WHO DEY!!!!

Bengals defeat the Ravens 13 - 7.

The Bengals had a lot going against them. Going into this game, Baltimore had one of the highest rated defense teams in the NFL. The rain was coming down pretty steady in Cincinnati tonight as well. The thing both teams had as motivation was playoff hopes. The Ravens had hopes of clinching a playoff berth, and the Bengals were fighting for the chances for a wild-card spot. This brings the Bengals to 7 - 5, and drops the Ravens to 9 - 3. Cincinnati held Baltimore to a scoreless game through about a minute and a half remaining in the fourth quarter with hopes of a second straight shut-out after Sunday's 30 - 0 win over the Cleveland Browns.

video fun

silently into the night

With everything that's been going on this semester, I totally forgot to wish my blog a happy birthday. This blog has been around since October of 2003.. I've been blogging for 3 years straight. That's a lot of crap to tell the world, huh?

I raise the proverbial glass, and thank all of you for reading!

weekend - holiday edition

.. is that all you do around here?

Wednesday
I traveled up North to visit the family for the holidays. Went over to Erin's that night to celebrate her birthday with her and her family. We cuddled up and watched a movie together late that night.

Thursday
Went and did the family thing. Had a great time hanging out with my plethora of cousins. It was so nice outside, we were even able to get out into the back year and play some games with the itty bitty ones. Ate a lot and watched a little bit of football. None of the games really interested me, though, so I talked with my cousins most of the time. Went home and crashed hard.

Friday
Slept in until about 10. Another nice day, so my cousins and I went and played a round of frisbee golf in the afternoon. Hit the bed pretty hard again after a good dinner. In Erin-land - she and the ladies of her family shopped all the black-friday sales for about 12 hours starting at 4:30am. (yikes)

Saturday
Mom and my uncles went house-hunting for an uncle who is looking to move to the area. Meanwhile, I spent most of the day with Erin and her folks. Erin has this huge village that she puts up ever year. It takes over most of the kitchen. She's been collecting these village pieces every year since she was in high school, and she has 26 individual buildings. After decorating, we ate dinner, and played some games. Erin and I cuddled up and watched "A Muppet Christmas Carol" before I headed back to mom's.

Sunday
Drove home bright and early. Watched the Bengals beat the Browns (30 - 0)! Chatted about the holidays a bit with Dustin and Katie. Had some dinner, did some homework, unpacked, and went to bed.

Who Dey!!!

The Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Cleveland Browns in a blowout score of 30 - 0!

sadness

i guess that's why they call them the blues...

The past three weeks have felt very normal. Safe. Everything in it's place. Happy. Tomorrow as of 2:55pm, all that goes back to the way it was prior to these three weeks. My best friend goes back across the pond to continue her new life. Last time she left it was pretty rough, but I knew she would be back in a relatively short amount of time. This time it's tougher, I won't get to see her for over a year.

I'm going to miss you, friend.

is late really better than never?

It's been well over a week since I last blogged. I must apologize. I've been really busy. Here's what's been going on:

Last week: Pretty much the normal stuff happened. Class; homework; lunches at LiveWire with Dustin (always highlights of my week); job searching. I also had a job interview at Hastings. We'll see how that winds up.

The weekend gave way to a LOT of driving...

Friday I went to good ole Prestonsburg to do some work for JWT. It was a decent day's work, and as a bonus, I got to see a lot of old friends who were in for "A Christmas Survival Guide"... I enjoyed my visit with everyone and probably would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't had a horrible cold. My front passenger seat was filled with used tissues, and i called it my "rolling bio-hazard".

I woke up really early on Saturday morning to take a 5 hour drive from Prestonsburg to Columbus. I then drove mom and I to my girlfriend's parent's house in Newark in order to watch the biggest college football game of the season. The OSU v Michigan game. Her parents were having a small get-together and it was the first time her parents and my mom got to meet. I think they got along very well! That night, my mom, Erin and I drove into downtown Columbus to see The Kings Singers in concert. (by the way, they have a myspace page now... so check 'em out) The concert was amazing as always. The six men that make up this group can create sounds with their voices you wouldn't think possible.

On Sunday, Steph, Chris, Doris, Erin, my mom, and I went to lunch together since we didn't have much change to really chat the day before. They all met at my mom's house and those who hadn't been there before got the quick nickel tour before we left to eat. After lunch we all split up and went our separate ways. After a little more visiting with Erin and my mom, I headed back home. I crashed early Sunday night... still quite sick from my cold.

