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8-29-03
There was a lamp that someone put on the street that I've had my eye on for a few days. I forgot to pick it up Wednesday night, I missed it again Thursday morning because I had to catch a bus and Thursday night, it was gone. That's the law of the streets my friends, you don't think, you react - you think, you die. I thought and now I'm out a cool lamp.

I got off the bus last night around 9:45. I went to the record store to buy The Cactus Album by 3rdBass, they didn't have it but they did have a new CD by Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

New Neil Young
CD
How the heck did I miss that?! I bought it on the spot. I'm only on the first song, it's all good.

After the CD store I walked by a bar that I knew my friend Lauren (Hobolola) was going to be celebrating her birthday in. Wait, is her name Lauren? I hope so. Anyway, I was walking by and my hatred of bars and the stupid people really kicked into high gear. I just kept on walking. But to Lauren I say this, Happy Birthday!

Today is the 10th Anniversary of the Late Show on CBS. Congratulations to Dave and everyone I work with! I started off as an intern back in 1993 and in 1995 I started working there. I've been there for 8 years. Time really goes fast. I've had my ups and downs but I'm very happy I hung in there.

My special announcement about going on a diet is going to have to wait until next week; I see a burrito in my future this weekend. I know, I know, another delay -- Hey, at least I'm honest about it!

That's it for this week of bobborden.com. As always, thanks for checking out my site.

I will post a diary on Labor Day - remember to pull yourself away from the BBQ and check it out.

Stay gold,

Bob

8-28-03
My lottery results from yesterday are the following: I lost. DAMN!

Today was supposed to be a self-imposed big announcement. I was going to announce that today was my last day to eat junk. I was going to watch the portion control and maybe, maybe go for a walk. But now I feel like I just need one more day of high living. I was going to go to the store tonight, buy a Toblerone and enjoy it online as my last indulgence. Instead of that, I'll do this:

Bob's 2nd to
last candy bar
Cheating? Yes but the mind does funny things when it knows that soon it will be deprived.

I'll make the official announcement tomorrow. Holy crap, this Toblerone is white chocolate, how decadent.

In other news, it's crazy humid again on the east coast. Enough already.

Hey, check out this GIANT Mr. Pibb I bought at Arby's on the drive from Ohio to NJ-

GIANT MR. PIBB
Isn't that crazy!? It was 44 ounces! But it did hit the spot. The downside, you ask. -- I had to hit the next two rest stops.

Short and sweet today. Work, sleep, work, sleep makes Bobby a dull boy.

Have a great day!

Always,

Bob

8-27-03
Monday night I crashed on my bed around 10:50 for a few seconds. The next thing I knew it was 6:30 am. I totally screwed myself out of a decent nights sleep. I woke up, all the lights were on, the TV was on and I was wearing one sock. It was madness! Then I had a so-so day at work. The final injustice came at the end of the day when I got on the bus to go home and the A/C was broken. WHY!!???

The only shinning light in my crap day was opening my mail.

Bob received his personalized
license plate application
How sweet is that?! I'm just an inspiration away from having a dumb license plate. BOB2112 (Rush album title), hmmmmm - how about my favorite rap group, 3RDBASE? Ha ha - that's pretty funny! This is going to be a fun process. Or maybe I should follow my brother George's advice and just get DORK. I'll sleep on it for a few days.

I didn't mean to bitch and moan to get things started off today but I write the truth. Some days are great, some days you find yourself contributing more to the lottery. I bet if my sleep wasn't messed up things would have been better.

Did everyone read my huge diary from Monday? It was pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Now it's time for a new feature to bobborden.com, I call it; Bob of Bobborden.com Touches on the Topical Events of the Day, here we go: Gas prices, war in Iraq, pointless election in California and mosquitoes. That was Bob of Bobborden.com Touches on the Topical Events of the Day - tell your friends.

That's all I got! Have a great day.

Stay beautiful,

Bob

8-26-03
Locust signals time passing, "Who are you?" asks the locust. Tree rustling, the wind responded.

Hey, the staff photo was yesterday! Here's a photo I took 5 minutes after the staff photo:

Late Show staff
and crew
I hope you can figure that out. I had to protect people's identities, as I didn't get permission to bring my own camera.

