winter break

winter break has gone off successfully so far without a hitch. If you have not done so far, please subscribe to this blog, I want to make sure all my gnomies get updated with what's going on.

I just got back from beautiful Cabo San Lucas with my girl friend, Amanda. I know, some of you may be shocked. It happens to the best of us. I am sure everyone will find someone that makes them happy. Anyways, we had an amazing time. If you haven't heard of this site, vacationstogo.com, they have all these really sick deals on last-minute cruises that go everywhere and super cheap!

If you have never been on a cruise for a vacay, it is truly an amazing vacation experience. Right when we arrived on the boat for our 5-day trip to cabo and ensenada, we are welcomed to a full lunch buffet featuring some amazing desserts (pictured below). The price of the cruise is all-inclusive (except booze, damn) which includes all meals/snacks. So if you're partying til 4am, go grab a slice of pizza (24hrs!!!) or order as much room service as you want! it's all free!!!1



After a day at sea, we arrived in cabo where it was nearly 90 degrees! Rather than try to describe the clearest blue water I have ever seen or how beautiful the weather was, I will simply show you...







Happy holidays (but really, hannukah and xmas) everyone and get ready for some more entries hopefully.

-Adam

Only in orange county

Sorry for the rediculous amount of time between posts, but nothing has struck as eye-opening as what I am about to tell you.

The reason why I titled my entry "only in orange county" is because this type of shit would ONLY happen in the OC!

Yesterday evening, I was driving home from work in Irvine in one of the middle lanes on a moderately busy street. Cars in the right lane are stopped for some reason approaching the light. Just then, I see a car start to pull out of a gas station (the reason for the line of cars). This is not just any car. It's a fucking Rolls Royce! And who's driving this Million dollar plus automobile? Some stupid 18year old floosie! I almost thought she stalled the clutch, but realized she simply couldnt see over the wheel. So I slam on the brakes to let her pass. Good thing for her I was on a time crunch. Otherwise, I would stopped, slashed her tires, and kept on going. Who lets an 18 year old drive around in that thing?

Only in orange county...

ps- I'm moving back to SLO this weekend, so get excited.

An open apology

Dear loyal readers,

I am sorry I have not written to entertain your mundane lives in the past several days. I have been much too busy to even think twice about my fans. For that, I apologize.

Sincerely,

Me

ps- Here is the real blog entry...

Like I said before, I havent written in a while because of several factors: Camp, the olympics, Misty May-treanor, the entire USA women's volleyball team, European handball at 4am, my new job, but mostly because of Michael Phelps, the Manchild.

Since the last post, I have picked up a new gig. Because of my exelscior work up at camp, I am now working in an office at the JCC (Jewish Community Center) in Irvine doing random odds and ends for the camp office. I am getting paid right now as I type this in fact (See, I just made 2 bucks!). I am not headed back up to slo until the 6th of September so I figure I'll make some money while I'm here. But guess what the best part is? My boss said I could make up my own title. So, as of last week, I am the JCC resident camp's first OFFICIAL marketing consultant...kinda just rolls off your tongue doesn't it?

Madden 09 comes out today and you should all pick it up because Brett Favre is on the cover sporting his TRUE colors (Green and gold). I still have to pick it up myself.

The big story here though is by far, the Olympics. I really enjoy watching them because it is absolute shut down of all mental processes by both myself (for sitting and watching) and the NBC announcers (for commenting and opening their mouth). The opening ceremonies were amazing and watching European handball still kinda tipsy at 4am was even better. The Euro handball event in addition to 2 other events are actually the three events the USA does not have a team in because WE DIDN'T QUALIFY! Imagine that, there are countries that are better than us at sports (soccer, baseball, tennis...just to name a few).

In other Adam news...I was on the radio Monday! That's right, you are now one degree away from a pseudo-celeb in this 2008 society. The LA rock station KROQ 106.7 morning show (Kevin and Bean) have this segment called "What it do nephew?" where people call in and just talk about random topics they want to talk about. They usually give you a prize for making it on the air too. So I called in to talk about how I thought that Pres. Bush really had no idea what was going on at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and was caught checking his watch at one point! The prize this week are tickets to see Katy Perry and this band called the Airborne Toxic Event at Six flags on Saturday. For those of you who don't know who Katy Perry is, she made that song everyone is singing right now, "I Kissed a girl", if you still have no idea what I'm talking about...youtube/google it. Secretly, I'm really excited. I will post pix when I get back from the show. Should be alot of fun.

