Monday, May 31, 2010
A Quick Note
In the interest of privacy and with the added benefit of a little humor every now and then, anyone that isn't me will be referred to by a nickname. For the most part these nicknames exist solely in my writing, and those of you know me in real life will know who they are. That doesn't matter. It's the total strangers reading this (if there are any) that this is for. Have to protect the somewhat innocent. Thanks.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
What To Do?
So what is there to do? A good place to start is a side by side comparison of what George did over his summer, and what I plan to do over my summer. This is not to say that my summer will consist of only this, no, this is just a little something to get it started.
George's activities, according to Wikipedia.
1. Reading a book, from beginning to end and in that order.
-A tall task for George. Not for me, I'm going to read many books.
2. Playing frolf (frisbee golf). He plays at least once.
-I'm going to play actual golf. A bunch of times.
3. Watching television programming, like The White Shadow and the Tony Awards.
-I'm going to watch some TV shows I've been meaning to watch but haven't gotten around to.
4. At least in the first couple days, he intended to relax or as he termed it, de-compress. Jerry derogatorily refers to this period as decomposing.
-This will absolutely be done.
5. Purchasing a new recliner with a refrigerator in it, stocked with soda.
-Hmm. What to do here... We are moving the man cave at my house to a larger location. A special piece of furniture may need to be purchased.
6. Mid-morning naps.
-A must. Right now I take them in the late afternoon.
7. Peeping at nude co-eds.
-I didn't see this in the actual episode, but so what!
8. Insignificant telephone conversations.
-Phone conversations don't really work for me. Text conversations are more fitting.
9. Banging his head on tables.
-Consider it done.
10. Assisting Jerry in maintaining his relationship with Lanette (Amanda Peet), a younger woman Jerry is dating. He acts as Jerry's relationship intern, ex, making dinner reservations on Jerry's behalf, coordinating Jerry's outfits, suggesting compliments, purchasing invitations for a party that Lanette is throwing, etc.
-This is going to be tough to do, but there may be an opportunity for this. Perhaps some details to follow.
11. Growing a mustache.
-Been there, done that. Doesn't mean I won't again, but I look pretty terrible with a 'stache.
Additionally, George's legs were in a "state of advanced atrophy, due to a period of extreme inactivity." Me, I'm going to run even more than I already do.
-Dave
George's activities, according to Wikipedia.
1. Reading a book, from beginning to end and in that order.
-A tall task for George. Not for me, I'm going to read many books.
2. Playing frolf (frisbee golf). He plays at least once.
-I'm going to play actual golf. A bunch of times.
3. Watching television programming, like The White Shadow and the Tony Awards.
-I'm going to watch some TV shows I've been meaning to watch but haven't gotten around to.
4. At least in the first couple days, he intended to relax or as he termed it, de-compress. Jerry derogatorily refers to this period as decomposing.
-This will absolutely be done.
5. Purchasing a new recliner with a refrigerator in it, stocked with soda.
-Hmm. What to do here... We are moving the man cave at my house to a larger location. A special piece of furniture may need to be purchased.
6. Mid-morning naps.
-A must. Right now I take them in the late afternoon.
7. Peeping at nude co-eds.
-I didn't see this in the actual episode, but so what!
8. Insignificant telephone conversations.
-Phone conversations don't really work for me. Text conversations are more fitting.
9. Banging his head on tables.
-Consider it done.
10. Assisting Jerry in maintaining his relationship with Lanette (Amanda Peet), a younger woman Jerry is dating. He acts as Jerry's relationship intern, ex, making dinner reservations on Jerry's behalf, coordinating Jerry's outfits, suggesting compliments, purchasing invitations for a party that Lanette is throwing, etc.
-This is going to be tough to do, but there may be an opportunity for this. Perhaps some details to follow.
11. Growing a mustache.
-Been there, done that. Doesn't mean I won't again, but I look pretty terrible with a 'stache.
Additionally, George's legs were in a "state of advanced atrophy, due to a period of extreme inactivity." Me, I'm going to run even more than I already do.
-Dave
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
"Time to taste the fruit and let the juices drip down my chin."
If you ever watched Seinfeld, you know about "The Summer of George." If you don't, in short, George Costanza, having been traded to Tyson Chicken from the New York Yankees (yes, you read that right), gets 3 months of pay as a severance package from the Yankees. Rather than doing the smart thing and getting a new job along with wisely investing his Yankees money, George instead spends the summer unemployed doing almost nothing. And when he does do something, it's incredibly uninteresting. It was possibly the high water mark in the history of laziness.
Well, I'm Dave. Summer is approaching fast, and I want to make it a really memorable one. So I'm proclaiming this "The Summer of Dave." Unlike George, who spent three months being lazy, I'm going to keep myself very busy. I'm going to go places, do things, try new things. Sometimes I'll do it solo, sometimes I'll have some friends along for the ride. This blog will be the journal of my summer. Join me.
-Dave
Well, I'm Dave. Summer is approaching fast, and I want to make it a really memorable one. So I'm proclaiming this "The Summer of Dave." Unlike George, who spent three months being lazy, I'm going to keep myself very busy. I'm going to go places, do things, try new things. Sometimes I'll do it solo, sometimes I'll have some friends along for the ride. This blog will be the journal of my summer. Join me.
-Dave
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