I am back in Maryland this week so I will get back to anyone who contacts me as soon as possible. I am here until Friday this time so it will be a bit longer for me to respond.
I will be out of town for the rest of this week. I will be going to Maryland until Friday and getting back late. If anyone is trying to contact me I will get back to you as soon as I am back home.
Ok so things have not gone as smooth as I would have liked. When we first looked at the apartment in Peabody, MA it was in need of some desperate work before anyone could live there. The landlord said that he was going to get things into shape and that things would be ready by March 1st. This was giving him almost 90 days to get the apartment ready.
We moved down here around the 3rd of March based on the landlord saying that the apartment was ready. When we arrived with all of our stuff in the Uhaul we found the apartment was still far from being ready. We had to put all of our stuff in storage and are now staying with my girlfriend’s father at his house. While things are going good I don’t want to be an inconvenience.
Claire and I have found another apartment and it will be ready by April 1st (fingers crossed) and hopefully we can get settled into our own place. I cannot wait to get the apartment all set-up.
On a good note we went today and got our gym memberships at Bally Total Fitness today. I am looking forward to working out and getting into shape while also increasing my muscle tone.
Last night after work we finally made the move down to the Boston area. It was late by the time we got down here and things are going to be quite hectic over the next few weeks while things get settled down. I am really excited to be down here and cannot wait to finally be settled and not have to worry about things. I am still working during the day but will be quite busy during the evenings and weekends. If you are from the Boston area hit me up, I need to meet people here HAHA.
As most of you know I broke my arm about a month ago. Last week I had to have surgery because it was not healing properly. Today I went in for my 1 week visit and had the splint removed. My arm is so bruised it’s all yellow and even the palm of my hand is bruised. All of this is par for the course according to the orthopedic surgeon I had (who reminds me of Doogie Howser) as he looks like he is in his late 20’s but is actually in his 30’s. Anyway I have posted a picture at the tail end of this but I warn it is not for the faint hearted. It is a picture of my incision so if you do not want to see it, do not click the read more link.
For the next few days (Weds - Friday) I will be out of town on a business trip. I am being called into the office to work and collaborate with the team for a few days. I will get back to anyone that contacts me over thee days as soon as I possibly can.
Friday night I went to see my boys and we went to McDonalds in Rutland. I was too big to take Paxton into the play place tunnels so my girl Claire took him in. They were in a glass bubble so I pulled myself up onto one of the bars so that he could see me and I could make him laugh. I was there for a few minutes and then decided to hop down, when I did my arm caught on one of the bars that went to a T and I heard "crack". My fingers started to tingle so I said we have to go to Claire. She thought we were getting kicked out for her being in the tunnels. When I told her that I broke my arm she thought I was joking. The guy that was sitting about 30 feet away confirmed to her that he heard it break. I went to the ER and they confirmed that it was broken. I broke the big bone in my forearm on the inside near my thumb. I have it in a splint, I wouldn’t let them cast it because the cast would not allow me to type because it goes over your knuckles. If I cannot type I cannot work and well I need to work.
The doctor that saw me looked at my x-ray and said that I needed to go see an orthopedic surgeon to have surgery. He said they were going to wrap the bone with a metal plate. I am not going to do that. I already have one metal plate on my collar bone from a car accident and in the winter I really feel the cold weather. I looked at the x-ray and it looks like a small fracture, I think they just want to bump up the bills hehe.
For those of you who know me and see me on a day to day basis you were probably accustomed to seeing me with the long hair in the picture to the left. It all began when I found out that I was going to have my first son Liam. I decided that I was going to grow my hair until he had his first haircut. When the time came for Liam to have his first haircut my hair was not that long. I decided that I was going to continue growing my hair so that when it was long enough I could cut it and donate it. At first I was going to donate it to Locks of Love however not that long ago I was dating a girl in NY state who had a daughter with both forms of Leukemia that a child can get and one was the rarest form. The woman tried to get a wig for her daughter from Locks of Love but was turned down because they did not see this as a long term illness. I have also heard that each year they throw away hair that is not used, I am not sure how true that is. What I do know is that a child cancer patient was turned down for a wig. I have decided to donate my hair to Wigs for Kids because they will not turn down a child cancer patient. If you are curious what I look like please keep reading, I have posted a picture for you to see 
Tonight I went to Jingle Jam 2007 with my younger cousin Matt. It was a blast, among those playing were Matt White, INine, Boys Like Girls. Although I really do not like the one hit song that BLG has called Hero/Heroine I did enjoy the show that they put on. My favorite of the night though has to be INine. They were rocking the place and have some really good songs. The one you will most likely know is Seven Days of Lonely. I tried to embed the YouTube video on here however for some reason they have disabled the ability to embed the video into your own website. For this vide you will have to check it out on YouTube’s page.
INine is from the South Carolina area so if you are down that way (or hear of them playing in your area) definately go check them out. They were great with the fans also, unlike Girls Like Boys you did not have to buy there merchandise to get something signed. Although I bought a shirt not everyone there could afford to buy the merchandise. Below are pictures of what I had signed at the show. If you like the song, visit their website for more information on the band, you can also buy their single (Seven Days of Lonely) on the iTunes store. When they got on stage I was not sure what to expect. I had heard their single however I did not know what was to come from all of the songs they have that were not yet well known. They did a kick-ass job rocking the stage and I look forward to seeing them play again. Currently they only have a single for sale however they did mention that Arista Records had signed them and they would be releasing a CD sometime in 2008. They did give a month I believe but I do not recall when exactly it is going to be.
I have decided to sell my Mac Pro Quad Core System (also listed here on craigslist), Below are the specs and the link to craigslist. I am looking for someone local because I no longer have the boxes and shipping alone would cost you a fortune. I am asking $3000 or best reasonable offer.
- 23" Apple Cinema Wide Screen Display
- Intel Xeon 2.66 Quad Core
- 256MB Nvidia 7300 GT
- 4GB memory (2gb chips)
- 8x Dual Layer Super Drive (CD/DVD +/- RW)
- Drive Bay 1: 250 GB SATA 2 Drive
- Drive Bay 2: 500 GB SATA 2 Western Digital Drive
- Drive Bay 3: 500 GB SATA 2 Western Digital Drive
- Drive Bay 4: EMPTY
- Bluetooth
- Airport (Wi-Fi)
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (bluetooth)
- Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (bluetooth)
- Mac OS X 10.5 Retail (Leopard)
- AppleCare Extended Warranty on both display and Mac Pro System
- iSight External Camera (magnetic mount to display)
This system has been used for about 7-8 months. This system runs really fast and is just more than I really need. I WILL NOT ship this product as I do not have the boxes for the items anymore and the weight alone would kill you on shipping costs.
The ONLY Issue with the system is with the keyboard, it was knocked off my desk by my son and the battery cover on the back has 1 of the screw fasteners broken. The total cost for everything from Apple is 4800 (I did not include the keyboard, mouse or iSight in the Apple cost).
The base price for the quad core Mac Pro is $2499 (this is without all the extras) and the price of the display is $899
