12/28/2007

The Return of the Joe

Good Morning Gents.. It is an honor to join the blog. Thanks for the introduction Trip. Born at 11:35am on 12/17/07, Cole Harrison weighed in at a solid 8lbs 11oz and measured out at 21.75 inches long. He is a strapping young lad who has already informed me of his obsession with baseball as well as eating, sleeping, and pooping. Since I haven't talked with ya'll in a while, I will try to give you a rundown of the past couple years. While in grad school at UT, a got married and immediately became a father to 2 children (Lawson, now 10 years old & Alexis-Shea, now 8 years old). They are both great kids. Lawson is into soccer, playing his new xbox360, and being goofy. Alexis is Ms. Drama and enjoys talking, more talking, and talking till you want to burn yourself. I recently told her Santa wasn't real. That didn't go over so well. After grad school, we moved to Hendersonville, TN where I started my new job with Deloitte as an External Auditor working mainly on Nissan and Logan's Roadhouse. On April 28, 2007, Jaden (my first son) was born. I call him crazy Jaden because his is crazy. Somedays his is a perfect happy little kid but somedays he reminds me of the "Good Son", only a lot younger. So with the arrival of Cole, I now am a proud papa of 4. That's my story. I'll attach some pics of the family. I've had a chance to talk with Trip but as for Matt and Ross, whenever you get the chance, I would love to hear what's been going on in your lives. I'll leave you with a little quote that has helped me through the years. "When life feels overwhelming, remember that you're going to die." (http://www.someecards.com/)

12/19/2007

TRIPPER UPDATE

Okey dokey, so I went to the hospital today to go see ol Joe Hillis's new baby boy (Cole Harrison Hillis). Joe looks great and his wife is a sweatheart. I told Joe to start logging on here to add to our fun. Matt, I hope all went well with your finals my friend and Ross, I expect a masterpiece next week when I come in town......

The Bass...

is only the beginning for you, Mr. Voss. I can see it...

12/18/2007

Me...Bass Player.....You....Will Get Rocked

Guys, I'm going to learn how to play and rock the shit out of the electric bass......That is all!

12/17/2007

What happens when...

you crossbreed Slash with an Italian-bred giraffe?

12/07/2007

I ate at Quizno's for dinner tonight......

12/06/2007

Living on a delay

Matt/Walking Pharmacy--WOW, I feel for you man; I really hope you make it through o.k. I think I get your state of mind b/c--don't know if you're aware of this--but you dropped an email a little while ago that read the following: "You smell....Matt Vancleve [phone #]...." And _that was it_ I didn't bother to reply because, aside from the fact that I had no idea what to do w/ it, it seemed a little like the Jacksonville version of toe-tapping in a Minnesota airport men's room. But I think I get it now. And I'm sorry. Well, congratulations, ya'll win my less-than-amusing, empty-headed bull[ ]. Case-in-point (The First): I was listening to the oldies station the other day when I had a moment of self-realization: I saw myself playing crocodile rock on the piano, and droves of ladies were coming to me from all directions. Droves. That should tell you about what logic I run under (O Naturale, Mr. VanCleve). (The Second): I don't know if I'll ever get married, but somehow I've already seen what it's like. Take the following dialogue: (Scene: at bed time, a young man, no longer an up-and-comer but still w/ some pluck, just looking for a little business time [2 min max], approaches his apparently-asleep yet some how visibly dissatisfied wife) --Oh, honey, are you asleep? I thought we could do something special tonight. --[groggy] Let me guess, you wanna [ ] me in the shower again? --I thought you liked that. --I did...the first 50 times. God, I'm so _BORED_. Just let me go to sleep. --[speechless] ...alright, you know what, [ ] it, I'm going out for a beer. --If you wanna see my VJ again, you'll bring back a new [ ]. And scene .... So...you guys wanna cut me, right? 2-headed blogging a better route? Reckon so? Living proof that the university does not make the man.

12/05/2007

Yeah! Come on Man

Paging Ross Mclean

Hey Ross!!!! Join the fun ya bastard!

Two down, two to go

You're going to be a load master. Hahaha load master. Let me know when you get your NRA card. I just finished my second final in law school, and still have two more. My head is killing, me I am running on coffee, red bull, adderall, and thats about it, there is no time for food. I have to take a bunch of downers to just go to sleep by 4 or 5 in the morning because of all the uppers I take to stay awake during the day. I took my criminal test this past Monday, and could not put a sentence together after it was over. I have never been light headed after a test before. If one's brain could throw up, that is what happens during the exam. My brain heaves on a page for three hours and then I hand it in. Now the teacher has to shift through my brain's vomit and give me a grade for the entire semester based on the contents. This one today was property and it contained little chunks of future interest, adverse possession, and joint tenant liability. I think of it like eating a meal of beef, corn and potatoes. Criminal is more like a supreme pizza, and on this next Monday is Contracts or, as we in the law refer to it, K. I imagine it be a stew made of the left overs from the beef dinner and a can of tomatoes.

12/04/2007

A LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT

Gents, I made my decision today....I will be enlisting in the Air National Guard, load master section Jan. 3, 2008. Jesus tap dancin' Christ, at this rate, by the time I'm 35 I'll be a Republican nut job living alone in a log cabin with a personal armory of assault rifles.....preparing for the either the communist takeover or the zombie Apocalypse. Yeeeehawww!!!

It's Buisness Time!

WELCOME GENTLEMEN

Hey boys, this is our own personal blogger to post whatever the hell you want. Be it videos, pics, opinions, news, or murder confessions. So let the posting begin!!!