when i think about heaven...

having moved to north carolina, i have been seperated from a very important group of my friends. and while i may have been friends with rachel longer... susie ranks right up there. i've slept with susie. no, not like you're thinking. not in the biblical sense. in the friend kind of way. well, let's be honest, she has the most comfortable and amazing sheets on her bed. of life. but as amazing as the sheets are, they simply can't compare to the amazingness of susie, the actual person.

sometimes, at night, when i'm asleep, i dream about susie. what do i dream about? usually it's about her incredible talents and abilities, and well, you'll see. so read on and learn about the incredibleness of the one and only susie.


sometimes, when i dream about susie, i dream about how awesome of a leader she is. generally she is always ready to make a decision, to direct people traffic, to tell people how she feels. it might not always be what you want to hear, but trust me, susie will let you know. i know that i've been on the (oftentimes negative) receiving end of some of susie's blunt and direct comments... but in all honestly, it's her forthright (that was a big word for michael vick to use!) and charming nature that makes her that much more endearing to me.



other times, when i dream about susie, i dream about how awesome of a person she is. how awesome? one word: indeblue. or indebleu. or however it's spelled. she is able to see people for what they truly are, not the color of their skin or whatever subpar university they happened to attend. she is even so kind of a person that she let her cousin who attended, unfortunately, a lesser university, live in their basement. that says a lot about her character. i'd say something spectacular about her public speaking skills, but in all honesty, i'd be lying because i've never heard her speak publicly. although in my dreams, i dream that she is probably 10x better public speaker than even old abe lincoln.



i also dream about how athletic susie is. if cal ripken were a girl, he definitely would have been a cheerleader in high school. i know susie would like to meet cal ripken... even maybe, you know, get to know him a little better. you don't think they call him the "ironman" just because of his streak do you? even though cal ripken is a crusher of childhood dreams, susie loves him anyway (see susie entry above, regarding quality of character). if susie had decided to play baseball, there is no doubt she would be tearing it up, without steroids, because she is just that incredible. instead, she decided to be a friend, an all-around ridiculously cool person, and a graduate of the university of virginia. and she got out of maryland.


other times, when i dream about susie... well, i'm only a guy, so... sometimes i dream about how sexy she is. like i said, i've slept with susie. and it's already out on the table that anytime we decide to um, be friends, that we could probably take care of that. i even know where she keeps her stash. susie is definitely sexy. with a skin tone surprisingly close to keira knightley (without the sun burn, of course), susie is damn sexy. susie has been known to roam around in my presence in simply her underwear, which, upon reflection, thinking back on my DC days, well, that was pretty exciting. because my roommate now, not as exciting when he wanders around in his underwear.



not only is susie sexy in that keira knightley/modern kind of way, but also in that classicly sexy way. when i dream of susie, i envision marilyn monroe. sexy. classicly sexy. charming, good singing voice, good solid drinker, socialite, bubbly, and sometimes slightly introverted... keeping her secrets. she is a boy-killer, for sure. she aims high, monroe aimed for kennedy, susie got out of maryland so that she could shoot higher... perhaps a well-respected, old money, dc socialite?

top-ten list? pshhhh who needs one? i <3 sus.

totally, dude

**this post originally got deleted, but since susie declared a blog-off... you're on!! i'm going to shower you with niceness**





lots of fun things have occurred in the last week. rachel. i went surfing for the first time over the weekend, and have got to say... it's a lot of fun. rachel. it's definitely something i could get into. rachel. affording a decent board, on the other hand, i'm not so sure. rachel. we only stayed out about an hour, and i didn't actually "ride" a wave, but i sure would've if my dang foot hadn't hit the board. rachel. so i rode it on my knees. rachel. between the beach, the sunset, and the moon, it was pretty incredible. rachel.

we had our first day of practice yesterday. rachel. everything went well. rachel. needless to say, without giving too much detail, we're going to have an awesome season. rachel. i won't tell you why, but take it as fact. rachel.

i ordered a pair of croc sandals online (sorry, rachel) and i do have to say they're quite incredible. rachel. they squeak, but other than that, they're fantastic. rachel.

i was planning on making this longer, but i've got to go meet brian for lunch. rachel.

sorry, susie, i had to. rachel. maybe one day. rachel.

playa, please!

it's been a fun weekend/week so far. this is definitely a fun town. last night we took this yacht out and had a good time with a couple of folks. the thing is incredible. 63' is a big-ass yacht.

