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What A Week... Well, Da Oddah Oddah Week

November 18th, 2008 by Braddah Lance

Kinda long so get your coffee, tea, soda or watah ready.... :grin:    

In the October 24th  "You Get In The Mood" blog, started off a chain of "unfortunate" events. Lots of things - ok, one or two BIG things - have been on my mind which I still have no answers for.

Flash back exactly three weeks ago....

.... Since hearing of some bad news, I was looking forward to softball this particular week. It's not only the fact that I only played once in six weeks (3 byes, 2 rain outs) but this particular week had more bad then good.

It didn't help either that I was bombarded at work (co-worker on vacation for a week), month end was approaching, had to get audit materials together (if you're in accounting you know that sucks!), then I couldn't even go out surf when had a rare winter south swell! I did manage to go da next day but was supah junk!

Lose money.... Wait, I literally did!

The night of softball I had to fill up gas, air and make a stop at Sam's Club.

I pull into Chevron and head to da air pump and fill up da leaking tire. Air. Check. Go to da gas pump. Swipe da card. Push da 87 octane button.... nada. Lights flashing so I figgah I nevah press 'em hard enough. Hit 'em. Pull da levah..... Nada.

Wassap Wit Dat!

Oh....... Zip code. Duh.

Wassa mattah you! Too much things running around in da coconut shell.

I put my wallet on da tonneau cover right behind da rear window - as I always do - and start filling up. After wat felt like twenty minutes, I was pau.... and guess wat?

Yup. Fo'got 'em. Wat did I fo'get? Read on....

Aftah I wen park at Sam's, I was gathering my things: keys, phone, wallet. $h!t.

"Wea my wallet stay?!"

Ooohhh. Puh-llllleeeezzzze be there, please be there...... whew! Still was on da tonneau cover..... Idiot.

Aftah I picked up da snacks and "refreshments" fo' da game, I was loading it into da bed of da truck. I put my wallet on da corner of da tailgate and told myself as I was finishing up, "DON'T FOGET YOUR WALLET AGAIN!"....... Ok.

I take da cart ovah to da cart station about five stalls down (cause I not one to just leave it in da parking stall - plus I can hea' Da Wife in my head, "it's only right there!") and I head back to da truck..... and leave.

For some reason wen I was jus' passing da Stadium I reached ovah to da passenger seat noticed that something was missing.

Oh crap! Not again!

I pull ovah to da shoulder. Puh-llllleeeezzzze be there, please be there............

A'ole.

Aggghhhh fudgesicle! Wat I going do? Game going start... wallet missing. Hmmm... I call Da Wife.

BL:  "Babe."

Da Wife:  "Yes."

BL:  "You gotta do me one fave-ah."

Da Wife:  "What?"

BL:  "Uh.... I lost my wallet."

Da Wife:  "WHAT?! WHERE?..........."

We'll just end dat conversation there.

If you've ever lost your wallet, you know EXACTLY wat I was going through. Cancel everything. Get everything replaced and still gotta remembah wat had inside yeah? (HINT: Photocopy all the contents - front and back - of your wallet so if you evah lose 'em, you know wat you lost and have all da account and phone numbahs to call right away). Hugs and kisses Babe! You da bestest! (She was on da phone aftah cancelling everything)

Well, still had to play a game right? :wink:

That night I must have been possessed because although I wasn't my jovial self considering everything going on (as my softball buddies recognized), I had an amazing game both offensively (rare) and defensively! It also was cool dat my softball guys had my back to try and cheer me up and be supportive. Mahalos fellahs!

Then on the way home.......

I got pulled over for speeding. Oh crap. As if my life couldn't get any worse.

Relax, not excessive speeding but speeding nonetheless. He said he got me doing 40 in a 25 but at the time I saw his lights flash you instinctively look at your speedometer - I saw 35. It was still ovah da speed limit so I wasn't about to argue with the officer.

Officer:  "License, insurance, registration."

BL:  "Officer, you're not going to believe this. But uh, I just lost my wallet earlier this evening. We were at our softball game and my friend and I have been driving around the past half hour retracing my steps cause it was on the tailgate and fell off."

Officer:  (Light in my face as he's asking for information) "You have no license, no papers. You know dat's a $1k fine right?"

BL:  "Yes sir."

Officer:  (Verifying my info back at da squad car and walks back) "Do you have any open bottles of alcohol inside your vehicle?"