I'm headed to Chico to help my sister, Jessica, move into her new apt for school. So I will try to update ASAP. Thanks for your patience. Talk to you all soon.

-Absence rescinded

Life after camp...

So now that I'm back from camp I find that reality is quite boring. No more "please pass the salad from last Tuesday" or "Pssst, can I go to the bathroom?" or even making fun of that one camper (or staff for that matter) that got on everyone's nerves. Reality seems quite tame I would say.

The only thing that sticks from being at camp is the way you walk, talk, and function. I cannot count the times since Friday where I have caught myself thinking about making another bracelet or laughing to myself for "missing the good times" singing songs before meals. If you sang a song to someone or tried ANY of those camp shmraditions (for you Sari, for you) people would look at you kinda funny...like awkward funny.

Life cannot get more dull when trying to decide between watching Montel or the home shopping network. The day goes by much quicker when you look forward to something. No, this does not mean you standby the tv waiting for General Hospital to end just so you can tivo All my children (awesome name drop huh?)

What I'm talking about faithful readers, is my new job. During camp, I was making conversation with the director and jokingly made a remark about hiring me for a month before I went back to school. She got back to me and found out got dem skeeeelz with marketing stuff blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda and BBBBLLLLLAAAMMMMOOOO! Adam is not in debt anymore (i think)

Really though, I just think of everything I do now and say "this is much better than minor league baseball in BFE Wyoming". And it makes me much happier.

Oh, and if you are one of the few people who haven't seen THE DARK NIGHT I suggest you go see it. It's not like it broke any records or is popular or anything like that. Here's the link to the trailer...enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4364920486439399337&q=the+dark+night&ei=XuuXSP2dIJyMrAPPodSvBQ

That's what she said...

It was kind of a bittersweet moment when 75% of the campers left on Sunday morning because some of them I actually liked. Others, however, I was very glad to see them go. You wouldn’t believe how attached these kids get to you. It’s kind of like stepping in dog poo and having the smell linger for days…even after you’ve cleaned your shoes. It’s just annoying after awhile.

So from now until Friday (which is my last day…Woo hoo!), there is pretty much a 1:1 ratio of campers to staff. This is pretty much easy street. No more scrounging around tables for seconds on crappy food, no more early wake-ups, and no more of that girl that would nag me every 5 minutes with stupid knock, knock jokes. This is truly the life. We have consolidated the cabins from 8 down to 4. It’s cool because a lot of the younger kids who didn’t have me as a counselor before really like having me as one now and it’s easier to get them to do what they’re supposed to be doing.

My friend and I have started this points game for the kids and have pretty much been assigning random amounts of points over the course of the day so hopefully one can be crowned “camper of the session”. Essentially, this is a bogus competition to get the campers excited about stuff and it’s great to see them fight over nothing. It’s awesome.

I kind of regret not updating more often because there are so many funny things that happen during the day that I sometimes (almost all the time) forget.

Tonight is my second night off. After seeing Batman and getting sushi, I really don’t know how I could top that. Here’s what the plan is so far: Get sushi, go bowling, and last but not least, get two UN-KOSHER cheeseburgers and savor every bite. Having kosher meals every day for 2 weeks straight makes you appreciate artery-clogging cholesterol filled fast food or just cheeseburgers for that matter.

Here are some pictures that I have taken…enjoy!

Rated NCA: Not Camp Appropriate...maybe?

After an entire week of working I finally got a day off Sunday night. Having 7 hours to yourself after being with 4th to 8th graders 24/7 is AMAZING! On the other hand, our night off was spent in the butthole of SoCal known as Redlands. Well, it wasn’t all that bad. We went to some hole in the wall sushi place which was so tasty after having “kosher”-this and soy-that (It was just revealed to me that the chicken nuggets were in fact MADE OUT OF SOY…WTF?!?) Anyway, after shopping for some snack food essentials in Target, we waited in line to see the epic premiere of the Dark Night, the new batman flick starring Cristian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. THAT MOVIE WAS FUCKING AWESOME! If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest you save up and see it (or be like Adam’s dad and use a coupon on top of the AARP card discount—love ya pops).

