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read my profile sign my guestbook Name: Zac Country: United States State: Nevada Metro: Las Vegas Birthday: 8/18/1982 Gender: Male Message: message meEmail: email me AIM: SinCityFZ1 Member Since: 2/6/2005

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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Summer 2006

Oh wow it has been awhile since I updated. Ok, so this summer.....where'd it go? Damn fast, that's all I know. It was fun, though I didn't really go anywhere (except for Phoenix to work many times). I learned (sort of) to wakeboard, got rid of the Civic, worked alot......and that's really about it I suppose. It's funny, it seems like no time has passed at all since I wrote my last post, but the same amount of time seemed to last eons when I was in elementary school over summer vacation....and now I spend the whole damn thing working. Oh well.... on to pictures. Those are more fun anyways.

This is the new Jeep. It's a 2000 Wrangler Sahara with the hard top, Top and rear swing-away Wilderness Racks, Fabtech lift (4" or so I think), and Dick Cepek FC II tires. A little different from the Civic, but it's fun. I can't wait for it to cool off so I can take the top off and get out to Red Rock and do a little off-roading.

And another.

And the last one...ok, on to something else.

Me. In the air. On a wakeboard. Doesn't happen often (I didn't land this).

The midwest has nothing on southwestern skies....oh yeah....except rain.

This definitely isn't me. But it makes for a great picture.

The house with everything in full bloom for the summer. Oh wait, it looks like this in January too.

Well, that's it. I need some more pictures to put on here. I'll have to work on that. How about in another 3 months or so?

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

	562 days since I joined Xanga? Wow...I think it's been about that long since I posted anything either. Well.....right now, I've got nothing, because I need to take some pictures to go with the update. Perhaps tomorrow.
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Thursday, May 11, 2006

The people demand an update, eh Joe? Ok, fine, I suppose it's been long enough. I'll throw in some pictures to boot. Actually, it'll mostly be pictures. If you hadn't noticed, I don't type a whole lot.

Gabrielle and I at our friend's suite at the Rio. Note the view in the background, the room wrapped all the way around the side of the hotel, and I mean the entire side. You could see from the northwest corner to the southwest corner of the valley. We were here for our friends Mark and Lisa's wedding. It was a good time, the Rio garden is very nice, and open bars are always good.

Gabrielle and I at the restaurant 3950 at Mandalay Bay. We went with Steve and Monica and had a wonderful time. It was a small restaurant, which I liked....very small staff but still with excellent service. The picture you see was our dessert. A hand-blown candy orange filled with some kind of Grand Marnier cream with chocolate ganache on the side. It was a very, very good dinner and a great time. (as a side note, before Steve and Monica got there I had a glass of Glenmorangie scotch, which was excellent and $14 per glass)

The first of many pictures of our puppy, Gus. For anyone that doesn't know (and I imagine there's very few), we have a golden retriever puppy named Gus. He's now about 5 months old. This is a picture from the old apartment after a bath. I forgot about the "wet dog" smell.

Ok, I wasn't actually sleeping. But it makes a good picture, if that dog could keep his head down.

Massive puppy paws. Look at the size of these things compared to Gabrielle's hands. And that was weeks ago. He's going to be a big guy.

And a front/side view of the new house. I can't describe how much better this is than our old apartment, and for not all that much more money. Gus loves it too, he has room to play in our back yard...err...back area full of rocks (most of us don't have "yards" here in Southern Nevada).

Kind of a mixed view looking into the living room. The opening on the far right goes into the master bedroom, and the windows there on left is where the kitchen is at. The ceramic tile is great for keeping the house cooler, less messy, and it looks great. It's in all rooms except the bedrooms which are carpet and the den which is hardwood.

The kitchen and sliding door to our back yard. Probably the only thing I wish we had was a little more counter and cabinet space. But oh well, you can't be too picky, and I still really like it.

Gus out in the back with his beloved palm frond (which fell off a neighbor's tree into our yard before moving in). This corner is Gus's relaxation area, probably because it's shaded by the neighbor's trees. He brings everything out here, including his toys, bones, our clothing, cd cases, etc. He doesn't chew our things out here, just brings them out and leaves them. The frond is now just a dried out pile of green stuff and a long stick he likes to chew on.

