Short update

I am starting a new job @ the Fulbright and Jaworski firm here in Houston on the 25th. It's a huge international litigation firm, and I will be a project assistant in the healthcare litigation department. Should be very interesting, though I am sad to leave the lax rules and great people at G****. At Fulbright, I will be working on trial prep, and I report directly to the head attorney instead of a paralegal... plus, the salary is a huge hike from G****, and the benefits are better.

I loved seeing everyone (that I got the chance to see!) and I'll probably be back to Nashville around Christmas!

greatest Google product ever

you guys need to see this new program, Google Earth (if you havent already)


(jeff i'm talking to you.)

also! who's going to the high school reunion? what is it, Aug 13th or something?

Friday night!

My house (tenatively!) 8pm, FRIDAY NIGHT.... BYO and we'll order take-out of some sort. See you then!

hey i got my blog working again!

okay so i got it working. sadly, it was incredibly easy. i dont know why it didnt work before!

anywho, here's the link (because it's imperative that you update your links!):

http://joshhunter.blogspot.com/


glad to be back.

Speak now

I am going to be ordering food soon and thus need to know who is coming to the wedding on July 16 in Atlanta.

So far, nobody has confirmed except Josh and Jesse (maybe). Everyone else is either silent or said they cannot come. Silence will be interpreted as an expression that you cannot come.

It is really important that you let me know ASAP so that I get enough food.

Thanks

shortest months ever.

so i usually don't post on this site. i'm leaving for florida tomorrow afternoon. i haven't packed at all yet and it's 1:20 in the morning. no one ever comments when i write, not that i take that personally (necessarily), but i'm just saying this is the last thing i should be doing. the ole "put it off til you just can't any longer." what can i say--i miss school.

so josh and i got engaged and i'm learning that parts of that rule (the ring, the being on birth control) and other parts are really terrible (side effects from birth control, wedding planning, family members "helping" with wedding planning).

the Hunters are paying for our pre-marital counseling and that's pretty fun. the planning, however stressful and gruesomely enlightening, is going okay--the major decision have been made and now it's just details. After you figure out who's paying for all the over-priced goods and services of the event, it gets way easier (if it ends up not being you, that is). No, we don't know where we'll honeymoon--at this point, ANYwhere outside the US is looking just divine. It's been soo long since I've travelled. Do you ever feel like you just HAVE to leave and go somewhere besides here? Our superfluous packaging and rates of petrol consumption are grounds enough. whew.

Josh has been a real engineer (or EIT-engineer in training) at his job in Nashville for 2 whole weeks now, and seems to like it. We went to a Sounds game last Monday and I got to meet the office and the associated females. Two things to note: Josh hates the traffic and so, we're looking to rent and buy (short and longer term) in the downtown/West End area. The other is that everyone in his office works at least 50 hours a week, although they are required to work only 40. Supposedly, it pays off in bonuses, but we're waiting to see if it's worth it.

I'm not working anywhere, but i AM spending full-time hours trying to get our adult acts together(say it counts, dammit!). My plan so far is to start a Phlebotomy training program in Nashville in January. It's something I've always wanted to do...and will make me somewhat marketable until I'm able to go back to school for the Anthro stuff. It lasts six months and I'm pretty excited.

For sure, you're all wondering how Dudley is faring around the Hunter farm! He's loving life. We expect some degree of depression to result when we move him back into a small apartment.

In other news (i just thought of it! sowwy, Scott), Mandy explained to us the other night that her body simply DOES NOT PRODUCE FECES OR GAS. so that's...

Good night, everybody ~
Happy Fourth, and if i don't have your current addresses, send them to my email(jet513@hotmail.com).

Hayley-can't wait to meet Jack and good luck/skill in that rat race!
Ryan-I liked Batman. we saw it on the Imax. still can't believe that whole Katie-Tom thing, though. weird.
Bryan-josh and i will see what our "affordability" is after i return from FL. here's hoping we don't get our hopes dashed. how's kroger? we should hang out more.
Johnna-what's the best way to reach you nowadays? Seems like Josh didn't know(?).

Dinner in MJ?

I am going to be in town July 7th-11th and I am bringing JACK! Do we want to try to do a dinner? A big MJ dinner... or at least get everyone together for a movie, drinks... something? Let me know. Who is in chagre of these things now? The un-official party planner so to speak...?