More proof that cell phone cameras are evil. I only post these celebrity sightings as a sociological study. I'm not saying it's right and I'm not saying it's wrong. I'm saying that society today is a complex maze of, oh screw it, my boss Justin took a photo of Tom Petty on a beach --

Tom Petty
I like that Into the Great Wide Open song. Man am I tired! The drive on Sunday really zapped my strength.

Last night my friend Tiffany dropped off my mail. She drained her battery by leaving her lights on, again. So I offered to drive around with her while she charged things up. It was a nice way to end the day. The New York skyline was darn beautiful. The lights from the buildings reflected off of the haze in the sky. It was like the buildings were cut into the sky, pretty cool.

My mail was crap. Bills and bills - nothing I can't handle but enough with bills. Can I get a witness?!

Hello?

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! (Meaningless scream)

I had two great consumer related things happen to me yesterday. The first is Sketchers sent me a new pair of shoes! I returned shoes that I just bought back to them because of a defect. The system works. The second great thing - My mechanic Bill found that my rear license plate light was out. Turns out it's not as simple as replacing a bulb. This light is one unit and when the bulb goes, everything around it goes. I did an internet search and found a great website for my truck, www.grandwagoneers.com. They actually had my light! Here's the great thing - I ordered it on Saturday and got it on Monday. How cool is that! I'm going to put the guy's site in my "links" section pending his approval. It's the little things.

OK, that's it!

Have a great day.

Always,

Bob

8-25-03
Remember the last time I came back from vacation and I had a huge, day-by-day account of my exploits? Well, I hope you enjoyed that because I doubt I can match that diary enthusiasm this time around. You try spending 5 weeks (spread throughout the summer) in Steubenville and see how much material you get. OK, to be honest, I just forgot to take notes for the first week.

As I'm writing this, it's August 17th - you know, let me try to figure out that first week before I go on, it'd be a shame if my first diary back wasn't strong -- When I last wrote, I had just won $1200 playing blackjack in a casino. That was a great motivational start to my vacation. But because of that trip (didn't get home until very late), I had to push back driving to Ohio by a day. I had fun relaxing in Hoboken; I cleaned my apartment and had a burrito for dinner. Life is sweet. On the drive to Ohio, my Jeep was thirsty! I filled it up (20 gallons) in Hoboken, then had to fill it up again halfway there and then again, 20 miles from Steubenville! That's 60 gallons and seventy dollars! Something was amiss.

Monday I made an appointment to get the car looked at. The rest of that day was spent playing with the new dog my brother and family just acquired.

Dogs are cool too
She's a darn nice dog, very playful and energetic. Towards the end of the day I ordered a car stereo. Nothing fancy, just a simple tape deck. The Jeep's old radio (am/fm/cb only) wasn't cutting it anymore. The last couple trips to Ohio, I brought a boombox with me to keep me entertained.

Tuesday I woke up early, got in the car, turned the key and - nothing. It was dead. The battery is new and the headlights came on, so I knew it wasn't dead but that's where my auto expertise ends. I got in my Mom's car and drove to the garage to tell Bill (mechanic) my problem. He told me it was either my ignition or my solenoid. And he proceeded to teach me how to hot-wire my own car! I love this kind of stuff! It feels like I'm working on my own car but actually I'm not doing anything. Oh the mind-games we play on ourselves. Anyway, the first 'test' didn't work, so I had to do a more complicated test. I had to cross and touch two screwdrivers together (this causes an ugly spark) over a, I don't know, some kind of terminal. I did it! I was nervous but I did it. Funny how my car broke down on the same morning that I had an appointment. I got a great tune up and she really runs smoothly now, much better. I'm hoping this will help my fuel economy.

Wednesday I can't remember what I did.

Thursday I went to Kennywood amusement park in Pittsburgh with my brother George and his sons, Lucas and Jacob.

