the trials and tribulatons of interviewing

So today i stat a big interview blitz - and it's off to the races with the family running late - nothing like your kids to put you in perspective when you're trying to get somewhere on time.
Eep

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TJ's presents come early

The boy wonder got some presents early since his grandparents came early. Party is tomorrow

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Marc...

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I need to come up with a name...

...for TJ's party, and parties in the future. You see, we call Olivia's party oliviapalooza and she loves it and it has a nice ring to it. What do we call this one? Festival de Theodore? TEDFEST? Destruction time? (he likes to rip things apart - these kids couldn't be any more different if we tried - his latest is yanking the cable lines out of the wall). But it should be a good time for the kids. We're going to Gymboree, which allows the kids to run off some energy while the adults sit back and watch. i think I have camera duty, unless i can pawn that off on one of my fraternity brothers. Other than the clown (those of you that know me know that is one of the few phobias I have) it should be a hoot. And, when we are done, we can go for italian ice at mario's (the season is about to end soon) or even better, there's a bar next door!

Can you believe that it's been a year already? I can't

Thank you to my dear sweet wife for giving us this great gift. I love you little man...

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I wasn't always fat...

...but I was always a big kid. Just like my son now, (who's new nickname is Moose) I was a big boy. I went through phases where I was huskier than most of my friends ( yes I wore clothes in the husky department), but I also grew out of it thanks to a want to go to West Point and just genes. I've always had a big behind and big thighs, but at one point in my life I was, dare I say it, skinny.
Here's where you come in. I'll be giving a prize to whomever can send me a picture of my skinny self - If you have one. I'll post them here on my blog as they come in and you guys can vote.

Thanks

p.s. I'll get back to that skinny guy sooner rather than later, just you watch.

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Sorry i've been away for so long

This time of year always gets me excited, now especially since I'm a grown up (allegedly). It's recruitment season for fraternity men and it's always interesting to see what new and exciting ways the fellas try and get people to become pledges. Over the next month or so I'll see it all - from root beer kegs to hooters to a myriad of other things. To all of my Brothers across the country - GOOD LUCK!

Also, I would like a chance to send a shout out to my good friend (heck, for all intents and purposes she's my big sister) Meg (she goes by Margaret now, but I have a note allowing me to call her Meg still) for 3 things.
1. She lost a bunch of weight and looks rockin'
2. She seems to have found happiness in the arms of her new man ( even though he doesn't talk much - maybe it was me)
3. She gave me an awesome book about love and marriage and life, and it truly changed my way of thinking.

For all of those things - thank you - You are the best!

Lastly, happy birthday to my little Brother, Reggie, who turned 25 on monday - keep striving to your dream, and when you get rich, you'll need a lackey and I'll be there

See ya around

Marc...

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my favorite foods/things - part 1

So one of my friends asked me yesterday what I loved to eat - i responded food - i love most everything, but here are some of my favorites, and why - let the debate begin

Pizza - first off let me say I love Chicago Style pizza - not stuffed, true deep dish pizza. My favorite used to be Pizzeria Uno/Due downtown, before they sold out and became a chain that puts out bad stuff. Now I'm all about Lou Malnati's - the perfect blend of meat and cheese and it's so damn good. If i want thin crust pizza, i'll go up to the north side and get Pat's or out to the far south side and get Vito and Nick's, party cut, please (no wedges , squares)

Italian Beef - for those of you reading this from outside of Chicago and have no idea what an Italian Beef sandwich is, it's like a Philly cheesesteak, but different; it's like a french dip, but better and it's so food that i'll drive all over hither and yon to get a good one. For me the best, without question, is at Al's on Taylor Street. Great spice in the meat and the gravy and the hot peppers are so tasty. Get it dipped with hot and an order of fries and you're in heaven. the only thing that could make it better is to geta combo (they add a piece of Italian Sausage in the middle

Italian Ice - while Maro's is the best and always will be, there are others that I like a lot as well. Tom and Wendee's, Carm's, Icebox in Lakeview, but nothing's like Mario's. the crowds speak for themselves.

more foods coming - please feel free to comment

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My social experiment

So, I'm going through a lot of stuff right now - the search for a new job, stresses at home; fighting a myriad of factors that are causing havoc in my life, and I wanted to stop and take stock of what's going on. I thought a good place would be to determine how the world sees me. Try and take an objective look at me through the eyes of my friends (and my enemies, and my frenimies) using the most viable social platform out there - Facebook.

I asked the question:

I would like you to tell me what about me made you decide to say, "I like him." It could be something funny; it could be something deep, or something in between. If you could do this for me, I'd be very grateful. (If the answer is nothing, or, I hate that SOB, well, that's fine, too as it will help me with my project)

and the responses I got were interesting - people talked about how genuine I was (and still try to be); people talked about how welcoming I am; my love and dedication for my fraternity; how good I strive to be for my friends, the fact that I'm easy to talk to and that I always have an ear for people.
Some people talked about my character and my concern for otehrs and I even got some people to talk about my politics and how I force others to look at both sides. Some talked bout the first time they met me and how I looked (my penchant for bow-ties, ect)

The best comment I got, though, was probably from the person who responded who knows me the least - I've only met him face to face 1 time for 2 days while he was interviewing me for a job. He said,

"There's a passionate and sincere tone in your voice when you talk about the things you love ... your family, fraternity, friends... I appreciate that you live your life with a servant's heart. You're a gentleman"

That quote alone really made me take stock in who I am, and who I had become lately. It's my hope moving forward that I live up to that quote, because if we all do, we'll live in a much better place. What it really made me do was become dedicated to getting off of my ass and really getting to work. If people see me as that person then I have to be that person and live up to the ideals that are there.

that's all for now - see ya soon

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