BL:  (Huh? Wea dat came from?) "No sir. Take a look." (rolling down all da windows)

Officer:  "Have you been drinking? There's a 12-pack of Heine's in the bed - is that yours?"

BL:  "No sir (I don't drink Heine's). It's my friend's (pointing to my half passed out friend)"

Officer:  "Can you please step of the truck."

:shock: I go through the required sobriety tests and pass. (HINT: Carry an extra shirt so next time beer gets spilled on you, change shirts) :mad:

Officer:  "I'll let you off with a warning this time. Slow down."

BL:  "Sorry sir. Thank you."

Who says officers don't do their jobs and show compassion? He wasn't rude or arrogant about it either.  If he had given me a speeding ticket, I wouldn't have liked it (who would?) but I was going faster than the posted speed limit and broke da law... and it's no excuse either that there was no one around at 12:30am in Aiea. He made a judgement call and I'm just grateful the officer showed a compassionate side.

Flash forward to a week ago.......

As Da Wife and I check da mail at our PO Box, guess wat I got? No, not smoked salmon. My wallet! A good samaritan found it and mailed it back to me. I don't carry cash and everything in there was still there - whew! Although Da Wife already canceled and replaced everything, at least I didn't have to go and renew any ID stuff.

Flash forward to 'dis morning.......

Wake up to Da Wife in a scolding voice, "OH MY GOD! Oneone!"

Great. Wat did she do now? Did she pee or doo-doo in da house? Did she tear up anything again?

I walk ovah to da living room and take a look.... "OMG! You frickin' little.... (we'll just stop it right there)".

Guess wat?

My wallet.... ripped to shreds! Credit cards, bank cards, registrations, safety checks, insurance cards and a couple of gift cards.... and fo' da extra MSG in da wound?....... she separated my cash from my money clip and ate $17..... really.... a $10, a $5 and 2 $1 bills.

Wassap Wit Dat!

She managed to open the pockets to my backpack and get out all da stuff dat was replaced recently....

So now I gotta call all da places Da Wife just called a few weeks ago and say, "You not going believe 'dis..... my dog ate it."

Is there anything else we can pile on? :cry:

60 Responses to “What A Week... Well, Da Oddah Oddah Week”

  1. opso:

    k-den......let me get "first" outta da way. then i go get my coffee and read da post. :D


  2. snow:

    Good golly, BL!!!! Err... maybe you need one of those wallets connected to your pants on a chain!?! ;) I'm sure you have so much stuff on your mind that you've been preoccupied! Sometimes you keep reminding yourself to do something and you still forget (I do that all the time!!)... so, gotta be preventative. Leave your wallet in the car or your pants pocket and make it a point to put it back after you take out your credit card every single time! But aww... Oneone didn't help, huh? :( She musta been hungry or sumtin'??

    You know what, though? Even after all of this has happened, you will be thankful that you don't have to suffer through identity theft problems (Thank you to that good samaritan -at least you got your stuff back! and, Da Wife, for her quick action!). Anyway, sending some good karma waves your way!!! Take care, BL... don't let the stress get to you! Da Kwonics, Lanceformers and Lurkahs stay hea fo' you!! :D

    Hey, opso... congrats on being first!! Nice to see you back in action! ;)


  3. Ynaku:

    Me 2nd afta opso.

    Ho BL, you poor ting


  4. Ynaku:

    Ok 3rd then after my niece snow. Boy she fast.


  5. opso:

    ho boy BL......you get some issues wit yo wallet eh? WWD! :?

    you gotta protect dat buggah like it was your first born. i know da hassle of losing my wallet. been there....done that. not fun. :(

    i TRY to make shua not to put em down while doing sumptin else.....cause i know.....i going get distracted and foget em. jus like you....dass how i lost em once.

    2 good things tho:
    1 - you neva get one speeding ticket
    2 - it's good to know that still get some good samaritans out dea that do da right thing. kudos to you.....whoeva you are. *fist bump*

    heh....too funny your dog! :lol:


  6. Ynaku:

    OK BL. Sorry to hear about all your troubles. Good thing you no drink Heiny. I can have em?
    And what? Your friend neva wake up to defend you? Oh neva mind, maybe better he never help. Looking at your sad face was enough to melt the officers heart. Good thing you told him what happened. At least he understood your stress.
    Then one nice guy send em back to you only to have Oneone eat it up. "Um, my doggy ate my wallet" After all that.

