Work again today… I’m half way into my 8-day work week, with JB->SPAC on the horizon and as my motivation to get through the next few days.
Already got a few things done, which is quite a feat here at the OH client. The weather forecast here the next few days are all 95F+, glad I am mostly indoors with AC while this is going down.
Close enough to morning, damn it!
It’s a beautiful day with no rain in sight. It’s almost 90, but at least there’s a good breeze going. I’ve been leaving the AC off downstairs and running fans/opening windows, but I think it may be a little too hot for that now. I just hate to lose my $80 power bills 
Got a nibble on the house yesterday. I pretty much said “fuck it” on trying to sell it last month after 6 months with a real estate agent. I was so tired and couldn’t fathom cleaning anymore. We had just gotten word that the foreclosure we have been wanting was on a 120 day hold anyway, so what was our hurry? We took it off the market officially, but put an ad on Craigslist so I could feel like I didn’t completely give up. We don’t even have a for sale by owner sign in front of the house. 2 days after we took ours off the market, the foreclosure went on the market, lol. I had already let it go in my mind, so I was alright with it. Well, yesterday this couple who’s been eyeing our house for a while called and asked to see it again. The wife called me last summer when we were trying to sell it ourselves, but didn’t have the financing. She came to the real estate agent’s first open house and apparently fell in love with it, but we never heard back from them. So yesterday she calls and asks if they can come see it again and that they are still interested. Her sister lives across the street and the house they’re renting is for sale at a price they can’t afford. They really like our house and told me they were sad when they saw the for sale sign was gone. So she said they are waiting to hear from the mortgage company to find out their magic # this time. If they get approved for enough, they want to buy our house. It’s crazy because I had given up trying to sell the house and told Holt, if it’s supposed to sell and we’re supposed to buy that foreclosure, it’ll happen. They were about $20,000 short last time, so I’m not too confident, but I can’t help but think about the “what if’s”. CRAZY!
Have fun this weekend everybody and PLEASE be safe in the heat. I can’t wait until Saturday because my daughter is coming home. She’s been gone visiting grandparents for the majority of the past month and I’m ready to have her back home for a while…until she leaves me again for 3 weeks of summer camp 
At least I get to spend the next 2 weeks with her, so I’ll be in Mommy heaven all weekend.
Have a good’un,
Peas
^Good luck, Ollie. I hope it works out.
Going to Roger Waters tonight! I dragged my ass on buying a ticket, but I think the one I got is going to be a good view. Can barely wait.
Stay cool everyone, especially you DC’ers!
^I’ll bet he was fantastic and well worth the ticket hassle.
I’ve had a couple of opportunities since becoming a Phish fan to actually meet the Dude of Life in social situations. For one reason or another, it never seemed that important to me, so I never met the man.
However, the dooj of life will be working locally, and by hell or high water, I’ll be meeting him today. And that’s very important to me. It continues to amaze me how great the relationships developed on the OKP really are.
Have a great end to the week old amazing OKP.
Ooh, say hi to the Dooj for me. Cuz you know, … it makes complete sense to have you go out of your way to send a mostly trivial & basically meaningless message that I could send him myself, since my relationship w/Dooj is thru a damn message board.
AWESOME though, love the meetups.
Good mornin dudes, it’s Friday. Not terribly excited for it to be Friday, but that’s alright I guess, right?
Message for Dooj: hello! say hi to fone for me
Had a busy day running to various doctors. My cat’s having a rough go of it as she seems to have so bad pain in her legs and has been limping a lot lately. The vet thinks it could be arthritis or something (plus she’s a lil overweight) so I got something to put into her food that is supposed to help her joints. Then I go to work and when I come home, she was even worse and barely seemed to want to walk anywhere and it was tough to get her to eat though by this morning she ate over half of her dinner. (I’m hoping she was just tired since she got a few vaccines or something) And she’s such a sweety as she still tried to give me kisses and such even as she feels like crap. She seemed to be a bit more active this morning but I could tell she was still hurting. Poor gal.
Say Hi to Dooj for me too 
This waking up at 6:30 am bullshit is getting old fast. I think I said I would never take a class before 9am again. Why don’t I listen to myself? Only 5 more weeks of this and then 2 months of freedom which will include 3 Phish shows 
At least I get to fly over the ocean today 
Have a great Friday!!
This dooj guy sounds like an extremely awesome person.
Waitaminute… that’s me! And I get to meet fone today!!
Had a nice, tiring evening last night getting myself from NYC to this hotel in Jersey. Guy at the rental car place had that lovely New York City charm and was just an absolute pleasure to deal with. 
BUT even having to spend an hour in NYC couldn’t ruin my mood cause I’m all giddy about meeting Bill!
I will say hello for you, Kev!
You all have a fantastic day!