After getting back WAYYYY past curfew around 2am I was just about to fall asleep in my cabin when I heard a light scratching noise near my bed. I figured out the noise was coming out of my bag and I poked it with my cell phone and it stopped. I knew it was something, so just as I shined my cell phone light on my backpack—all of a sudden a small mouse pops out of my bag and leaps away. I was scared shitless (no lie—you would flip out too if you found a mouse in your bag). I guess it was karma because 2 nights before my campers woke me up at 4am to tell me this and I quote:

Camper: “Adam, I think there’s something in my bag.”
Me: “What do you think it is?”
Camper: “Well, we think it’s either a mouse…or a snake.”
Me: “…just go back to sleep.”

The next morning we found some kid’s bag chewed through and PB&J sando annihilated. I told them in the morning that I would have gone into “counselor mode” and saved the day, but thought to myself that it would be too much work and more importantly, I was REALLY comfortable.

Other than those two crazy instances, all is well here. Only a week and a half left! I will try to upload some pics ASAP so you can see what I’ve been up to.

"That's funny, she doesn't look Drewish."
-Spaceballs

The Jonas Brothers can eat me

Screw the Jonas Brothers because every fucking camper listens to them. Glad I got that out of my system. On to the good stuff...

Hey all!

I know this has been long overdue but my campers have been keeping me and my co-counselor busy with plenty to do these past few days.

Food is good, but mildly annoying getting it. If any of you have actually seen the movie “Wet Hot American Summer”, the cook is exactly like the guy in the movie—except it’s a chick.

We sing WAY too many songs than we know what’s good for us. For example, we sing 4 songs in the morning, 8 songs after dinner, 3-12 cheers during the day, and one before and after every meal! I don’t really mind it because I have learned to have fun with it and it makes sense because even my “too-cool-for-school” campers enjoy it as well. On average, I probably end up singing like 24 songs a day (but who’s counting, right?)

Our campers are 7th and 8th grade boys in our cabin and like to do mad libs in their free time. Here is a sample: “The stupid nurse sluttily walked to the shitty store to find some fucking flour…penis.” Now, any normal person would say that the mad lib just created was in bad taste and immature. However, to the simple-minded camper, this is hands-down the funnies thing they have ever heard. My co-counselor Kevin and I don’t really get it, but we let them do it because it keeps them busy from bothering us.

The best thing that the staff has probably done was to make a camper/staff quote wall to document the funniest moments throughout the days and put it in the staff lounge. I want to take a piece of it with me after camp and put it up in my room. The campers really do say the darndest things—though, nearly half of the quotes come from the staff members. For example, my friend Russell has 4th graders and one of them was homesick. The camper said, “Russell, I’m homesick…everything here reminds me of home.” Russell replied, “Really? You have a rock wall at home?” The camper answered, “Yeah, I think so.” Stuff like that is what makes this job hilarious and shenanigans.

Gotta go…break time is almost over.

If you want to send me packages/letters/whatever here’s my address

USPS/letters and packages:
Camp Yofi
PO BOX 277
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305

UPS/FedEx:
Camp Yofi c/o Camp Edwards
42842 Jenks Lake Road East
Angelus Oaks, CA 92305

They're putting me in charge? Sweet.

So upon departure for camp promptly at 9am ( not at 11ish Jewish Standard Time like some of you suspect), I have been contemplating my power and scope of leadership as a camp counselor for the next three weeks. I will be the senior counselor paired up with a junior counselor in charge of around 8-10 kids in our cabin.

I have equipped myself with what I believe is the right amount of everything: CLothing, more clothing, shoes, deoderant, a leash (no no just kidding- i think I would get fired for that one), bedding stuff, ipod, and phone charger, etc....BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I am bringing along a favorite childhood toy of mine from when I was a kid...I am bringing my Power ranger megazord tigerzord beast thingy. I have had this thing forever just sitting in a drawer but thought I could put to good use. Theoretically, this will protect our cabin not only from negative energy but also cooties.