    But you know cuz? You still have your family and friends. You have your health. You have your buddies here on WWD. Count your blessings. Go SUP with NKHEA when he not so busy. You come BI and I take you and da wife to lunch. No worry, I treat. Like snow said, chain your wallet to your pants. You're a biker (maybe not a Harley Biker but still a brother on 2 wheels) look like one (without the leather jacket and pants unless you like da girls check you out 8) )

    Take care my friend, we get your back.


  7. visitor:

    I know the feeling. I "lost" my wallet twice...both times at Aloha Stadium. Once in the parking lot and the other in the stadium. So lucky that both times, a good samaritan found it.

    Maybe you should keep your wallet and stuff in a fanny pack kind bag. Harder to lose or forget.


  8. honda si boy:

    oh man, that really was a tough period you went through! but like opso said, look at the good points...no ticket (big dollar$ there) plus no hassle of going to court with the documentations of having a license and registration and all that. and you did get your wallet back-proving that there are still lots of good people out there. snow is right, i think you gotta make it a habit to put your wallet in your pocket! small kine uncomfortable, but better than losing 'em no? oh and of course your awesome softball game!

    i feel for you about the dog story too. kinda funny as one outsider looking in, but we got a dog at home and she chews up everything too. i actually did lose $2 the same way. she ripped up the two bills and ate the portion of the serial numbers so i couldn't get 'em replaced at the bank. :( ahh, but what can you do yeah?

    anyways, the week only going get better...PAH-TAY on friday! chee huuu!


  9. MoOgooGuypAN:

    I feel for you BL, but if it happens twice...you gotta laugh and figure that maybe that wallet is bad luck :) Time for beach that suckah and burn um. You sure you nevah pee on one rock when you was drunk or nevah pick up the lady in the white dress? :oops: Das life my bruddah, get highs and get lows, but in the end you always get your family and friends, material things can always be replaced.

    BTW, going 40 in one 25 is almost double the speed limit. Das fast bu'. Like I said, cops, nevah around when you need um (or they take forever) and always there when you don't. :evil:


  10. 9th Island Girl:

    Ho, brah, I was cracking up when I read about Oneone. Oh, sorry, guess it wasn't too funny to you, but...

    Ah, BL, you going through some hard times yah, now? I'll put in some prayers for you. Lucky you have a good wife, had a nice officer...sometimes just have to count the blessings you DO have.


  11. honda si boy:

    okay, deal time...if you *still* have one hard week, and you can pick me out at the party, i buy you a round. :) wait, i'll have QB buy you a round. buwahaha!


  12. bamboohouse808:

    BL - Brah.......if wasn't one true story, I would swear you making that up. You was on one emotional roller coaster, ah? No wonder your hair stay all gray. :razz: Like snow said, at least you don't have to worry about identity theft(I hope) and like opso said, at least you neva get that $1k ticket.

    I get you one beea on me at da pahtay. You deserve it!! :mrgreen:


  13. hemajang:

    Could be worse BL, manini actually, don't fret da small stuff, there are bigger issues in life.


  14. Ocean Lover:

    I think you gotta GO TO CHURCH BL. ;-)

    That's MORE than one man's share of misfortune....den again, LEAVE DA WALLET IN YOUR POCKET and keep it away from ONEONE at home!!!!!!

    Yeah, you better go to church.

    OL


  15. 808Dad:

    Hey Lance,
    I know everyone is wondering the same thing. Are you going to follow your dog around to get your $17 back? Now that would make a mean topic followed by some unreal pics.

    808Dad


  16. islandgirl in nc:

    Awwwwww, BL... just when I think the whole story going end on a high note, Oneone decides to rip into your wallet. Let us know how the whole "my dog ate it" story goes. :)

    BTW, thanks everyone for their nice thoughts on my family situation. I realize we could be worse off, so I grateful for still having a roof over my head and food on the table. Oh, yeah, BL... my son has baby browns! ;) He's 1/4 Japanese, 1/4 Okinawan, 1/4 Danish and the rest a mishmash of the Caucasian persuasion! But he look more like me than my hubby -- I have had people ask if he is from Hawaii. :D


  17. Coconut Willy:

    and NEVER put your keys in the trunk!

    lock your door (home and car) with your key so you don't lock it in.

