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Full Circle

I haven’t had a post since Friday so I guess I’ll take a minute or two and write down what’s been going on. Ck4 and I met up with the Shee on Friday night to see Mr. Greengene’s who had a less than anticipated crowd. Saturday, Bake, Chad and I went to Jess and Meghan’s party which turned out fine. I’ll spare the minor details. On Sunday, Bake and I went down to AC to meet up with Weller, Gusto and a few others and I managed to lose a good sum of money at a 1-2 poker table. Fortunately I was up $500 bucks in sports betting which offset some of my losses. I once again will spare the details but let’s just say the table thought I was obnoxious and the worst player on the planted. I was literally playing every hand with a raise and I have my fair share of faux pas’s.

Yesterday I need Joe Webb to go for 9+ points if Jkash didn’t play Gerhardt but he did and I ended up losing by 3 points. I won the other 3 games though and moved into the Championship next week. Evan’s league will pay me 275 and that doesn’t even include the bet I had with Hafer saying I would score more points than him. I won my game in Steve’s league by .1 and get to play Sam L who badly needs to lose a game which would pay me 200. I think I had the best team in Bud’s league and have put up solid weeks consistently and hope to win that one as well. All in all a good fantasy season.

I received a bizarre text message from Hafer asking me why I don’t have bar soap and it’s for this exact reason. l don’t care if people use my shower but bar soap grosses me out if multiple people get their hands on it. I just like the gel because it’s fresh from the bottle and I don’t have to worry about it being bacteria ridden. Sure people will the make the case that soap is bacteria free but people’s hair gets all stuck in it and I just don’t like the idea.

Works been slow and people are prepping for the holidays. I’ve done my shopping and actually feel pretty lousy but I’m hoping I will feel better in the next couple days. I have some stories from the past couple weeks but I’ll save them for another time. Not my best entry, I’m aware.

By Tom Stortz|2010-12-28T12:46:34-05:00December 21st, 2010|My Life|1 Comment

Missed Thursday Post

I try to post daily but I missed yesterday because I was feeling a bit under the weather. I have a feeling the excessive drinking, combined with dehydration, and then factoring in 30 degree weather might have had something to do with it. I literally went to sleep at 5 yesterday and would sleep for a few hours, wake up, do practically nothing and then try to go back to sleep. I had a sore throat and it just made it unbearable. I’ve been drinking lots of fluids and have been feeling like myself again. I even passed on Mad River Thursday in order to recover.

I did have an interesting day though today. I got to work at 6 because I couldn’t sleep and finished up taking the inventory for the company. I worked til 12 and then went to get a hair cut and went to the mall. On my way back the GPS navigated me up broad and onto Roosevelt which was a bad idea in the nasty weather. I was bumper to bumper for an hour and a half and when I finally made it to the top of Green Lane, the real fun began. People were literally inching down Green Lane riding the brakes. I had a beemer in front of me with rear wheel drive that was having major issues. Well naturally the genius behind me overestimated his stopping ability and drilled the back of my car. In sheer amazement my car didn’t have even a scratch and I am still in complete disbelief. I may have to do a further check and it was dark out, but I’m fairly certain I got away unscathed.

I’m finished up the Girl Who Played With Fire and I’m pretty captivated by the story. I find the characters easy to relate to and the book is easy to read. It’s 700+ pages but I think it’s taken me less than 2 weeks to read. I picture Blomkvist like Daniel Craig and Salander like a tatted up Kristen Stewart. She might be a bit prissy for the part. Laura has told me the 3rd book isn’t worth reading so I’ll enjoy the end of this one. If you’ve read any good books lately I’d be happy to hear any suggestions.

Other than that life has been pretty normal and I’m looking forward to the holiday season. I read a post I wrote last year about the end of the year and I was in ultimate bender mode. I haven’t quite reached that point because there are still a couple work days left before complete freedom. I will be certain to let everyone know when that point is reached.

By Tom Stortz|2016-11-03T15:23:22-04:00December 16th, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

B.O.B

Ck4 and I went to see B.O.B last night at Mad River. It was a $20 dollar cover charge and we got there at 8:30. They had $.99 coors lights til 11 so that made up for the expensive cover. I probably had like 10 cheap drafts and it was pretty empty til 11 or so. People started to fill in and B.O.B arrived at 11:30. Lauren was getting me relatively cheap drinks and I think I had only one Mind Eraser. I did a video blog last night so that can probably shed some light on exactly what happened but there was this one freak girl who was pretty hot but was dancing like a whore and she was my initial girl to go after. However, there was a change of plans and I started dancing with her friend. In hindsight, I should have just made a move with this girl because as I think back, she was pretty much perfect. She couldn’t have weighed more than 100 lbs and I remember putting my arms around her waist and just thinking I could lift her above my head if I wanted. I pretty much grinded on her backside for a half hour or so and she was dancing like a freak so everything was going fine but then her friend is by herself and things just dissipated. I ended up leaving shortly after due to this little problem that I had to work the next day but I can’t forget the hotness of this girl. I have to blame my inability to close the deal on this one but she was probably a college girl and if I would have stayed out til 2, I would still be in bed right now. B.O.B was moderately exciting and had a huge entourage but it made for a decent show and a reason to go out on a Tuesday.