In other news, I forgot if I had already mentioned this in my last entry yesterday (It has been 2 very long days of training, forgive me), but now, if you are unconscious or can't breathe for some reason feel free to give me a call and I can save your life because I am CPR certified. That's right, the guy who probably played your favorite song at a Cal Poly men's soccer game can ALSO NOW save your life! What a deal!

Well kids, I'm going to sleep because I have an early/big day tomorrow and need to conserve and hibernate my energy and go to sleep.

Don't Worry, the fun doesn't have to stop here because I will try to update as often as possible from the camp computers AND there are archived entries from weeks past you can see and catch up on to get the full scoop to what I've been up to these [ast few weeks.

This new section at the end of my blog entries will be the official fan shoutout spot. Anyone who calls/texts/emails/comments on an entry will get their very own PERSONALIZED shout out on the blogosphere to show my appreciation!

-Niharika= you're so cool, thanks for reading. I am glad to know that I am slightly more interesting than your line of work and your select group of friends that actually keep blogs other than mine. The two minutes reading this crap means the world to me!

-Colleen- what can i say? I'll try to think of some sweet ghost stories to tell the campers. hehe!

Good night and good luck! see you all soon!

Long time no see

So I know its been a while since my last update but here we go.

After this second day of training at the JCC in Irvine, I am leaving for Camp Yofi tomorrow morning. This camp is one of the many oh so popular Jew camps in the country. If you ask any REAL Jew you know and ask them if they have been to Jew camp you can bet your hebrew national hot dog they did. Going to camp was probably one of the most fun things to do as a kid and I am really glad I finally have the opportunity to go back and be a counselor. IF you are having trouble relating to my experience of going to a sleepaway camp, I suggest you rent Ben Agron's favorite movie of all time starring his favorite actor of all time "Wet Hot American Summer". This is an amazing film starring Jenine Gerafalo, Paul Rudd, Michael Showalter (Ben's school girl crush), and that guy Niles from Frasier! It's probably one of the funniest movies I have ever seen so see it and tell me what you think!

I will try to update as often as possible while at camp since I will have access to a computer occasionally.

Did you all call your grandmas? Good. Now it won't even have to be your birthday to receive that $12 check from grandma any more!

In other news, I , Adam Rouman, just finished the cinematic gaming experience of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. I know that out of the 8 people (an increase of 50% from last week!) that probably only 1 cares, but it was just something that I would have liked to thrown out there- geeky or not.

snail mail, text messages, emails, and Care packages will be accepted while I'm away and I will get you my address as soon as I get to the camp (which is just in big bear).

Anyway, for those of you reading this on the clock...GET BACK TO WORK! aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddddd break!

Back from the dead

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the 9th wonder of the world is back on the map and ready for anything!

Hey everybody, I just arrived into wonderful, beautiful, not-as-humid-as-philly California! It has been a long journey but I am finally home and glad to be back.

I know, I know what you all are thinking: "IS THIS ALL HE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT???" Well, I want to give you all cold hard facts about the most anal flight attendants ever and how this lady wanted to give ME, of all people, the responsibility of her 1st time flyer on board a packed flight to Minneapolis! This will wait until morning.

I am tired, drained , and exhausted traveling the country today, BUT!

Here is the lesson of the evening kids: Be nice to grandma.

Grandma, grandpa, godfather, godmother...hell, even Marlon fucking Brando. Be nice to them. Don't you realize you are competing with your cousin's and siblings for thier affections, money, and free stuff? more importantly, at the end of the day...their attention? You ALL KNOW that g-pa's and g-ma's play favorites and that is what i am telling you, readers. Call them. See how they're doing. Ask them how bingo/mahjong/canasta/bridge/horse races/ice fishing went the previous day. Old people love that stuff. All you have to do in return is reply "uh huh" and promise a visit with the fam in the not too distant future. In all seriousness though, after spending about a week's worth of time with my grandma and family in Philly, I have learned to appreciate everything I have in my family. Though we may not be large in size (because we're not catholic?), I found that being reunited at my cousin's wedding, we make up for it with heart. I have not seen some of my cousins in over decade! INCLUDING THE GROOM! We played catch up with hilrious stories (some including my dad working at my uncle's bong shop where crazy shit went down in the 70s and how my uncle could have played Pablo Escobar in the A&E Biography) And they also know the best pizza places in town!

