Well, a couple bloody feet, a bruised kneecap and some sore feet later, Bamma and I made it back to Hackensack! Phew - NYC is fast and furious, but we stayed in long enough for a sweet cruise on a yacht, good times with friends, and another trip to Central Park to laugh at all the free spirits. (I'll never get tired of the roller skate dancers club)
Next: It's the great outdoors and some hiking stories to come!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Balt
So, just chillin in Baltimore - got one more day of meetings and then AMBER COMES HERE!!! I'm so excited! She flies in like 30 minutes after my train arrives in Newark, so I'm having my driver take me to the airport to pick her up and then we'll go back to the ol' apartment in style! (Well, when I say "my" driver, I mean the limo service that picks me up, and when I say "limo" I mean A Lincoln Towncar)
So - before then, I'm gonna go hit the Hunt Valley Marriott gym and get my HUGENESS on!
TTFN
So - before then, I'm gonna go hit the Hunt Valley Marriott gym and get my HUGENESS on!
TTFN
Monday, October 15, 2007
Another day another dollar
Today was pretty slow at work - but it was pretty nice...
Went runnin - and... well, that's about it.
Talk to ya later! :)
Went runnin - and... well, that's about it.
Talk to ya later! :)
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Music and New Zealand
Wow - so today was a rush! It started off with a long drive to Long Island to lead worship for a new church. Real small = 20 people. But boy did we get hoppin! The pastor is real cool too, so I might play again in a couple months. Another cool twist was that I met a couple high school fellas who really seemed to be on the right track. I talked with them a while and they wanted me to come to their high school and play Christian music for them - He said to me, "Yah man - that was ill." Which, I've heard, means that I was really good.
Dang - am I that old that I don't know the cool slang anymore? What happened to "tubular" and "bodacious?" Where are you my sweet "radical" and "fly?" What has this world come to that terms that once described your degree of infirmity have now lost all meaning and descended to the level of SLANG. C'mon - like we needed another word for "cool."
Anyway - tangent. These kids were killer - so, I told him to check it out with his school administration and if it works, then STELLAR - if not, then that's just a bummer. Ahhhh, but I digress.
THEN I went to the Journey (my church) for a worship arts team meeting - and I met Michael from New Zealand. He just moved here to play rugby and he gets to stay for like another 9 weeks. So, a few of us bandies (that's a member of a band) took him to get some wings at a nearby sports bar, talked football, and he unpacked the wonder of rugby to all us American-folk. I really hope we get to hang out another one of these weekends - really cool chap!
Dang - am I that old that I don't know the cool slang anymore? What happened to "tubular" and "bodacious?" Where are you my sweet "radical" and "fly?" What has this world come to that terms that once described your degree of infirmity have now lost all meaning and descended to the level of SLANG. C'mon - like we needed another word for "cool."
Anyway - tangent. These kids were killer - so, I told him to check it out with his school administration and if it works, then STELLAR - if not, then that's just a bummer. Ahhhh, but I digress.
THEN I went to the Journey (my church) for a worship arts team meeting - and I met Michael from New Zealand. He just moved here to play rugby and he gets to stay for like another 9 weeks. So, a few of us bandies (that's a member of a band) took him to get some wings at a nearby sports bar, talked football, and he unpacked the wonder of rugby to all us American-folk. I really hope we get to hang out another one of these weekends - really cool chap!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Hikin' it!
So, turns out my roommate Conor likes hiking too! So we got up early this morning, hit the trails and romped through the woods all morning long. Got some great pics, fresh air, and we castled. That's right, I said castled. It's a new past-time of mine where we go on hikes, minding our own business and then suddenly happen upon the ruins of a castle! Boy oh boy is it fun!
Today's castling adventure was in the Ramapo forest area, and we literally saw three stone buildings that had to have been at least a couple hundred years old (welcome to Aaron's world of archeology). One thing I didn't know about castles was that they have no roofs, they're filled with litter, and they are painted (rather poorly) with what appeared to be graffiti. We derived from the hieroglyphics that "Tony" hearted "Nina" and that "Jimmy" had been there. So, I plan on castling again sometime soon!
Today's castling adventure was in the Ramapo forest area, and we literally saw three stone buildings that had to have been at least a couple hundred years old (welcome to Aaron's world of archeology). One thing I didn't know about castles was that they have no roofs, they're filled with litter, and they are painted (rather poorly) with what appeared to be graffiti. We derived from the hieroglyphics that "Tony" hearted "Nina" and that "Jimmy" had been there. So, I plan on castling again sometime soon!
Friday, October 12, 2007
Oooh Friday
Oh yah - so on Friday's at BD, we go on hikes. Real hikes. In the mountains. It was a wonderful discovery - maybe the coolest one yet about living near the mountains is that you can make a 4 minute drive to the nearest hiking trail and take the sweetest lunch break ever!
I joined the BD fitness program - and that's who put it on - and for many Fridays to come. And the guy who leads it is an ultra-marathoner (100 mile races - yah, I know - it takes "nuts" to a whole new level). So he convinced me to join his running team and now I getta go on Wednesday runs (5-6 milers) and do Friday hikes over my lunch breaks! Wooohooo!
...well, we'll see how long my boss lets this go on.