Heating up in Houston

The heat index here is consistently over 100 degrees, and I can't turn my air conditioner down lower than 78 without feeling the wrath of the electic company... big time. As you may recall, I hate three things: zombies, mayo, getting jabbed in the eyes, and now I have added a fourth... being HOT all the friggin time. My cat and dog fight over the nice cool lineoleum space in the kitchen to lay on. Sometimes I feel like chasing them off and planting my face on it. Sigh.

Things are good here... though I am beginning to have serious anxiety about how my life is going. Don't get me wrong.... it's good. Jack is wonderful, friends are great.... but my series of temp. jobs is irritating. I would really like one decently-paying job instead of coordinating three (that's right.... THREE, PT sales manager @ Victoria's Secret, PT as a personal assistant/admin assistant with a non-profit law firm, and PT bartending a few nights a week) part time jobs to make ends meet adequately. I either need to get into law school, or find ONE job. This proves harder than you may think... because in spite of my credentials, people are slow to hire someone who can only spend a year with them before going to an undisclosed law school. Bullshit. I am trying my hardest to secure a clerking job with a law firm... and have landed a preliminary interview. Maybe this will come through for me, and I can quit the other jobs. Cross your fingers for me.

Another frivolous movie post

Hey everyone. As you all should know, I like movies. So I like to post about movies, especially ones I get to see before the rest of you suckers. HA! I saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith last weekend and it was really entertaining. It's a great summer movie if you just want to go and watch pretty people try and hurt each other, and make babies. Pretty funny, too. Last night I saw Batman Begins and it was the best adaptation of the comic I've ever seen. It is a very realistic approach, and it very thoroughly explains Batman's origins. It also does a nice job of showing the logistics of how all his equipment works. Everything is explained and makes sense, with very little campiness. Also there are no nipples on the batsuit. I highly recommend it. Summer's just getting started too. Next week is Land of the Dead (the next film after Day of the Dead, by George Romero which Hayley should definitely see), then War of the Worlds, then Craptastic 4, and finally Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Well that's all I have. I'll be sure to post again if anything ever happens that is worth writing about.

Because I can

Quick Update

I spent my holiday weekend moving into/setting up my new apartment, which was great fun. The rest of the week I get to clean the house I was living in, which is kind of a crap-hole right now. Also, I am beginning to realize how much I am going to miss summer vacation. This whole 9 to 5 thing blows. Anyway, the main reason I posted was to give all of you my new phone number. Give me a call sometime.

(970) 484-2163

Here is a picture of the new kitten I got. His name is Fry and he's about 8 weeks old now. 

so what's everyone doing this weekend?

also, who is even in town to do something?

we need to do this people!

865 405 2200

movie time

anyome in Middle Tennessee-

we are seeing star wars tonight at 9pm...
as far as i know, the only people going right now are me, josh, and jesse...
i cant get a hold of HG (who i think is the only person worse at returning calls than jesse herself) or dobbs, scholes is in knoxville... hayley is in texas... bryan- you up for this? i dont remember if you were available... but anyways... i am going to go BUY TICKETS early today at the theater for josh, jesse, and myself, so you've all got about 2 hours to call me and let me know if you want in or not... otherwise you just run the risk of it being sold out- which i think it might be since its being toted as one of if not the best star wars movie ever... i'm excited!!

Break-in and a new addition

What a weekend!

So, this past Thursday night, someone tried to get in my apartment when I was actually in it. By this, I mean that they tried to get me to open the door (presumably to force entry), and covered the peep hole, so I couldn't see who it was. The knocking had gone on for a while... six separate incidences over the last four weeks. Since typically, they knocked only once, chalked it up to drunken friends of neighbors, or other confused persons. However, the knocking continued Thursday night, and I called the police. They came, shined their flashlights in the bushes, gave me some helpful self-preservation hints, and left. Sigh... but not before pointing out that people always knock after my boyfriend leaves, insinuating that I am being watched and the person(s) waits until Jack leaves, thinking I would be more likely to open the door. Fat chance.

