Another eventful day

No baby update. But I went to pick up my car, and the battery light was still on. So I told Greg, hey, it's still on. So he pulled it back in, and yup, my alternator was dead. So, slightly (incredibly) pissed, I decided to drive out to Novi to get the bears I wanted for Bryan's kids. Well, I got there, and the turn around on the embroidery was a week! So, I told them no thanks, and went home. Then dad called and told me that there was this place in Chelsea I might want to check out. So I did, they said they could do it in about 5 minutes. It's not embroidery, it's screen pressed, but I worked with that at Eastern, it's not going anywhere. So I went out there. Not only were the bears freakin adorable, but they were cheaper too! I was, and still am, really excited to give the kids their bears. They are going to love them! I made sure the woman put on there The Chelsea Teddy Bear Co., above the little picture of bears and their names and dates. And there's a little bow on there, I just love them, I almost want to keep them for me!

So then on my way home, I got a call from Greg, and he replaced my alternator, twice (since the first one didn't do so well), and that it was ready. He felt bad about the delay, so he gave me the alternator at cost, which was nice of him. And really, that's why he's my guy. Then I went and got new tires, and came home.

Now I am ready to go out tonight! Even though I couldn't find the gift I wanted to get for Alex, I can have a good time tonight.

Good news and Good news

Well, the babies are perfect. Sully is already off the breathing help, now he's just under observation. Bryan and Al were at the hospital today. Al was taking pictures on his iphone, so here's Aubrey and Sulley.

Aubrey Lucille

Sullivan Linus

In other news, I took my car in to get my alternator fixed. Gregg called me to tell me it wasn't my alternator, it was just my battery! And my brakes are fine, he grinded all the crap off of my rotors, and all is well. I gotta get new tires and an oil change tomorrow, but still, awesome.

Aubrey and Sully!

It's official! The babies are here! Aubrey Lucille Gluth and Sullivan Linus Gluth are born and doing great! Aubrey is perfect, no problems, already breast feeding. Sully is a little underdeveloped, his lungs are only 88% percent what they should be, so he's in an incubator, getting taken care of, but he'll be fine. How about that! TWO new Gluths. It's exciting. I am going out either Saturday or Sunday, I'm excited as all hell to meet my new neice and nephew.

Other cool things that happened on February 18th:
1885 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published for the first time.
1861 - Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala.
1930 - While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
2001 -Auto racing star Dale Earnhardt dies from injuries suffered in a crash at the Daytona 500.

Birthdays:
1516 - Queen Mary I of England
1919 - Jack Palance, American actor
1933 - Yoko Ono, Japanese-born singer
1944 - Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos
1950 - John Hughes, American director
1954 - John Travolta, American actor
1965 - Dr. Dre, American rapper
1968 - Molly Ringwald, American actress
1983 - Jason Maxiell, American basketball player

Primerica and Babies

So we talked about the mystery caller. I got a hold of Mr. Panos today. He said he worked for a financial company, and he saw my resume which suggested to him I might be a "people person." So he wanted me to come in for a kind of group presentation, then we'd talk one on one about the opportunities available. He never did mention the name of the company he worked for. So he sent me an e-mail with address and time of our meeting. Well, that's when the red flags starting popping up. First off, he called from a cell phone, not a business line, which seemed odd, but not crazy. Second, his e-mail was from a yahoo account. A little more odd. So, I looked at the address, and found out it was the address for Primerica Financial Services. It's a new age pyramid company where everyone is a part time independent contractor, and it's just a bad, bad thing. So after finding everything out about this company, I sent another e-mail that said thanks, but no thanks. So, thus ends the mystery caller saga.

In other news, Natalie was dilated 5 cm today, she was at the hospital, and both babies are breached. (Which I found out means they would come out feet first, which is bad.) So they are gonna do a C-Section to get the babies out, so I am gonna be an uncle any minute now!!

Feel The Rain

There have been a few songs stuck in my head. The first on I saw on MTV Hits, which is a great channel by the way, on the Veronicas' hitlist. (The Veronicas, however, are awful) Anyway, it's Natasha Bedingfield - Pocket Full Of Sunshine. And while that's a cool song, I actually like Unwritten better, lyricly, it's a cool song. And it doens't hurt that she's a smoking hot bitty.
I also love the new Jay-Z song Roc Boys. I've been walking around all weekend whistling the tune to it. Jay-Z was already my favorite rapper, but this one flows so well, it's actually a little insane. I heard he just walks into a studio, raps, and walks out, he doesn't write anything down, he just does his thing. Which begs the question: Why doesn't he put out more albums! Anyway, Roc Boys = Awesome.