Bob went to Kennywood!
Despite it being crazy hot and humid, we had a great, great time. However, a "Bob moment" did occur. We were getting on the racer, two roller coasters that sit side by side, I was on one side with Jacob, and George was on the other side with Lucas. Everybody was getting in and getting locked into place by the lap safety bar. Let me tell you, the seat on this old coaster is like sitting in a child's booster seat - it was for me anyway. So, I jam my fat ass into the seat as best as I can (picture an 18-wheeler parking in a compact spot). The workers came by to see if the bars are locked into place. Mine won't lock; it's dealing with some resistance, my flesh. Needless to say, I'm embarrassed. They had us move to the car behind us and finally, after putting my legs sideways, the bar locked into place. I looked over at my brother, who witnessed the whole thing, and I just put my head down in shame. Emotionally, I did not need this to happen. But, what can you do? I got home and my car stereo arrived! I also heard about the blackout when I got home. I was glad I missed that bit of New York chaos. They believe it started in Ohio - oops.

Friday I woke up and started the stereo installation process. I won't bore you with everything but I will say that it took a lot of time, mostly because it's an old car with a different wiring system. Friday night, Lucas and Jacob came over for a sleepover, we watched Shrek.

Saturday morning, more stereo -- a lot more. Saturday night I helped my Mom baby sit the kids, two full days with kids, I love 'em but I need some Bob time. Oh, I watched Shrek again.

Sunday I finished the stereo! It sounds 100% better! Just the thing for those long drives. Before the new stereo I always just listened to Stairway to Heaven, now I can feel Stairway to Heaven. I played Splinter Cell the rest of the day and then had dinner with my friend Tim.

And that brings us to Monday the 18th. Come hell or high water, Monday was going to be my day. I don't know what that means. The plan was to get my car out on the road for a bit so there'd be no surprises when I drive back to NJ this week. She was flawless, without flaw. It was great! I was going to go to Boardman (that's by Youngstown) but I decided to drive to Kent State University instead. They were kind enough to let me graduate back in 1995. I wanted to see my friend/teacher, Dave McCoy. We lost touch the last couple of years. It was great to drop in and see him again. A lot has changed in the TV studio since I was there but that's a good thing. And Dave and his wife just had a baby girl a few months back! I couldn't have been happier for them. Dave's 46 and just had his first child, thus making Dave my new role model, ha ha. I was going to drive by my old apartment but then I remembered the last time I did that, I got depressed. My college years were spent worrying about possibly flunking various classes. Thank God for TV or I'd probably still be there. I drove up to Cleveland to go to this cool toy store, Big Fun. That was kind of pointless but what the hell, I'm on vacation. From there, I drove to Boardman and had dinner at a fast-food seafood joint, mmmmmm. All in all it was a pretty good day.

Tuesday the 19th started off with a big old bowl of Frosted Flakes and listening to the greatest hits of Rush. Damn if they don't have some catchy tunes. I was really looking forward to today, as it was Mother/son day. In other words, Mom and I loaded up the truck and headed to the local casino! I won't give you my great tales of slot machine skill and expertise; I'll just hit you with the facts. I went up with $300 (money that I had leftover from my blackjack win). I was down $200 before dinner. After dinner, I found a hot quarter machine and hit for $500! I played a few more machines and walked out with a total of $800. I'd now like to officially declare Mother/son day a success! I enjoy winning money.

Wednesday the 20th. If I see another story about the "Free Willy" whale again in my lifetime, I'm going to scream. I love all of God's creatures but come 'on already! Hey, I went to the zoo today. My sister-in-law Liz, the kids, myself got in the old van and did all things zoo. It was pretty cool. I even fed a giraffe! I'd like to give you some line about how I lived through the kid's eyes but the truth is, I almost knocked those kids over to get to that giraffe.

Bob feeds a giraffe
In case you haven't figured it out yet, my Photos of the Day for the next two weeks will be Zoo/amusement park related. Today was my nephew Jacob's birthday. He's six. I got him a Hulk toothbrush that glows in the dark; I bought it as a "stocking stuffer" type gift. He thanked everyone for their gifts and then said something like this to me, "Thanks for the crappy toothbrush." What the F@*k?! I thought it was cool. I didn't think I was that out of touch with the six-year-old set but apparently, I am. I'm toying around with getting a personalized license plate. I have it narrowed down to two choices: SEXY B or NUTS2U. Maybe this is something I should sleep on.