Probably one of my favorite Gus pictures. Though, I'm not sure why he likes staring into the sun.

Gus's collection of toys by his frond. He has now destroyed the orange and multi-colored ones. Doesn't he know those cost money??

Gus with his toys. I apologize for all the Gus pictures, but between vet bills, toys, food, adoption fee, extra security deposit, etc we've spent alot of money on him and damned if I'm not going to get my entertainment value out of him.

The den. I look busy here with the phone and computer, but I assure you, I'm doing absolutely nothing productive.

The living room/dining room with some actual stuff in them.

The kitchen with some actual stuff in it. I'm particularly fond of the wine rack on top of the fridge. Not sure why, either.

The garage. Not exciting, but hey, I like having one and it's my website, if you don't like it take your toys and go home.

The front yard with what they like to call "desert landscaping". Fine with me. Actually, I prefer it. It's a desert, if you want grass, move elsewhere and quit wasting our limited water supply. I also like the fact that each plant has it's own sprinkler which is all timed, so I have to do......nothing.

Gabrielle with the little guy after getting a bath. He got outside and it was still pretty cold at night at that point, and wouldn't stop shivering. It's the only time he's allowed us to wrap him up in a blanket like this.

More of the same. He was a sleepy little guy that night. (as he is most nights after 8pm or so, of course, at 5am he is hyper and ready to go)

My friend Mark and I with our dogs. Gus is smaller.....for now. We watched their dog, Maggie, while they were on their honeymoon. They dogs got along great, in fact, they kept each other entertained, which was nice.

This rope toy was about the size of Gus when we first got him. He's big enough to play with it now. I have a feeling he's going to be able to tear it out of my hand when he's fully grown, he's pretty strong now.

Me, Gus, and Maggie on the kitchen floor. You'll might note Gabrielle painted the kitchen since moving in. I'm still no good at matching (note my khaki shorts and faded out black shirt, a staple for the past 5 years), so I have no idea what she's talking about when she describes what she wants to do for colors, but once it's done, it always looks good.

Well, that's about it for now. There's lots more pictures of Gus and the house but hopefully that'll give a pretty good idea. And now no one can give me a hard time for not updating for another month or so. Hopefully I can get some picutures of Gabrielle and I waterskiing and wakeboarding out at Lake Mead (a friend from work bought a boat and we've been out a few times, and hopefully we can get out quite a few more times this summer). Tristan (my friend with the boat) apparently has a pretty comical one of me waterskiing, so I'll have to try to get that on here. Anyway, I hope everyone's doing well, talk to you later.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Currently Listening
Take a Look in the Mirror
By Korn
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Well, it's been awhile since I posted on here. Mostly because I started a Myspace page and I'm sure everyone can figure out that I can barely keep up with updating one of these things. Anyway, if you'd like to check it out, click here. Turn your sound on too, it's got one of the new Korn singles playing. I need to buy that cd sometime here. So what's new. The biggest thing I suppose is that I got myself promoted, which is good stuff. I can now be held responsible for all the money I spend. More seriously though, it's a fairly substantial raise, bonuses, stock options, and now I can start working on getting to the next level of Senior Buyer. I'm hoping to get that accomplished in 12-18 months, which is a fairly quick goal. Other than that, hopefully (fingers crossed) Gabrielle and I will be moving in the near future into a house. I'm hoping we get the one we are looking at right now, it's in the Southern Highlands area, which is probably one of the nicest areas in Las Vegas.
Unfortunately I do not think we will be going to Kirkwood to go skiing this weekend, which I suppose is ok. I was just looking forward to getting out a little more this year. Oh well, there's always next winter I suppose. I did get to get out to Mammoth that one time which was great. The only downside is that it made me want to do it more. Tristan has been out there for the last couple of days, that bastard. (Tristan is a guy I work with, the one in my Mammoth picture update eating the sour gumballs)
I suppose that's mostly it. I'm sure there's lots more, but I'm not really the person that types alot in here. I haven't even had a substantial update since I got back from Mammoth. Later!

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Monday, March 06, 2006

Currently Watching
Lost - The Complete First Season
By J.J. Abrams
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1. What time did you get up this morning?

7am

2. Diamonds or Pearls?

I'm not really the jewelry type myself

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?

