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good things in July

scott — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:46:15 +0000

1 – date night to Olive Garden
2 – Super 8 was one of the best movies I’d seen in a long time
3 – good meals with family
4 – had a good 4 mile run
5 – finally figured out something to carry my iPhone with on runs
6 – gym time
7 – found out Swamp People would be at the Catfish Festival
8 – found out my favorite Swamp People would be at the Catfish Festival
9 – nice night out in Des Allemands
10 – had a good run in the Catfish Festival 5k
11 – met the Guist Brothers!
12 – fake fight with my sister on Twitter by proxy
13 – safe commute
14 – Harry Potter midnight showing
15 – Britney was awesome
16 – the hotel bed! most comfortable ever!
17 – meal with the in-laws
18 – used the iPhone app for running, it was great
19 – Google+ iPhone app!
20 – closer and closer to finishing a drawing at work
21 – dinner with an old friend
22 – nice post rain run
23 – met Bruce from SP, ate Five Guys, got good deals at an outlet mall, all before 2 pm
24 – my SS return was fun
25 – nice run in cool post rain weather
26 – have perfected a fabulous egg dinner involving 3 vegetables
27 – discovered there’s a Smoothie King right close to my house
28 – crazy free agency activity for the Saints
29 – bought movie tickets while standing in the middle of an Old Navy
30 – got to sleep in!
31 – streamed Swamp People on my phone while waiting in the car

good things in June

scott — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:16:31 +0000

1 – evening lawn mowing
2 – seeing the Mavs comeback live
3 – watching Shaq’s press conference live
4 – visiting family in Plaquemine and Baton Rouge
5 – half price PS3
6 – laughed at the Clemson baseball ineptitude
7 – great evening run
8 – gym time with the wife
9 – purchased something via iPhone for first time
10 – good day at work, celebrated by fun night at Olive Garden in ridiculous clothes
11 – converting VHS home movies to DVDs
12 – watching the Mavs beat the Heat
13 – gym time with the wife
14 – good hard run in the heat
15 – emails about the woot off
16 – Menchie’s after my mom’s birthday dinner
17 – relaxing evening alone
18 – hanging with the in-laws
19 – Father’s Day brunch
20 – quiet night at home
21 – gym time
22 – USA beat Panama
23 – bought movie tickets with my phone in 30 seconds
24 – made it to the new Five Guys, and it was good
25 – wore new linen pants, and they were awesome
26 – good SS class, no stress for my co-teacher
27 – found out the leak in my yard was not a leak
28 – my yard got a lot of rain
29 – my wife returned home from dance camp
30 – the new CFA opened!

good things in May

scott — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:42:39 +0000

1 – relaxing Sunday
2 – wife made awesome soup
3 – good gym time
4 – safe commute
5 – caught mistake on a drawing at work
6 – walking to Sonic
7 – chaperoning a high school prom
8 – finally changed the air filter in my car
9 – trimmed a tree
10 – new carpool meetup spot worked well
11 – dinner with an old friend
12 – class finished!
13 – reminded why my friends and i are awesome
14 – morning of accomplishment and Britney tickets
15 – MVBurger
16 – another ride to Thibodaux
17 – went and checked out the Mississippi
18 – Walking to New Orleans came on Pandora
19 – read an interview with Troy from Swamp People
20 – Yard House
21 – seeing U2 from the inner circle
22 – safe flight home
23 – delicious omelet making after a good run
24 – made progress at work on the project i’m working on
25 – tequila lime burgers
26 – good talk with my boss, who got a phone call right when i was having to leave
27 – Greek Fest 2011
28 – Hangover 2, in lay around the house clothes
29 – good SS, naps
30 – good gym time
31 – good night run