Thursday the 21st. It was hard for me to get going today. I had a late breakfast and played some games. Then my Mom reminded me that I promised to concrete some cracks on the front walk. She reminds me of this on the most humid day thus far but she's Mom so what can you do. She pointed out the cracks and off I went. I was fixing the cracks and she came out to check on my work, I had stuff by the cracks I was repairing. I finish and then much, much later she starts yelling at me because I filled the wrong crack! She saw what I was doing as I was doing it - what the F?! I was pissed. But then I calmed down after I remembered that it wasn't my sidewalk, ha ha! Take that Mom! We had a lovely dinner later and all was fine. I'm still thinking about this personalized license plate thing. BOB5150 and BOB1969 entered my mind today. I know it's a waste of money but I also know that I'm going to get one anyway. Tomorrow is my last day in Steubenville - I can honestly say I'll be sad to go. Something about home, you know?

Friday the 22nd. Today was spent picking up cat food and doing some last minute car stuff. But first I had to fix the crack in the walk. Afterwards I started my car and it did the same damn thing it did earlier this week, nothing. I did the same method of "hot-wiring", drove it to the garage and of course the problem wasn't there when Bill (mechanic) tested it out. At least I know how to start it if it ever happens again; hopefully it was just a gremlin. I got an oil change and was on my way. I bought some stuff from Wal-mart, filled up my gas tank, went home and packed up all my stuff. Tomorrow, I drive.

Saturday the 23rd. I'm sitting in my car this morning ready to make the eight-hour trek back to Hoboken. The cats are by my side and my Mom and brother are looking on, giving me a proper send off. I put my key in the ignition and turned her over - nothing. Son of a bitch. Here's a photo my brother took of me driving to the garage.

Back to the garage
The car wouldn't start for Bill (mechanic) either, finally proof that I'm not just a garage groupie! He ordered the new solenoid to replace the new solenoid that was put on a few days before. I was out of there by 11 o'clock. I decided to stay another day in Steubenville rather than getting back to Hoboken around 6 or 7 pm. I'll pack everything tonight, again, and leave very early tomorrow.

Sunday the 24th. I woke up early, kissed my Mom goodbye and hit the road. No surprises, my Jeep ran like a bastard. But I did notice that it takes me forever to drive eight hours now. Driving at a top speed of 70 and stopping for gas every other mile has cut into the, "Wow, you made it in great time" factor. But I'm not complaining, I'm having fun driving that thing and my cats seem to love it.

OK, so they just like it
I got back around 4:00, called my friends and got a burrito for dinner. Now, I rest up for work tomorrow.

I like vacations.

Have a great day.

Stay gold,

Bob

8-09-03
Friday, I woke up around 10:00 - that was some sweet sleeping-in action after a busy week. Then around 11:30 Walter, "Sally" and I made arrangements to spend the day together. The plan? To pick up their "new" car and take a joy ride up to the casino. It was SO humid yesterday! My walk to the train station and walk to their house was quite the sweaty experience.

We headed to the dealership and there was the usual 'last possible second' screwing from the 'manager' going on. I just sat at a table, read the paper and occasionally overheard the guy's BS. "What if you go off road and break your transaxle" Come on! They finally worked it out and we were on the road!

We're leaving Queens on Friday, around 4:00, headed up to Connecticut - not a smart move! The traffic was crazy, for 27 miles we drove about 15 miles per hour. I didn't mind the traffic because I wasn't driving. But Walter was showing signs of fatigue.

We made it to the casino around 7. I brought $300, money that I could afford to lose - I lose that and I'm done. I sat down at a table that Walter was having some luck playing. The new dealer was like a machine. She was so lightning fast that it was joyless. I lost $100 before the shoe finished. I got up, thought about it and sat back down when she started a new shoe. I lost another $100 and said screw this. We walked around and put some money in a $5 Wheel of Fortune slot machine. I was lucky enough to get the wheel to spin around and I won $125! I walked away with $90! I lost on some other machines until I had $60. The plan for the $60 was to just put it on one hand of Blackjack. Walter and I found a nice, empty, twenty-five dollar table. I put the $60 down on one hand and lost, damn. With $100 left to spend, I said screw it, I might as well finish here. The table was nice, not a lot of people around and the dealer was almost painfully slow, which I like - it stretches out the playing experience.

