back and when he saw that she was here and Aaron wasn't he was pretty unhappy. Between that and the fact that it smells like Aaron hasn't washed his sheets in six or seven months, it doesn't look like he will be with us much longer. I feel kind of bad for the guy, its not like he is a major jerk or anything. When I did manage to get him to talk a little, he seemed pretty nice. Guess we will see what happens. MOVING ON...

Here are a couple more things to add to my list of why I like it here:

1) Red Rocks- this is a music venue in Denver that is almost entirely made by nature. These big red rocks stick out of the ground forming a sort of circle around one main big rock. The acoustics are supposed to be amazing and the whole place is sort of this natural wonder. Joe and I are going to see the String Cheese Incident there- I'm pretty excited about it even though I don't know what the band sounds like. But it can't be any worse than what I heard at the Black Sheep... knock on wood.

2) Urbanness- While I would much rather live out in the country, being in the city isn't without some benefits. It's kind of nice to be 5 minutes or less to anything I could ever really need.

3)Foxes- Instead of gangs roaming the streets at night we have foxes. Packs of about 5 or 6 run around unafraid of people or dogs. Last night was the first time I got a really good look at them. It's so crazy, they lay down in the middle of the street, just chillin there. I want one.

4) Weather part deux- I know I already said the weather was cool, but I'm still amazed. While all of you in California are enjoying the sweatyness of the 100+ temp. I am basking in the all the glory of high 80's with a slight breeze. HA! Besides that, it's mostly the lightning that I'm in awe of. I bet the odds of getting struck by it are greater here than most other places. Annnnnd, come to find out that one only need go 30 more miles east to be in tornado territory.

And now for something I've learned #2:
One can survive solely on beer, frozen pizzas, and popsicles. (btw, this is not my diet)
(this whole section in general is becoming "something I've learned by having two male roommates")

Here are pictures of the rest of the house as requested.

living room.