Brokeback Mountain

4. What is your favorite TV show?

shame on Gabrielle for getting me back into watching TV....we are currently watching "LOST" season 1 on DVD, I also like "The Apprentice"

5. What did you have for breakfast?

an asiago cheese bagel and some strawberry yogurt

6. What is your middle name?

Josef

7. What is your favorite cuisine?

hmm, I'm a big fan of Ahi right now, I also love good mexican and prime rib

8. What foods do you dislike?

I'm not sure there is one

9. Your favorite Potato chips?

I still like fritos the best, or french onion sun chips

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?

I don't really update my CD collection all that much, so it's still Audioslave's new CD

11. What kind of car do you drive?

96 Honda Civic EX 5spd coupe, 02 liquid silver yamaha FZ1, and occasionally Gabrielle's 00 Mustang

12. Favorite sandwich?

The "bobbie" at Capriotti's...like thanksgiving dinner on a roll, don't knock it till you've tried it

13. What characteristics do you despise?

slow drivers, stupidity, pessimism

14. What are your favorite clothes?

loose pair of cargo shorts and a hooded sweatshirt...with tennis shoes.....I have no style

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,

where would you go?

only one place???....but there's so many

16. What color is your bathroom?

white with green accent tiles

17. Favorite brand of clothing?

I used to have a preference, but now it's whatever fits and is cheap

18. Where would you want to retire to?

I don't know yet, I think there's lots of great places....I wouldn't mind Montana though

19. Favorite time of day?

Now works...what kind of a question is this...

20. Where were you born?

Warren, OH

21. Favorite sport to watch?

OSU Football.....GO BUCKS!!

22. Who do you least expect to send this back?

No one

23.Who will be the first to respond?

Ahh, such a classic survey question.....

24. Coke or Pepsi?

Coke, but I'll drink either

25. Are you a morning person or night owl?

whatever my body is in a trend of, currently morning

26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with

everyone?

I got swore at by a Mexican at Costco last week, he used all sorts of interesting words

27. What did you want to be when you were little?

I always wanted t be a pilot

28. What is your best childhood memory?

The many, many, many nights spent over at Jake's house (usually resulting in his parents threatening to send me home)

29. What are the different jobs you have had in your life?

McDonald's worker, supervisor, and manager; dishwasher at Oakridge Manor (old folk's home); prep cook at TI Casino; host, cook, server, key hourly, and manager for Applebees; and a buyer for Carmax

30. Nicknames:

Zimmy

31. Number and location of piercing?

the remnant of one in my left ear

32. Eye Color?

Brown

33. Ever been to Africa?

34. Ever been toilet papering?

Done my share

35. Been in a car accident?

car no, motorcycle yes

36. Favorite day of the week?

it's all the same, I work all days of the week

37. Favorite restaurant?

let's see... Top of the World at the Stratosphere, Canaletto at the Venetian, BWW, Capriotti's, and T-Bird's

38. Favorite flower?

white roses

39. Favorite ice cream?

Breyer's Dulce de Leche

40. Favorite fast food restaurant?

nothing beats some late night Jack in the Box

41. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?

I suppose there's lots, but I'd love to hit up the art gallery at the Venetian or it's sister gallery across the street at Fashion Show Mall...stop in there and you'll know why

42. Bedtime?

I'm getting so old, depends on the day, but usually around 10ish it seems I fall asleep on the couch

43. Who are you most curious about their responses to

this questionnaire?

beats me

44. Last person you went to dinner with?

Jeremy, Nate and his wife, Mark and his girlfriend, Tristan, Mike, Gabrielle, Ralston, Jim, Paul and his wife, Byron and his girlfriend, Ted and his girlfriend.....a going away party for Jeremy (all guys I work with) at Gordon Biersch

45. What are you listening to right now?

Gabrielle is watching LOST in the other room

46. What is your favorite color?

depends on what the color is on

47. How many tattoos do you have?

None

48. Who was the last e-mail you got before this one?

a notice from MySpace that I had a new comment

49. How many people are you sending this Email to?

just one (I'll post it for everyone else on Xanga.....Jake, you need to get with the program and get on there so I don't have to make an exception just for you)

50. What time did you finish this e-mail?

7:08 PM Pacific Standard Time

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