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One of my favorite snacks ever are cherry tomatoes. I've always loved tomatoes but there's something about cherry tomatoes and if I get a good batch, it seems like I can eat them all day long. When we go to Sam's Club, I get two containers of them and it makes for a great snack for the whole week and I don't feel guilty about eating a lot since tomatoes are great for you.

Last night I was watching Baseball Tonight and Marissa remarked that all I do is watch sports and it took me back a bit because I never considered myself one of those guys that just watches sports. In fact, aside from baseball and a little pro football, I don't care for other sports much. I just love baseball and with it being April, I can't get enough of it. So while I still don't think I'm one of those guys that just watches sports, I do admit I've been watching a lot of baseball but with our new TV, it's hard not to since sports also look awesome in HD.

Sometimes I just get so frustrated with things and tonight was one of those nights. First, I tried to charge my A/C in my car after getting directions from my dad but for some strange reason I could not get the stupid thing to stay connected to my car and it royally annoyed me. It's the kind of annoyance where you know things should be working but they aren't and you can't seem to figure out what's wrong. I just gave up, slammed the hood and threw the stupid can into the ground and it made me feel a little better. After, my fingers were covered in the stupid gunk and as a result my hands were all numb and it just added to my already annoyed mood.

On better news, I felt like I was very productive at work today. I got a lot done and I even impressed myself with a particular issue I figured out. I left work feeling good and like things are going well with the project I'm working on.

Work was let out early today for Easter so I started working on my parent's PC but it was doing something that would take 30 minutes so I decided I would have some fun with Bowie and go play fetch with him. Well, Bowie clearly does not comprehend the whole fetch thing. At first he would come back to me but refuse to drop it (he probably found it more fun to have me wrestle it away from him). After a while of this, he decided it'd be more fun to run past me with the item and go bury it. FInally he got so fed up, that he run out to where I threw it and then sit down next to it. I had a good time, but I wish he would have gotten the concept a little more so I just came back in hot, sweaty and with dog shit on my shoes.

Yesterday was our annual passover seder and I enjoyed it. It was nice seeing everyone and having LOTS of homemade food and it all really hit the spot. It's funny how after years of these family gatherings often you think "Man, I'm so done with this" but then you skip a year and then it's all wonderful again. Of course, not living in the area means I don't see them nearly as much as I had previously. Still, it was fun seeing everyone.

Our day in the city was fun, even if we probably did spend more money than we should have but we rarely go away anymore and it's nice to go do fun things, even if it does cost a little. I was very proud of Marissa for not freaking out about city traffic as much as I thought she would.

Song of the Day: Eagles - In the city

I realize I haven't written in a while but I've been generally unmotivated to write in here for whatever reason. At first it was just because I had nothing to write about but soon after I just couldn't motivate myself to write in here. Maybe because nothing exciting is going on beyond the things that are related to buying a house, which aren't that exciting. Well, I'm on a flight to Hartford and since they have internet onboard (woot!) and since I'm out of things to do online, I decided to write now. I guess it's a case of taking what you can get...

First, I'm savoring the flavor of the Marlins being 3-0 this season, which is their best start since 1997 (when they won a World Series). I'm hoping this year I actually get to a game in Miami but the 3 hour drive is kind of an issue. Ideally there'd be a 4pm game on a weekend so I can drive in, see the game and leave Miami around 7ish and be home around 10. We'll see how that plan goes.

As I mentioned before we are buying the house and now trying to get the mortgage in order. One company is almost done but they need one more thing from us. We're also trying a different company to compare and see any difference, so we'll see where that goes. Once we have the mortgage, we'll be ready to go and because we don't quite have the mortgage yet, I'm not entirely convinced that we have the house yet because technically we can still pull out if we can't get mortgage rates that suit our needs.

We're on a flight to Hartford to celebrate Passover. Marissa and I are going to New York tomorrow to spend the day in the city at the Museum of Natural History and then it's off to Long Island for our passover seder. Technically passover starts right now but I don't think there's any matzah on the plane. Aside from the seder tomorrow, our only plans are to see the Heaths and spend time with my family. Should be a nice long weekend.

Speaking of Passover, I'm rebelling this year and allowing myself to eat certain food that is not typically kosher like rice or beans or other foods that make no sesne why they are not kosher for passover. It's my own personal fight for my principles.

Anywho, that's it for now. Hopefully I'll find the motivation to keep writing some more or at the very least post funny videos.

Song of the Day: Daughtry - Home