Anyha - I got all amped about being outdoorsey and promptly went to Trader Joes to buy healthy food and followed it up with a trip to CAMPMOR - and got trail maps, running shorts, hiking shorts, an emergency blanket, and some winter headgear. That's right - Aaron's learning to impulse buy.
And Amber's in for quite a hiking trip when she gets here! Booya!
I joined the BD fitness program - and that's who put it on - and for many Fridays to come. And the guy who leads it is an ultra-marathoner (100 mile races - yah, I know - it takes "nuts" to a whole new level). So he convinced me to join his running team and now I getta go on Wednesday runs (5-6 milers) and do Friday hikes over my lunch breaks! Wooohooo!
...well, we'll see how long my boss lets this go on.
Anyha - I got all amped about being outdoorsey and promptly went to Trader Joes to buy healthy food and followed it up with a trip to CAMPMOR - and got trail maps, running shorts, hiking shorts, an emergency blanket, and some winter headgear. That's right - Aaron's learning to impulse buy.
And Amber's in for quite a hiking trip when she gets here! Booya!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Lame Lamity Lam-o
Alright - so I'm calling off my blogfast. Too long is too long.
That would be sweet if I had deliberately fasted from blogging for some spiritual-humanitarian reason, but I must confess - this is not how I do.
That is right, spaz-o that I am, I lost interest in blogging just as I lose interest in most things 4 months from beginning. So, consider this my second wind. Endorphins... kicking... in... BOOOYAH! I'm back!
So - My Amber is coming to town very soon - next Thursday - 8 days and counting! We are gonna hit the town, catch the 'skers game with UNL friends in NYC, bounce off all the buildings, hit the woods and hike it up, all in one weekend! So, needless to say, I am VERY excited to have my little Amber here!
On the work side of things, I met my very first man-bear today. My co-worker and I drove 2 hrs. down to Swedesboro, NJ to plan an expansion to their DC (distribution center) and in walks a man-bear. At least, I think it was a bear... I mean man, I mean man-bear. I kid you not, big dude, lots of hair and the most deep-set eyes and high cheekbones. I think he said his name was Bill but that he preferred to be called "Buddy" - and so he is... Buddy the Bear. And as is customary with the man-bear species, you generally don't let them know that you have given them nicknames, because the other perk of being a man-bear is that they can rip you limb from limb at the slightest whim. (That would be limb-from-limb-at-whim ... it's a UFC cage fighting term - I'm not sure if you all know, but I've decided to become a cage fighter recently and I plan on retiring from my illustrious career a whopping 4 months into it.)
Ooh, speaking of cage-fighting, I've been training a lot on what will become my "staple" move. I'll dance around the Octagon a bunch, leave my guard down and brutally punish the opponent's fists with a barrage of face-butts. Of course, I run the risk of concussion and brain hemorrhages, but how well will those guys be able to punch after I break their fists? Hm? Yah - And what would a UFC fighter be without a nickname --> I'll be "Aaaaaaaaaaaron 'butt-face' Daaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyvissssssss!" Wa - wait a second! Wait a second!!!- that's 'Face-Butt' Davis - FACE-BUTT DAVIS!!! GAAHHHHHHHHH! The perils of having the word "butt" in your title.
It's alright, I'll change my title every 4 months.
That would be sweet if I had deliberately fasted from blogging for some spiritual-humanitarian reason, but I must confess - this is not how I do.
That is right, spaz-o that I am, I lost interest in blogging just as I lose interest in most things 4 months from beginning. So, consider this my second wind. Endorphins... kicking... in... BOOOYAH! I'm back!
So - My Amber is coming to town very soon - next Thursday - 8 days and counting! We are gonna hit the town, catch the 'skers game with UNL friends in NYC, bounce off all the buildings, hit the woods and hike it up, all in one weekend! So, needless to say, I am VERY excited to have my little Amber here!
On the work side of things, I met my very first man-bear today. My co-worker and I drove 2 hrs. down to Swedesboro, NJ to plan an expansion to their DC (distribution center) and in walks a man-bear. At least, I think it was a bear... I mean man, I mean man-bear. I kid you not, big dude, lots of hair and the most deep-set eyes and high cheekbones. I think he said his name was Bill but that he preferred to be called "Buddy" - and so he is... Buddy the Bear. And as is customary with the man-bear species, you generally don't let them know that you have given them nicknames, because the other perk of being a man-bear is that they can rip you limb from limb at the slightest whim. (That would be limb-from-limb-at-whim ... it's a UFC cage fighting term - I'm not sure if you all know, but I've decided to become a cage fighter recently and I plan on retiring from my illustrious career a whopping 4 months into it.)
Ooh, speaking of cage-fighting, I've been training a lot on what will become my "staple" move. I'll dance around the Octagon a bunch, leave my guard down and brutally punish the opponent's fists with a barrage of face-butts. Of course, I run the risk of concussion and brain hemorrhages, but how well will those guys be able to punch after I break their fists? Hm? Yah - And what would a UFC fighter be without a nickname --> I'll be "Aaaaaaaaaaaron 'butt-face' Daaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyvissssssss!" Wa - wait a second! Wait a second!!!- that's 'Face-Butt' Davis - FACE-BUTT DAVIS!!! GAAHHHHHHHHH! The perils of having the word "butt" in your title.
It's alright, I'll change my title every 4 months.
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