Cincinnati Community Orchestra Schedule

Hey all... The CCO schedule for this season is out. Our first concert is on October 20! More info on www.cincinnaticommunityorchestra.org

October 20, 2007 - 7:30PM

Church of the Saviour United Methodist

Map & Directions

• Georges Bizet - Symphony in C
• Charles Stanford - Irish Rhapsody No. 1
• Leroy Anderson - Tribute to the Leroy Anderson Centennial Year- The First Day of Spring, Summer Skies, Blue Tango, Serenata, Sandpaper Ballet, The Minstrel Boy, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Belle of the Ball

Blog of conscienceness

Hey all, I realize it's been a while since I've blogged. Yes, life was a bit busier in the past week, but it's not like I didn't have time to sit down and blog. When things get a bit busy I mentally need a break from stuff... So I figure I'll just give you a whole bunch of little snippets of things I would've blogged in the last two weeks but was too mentally tired to...

- I had someone reply to a blog I had done a while back about my goal of getting 4 dates this year... he or she called himself/herself anonymous and said he/she had surpassed me in this goal. This is either: 1. A random person with no life who replied, or 2. Martha. If it's 2, congrats Martha! Next up is hitting .600 in softball.

- So two weeks ago I was in Columbus opening up the Swash store... Not sure how it's going, I've been meaning to head back up there sometime.

- Last week I was in Wisconsin recruiting. You know you've been gone a long time when you ask your LITTLE sister what there is to do in Madison and she says, "Oh boy, it's been too long. I don't even know anymore." I always love being the one who breaks the good news of someone being asked to interview, and then being the follow up person if they are offered. I think it's the mentoring/teaching part of me coming out.

- So far football has been kind to me. The Wisconsin Badgers, the Green Bay Packers, and the Dallas Cowboys are all 3-0 so far this season. Oh, I got my latest season ticket update. I'll hafta post it in a later blog.

- The Brewers over the weekend fell to 3.5 games out of first place with 8 games to go. Since then, they've won three in a row and are now 2 games out with 5 games to go. This team never pulls away with the lead, but then just when they're about to tank they start winning. This is the epitome of jerking me around!

These guys crack me up

Gotta be the most nerdiest string of postings ever... the best part is how deep they go with this conversation. Fantasy football combined with fantasy role playing:

I put in a waiver for Wynn. You'll have to pick up Morency after I drop his stupid butt.

I considered having the entire 3 headed attack of Green Bay, a Cerberus if you will. Although Cerberus is way cooler and would average more than 2 yards per carry.

Winston

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agreed. i'm putting in a claim on cerberus, hydra, chimera, and any other multiheaded creatures from greek mythology. dropping drew bennett...
my team will be unstoppable.

Chris
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I have a feeling hydra would get a lot of personal fouls called on him and chimera has had a history of off the field problems. Cerberus just fumbles too much.

Centaurs? Now we're talking.

Hana
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rules question: would a centaur need to get all 4 feet down in bounds for it to be a considered a catch? i should start a poll...

Chris

Blog power!

At our extended team meeting at work today, the question came up as to how the Swash e-store as doing. They said that the top referring link was THIS BLOG. So go you guys!

New product launch!

So those who recall my last project, where it took 1.5 years to launch a more concentrated version of Downy, would appreciate this... The product line I'm working on now launched in 5 months. Granted, it's only on the internet (until the store opens next week!) but it's still pretty exciting! People in Ohio can buy our new product online at swashitout.com!

And on Friday, the Swash store will open in Columbus... I've been managing the renovation of this store for the last month or so after coming on to my new role. If anyone's around, come up for a visit!

Hometown fodder

-This could be something they put in the movie "Major League." So the Brewers are tied for first place again after dropping out of it for a bit. They took on the Reds yesterday, and before I could get settled in were down 10-0. They should've seen signs that it wasn't gonna be their day when they were hitting in the first inning. The inning ended on a caught stealing at third base, which you NEVER do in baseball with 2 out. Why?

"I had a mosquito bite in a certain spot and I was itching it, and Nick thought I was putting the steal on," Brewers manager Ned Yost said, referring to third-base coach Nick Leyva.

- Headline: Millionaire US Rep Wins Lottery Again. The US Rep in this story is James Sensenbrenner, who was famous for his role in the Clinton impeachment trials, and happens to have an office in and represents my hometown of Brookfield, WI. He apparently spends $10 a week on lottery tickets, and the article says he's won the lottery three times... once for $250,000 and twice for $1,000. I give him the $250,000. That's winning. The two times for $1,000? Sorry, he still doesn't come out ahead, since in a year, he spends $520 in tickets. So unless he's played less than 4 years, the lottery is still making money off him.

Insomniblog

OK, so I realize this will pale in comparison to some of Dave's sleep stories, but it's foremost on the mind RIGHT NOW...

So the last few weeks, I've gotten into an interesting sleep pattern. I'll fall into a deep sleep immediately, but then after maybe 30 minutes I'll wake up... and then can't sleep again. The worst day was last Tuesday, when that happened and I didn't get back to sleep until 4 AM. It happened again tonight... went to bed about midnight, fell asleep, even started dreaming... and then popped up. Not sure if this is related to the fact that my power naps have been great... I fall asleep, and half an hour later I wake up refreshed. So I seem to be power napping when I should be outright sleeping. Could it be because my body doesn't really need all the sleep I'm getting? I figure I average about 7-8 hours a night (a little less on the weekdays, a little more on the weekends).

The best part of not being able to sleep at this time of night is I get to chat with my Pacific Time buddy Winston. Only today I've already chatted with him as he was driving back from visiting northern California. Isn't it weird that driving from Northern Cali to Southern Cali is about the same time as driving from Cinci to Wisconsin?