The cops suggested I get a gun. No way... I am not comfortable with a gun in my apartment, and they don't provide the protection people think they do, especially since they average moron with a gun has little to no training, or experience in defensive gun tactics. The average homebody with a gun is ten times more likely to hurt themselves or someone else they know with the gun than an intruder. Plus, there is the chance that someone will get in the house and find the gun before you can get to it, or take it from you. Then you've given them a gun to use on you. Wonderful idea. So, I bought a heavy-duty MagLite with a serrated edge... standard SWAT Houston police issue, and the thing weighs 6 pounds. If I hit someone with it, even a glancing blow, it'll break bones.

I also did the next best thing to a gun. I got a dog. She is a mix of Sheltland Sheepdog and Welsh Corgi (she has a Corgi grandparent, so she is 75% Sheltie), and we named her Roxy. She is just under 30 pounds, but barks like a German Shepherd, and has already developed loyalty, and therefore protectiveness, to me. She is recovering from a recent spaying, getting used to me, the apartment and the cat. While the Humane Society claims she was housetrained, I quickly found that that was complete shit. Literally.... she took a crap on my remote control this morning at 5:30am, immediately after I had taken her outside for over 30 minutes. She kept me up all night, chewed through her crate and chewed a hole in my screen porch door. So, I punished the skin off of her, got a METAL INDESTRUCTIBLE crate, and am altering her eating/drinking habits as well to aid in the housetraining. Jack is coming over tonight.... and he is taking over doggie duty for the night, since this morning I was so sleep-deprived and pissed off that I was threatening to give her back to the Humane Society. I would have too.... before I took her to the dog park and saw how cute she was. I guess she just needs time to adjust to everything, Meanwhile, I should be on tranquilizers to deal with her. The friends I have called to get advice from ARE NOT CALLING ME BACK, and I am quickly tiring of the dog's antics, no matter how cute she is.

Also, the dog business has taken me away from consistant LSAT study. I haven't looked at anything since Thursday afternoon. Crap. This afternoon, I am reviewing basic concepts to take another LSAT full-length tomorrow afternoon (post-dog walk and shower!). Hopefully I will get some sleep tonight!

NEWSFLASH!!! Archer Avenue (Jack's band) is the house band for Whitney's wedding next June. By then, there is a good chance they will be signed to a major label (they are part of a small indie label called "Bordertown Records" now), and possibly have a single out on radio rotation. She is thrilled at the prospect of having professional musicians play for her wedding (cheaply as a favor to me!), and the band is thrilled to have an excuse to come to Nashville and schedule more gigs downtown. They have never played Nashville, and would kill for the exposure here.

Check 'em out @ http://www.archeravenuemusic.com

EPISODE III IS AWESOME!!!

Hello everyone. If you are reading this, then that means I have seen the latest Star Wars film and loved it. If you saw the previous 2 films in the prequel trilogy, then you may have some reservations about this one. In my opinion, Episode III is better than both the first 2 movies combined and then some. There are still a couple of cheesy moments/lines, but it is a Star Wars movie and there aren't that many. There are 4 or 5 major fights/lightsaber duels (depending on your definition of "major") and a nifty space battle as well. It is very dark and damn entertaining. I saw Unleashed last week, and really liked that too. Inventive, brutal fight scenes and a good story.
In unrelated news, Nina and I ended up getting a kitten this weekend. He's an orange tabby and he's 6 weeks old. We're thinking of naming him Fry (like from Futurama), but we're still undecided. Back to work.

WHAT THE F?!?!

Yeah, so, she USED TO be attractive. I never EVER understood why some women go for the Sigourney Weaver look. It is just ass ugly. She looks like a dyke.

The miracles of modern pet grooming. Jet before his grooming...

Jet after grooming. He's tiny again

let me reiterate

okay so i think i may have scared off some of you with the word "hardcore" in my last entry. so let me be more specific: i'm not looking to throw a "get trashed" party (hg). i just thought it would be a lot of fun to sit around with everyone have some drinks (how many drinks is your business)(my house would probably be open all night though, so no need to worry about that). so in conclusion (scott), i'm not looking to ruin my day after the party, but i do think it would be a lot of fun (and safe) to get everyone together and make whatever drinks your hearts desire (or whatever).

the reason this came to mind is because i dont know if i've ever drank with any of you (i guess not counting hg or bryan (although, bryan, i'd hardly like to repeat our brouhaha). who likes sangria? because i do and i havent made it in forever. (that recipe isnt the exact one i use, it's merely for illustrative purposes.)

we can do this. together.