You may not like to admit it and wish to be to cool for school but I am damn proud to say that: I love my grandma. (also, i love her because she doesn't give a shit about anybody on the road when she drives. It's hilarious. I feared for my life everytime she got behind the wheel)


So between now and my next post (this afternoon), give your AARP-gold member grandpappy or bingo-highlighter wielding granny a call just because...and I promise it will be more rewarding than you think.

Here's to Tomorrow!

Naked Hot college girls XXX

Welcome to another edition of your favorite time killing device known as: my blog. I realize many of you are experiencing this for the first time and are new to the blogosphere (Ryan Casey…you are my idol for life. Please, let’s keep it that way). There are many things you need to know about the blogger community and my writing style before you take a step into this steaming pile right here. Having a catchy title like the one above gets more hits than one without. That was step 0. On to step 1:

First: Only write a blog If you have something to say.

Talking about how much you like dogs or talking about your cat like it is a person ARE TWO UNACCEPTABLE BLOG TOPICS. People only deserve the chance to write about interesting stuff AND something they are passionate about. Also, you should not waste people’s time with pointless garbage they can hear on KIIS FM or radio Disney. I love Hannah Montana just as much as the next 12 year old girl, but the goal of my blog is to achieve internal bliss knowing that I have adequately proclaimed my love/hatred/indifference for a particular something or other and changed YOUR life, the reader, for the better.

Second: Know your blog etiquette.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury…this IS NOT myspace (or facebook for that matter). It is the blog. You can’t TYPE IN ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING. Nor can you expect me to understand writing ThAT LoooooooooKSSSSS LiKE ThIs xoxo. My blog is whatever I am thinking and is all-knowing. It will give you an insider’s view as to what I am doing as to the date of my entry. And sometimes, I tend to rant. I do that from time to time if you haven’t noticed.

Third: For my sake, please comment every once in a while.

The comments are the only way for me to measure whether people are reading or not. Though I would like to think that everyone and their mom is paying attention to everything that I am saying…this is a very high expectation and is, well, highly unlikely. You and I both know we are probably the only people reading this right now so send me a text or something if you see something that bothers you or excites you (*wink*) and I may give you a shout out (i.e- B Wert, Heimy, Colleen, Heather, Ryan, Dad). It can be very rewarding and sometimes…kinda creepy. But whatever. It’s my blog. Think the movie Being John Malcovich meets Charlie Bartlett meets another pretty sweet movie you’ve seen recently where the main character is a badasss (yes, with 3 s’s).

With that said…on to the blog!

I am currently in Philadelphia watching movies and passing the time until my cousin’s wedding on Sunday. It was nice to finally have a day off after working 12-14 hour days in Wyoming and it is refreshing to see my family again (especially my grandma and an aunt that I have).

The only downside is that my grandma, though she has a brand new Samsung 32” TV and HD cable teleivision, does not have internet. We asked her why she doesn’t have it yet and she defended herself as any Jewish grandmother would by dodging the question and replying (I shit you not and I quote): “AAAADDDDAAAAMMM, are you hungry? Of course, you are. Let me fix you a sandwich hun. You like turkey?” I always loved the full service of Grandma Rouman’s duplex diner every time I came here. In the meantime, we are stealing someone else’s weak signal and surviving with very limited internet. Thank you old creepy guy across the street with the telescope for turning on your unprotected router so I can check my bumper sticker notifications on facebook and updated this oh so compelling piece of literature.

Not to be too long-winded, but I would just like to let you all know that my grandma lives around the corner from probably the best pizza place I have ever been to besides chuck e cheese circa my10th bday party. It is called New England Pizza and not only did we have their pizza but I have reached philly bliss when I attacked my philly steak sandwich. Pictures can be found via my facebook mobile downloads but it does not give it justice whatsoever.