So far this week has been pretty much business as usual, except I went to see the new bond film with Steph and Chris (which was really good!). And they blessed me not only with their company, but also with a late birthday / early christmas gift. An awesome fossil watch! I've been wanting a dressy watch for a while now, especially lately as I've been in so many weddings, my brown leather everyday watch seems a little blah for special occasions or when I'm wearing a suit... so I know I'll get a lot of use out of it.

Okay... now, back to work... i have a paper due for my class tonight... yuk!

weekend

I left after class on Thursday to suprise Erin after her show. She was suprised. :)

Friday, we ate dinner with Erin's parents (who were also in) and then went to watch "The Spitfire Grill" which Erin was the lead in. She and the rest of the cast were fantastic. Almost difficult to believe that it was a college production and not a professional one. After the show, we went to the cast party, and had a BLAST! (too much fun? no such thing) Erin really got to unwind, which was almost a necessity at this point in her semester.

On Saturday we ate lunch with Erin's parents again, and watched the first half of the OSU vs Northwestern. I dropped Erin off so she could get ready for the show, then watched the second half of the game with her parents. We were all gluttons for "punishment" and went back and saw the show again on Saturday night.

We all had lunch one more time on Sunday before her parents left, and then a couple hours later when i left. I listened to the bengals on the radio on the way home, and was disappointed again, but not as badly this time... at least they are playing better. Picked up some chinese food for Dustin, Katie and myself on the way in and we stuffed ourselves while watching Smallville.

random

- I have two projects that i'm working on right now. One of them i'm actually getting paid for!

- Erin is an amazing singer/actress. She was brilliant in "Spitfire Grill" this weekend.

- Job interview tomorrow at Hasting's. Wish me luck.

brilliance in flash video form

Chris - Stephanie - HERE...

that's the path this little piece of awesomeness took to get to yours truly. Steph posted this on her blog, but it's one of those gems that necessitate repeating.

Enjoy.

awesomeness

I'm pretty excited right now (seriously).

On November 18, Barenaked Ladies are on tour in Cincy. Dustin signed up for a contest on their website... and WON!

1) He blogs about his experience at the Cincy concert on the BNL blog.
2) He gets two free front row tickets.
3) He gets two "meet & greet" passes to meet the band after the show!!!!!!

We were talking about it, and we don't know anyone (personally) that's won something like that before!! It's really awesome! Dustin & Katie are going to have an AMAZING time in Cincy! Congratulations!!! (bring me back some sweat from Ed or Steve) ;)

phoney calls

Setup: Stephanie and I are watching Smallville. The phone rings, it's Chris. I answer the phone...

Payoff:
Me: (in a deep mexican accent) Hola, que tal?

Chris: (in his british accent) Hello?

Me: Hola?

Chris: I'm sorry, I must have the wrong number.

Me: Chris, Chris, Chris! It's me, Scott.

... Stephanie and I bust out laughing...

- fin -

weekend

Erin came in Thursday evening, and we got to spend all day Friday together. We pretty much just lounged around and watched TV and movies most of the day, then we went to the mall and wandered around a bit before meeting Stephanie to see The Prestige and eat at O'Charley's. We came back home and did more of the same for the rest of the evening.

Saturday morning, Erin had to leave early because she had rehearsal back in WV. After she left, I went back to bed for a bit, and then got up, made breakfast and volunteered at St. Awesome's. (Mid-week, myself, Matt, and Charlie hung some lights to go over the communion tables for the new weekend experience. They looked great!)

Sunday was another early morning at St. Awesome's. Stephanie paid a visit to the green room between services to see some old friends, and we bid Erin a fond-farewell as it was her last weekend at Crossroads. After church, I came back home to watch the Bengals nearly defeat the Ravens (but a near-win is still a loss). Went to Casa Fiesta (one of the two best Mexican restaurants ever) with Steph, her mom, and some of her family that was in. After dinner, I came home and did homework before crawling into bed.

random

- best Halloween costume ever. Sorry Patch, it beats out even the gay skeleton.

- I have 6 more papers to write this month (4 for 1 class)

- The Cincinnati Bengals showed so much promise at the beginning of the season... what happened?

- I currently have a 92.6 in my Web Publishing Class

Bengal fan

It was the first day of first grade and the teacher was telling the kids about herself. She said that she was a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan and asked the kids who else was.

Every kid raised their hand trying to impress the teacher except for one little boy. The teacher asked him why he wasn't raising his hand and the boy said, "because I'm a Cincinnati Bengals fan."

The teacher asked him why he was a Bengals fan and the boy said because his Mom and Dad were. The teacher said that you don't have to be everything your parents are.

Then she said "what if your Mom was an idiot and your Dad was a moron what would you be??"

The little boy replied, "Then I'd be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan."

(sorry Dustin)