long overdue

I can't gripe too much about nobody posting if I don't post myself. Especially when I have kind of a lot to share. I'll try to be brief.

I have a job with an independent minor league baseball team in Alexandria, Louisiana. Once the season starts (May 16), I will be sharing broadcast duties on home games and doing road games by myself. I'm making more money for a longer period of time than I did last year, but the situation still doesn't feel all that permanent. I'm responsible for a lot of the content on our still in-progress web site.

I got an apartment here, though, and after much worrying and some haggling and one of the most frustrating, longest weeks of my life, I live in a one-bedroom furnished with very little except boxes, an air mattress, my computer, and my new TV. I work roughly 8:30-5, which feels really, really long to me, but I shouldn't complain too much. I get along okay with the guys at work, who are all at least several years older than me, but I don't think we'll be lifelong buddies.

So I work in baseball, which is awesome, and I have my own place, which is a blast. Come Thursday I should be in control of my own cable TV, which we all know is crucial for enjoyment of the World Cup in June and July. The thing I'm happiest about, as most of you know by now, is that I'm in driving range of Houston and will make my first road trip there this weekend to see Risa and my various assortment of other H-town friends.

I also recently engaged in an Eric-like pursuit by buying two "season" tickets with the Houston Dynamo, the new soccer team. It's just a five-game mini-plan to set games that I will exchange for games before and after my baseball season, but I'm psyched to support soccer in Houston and call myself a "season-ticket holder." I plan to adopt the Dynamo as my new favorite MLS team now that the MetroStars (the N.J. team I worked for in 2002) are known as Red Bull New York. But I'll probably still root for any team that plays in Jersey out of loyalty.

I could go on, but most of you have already stopped reading. There are some pictures in my online gallery if you're interested, and I'll try to post about how things are going before my season starts. Hope everybody's doing well, and I'm psyched to see people at Beer-Bike!