Vox’s posts tagged ron

Birthday Parties!!

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:28:10 +0000

Friday night was Chase and My Birthday Parties at SugarHouse. We had a blast.
2 hours of premium open bar... and then 2 free bottles for VIP since we brought so many people.
Check out the fun!!

The Beginning - Pre-Drunk

End of The Night, Super Drunk

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*in the company of and under the influence...

nobody@vox.com(owen) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:57:04 +0000

...don't be rowdy or tactless or a bitch or an ass or a wreck.

Just be.

L-R: Host and guests, partners in crime, banter

L-R: Mamma Mia addicts, old friends, late comers

L-R: Good mojito, that's entertainment, group shot

Fun

In between sips of mojito.

All a blur now

With impaired vision, the camera used had too much Goldschlagger.

Product shot

Our major sponsor for the evening.

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Vox Hunt: Together Forever

nobody@vox.com(ashley) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:50:21 +0000

Show us two things that belong together.

Toast

Awwww how sweet! (You may go vomit in the corner now. Sorry.)

We are coming up on our one month wedding anniversary, yet we still have not known each other one year. When I say it feels like it has been much MUCH longer, I mean it in the best way possible. We joke a lot (we're really good at that) that we are really just insufferable narcissists. We married our exact clones so that we could spend a lifetime loving ourselves. But the truth is that we're different in very complementary ways. Our optimism/pessimism varies on certain topics, but always balances out. We both have our depressive states, but are able to dig the other one out with a minimum of effort. We keep each other balanced and happy and we love each other crazy stupid amounts.

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May 17, 2006 - Happy Birthday, Ron!

nobody@vox.com(kttykat16) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:05:09 +0000

The Frickin' Long Post

I love surprising people. I love having a ton of people know a secret then REALLY suprising a person! I love watching that person's reaction then laughing because we all surprised them SOOOOO much! I can only imagine how excited Dan was when he surprised me and proposed!

Boys are so lucky like that.

Last Thursday was my friend Ronald's birthday. Okay, truth be told, his birthday was on Saturday - but there was NO WAY I was going to show my butt up at work on a Saturday (and frankly, I doubt neither would he!). This was seriously a week work of planning - which was actually pretty difficult because we would be emailing back and forth 40 someodd emails a day without Ron being included on the list - I almost felt bad that we were joking around without him until I remembered our devious little plan.

It really wasn't anything big - just a cake, ice cream, bottle of wine, and a dinner - but considering it was trying to pull off something with someone you see everyday at work - and without having a car to pick things up - it was a challenge!!!

Vince had to run to Virgin Megastore to pick up Ron's gift (two Christian CDs) and tell Ron at break that he had an "errand to run". I had to run down to Safeway and Eppler's at lunch and told Ron that I was "meeting Dan for lunch". Talk about lying through our teeth. But hey, good cause, right? Next time I think I'll tell people I have a hot date with my secret lover or something. I think blatantly lying might make people believe I just wanted to be by myself or something - I know they'll be second guessing everytime I say I'm getting a snack with Dan!!!

In the end our mission was accomplished!

We got secured the cake, the wine, the gift, and the card - all without Ron knowing. Take that, Pogi Boy! We duped you! Hope you liked it!

Dinner was a hoot - we met up with Cindy's friend, Jeff and bada-bing! Thai food for all! This was Diana's first taste of Thai (first! So weird!) I would write more, but I think the pictures can speak for themselves.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON RON!!!!

Master Pogi-Man!

I'm not sure what's going on here - Either Vince is upset that Jeff is totally into Ron (and not into him) or he saw the girls across the table...

"Who needs boys?!!?" Tee-Hee! Lookit me! I'm Ron!!"

The card that we originally were going to get Ron...

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Leafs sign Ron Wilson as Coach and Cliff Fletcher stays ...

nobody@vox.com(torontomapleleafsmg) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:55:09 +0000

What do you think of the lastest developments of

the Toronto Maple Leafs? What do you think of

Ron Wilson as a coach? How about Cliff Fletcher

staying on as GM for another year?

My opinion is there were other options to hire as

a coach. For one I felt Greg Gilbert (coach of Toronto

Marlies AHL) should have been given a shot at the

Leaf coaching job. Or give John Anderson (Coach

of Chicago Wolves AHL) a chance as the Leaf

coach. During the NHL playoffs Don Cherry on

'Coaches Corner' said the reason John Anderson

has not recieved any NHL coaching interviews

is because he was too busy winning championships

in AHL.

