Life Is But A Dream

I'm alive

I'm alive. I survived a hurricane. Hurricane Ike, that is.

posted by brent @ 4:16 PM 3 comments

Updated: My Blog

I updated by blog from a Blogger account to a g-mail account today. I don't know why. I haven't blogged in forever. Maybe I'll start doing it again.

posted by brent @ 4:57 PM 7 comments

Routine: A Day in the Life Of

Since the last post, Michigan has lost to Ohio State, Michigan has retained its #2 BCS ranking, and I've got to work Monday through Friday, 7:15AM-5:00PM.

On top of the recent home theatre purchase, I also bought a new bass amp. I couldn't afford it. Not one bit. Life has been good. Work is work but I'm enjoying it.

We had a Thanksgiving meal at work last Tuesday. Whoever said, "Everything is bigger in Texas" wasn't kidding. Texans do Thanksgiving straight out of Brent Carr's playbook. It didn't compare to "friends" Thanksgiving but it was fun, nevertheless.

For the Ohio State game, some friends rented out the local watering hole, "The Wet Spot." For a summed total of $95, we got exclusive access to the porch and a keg. Other than the loss, it turned out to be quite the ideal situation.

I also had the chance to go check out my first Houston Texans game with two co-workers. A co-worker had some season tickets in the endzone about three rows up. The Texans lost in the last 0:09. Watching and supporting the Texans is strangely similar to watching and supporting the Lions.


While Julie Russel was visiting, we had a chance to check out some legit Texas high school football. The stadium, Stallworth stadium, sat 16,000 and was comparable to most small college stadiums. The game was one-sided and the stands were empty but the mood, "Friday Night Lights"feeling, and high school girls were in force.















In other news, while visiting Texas, Julie got a pink cowgirl hat.

posted by brent @ 6:00 PM 3 comments

Impulse: The Story of a Yuppie

After an exciting weekend with friends, I settled in to watch a movie, The Weatherman. After enjoying Netflix for about 3 months now, I've been noticing a steady decline of the Mintek.

Finally fed up, I got off my ass and went to Best Buy near the Galleria. Planning on buying a new DVD player, I was thinking about buying a simple replacement; $40, maybe $60. After browsing for about 5 minutes, I found the "Home Theatre" section.

Along with the DVD player, I got 4 satellite speakers, a center speaker, a subwoofer, and a receiver. We're talkin' 1000Watts of pure audio power. I choose to do this because I'm a young professional.

posted by brent @ 7:11 PM 1 comments

A Little Bit Of Joy

Things that bring me joy on a daily basis:

1. Marmaduke Explained

2. My friends

3. Nerds

Life is grand.

posted by brent @ 10:24 PM 0 comments

Another Church Visit

I went to church again this weekend. However, this was a church I was more familiar with. My church - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

After one month of work, I'm ready to retire. I still like what I'm doing. I've learned more in the last month than I did in any 3 years of college. Getting paid is mega-sweet. I still don't have any money but when I get a paycheck, the one or two minutes the money remains in my account is pretty sweet. After about two minutes, the money is spent paying off debt, rent, bills, and credit card bills.

I had the chance to go out this weekend. Elliot had a friend from elementary who showed us around and took us to some Houston hotspots. It was nice to finally get out and take in the Houston nightlife. It's pretty awesome.

Life continues as normal. Things are beginning to become routine. I can't tell if that's good or not.

On a completely unrelated note, last night I got in around 2:30AM and had to park pretty high up in the parking structure. One day I will run the world so I can afford to have a car like this. Allthough if you ask he, the Hub-mobile outdoes this Ferrari anyday.

posted by brent @ 9:08 PM 1 comments

A Unique Experience

A short note: Early last week, I was invited by one of the guys mentoring me to attend church with his two younger daughters. He told me it was one of the "new" churches and I got the impression it'd be something like New Life. Thinking I'd try anything once, I graciously accepted his offer and planned on meeting his two daughters Sunday morning at a "new-age" church downtown.

Sunday morning I got a call from one of his daughters with directions and the time things got rolling. I showed up around 12:20PM and was greeted with open arms by everyone I saw. The "unique" part of the experience is that I was the only white person attendance that morning. The service was great, the music was awesome, and it was a great experience. I can't say if I'll go back again but I'm sure glad I went.

posted by brent @ 9:56 PM 3 comments