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Six months goes fast

 It seems like only yesterday that I was posing with my little boy for the cover of NOISE back in June. But this week, Jackson hit the six-month mark and continues to bring me joy beyond anything I could imagine.

What's great is that now his personality is really starting to come out. He always seems to be smiling when you glance his way and he's now even started to crawl around. He hasn't quite got all the motions down, but give him another week or two and everything that wasn't already strapped down in our house will have to be.

Home for the holiday

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I know I did.

Even with all of the uncertainty in the world right now (jobs, the economy etc) going home for the Thanksgiving weekend was a wonderful retreat and a nice reminder that no matter what, you will always have people who love you.

Two of those people are my best girlfriends from high school Audrey and Carrie, here we are enjoying the biggest bar night of the year and probably breaking all rules I wrote about two years ago. Who cares, we had fun. 

The little things I love at Culver's

When I become a fan of something, it's wholehearted. That's the case with Culver's. There's a franchise in Okemos that has become a regular stop for my wife and I whenever we happen to be on that side of time. We both love their custard (I recommend getting a single-serving of chocolate with hot fudge and Oreos - it's just enough to fill you up) and my wife is a big fan of their chicken fingers.

Willing to road trip for a good burger?

Obviously I am or how else would I know about this. Anyway on Saturday Matt and I headed to Ann Arbor to visit our friend Joe.
While there Joe suggested we grab lunch at this place call Sidetracks. Turns out they have world famous burgers featured on Oprah and in GQ.

Gotta love Oprah because she was right. The burger was dang good, even better were the hand cut sweet potato fries with special dipping sauce. Another huge bonus to Sidetracks was the adorable atmosphere. It was quaint and cute and had a big old fire going in the fireplace, perfect considering we were there on a super cold and rainy day. They also offer premium beers on tap...meaning poor Miller Lite lover me had to drink my beer out of a bottle while Joe and Matt, being the premium beer drinkers they are got to enjoy theirs on tap.

Movie time

So, the cold weather has me feeling like a movie every three seconds thus I've seen a number of movies in the past couple of weeks. Here are the highs and lows of what I've seen.

First up was "Zach and Miri Make a Porno"

I actually went to see this at the theater which is kind of a big deal for me since my better half is let's say...thrifty about paying big bucks to see anything other than a sci-fi or action flick on the big screen. But let me just say I'm glad we went to see this.
Take a hint from the title, it is about making a porno so it is kinda graphic but it's also a super sweet love story that involves a class reunion scene which I just adore because Matt and I are close to experiencing the hell that is your 10 year reunion. All in all I liked this movie because life is so serious and blah most of the time it is really a great retreat to watch a movie that is mindless and just plain funny.

Obama is the next president. What's next?

Unless you've been glued to your Playstation 3 or locked in an intense game of Dungeons & Dragons, you probably heard that Obama was elected president Tuesday. What do you think if the first priority for Obama besides finding a nice puppy to bring to the White House?
The economy?
The war in Iraq?
The war in Afghanistan?

We'd like to hear from you. You can either reply here or e-mail Christian at christian@lansingnoise.com. If you really want to talk, call him at 702-4239.

Exhausted from election night

Yesterday, I must have hit about 15 polling sites but that really didn't take much out of me. I'm a warrior.
But instead of going to bed afterward like a good little cherub, I decided to stay up until about 4 a.m. watching the speeches and of course, watching the news and every other little tidbit. Now, it's 12 hours later and I feel like I've been punched about the face and body by Ivan Drago. It seems I'm not the only one. On the way to work this morning, I saw that most people were driving like zombies, totally not going the speed limit and basically chatting on their cell phones. This was worse than usual though. Maybe half the population of the area was up late watching the election coverage and ordering paring knives on QVC because it seems like everyone is on autopilot.
Although I'm working diligently, I'm watching the clock so I can slide down the dinosaur tail at 6, go home, and crawl into bed fully clothed. You can bet good American money I'm going to wake up on Thursday with my shoes on and the imprint of my watch on my face. I'm going to snore too. So that means The Girlfriend will probably throw a few educated elbows in my direction. 

Happy Halloween!

So Friday night was Halloween and it was a blast!
If Facebook is any indication of the popularity of a holiday then Halloween has to rank real high. I think I saw the most albums uploaded in a weekend.

Halloween is the best b/c beyond finding a great costume there is really no pressure associated with the holiday, you just have fun. There's no family stress like with other holidays, there are no gifts, you don't have to be in a relationship to enjoy it, having kids just adds to the fun and house parties are usually the form of entertainment provided.

Women. What do you think of bald men?

We're doing this story in NOISE about men going bald at a young age. So we want to know: what do women think of men who are balding or just plain bald? Chime in.
And if you want, e-mail Christian at christian@lansingnoise.com