I got four, twenty-five dollar chips. I won't go play-by-play from this point so let me just move forward to my last bet. At this point, I have two high stacks of $25 chips. We were hungry and decided to only play one more hand. So, I put down $200. I figure, I'm playing with their money, if I lose; I lose. I was dealt a 7 and a four (11) against the dealer's five or maybe it was a three. Either way, it was a great hand to double down on. So I just went for it. I put $200 down bringing the total of my bet to $400. I got my 10 (21) and the dealer got 17. I walked away from that table with a nice stack of black chips (On hundred dollar chips) total: $1200. Wow!

Nice
Needless to say, dinner was on me! We had a feast of lobster and fish. After dinner I played some slot machines but that was it. I didn't return to the tables because I didn't want to push my luck. I was surprised by my remarkable restraint. Walter didn't fare so well but that's how it goes. That's why they call it gambling. "Sally" isn't a gambler but I was happy that she decided to go, fun time.

What a great start to my vacation! I hope you enjoyed this special edition bonus diary. See ya August 25th.

All my best,

Bob

8-07-03
I just walked home and damn it's humid! I was drenched! What a crappy summer, I haven't taken my bike out once. I got home, toweled off twice and then I took this photo -

It's the humidity, stupid
I don't know if the sweat shows in that photo but that "glow" isn't a Photoshop effect.

I shaved yesterday morning, as usual, and when I was making the commute in I noticed that I wasn't as clean-shaven as I should be. I just put a new Mach III blade on too. I'll try another blade but they may need to kick it up a notch to Mach IIII. Man, that was a long way to go for a mach four joke.

How about the recall election situation in California? What a F%@#ing mess! I love Arnold and I do lean to the right but it all seems like a waste of time.

Due to my hectic work schedule this week, I haven't had much going on outside the office. So, I'm going to end it here. But before I go, time for something you'll love, a program note: This is the last diary until August 25th. I'm sleepy -- time for a nap.

Stay gold,

Bob

8-06-03
All day long it was reported that Mike Tyson lost 300 million and filed for chapter 11. Now, I log on to AOL and they have the figure at 400 million. Who am I to believe?! How do you blow through 400 million damn dollars?

In a related story, I lost 3 dollars on a scratch-off lottery ticket and I had to cut out one snack from my daily routine. Mike, we're all feeling the pinch -- keep your head up!

I don't have a lot today. I stayed really, really late at work last night but that was a good thing. Hey, I found a penny in the hallway! But the penny was heads down and I believe that's bad luck. I didn't take it -- THIS TIME!

What else, what else. My apartment hallway didn't smell of mildew as badly as it did this weekend. That's something.

I think I may like the girl that waited on me at the Pier 1 Imports this past weekend. I put my items on the counter and was getting ready to give her my "killer" line but then she asked me to get a shampoo bottle with a bar code on it -- there was no recovering after that. What's my killer line you ask. Well, I put my items on the counter: a glass shampoo bottle, a basket and a fake ear of corn. My line that I had ready to go was: "These items are going to change my life." I thought that was good -- but my instincts aren't usually good in this area. I only bring this up because I think my "damn, she's a nice girl" button has been off for a long time.

I see many trips to Pier 1 Imports in my future.

That's all I got! Special thanks to Walter for updating my site today.

Down for Whatever,

Bob

8-05-03
I was a little surprised by the lack of entries in yesterday's Win Bob's Corn contest. Maybe a better word is disappointed. I just have to remember that I'm doing this website for me. If I start worrying about what the "public" thinks, I'll lose my edge. Sadly, the Win Bob's Corn will be the last of its kind. Thanks to all that entered - The winner of the Win Bob's Corn contest: Spartacus, from my message board! Spartacus will receive a fake ear of corn very soon. Spartacus, my e-mail address is in my Press section. People really win on bobborden.com!

Sometimes when I do this website and write about the human experience I get so wrapped up in the process that I forget to take a lesson from my experiences. Well, yesterday, I learned a hard lesson. And that lesson is to protect my password as my Webmaster, Walter, believes that he can add his two cents in MY diary whenever he feels like it! I mean, who the FUC%##$&*^$*(()$#EDITED FOR CONTENT BY WEBMASTER. AND NOW BACK TO THE LIES.