    (speaking from experience)


  18. KAN:

    Wow laulau, dat's a lot to go through in such a short period of time. But could have been worse. And after all your bad luck is pau, you'll still have da good stories to tell left over.

    I wondah why Oneone was onto your wallet? I wonder if it smelled odd after going through da mail.

    KAN (scrunching eyes closed and thinking good thoughts for you).


  19. Braddah Lance:

    snow:
    Good golly, BL!!!! Err… maybe you need one of those wallets connected to your pants on a chain!?! Leave your wallet in the car or your pants pocket

    Wallet to a chain? Who you tink me? Ynaku? :lol: Yeah, most times stay in my pocket but da shorts I use fo' da game no mo' pockets. :sad:

    But aww… Oneone didn’t help, huh? She musta been hungry or sumtin’??

    No, jus' being "normal". Anybody want a lab/beagle mix? :grin: She doubles as a paper shredder. :lol:

    be thankful that you don’t have to suffer through identity theft problems

    You know dat! At least my ID's are the ones without my ssn.

    Anyway, sending some good karma waves your way!!!

    So dat's a whiff I smell? :lol: Mahalos!
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    Ynaku:
    Ho BL, you poor ting

    Eh, no sympathy hea'. Jus' anoddah day in BL's world. :oops:
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    opso:
    it’s good to know that still get some good samaritans out dea that do da right thing.

    Rogah dat! And welcom back! How was your trip?
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    Ynaku:
    Then one nice guy send em back to you only to have Oneone eat it up. “Um, my doggy ate my wallet” After all that.

    Should have just given it to her in da first place yeah? :lol:

    But you know cuz? You still have your family and friends. You have your health. You have your buddies here on WWD. Count your blessings.

    I count 'em everyday... I had 39 yesterday... 14 so far today. :wink: :lol:

    You come BI and I take you and da wife to lunch. No worry, I treat.

    Hey! Right on! I nevah pass up free food!
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    visitor:
    I know the feeling. I “lost” my wallet twice…both times at Aloha Stadium. Once in the parking lot and the other in the stadium. So lucky that both times, a good samaritan found it.

    Wow! Twice at Aloha Stadium? I hope da Bows' won too. :wink: And hell no am I doing dat fanny pack thing!..... I used to though back in da day. :oops:
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    honda si boy:
    i feel for you about the dog story too. kinda funny as one outsider looking in, but we got a dog at home and she chews up everything too.

    I know. And mo' worse we no can take her running recently cause raining all da time! And she goes through toys and bones like it's watah! Mo' expensive 'den one real keiki! :shock:
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    MoOgooGuypAN:
    I feel for you BL, but if it happens twice…you gotta laugh and figure that maybe that wallet is bad luck Time for beach that suckah and burn um.

    Done already! .... not by my choice though. :lol:

    BTW, going 40 in one 25 is almost double the speed limit.

    35 Braddah, 35. I would have gone to court to admit dat too. :sad:
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    9th Island Girl:
    Ho, brah, I was cracking up when I read about Oneone. Oh, sorry, guess it wasn’t too funny to you, but…

    Yeah was funny... das why I wen share 'em. Sad fo' me... funny fo' you. :lol:
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    honda si boy:
    okay, deal time…if you *still* have one hard week, and you can pick me out at the party, i buy you a round.

    Easy! You going be one of da few short Asians and 'den all I gotta say is, "can I see your keys" and guarns you get da kine fancy alarm pager thingy yeah? :razz:
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    bamboohouse808:
    BL - Brah…….if wasn’t one true story, I would swear you making that up. You was on one emotional roller coaster, ah?

    Da ride nevah stop yet.......... :cry:
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    hemajang:
    Could be worse BL, manini actually, don’t fret da small stuff, there are bigger issues in life.

    Yeah...... they all fallin' on me. :lol:


  20. snow:

    808dad - yuck yuck! i think i can pass on those pics...


  21. Braddah Lance:

    Ocean Lover:
    That’s MORE than one man’s share of misfortune….den again, LEAVE DA WALLET IN YOUR POCKET and keep it away from ONEONE at home!!!!!!

    My shorts nevah have pockets and I DID keep it away from her. She just mo' smart 'den me.
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    808Dad:
    I know everyone is wondering the same thing. Are you going to follow your dog around to get your $17 back?

