YEAH!

Special Thanks

My Family

Thank you so much for doing everything you did for the wedding. Ma and Step-pop: thank you for all the guidance. Bro and sis: The bridal party wouldn't have been complete without you, especially you bro. Thank you for being my best man. All the Aunties and Uncles: Y'all were looking sharp. Thanks for coming out. It was awesome to see all of you. COUSINS! All the little ones: You are all adorable and I will never forget my flower girls and bearers. Michelle: You knocked it out of the park again. You were one of the few things I wasn't worried about because I knew you would sing and play beautifully. The picture of my side of the family was huge. We roll deep mang!

My New Family

The new in-laws: Thank you for supporting us and for taking me in. I'm going to do my best to be a good son in-law and brother in-law. New Ma-Dukes: One of my favorite moments of the evening was dancing with you. Thank you very much. New Pa-Dukes: I know we're going to get along great. We already do. Thank you for everything. Sister in-law: Rad presentation and even radder present. I'll be there for your wedding too. You both got the bouquet and the garter so it's meant to be. My new Canadian family: It was wonderful to see all of you. I felt great joy seeing you and my family together sharing this special moment with us. Hopefully we'll head up in your direction for some smoked meat and poutines. Thanks for the dance Nana.

The Skweeze

Dibs, TL, and CJooks: I really fucking appreciate your service as groomsmen. I don't know what else to say. Thank you for being there for me. Probably shouldn't have stayed out till 4am the night before watching 70's dementia. Yes we should have. Poozle: I'm so glad you stuck around for the big day. Just your presence multiplied my happiness by infinity. You were great on that mic. Thanks mang. Also, stop calling me fag. All of you were stylin' man. I can't wait to be at all of your weddings. JP and Rok: Fuckin' killing that dance floor as usual. Thanks Gorky Van Peebles. Chester: CHESTUUUURRR! Arnie and JU: You are men. Beautiful Men. Dav and Denise: Sorry for stealing the music. You guys are next! I'm happy for both of you. Feel free to stop by so we can tip cars and smoke meth. Tron: Thanks for your video skills. Imma ride on your back to show my gratitude. Go jousting or something. Good luck to you in your wedding. No beefs, mang. Fairy Godmutha: Thank you for doing all that awesome shit for the wifey's shower/bachelorette party. You still live up to your name. Take care of my future kids, please. Clare and Cat: Yowza. I wish I talked to you guys more. I'll be around though. Thanks for coming. SERIOUSLY HOW ARE WE STILL DOIN' THIS SHIT? ALMOST 15 YEARS AND WE STILL SINGING FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW?!??!?! You guys are my heart. All the parts of my heart not taken by the wifey of course so that doesn't leave much. But whatever, it's heart. Love that shit.

Chicago Rush All Stars

First off, fuck you Table 12. You bastards. Enjoy those three pieces of gum or whatever was in that box. B-Wiz: You are Super Woman. We can't survive in the Chi without you and apparently we can't survive our wedding without you. I have and still always looked up to you. Make sure you make Andrea do just as much, if not more for your big day. Caelan: Polka dot dresses fucking rule. You got that dress on my wifey so I'm giving credit where credit is due. UV and Becks: Sorry sorry sorry sorry. Y'all looked good on the dance floor. Michelle: You were my first money dance! My first John! Thank you for the monies. Liza: You were at Table 12 weren't you. Grr...It's ok. I hope you had a good time. Caroline: You look fabulous. I wish I talked to you more too. Ryan, Dan, and Rob: Whose bright fucking idea was it to dance with me during the money dance? Though I loved clamping down on your buttocks, I felt bad for my wife. My fantasy came true. I was having drinks with my favorite guys and I was double fisted in beards. Face melting!!!! I hope no pictures exist of that. Anyway, I'm going to miss all of you. One more time before I go. Come visit us in Sac. We'll have dishes. And a Car!

Her People
Banana: Looked good out there. I promise we will take time to visit you. It'll be a good excuse to get out of cow-land. Keep Dan. He is a dude. Mona: So awesome of you to be there. That made wifey very happy. All of this because of you. That is a huge deal. Jenn: Mona set it up but you got to knock it down. Smoking(and other things) led me to my future wifey.

Bloc Party
You ripped it on Monday to start the week of wedding. HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY

Rommel
Holy crap dude. I thought I never see you again and to see you the night before my wedding was madness. Look like you're alright. Seriously I'll hit you up when I move back.

Father

I did my hair like yours. You're always on my mind. I wish you could have seen me.

If I didn't mention you, my ambien is kicking in. The magic week is over. I'll podcast about it before the honeymoon. Anyone want to get on that let me know. I'll record tomorrow or Tuesday.


THANK YOU

30 seconds on American Idol(spolier free but all of you fuckers watch this goddamn show)

This is the first season I've actually watched this show and this week has turned it sour for me. Not watching anymore because America is dumb but I didn't need a show to tell me that. I will not say anything else about it because they want me to complain further which would signify that I care, but I will not give them that satisfaction. SILENCE.

I hate you television. THAT'S IT. SORRY.

Wedding Week Schedule

Monday

-Singing rehearsal with Auntie Michelle. Going to sing a song for Andrea. Not revealing what song. Be there to see it.
-Get marriage license
-Have dinner with Watkins
-Bloc Party concert with Luuski

Tuesday
-Apartment hunt in Sacramento
-Eat at Jack in the Box

Wednesday
-Last minute meeting with the priest

Thursday
-Pick up tuxes
-Take care of two out of town boyfriends while their significant others are at Andrea's Bachelorette party.

