sick and stuff

Things are good here in the country of Montana. It has been cold and a bit rainy for the past week and I enjoyed the worst cold I have had in a long while. It all started when I got a call from the MSU medical staff telling me that the titer I had done to prove MMR vaccination. Well the measles portion came back "borderline" and MSU was requiring that I have another measles vaccination.

After some grumbling on my end, I decided to cough up the $20 and get the shot which I did a week ago Thursday. Unfortunately, by Friday afternoon I had a wicked sore throat--I mean wicked. Were the two related?

By Saturday morning, I had a fever and was totally out of it. Sunday was worse. Monday I forced myself to go to school and everyone I saw told me to go home. The worst part was being sick when my in-laws were visiting. I tried to help in the yard, but was pretty useless.

Anyway, I got out on the bike yesterday for the first time since getting sick and today I feel almost back to normal. Another ride and a good nights sleep will work wonders!

Things are about to get slightly turbo on this end with some travel and deadlines and such for us. I am heading to Interbike this week which should be interesting to say the least. Then some cross racing, hopefully a bit of fishing with the boys and my first family meeting.

Lessons learned

So I just tried to take my wife out for dinner to celebrate her 27th b-day. We had a nice meal and when the bill came I realized I had grabbed my library card instead of my debit card. Let me be the first to tell you that the two are NOT interchangeable!

Luckily, my wife was on her game and was able to bail me out reminding me again why I like her!

I am going to refrain from talking about the Bosox. Except to say that I never liked the Gagne trade!

Sox/yanks tonight....

and all weekend. This could help the magic number get into single digits.

I wish I could do this with my days...

Petey, 3000, 200 and 18

Good to see Pedro pitching and feeling so well. You can always rely on him to throw hard when their talking that trash and knowing nothing other than to swing for it! Definitely glad to see him get his 3000th K too.

Also good to see Ichiro get his 200th hit of the season for the 7th year in a row. He tied Wade Boggs for the honor and will probably pull ahead of him next year. Coincidentally, the hit was a HR given up by Roger Clemens. This is coincidental because both Boggs and Clemens stabbed the whole of RSN by leaving Boston for the Yankees though Clemens had a stop along the way. Traitors nonetheless.

Finally, glad to see the magic number finally drop below 20. With the M's beating the Yanks and the Sox winning, it is now at 18. Also, goodbye Tampa Bay--they have the distinct honor of being the first team eliminated this year. It's only Sept 4!! Glad to see Sweet Lou having more success in ChiTown (sorry Turbo!).

22

While six innings of no hit ball is one thing a NO-HITTER is another!!

Joba who?

still 24

...sometimes I cannot believe this team....

He hears the silence so loud [insert nifty drum fill]

Even though the magic number is still at 24 after last evening's Sox/Yanks game, I can hear the bell tolling for the Yank's season. It will be loud and clear if the Sox win just one of the three game series.

Classes are rolling and my sister has some pictures from her trip posted here.

It is getting cooler here and fall is on the way. I actually got cold last night as I was finishing my ride. With that comes 'cross and then some new terrain to explore once the white stuff starts to fly! Who knows by then the west may no longer be on fire....

25

That is the magic number for the Sox to clinch the division. For those not familiar, this means the Sox either need to win 25 games, the Yankees lose 25, or some combination thereof. G thinks they will barely get 100 wins. I am convinced they will squeak out 102 or 103. We shall see. With the weekend sweep of the ChiSox (who's laughing now Rob!) I feel pretty good about winning the division and also this weeks 3 game series with the Bronx Bombers! Hopefully they will bomb the rest of the season!

School started today and it is a bit strange to be on another campus. Everyone here seems so young! I am going to TA--as a grader--for Fluid Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. Both should be a good review for my qualifying exams which I will take in the spring.

Going to head to Ketchum to race one last time this year with the boys and I am looking forward to it.

I promise that pictures will make it on here one of these days....

What's the rumpus?

Things are good in MT. Just--literally just--got access to the wide, wide world of interwebs here at the house. Pictures of the house and the progress to come. The organization is coming along and I am stalling the building of more shelfs. School starts next week and I have decided not to work on editing my thesis until I get setup there.

Much more interesting than any of this is the trip my sister is taking. Read all about it.

I saw Miller's Crossing this past weekend. I really like the work of the Coen brothers and this film does not disappoint. John Turturro has one of the best acted scenes I have ever seen. Typical, Coen brothers way of leading the viewer through the film which is anything but traditional. I recommend it, especially if you enjoy movies that keep you guessing and enjoy the occasional bit of somewhat twisted humor.