my life as a nomad

this is the lamest title for a post. ever.

had a wicked awesome st. patrick's day dinner with some friends and family today. good times all around. we still have a huge hunk of corned beef leftover too, so that's some prime eating left for the days ahead. i think i just realized that i get way too excited about anything that has to do with food. how sad

i read a couple of scripture passages during the service at church, and afterwards a good friend of mine (who's probably 6 or 7 years old) came up to me in the parking lot and said, in a grown-up and serious voice, "that was a really good speech you gave during church. i liked it alot." i of course said thanks, and then explained to him that i didn't write it, but God did. this only served to deepen his respect for me, however, as i think he took away the impression that God was my personal speech-writer. which i guess he is, sort of. but it was pretty hilarious, and really sweet, too. i mean, he's this little kid, and he's paying me a personal and heartfelt compliment. ahhh... too great. it's people like him that make church so special


i'm not in the market for a new car, by any means... but if i was, i think i'd probably buy a new saab. not only because i like their cars, but also because they have an amazing european delivery program. so not only do you get a discount on a quality automobile, but they pay you to take a vacation in europe to go pick it up. now that's awesome. now i just need to figure out a way to make enough money to be able to afford a new car so i can also vacation and drive around in europe....

i watched tons of college hoops this weekend. it was crazy... so many great games, so many upsets. i'm currently leading two separate brackets with two different entries, so that's pretty huge. usually at this point my picks are hopelessly shot to death, so i'm pretty excited to still be in the running (so far). this weekend is probably the best time to be a sports fan in the entire year. gotta love it


i'm like a minor celebrity in my family and community since i landed the job with DeLorme. it's great. they're right up there with l.l. bean in the "awesome and prestigious Maine companies to work for" category, plus they do maps. i love maps. pretty much the entire extended noonan family loves maps. mainers love maps. only one week till i start, and i already can't wait. (and i probably won't be giving any official guided tours right away, sherry. but i can pretend i know what i'm talking about and give an "unofficial" tour to anyone, anytime, anywhere. especially for the right price)


bedtime.


-noonan-

posted by Patrick @ 10:15 PM