Any how I am not really impressed in Ron Wilson.

I mean he is a good coach but his winning percentage

is not as high as I would have liked in a Toronto

Maple Leaf Coach. Here is Ron Wilsons general

career coaching stats:

Regular Season

GP W L T OL PTS PTS%

1091 518 426 101 46 1183 .542

Playoffs

G Plyf W Plyf L Plyf T Plyf W% Plyf

82 41 41 0 .500

Main thing with Ron Wilson is the stigma of the

teams he coached only two teamS went beyond

the second round of the playoffs including this

year.

Here is his playoff stats History

1993-94 Anaheim Mighty Ducks - out of playoffs

1994-95 Anaheim Mighty Ducks - out of playoffs

1995-96 Anaheim Mighty Ducks - out of playoffs

1996-97 Anaheim Mighty Ducks - lost in round 2

1997-98 Washington Capitals - lost in finals

1998-99 Washington Capitals - out of playoffs

1999-00 Washington Capitals - lost in round 1

2000-01 Washington Capitals - lost in round 1

2001-02 Washington Capitals - out of playoffs

2003-04 San Jose Sharks - lost in round 3

2005-06 San Jose Sharks - lost in round 2

2006-07 San Jose Sharks - lost in round 2

So overall I am not impressed with Ron Wilson's

playoff record. At this point I dont think there is

any pressure to win as the Leafs are in rebuilding

stage that will probably take 4 years to become

competitive again.

I am very interested to hear your thoughts

Best Regards

Michael Grant

http://mapleleafs.ning.com

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Make Room for Serious Criminals Act / Bill

nobody@vox.com(TruthTeller998) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:51:06 +0000

Barney Frank is a man of courage.

He is sponsoring legislation in Congress to allow for the medical use of marijuana, and to strip the federal government of their power to criminalize the possession and use of pot by adults.

In the video below, provided by Tom Gregory at Huffington Post, Congressman Barney Frank explains that smoking marijuana should be a personal choice and not illegal and he explains the importance of his "make room for serious criminals bill" that he penned with Ron Paul.

Barney Frank. Legalize it!

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Happily Ever After

nobody@vox.com(ashley) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:43:45 +0000

Ron had this brilliant idea to have the story of our relationship included in the wedding program, but use quotes from our blogs and emails to tell the story. It was the second best idea he's ever had (the first being marrying me, of course...)

They are as follows....

How did Ron & Ashley’s story begin? Well, it all started with a boy, a girl and a three-day trial on Match.com…

Ron’s headline & profile

“The Biggest Jerk You'll Ever Meet... and the Computer Says We're A Match!
…and the description of himself and his “Ideal Match”
I’m thirty-five. I live at home with my mom. My hair is thinning and my beer gut isn’t getting any smaller. I have a 1972 pinto that I painted to look like the General Lee on The Dukes of Hazard. I joined match cause this was an easy way to find hot girls without all the work of talking to them first. So basically what I’m looking for is a girl who’s totally hot, has a good job, buys me stuff, lets me hang at her place and drink beer, lends me her car, gives me money, doesn’t nag me and really digs strip clubs. If I turned up in your search then the computer thinks we’re a match and we should totally hook up.

The ’72 Pinto caught the eye of Ashley who was on the last day of free trial to the internet dating site. When Ashley & Ron did “totally hook up” for a first date, they were anxious to meet for the first time.

Ashley: I’m trying to be cautiously optimistic and failing miserably. I’m all out excited. We're going to have the cutest story if we end up together. And isn't that how all the best relationships start? With a cute story?

Of course, Ashley did her best to suppress her neurotic tendencies.

Ashley: As I got closer to restaurant, I got more nervous and was alternately practicing my smile in the rearview mirror, and talking to myself. Then telling myself to stop talking to myself. Then telling myself that telling myself to stop talking to myself was still, technically, talking to myself. It's complicated being me.

And it was the first of a great many dates for the both of them.

Ashley: We went and saw "Stardust", which was an awesome movie. We both laughed at same stuff. He smells yummy. He has good ADD drugs. So I guess this is all working out well so far. Le sigh, le swoon, le float.

Ron: It was another great date night with Ashley and we left the theater acting like a couple of goof-balls knowing we don't have to resent all those happy couples that used to make us gag. Now they can now resent us.

