mel returns from vegas, or, bowling, basketball, bauer, and bachelorhood

Melissa is back from Las Vegas. Jake and I picked her up last night. Jake's friend, Brad, accompanied us on our journey. On our way we (mainly Brad) decided that it would be a funny idea to turn the heater on full blast and pretend that we didn't notice the heat when the girls got in the car. The girls got in the car and instantly commented on how hot it was and after we made several excuses as to why we had the heat on (Brad's rare medical condition that required high heat; the car was overheating, etc.), we reluctantly decided to turn the heater off.

Melissa had a great time on the trip and was really glad that she was able to go. She stayed up late last night telling me all of the trip's details and it sounded like she had a blast. She doesn't get to do stuff like that with her girlfriends (friends that are girls) very often so I am glad that she got to. They spent a lot of the time laying out by the pool and hanging out at their hotel and I suggested that they could've had a similar experience at the Pleasanton Hilton and could have saved some cash. She didn't like my suggestion.

I spent the weekend living up the life of bachelorhood. Kind of. On Friday a bunch of us went bowling at good ol' Earl Anthony's in Dublin. $13 for unlimited games. You can't beat that. I ended up bowling 6 games (top score: 141) and headed home around 1am. Hicks bowled one game over 180 and Charlie did really well too. Nerds. Melissa and the girls went bowling in Vegas as well. Melissa led all of the ladies, bowling a 105 (ok, she actually tied with Lacey, but still!)

I took the CSET on Saturday which was pretty horrible. It is a 4-part English test that I have to take for my credential. I will get the results sometime next month. We'll see what happens. That was not the highlight of my weekend.

EBAY, or, Flooding the Marketplace, or, "What happens in Vegas better not happen in Vegas."

Last week Moog and I had a revelation. We were at Comp USA for their "going out of business sale", and saw a bunch of digital camera docks for sale at 80% off. A steal (or so we thought). We checked EBAY and saw that we could easily triple our money by selling them, so we went back and bought six of them. I placed them on EBAY the following day, anxiously anticipating our lucrative payday. Unfortunately there was a reason that these things were on sale. Nobody wants them. We lost a combined $40 on the deal. You would think I would've learned a lesson from this. However, as you will soon read, I did not.

Today I listed several jackets on EBAY for my dear friends, Cody & Amy Moxley. This venture poses little risk for me, save getting beat up by Cody and Amy if they don't sell. But, with models like these fine gentlemen, how could they not sell! If you would like to view the items in all of their glory, click here. It will be well worth your time.

Mel leaves for Vegas today. Melissa can gamble, carouse, booze, and smoke with the best of them so this weekend should be nothing short of stellar for her. Wait...she's pregnant. WHY IS SHE GOING TO VEGAS!?!?!? Jen is turning 30 so a group of young ladies (12 of them and I use the word, "young", loosely) will be heading their to celebrate Jen's 30 years of life and will be staying at the Paris hotel in the heart of the strip. I am taking them to the airport this evening and will then begin my weekend of bachelorhood with Bauer. Actually, I am taking the CSET (a horrific state standardized test to be an English teacher) on Saturday so my weekend will probably be pretty uneventful. Pray that the ladies are safe and that they have a good time.