Final post from the States for 5 months   

First off, thank you all for the positive IMs, comments, and e-mails not only on the Shyzer Shuffle, but Shyzer itself. It’s what keeps me going.

If you’re a friend of mine and have yet to IM me your e-mail address, then do so now. Place it either in the comments section or the tag-board over there. I figured the best way to keep in touch with family and friends was through mass e-mails every now and then, so don’t complain if you don’t give me your address! Also, Angela, Ally, Angel (way too many A’s there), Jaime and Stan – I’ve added y’all to my contact list even though I’ve yet to meet any of you. I consider y’all friends =) I used the e-mail addresses you all have given Shyzer when commenting, so if they are junk ones or you don’t want periodic e-mails from me, let me know.

Yesterday, I received the following IM’s from Stan:

Stan: Hey before you leave the country get a hold of me. After watching your video I was inspired to write you a going away song. I’ll get it done and recorded ASAP :D

Stan: Ok sir. As your birthday present and as your going away present, thus killing two birds with one stone. I present to you the new Goob song. I call it. “Goob, You Bastard.” Enjoy! :D

The second IM actually said “present to you the knew Goob song,” but I went ahead and proofread / edited it for him =) Anyway, the song was so kickass, that I decided to upload it for all to hear. But first, I remembered that last year he wrote a song late one night as well after one of our Stoobela meetings. I dug through my Music folder and found “The Goob Song.” Upon listening to it again, I felt that it too should be uploaded to Shyzer. So here are both. The Goob Song and Goob, You Bastard.

Now, try and guess what the following is:

Saturday, February 12, 2005

GSP – IAD #7131 10:19 – 11:40

IAD – LAX #67 12:35 – 15:08

LAX – SYD #827 20:45 – 06:15, Feb 14th

SYD – NWC Uh, find a train? Whenever it leaves.

That’s my supposed itinerary, but since I always fly standby, who knows how I’ll ultimately get there. I’ve always enjoyed flying standby though. It makes the trip interesting. It’s like high stakes musical chairs. I’ve been in Seattle and actually gone Seattle -> Denver -> Chicago -> Phily -> Charlotte before. It’s fun to me running around an airport, finding a nice ticket agent, listing yourself for every single flight leaving in the next hour, and then running around between four gates trying to guage which flight you’ll actually make it on. I view it as practice for when I finally am accepted on The Amazing Race. During my trip this weekend, I’m gonna try and keep a running log of it, kinda like how Dave did for an M’s game last year and how Bill Simmons does for ESPN every now and then. No telling how long I keep up with it, but I figure it’s worth a shot and that way I’ll have something to post right when I get there.

Anyways, I’m off to make a list of things that need to be accomplished tomorrow, throw in my last load of laundry, and countdown the seconds until Chapter 6 of “My Goob is Bigger Than Yours” begins!



5 people have added their glowing criticism.

  1. 1

    Ally http://www.in-effigie.com

    It would be great to get email updates. :)
    Again, good luck on the trip, and have fun when you get there!

  2. 2

    Jaime

    Awesome and have fun!! Glad I made the friend list :)

  3. 3

    Angela http://bostonbrat.net

    *sniffle* I’m gonna miss *sniffle* you… WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! :*(

    Anyway, I don’t want my sadness to ruin your incredible trip, so have fun and don’t worry about me. I’ll just head over to Sparkley to keep myself occupied during your absence.

  4. 4

    Goob http://www.shyzer.com

    “I’ll head over to Sparkley to keep myself occupied during your absence” – BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Glad to see she’s your backup plan =)

    Thanks for the warm wishes you three. And now, I am outta here!

  5. 5

    Angel http://temporary-sanity.com/

    Have fun Goob! I am so envious of you right now. Enjoy yourself and take care! cpenn10nyj@yahoo is the best email and I am brady10fan on AOL
    HUGS!