Baltimore Orioles Soundoff

Well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I am sorry to say that, in case you haven't noticed, Orioles Soundoff hasn't been around much lately.

No, the shop hasn't closed up. No, I am not fed up with the Orioles play...yet. I just went through a move from South Florida to Hoboken, N.J., with a detour in Bloomington, Ind.

So it is known precisely the trials and tribulations that I have dealt with to get back to you today, I will now give you a day-by-day recap of my absence. I will start with Friday, September 2nd.

Friday, Sept. 2: Woke up in my bedroom at my house in Parkland, Fla. At approximately 1:00 p.m. I hopped on a plane headed for Bloomington, Ind., for my cousin's wedding. We arrived in Indianapolis--about and hour's drive from Bloomington--at around 5:00 p.m. I quickly changed into some nicer clothes and attended the Friday night wedding dinner. Had some drinks, got a little tipsy, went to White Castle for tastly sliders and then went to bed.

Saturday, Sept. 3: Awoke early in the morning on account that my room, that I shared with my brother was too loud to sleep anymore. My family and I had a free day in Bloomington before the wedding so we decided to drive to a little antiquing town where we spent day searching for that perfect little knick knack. Upon returning to the hotel, we had to change into our tuxedos and head to the wedding. I was walking my Grandmother down the aisle. The wedding last throughout the night, it was a lovely ceremony and an excellent party as well. Congratulations Sarah and Adam.

Sunday, Sept. 4: Forced to wake up at 7:30 a.m. for an hour drive back to Indianapolis to get on a plane to fly home to South Florida. Returned to Florida around 11:00 a.m., where I promptly finished packing my car. At approx. noon, my father and I began our drive to Hoboken. It would take 18 hours. On Sunday, however, we drove about 8 hours until we got to Sumter, S.C., where we stopped for the night.

Monday, Sept. 5: Woke up early again so that we could play some golf. We found a beautiful course in Sumter, S.C., and played nine holes. After golf we got back in the car and continued on our journey to Hoboken. We drove for about 6 hours on this day until we reached Washington D.C. We met our friends Norman and Lad for drinks and dinner and made sure to watch the Florida State-Miami college football game. We drank some, the hotel had a hot tub that we took advantage of, we eventually passed out.

Tuesday, Sept. 6: Again we rose early to get a head start on the final leg of our journey to Hoboken. We only had about 3 hours remaining and we wanted to complete the trek as soon as possible. Upon getting to Hoboken we double parked on the street outside my apartment and began unloading the car. After about 30 minutes bringing my belongings up three flights of stairs in the heat, we finished unpacking the car. I then parked my car and we had a little lunch. This is where we made our first mistake. When we returned to the car we found out that it was booted. Apparently, in Hoboken, you cannot just park anywhere. You may only park on the street if you have a permit saying that you are a Hoboken resident. Although I left my car there for only minutes, it was the $200 penalty that ultimately made me learn my lesson. That night, we met some friends in New York City for some dinner and drinks. Ultimately it was a good night, tiring, but good.

Wednesday, Sept. 7: Took my father to the airport early in the morning. This was a hectic day. I needed to obtain a New Jersey drivers license to park on the street so I started on this journey. Three trips to the DMV and four hours later, I had my license. This was to be my first night at my new job at the Newark Star-Ledger and so, at around 4 p.m., I began my drive to work. Work lasted until about 10 p.m. and I spent an hour at home trying to find a parking spot. Tonight would be my first real night in my new apartment. Why didn't I write Orioles Soundoff then, you ask? I had no internet. In fact, I had no furniture, only a bed.

Thursday, Sept. 8: Spent the morning hours waiting for the internet guy to come and set up the cable, internet and phone lines. He finally graced me with his presence at around 2:00. He set up all the stuff, but not the internet. Why? Because his companies internet was down and he couldn't get it done. I about smacked him. Second night at work for me, it was a good night. Came home to a surprise. The internet company had sent a guy back that night and set up our internet. Woohoo.

Friday, Sept. 9: Day off from work. Spent the whole day almost at IKEA. Bought some stuff for the apartment. By the way, I still don't have any furniture, just a bed.

Well, that is my move to Hoboken! Pretty hectic, aye? Well, i'll be writing more Orioles Soundoff now that I am here. Thanks for being patient.