Journal Rudy Rodarte's Journal: New Updates and Such
Weekend of 06-Feb-2004 to 08-Feb-2004
Movie and chow
The weekend started well enough. I went to see the Butterfly Effect Friday afternoon, around 16:30. I actually didn't get to the theater until after that because I had to wrap some stuff up at work, but that's OK. I'm sure I only missed crappy previews, so that's not a biggie.
The movie is actually pretty good. Never once was he 'Kelso.' I liked it and it was interesting to see the un-intended consequences of doing things over in your past. No typical ending either, so that's a plus as well.
Well, after words, Priscilla was a little upset since I saw the movie without her. But as far as I knew, she was going to happy hour with some of her co-workers, so I figured I'd be good until 19:00 or so. Well, she was ok with it after a bit and we went out to eat. Mmmmm. I had that Taco Salad I always get these days. Good stuff. After that, we went to Best Buy and I bought Halo for my 1 week old XBox. Nice. I played from like 23:00 until 03:00! Fun game. I can't wait to try out multi-player. But, I had to be at church at 08:30 for casino night set up, so off to bed I went.
Good news on a busy day
Mental note: Don't play video games until 03:00 if I have to get up around 07:45 the next day. After getting out of bed and a once over with the comb and toothbrush, I was out the door. I had the breakfast of champions on my way to church: 2 Extreme sausage sandwiches (minus buns) and small tea from Jack-In-the-Box. Good stuff, indeed.
I got to church a little late, and found everyone working on setting up for casino night. We had to take all the tables out of the shed and move them into the family center. Not that bad, since we used trucks to move everything. But the real chore was assembling the tables, setting up chairs, and making sure everything looked nice. We were done pretty quickly, and I started doing miscellaneous things around the family center to help out before I started sorting card decks. I would not be playing any card games, as they are not my thing. My game is Roulette and that's what I was going to do that night! But, as I was setting stuff up, I got a phone call on my cell. The caller ID said unknown. Usually, I don't answer those to save my minutes, but this one I did take, since I have unlimited nights and weekends. Well, it was the people from the job I've been applying for for the past 2 years. I made it to the interview!! Sweet. But, I was told a lot of specifics and how to prepare. One thing was certain: the sad little suit I bought back in High School and used through college wasn't gonna cut it anymore. I needed to go shopping. Now, I love to hoard cash and hate spending, but I knew that if I wanted things done right and to look good, I would have to plop down some cash. So, after setting up at church, I went to get Priscilla, who waited at home. But, we had to wait a bit, since she was trying to get Sarah McLachlan tickets. So, I played a little DDR Ultramix. Yea, good times. After a fun Atkins lunch at Fridays, we went to the Mall. Well, I hung out as much as possible, but I dove right in to get some suits, ties, etc. I even got some fancy shoes and a nice belt. The only thing missing is a bling bling watch. Maybe the profit sharing will help with that. The total hit to the wallet was $1100, but I got my folks to pay for the over coat. This is a really nice over coat so they had to shell out quite a bit. Trust me, I look totally different than my normal work clothes(jeans & T-Shirt), but when I walk in the room, I want them to think, "This is the guy." I'll wait on getting my hair cut and such. I'll get that done as the interview date approaches.
After destroying the "New Computer Fund," I went to church and had a good time at the Casino Night. Good times! The grand prize was a trip to Vegas for 2. Of course, I never had time to play, just run the roulette table. All in all, I had a great time, though. After everything, the clean up went really well. No one wanted to stay late or come back early in the morning to clean up. So I was out of there before 23:45! Not bad.
You know, the guys in K of C are a bit older than my KPsi brothers(of course), but its almost the same, you know. Good times and good fellowship. After a bit more Halo, I was off to bed.
Sunday with family
Sunday was good fun. With no breakfast, we took off for New Braunfels to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. My parents were on the way from Houston, as well. But, the hungriest of the lot(us) got there first. Everyone got there and we had a good lunch. After lunch, we all went to Priscilla's parents house. We watched some AFL and everyone, except the Atkins people, had some cake. The afternoon went by quickly and it was time for my parents to go back to Houston so my sister could watch the Grammys. Before that, we stopped at Target so I could buy her a CD and Starbucks so I could get her a vanilla latte. I don't know why she likes those, but she does. As my parents were leaving, they gave me the money for the overcoat. Now, since everything is getting altered, they had to take my word that it looks really good.
Once my parents left, Priscilla and I went to the storage to get her veil and crown. Jennifer is borrowing it for her wedding. Priscilla was surprised to find that the crown had tarnished a bit. After a quick cleaning, we were back on the road to San Marcos to visit some friends. We visited Bill and Baylea. Good times. I like Baylea's pic with the AR-15. Quite a cool friend Priscilla has there.
