Oh Christmas Tree!

Hey friends it's Oz here for an OH Christmas Tree edition of The Oz Files! So this is the blog that was supposed to be last night's blog but I was consumed by WWE programming and sports talk so I had to catch up! So the first blog today is the last memory blog and this one from Leah is funniest drunken memory (diving practice at the bowling alley excluded lol! Ha so I've had a lot of stories when I have been in a drunken state but none of them will come close to this one fabulous night in the northwest! So this happened a few years ago when I was experimenting with drinking and wow what a night! I went over to a guys house for a beer BBQ! What is a beer BBQ apparently it's where you have a BBQ with a lot of beer and other alcohol! I don't like beer but apparently on this night I did and I drank A LOT! I had like 5 or 6 hamburgs couple hot dogs and 9 beers and like a 5Th of vodka! I had some whiskey too wow I was an animal back in the day! I was so hammered that I was in the backyard with my pants down singing oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree! Oh my goodness I did not remember this but this is what I was told. Also I was so hammered my friend was trying to get me to drink some water and I said no I don't' want that water! So he said it's VODKA and I drank that down and soon after I threw up everywhere! I slept outside in a sleeping bag and it rained that night and when I woke up oh my GOODNESS! I had the worst hangover in world history it got worse because when I got inside the house they blasted the music just to piss me off and my head was spinning! To top it all off I had to go to Sylvan Learning Center that morning for some math for an hour and oh my goodness was that a riot! I told my Tudor or whatever that I was a bit hungover and he thought it was fantastic! At the end of the lesson or whatever he said a letter I had to say a word that started with that letter and might I mind you I had a teenager also at the table so it was epicness! B Beer, V Vodka, W whiskey...... So we all had a nice laugh and after that whole thing went down I went back to my friends house not the one we had the beer BBQ but his house and I layed down for several hours. We finally went out for dinner and played mini golf at wonderland um one of my friends at the time did a full swing wow stupid! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Hoopfest Memories A Plenty!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a Hoopfest edition of The Oz Files. So yet again it's free write Friday and I have chosen to write a blog about Hoopfest because well this weekend is Hoopfest weekend the biggest 3 on 3 basketball tournament in the WORLD! Leah think this is a nice topic but she will be there in spirit! I will be there this weekend and I think it's going ot be fantastic! Hoopfest takes place downtown Spokane Washington every year I think this is year 20 or 21 not ure but it's been around awhile. All age groups compete to win a shirt but it's fun and there is an elite division those guys ballin! This weekend Kareem Abdul Jabar is in town with AC GREEN! In the past I have operated one of the courts high school boys and oh my goodness drama drama drama! Most of the families are cool but there are a select few who have to spoil it for the rest of them. You got these stage moms and or dads telling me that I missed a point and when I tell them to sit down and shut up the Oz has delivered his wrath ummmm maybe not but I took control of the situation. It seems as thought it's really hot down there and one year I forgot my sunscreen and ohhhhhh what a burn I had wow but the peeling process was fantastic! I was in pain for a couple days reminded the time when I did Bloomsday and got burnt to a crisp and ohhh boy blisters blisters blister couldn't walk for three days! Hoopfest is a great place for great eats however I haven't had any food or drinks from Hoopfest besides the sack lunches they give us people who operate the scoreboards and court monitors but this year I'll have to take the plunge since I'm not doing scoreboard just enjoying the action. I will also say that there have been some pretty ugly cheap shots on the court and some pretty brutal fights. I could see why this happens between young people someone gets fouled or something then they get caught up in the moment and start brawling! They do get yelled at and do get tossed and get chewed out and I have talked to the parities involved and played peace maker! There was one year where we saw stuff flying down from the sky it's a bird it's a plane no it's Oreos falling from way up in a hotel room at the Davenport Hotel. Some kid was throwing Oreos from way up there and falling on the court wow don't forget the creme filling! I want to say good luck to all of you out there playing Hoopfest this weekend and I shall see you out there don't forget the sunscreen! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Lost In Olympia!

Hey friends it's Oz here back in the saddle again for a lost in Olympia edition of The Oz Files. Leah proding the topics again and tonight is what is my favorite memory with my mother? Well this one took me awhile to think of one and by George I've got it! All of a sudden while playing farm town wtih Leah the light turnne on and this is going to be epic and fantastic! So my mom, my friend at the time James we lost touch and yours truelly headed from Spokane to Olympia for a ncie weekend on an islanbd outsie of Olympia to visit friends at the time lost touch and to watch Mariners and the Yankees in the Kingdome. Do we sense a theme here? Anyways so we stop for food along the way that is not important but I like to share with my people. Ha so we get to Olympia and we are trying nto get out of Olympia the lovely captial of Washingotn. Um it took us awhile we kept going past the state capital like 10 times wow we go rund and round and round! I though tit was fantastic I was laughing so hard my mom wasn't amused we did hae a state map wow that did not help. That was the night Randy Johnson was dealt to the Houston Astros it came down on the radio so that was where I was when that happened! So my mom went to a pay phone calle dour friends at the time and there husband came down and got us and all was well and we watched the Marienrs lose taht weekend great! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Fun(ny) TImes In Cali!