    Ha ha ha ha :lol: I tink it was shredded into pieces and not "whole" cause I had to tape a few oddah dollah bills together. :mad:
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    islandgirl in nc:
    Oh, yeah, BL… my son has baby browns! He’s 1/4 Japanese, 1/4 Okinawan, 1/4 Danish and the rest a mishmash of the Caucasian persuasion! ...I have had people ask if he is from Hawaii.

    You should say, "Yeah! He all chop suey!" :lol:
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    Coconut Willy:
    and NEVER put your keys in the trunk!

    Too late... done dat.

    lock your door (home and car) with your key so you don’t lock it in.

    Too late.... done dat too!
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    KAN:
    And after all your bad luck is pau, you’ll still have da good stories to tell left over.

    Bad luck or not.... my whole life is a WWD! so I get CHOKE mo'olelo's fo' share! Sad but I guess das' why I've been put on Earth fo'... share my misery so dat you can laugh and have a good time! :grin:


  22. honda si boy:

    BL: haha, okay, you get that round...too easy! i'm pretty much the stereo-typical asian boy that drives a honda...but i don't have one of those fancy alarm things on my key chain...but i think the huge key with the HUGE "H" symbol is a dead-give-away! hahaha.

    as for the rain and not being able to take out the dog, yeah, same here. that dog (actually my roommate's dog) is so chicken, she doesn't even want to go out in the rain...so she cannot take a dump and then she actually had an "accident" in the house. blah. good thing i saw it by the door (guess she was actually trying to get outside? poor thing) before i stepped in it :P whew. plus she still one puppy so still learning i guess.


  23. jaydee:

    Wow, BL, I nevah heard of anyone having that much bad luck with their wallet in such a short span of time! Bummahs, brah.

    I lost my wallet only once, knock on wood. Once you notice it's gone you get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomache. Ugh!


  24. roach:

    BL,

    Count your blessings. The compassionate police officer and good samaritan were gifts. Oneone was reminder to show you how bad everything could have turned out. Not preaching, just happy for you.


  25. M:

    BL, oh man, I can feel the pain and frustration but that's all behind you now and you can laugh about it now. Goods things will be coming like the pah-tay on friday and more if it hasn't happened already. You have a great wife and support from this blog. Keep up the faith...


  26. GA Bows:

    Wow lau lau BL. . . with it rains, it pours for ya.

    You know the saying though, there's a silver lining in every dark cloud.


  27. Braddah Lance:

    honda si boy:
    as for the rain and not being able to take out the dog, yeah, same here. that dog (actually my roommate’s dog) is so chicken, she doesn’t even want to go out in the rain

    Yeah, my lab/beagle kinda no care - she's a watah dog but my pit/sharpei... a real princess I tell ya.
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    jaydee:
    I lost my wallet only once, knock on wood. Once you notice it’s gone you get that sick feeling in the pit of your stomache. Ugh!

    Try having dat feeling several times in a single day!
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    roach:
    Count your blessings.

    I count 'em everyday... but da only one I really count is da one I wake up next to everyday... and it ain't da dogs.
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    M:
    Goods things will be coming like the pah-tay on friday and more if it hasn’t happened already.

    Well, it ain't happening yet but yeah, I'm looking forward to 'dis Friday too!
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    GA Bows:
    Wow lau lau BL. . . with it rains, it pours for ya.

    Thundah storms mo' like it. :lol:

    You know the saying though, there’s a silver lining in every dark cloud.

    Must be da lightning. :lol:


  28. HNL2LAS:

    OMG BL! Wow..... I'm so sorry to hear it pouring on ya! I'm a "bad luck queen" so I feel your pain, for real! At least can laff about it tho ya? uhmmmm welll nowwwwww anyway....'n things can only go up if we stay on da bottom eh?


  29. NEO:

    BL- brah, you really got $H!T on the past couple weeks eh? But you know what man, we gotcho back... but you know what, Triad PAR TAY on Friday, bettah yet, NEO not goin' be dea! :D Seriously tho, there's a passage in the Bible that says "the rain falls on the just and unjust alike..." so no mattah how good you are, there's going to be time when you just get $H!T on... the key is bouncing back from it, and with your lovely wife, and all us Lanceformers, Kwonics, Lurkahz, and just plain ol' buddies, you get one frickin' trampoline brah! No sweat cuz, we always getcho back.

    NEO(now whea da frick' I wen put my wallet?!?) ;)


  30. BananaFish:

    Ho dang, BL, that's pretty crazy.