By Tom Stortz|2010-12-08T08:53:41-05:00December 8th, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

Product Review

Droid X

I just purchased this phone and have had it for all 2 days but I can give my initial reaction after I’ve used a Blackberry Storm for a year or two. The phone is really tall and skinny. It fits fine in my pocket but it’s just a little taller than I’d prefer. The email on the phone wasn’t that easy to set up and seems to have a nice delay when picking up messages off the server. Also they hide the ability to respond to emails that come to Gmail. I honestly still can’t figure out how to respond to emails that come to my stortz email address and then are imported to Gmail. So I still have my questions regarding this phone and it’s ability to handle emails properly. I had no complaints at all regarding email to my Blackberry. The better points about this phone is that the touch screen is unbelievable compared to the Storm. Typing is a breeze because of the responsiveness and everything is really easy to navigate. The phones browser is quick and I the addition of the apps is certainly a plus. I regret downgrading my data usage because I can tell that you can spend/waste hours with this phone and it’s applications. I’m still getting use to using it but I was impressed with it’s alarm clock this morning. It started off with a vibrate, worked into a slight noise and was steadily getting louder. I used to hate the Storm because it would start off full blast and just become such a nuisance to listen to that I would be thankful if I woke up before I knew it was going to go off. I’m still a bit clumsy with it but in due time it will improve. I will also say that the break factor of this phone is at least an 8 and that doesn’t bode well for me.

Coke Zero

This is the shittiest product on the market right now. I specifically had the Coke Zero Vanilla and it is the worst tasting liquid, aside from the fruit water JC buys, that I have ever had. It is specifically the zero that makes this product suck. I even like Vanilla and Cherry coke but who the hell wants crap with zero calories. Everyone knows it’s the calories that make it what it is. It’s like why on Earth would I ever prefer a fat free bland tasting piece of crap. Notice the words I’m using here, I WANT, something that tastes good. I don’t care about my health and what one can of soda is going to do to me. I realize that there are tons of weak willed individuals who do nothing with themselves and probably sit on their ass and drink cokes all day but for us somewhat motivated people, I will never succumb to these shitty ass tasting products because they are better for me than the battery acid coke that I prefer.

Dirty Potato Chips

These have become my favorite new potato chip. Now specifically the Mesquite BBQ flavor as I don’t actually find the other flavors all that good. These chips have a different taste to them and I like the way they are kettle cooked because they are really crispy. “Got any Crisps Kim!. Watch this video if you haven’t. I get really annoyed at other potato chip manufacturers who fill the bag up half way so their chips don’t break. That is complete bs. I don’t care if I have full chips, I just want as many as they can give me in that bag. This company doesn’t have that problem and I hope they succeed because I give them two thumbs up.

By Tom Stortz|2010-12-07T16:28:18-05:00December 7th, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

Technology Attachment

I am having phone issues where I put my charger in my phone, I get the lightning bolt on the battery symbol, it stays for a minute and then disappears without getting charged. This has obviously left me in some tough spots because my phone has no juice and I can’t communicate. So being the pro-active person I actively seek out an answer, so I go to the Verizon store, explain the situation and he tells me that he thinks that it’s probably not the battery because bad batteries tend to charge and then completely drain in a short time. Mine wasn’t charging effectively but its like it had a mind of its own and charged whenever it wanted. Fine. So I ask when my upgrade is and it’s coming up in January so I thought to myself I might as well just get a new phone. I don’t really use my phone for everything that I could like apps and games and anything else. I actually had an unlimited data plan when I got my blackberry and I was paying 40 bucks a month for it. I ask what other plans are there and they say there is one for 150 mb a month and it’s 15 bucks. I ask how much do I presently use a month. He said I averaged 7mb for the past 3 months… So I was obviously being a tard for a while there but I got that changed. I ended up calling Verizon and getting them to sell me a Droid X for 279 and an 100 rebate which seemed reasonable to me. I honestly don’t even know what I’m going to do with a Droid X but I figure I use my phone for a lot of things and it’s such a cheap price for the amount of use that why not get the latest.