Good things in April

scott — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:16:22 +0000

1 – got to ride in a Corvette to work
2 – good run over the Mississippi
3 – led SS solo for first time in a while
4 – wife packed me a piece of doberge for lunch
5 – safe commute
6 – visiting the bank; snowballs at Sal’s
7 – feeling a little less sick
8 – nighttime lawnmowing
9 – found out the wife will get a nice tax refund
10 – family crawfish boil!
11 – good night run
12 – afternoon gardening
13 – got a Twitter response from a host on Top Gear America
14 – Cochon for dinner, Emeril’s for dessert
15 – Menchie’s
16 – “no headbutting”
17 – lunch with new family
18 – booked great deal at hotel for Mardi Gras 2012
19 – bought tickets to supposed sold out show
20 – canceled concert enabled me to spend more time with my wife
21 – safe commuting
22 – another twitter response from a famous NFL writer
23 – sleeping with no alarm
24 – Easter service
25 – finally getting an inspection sticker
26 – twitter fight with an NFL player
27 – saw a last second shot made by an unknown rookie
28 – rode in a Corvette to work again
29 – Thith ith Brathil
30 – Dr John, Tipitina’s

Good things in March

scott — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:44:26 +0000

1 – being done with grad school HW for the week
2 – downtime at home
3 – gym time
4 – great outside run
5 – fabulous gumbo at Herbsaint
6 – throwing beads to an old lady with a purple hat on
7 – going to the grocery store my grandparents went to
8 – realizing auditing my grad school class might suck financially, but be one of the best things i ever do
9 – getting my haircut by my professional hairdresser cousin
10 – rehearsal dinner
11 – bachelor night with friends; finding easy parking
12 – everything except Clemson’s basketball game
13 – dinner at Restaurant August
14 – seeing Google Map car on way to Orlando
15 – drinking around the world at Epcot
16 – dude handing off fast passes right as we stood in line for Tower of Terror; Toy Story ride was epic; Snow White showing in courtyard at resort
17 – breakfast with Donald; Everest roller coaster
18 – Mickey’s Philharmagic
19 – picture with the 6th Donald
20 – sleeping late for the first time in a week
21 – first time in Thibodaux
22 – recounting the wedding for people at work
23 – good night run
24 – safety award at work reminded me how awesome my job is
25 – family dinner
26 – u-verse got installed, tequila lime burgers
27 – being back at Sunday School
28 – laughed at this potential Madden 12 cover
29 – made it home before it started raining
30 – randomly filling out numbers on a test
31 – good evening run with my wife

good things in February

scott — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:00:28 +0000

1 – turned in HW and had a relaxing evening
2 – Clemson surprised me by getting some GREAT recruits
3 – pre-ordered the Verizon iPhone; dinner with friends
4 – relaxing Friday night
5 – running with the monks with my dad
6 – phone call with my sister recapping a party she went to
7 – iPhone arrived!
8 – finally activated my iPhone!
9 – first full day with my iPhone!
10 – last letter win in Words with Friends
11 – early Valentine’s dinner
12 – staring contest with little kid at Cafe du Monde
13 – soup at La Madeline
14 – post photo shoot oyster and shrimp po-boy
15 – working out a test proctor on short notice
16 – coming home to good leftover food
17 – filling out a company picnic form
18 – got a cool speech to text app for my phone
19 – Endymion den
20 – spending time with my grandfather
21 – painting what I wanted instead of an oyster
22 – gym time for the first time in over a week
23 – talking with my uncle on the phone
24 – Charlie Sheen’s letter of crazy
25 – got tickets for Harry Connick Jr in NOLA
26 – last wedding shower
27 – realizing some things just are not that important
28 – made a roux! finally booked a room for Mardi Gras weekend!

good things in January

scott — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:44:57 +0000

1 – finally saw Tron Legacy
2 – using SS free time to play Texas Hold Em with a few of the kids (we used markers to bet)
3 – getting oh so close to new omelet technique
4 – surprisingly great spinach salad for dinner
5 – discovering how good fajitas can be when you don’t eat the shells
6 – bonding with new co-workers
7 – seeing and talking with my Best Man for 10 minutes
8 – seared tuna at Outback
9 – seeing my uncle; Five Guys with old friends
10 – dinner with my parents
11 – Les Miles announced he’s staying at LSU
12 – yogurt was 3 for $1 at the store
13 – unexpected hang out time with my sister
14 – Subway was open at 9:25
15 – a pre-marriage seminar went a lot better than people were telling me
16 – great SS with the new format
17 – unexpectedly saving money on a textbook
18 – first grad school class did not seem too bad
19 – good gym time
20 – afternoon email exchange with friends
21 – making it to Honda place in time before service dept closed
22 – watching Hornets game from company suite
23 – brunch with family at MS River plantation
24 – safe drive home in the rain
25 – tuxes reserved
26 – upping the weights at the gym
27 – good talk with an old friend
28 – good work day
29 – old friends, new family, together, interacting, presents
30 – good SS class, post class soccer discussion
31 – new running shoes!