Ashley: Fourth date sounds just ridiculous because surely we have known each other longer. Surely we've been hanging out for years sharing stories, creating inside jokes, listening, laughing, commiserating. This cannot be the fourth date.

Ron (first Dinner with Ashley’s girls): It was the first dinner Ashley ever cooked and it was delicious. Without warning, her adorable girls opened their mouths uttering an apocalyptic noise described only the book of Revelations Being that it was very early in our dating relationship, I felt it inappropriate to curb the girls charming behavior. I quietly picked another piece of broccoli from my hair and placed it back on my plate. To my relief Ashley acted as I would’ve expected a parent to. "Here we go," I thought as her mouth opened to deliver a gentle rebuff given that company was present. Instead, Ashley unleashed the sound of Hell itself, launching a fresh round of broccoli and mashed potatoes into my hair. High fives all around.

"So this condition,” I asked, untangling my hair from rapidly drying gravy. “Is it genetic?"

And through all the time together they started to fall in love.

Ashley: I'm sorry if I'm still somewhat mute. Partly I just feel comfortable enough with you to just be quiet. Partly I don't want to start a verbal waterfall that I can't stop. Part of me is really scared, but a bigger part of me is telling that part to shut up. So yeah, there's a little mini-war in my head that I'm trying to silence. Meanwhile I can't think of anything I've enjoyed more than just being with you.

Ron: In all seriousness, Ashley's been great and I love her. She's made me feel very special even though she's baked a life-size birthday cake that she plans to jump out of while wearing the Princess Lea bikini costume from Return of the Jedi. What a swell gal!

Ashley (using quotes from Ron): The immediacy and intensity of this is just completely serendipitous. I hesitate to use his words without his consent, but he has a skill to describe things better than I can. I've never met anyone who can do this, who can read my mind and speak it more eloquently to the point where all I want to say is "Um, yeah that" every time he speaks. But here is my very favorite thing he's ever written, and that I've ever read. It perfectly describes how I feel.

" It's like a knocking over a bucket of red paint and watching with unconscious helplessness as it runs all over the floor and under the doors into the other rooms."

Then it finally happened...

Ron: Well, it's finally happened. Ashley asked me to marry her. After months of anticipation and many sleepless nights my worries of losing such a wonderful woman are over. I'm such a lucky guy! When she got down on one knee, I was stunned.

"No, no, no, you are not doing this... Are you doing this? Please oh please I hope you are doing this!" My head was spinning. She pulled out the black velvet box and opened the lid!

"Ron, you have made me the happiest woman in the world and I don't think I could ever live the rest of my life without you." Her eyes were sparkling from the reflection caused by the moon's light on the ring. "Will you marry me?"

The facts may be a little backwards, but in any case, one of them said yes. Of course, the relationship only got deeper from there…

Ashley: Even when everything in my life feels like its swirling around and upside down... even when nothing make sense and all the answers just bring about more questions... I know that he will love me and remind me of everything that is right with the world, and right with me. I never thought I could, but I now believe in love and its power to make me maybe not a better person, but certainly a more complete one.

…even when they were apart.

Ashley: And of course, I'll miss him. I look forward to missing him. I told him about a week ago "I can't wait to miss you," and I truly meant it. I've never had that long absence with joy at the end. Dread, disappointment, frustration yes. But never joy. Having someone to miss is a great luxury to me and I wouldn't trade it for all the solitary eyebrow plucking in the world

Ron: Passengers from the plane jockeyed for position around the baggage carousel, but my mind was too preoccupied with what Noah, Harrison and Sawyer were doing, how my parents were feeling, and about making money to pay bills. But in any case, I was home. Not because I returned to my daily dose of regular issues to contend with, but because, unlike the previous returns from seeing my boys, there was someone wonderful waiting to hug me when I walked in the door. As much as I missed my sons, I was equally happy to be missed while I was away.

Today the two of them will pledge their love before family and friends.
Ashley: Now I've got someone who loves me so completely, who knows me so well, who makes me laugh and makes me think and makes me 83% happier than I ever thought possible. I know that as long as he's by my side, I won't care what path I'm on. As long as he lets me love him as well as he's loved me, then the next 30 years will without a doubt be the best and I hope for at least another 30 after that.

Ron: What she said, except I’m closer to 92% happier…

…and they lived happily ever after. I guess internet dating really does work.

Toast

More pictures to come, as they become available!!! Thanks to everyone who made this possible through love, support, and prayers. We love you all. And of course, a full recap is to come soon :)

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