Here’s to another day alive on the internet. Hope you enjoyed this latest entry of your favorite chicken soup for the college insomniac/alcoholic/bored-at-work soul.

Respek.

I'm Leavin' on a Jet plane...

Without John Denver and his melodic, tribal, cult-like anthem for every summer camp farewell, what would the title of this entry be? I don't want to think about it, but i know it wouldn't be half as interesting.

I was playing around with some settings and colors today so don't panic I was just trying to help faithful readers. Let me know what you think.

So I am leaving tomorrow and have nearly everything packed up and ready to go. In a way, I am torn because I only gave this town a week's chance to be everything I expected. Maybe I was too hasty in my decision, but I know (FOR SURE) I will be happy doing what I am doing for the rest of the summer.

Last night was almost like the final straw for shittiness. Expecting to work the doubleheader and just hang out for two games helping out wherever I was needed and schmoozing with the guests, I was told I needed to work at crossroads. Crossroads is the concession stand at the softball fields next door. So I wasn't even at the game. Instead, I was flipping burgers, making popcorn, heating frozen pretzels, and wheeling and dealing with the kids over how many ring pops they wanted. After almost snapping, I walked back to the stadium and ended up just chillin with the beer girl and her customers. Funny story, one of the regulars that stops into town every month or so had a conversation with me about EVERYTHING. Turns out he was born and raised in the netherlands and was telling me about his life story. Naturally, we begin to talk about Dutch football and how their season was ended by Russia in the Euro Cup last week and...wait for it...AMSTERDAM. If any of you are going there this summer, I have his cell number and he will give you the do's and dont's of the world's only true sin city. He said (and I quote), "Amsterdam makes vegas look like chuck E. cheese." Now I need to head to Amsterdam and get my free t-shirt from club vandersexxx.

The last game of the homestand is tonight so it should be pretty easy with all 50 fans in attendance. Literally, almost 50-100 people show up to these games which make it that much more exciting.

I will update you all once I arrive in beautiful, sunny, humid Philadelphia for my cousin's wedding. Talk to you all shortly.

It would be funny if you called the office right now on my last day and requested to speak to Adam the ticket sales manager. Haha, the number is (307)232-1111.

-Adam (former ticket sales manager for the Casper Ghosts Professional Baseball Club)

It's Official...

So I have made a decision. I am leaving the team here in Casper and doing something I feel is alot more rewarding this summer.

I made this decision yesterday when I felt like this was not the best fit for me and my career path. I mean I love baseball, meeting new people, talking up a product I believe in, and selling myself to the best of my ability. However, there were many things that just added up to make this experience simply not worth it in my mind. (i.e.-nearly 12 hour days making 30 dollars per home game)

I am going to my cousin's wedding on Thursday in Philadelphia then coming back July 1st. I will be spending July 9th through August 19th at Camp Yofi- A Jewish sleepaway camp for kids 3rd-8th grade. The camp seems like it will be alot of fun and would be a great experience to practice all my new skills I have acquired with my psychology minor.

Another thing: Airlines suck.

I spent like 30 minutes talking to a representative to change my flight back to California rather than back to this state America would be better off without. Rather than scheduling a $1200 flight, the lady somehow miraculously got me something to get me back home, but still around 200 dollars! wow.

oh well.

At least I will be happy while having fun this summer. The funny thing is that even when I get back from camp I can't move back to Slo because I already subleased my room till the beginning of September. Kinda funny and ironic...oh well.

Even though I won't be in Wyoming for the rest of the summer I think I will be updating this blog regularly because it is amazing to see how my day was quantified with my random thoughts and you all know how much I like talking...about myself haha. But seriously though, even if you talk to me regularly and everything, I want to keep this up because...well, because I think it's kind of fun.

As promised, the next blog you will be reading and experiencing will be a photo safari of my adventures thus far. Get amped or whatever. Thanks so far for your input: Dad, Mom, random people from CBS, B Wert (ps-what are you doing with your life?), Colleen, and any others I forgot.

That's it. Update coming 6/26!