good things in December

scott — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 17:59:00 +0000

1 – first real day at new job went well
2 – afternoon commute much easier than feared
3 – midday excursion to workboat show
4 – made it through small town Christmas Parade route with about 15 minutes to spare
5 – Saints win!, dinner with family
6 – good grad school project meeting
7 – made it to the gym
8 – found out i’ll get a Christmas ham from work
9 – received my first paycheck in 6 months
10 – watched this (linky linked) and understood ALL OF IT (even though i had never heard the song before)
11 – witnessing the Mandeville Winter Parade from the balcony of the Barley Oak
12 – pronounced to be “cool” by jr high SS troublemakers
13 – commuting tip paid off BIG TIME
14 – first day of new commute went well
15 – gym time
16 – saw a Top Gear 18 wheeler in NOLA
17 – awesome new job Christmas party
18 – visiting my grandfather
19 – getting gifts from SS kids
20 – getting closer with new omelet technique
21 – Christmas ham!
22 – getting home safely despite bad drivers
23 – chilling by the fire while sitting on top of a filled in swimming pool
24 – wearing my Bumble sweatshirt to family Christmas Eve party
25 – getting a hands free candy dispenser from my future in-laws
26 – singing Christmas hymns in church
27 – good day at work with a new challenge
28 – unemployment debit card taken care of
29 – scanning things for other people to buy me
30 – coming up with a birthday haiku for my dad’s birthday
31 – finally watched Scott Pilgrim, and it was awesome

good things in November

scott — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:00:36 +0000

1 – interesting job interview
2 – catch up on chores day
3 – free theatre tickets and night at Hotel Monteleone
4 – Cafe du Monde for breakfast
5 – florist found
6 – LSU beat Alabama!
7 – cooked a new dinner
8 – good run on the Trace
9 – made Thanksgiving plans
10 – Barley Oak with my chick
11 – job offer received (!!) (??) (!!)
12 – worked up the courage to call to counter job offer
13 – Hornets game!
14 – seeing an old friend in the crowd at the Po-Boy Fest; Roman Candy
15 – accepted an improved job offer
16 – did a painting for the first time in years
17 – watched the Hornets pull out a close game
18 – saw midnight showing of HP7 part 1
19 – good autumn run
20 – LSU/Ole Miss was a GREAT GAME
21 – visiting the new Rock n Bowl
22 – got a lot done for grad school paper
23 – nice evening run
24 – watched Teen Wolf
25 – two Thanksgivings! (also, SAINTS WIN!)
26 – shopping at 4 am was actually kind of cool
27 – held a baby who didn’t throw up on me
28 – good SS class
29 – got some chores done before starting back at a job
30 – orientation at the new job was good, as was the day in Lafourche Parish

good things in October

scott — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:00:38 +0000

1 – survived 7+ mile run
2 – witnessed LSU/UT insanity first hand at Tiger Stadium
3 – dinner at aunt and uncle’s
4 – made plans to hit up a job fair
5 – fun TCBY drive thru experience (though GOT ENGAGED is like inferred goodest thing up to this point in life)
6 – calling and texting old friends
7 – I have to help plan a wedding? What?
8 – Vanilla Turbodog
9 – reception hall found
10 – actually kept the SS class together for the entire hour!
11 – good meeting with grad school partner
12 – great 5+ mile run
13 – reception hall locked up
14 – post run veggie loaded pizza
15 – spaghetti
16 – TEN MILE run
17 – saw a dad teaching his kid how to ride a bike in a elem school parking lot
18 – started collecting addresses
19 – completed a session of level 2 30 day shred
20 – nice run on the Trace
21 – La Madeline for dinner
22 – relaxing evening
23 – homemade pizza came out okay, but room for improvement
24 – good SS class
25 – family family family
26 – good grad school meeting
27 – surprisingly good Macaroni Grille experience
28 – cool weather for running
29 – won a contest for theatre tickets and a fancy hotel stay
30 – post HALF MARATHON nap
31 – Saints over Steelers; my uncle’s Chilean miner costume