Boxed Lightning

9/10/2009

Update

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to update you on my situation. I am still waiting for word on my visa, but since the process has taken so long, Meg is heading to London on her own Friday. Hopefully I can join her within three or four days.

Once I find out when I am leaving, I will let you know. In the meantime I will spend my days unemployed and homeless in Philadelphia.

8/03/2009

Things I recommend on a boring day

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to recommend a few sites to visit on a boring day at work. There have been several of these days for me in the past few weeks as I wrap up my job at GSK, so I am what one would consider an expert. There is an advisory, the humor is an acquired taste.

Stuff White People Like: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/
Black People Love Us: http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/
This is Why You're Fat: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/
Texts from Last Night: http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/
FML (Just think about the acronym): http://www.fmylife.com/

Again, these are great sites for a day of mindless work.

7/28/2009

Is this thing on?

Well upon getting my first invite to Boxed Lightning, it occurred to me that I might do some transferring of account information. As you can imagine, I am operating on Mike Burch time, so it took me nearly 3 weeks to get it completed.

For those of you concerned, Sandra, Destiny, Maris, and I are now finally moved into our house. There are still scant traces of our having recently moved such as filled cardboard boxes serving as nightstands, a lot of "To-Go" containers in the refrigerator, and a front yard that at this point is just begging to filled with old Ford engine parts, a half filled plastic children's pool, and loads of "Recycling". We have done nothing for the back yard yet, but our 4 cats and 1 dog are doing their best to "fertilize" the ground. All of our neighbors seem to be very nice, well educated, financially sound, with nice vehicles that run consistently, and very lush yards. This invariably forces me to ponder, "Are we the Bundy's of the neighborhood? Am I the Kramer of this street? Are we perceived similarly to the Addams, the Simpsons, or the Griffins?"

Well if not, we sure will be soon.

7/22/2009

Update from Philly (includes key dates)

To all my fans in Oklahoma, and I know there are many, the hype building around my visit has boiled over. The people have asked me countless times, "When are you coming home Big R?" Well, the dates are official, so after you read this you are on notice.

Meagan and I arrive in Shawnee on Aug. 9 after a 20 hour drive with the cats. We are going to be in Central Oklahoma for at least seven days. I was thinking we should do a get together with everyone that did not include a draft on Aug. 15, which is a Saturday. We could do this at Ted's or give Geoff an opportunity to show off his new place. The location does not really matter.

During the week of Aug. 17 I will be in Tulsa for a majority of the time. However, I was thinking we could do our fantasy draft, inviting only those who were interested, on Aug. 22 or 23. How does everyone's schedule look? Would those dates be appropriate?

The Swiss Cheese Cowboys are ready for another season of dominating the lower ranks, but a name change may be in the cards. That has not been confirmed. Below is a list of questions I have concerning the league:

How many teams are in the league this season?
Any rule changes?
What is the draft order?

7/13/2009

Just in case anyone forgot...

I didn't want it to escape anyone's memory. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on how history was made in 2008. I am giving a tutorial on draft day expertise. Seating is limited so sign up today, and maybe YOU can learn from the Pip.

7/04/2009

Fantasy Football

It's almost time for football! We need to set a date to have the draft party. I nominate Ted's house as the locale and I am thinking some fall off the bone pork butt should be on the menu. Wait, does pork butt have a bone? Oh well. Rhett needs to tell us when he is coming in and we will set the date. Even if you aren't going to participate in the league please attend the festivities. There might be a jersey presentation ceremony if I can get some donations from this bunch of deadbeat chumps we call a league. If you have any realistic suggestions for improving the league let me know and we can put them up for a vote.

6/17/2009

Hey everyone,

Greetings from America's most underrated city. If you spend 20 years in school (kindergarten, elementary, middle, high, undergrad, and grad) your reward is a visit from one of the most valued relics in Oklahoma: Bobbie Brackeen. She and Dennis made the trip that some say was never meant to be. It was a big accomplishment for mom considering her sciatica, so Meg and I are quite proud of her. Everyone should give a big round of applause to her doctors, however, who decided after months of mistreatment that she was indeed worthy of some pain medication.

Meg and I do send our greeting from Philly and with this outlet we hope to post some pictures and stories throughout the summer before we move to London. For those who were wondering, the market rate of the GBP/USD is killing me in terms of a work visa. One most show they have earned a minimum amount of money in pounds sterling as part of the Tier 1 Visa program in the United Kingdom. As of April I had earned enough, but had to wait in application due to my graduation date. Now, after graduation, I am faced with a weak dollar, which has made me short of the £25,000 earnings required (Multiply £25,000 by 1.64 and you will see where I am). Everybody pray for the Pound to weaken over the next 10 days!