another haus

Figured you guys and ladies would enjoy this.

This is what we call an average size Goliath Grouper.

Hmpf.

So out of all you debate prone, football obsessed, shit-talking men not one of you cares to comment on the beat down that was the Emerald Nuts Bowl? I'm surprised...

Snow

Looking out our apartment, this is what we see...














Snow in the desert, who woulda thought...

New Years Par-tay

To anyone and everyone:

We are having a new years party at our place in Ft. Myers. Everyone is invited. Partying at the bars on the beach until the fireworks then back to our place to party. Plenty of places to sleep. Car pool down if you would like!

Merry Christmas!

Hey guys and girls, just wanted to wish everyone a belated Merry Christmas. Hope everyone had much food and beverages, and in all other respects a great holiday. My apologies for missing the party for the 2nd straight year but I had to work as usual (although I'm sure everyone found a way to have a good time without me!). If anyone is staying in town please let me know if you're up for anything, as I will be here... living here... probably for the rest of my life. At any rate, a very happy holiday to all! Miss you!

Much love-
Amanda :o)

The pics you've been waiting to see.......

Sorry so late but we just got our camera cable to download them to the computer......enjoy and merry christmas to all, and to all a goodnight(like Drew had after a surprise visit from St. Nicholas!)

Putting the myth to rest...

Playboy reported that UF has more attractive girls than FSU. It's Playboy so its gotta be true. Here's a link to the article.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-06-2000/0001381276&EDATE

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas (except Nick....burn in hell).

Wii web browser now available!

And what better thing to do than write my first post from my Wii to test it out!

For my peers out there in Gator Nation

Piano juggling

CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!

My Christmas party will be on Dec 24th per usual which is a Sunday. It starts at 1 so eat a light/no breakfast. Please bring your stomach and liver that is my only request because im sure my dad will be pushing food and drink like he normally does. Jae I think it would be worth your money to spring for a flight home to attend the party. Lets hope we have some good florida weather down there. Everybody have a Merry Christmas (except rory) and let the food and booze flow. PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR AND KICK A LITTLE ASS

Saint Nick

PS Alex dont worry we will score you a ride home (bwahahah)

More fishes

Those are redfish for all you non-fisherpeople.

A Song for the Season

Justin Timberlake in a hilarious video from SNL this past Saturday. Caution: May not be appropriate for work!

http://video.nbc.com/v/?linkId=51289

Capital One users beware...

So as a back story... Jenny and I are looking into the whole home ownership thing, and so I went to www.annualcreditreport.com (as I'm sure you all do every year) and pulled my credit report. Everything looked good except for my capital one credit card, they did not list a credit limit on the report. They listed the current charges and the maximum ever charged.

Why should you care? Well if you have a capital one credit card you should definitely care because this adversely affects your FICO score (which leads to a higher interest rate for any loans you get). One of the factors affecting your FICO score is what percentage of your available credit you use. Since the true limit is not available, the maximum charged is used instead.

Ex. Let's say for shits and giggles that you have a credit limit of $20,000. But the most you have ever charged in one month is $4,000. This means that by using your $4,000 instead of your true limit, every $1 you spend is treated as being 5x more of your available credit than it actually is.

Worse yet would be if you never had a month in which you charged a large amount. This would mean that you consistently charged a high percentage of your maximum amount and thus looked as a really bad risk to creditors. As an example stated in this article [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063000609.html] an 80% utilization ratio could mean a 50 point drop in your FICO score. Which would then result in a 1% increase in your mortgage rate.

There is currently a class action lawsuit against the three national credit bureaus since they must, by law, strive for accuracy in their reportings. Unfortunately, capital one cannot be sued because they are not by law required to report limits. They, in fact, do not report limits as company policy because it makes its customers appear to be worse credit risks so other credit card companies will not try to steal them away.

I suggest everyone w/ a capital one card stops using it (don't cancel it as that would not be good on your report either). Simply go get another card that does report limits (my citibank card does) and call Capital one and let them know you won't be using their card anymore because you don't appreciate the way they treat their customers...

[gets down off his high horse...]

Watch this

This is the funniest/most embarrassing thing I've ever heard! I don't understand why he would even put it on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwcc1uLzjiQ

Christmas Time

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/12/12/Dobbs.Dec13/index.html

Finally a good article. I will be busting out the Merry Christmas like crazy at the AIG "Holliday Party". Either way enjoy the holiday season everybody. Be merry, enjoy the christmas parties, eat some good food and most of all drink some eggnog. Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight.

Jolly ole Saint Nicholas

Verizon Can't Do Math

This is absolutely hilarious...

Set aside 37 minutes of your day and listen to these audio clips...

Listen to this one first:



Then listen to this one:



You're welcome

True Story

OK, so I was walking back from the Leach gym the other day and you guys won't believe what I saw. It was so amazing and I had to take a picture because I knew you all wouldn't believe me.

The End of an Era

Guys I just wanted to let you all know that this will most likely be final post on the blog. I have accepted a position to work for Congressman Vern Buchanan in his Washington DC office. I will be handling some scheduling, some legislative issues and some of his political work. I, of course will be reading the blog but will probably not post anything for obvious reasons. I hope all is well with everyone and I hope to see you all over the Christmas Holiday.