    I hate that sick feeling of losing the wallet, or anything of value. That cold sweat feeling is the worst. :?

    Lucky that cop was cool. It might not seem like it, but get somebody watching over you. Everything could have turned out much worse than it did.

    Well, the thing with Oneone is kinda brutal, though. :razz: Bad doggy! ;)

    Just gotta looks forward to good times like FGF's Pah-tay!
    I buy you drinkee. ;)


  31. B:

    Ho bradda, my heart goes out to you. enuff stuff fo go mentals. but becuz you good people you got your wallet back. wit all da tings happening to you, personal, work and watevas, you still take da time fo make da rest of us enjoy dis blog-too good! an dea say dat females are da great multitaskers.


  32. anklebiters:

    BL:

    You're like me....if I didn't have back luck, I'd have no luck at all.....I'll make you honorary NO-LUCK member #2 .... :-(

    The Feel Good Song...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BomuxLT9rUA


  33. Ynaku:

    Hey BL, You like spock HSIB? Look for the bolohead asian with the fancy key nob. Das what he said the last time. He get new hair-do. :)

    OK how many friends you get now?


  34. Ocean Lover:

    Hey BL,

    Back in the early 80's when I was going to UH, it was the weekend before school started and I had to buy books. I had around $150 in my wallet (almost 30 years ago, that's probably worth $300 today) and I went on my usual Saturday fishing trip on the boat. I had the wallet in my back pocket and SAT ON THE SIDE "EDGE" OF THE BOAT often during those times when the water was nice.

    Anyways when we got back on land I realized my wallet was missing! I looked all over the boat and couldn't find it then realized with the boat riding "up and down" over the waves......the wallet must've "shimmied" its way up and out of my pocket overboard!

    I looked at the bright side and thought "At least NOBODY GOT MY MONEY OR I.D.".....but my mother was PISSED!

    OL.....learns from life's lessons


  35. Braddah Lance:

    HNL2LAS:
    At least can laff about it tho ya? uhmmmm welll nowwwwww anyway….’n things can only go up if we stay on da bottom eh?

    I laugh at anything and yeah, gotta fight our way back up! :grin:
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    NEO:
    so no mattah how good you are, there’s going to be time when you just get $H!T on… the key is bouncing back from it, and with your lovely wife, and all us Lanceformers, Kwonics, Lurkahz, and just plain ol’ buddies, you get one frickin’ trampoline brah!

    Rogah dat!
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    BananaFish:
    Well, the thing with Oneone is kinda brutal, though. Bad doggy!

    You tellin' me! Wat a way to wake yeah?
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    B:
    ...you still take da time fo make da rest of us enjoy dis blog-too good!

    Always! Believe it or not, I said it before, YOU guys make 'dis blog wat it is today... I jus' share my tough luck mo'olelo's. :lol:
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    anklebiters:
    You’re like me….if I didn’t have back luck, I’d have no luck at all…..I’ll make you honorary NO-LUCK member #2 ….

    Mahalos! Does dat make me Vice-Prez?
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    Ynaku:
    Hey BL, You like spock HSIB? Look for the bolohead asian...

    And dat narrows it down to..... 1.3 million? :lol:
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    Ocean Lover:
    I looked at the bright side and thought “At least NOBODY GOT MY MONEY OR I.D.”…..but my mother was PISSED!

    So dat's how da Little Mermaid got all her junk collection! :lol:


  36. honda si boy:

    ynaku and BL: hahaha, das so true. i'm the prototypical asian male i tell you. whenever i meet someone new and we get in the discussion of hobbies, i always say i like cars. and then they always ask what kind of car i have...and i tell them simply, look, i'm a japanese american male in hawaii with the fade haircut (ok, shaved now), what else do you think i drive?!?!?! haha, they always guess within two guesses. (going either be one civic or one intergra/rsx, right?) maybe in a decade or so that's gonna change to one beige toyota camry. but that comes after the wife and kid(s) right? hahaha.

    i tell you, i'm gonna be the easiest one to spot at the party other than the guys/gals who had there pics up on the blogs (ynaku, opso, nkhea).


  37. AC:

    Those going to the party on Friday...chip in and get BL a new wallet! :-) Maybe a nice "coach" one since he's such a good coach. :-)


  38. Braddah Lance:

    honda si boy:
    i tell you, i’m gonna be the easiest one to spot at the party

    You should come wearing a wig!
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    AC:
    Those going to the party on Friday…chip in and get BL a new wallet! Maybe a nice “coach” one since he’s such a good coach.