Finally some free time, like 5 mins

Sorry I havent updated in a while loyal readers. It has been a whirlwind of activity here the past 48 hours and I have not had time to give you all the attention you deserve. Part of this is having access to a computer. Since I don't have one here. I steal time off other people's comps and barely scrape by with the three mandatories: Gmail, facebook, and the blog. I dont always have time for a full entry so I will do what I can in the future.

Opening day was kickass! It was fun to just meet some new people and sell sell sell. Some people, though loyal fans, were initially kind of bitter about the logo switch from the Casper Rockies to the Ghosts but they understood that it was for the best. (Check out my facebook mobile uploads for the new logo or go to casperrockies.com) After everyone was out of the ballpark, the interns including myself cleaned the stadium. The entire god awful stadium. Now, no one can bitch at me for not cleaning up a mess that I made. After now cleaning two nights in a row out of a 6 game homestand, here are some thoughful dedications to "that guy":
-To that guy who bought the extra rediculous size of cola and took one sip, either get a smaller one or drink it...you are the reason my bag leaked on Friday. Shame on you.
-To that guy who bought the minute-maid frozen lemonade and refused to eat more than one bite...please reconsider your decision or give it to me.
-To that guy who somehow manages to get soap everywhere on the bathroom countertops...please, do yourself a favor and just dont wash your hands at all if you can't handle a fucking restroom.
-To that guy who left sunflower seeds out on the deck...yeah, i took em. One of the perks. (For all of you who think this is disgusting, they're only seeds)

That was my rant section.

Last night's game wasn't too bad. We had a smaller crowd and we actually scrapped the music for the night and had a live band playing in between innings and for batter walk-ups. Apparently, they are local stars around here and were actually pretty good for country/rockabilly (buttrock for brian lol).

The coolest part about cleaning the stadium is that after we're done, we all have a beer from the concession stand. Oh, you're thinking,"Adam, what's the big deal? It's just beer" This is not just beer. There are about 8 different beers on tap here: bud, bud light, amber bock, Boo Brew (really pale ale specially made for the Ghosts by Fat Tire in Ft. Collins), Fat Tire, and BLUE MOON (probably the best ever)!!!

This job can be very tiring for me and I really don't know if I am cut out for this for the entire summer. We have nearly 12 hour days or more where over half of that time...I don't even get paid. The state minimum wage is like 5.75 and is getting bumped up a dollar in July (woop-dee-doo). So I am keeping my options open everywhere. I was talking to a guy from Wells Fargo and he said he may hook me up with a job during the day here in Casper. If you know of something that I could/would be good at. Keep an eye out for me.

I know you all want to see lots and lots of pictures. I simply don't have enough time nor do I have access to a way to get the pics from my camera to a computer so I am simply uploading them to my facebook mobile uploads. Every picture that i take will be available there. Look forward to some pictures here. The best ones may be posted in a special ALL ACCESS PICTURE BLOG! Coming soon...

Looking forward to hearing from you all!

What a day

It is 12:30 now and I am finally home from the ballpark. I am drained. Casper is a very interesting place. For one, thier walmart is a small city which spans the walk from about Cal Poly's PAC to around at least the rec center, maybe a bit more. AND!!! to top it all off, one would think that excellent use of this space would be to provide an excellent and wide variety of alcoholic beverages. NO DICE. Apparently, it is state law that only licensed liquor establishments may sell alcohol. Believe it or not, there are additional restrictions on top of that. You cant even buy from gas stations and cannot make purchases after 9 regularly and after 4 on sundays.

What the fuck?

Anyway, after I visited the one of the two super walmarts in town, I went home to finally pump up my air mattress. I put in my special D batteries that I was told to get for the air pump and Lo and behold it works...for about 20 seconds. After fiddling with it and switching around the batteries for about 15 minutes I got the damn thing to work just long enough so I am essentially sleeping on a hoverboard that occasionally bottoms out. I am so tired from today I could really care less.

On a lighter note, all that are curious, this is what the sign looked like from the Beacon from my post earlier today
Another really cool thing happened today actually, my team, the Casper Ghosts, were actually featured in an article we found in ESPN the magazine and talks about the new sweet logo the team has on all thier merch. I found out that sales for the past 6 months have been better than the past 7 years for the franchise!

