Okay...I finally finished Rum Punch. Fan-freakin-tastic! Elmore Leonard is the crime novel master. For anyone that hasn't experienced Elmore Leonard, he wrote the books that Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown were based on. Great colorful characters that come right off the page and speak in a tone that you can really hear in your head.

Hmmm...other than that I don't really have any other news for today. I got up at 11 am, ate lunch and went to the gym. I spent 40 minutes on the bike sweating like a pig, but it felt really good when I was done. I have to admit that signing up for the Xerox Gym was one of the best decisions I've made in the last year...outside of asking Erin to marry me. This is my sixth week and I've seen significant gains in strength and stamina and I just feel a whole lot better. I haven't lost any weight but that will come in time as I modify my workouts and my diet. The strangest thing about it is that it's pretty fun. I actually enjoy the atmosphere and the feeling that I've accomplished something when I'm done.

Well folks, that's enough rambling for now. Peace, love and all that warm fuzzy stuff.

- Jeremy

Things are really rolling now. Erin and I received notification on Thursday afternoon that our rental application was accepted at Stony Creek. I dropped of the holding fee and our move in date is June 1st. It's pretty cool. We received a letter and it says "your new address will be: 1083-8 Stowell Dr., Rochester, NY 14616." Very, very cool!

Our invitations came in yesterday. Seeing them and reading them over is really beginning to make the whole "thing" of getting married very real. It's quite amazing to me that in a couple of months I'll have my own place and a couple of months after that I'll be married.

We also purchased our wedding gifts to each other today. I know that it's odd that we know what we're giving each other for the wedding, but we wanted to make sure that we got something that the other wanted. I don't think that knowing what we got for each other makes it any less meaningful.

Work is going well and I'm getting to take on more responsibility. It's becoming a lot more than just taking calls. Believe me when I say that it is a good thing. Just taking calls gets old really quickly. The only downside to the whole situation is that Erin and I aren't getting to spend as much time together as we'd like and I haven't really been able to go to the movies lately. I'm kind of itching to see Daredevil and Spirited Away. One good thing is that I've been reading a lot more as of late. My most recent fixation is with Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch. I'm almost finished with it and then I'll be moving on to Ubik by Philip K. Dick. I'll be sure to let you know what I think when I'm done.

On another note...

Okay...I know that you all must be surprised that I've haven't launched into any tirades regarding the war in Iraq. The fact of the matter is this, we are there, the war has begun, there is no turning back and no amount of protesting is going to change that. We need to stand together and make sure that the government does everything they can to bring this horrible event to a swift resolution and gets our troops home. I don't agree with the circumstances under which the conflict was started, but I will concede that some sort of armed conflict was inevitable as I do not believe that Saddam Hussein would have ever walked away peacefully and there is no doubt that he does need to go. We need to ask ourselves one thing. Are we prepared to attack every country that we perceive as even a remote threat? I think not...and if we want to send a clear message to Bush, next year we will do the democratic thing and voice our opinion with our votes.

- Jeremy

Great news today! Erin and I submitted our rental applications for Stony Creek Apartments. We took a tour this morning after going to breakfast. We had our choice between a remodeled and not remodeled apartment. They're pretty much the same except for the kitchen cabinets and the bathroom tile and counter top. We decided on the non-remodeled one. It's the exact same apartment except they haven't changed the cabinets and the counter tops. What is there looks great and the kitchen is just the right size for two people. I'm just happy that I can open the dishwasher and the refrigerator at the same time. Here is the floor plan. As long as our applications go through, the apartment is ours!!!

- Jeremy

Wow! Almost a month since my last post...damn, I'm slacking! Oh well, I've been kind of busy. Still looking for an apartment. There are a few that I'll be looking at this week and hopefully a few more next week. I'm trying to find a nice balance of size, price and commute. I'm willing to give a little on the commute end of it if the price and size are right for us.

The job is going extremely well and I still love it!

I put up a bunch of jokes and funny pictures today. Be sure to check out the Children's books you'll never see...I died laughing the first time I went through them, Thanks, Stacie!!!

As for Wedding plans...Things are moving along quite well. We've hit a kind of lull in the planning. Cake and flowers are the next hurdles. Invitations will be ordered hopefully as soon as I get my tax refund back.

Enough for now. Peace, love and all that warm fuzzy stuff!

- Jeremy

Yeah, I know, It's been awhile since I last posted. I've been a little crazy with all the things that have been going on over the last couple of weeks. I was going to do a big post last weekend, but with the Columbia tragedy I felt it more appropriate that I wait and put up the memorial instead.

I've got a ton of stuff to post. Thanks to all of you who've been sending me jokes and funny pictures. I promise that I'll get them all up here soon.

Work is going very well. The division of EDS that I work for just moved to a new building. It's very nice. I actually have my own desk now. I keep asking myself...how did I ever go from working in a grocery store to this... It boggles the mind!

I've got to get going. More updates to come soon!

- Jeremy