    Very nice gesture but please don't. I would feel really weird if anyone "brings" anything cause this pah-tay is just about us getting together to have a good time. Plus I no even really use a wallet... I just use the "flip thingy" dat's inside of da wallet and I get a few of those already. Please just bring yourself and let's have some fun! btw, you coming?


  39. honda si boy:

    oh crap, queen bee (sorry for the plug), going be mad at me...grammer mistake!!! "there" = "their" (in terms of "their pics"). oops!!!


  40. NKHEA:

    Hooooo man I stay go work and now I stay can even keep up wit all the posting :( Gatta go read-um lata's wen I get time. Time fo feed the dogs and cook dinna.....den can drink couple 3 Beea's with some pupu's :D :lol:

    Lata's alagata's ;)


  41. Warrior Dave:

    Mahalo for sharing the details BL. But on the bright side, all you family and loved ones stay healthy, money and credit cards can be easily replaced. I guess you better buy oneone a chew toy so she stay out of your backpack.

    We got your back BL. Good to hear the storm cloud went move from over your head and you all good now.


  42. snow:

    BL, i just looked at this magnet thingie by my desk and thought of you - it says "everything will be okay in the end. if it's not okay, it's not the end." and my other motto is "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

    LOL... don't know if that makes you feel better or worse!???! :lol: anyway, you know what it means... even if things suck now, they WILL get better!!! :) (imagine, these are my mottos - mostly - for WORK! lol... )


  43. Kelli:

    OMG! I don't even know where to start. I feel so bad for you. But I'll proudly raise my hand and confess that I left my credit card at the Manoa Chevron station not too long ago. But the workers there contacted me and I was able to get my card back. Well, this much be a major aigoo-worthy post (or maybe an even worse word than "aigoo" which I don't know and that's a good thing). You hang in there and just remember that there are more important things in life than moolah. AJA AJA FIGHTING! (I've been telling myself that all day to fight back some "issues").


  44. Ukuhead:

    BL,
    Always look on the bright side. Nobody got hurt, you couldn't go surf cause you get one job and you not in jail and nobody referring to you as "da wife" :shock:... Plus, if you neva find Oneone, she no could have eat your wallet...

    Ok 'nuff lecture.

    Signed,
    Mr. Merry Sunshine


  45. NKHEA:

    Mornin everybody....2 mo days to "PAH-TAY!!!!!!!" :D


  46. Bre:

    Aloha! Happy Wednesday. Sorry I missed the blog yesterday. Busy day at work.

    Sorry to hear about your wallet. I like to think bad days mean better ones ahead. I will hope for that for you.


  47. Braddah Lance:

    honda si boy:
    oh crap, queen bee (sorry for the plug), going be mad at me…grammer mistake!!! “there” = “their” (in terms of “their pics”). oops!!!

    Whoa. No wondah she no read WWD!. :lol:
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    NKHEA:
    Hooooo man I stay go work and now I stay can even keep up wit all the posting

    Heh? Manini da WWD! posts compared to da ODDah blog. :wink:
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    Warrior Dave:
    But on the bright side, all you family and loved ones stay healthy, money and credit cards can be easily replaced.

    Rogah dat!

    I guess you better buy oneone a chew toy so she stay out of your backpack.

    She has waaay mo' toys 'den me.... da problem is, hardly any of 'em lasts mo' 'den a day. :sad:
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    snow:
    ...and my other motto is “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

    Ok so dat must make me Supahman by now. :wink:
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    Kelli:
    ....AJA AJA FIGHTING! (I’ve been telling myself that all day to fight back some “issues”).

    I hope you're doing bettah as well. Only a few mo' weeks left in da semester yeah?
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    Ukuhead:
    ...and you not in jail and nobody referring to you as “da wife”

    :lol: Hey! I going be da "man" in dat relationship! :lol:
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    NKHEA:
    Mornin everybody….2 mo days to “PAH-TAY!!!!!!!”

    Yes, two days and counting.... anyone else down fo' da pah-tay?