We then had a good dinner at IHOP and bought food at HEB and a few other things at Target. We drove home and put up the food. We did all this to finish up the weekend with some DDR. A good
Movie and chow
The weekend started well enough. I went to see the Butterfly Effect Friday afternoon, around 16:30. I actually didn't get to the theater until after that because I had to wrap some stuff up at work, but that's OK. I'm sure I only missed crappy previews, so that's not a biggie.
The movie is actually pretty good. Never once was he 'Kelso.' I liked it and it was interesting to see the un-intended consequences of doing things over in your past. No typical ending either, so that's a plus as well.
Well, after words, Priscilla was a little upset since I saw the movie without her. But as far as I knew, she was going to happy hour with some of her co-workers, so I figured I'd be good until 19:00 or so. Well, she was ok with it after a bit and we went out to eat. Mmmmm. I had that Taco Salad I always get these days. Good stuff. After that, we went to Best Buy and I bought Halo for my 1 week old XBox. Nice. I played from like 23:00 until 03:00! Fun game. I can't wait to try out multi-player. But, I had to be at church at 08:30 for casino night set up, so off to bed I went.
Good news on a busy day
Mental note: Don't play video games until 03:00 if I have to get up around 07:45 the next day. After getting out of bed and a once over with the comb and toothbrush, I was out the door. I had the breakfast of champions on my way to church: 2 Extreme sausage sandwiches (minus buns) and small tea from Jack-In-the-Box. Good stuff, indeed.
I got to church a little late, and found everyone working on setting up for casino night. We had to take all the tables out of the shed and move them into the family center. Not that bad, since we used trucks to move everything. But the real chore was assembling the tables, setting up chairs, and making sure everything looked nice. We were done pretty quickly, and I started doing miscellaneous things around the family center to help out before I started sorting card decks. I would not be playing any card games, as they are not my thing. My game is Roulette and that's what I was going to do that night! But, as I was setting stuff up, I got a phone call on my cell. The caller ID said unknown. Usually, I don't answer those to save my minutes, but this one I did take, since I have unlimited nights and weekends. Well, it was the people from the job I've been applying for for the past 2 years. I made it to the interview!! Sweet. But, I was told a lot of specifics and how to prepare. One thing was certain: the sad little suit I bought back in High School and used through college wasn't gonna cut it anymore. I needed to go shopping. Now, I love to hoard cash and hate spending, but I knew that if I wanted things done right and to look good, I would have to plop down some cash. So, after setting up at church, I went to get Priscilla, who waited at home. But, we had to wait a bit, since she was trying to get Sarah McLachlan tickets. So, I played a little DDR Ultramix. Yea, good times. After a fun Atkins lunch at Fridays, we went to the Mall. Well, I hung out as much as possible, but I dove right in to get some suits, ties, etc. I even got some fancy shoes and a nice belt. The only thing missing is a bling bling watch. Maybe the profit sharing will help with that. The total hit to the wallet was $1100, but I got my folks to pay for the over coat. This is a really nice over coat so they had to shell out quite a bit. Trust me, I look totally different than my normal work clothes(jeans & T-Shirt), but when I walk in the room, I want them to think, "This is the guy." I'll wait on getting my hair cut and such. I'll get that done as the interview date approaches.
After destroying the "New Computer Fund," I went to church and had a good time at the Casino Night. Good times! The grand prize was a trip to Vegas for 2. Of course, I never had time to play, just run the roulette table. All in all, I had a great time, though. After everything, the clean up went really well. No one wanted to stay late or come back early in the morning to clean up. So I was out of there before 23:45! Not bad.
You know, the guys in K of C are a bit older than my KPsi brothers(of course), but its almost the same, you know. Good times and good fellowship. After a bit more Halo, I was off to bed.
Sunday with family
Sunday was good fun. With no breakfast, we took off for New Braunfels to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. My parents were on the way from Houston, as well. But, the hungriest of the lot(us) got there first. Everyone got there and we had a good lunch. After lunch, we all went to Priscilla's parents house. We watched some AFL and everyone, except the Atkins people, had some cake. The afternoon went by quickly and it was time for my parents to go back to Houston so my sister could watch the Grammys. Before that, we stopped at Target so I could buy her a CD and Starbucks so I could get her a vanilla latte. I don't know why she likes those, but she does. As my parents were leaving, they gave me the money for the overcoat. Now, since everything is getting altered, they had to take my word that it looks really good.
Once my parents left, Priscilla and I went to the storage to get her veil and crown. Jennifer is borrowing it for her wedding. Priscilla was surprised to find that the crown had tarnished a bit. After a quick cleaning, we were back on the road to San Marcos to visit some friends. We visited Bill and Baylea. Good times. I like Baylea's pic with the AR-15. Quite a cool friend Priscilla has there.
We then had a good dinner at IHOP and bought food at HEB and a few other things at Target. We drove home and put up the food. We did all this to finish up the weekend with some DDR. A good