Anyway, I am about to pass out on the keyboard and have to wake up early tomorrow to prep for opening night! It should be alot of fun.

For those of you who ARE actually reading my blog, please call, text, email, or comment absolutely anything at all. It is probably the only thing that keeps me writing. Thank you to those who wrote already- it gave me a smile to know that the people I am thinking about while away are thinking about me while I'm away.

I probably wont get a chance to update until maybe saturday or sunday night so hang tight avid readers...You will get your next fix of adamrouman.blogspot.com very shortly.

For now though, ponder this and comment if you feel so compelled:

What would you do for a klondike bar?

In the office

My first night in Casper was interesting to say the least. After going to dinner in a slightly more-cowboy version of Applebee's/Chili's a few of the interns and myself went to a dance club/bar called "The Beacon". The Beacon, for those of you who are from SLO, is kinda like the Grad on line dancing night...but ALL THE TIME. There is a huge neon sign on the side of building that says, "Where the cowboys go sneakin'".

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?

I have never heard that expression before in my life and was driven to find the meaning of it. To give you some background to the night. Casper, WY is currently home to the rodeo finals which are in town until this saturday which means that cowboys and gowgirls from all over the nation (mainly the south lol) to compete in random rodeo events that would only make sense if you know what a rodeo is. Attempting to fit in among all these cowboys in FULL cowboy attire was not an easy feat. If it helps, think Billy Crystal in City Slickers (ya, essentially a gringo). Anyway, after meeting a few nice people here from the Cal Poly Rodeo team, I was introduced to the owner of the place and asked her face to face what the expression "sneakin" meant. Laura, the owner, told me that sneakin is what cowboys do at night...example- sneakin out of the house while their parents don't know.

I am very busy right now preparing for tomorrow for Opening day by selling tickets and fulfilling orders. It's pretty fun so far.

Comment!

PS- order a hat because they're badass!

I'm HERE!!!

So after two flights, a rental car adventure, and a drive to the stadium I am finally in the small town of Casper, WY.
I woke up at 4:30 this morning so it's been a long day and I am apologizing now if my thoughts are a bit scatter brained.

Four things I would like to share with you today from my epic day out traveling the not-so-traveled parts of America:
1)Yes, Wyoming is a real state and exists in all terms of reality
2)Having an old lady call you out in the airport and recognize that her sons are in AEPi so that makes you a mench (aka: a "G" for all you non-hebrew speaking people)
3)People from Denver CANNOT drive to save thier lives. If you ARE from Denver...please do not drive in the left lane if you are going <60mph
4)Casper,WY has a target AND a mall while people in SLO still have to trek to Grover Beach to get thier hands on the latest and greatest bbq's and patio furniture.

For all that are curious and inquistive, my address for the duration of the summer is right below:

Adam Rouman
P.O. Box 1293
Casper, WY 82602

Update will be coming soon...Opening Night is Friday the 20th! Get excited!!! If you want something, check out the website and tell me!

Talk to you soon,

Adam (AKA: the NEW Ticket Sales Manager for the Casper Ghosts)

The night before...

My fellow readers (yes, all three of you), 

As most of you know, or will soon find out, I am flying to Wyoming tomorrow to embark on my summer internship working for the Casper Ghosts, a single-A farm team affiliate for the Colorado Rockies. 

I will blog as often as i can while providing photos here and there to tell you all about the shenanigans I will be getting myself involved in. Hopefully you take the time to read up on how I am doing and feel free to comment on the blog, on facebook, send an email, or even, if you're feeling generous, send a care package! I will try to let you know my address as soon as I get to it tomorrow.

My official title will be the ticket sales manager. Opening day is the 20th so I'm pretty excited about that. Though excited for the opportunity, I am pretty nervous about leaving everything behind for 3 months. There are some loose ends I wish I could have tied up before leaving, but I am doing my best to keep them intact and looking to have a good time out here in Casper.

You can check out the team at casperrockies.com 

I don't know if I will always have access to a computer to chart my thoughts, but be patient avid readers! I will be sure to update you with all the juicy details.

In the meantime, check out this sweet video I found on youtube