Friday
-Wedding rehearsal and dinner at Ming's

Saturday
-Get married
-Get it on people. Got to get it on.

Sunday
-Do nothing
-Eat at Jack in the Box

Call me up mo'fuckas. Thursday is a prime day to kick it.

Monday
-Go home to Chicago
-Eat Dunkin' Donuts

TRCP Episode 5: To All the Crushes

With a week to go before the big wedding, Spiz wanted to talk about all of those brief run in's with crushes from childhood to adulthood. He convinced CJooks to get in on the fun and by the end of the episode they walk away vulnerable and embarrassed. If you have any questions, comments or feedback leave a comment on the blog. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes as well. Thanks for listening.

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17 Kids and Counting

Joanna Newsom and Victoria's Secret

I mentioned this in a previous Facebook update but I find this strange. If I wasn't such a fan of Joanna Newsom I would probably think the music goes well with the commercial but it doesn't seem right to me. I want to say that the song is being taken out of context but I don't know what Joanna Newsom is talking about half of the time anyway. Whatever, Miranda Kerr is the hottest VS model anyway. At least I think so.

Isaiah Can't Sleep Either

from Jay Mariotti's column at Fanhouse talking about Isaiah Thomas' recent hire at Florida International

Last October, Thomas seemed to hit rock-bottom when a 911 call from his home reported that someone in the house had overdosed on sleeping pills and was taken to a hospital. Reportedly, Thomas said the person involved was his daughter, denying it was an overdose but saying, "My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK.'' But police reports identified the subject as a man who was passed out on the floor when the ambulance arrived. And the police chief in Harrison, N.Y., David Hall, told the New York Times that Thomas was lying -- and intimated that he indeed was the health victim in question.

Fucking sleeping pills. I am totally hooked on them and the thought of getting laid off and losing my health insurance freaks me the fuck out because that means no more sleeping pills. However, stories like this scare me. One way or another I'm going to have to kick the habit. I don't want to get knocked out and never wake up again. There are too many instances where I've taken a pill and then I do not remember anything that happened after 30 minutes. Then I see misspelled posts all over the blog and then people are asking me shit about something we talked about the night before, but I have no idea what they're talking about most of the time.

What can I do though? I can't sleep. Chicago has been stressful. I'm going to make a serious effort to ween off the pills when I move back to California. I won't really have a choice but if I do it gradually it shouldn't be too bad.

More Red Sox Dick Sucking by ESPN

Heres something Peter Gammons(someone who loves the dick) said just now on Baseball Tonight:

(regarding the death threats of Dustin Pedroia) "Dustin said something about the Oakland Coliseum...(then he says under his breath) understandable..."

So what is he talking about? What did Pedroia say about the Coliseum? From the Boston Herald:

Apparently, Pedroia will be able to go home again, although a flap generated by Pedroia calling the place “a dump” in Boston Magazine has turned ugly. Police recently arrested 47-year-old Kenneth Samuels after threats were allegedly made in a phone call to the Pedroia family tire business.

So if I understand this, Peter Gammons thinks the Coliseum is a dump. Dude, fuck you Peter Gammons. Seriously man, eat a dick. Don't talk about my home stadium. The A's faithful are allowed to call that place a dump, but you sir do not have that privilege. You senile mother fucker. Understandable? Understandable? Jesus. Also, note to ESPN: Opening a west coast studio won't stop me from believing that ESPN loves the Yankee and Red Sox dick in the ass. A studio in Los Angeles at that. Idiots. I don't condone making death threats against someone's family. Sadly, I'm not surprised because Oakland fans can be hostile. I'm more annoyed at Peter Gammons. You should really try not to express your obvious bias on air. To balance your opinion with your bias is a difficult thing to do as a sports reporter, but seriously, does anyone take Darren Sharper seriously if he picks the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl? Or when Merril Hoge picks the Steelers? It's hard to trust their opinions when team loyalty is involved.

Anyway, I'm just some fan of a small market team. I haven't been following the A's much since living here, but I just felt a fire burn inside of me when Gammons made that passive jab at the A's. I'll be home soon and I will surely get the green and gold flowing again. End rant.

25 Day Challenge(Update)

Very interested in Fallout 3. Hit Level 10 and I have an abundance of death dealing tools. However, Crackdown is funner than I thought it would be. The first time I played it I got bored after 10 minutes. Now I can't stop playing Crackdown. I don't even do the missions. I'd rather find energy orbs and do rooftop races. Dibs, CJ, buy Crackdown. You can find that for 20 bucks. I want to play some co-op. Back to Fallout, this is the first time I've wanted to play the game since I got it for Christmas. Before, I just played it out of guilt, or for achievements. None of which I recieved because you have to play the game.

Anyway, with Crackdown and Phoenix Wright, I don't know if I'm going to finish Fallout 3. Also need to play Peggle and SF IV. I'm not even going to bother with Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection.

The GAF Collection

I was reading Joystiq which I usually do everyday and I saw this. I don't read NeoGAF that often but I found myself going through every single page of this particular thread called "The GAF Collection." Basically all of the GAF members decided to create Criterion Collection style box art for all of the classics. Some of them are so amazing. I wish I had a means to print some of these. I even buy some of these games just so I could print out the covers. Really impressive stuff.