The 888 Fatboy Chocolate World Tour
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So, it's been a pretty busy week for me so here's a quick update:
Most mornings start like this:
Stella won't do her business in the yard so she gets 3-4 walks daily:
This is down the street from our house, we're about a 10 minute walk from downtown Austin:
We had a little scare last Sunday, Stella was acting funny and somehow she had a damaged cornea so she had to wear the cone of shame for a while to prevent her from pawing her eye. She was not happy:
We've been trying to cook at home more often so my wife and I have made some pretty tasty meals at home:
We had our close friends over last night for some curry noodles, smoked chicken wings and piri piri beef:
Went out for Ramen again the other night and I rocked out my classic IHSH-12 with the 888's:
I had a few meetings about our pending addition and drilled a core sample to determine the slab thickness which was fortunately 4" thick:
My wife and I had the opportunity to see Gary Clark Jr at the Moody Theater downtown. He put on a hell of a show for the hometown crowd! He brought up a few guest musicians including Steve Ray Vaughan's brother, Jimmie Vaughan.
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@Clint_D I also spy Eric Tessmer on stage there with Gary Clark Jr. - I caught Eric live once in Friends Bar in Austin, amazing & unforgettable gig!
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Wow. Great update @Clint_D Stevie Ray Vaughn….my heart still aches at the loss. I can’t help but think of what he would have accomplished musically.
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Sorry, I'm a bit behind here. Weekend before last, we went to an Island Christmas party put on by Austin Humane:
My sister and her husband, Billy, adopted Benny:
On Monday, I had to head back to work. Had to give this little one some belly rubs before I left:
I had to drive from Austin to Houma, LA:
I flew out on a Sikorsky S-92 from Houma to the drilling rig I work on, the West Capricorn:
Here's a quick youtube video that has some pretty cool shots from around the rig:
I wish I could take some interesting pics of video but we're in a maintenance period right now. I was hoping to have some cool fishing pictures as well but I haven't had any action since I arrived. I did catch this decent yellowfin last time I was at work though. It was roughly 70 lbs or so:
On the plus side, we've had some some good sunrises and sunsets. This was from yesterday's sunrise:
Neighboring rigs:
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Nice update!
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So, just a quick final update. I was able to catch an early flight home from work on Christmas:
I drove the remaining ~500 miles home and made it home by 8 pm which was way better than my normal midnight arrival. Wearing the 888's and my 208.
This little one and my wife were thrilled to have me home:
My wife and I had a modest Christmas at the house. We didn't want to go crazy buying gifts which worked out well for both of us.
My wife's sister, her husband and my father in law stayed with us for the next 5 days.
My father in law is a lot of fun, he's like a big kid:
My sister in law using a firearm for the first time:
Trying to get Stella to hold still long enough to take a picture (wearing my grey IHSH-64):
Most everyone was under the weather over the holidays so we didn't manage to do too many picture worthy activities so that's about all I've got for my extended leg of the tour.
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I’ll for sure do another tour!
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Full circle!
I’ll do my best to make this an awesome month!
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Thanks! I gave them a wash and they are drying now. The fades are amazing - shows how great 21oz can be even after only 16 months.
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I won’t let you down @Seul !!
Since the WTJ were drying from last nights run through the washer, it was normal coaching attire for me opening up the gym this morning for sessions at 5:30, 6:30, and 8am
Today we did some 500m sprints on the Concept2 Ski-Erg followed by some Bench Press work
After classes, I headed home to some sick kids.
If you remember from my first leg of the tour, I acquired a relatively derelict 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser. Proud to say I’m still “Cruisin” to this day (albeit the AC died for the third time since my ownership, so it might not be parked in my driveway much longer haha)
Got home and prepared the WTJ for battle!
And finally - the fit pic (I desperately need a pair of these now - they fit me much better now that I’m about 15lbs lighter)
We are in the middle of finishing up our annual “Vacation Guide” for my marketing job - so just doing some copy editing:
Gotta go run errands and grab dinner and drinks later, so will update again tonight!
Bonus:
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Awesome update. Almost like watching “scenes from last week” before the newest episode of your favorite show