    We get 12.5 in, 1 chicken, 3 maybe, 2 wishy-washy, 1 like ack busy but “squeeze” da pah-tay in somehow kine and 1 waiting at da Hilo docks fo’ da SupahFerry to come in.
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    Bre:
    Aloha! Happy Wednesday. Sorry I missed the blog yesterday. Busy day at work.

    Same hea'! No blog today... deadlines.

    Sorry to hear about your wallet. I like to think bad days mean better ones ahead.

    Well it can only get bettah from now right? :wink:


  48. opso:

    mianhae BL.....i foget to registah for da pah-tay ova hea!

    now get 13.5 in. chee hoo!!! :D

    i was going be #3 wishy-washy.....but had to wait fo some circumstances (wow....beeg word fo me) fo change......but now i going make em fo sho!! :mrgreen:


  49. Shauna:

    Lance: We need to talk!

    Kidding, it's nothing bad. It's party talk. Swing by this afternoon, OK? :)

    And sorry to hear about your incident. It was an ODDLY (haha) fascinating read. And what is a tonneau cover??


  50. snow:

    Supahman :D - hope you're having a GREAT day!!! :D


  51. opso:

    Lance: We need to talk!
    ho BL......if that neva just send some cheells down yo spine! ;)


  52. honda si boy:

    opso: haha, i was thinking the same thing! i can just see it now, shaunabee standing in BL's doorway, head cocked to one side, hands on hips, glare in her eyes..."We need to talk!!!" oooooooo. (cue scary music)....haha, well das wot i was picturing. but den shaunabee snorts, laughs, and says, "nah, it's for da pah-tay!"


  53. Kelli:

    BL: Yup! 22 days! AJA AJA FIGHTING!


  54. Cesar Moves:

    This Blog reminds me the reason I like bloging so much, the interaction is very important with readers and you guys have it right. Looks great too, will be back for more posts, David the mover.


  55. Braddah Lance:

    opso:
    mianhae BL…..i foget to registah for da pah-tay ova hea!

    Eh, you've been gone fo' awhile so no worries. :wink:
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    Shauna:
    Lance: We need to talk!

    I swear I used a con........ :shock:

    Swing by this afternoon, OK?

    Wea you stay? I went up and you wasn't there and your computer stay off... wat an ODDity.
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    snow:
    Supahman - hope you’re having a GREAT day!!!

    Going ok so far.... except fo' dis morning wen my boss pushed up my deadline. :eek:
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    opso:
    Lance: We need to talk!
    ho BL……if that neva just send some cheells down yo spine!

    It's ok... I know I can run fastah 'den her. :lol:
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    honda si boy:
    opso: haha, i was thinking the same thing! i can just see it now, shaunabee standing in BL’s doorway...

    Cubicle Braddah... plus I can see if she comes down... and 'den I can run away.
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    Kelli:
    BL: Yup! 22 days! AJA AJA FIGHTING!

    No fo'get wen you take your exam....'wen in doubt, pull da "C" out'. Dunno how scientific dat is but I used it quite a bit. :wink:


  56. Shauna:

    were you crawling on your knees or something cause i never see ya!! good position for you though — on your hands and knees, bowing down to women! hahaha! ok, try again tomorrow since i know you're probably done!

    opso and honda si boy: hmm, you seem to know me so well! kidding!!


  57. Ynaku:

    @BL

    Shauna:
    Lance: We need to talk!

    I swear I used a con…….. :shock:

    Ho cuz, I almost had one heart attack 8O Laugh so hard, no can breathe.


  58. NKHEA:

    Guud mornin everybody :)

    1 mo day till "PAY-TAY TIME!!!!!!" :D


  59. Andi:

    Wow, that sounds pretty bad, BL... all in one day. I've lost $40 out of my back pocket and someone went thru my bag and stole my camera but that's about it for me. :(


  60. Braddah Lance:

    Shauna:
    were you crawling on your knees or something cause i never see ya!!

    Well you would have if you were actually working! :lol: I'll be up in a minute or two.

    opso and honda si boy: hmm, you seem to know me so well! kidding!!

    Is dat a good thing or bad thing? :shock:
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    Ynaku:
    Ho cuz, I almost had one heart attack Laugh so hard, no can breathe.

    Hey! No can perform CPR through da computer! :lol:
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    NKHEA:
    1 mo day till “PAY-TAY TIME!!!!!!”

    You can count! :lol:
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    Andi:
    Wow, that sounds pretty bad, BL… all in one day.

    Believe it or not, I've had worse. :sad: