My internet died for a couple days. It was a very lonely time for me, but I’m back now. :)

Kim and I took a last minute trip back to Ohio this past weekend. We did it to go Christmas tree hunting with her family. We didn’t get one, since we would have to drive back with it, but it is the thought that counts. While back, we went out to Mt. Adams and even hit up the Mad Frog once again for a Red Wanting Blue show. It seems that every time I go back, there is one of these shows to go to. Over Christmas though, it will be a Shantee show that everyone better get their asses to…

Work is still busy though, and it will continue to be that way until Christmas is over.

I still haven’t heard back from OSI about the job, so maybe I should email someone about that. Well I just took care of that real quickly. :)

So this weekend was fun. The Rodeo on Friday was interesting. We walked around before hand and saw a big auction for all of these cows that were selling for around $1000. Crazy! Then we saw the bull riders and the clowns, and those guys are nuts. After that, we were treated to a concert by Trace Adkins. :)

Saturday, Kim and I ran 5 miles. I’m still not sure why I have to run 5 miles while training for a 3 mile race. But we did it, and I didn’t really hurt that much after it!

We also went to a play yesterday. The Front Page. It was actually really good and funny. I think I may go to plays more often. Tickets were supposed to be really expensive, but we pretended to be UMKC students and got them for $6 since it was day of the show, haha.

Today I setup an interview with Optimal Solutions for Thursday. I hope everything with my job stuff works out ok…

I’m hoping to catch some OAR shows in the next week. Hopefully I can make it to all 3 of them!

The trip home was very fun. Let’s see…

Friday, Kim and I visited her family and then went down to tall stacks with her parents, her brother Jason, and fighty. It was a good time down there, and we watch Homunculus play! From there, fighty and I met up with Liam and went to some average comedy show thing at UC featuring two of the less funny guys from whose line is it anyway? From there, it was time to go to the Mad Frog to see Red Wanting Blue, and then we went to Murphy’s afterwards. Murphy’s was weird, and not too much fun. Everyone that goes back there says the same thing. Oh well…

The wedding on Sat. was a blast. It was super nice and a good time with all of Kim’s friends.

Sunday was a long day of driving and flying. We finally made it back to KC though…

Tonight we are going to Doni & Phil’s for the Chiefs game!

The Mraz show was pretty sweet. I still enjoy the smaller shows of his more, when he just played with Toca and Ian. The show is now very produced, but the one thing that benefits a lot from that is the sound. My tape from this show is smokin’ Check it out if you are one of those music friends of mine. :)

Tonight, Kim and I are hopping on a plane to Indy. It is the big wedding weekend in Toledo. Should be a good one…

I started work today. We spent the day in a climate controlled storage room aka a very cold cave. We counted inventory for all of Hickory Farms kiosks in the area. I met 2 of the Kiosk Supervisors, who were both really cool and pleasant to work with, so that’s nice! Minus the cold, it was a really good time. Wednesday we get to work in a warm storage area though. :)

Tomorrow I get to see Jason Mraz. I think that during the afternoon I’m gonna try and see a small free show at some bar, but I really don’t have all the details yet. Hopefully that works out.

If you want to see some of our friend Dennis’ pictures from Herman, they are here: Herman Pics. You do need to have an ofoto account though. Kim and I aren’t really in any anyway…

I have a job with Hickory Farms that starts next week. It starts real slow and will get really busy during the holiday season. I still don’t know what my real job title is, but I’m some sort of liaison between the Kiosk Managers and the Pioneer District Supervisor. Still not sure how I got into this job, but it will give me something to do for the next couple months…

All I know is that I am working for a few hours on Monday starting at 6:30 AM cleaning some storage, and then doing more cleaning on Wednesday. The week after that I go to a training program, then I guess it all starts from there. It seems like I will help my boss setup all the stores in the area in preparation for the holiday rush. Then I will help fill in when kiosk supervisors need a day off or can’t work. That is what I’m getting of this so far. Kiko (the boss) is a really cool guy, and I’m actually looking forward to getting out and doing something.

If you are looking for some new CD’s let me make a few suggestions:
The Low Life – Thixotropic (buy it at awarestore.com)
Dave Matthews – Some Devil (Best Buy)
Howie Day – Stop All The World Now (Best Buy)

If you are a member of friendster (www.friendster.com) then add me as a friend: edpaff_jr@oarsa.org

Chicago was a good time as usual. Always fun hanging with Tracey, Liam, Joe and Pat, since we used to do it all the time. It sucks that we are all moving all over the place, but I guess it is bound to happen. It was also fun partying with all the regulars, and even the randoms too. :) It was incredible to see that many people at an OAR show and especially to see everyone leaving after they were done even though NERD still was up to play. We didn’t stick around either. :)

Southwest is an interesting way to fly. The seating is all GA, meaning first come first serve. Note to self (or anyone that flies SW): show up early if you want to sit with those you are flying with…

Half.com is an awesome site. I’ve been selling all my old school books that I don’t want any more, and also been buying CD’s for way cheap!!!

Today is the big day for H&R Block, they are supposed to let me know yes/no if I have a job. No one else has lived up to their deadlines so we’ll see if this really happens. Wish me luck!

Hopefully you find the new location of the “journal” which is referred to as news. I hope you all like the new site design…

Labor Day weekend was great. The fireworks in Cincy were awesome as usual, and the JFK show at Mad Frog was SICC!

This weekend we are headed to Chicago to see O.A.R. and the Sprite Mix Tour!

So yeah, my cousin Lauren was in the hospital here in KC with a case of mono and strep. Kim and I visited her one night while she was here, and Lauren gave me shit for not writing about it. So there ya go. :)

O.A.R. show tonight, with 311. Two of my favorite bands sharing the stage. It should be a great time, as long as we have enough money for beer. :)

I get to go back to Cincinnati tomorrow. My bags are already packed, I’m ready to go back for a weekend. Pig-Fest is really shaping up to be a great one. The weather looks great, and everyone is calling about it. They seem very excited and so am I!!!

I might go to a G Love show tomorrow night with Sarnovsky, the old roomies, and whomever else wants to go. That should be a good time, if it happens…

Well, still no job for me. I’m really pushing everything here, but it still isn’t helping. It may be time to start looking at temp agencies.

Liam and Bobbi came to visit this weekend. We went to an OAR show, and had a blast as always. One thing I know after this weekend, I’m not a big fan of Steak and Shake.

Pig-Fest is this weekend!! I’m really excited for that. The drive might suck, but it will be worth it when we get home! Everyone better show up!