At this point I’m barely excited to get a new phone but I think I started to get an attachment to my current phone. I feel like I’m just kicking it to the curb like a 2 dollar whore. We spent a long time together and even though the auto correct and my inability to hit the right keys is bothersome, I’ve grown an attachment. I’ve had this phone for over 6 months and that’s an amazing amount of time with me having the same phone. I’ve also accidentally called the Sheee countless times because he’s the first in my contacts. I also lose access to anyone who BBM’s which is really just a handful of people but how is CK4 going to contact me now that he has to pay $.10 for a text message? Another sad note is that the phone has decided to fully charge and is working perfectly after it realized I was going to get rid of it. It’s probably working at about 200% of its usual power. So I’m in a dilemma which will ultimately end in me getting rid of the storm but it had a nice run.

By Tom Stortz|2010-12-02T10:47:44-05:00December 2nd, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

Thanksgiving Break

I haven’t posted in a while. I’m not really in the mood to go through day by day of the events that transpired this weekend and I’m pretty sure no one would really care. On Wednesday we went to see Mr Greengenes at Mad River. Thursday was Thanksgiving and was pretty much just football and dinner with the family. Friday was beer pong with CK4 and then out in Manayunk. The end of Friday resulted in CK4 showing me how he laid down the boom on multiple chairs, Sorry Evan. Saturday brought about the Turkey Tourny which was eventually taken down by my brother Sam, with my brother Jeff getting 2nd and me getting 4th which is a pretty good showing by the Stortz’s considering 26 people played. Not surprising the hosts of the tourny know how to play the game. Saturday was more beer pong with CK4 and then I met up with a female in Manayunk. I haven’t decided how much info to disclose on that subject but we’ll see what happens.

My fantasy football teams went 3-1 and potentially 4-0 if Frank Gore gets leveled on the first play and coughs up the ball and is then out for the rest of the game. This sets me up for a game next week with He Hate Me for the division and a playoff bye. The Nuts nutted on the Moisturizers with a 20 spot from Nate Kaeding. The Terminators continued there domination with a win over Bud and a sure fire 1 seed heading into the playoffs. Only the Mind Erasers take a loss in a much needed game. I now move to 3rd place and fighting for the points lead and the playoffs in Steve’s league. Out of the 4 leagues I’m in, I have 3 guaranteed playoff teams, at least one bye and 2 more potential 1st round byes. All in all a good showing from my fantasy teams.

I also watched Boardwalk and Dexter last night. I found both to be ho-hum episodes and with the seasons beginning to come to a close, I’m a little disappointed. I’m sure they will both conclude in good fashion but the action just seems a little stale. Bball tonight and then the usual week which is capped off by playoff football next Saturday.

By Tom Stortz|2010-11-29T09:26:46-05:00November 29th, 2010|My Life, Sports|1 Comment

Back to normal

After 3 days of sobriety I’ve recovered from my 4 day bender of last week. Naturally the good feeling of sobriety is only leading into another 4 day bender. Wednesday is apparently one of the drunkest nights of the year for people. Thursday is getting wasted with the family. Then you move right into normal weekend routine and the turkey tourny on Saturday. This should be a good couple day break and I get the feeling that nobody really minds a holiday break.

I don’t have anything too exciting to post about mainly because work has been slow and I haven’t been doing a whole lot. I’ve been getting to the gym and just lazing around. It’s difficult to come up with good posts when you are being boring. I’ve got a couple of things in the pipeline but I’ll keep you posted.

By Tom Stortz|2016-11-01T23:46:51-04:00November 23rd, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

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Blog Posts

It’s hard to find time for blog posts during days like the ones I’m having. Ck4 and I stayed til close at Mad River and the mornings just aren’t that much fun. On normal nights I can usually spend a half hour at night writing a decent entry. Yesterday I got back from work and went to sleep from 5 to 7:30 and then showered, ate food and went to Mad River. From 9-11 there are dollar beers and I probably had about 8 of them and then swapped to double rum and cokes because I was able to persuade the bartender to sell me them for 5 bucks instead of 10. I was dancing with this one girl who was decent but even in my state of mind I put her in the too drunk category. The crowd was pretty decent for a Thursday night. Ck4 told me that it’s unacceptable to dance with fat chicks and he’d give me the ear pull anytime that was the case. I think that I’m probably one of the weekly league leaders for alcohol consumed and still going to work which must be something to brag about. Life has been pretty normal though aside from it passing by at a rapid pace. I’m sorry this is another poor post but I’m in no condition to write good entries.

By Tom Stortz|2016-11-01T23:53:08-04:00November 19th, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

Kildare’s Wednesday

CK4 and I went to Kildares at 5:30 for some drinks. They had a lot of good beer on tap and I obviously had to sample them all. I ended up getting pretty bombed by nights end. CK4 was talking to these two chicks about nonsense and I was doing the same with some other random girl. It was pretty fun honestly but I’m paying for it today. I think I probably had about 10 pints on a Wednesday night which equaled drunk. The bartender Jake finds us amusing as we were pitching him ideas on how to make Kildare’s better. No meaning of the post other than something is better than nothing.

By Tom Stortz|2016-10-28T15:55:47-04:00November 18th, 2010|My Life|0 Comments

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