This article speaks for itself

Enjoy:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6161691.stm

My Beagle Army Grows!!!!!

Carla and I got 2 new beagle pups today, the one with the stripe is for Carla's brother, the others name is Lizzie, don't let the looks fool you she is a stone cold killer. Before long my army will be ready to march!!

New post to see what's different

Well, while actually creating the post I don't see anything different. A few different links at the top right to take you back to your "Dashboard" but that's about it... a new spot for labels on the bottom right, for faster searching I guess. Google loves their searches. Posting now to see what Nick was bitching about...

Bullshit

I dont know about you guys but his new blog is fucking bullshit. Sorry jae i think the overall design and functionality is weak. Im giving a negative 10,000 points on this switch. Granite im hungover and tired but not a fan. I had to go back to publish a post after viewing the blog (not convienent). Crap!

We are in the Wrong Business

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16090321/from/ET/

This just baffles me how they can have this much money. There is about 3,300 Seminole Indians and that is not a bad amount of money to be a part of. Yes driven from your land and mass genocide sucks but.....getting handed a gold mind is not a bad reward. Can I convert to be Native American??? Im going to look into it. They better not screw with hard rock though. And I bet FSU pays them for the right to use their name as well...damnit.

"Party like a rockstar and kick a little ass"

Nick D

Dinosaurs and FSU

You'll like this Nick.

http://www.fsu.edu/indexTOFStory.html?lead.trex

not for the hippies or tree huggers

Got back from my hunt in Texas. Here is my best deer!
A quality 8 point from one of Clayton Williams' Ranch.

I don't know

This may be a stupid question, but so far everyone seems to have a different answer. When an institution wants your upper level GPA, are they talking about classes taken the last two years, classes needed for the major, or 3000+ level courses? I was thinking the last one... and hoping so, since that's my best bet. Makes the most sense to me anyway. Does anyone know for sure? Otherwise I'll just risk looking dumb and ask the university. Thanks in advance for the input.

Thought you all might like to know this...

...I got the biggest boner when I heard the Gators were going to the National Championship game.

Despite my ignorance

A peace offering...

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=tb-flamich120306&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

On a different note...

Congrats to FSU on the W over us in bball. I didn't get to watch anything but the last minute of the game so I'm not really sure how good of a game it was.

Eating Tips for the Holidays

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can and quickly. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an "eggnog-aholic" or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it!!!! Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand-alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello???

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple, pumpkin and mincemeat - have a slice of each. Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips: Start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

Remember this motto to live by: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO what a ride!"

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

College Football Question

With all this talk about the championship and who should go to the game, etc. etc., it has become clear to me that I have absolutely no clue how this stuff works. With this is mind, I have one simple question:

Why don't they have playoffs in college football??

I mean, I am not the biggest college football fan in the world, so I am sure there is something I am not aware of that would make it impossible. Let me rephrase, I hope that the reason there is this crappy BCS stuff is that there is some major reason against playoffs. Is it because companies want to make money on having stupid bowl games that are worth nothing but afford them the opportunity to whore their products to every college and fan? College football confuses me; I would love for this to be elucidated.

A New Addition

Everybody, this is Moose; Moose, Everybody...

Moose is a 9 week old, 6 lb 9 oz Jack Russell Terrier and we just picked him up from the breeder (a friend of ours) yesterday. He is non-stop, in-your-face ready to play at all times, as long as he isn't napping. He is currently busy learning to come to his name, to fetch toys, and potty-training. I can already tell that he is smarter than hell, it shouldn't be long until he's breaking out of his crate and making a mess... hopefully that last part remains a joke. Anyway, here are some pics that I just took this morning.

Controversy

Let it begin boys. Now most people are biased either for or against UF. But how do you decide and back up which team "deserves" to go. Both with one loss on the road to a good opponent. UF SOS #1, UM #3. I hate that we have decide who else goes to the big dance by analyzing close wins and close losses. The BCS sucks bad but when you have people deciding who goes problems will always arise. And lets say Michigan played a game this weekend instead of doing nothing that would change everything as well. I know UF fans will make there case and they have a good one but so does Michigan. Either way a good team is getting screwed.

Interesting Facts

Sportcenter compared some stats from Michigan, Florida, and USC this morning. According to ESPN, UF has more offensive production per play (6.5 yards), has played more top 25 defensives (5), and has the hardest schedule rank. If we beat Ark today, I expect to hear some controversy for the next couple of weeks.

Oh, and yeah yeah, I know what you are gonna say....style points. But how come style points don't come into play when USC barely beats teams like Washington and Washington St, and loses to an unranked Oregon State.

On a side note, I hate Mark May and his infatuation for West Coast college football. OK, its study time. Go GATORS!

College Football Saturday!

OK kids, lets get some predictions in here for the big games...FL/Ark, Wake/Ga Tech, USC/UCLA...

My picks...
Ark/Wake/USC

Giving USC a shot against OSU.