vulnerable

We got robbed at gunpoint Monday night. Donna and I were sitting in our car, enjoying the night air and talking when two guys wearing red bandanas came up one on each side. The one on Donna's side was armed with a double-barrel rifle. The one on my side had a semi-automatic handgun. I was totally powerless. I told them to take the car, whatever they wanted. He had me get out of the car and onto the ground. He told me to take my pants off. The one guy was cussing at Donna and that made me very angry. I repeated multiple times, "Don't hurt my wife." This annoyed them and I apparently was not quick enough with my pants. The one guy told the other just to shoot me if he had to. They did not get my wallet as it was not in those pants.

They took Donna's wallet and a set of keys. They asked for cell phones which we did not have and a purse which Donna does not possess. This frustrated them. They ran off from us and I looked at the back of their vehicle for tag or decals et cetera. There were none. I was thankful that Donna had not been hurt. I got my shoes and we walked down the hill back to our apartment. I didn't feel uncomfortable that I was walking around without pants. After the police left and our locks had been changed we left town. Donna has taken care of cancelling our cards, protecting our identity, et cetera. I'm taking off until next Tuesday so we can get moved into a new apartment.

Waffle House Wedding

Holy Hell! This is the greatest video on the internet! Please, guys, go have a looksie...

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/ftp/multimedia/waffleweddingx/publish_to_web/

Pass out the cigars

I'm a daddy and congrats,you're all uncles! It's a boy!

He's a beautiful little hyperactive bundle of joy!

Really, it's all so exciting---
Three weeks and we've already sent him to bed without dinner more than once.

Is 120lbs big for a baby?

Oh, but you see--
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

I Dumped The Girl

Andrea and I are no longer together. It's a long story. I am a jerk, mostly. She wasn't perfect either. I realize how much my fear of commitment affects all ventures in my life. It especially puts a damper on my love life. Unless there is a perfect [for me] women who convinces me that we should be together, I anticipate being alone forever. God help me.

21 days...

...until my last full weekend in this town. I'll be less busy then and able to post more. I think about you guys often. I hope you're all doing well.

I'll leave you with some lyrics that sort of describe how I'm feeling right now. The funny part is, the singer actually wrote this song about Gainesville. No shit.

Well you've got the perfect disguise and youre looking okay
From the bottom of the best to the worst well what can I say
Cause you cocked your head to shoot me down
And I dont give a damn about you or this town no more
No, but I know the score
Need me to fall down so you can climb up
Some fool-ass ladder. Well, good luck.
I hope, hope theres something better up there
Cause you cocked your head to shoot me down
And I dont give a damn about you or this town no more
No, cause I know the score
Broke my back

Perfect Disguise
Modest Mouse

Uncle Jed

So it just occurred to me that I might not have informed a few of you on my brother's wife's "knocked up" status...

So without further ado...





My niece.
Kenna Christine Marczewski
Born: June 17th, 2008 (otherwise known as the Icelandic Independence Day)

She's quite small and cute. In case you can't tell, I am very proud of my brother and everything he's been through and I can't wait to show it by spoiling this little one.

It's June and You Promised We'd Spoon

I got a like new GE DVD player out of the dumpster today. It was only like my second dive ever. Last week I got a catcher's mask,chest guard, and exercise equipment. It's amazing all the perfectly good stuff people throw out especially when so many organizations like Goodwill pick up charitable items. We got home from church and there was an old foot locker beside the dumpster. I told Donna I was going to check it out. I did and it was a bit too old to fool with, but I glanced into the dumpster to find this awesome new DVD player (and we had been needing a new one). It was just sitting on top at about the middle. I tried to reach for it but it was too far. I pulled the foot locker over and rested my right knee on it. I leaned into the dumpster, reached, and pulled out this great treasure. From the looks of things, some people are moving out and have opted to throw everything away. There's no telling how much perfectly good stuff is in there. This was the only thing that was worth the effort, at least in the daylight and humidity. I brought it in excitedly so. Donna and I marvelled at it. I unhooked the old APEX model with the broken disc tray and connected this much nicer one. On its tray was Friends' Season 5 Disc One. On starting the player, it greeted me "hello". When it was apparent that all was in proper working order, I shrieked with delight and clapped my hands. It was as if I had just created fire.