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vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 07:00 PM
Well I'm glad this month is about over. It's been wwaaayyyy to long. As you may have noticed I haven't been around much lately & I figured you deserved an explanation.
One of the down sides to living in Florida is everyone comes on vacation to your house. My daughters 6th birthday Jan 31st
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9940/gymparty3ze.jpg
so my mother spent a week with us.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2221/lm1pd.jpg
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 07:01 PM
Then as you know I sent out Groundhog Day postcards.
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5361/card79br.jpg
They went over well & I've got at least 5 new jobs & several calls from them. Little bastage saw his shadow. Anywho I'm really busy working right now.
I bought myself a late Christmas present!
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3500/cx2001lw.jpg
Convertible Laptop, so far I have no complaints the tablet is great & it looks very impressive when you meet with a customer & you spin it around & start writing on the monitor.
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 07:01 PM
The great Pittsburgh Steelers won there 5th Super Bowl Ring. I was hung over for 2 days.
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/6629/steelerfamily7yn.jpg
My closest friend of more than 15 years passed away. (He was only 38)
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/9695/lasvegas20050526pf.jpg
so I flew to Alaska to be with his family.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/7168/sillow6wy.jpg
I spent 7 days there it was my first time & now I know why he loved it there so much it was beautiful.
My step son's landlord found out that he had a bird so I've gained yet another pet.
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1027/spike1ab.jpg
His name is Spike. The damn thing won't shut up unless you're holding him. (does anyone know anything about cockatiels?)
Well I'm sure there is more but this will at least get you up to speed a little.
greyghost
02-23-2006, 07:04 PM
Man oh Man, what a crazy month you have had!
Here;s hoping the rest of the year is a little more sane.
Glad to have you back!
TheBluePanda
02-23-2006, 07:06 PM
wow, what a month. Thank you for sharing the pictures, they're great!
morea
02-23-2006, 07:06 PM
wow, what a month! We missed you gary. Hope things settle down soon!
morea
02-23-2006, 07:07 PM
holy Blue panda... same words, same time?
Do you have ESPN? ;)
Satchel
02-23-2006, 07:08 PM
Then as you know I sent out Groundhog Day postcards.
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5361/card79br.jpg
They went over well & I've got at least 5 new jobs & several calls from them. Little bastage saw his shadow. Anywho I'm really busy working right now.
I wondered how that went... glad it went well - I hope posting it here was some help, and a good experience. I know the showcase section was kinda crazy for a while!
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 07:11 PM
I wondered how that went... glad it went well - I hope posting it here was some help, and a good experience. I know the showcase section was kinda crazy for a while!
yeah thanks everyone for the input on the cards
TheBluePanda
02-23-2006, 07:20 PM
holy Blue panda... same words, same time?
Do you have ESPN? ;)
Yes, that and telekenetipathesis. :)
D-Frag
02-23-2006, 07:38 PM
wow man, sorry to hear about your lose with your friend. lets hope for a good rest of the year for you
G-Man79
02-23-2006, 07:57 PM
Glad to have you back in action Gary. Sorry for your loss. I'm diggin your promo card. Very clever, sir!
rickself
02-23-2006, 08:07 PM
Thank God February only has 28 days. good thoughts your way, gary
(seahawks got robbed)
balou
02-23-2006, 08:22 PM
Your Mom looks like she could be your sister. Tell her I said that. Sorry for the loss of your friend - that's way too young.
Mynock
02-23-2006, 09:24 PM
Awesome, It's good to hear your business is doing well, and you're getting through the ups and downs of life. It's good to hear from ya, and your website doesn't suck ;).
danedawg99
02-23-2006, 09:39 PM
wow. in one month, you've had more peaks and valleys than most do in a year! glad to see ya back, Gary! :D
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 10:31 PM
today was par, just when i thought i was going to relax and spend a few hours with the GDF'ers one of my customers called with a design emergency & i had to layout a banner for this weekend. now this sounds easy enough but she is one of "those" customers. so it took me 3 tries & i think its ready to print but she still has to show it to someone to get there OK. alot of work for 100 bucks. but thats what i do.
anywho....
thanks everyone for your support, prayers, good thoughts & even for kinda hitting on my mom. (i'll let her know balou) when i was in high school some 15+ years ago every time i brought someone home with me they always gave me shit about how hot she was. so we are both used to it. but it has been awhile.