Excited for yet another show tonight. Gonna be in the pit too. Probably spend all day in the AC at the hotel though…yesterday was rough.
^^^^Really is sad when pets pass away. Makes the term ‘pet’ inaccurate in some ways.
A half hour until dooj, but had to stop home first and relish in the clean bill of health my urologist just gave me. Marie and I have been sweatin’ this one, among others. So today is a lucky day in many ways.
Still morning here 
Just finished the first week of lecture for physics now waiting for the fog to clear up so I can get in the sky. It’s been super clear and gorgeous all week of course until we need it to be.
Seriously jealous of all that have been attending Phish. August can not come soon enough!
Fone - congrats on the clean bill of health, have fun with Dooj today!
doojette, I’m sorry. If dooj will have me, I’m his.
I’m in love.
Seriously, it was if I had known him all my life. Just that easy to communicate with him. And he knows how to laugh, the pre-requisite of an advanced soul.
Morning!
Working today as part of my ‘master plan’ to have most of next week off for the JB -> SPAC run.
Just received an email from Phish.net congratulating me on my Phish Anniversary:
17yrs since my first show on 30Jun95 Greatwoods, oh yea!!
What a setlist from my 1st one (no wonder I went back for the next 3 shows after this):
Came to the realization yesterday that some of the people on the OKP really need to meet and get to hang out in person. My time with Matt yesterday is something I’ll soon not forget, and all I could think of through my time with him were things like, ‘Pei-Yi would really love him’ or ‘Matt and Keith in the same room would be totally fantastic’ or ‘Brett would really appreciate Matt’s energy’, this sort of thing.
We are really a very special group of people. Convinced of that even more so than ever. And it sets me wondering whether I’ll ever get to have experiences like the one I had yesterday with folks like Glenn, or Brady, or Sean or Chris, or Dustin at some point in the future as well. Told Matt yesterday that it felt like ‘manifest destiny’, that some part of my being was somehow completed by our finally meeting.
Damn, this is a great place.
Happy Anniversary Pei Yi!
Bill, one day we will rage a Fluffhead. I don’t know where or when, but we will!
Good morning OKP. After reading all of Bill’s posts, I’m feeling very warm and fuzzy. I feel the same after meeting most of the people I have from here. It’s like, “these people are the friends I have always had but I’m just meeting.” The unspoken fact of being the best people to be next to at a show is the biggest part of it. I could not ask for better company at a Phish show. I am ever in awe of how great it is to have this place. What a perfect fit it is for me in that it is a small enough group so that you can actually get to know people on here and that the board moves slow enough to keep up with and that basically everyone on here is so perfectly suited for being friends with each other. Like we all have this inherent thing, beyond the love of Phish, that connects us. That’s all for my attempt at putting these feelings into words, I will leave that to Bill. Thanks for being your awesome selves everyone.
Roger Waters: Holy Shit. It was one of those concerts of a lifetime. It met, and exceeded, my sky high expectations. As much as I thought I wanted someone to go with, I realized I was perfect company for myself. I just needed to enjoy that show on my own terms and that is what I did, with a fine outcome. The show was amazing. He was amazing. I can’t believe how great he looks and sounds. What a show. Gush, gush, gush.
Good weekend all.
P.S. Stevo, I wish the best for the cat. Those darn animals and their vice like grips on our hearts! I hope she is OK.
I already love the Dooj! Definitely on a VERY short list of Pa’sters I have yet to meet in person though!!
Such kind words from both Bill and Katiemay for the folks here on the OKP. I type this as I’m wearing me awesome OKP shirt acquired from cincyreba!
Been feeling antsy last few days. Probably 'cause there are live Phish shows I’m not a part of (though by choice), and seeing those stellar setlists get populated each morning when I wake up, shortly before heading into work for a long-ass day.
Me thinks I have plans tonight to play some Ping-f’ing-Pong, oh yea! One of the VERY few sports I"m actually decent at (Thank you Asian genes). Hopefully them peeps going with me don’t flake out. Hate them flakey peeps.
^I hope they don’t flake either, that sounds like a lot of fun. I am not so good at ping pong, but I love playing it. Where is it that you are going to play? I mean, is it a public place or someone’s house?
Morning Pa. Having coffee and reading (mostly) crappy internet news. Going to a cookout later and hoping to get some laundry done. That is all. Good day.
Going to this place near work. Since I suck at most sports, I relish every opportunity to show off my Ping-Pong skillz.
Have not heard anything from flakey peeps. Methinks it’s not happening today : (
Well, it’s just past morning where I am but it’s still morning where I live! Just want to once again share Bill’s sentiments about you fine people here on the Pa! Every time I get the pleasure of meeting any of you, it is always a thrilling and positive experience that creates amazing memories!
I love you guys!!! 
Have a great day, Pa!