I bought some Bosco last night. I was really in the mood for some chocolate milk. I'm an Ovaltine man myself but the store didn't carry that. I was waiting in the checkout line and read the back of the bottle - "Drink Bosco Chocolate Milk: While doing your homework. During video game marathons. While watching your favorite TV shows. When surfing the internet." They really have all the chocolate milk situations covered, don't they? Sadly, all but one of those items applied to me. Oh sweet ironic silly life.

It's still humid and very stormy on the east coast. I don't see any relief until the first snowfall.

I changed my hair products this weekend. I now use Paul Mitchell products. Expensive? Yes. But the proof is in the pudding. My hair has never looked and felt so great.

I tried a new cereal this weekend. Tony's Cinnamon Krunchers. The folks at Kellogg's bastardized Tony the Tiger by making him hock this crap. I say, let Tony do what Tony does best - FROSTED FLAKES! And the last bite isn't as good as the first as it gets soggy! Kellogg's gets the gas face.

That's it for Tuesday.

Sincerely,

Bob

8-04-03
My weekend started off on Friday night when I purchased a burrito. I walked home, opened the front door to my building and got quite the shock! The carpet/walls in my lobby were soaked! Plaster fell from the ceiling and this went on for three more floors!

It's official, Bob's
living in squaller
I was hoping that my apartment wasn't damaged. Thankfully, it was bone dry. A roof drain wasn't working properly during the downpour we had earlier in the day and that caused the damage. Yuk.

When I got inside, I did the usual at home activities; watched TV, played games and listened to music. This all culminated at the end of the evening when I ended up watching the collective works of Blue Oyster Cult on VH1 Classic. They had me at Godzilla but I stayed for Don't Fear the Reaper. There's a good chance that I may have been in a sugar coma during that time. What can ya do? I ended up online at 12:48 am and seriously considered purchasing a Sony ICF-SW40 World Band Radio from Amazon.com. What can I say; it was one of my Gold Box offers. After thinking about it and thinking about it, I passed forever and looked at their next offer. The next offers were baby items. And then it just hit me - I'm 33 years old and I haven't spread my demon seed yet. Yes, I want a child. Ha ha ha, just kidding --- I just wanted to use "demon seed" in a sentence.

Saturday I woke up around 9:53 and made arrangements with Walter and "Sally". The plan was to take them to a few used car lots and then we'd go to the casino. At least that's what I thought the plan was. I get to Walter and "Sally's" and then I find out there's a slight change of plans. We're going to Brooklyn to look at car that someone is selling privately and by the way, the casino is out because I never really made a full commitment to it - even though I distinctly remember saying we'll play it by ear until the last second. If "playing it by ear" is agreed upon, and it was, other plans for that night should not have been made! But whatever, I'm bigger than this. So, this puts me in quite the mood.

Walter's Rebuttal: "Sally" and I really appreciated Bob taking time out of his busy schedule to drive us out to Queens and we apologized to him for our miscommunication. However, in my defense, I'd like to quote Bob from his official website diary:

8-1-03: "This weekend I've been debating whether I should go to a casino with Walter and possibly "Sally" . But ultimately, I decided I should use my money for things I need, such as a car tune up or a Tivo, ha ha."

Case closed.
-WK

We get to the private seller and the car wasn't even worth me getting out of my car to check it out. I love cars, so you know this wasn't a good deal. Walter and "Sally" thought the same and soon we were off to a dealership in Queens. But first we stopped off at the best place in Brooklyn for mideastern stuffed pitas, you know, the Bedouin Tent. It was OK but I ordered the wrong damn thing. I thought I ordered a pita but I ended up with a lamb pizza. My review of my first ever lamb pizza: "Yep, that was a lamb pizza alright."

Off to Queens, somebody pinch me. There's not much to this part of the story. We were in a dealership for about four hours. I'm no longer angry about the casino thing because Walter and "Sally" are my friends and let's be honest; it's probably for the best as I should save, not, spend my money. At the end of our time in the dealership they may or may not have bought the car - I don't even think they know for sure. We drove back to the city and had a lovely dinner at their place. I could have gone to a movie that night but I really wanted to get back to Hoboken.

Once back in Hoboken, I wondered why I wanted come back so soon, damn. I watched a movie and called it a night.