Logo-Mechanix
02-23-2006, 10:32 PM
Gary, you had one rough month man. Were glad your back and hope the rest of the year is better. Your daughter is a great looking kid and balou is right your mom does look young. Good to have you back.
balou
02-23-2006, 10:38 PM
every time i brought someone home with me they always gave me shit about how hot she was.
I bet that gave ya the heebie jeebies then!!;)
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 10:57 PM
I bet that gave ya the heebie jeebies then!!;)
yeah me and one of my buddies were always messin with each other. i always told him if he'd hook me up with his sister (she was like 5 years older than us & smokin hot) i would set him up with my mom.
So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I'm glad you were able to make it up here to be with is family and see the place he called home. I wish I would have known. You'll have to make it back up here sometime under better circumstances. Beer on me. ;)
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 11:18 PM
So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I'm glad you were able to make it up here to be with is family and see the place he called home. I wish I would have known. You'll have to make it back up here sometime under better circumstances. Beer on me. ;)
thanks EC, i made alot of new friends while i was there & would love to come up in the summer. i met someone that works at PIP printing in Anchorage while i was there.
thanks EC, i made alot of new friends while i was there & would love to come up in the summer. i met someone that works at PIP printing in Anchorage while i was there.
Who? I work with them sometimes, good folks. ;)
Definitely recommend the summer, hope you didn't get too cold.
vtwin_gary
02-23-2006, 11:26 PM
his name is Ryan Andrews. he was also a friend of Russ. i think he's pretty far down the totem pole & works is the back moving pallets around. i went and looked at the shop it's pretty nice.
Yeah they take great care of their customers too. They're a little on the spendy side for *some* things, but I use them when I have something more on the "important" side.
His name is Spike. The damn thing won't shut up unless you're holding him. (does anyone know anything about cockatiels?)
Put him in a dark place when you want him to be quiet. Cover up the cage at night, or if he's bad, throw him in the tub and close the bathroom light.
Well I'm sure there is more but this will at least get you up to speed a little.
Thanks, Gary. I really enjoyed all those pictures!
vtwin_gary
02-24-2006, 02:06 PM
Put him in a dark place when you want him to be quiet. Cover up the cage at night, or if he's bad, throw him in the tub and close the bathroom light.
should the tub be full of water? if so hot or cold? ;)
he really only yaps when someone is in the room. the little sh!t is spoiled.
vtwin_gary
02-28-2006, 02:17 PM
just another update, Feb. isn't over yet.
i knocked a filling loose, now it's wedged in crooked & hurts like hell. i have a emergency dentist appointment at 11 AM.
jimintn
02-28-2006, 02:24 PM
Man, Gary....just keep repeating, tomorrow is March, tomorrow is March.
morea
02-28-2006, 02:25 PM
poor Gary. At least it's the last day of February. :(
vtwin_gary
02-28-2006, 02:55 PM
pancaking February.....go away!
morea
02-28-2006, 02:57 PM
hey mister... you get to your dentist appointment!
Then celebrate March's arrival by hitting that 1000th post. ;)
vtwin_gary
02-28-2006, 03:02 PM
i still have an hour of pain
& i sure don't feel like doing anything productive
so i guess i'll work on my post count
jimintn
02-28-2006, 03:09 PM
sssshhhh!
Gary, don't tell morea that working on your post count isn't productive.
morea
02-28-2006, 03:13 PM
depends on what you post, I guess. ;)
vtwin_gary
02-28-2006, 03:26 PM
966
vtwin_gary
02-28-2006, 03:27 PM
967
morea
02-28-2006, 03:28 PM
oy! None o that. LOL
vtwin_gary
03-02-2006, 03:13 PM
well my tooth is back to normal after removing & replacing a filling that was cracked.
now that it's March i hope that all goes well for at least a while.
morea
03-02-2006, 03:15 PM
glad that's over with. There, there. Chin up, March HAS to be better. :)
balou
03-02-2006, 03:17 PM
What's the old saying - March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb? True in your case!