1/2 a decade to go...

Hey merry citizens,

The holiday season comes to a close now that 2005 has begun. I feel a little sense of completion as the second half of the first decade of the 21st century begins. At least the nuclear bombs haven't dropped yet. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

So lets get up to speed on how my holiday season went. We'll start with "WINTER STORM '04".

More than a foot of snow dropped in front of my house the Wednesday night before Christmas. So at least we could all rest easy that we didn't have to dream of a White Christmas anymore for the year. That took a HUGE load off my shoulders. Now I can get back to my normal dreams about Kathleen, me being a superhero, and/or eating a huge hamburger with FOUR types of cheeses!

After I spent Thursday torturing my back muscles by shoveling the damn snow off my driveway, I could sit back and wait for the big day of Presents to arrive. I pretty much knew what I was going to get, so I just wanted all of it.

After an uneventful morning of unwrapping on the day some people's savior was born, I went to church. I know some of you are saying, "You?! Church?!" But I did in fact accompany my dad to mass at his old church. So at least I'll be in good with God until next Christmas.

Catholic mass is pretty boring. If you've never been (as I have only gone rarely myself), here's a quick run-down. (At least from the stuff I remember. Keep in mind I almost fell asleep... twice)
1. Sing a hymn.
2. Pray.
3. Gospel time.
4. Sermon.
5. Collection Plate.
6. Communion.
7. Pray.
8. Hymn.
9. Leave.

I knew I was securing my place in hell when I almost laughed during the singing of "Oh come all ye faithful." What can I say, college and TV teach you strange things.

After I activated the prayer, I only had to wait another week before the new years eve festivities. I was planning on going to Muncie to get wasted with the guys at ZBT, when low and behold my room mate Robby calls me. He was trying to get a bunch of us to get a hotel room and party in downtown Indy. I told him I was cool with that and was pretty excited.

On friday night, after I spent an hour getting ready for the party, I finally get a hold of Robby to get the final plans for the party. "Sorry Nate, I forgot to call you," he said, "everyone cancelled."

Needless to say, I was pissed. That's an hour of my life I want back.

So instead I went to a party with my parents and had a decent time. Everyone was playing Euchre though. And since I don't know how to play, I just sat drinking my Grey Goose all evening. Can you believe a pint of that stuff costs 18 dollars? But, it was worth it. The bottle is too nice to throw away and I've got a whole half of it left. Maybe I'll share it... yeah right.

Kathleen got even more drunk then I did. She had to work until midnight last night at O'Crappys (I mean O'Charleys). Afterwords, she did and estimated 7-8 shots of various alcohol. Now, if you had to get up and open at 9:00, would you drink that much? I know I wouldn't.

I guess the real reason I knew she was drunk was because she called me... at 5:00 AM. I love this girl to death and didn't mind talking to her, but this was the first time she'd ever called me while she was drunk. I guess I see at it as a milestone in our relationship. Still... I almost would've rather slept for that hour.

Ok, time to go to my aunt's house for cornbeef and cabbage. (Yummy)

Current PoA: 60%
Previous PoA: 56%

Honorable Mentions:

-Kathleen: Happy New Year babe. I still miss you a lot.

-Robby: You owe me an hour of my life.

-Me: Have an awesome 2005!

Happy New Year... bitches,

Nate-O