Tonight’s topic:
Well, you’re a Cali girl, so Oz wants to know what are some memorable moments in Cali and memorable moments from Oz’s Halloween party?
In case you couldn’t tell, this is not Ozzie. This is Leah, and I was informed tonight that I am required to state my name before my blog so people do not get mixed up.

Hmmm… My favorite memory of California? There are almost too many. I guess I’ll talk about a funny memory from when I was a kid. My family (immediate & extended family) was staying up at my aunt & uncle’s cabin at Shaver Lake. We pretty much spent the week fishing and enjoying Shaver Lake & Huntington Lake. I was about four years old. . My older cousins were about seven and eight, my older brother was about six. My younger brother was just about two, so he was probably just chilling in his diaper or something. My dad and grandpa enjoyed themselves trying to scare the pee out of us at night with stories of bears sneaking into cabins. One day, we were just hanging out playing board games while our moms cooked and my dad, uncle, and grandpa went into town. My older brother was looking out the window and started saying that he saw a bear. We all ran to the front window, not sure whether to be scared or excited. We saw a bear. It was standing by the cars, walking around a bit. It started walking towards the cabin and got on the deck. At this time, my dad came in the back door, asked us what was going on, and pulled out his video camera to capture the event forever. We all watched as the bear sat on the deck like it didn’t know what to do. It got up and was walking towards the front door. We all screamed, and the door opened. The bear came in, and for some reason, my mom told us that we should go hide in the bathroom. The four of us kids were in the bathtub (yeah, it was a funny sight) and were pretty much screaming. My mom stood near us, and my dad was busy with his video camera, making sure to get the bear n some good shots, and the looks on our faces. The bear followed us into the bathroom, and when our screaming got louder, and we were closing the shower curtain, it pulled its head off. My grandpa’s smiling face was underneath. Apparently he and my dad had the genius idea to drive to the nearest costume shop and rent a bear suit. Such nice people. The video is amazing, and I don’t think I’ve ever been able to watch it without laughing out loud. I haven’t seen it in years, but I kind of want to steal it from my dad’s house so I can watch it again. I guess I really shouldn’t have been surprised at the bear costume, seeing as my grandpa rents a chicken suit every year for Halloween!
Oh, I guess I was supposed to write about memories, not just one memory. Um… After my aunt & uncle sold their cabin, pretty much all of our vacation were spent at either Disneyland or Pismo Beach. One year, when I was in 3rd grade, the El Nino storm system was taking a toll on southern California. My parents had planned a Spring trip to Disneyland months in advance, and we had 2 day passes for our family and my grandma, plus reservations at the Disneyland Hotel. It had pretty much been raining for days, but we had already planned the trip, and were determined to go. We got lots of umbrellas to prepare, and we had some very attractive rain ponchos. (I find it incredible that my mom was able to find 7 rain ponchos in the city of Bakersfield to begin with… yay for Wal-Mart!). We got to Disneyland, and the weather was clear for a few hours, then the storm hit hard. It seemed like the park was emptying out pretty rapidly. There were no lines for the rides, and it was amazing! We rode the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and there was no line at all when we were done, so they let us stay in the boat and go a few more rounds! We rode Peter Pan’s Flight, Splash Mountain, the Dumbo ride, the teacups, and so many more. The amount of rides we got in during that 2 day trip was crazy. That was definitely my favorite trip to Disneyland. =)
As for the most memorable moments of Oz’s Halloween party in’07... I think I’ll just point out a few highlights. There was lots of picture taking when I got there. And Oz was striking poses, dressed up as Uncle Fester. I was a hippie, Noelle was a cowgirl, Amari was a pirate wench, there was a cop, and there were some other creative costumes. I remember the alcohol was flowing, and Ozzie was singing to everyone. For some reason, he laid in the leaves under the big tree in his backyard for a while and it almost looked like he was trying to make snow angels. Fun times. Lol.

Well, I think I wrote enough already, so that is all. Bye Bye!

