MASTER CHIEF TOMORROW!!!

Oh you know what time it is!

Fourth Generation Xbox 360!

This is now the 4th Xbox 360 I have owned. This time I got the nice version, the other three have been core units. And I just can't be out done by my little brother! The first 2 of my 360's crapped out and were sent back to Microsoft. Now my current one, did the same. But with Halo 3 coming next week, I decided it was time to upgrade, especially since it will be 3 weeks until it is back. While my Core unit is being repaired I will be enjoying Halo 3 goodness on this Halo 3 edition 360. Oh how I love the bronze. I haven't decided what I will do with the old one when it gets back, but I will probably sell it. Todd think's we should put it in his room, but that sounds like he would have to do something big for me! So we shall see.

It's my fault!

Well, I have been wanting to get a tattoo for quite some time, but was unable to find the right Nine Inch Nails logo (you knew that's what I'd get). Then it hit me, I wanted the logo from a shirt I got at a show in Tacoma in 1995. It was a gargoyle and a chaos symbol. Trouble was I lost the shirt over the years, and could not find the image anywhere on the net. Until a couple days ago. I emailed THENINHOTLINE’S LEVIATHANT and it just so happened he got 1 off ebay a while back and scanned it for me. Now the guys over at FACTION (an online NIN clothing shop) heard about it, and have made a shirt with it again. Check it out and buy one, cause they rule!

Trent Says, "Stealing Music is Good!"

All I can say, is he is totally right, and I agree completely.

Mazatlan

Celebrate!

Celebrating Kaylie's 21st birthday a tad early last weekend at the house in Lake Oswego. We all had an incredibly fun time. Much of Jill's family (Brother Brent and his girlfriend Jennifer, her oldest son Andy, and her Mom Sherry and Step Dad Jim) came up for the weekend from California as did her best friend Debbie (love her!). Had a lot of fun and went through a keg of Widmer and a ton of food.

The Beast!

Not really news, but I finally got a new truck. I love it. I got a very good deal with the lowest interest rate avail because I apparrently am an11 on a scale of 1-10 for my credit score. They gave me a really great trade in on my Ranger, I looked it up on kellybluebook.com and it was right where it should have been. And they gave me a couple of rebates, so I have a very manageable monthly payment. I got a Ford F-150 Crew Cab Lariat Edition 4x4. It is the Lariat edition which is the top end version of the F-150 series. It is pretty much loaded with leather, chrome everything, moon roof, in dash 6 disc cd and mp3 stereo (sub woofer under the back seats is nice too!), and has power everything. The inside is sweet with a 3 tone dash, silver, mahogany, and tan leather. It has lots of room for passengers, which is a huge improvement over the Ranger. Its got a 5.4 Liter Triton V-8 so it definitely has the power, but on the downside guzzles the gas! It drives smooth as hell, especially compared to my old truck. And most of all I think it looks damn nice!


I've been wanting/needing a new vehicle 4 a while, for several reasons, and wanted to stick with a truck so that in the event that I need to haul something, I won't have to borrow one.

1. 4 Wheel drive. Considering the fact that I live in Portland now, and Peyton is on the coast, I am going to need to have a 4x4 to deal with highway 26 in the winter.

2. More than 2 seats The Ranger's little sideways fold up back seats were great and all, but if I had Peyton and her car seat in the truck, everyone else was out of luck.

3. Size. Let me tell you, size does matter! If I get in a wreck, this truck will fare much better than Tinkerbell (this is what my friend Steve called my Ranger).

4. Safety, and this was the biggest reason. 2 weeks ago, my Meat Manager's 11 year old son was killed in a head on car crash on Highway 26 past Sandy. He was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle, wearing a seat belt, and had an air bag, but it wasn't enough to save his life. If something happened to Peyton, I don't think I would be able to go on, and with the old truck she was in the front seat no matter what. With the full size truck she can finally be in the back seat where I feel much better about her safety.

5. Because I wanted it! I have had the ranger for 5 years now, and it never really felt like me. I am a pretty big sized guy, and it just felt cramped. That is definitely not the case anymore, where I have to use the running boards to get in and out of the F-150.

It is Official

Well, as of yesterday, I am transferring to a new store. I asked to be moved in order to get myself promoted, and to be closer to Jill in Lake Oswego. The commuting which is what I have been doing for the last couple months is terrible, especially with the current cost of gas. Anyway I start at my new store, which is in the St. Johns area, about a block from the bridge, on Sunday the 13th. The store is the exact same size and footprint as the store in Astoria but I think it is about a year newer. My last day in Astoria will be Thursday May 10th. I have an apartment that I am sharing with someone, at the edge of Portland near the Bridgeport mall. I am very excited and nervous at the same time, it is a big change, but it feels like a much needed one. My plan is to get myself promoted and hopefully have my own store before the end of the year. Now if I could just get rid of my apartment in Astoria, I'd be set!