work is going well, i've met just about everybody on staff at this point, minus one or two who are out on vacation. we start new swimmer orientation tomorrow night, so i'll finally be getting back on deck! it's been a while... even though i coached swim camps all summer, it's not the same as having your own group and getting into it.

office! we've moved into it. i don't have a desk yet, it's supposed to be delivered on friday. or a chair. which is also getting delivered. so in the mean time, i've got my virginia fold-up chair to use. awesome. the office isn't much, but it's really nice to have a place to get up and have a destination. that and all of my swimming/workout stuff can live in one spot. i've amassed somewhat of a collection of swimming stuff... from books to old workouts to just... stuff. and it's nice to have it out of my room.

hmm, what else? i think that just about does it. i've got a sweet new work e-mail that if you want to have, let me know.

for me? really?

indeed, my new team is throwing a meet and greet bbq tonight from 6-9. should be good times. i went out and bought a bottle of wine to give to the hostess... i need to remember to be on my best virginia gentlemanly behavior with all of these southern mothers around.

speaking of virginia gentleman... i wonder if you can get their top shelf here in NC... hmmm? you definitely can't get any virginia wines, at least not at the grocery store where i was.

i actually did sit on the beach yesterday and worked up the remainder my vague season/cycle plan. i even worked up a couple practices to kind of run with the first few days. i'm going to try something new and different at the beginning of this year. what, you ask? i'll keep you posted. let's just say i'm going to model it after the dave leitao school of practice.

i went boating on tuesday, also. we tried to tube without a tube, using only the throw floaty thing and a rope. it didn't work, and actually we just ended up getting a lot of saltwater up our noses. and a nasty rope-burn. we've got more boating lined up for next tuesday. deep-sea fishing is, i believe, on the agenda. i've never done it so it should be a good time! yay beach!

rachel wins the award for the first person to send me mail at my new address! thanks, rachie. the next award up for the taking is who will be the first visitor... will it be you?

and in virginia news, we got 7 pre-season votes in the AP football poll. i'm pretty surprised. the reports out of training camp (at least the ones on virginiasports) seem to be overwhelmingly positive... so maybe there's some hope after all. most people think that if coach groh has another mediocre season, he'll hang around for another year. let's hope that he has a great season and we don't have to even ponder the point.

beach!

well, i packed all my stuff up and rolled down to the beach this week. i'm slowly getting unpacked and getting everything set up. thankfully, brian had nothing so my overabundance of shit has a place to go.

the job is lining up well. i think it's going to be really fun. the kids are going to swim very fast, obvi. it's going to be good. in fact, they're having a bbq in my honor. a pig-pickin' would've been nice, but i understand the involvement that requires. so, i'll settle for a bbq. it's saturday. i suppose it's my formal introduction.

and man, talk about a good time to be at the beach. we went out last night, and let me tell you, there are nothing but beautiful (but mostly dumb, unfortunately) women in this town. i'm talking freakin put you in a magazine hot. it's a little overwhelming.

it's also a good time to be shopping for linen clothing apparently. i hit up banana republic today and got 3 linen shirts for $19/each. and a pair of linen pants for $49. that's a steal, people. i've got to get all beach-bum attired up, and i think i've succeeded.

i'm going to sit on the beach and start working up my season plan... have fun in your cubicles!

only kidding!

whew, finally all settled. in the end, i AM moving to north carolina. things didn't quite go so well with my old team... i was actually lied to and then insulted. but it's cool... their loss. besides, i don't want to dwell on the bullshit.

so, i took the new job. i'm absolutely pumped. it's a step up the ladder and for good money.

after getting back from coaching another swim camp very far away yesterday, i had today and yesterday to pack and get moved. i successfully packed today, so by the time i get the truck loaded up tomorrow, i should hopefully be able to get on the road tomorrow afternoon.

i got one of those sweeet trailer things to drag my car behind the moving truck. i'm pretty excited. that and i got my car detailed today. it really puts me more at inner-peace or something. it's hard to explain... like a weight has been lifted. don't ask. i love that car.

so yah, the new job is at the beach! i've finally made it. it took me some time, but i've figured out how to get there and do a job i love and make enough money to live. all around, it's a success.

on the other hand, i'll miss my friends here like woah. i was over at rachies/susies/naris tonight and i won't lie it was way sad. and maybe andy will eventually answer my text messages and get by here before i leave... we'll see. i'll miss you guys :(