Work It Out!

Hello All...Where should I start. I am late getting this out...and not because I have been extraordinarily busy.
I was sort of racking my brain trying to decide how to work out this post. I knew I was going to feature Erik King. In doing my research, I forgot that one of the first places I saw him was on HBO's Oz. That bald head and tough demeanor gets me everytime.
I should mention again that I start at IIT on Monday. Of course, I have to go in for 8 hours on my last day of my current job on Saturday. That sucks...anyway, last Sunday we all went out to eat at Cracker Barrel after church. There was a small amount of drama concerning A. and his cousin and her kids who now live with us, but I wont speak further on that.
Went to the movies and saw The Brave One with Jodie Foster. Academy award-winning worthy performance. The rest of the week was pretty average, work and more work. I did yard work today, cut back some trees and raked up the leaves. Now I am just relaxing, trying to enjoy my few last days of freedom before I start my full-time, second shift job. Who am I kidding, I'm excited. A's family is visiting this weekend. The yard is ready, got to work it out and get the rest of this house in order. More coming soon...see ya all next time.

ERIK KING plays Sgt. Doakes on Showtime's Dexter



































EVAN PARKE from King Kong

HELIO CASTRONEVES Race car driver/2000 & 2001 Indy 500 Winner and current favorite on Dancing With the Stars on ABC.

Two from One Tree Hill

Well, I finally heard back from IIT. I got the job! I start October 1st. Perhaps as A. says, it is my due season. We shall see.

Antwon Tanner (You know...he's been in every basketball movie. This guy is never out of a job.) Check him out on One Tree Hill in the role of Skills. I just finished watching the complete season 3 dvd set. I love this funny soapdramatic and opera. If you watch it, you will be hooked also.















































Next, Marcus Coloma. Don't know much about this guy, but he makes an appearance in two episodes from season 3. I have a feeling that we will see more of him in Season 4.

Work projects, projections & Ahmed and Ali

9/4/07
Wow! What a week, what a difference. On Thursday, I had a 5-person interview at the Illinois Institute of Technology. At work on Friday, I essentially received an offer from their HR person telling me that I was their top candidate and that if my background check comes through clean (which it will) I have a job offer. The hours leading up to the interview, my stomach was in knots and my bowels were, well...let's just say drinking eight cups of coffee makes Mike a running boy. Ultimately I am thrilled, excited and scared; take it from me: the Secret is real. Whatever it is that you believe in, that higher power that you converse with daily, if you ask and believe and envision what you want for yourself, for your life, it will happen. There is no other way to self-fulfillment. I wish myself good luck.
On Saturday I had to open at work; it was a rough opening. Their were two cds stuck in the roller of the conveyor belt. There were about 5 bins of overnight returns and I forgot to empty one of the returns. Anyway, I made it through the eight hours and came home to find A's relatives here for the weekend. I actually ran into them at K Mart when I stopped in to buy a bottle of wine and some cat litter. A's mom and sis cooked dinner, a lot of delicious fattening soul food. It was a full house up until about two hours ago.
On Sunday, I ended up grilling burgers and dogs. We stayed up late watching videos on You Tube on the projector. I also worked on an art project for the bulletin board at work: little footballs of the Big 10 and Big East conference football teams.

9/9/07
Still busy. I am in Indy visiting mom and the family for the weekend. Still waiting on a job offer from IIT. More later.

Do It Yourself Guys:
Ahmed Hassan from DIY show "The Dirt On Gardening."


















Ali Azhar from HGTV show "Design On A Dime."