Well, my high school called me about 30 minutes ago. They decided to go with someone else. Back to the drawing board I go.

It must be a record of some sort, but of course, I was upstaged.

Further massaging my softball ego, today I pitched a helluva game. Thank God, because I couldn't hit for shit, going 0-4 in miserable fashion too. Weak day at the plate. But I've got to believe, for men's league 12-inch slowpitch softball, striking out three batters in a row (looking, not fouling the ball off) has to be a record. I did just that during our 20-6 victory over some team named MasterBatter.

Sadly, this news did not make SportsCenter because some jackass named Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game in Major League Baseball. At least we didn't have to listen to a show's worth of Barry Bonds non-news all evening.

Didn't get a haircut or go to Home Depot because dog food cost more than I'd planned--see, I'm trying a new system, mixing two kinds of food to get the benefits of both for Kazak. Of course, having to buy two bags really hits the budget hard. So I backed off the haircut and the hangers.

Gina and I went for a short bike ride over at Montrose Point yesterday evening. Basically, we went around the golf course just to the south of the Point. It was OK...a little bit crowded, but not as bad as a summer day, when there are tons of people out there. We probably would have biked more had I not been just dead tired from working in the garden most of the day. Today I slept until about noon, so I know I was tired.

I need to go get Kazak some dog food now...and I'm debating whether or not to get a haircut. My brother's girlfriend can cut hair, but I don't think I'm going to have time to set it up...unfortunately, because it would be nice to save that money. I'll probably go get it done now. And maybe I'll stop at Home Depot and finally pick up the plant hangers I've been meaning to get.

PFW softball is at 7:15 today. So far on the season I'm hitting the ball well and pitching pretty OK too (Danielson). I'm actually 5-for-5 at the plate with three walks in two games, so that's good.

Otherwise, it's gonna be a busy week...which is strange given my unemployed status. But we shall see...I need to call my high school and find out what the timetable is with this job search.

I spent two of the last three days in The Brook, weeding my garden. It's amazing how resilient those perennials can be...they were quite overgrown with weeds, but they were mostly there...a couple didn't survive the winter, but for the most part, the garden's intact. I even brought some daisies back with me for my kitchen table. They're blooming in full force, as are the columbines I planted last year. So that's good...

I worked yesterday, despite being quite sore after three hours of weeding on Saturday. It wasn't bad...the fact that I got about six hours of work was good news enough. :)

Today I went back to The Brook. Now I'm back in the city again. Gonna probably go for a bike ride with Gina after I eat...which is right now. :)