Another one stuck in my head is Kanye West - Coming Home. It's just perfect. Kanye may be a douche in real life, but he's a great artist. And the new T.I./Justin Timberlake song Dead and Gone. I guess I'm in a pop music mood this week.

Babies are coming...

My trip to Chicago was productive. We got Bryan prepared for his impending baby scenario. We did shopping, laundry, put things together we got for him at Ikea, cleaned, threw stuff away, donated stuff to the Salvy, moved some stuff to Al's house and rearranged furniture. I also assembled some baby strollers/infant car seats. We were going to assemble a crib, but we didn't get that far, we just ran out of time. So he'll have to figure that one out himself. Anyway, I feel a lot better about him having babies, like he's a little more ready to take it on.

On Saturday, Bryan and I took the kids to the comic book shop by his house, because the artist who does Tiny Titans was there signing books and drawing sketches. Bryan got me this copy, the first issue, signed. It's for kids, but I like it, it's cute, and it was fun to meet the guy, and the kids loved it. And while we were there, I got a copy of the Spiderman comic that has Barack Obama. So that was a nice little treat.

We also went to the place where Bryan works. I've been over there before, but I'd never been in any of the stores. They're pretty cool. It's called The Alley, and it's apparently a destination for punk, rock and goth kids all over the country. It's a sweet store, well it's actually a bunch of stores all in one area. I get myself a new pair of the yarn gloves I love so much. And I also saw the coolest hat ever, it was a winter hat that had a mohawk sewn in it. It sounds lame, but it's not, it's awesome. I want it. They had some other cool stuff too. I also met the boss, and learned a little about him, so that was neat as well

Also got to hang out with Al and Tab a bit. Watched Tropic Thunder Thursday night, and I walked around all weekend quoting Tom Cruise, "Take a step back so that you can literally, FUCK YOUR OWN FACE!!!" We also watched Zach and Miri Make A Porno. I love that movie too. We hung out, talked about Hollow Drive a bit, and had a good time.

So, not a bad weekend. Now we wait for ALG and SLG.

The Sweet Touch of Love

I love this commercial. I think it's hilarious. It's not new, but the song - Sweet Touch of Love by Allen Toussaint - has been stuck in my head for a few days. My brain keeps going, "That's the sweet touch of loooove... ooooooaaaaahhhhhh."



I'm still not gonna buy it though.

Job fair and Mystery caller.

I went to get money to park for the job fair at the Palace. On the way, the battery light came on in my Neon, and I am now fairly sure that my alternator is no longer. So that would be the bad news.

The job fair went well, however. I talked to the Tigers first, and they are offering an internship, but it pays, $1,000 a month. The woman from the Tigers is going to call me next week about that opportunity. There is reason to get excited about that. I also talked to the Cavaliers, Blue Jackets, Pacers, Hawks, Pistons, Mad Ants, and a bunch of other companies. It was a really well run event. I was very excited to see a familiar face as soon as I entered the Palace. I saw an old friend from Eastern, Emmit, in the lobby. He told me that he landed a sports anchor job in Mississippi, and that he hated it, so he came back to find something else. We went to a lot of same companies, and it was nice to have someone to talk to, because some of the lines were really long. This was actually a good thing, a lot of the people were taking a lot of time to talk to everyone, and I enjoyed that.

Also while walking around, Michael Curry, current Pistons head coach, was walking around, and I got to meet him. That was pretty exciting, even though there's a good chance he won't be the coach much longer, cause he's not very good. It was still cool to see him make an appearance.

Well, I was done at around 4, and the game wasn't until 7:30. But I was worried that if I waited, and tried to drive home in the dark with my headlights on, I wouldn't make it, what with no alternator. So I drove home, and missed the game, which bummed me out.

When walking to my car, I got a voicemail from a man who said he was calling about my resume. He called my cell phone and the house. But neither time did he say what company what he was representing, and since I've sent out a million resumes, I have no idea who this guy is. But I called him back, and left a voicemail, so hopefully, we can solve that mystery tomorrow.

First Post, again.

I tried blogger a while ago, it stalled. However the current flow in the tide seems to suggest that people are getting away from the livejournal and heading to the more public forum of blogger. So I may as well follow suit. And here I am, in all of my cynical glory to pontificate on all the things that are on my mind at any given time. There are a few things stirring around tonight, but I'll delay long enough to wrap my head around this new format, and continue to watch this Red Wings game and prepare myself for the Job Fair at the Palace tomorrow, for which I am growing more and more nervous. I just think it would be great if something good came out of this. So it's really as much excitement as nervousness. There will be many Camel Lights smoked tomorrow.