The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a bus riding edition of The Oz Files. We continue our trip down memory lane this week and tonight's blog topic is going to be about bus trips around the greater Spokane area. Leah wants to know my most interesting memory while riding the bus or something memorable I saw at the plaza. Wow I've ridden the bus so many times there have been a lot of memorable rides. Which one shall I choose? Well I think I have figured out which one I will roll with. I was attending SFCC at the time and I had an 8 AM creative writing class to get to. Just to give you a little run down I had my groups homework because I am the writing savant that everyone loves and admires. I believe it was information on short stories that we read and I had the paper that we worked on in class the previous day. Okay so I hopped on the bus apparently it was the wrong bus I wanted to go to SFCC and it wasn't going anywhere remotely to it. So I talked to the bus driver and he told me to walk down the street and take this other bus that would get me to SFCC. So I walk aimlessly in hopes of finding the bus stop that would lead me to the promise land that they do call SFCC. In some miraculous act of God I was able to get on the right bus and I got to SFCC and I was a little late to class. I walked in with a great ovation because I am Oz and the people love me. The teach was cool she was a groovy chick! My team was happy to see me with the homework in hand and yes we got an A because um yes we are that good! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Shoe Digging What A Thrill!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a snowy edition of The Oz Files. Tonight's blog is yet another memory theme and Leah wants to know a snowy memory good or bad? Well this memory is so recent it just happened this past nasty winter in Spokane Washington USA! This is one winter I will never forget and I am sure people who went through will never forget we will always remember that nasty cold winter of 2008! Let me set the stage for ya we had below freezing temps and we got 26 inches of snow at least in a four day period um yes sucks to be us! Okay I was walking to the bus stop on a cold, wet and icy morning on my way to work. I was afraid to get hit by a car while walking in the street so I hopped up on the sidewalk oh I mean the very deep snowbank! I was walking just fine but all of a sudden one of my feet get stuck deep in the snow I was able to pull my foot out but my shoe was buried deep down! What was I to think? I was kinda freaking out with my shoe way down there and I had no no gloves so it was going to be awhile before that shoe got out. I was thinking maybe it wouldn't come out until the snow melted and that was quite some time later weeks later! I tried to dig that shoe out with all my might and with all my strength but nothing was coming easy. So I texted Leah about this and boy she was sad about this and there was a good chance I wouldn't be to work on time. So I called work and told them what happened and of course they were kinda in awe about the whole thing but shocked I don't think they were in shock because I think they expect that out of the Oz. While digging in the snow my hands were getting red which wasn't a good sign. At one point I just layed there for a few minutes I was so exhausted and wore out I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to work at all! My hands were frozen solid my foot without the shoe was freezing and sock was soaking wet and I was in miserable shape. Um 45 minutes later from the time the shoe was stuck I digged it out and I yelled THANK YOU GOD! I put my shoe on and my foot got a lot colder because when I jumped off the snowbank I jumped in a big puddle of water. Believe it or not but I did make it to work on time and I was so cold that day. A hot shower that night was a recipe for success! Oh I wish no ill will on anyone like that well there is one person and I think someone else knows who that is! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!

Ear Pulling 101!

Hey friends it's Oz here for a school memory edition of The Oz Files. This is a new week and Leah has come up with the theme of memories. I have had a lot of school time memories but there is one day I will never forget. Oh I forgot to give you the topic, Leah wants to know my favorite memory while in Elementary School. I must say I have a lot of memories at ole Willard Elementary go cougars the non Pullman variety! This memory takes us back to the 1st grade in Mrs. Hammond's class. I sure liked her class she was a good teacher and good role model for everyone to look up too. With all this being said let's get down to business and the great story that I will always remember. It was like it was yesterday and the vision is so clear in my mind because I thought it was fantastic. I was sitting in my little desk not in but at my desk on my chair and no Leah I did not fall off my chair. I haven't developed those mad skills at this time in my young youth but as you know were honed to perfection. As I was saying I was sitting down at my desk like a good boy with all the other good boys and girls but there was a rotten apple on this day in Hammond's 1st grade class. I don't know what sparked this confrontation but all hell broke loose and the culprits were my boy Erich Miller and of course the teacher Mrs. Haymond! Imagine this little 1st grader pulling on a grown women's ears and struggling to win this battle. Haymond was pulling on his ears in retaliation I think this was fantastic. Little Miller was struggling to keep his feet under him because he couldn't over muscle skinny Mrs. Haymond after awhile with one hand on Millers ear the other hand was on the button to call the front desk to report the issue. So little Miller was sent to the principals office and all he got was a teacher parent Principal conference. Knowing his dad a fellow teacher and ohhh boy I am sure the shit hit the fan but according to Miller via yahoo chat he says that he was punished for it but nothing major. Well that made me laugh inside and now outside what a nice memory to share! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Well until next time may the Oz always be with you so long!