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>This is pretty cool Kinda makes me wanna go to the gym or something.






Most who know me know I'm not a republican, and I'm pretty dispointed in my neighborhood. So far there are 2 Arnold Schwarzenegger signs in people's yards, but no Phil Angelides. And I read that Arny holds a stong lead over Phil. If California... one of the strongest blue states can't elect a Democrat, what hope do we have to get a President?





If you had your very own priest... what would you do??? Look here... www.rentapriest.com I could definitely see myself rolling with a couple of priests. Wonder if they can install hardwood floors?

On a side note... Nicole did put that toy snake in my underwear drawer this weekend. It was a pretty weak attempt at a scare, but an attempt nonetheless. I'll be picking up some props for my next scare shortly. I think it'll be a good one!

1 week without a scare

It's been over a week since I've scared my wife Nicole last. She was still shaken from last week. So I made a little deal with myself that I wouldn't scare her again until she at least tried to scare me. Maybe she is too scared to scare me? I'm not sure. However, last night would have been the perfect opportunity for me to scare her. We watched the movie "Saw" which neither of us had ever seen. I know she was scared because at the end of the movie she said it was "stupid", and then she had to watch something funny before we could go to bed. It really was difficult to pass up such a golden opportunity, I guess that's just how much I love her.

On another note - Thanks to Matt for posting a link to my blog from his http://www.spyder-fonix.com/ Matt, eventhough you posted my link, I still won't make out with you.

This should be a pretty good weekend, Pagent of the Master tonight, Sabina & Kraig http://randomthoughtsandgripes.blogspot.com/ are having a party tomorrow, and Sunday we are going to another birthday party up in Ventura.

Here's hoping you don't have a scare-free weekend.

Scaring my wife - Act 3

The third scare of the week definitely made Nicole the most mad (not what I expected). At the same time, took the least effort on my part.

Scare #3 - Who's in the shower?

The basic setup - while Nicole was behind closed doors of another room, I was going to take a shower. Instead, I turned off the other lights, unplugged one of the lamps, turned on the shower, and waited quietly in the office.

The action - Nicole emerges from behind closed doors and turns off the light, the entire house is now dark. I listen. In a voice filled with both suspicion and fear she asks "where are you Ryan!"... footsteps as she walks down the hall... "Ryan, this isn't funny!". Click, click, click... "why won't the light turn on?". She finds the light switch for the closet and then goes into the bathroom, closes and locks the door.

The conclusion - I never got the change to jump out at her. I gave myself away while she was locked in the bathroom. Not exactly the reaction I was looking for. Nicole was actually pretty upset by this one. Sorry honey.

Nicole still plans on launching her "big guns" on me. Hopefully my next post will detail her scaring me :) That way I can have a clear conscience for Act 4.

Scaring my wife - Act 2

My second scare was characterized as "a rookie scare" by my beautiful wife. I learned this scare from her when she tried to use it on her mom, her dad, me, her nephew, my brother... and dozens of other unsuspecting victims.

Scare #2 - What's that long painted wood toy doing there?

The basic setup - Toy snake in bed. Clarification, I placed Nicole's toy snake, the snake she bought to scare others, under the covers on her side of the bed.

The action - Nicole pulls back the covers to get into bed and sees the fake snake. No scream, but a slight jump, look of fear, and gasp of breath.

The conclusion - it does not take Nicole long to realize the snake was not real. But it does take some time for her to stop hitting me. Again she is laughing, but unfortunately for me, I was laughing much harder, and this just made her more mad.

Scaring my wife - Act 1

God bless my wife. She loves to scare people, but unfortunately for her, she gets scared pretty easily. So in the last week, I've pulled 3 pretty good scares on her. Not that the scares were elaborate or any great testament to my ability to scare, I think they were pretty good because of her reactions.

Scare #1 - You're not pillows!

The basic setup - Nicole is in the bathroom getting ready for bed. I'm ready for bed, but instead of getting into the bed, I place two large pillows on my side of the bed and pull the covers up over them. The room is dark... the only light is coming from the bathroom where Nicole is still getting ready, and I step out into the hall.

The action - Nicole while brushing her teeth loudly asks from the bathroom "Are you asleep yet?" of course, I cannot answer, the sound would be coming from the wrong direction. So she comes out of the bathroom and asks again "are you sleeping?!" this time a little louder so I would wake up if I was asleep. At this point, I nearly blow it by laughing. Somehow I contain my giggles and she goes on about her business. Finnishing in the bathroom, she turns off the light so the entire room is now dark. Her eyes have not yet adjusted to this new darkness, and walks past me hiding in the doorway. She does not notice me, and still thinks I'm in bed. As she starts trying to find the bed with her hand, I spring onto her like a mountain lion on his prey. Grabbing her from behind I say "I'm not asleep yet". Her scream and jump and fright were better than I ever expected.

The conclusion - she tried not to let me in bed, but she was laughing too hard to put up any real defense. I laughed for another 30 minutes before falling asleep with an permanent smile :)

I know... sounds pretty mean... but remember, nobody enjoys scaring others more than Nicole.

My First Blog

I've thought about creating a blog for a while... I'm not sure why, either I think I have stuff to say and people want to read it, or I have stuff to say, but nobody actually wants to listen, so I'll write it here instead.

Last night I went for a 2 hour bike ride. I rode by myself which affords me lots of time to think about completely obscure, useless and possibly deranged thoughts. Which I think most of my blogs will resemble those types of thoughts.

There is a pretty good chance I'll make a few posts, then never make another one, but maybe I'll keep it up.

Until the next post,
-Ryan