LIFE=PRECIOUS=OVERLOOKED

Life and Health, 2 things that are often overlooked.

I know i do. I always think that i'll see people tomorrow and put things off till the next day.

I never think of how precious life and good health really are.

I say this because this past weekend i've heard some really disturbing news.

On Thursday, a close family friend to Sheila's family was in a car accident. She was hit on the passenger side of her car by a guy who was hopped up on coke. She passed away. The worst thing is..she passed away on her husbands birthday. You wonder why good people have their lives prematurely ended while assholes and bastards still get to breathe and feel.

Last night, I heard some more disturbing news. One of my friends who i haven't seen in the longest time, but yet still hold in high regard. Well, he told us that he was diagnosed with hodgkins disease, which is cancer of the lymphoma. My heart dropped, and I honestly went to the bathroom a few minutes later and teared up. I'm still thinking about it. Such a good guy and really young, but he's fighting it and will beat it because of his will and heart.

It was just a really weird weekend. 2 pieces of really bad news, but yet...one of my childhood friends got married yesterday. Michelle Sese married her longtime boyfriend Primo. I have to admit, they are a really great couple. You can tell that they love each other and that they will enjoy being married. i'm very happy and excited for them. They had a great, fun wedding.

I can't say this enough, but to my friends, even though we don't see each other all the time. Even though we don't talk all the time. Even though we only see or hear from each other at occasions.
It's important that you all know, that each of you hold a special place in my heart. That no matter what, you will ALWAYS have a friend here.

I love you all.

Birthday's and Congratulations

First off, I'd like to congratulate the new parents. Eric and Anna Agustin. Can't wait to see the little one.

Also, i'd like to say Happy Birthday to Rhaezyl, who's birthday was on the 21st.
we have to take you out to dinner girl.

And finally, happy birthday today to my sister jen. she's currently in europe living it up. didn't realize how much i'd miss her..but i do.

sometimes you stress out...and you wonder why. it could be work. it could be other things in your life.
well, for the last couple of weeks, i've been stressing about work.
somebody told me...work is the one thing...YOU SHOULDN'T STRESS ABOUT.
i was thinking about that...and for some reason. i can't agree.

i guess, because there are alot of things in my life that are going well. i am married to an amazing person who i fall in love with more and more every day.
i have great friends, although everybody may be scattered and we all don't see each other often...i know that they're there and that's all that matters.
i have a great job, especially in this time when there are alot of people still looking for one.
but at the same time. i think work is the only thing that can really stress me out right now. but i just have to take it one day at a time..and get to that point where it won't do that. good thing is...i'm very close to that point.

oh yeah...today i played ball with my boys...which we haven't done in a month. didn't realize this before...but i'm not as strong in the post like i used to be. and my handles are extremely suspect. my shot's ok...but i can't always rely on that. but this is the scary thing...something happened to me that has never happened before when playing ball. my knee was giving on me. got to a point where i couldn't shoot or attempt to drive to the basket because of it. kinda scary, but i guess i just have to be really careful.

ok. final message. watched this movie today...battle royale...it's from japan...it has gogo from kill bill. anyways...really twisted movie about society in the future and how they lose faith in children so they send them off to pretty much kill each other till there's only one remaining. i suggest if you're a fan of asian cinema...definitely a movie to check out. i just have to look for it on ebay.

well. i'll write again when i feel i have something productive to say.

i'm out.

NEW NFL SEASON...NEW WEEK

well,

had my fantasy football draft last night. have to say that i'm real happy with my picks. got some real good wide outs...and i got ahman green with my first pick. it was either him or deuce mcallister. ahman was a beast last year...so i'm going with that.

didn't last as long as we originally thought it would. which made me real happy. all 27 rounds took about 5 hours tops...and that's with a couple of issues here and there...so that was actually pretty good.

new work week starts...getting a case of the monday's already. but it pays the bills...so i really can't complain too much you know what i mean.

oh yeah...ate at this restaurant at great lakes crossing for lunch today. got naseous...don't know if it was the food...or just my reaction to it.

OK...WHAT'S UP WITH TEAM USA. YOU DON'T LOSE TO PUERTO RICO. carlos arroyo looked like he was the best point guard in the world against them. i think the US played really bad defense. they can go 1 on 1...they didn't have to double. plus they weren't attacking the basket like they could've.

i was surprised and disappointed in watching that. wish they played better...but we'll see with their next preliminary.

talk to you guys later.

i'm out.

Almost Messed up

today is my fantasy football draft.

was worried...we had a slight power outage. which really bit. so that was real messed up. luckily the power came back on. so now we're fine.

cool thing of the day. ran into anna and eric at costco. there were in the line next to us...which was real cool, anna is so close to giving birth. still can't believe that they're going to have a child. due monday. GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!!! and CONGRATULATIONS.

either way...just looking forward to the long night. just looking forward to drafting.

well...not much else to write about.

2 More Days

2 more days till i have my fantasy football draft.

I got the 4th pick. no idea who i'm going to get yet. i'm looking at either a top notch QB like peyton, or an RB like Tomlinson. cool thing is...our league is both defensive and offensive based...so ray lewis can score as many points in a week as priest holmes.

RB's are scarce...so i'll be going for those. i can still get a decent QB in the middle rounds. same goes for WR.

work has been kicking my ass again. just want to relax. can't wait for the weekend. just want to sleep in.

thinking of what to do with sheils this weekend. who knows...hopefully we can watch ALIENS VS PREDATOR tomorrow night. if not...well we've been playing catch up with our dvd's. love that girl...she understands.

i'm so lazy.

does anybody else have that wish where money doesn't matter...and you can do whatever you want whenever you want.

i know i'm not the only one. well...i'm starting to feel like that every day. because i know for a fact that i can be happy sitting around a house all day. i don't need to be productive.

I'M JUST LAZY THAT WAY

THORS-DAY

One more day till the weekend.

For some reason, my mind is just killing me. Oh well.

Anyways....check out the Batman Begins Trailer. Looks cool, and i'm glad with the direction that they're going in for it.
3 more months and 4 days till the most highly anticipated videogame comes out. THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLE...HALO 2
taking the day off on November 10th, so I can play it all day on xbox live.

We will be having a couple 16 man halo parties coming up. If you're interested...leave a comment.

Going out of town with Sheils for the weekend. Nothing big. just chilling. Girls got a seminar...and i just need an escape. Catch up on some NFL 2K5 and work on my Fantasy Football draft, which comes up on the 14th.

oh yeah...best value EVER.

NFL 2K5 for any system. only $20, game is great. wasn't planning on getting any football games this year, but i couldn't pass up the deal. Amazing game. Great graphics, great AI (can't use the same plays twice in a row).
I highly suggest you get it.
Rating out of 10=9.5. Only a couple of games get a 10 in my book. Halo and Metroid Prime.

mon-DAY OFF!!!!

Can't believe it's already August.

Year went by so fast.
Had a day off today...first one since May.

Felt real good. got to hang out with sheils. also had lunch with a friend of mine at work...she's leaving for another hospital in Alabama. Real sweet person.

Other than that...just caught up on a few things. Basement is coming along fine. put up some deco's that we bought. All retro stuff...so it's cool. Now we have an idea of how we're going to decorate the basement.

Just real tired...don't feel like doing anything anymore. just want to sleep in every day and get paid for it. of course...life aint perfect.

2 more weeks till my fantasy football draft...and time starts for me to do my research.