Sunday morning I watched the political shows and got a shower. Soon, I was off to Nutley to do my laundry. Sweet sassy molassy was it humid out! I put in my loads and walked over to the drug store to purchase some soap and deodorant. I walked back to the laundry mat to check on my laundry and I forgot to turn on the machine. That was Bob moment #1 for Sunday. I told the laundry lady and she said now you're stuck with me until closing, ha ha. To kill time I walked into the pet store and bought some food for the office fish. Then I walked over to the shoe store, mostly to get cool. On my way over I ran into Tara and Joe from work. It's always weird/cool running into people that you know on a weekend. I looked in the shoe store for a while to get cool. I noticed that they were having a sale. Buy one get another for half off. But I also noticed that they jacked up the prices from last week. So if you're just going to buy one pair, you're going to get screwed. If you buy two, you still don't save you anything because the prices aren't true. Famous Footwear gets the gas face for their false sale.

I put my clothes in the dryer and then walked over to Kohl's. I was looking for clear glass/plastic bottles to put shampoo in. They had one that I wanted but it was $14.99! Come 'on Kohl's, it's glass and a tube. I stayed a little longer to soak up the free air conditioning. Then I ate some pizza. I folded my clothes and I was on my way. I accidentally drove by a Pier 1 Imports or as the New Jersey lady said to someone one her cell phone, "I'm in a Pier 1 Import". I drove in there because I knew they'd have a glass shampoo bottle. Sure enough, they had one ($5). I also picked up a basket ($6) to put my bathroom cassettes in (I listen to music in the shower). While I was browsing, I picked up a huge, $30 martini glass. I was concentrating so much on putting the base safely back on the counter that I hit the other huge glasses and it made a loud "cling" noise. That was Bob moment #2. I laughed out loud at that one. I also picked up something for you. It's time for another bobborden.com contest!

Pier 1 Imports and bobborden.com have teamed up for a contest I like to call: Win Bob's Corn! I was walking around the store and saw this:

Win Bob's corn!
It was so pointless - it's fake corn with a price tag -- I had to get it! Here's what you need to do to win: On my message board, tell me why you want to win the corn. The best answer, in my opinion, wins. I'll announce the winner tomorrow. Good luck!

That's it for today. I had a pretty good weekend.

Down for Whatever,

Bob

8-01-03
Great news! My Snoop Dogg doll was delivered yesterday! I had it preordered since January! The circle is complete. This will be added to my rap doll collection section (on my website) as soon as I can arrange some web time with my webmaster, Walter.

Bob and his new
Snoop Dogg doll
Man that was a great start to my day. This weekend I've been debating whether I should go to a casino with Walter and possibly "Sally". But ultimately, I decided I should use my money for things I need, such as a car tune up or a Tivo, ha ha. I may stay indoors and play Splinter Cell or clean my apartment or just play everything by ear. Here's an example; it's midnight on Saturday night and I'm in the mood to gamble. I'm just going to hop in the car and see what happens. I don't care how crazy that sounds; I'm just going to do it - Again, IF the mood hits me. I don't know what I'm talking about.

It's supposed to rain for the next six days! That's a depressing thought. I need to buy a new umbrella. I used to have this sweet black Totes but somebody took it from some birthday thing I attended years ago. Bastards! I may get a new one - maybe I could go umbrella shopping this weekend. Wow, what a boring plan.

After work last night, I had a beer with my friend Tiffany. It was nice to relax with a beer after a long day at the office. I need to do stuff like that more often. It was a weird day yesterday. I woke up slightly late and my morning routine, which usually takes two to three hours, was compressed into ten minutes. I made it on time, which, to me, is the most important thing, but something was always a little off. Again, the Snoop Dogg doll was the exception to the oddness I felt. You know, I told anywhere between 8 to 10 people about my Snoop doll and I got reactions from fake enthusiasm to outright hatred. Here's a newsflash to all the people that judged me: PEOPLE COLLECT THINGS! RELAX! That felt better.

That seems like enough for one day. Hey, it's August - How the heck did that happen already?

Let me leave you with a CD recommendation for the weekend: Fountains of Wayne's Welcome Interstate Managers is pretty darn good. Smart lyrics, great guitar and lovely melodies. What more could you ask for?

Have a bitchin' weekend!

Hugs,

Bob

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