Enjoy!
T. Budnik
First a couple of responses from older posts:
RE: COMING CLEAN
Dear kathyb,
I apologize for the tardy response. I am glad that you read my blog. I shall start to visit yours. The photo hunt is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, but I’ll keep tryin’.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
RE: I WANT ONE
Dear kim-n-cocoa,
Thank you for your dog suggestion. When I’m ready, I do want to make sure I adopt a dog that is a good match for me. Thank you for pointing out that purebreds aren’t always taken care of. That is one thing I forgot to mention—I did look at a couple of greyhound sites because I remember that breed always being featured on The Price is Right (good ol’ Bob was always concerned about the pooches).
I shall have to check your blog and see Cocoa.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
And now, for this past week:
RE: PROJECT 25
Dear KBezzie,
What don’t you do with M&M’s? Hmm?
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Mom,
You can make them last a whole hour? That’s insane. Even when I suck ‘em they last me 30 minutes, tops.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
RE: WEEK #29
Dear KBezzie,
You always knew how to name a piece.
I appreciate your job hunting skillz. That’s right, you’re so good at it I changed that second ‘s’ to a ‘z’. Now, if you can find me the world’s best job, I’ll go ahead and change that first ‘s,’ too. And then you’ll have zkillz.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Ken,
The right side is my “to do” list. On the left is my notes from a seminar. I found taking notes like this kept me quite conscious.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Mom,
I try to divide my time equally between my planner and blog. Now, if the planner gets more attention, the blog doesn’t really suffer since I post scans from the planner on it.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
RE: 4-6 WEEKS
Dear KBezzie,
I kid you not. It was indeed the passport.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Mom,
I do really want to see all of you in Alaska. I miss the people; I miss the state. That said, the only reason why I’ve named the drive-back-to-Alaska-and-live-with-the-‘rents-post-graduation option “Plan Z” is because there aren’t many job opportunities in my chosen field of work and if I did follow through with Plan Z, then without a doubt, I’d move back out of the state. That kind of moving wouldn’t be too much fun.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Chrissy,
I’m not sure if I feel sad when it’s considered unusual to encounter a super-nice person. I think it’s sadder when people aren’t decent human beings and treat and respect each other as fellow human beings. Nice I can live without, decency, now that’s vital.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Tracie,
When I drove here almost two years ago, my Mom and I were able to make it in and out of Canada with just our birth certificates and licenses. The Canadians were extremely nice. They weren’t suspicious at all when I told them in the middle of nowhere, Alaska/Canada that we were on our way to Atlanta. They only asked, “Why are you going there, eh?” Now, I fear they’d be a little harsher. “Where’s your passport, eh?”
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
P.S. In my three days spent in Canada, I didn't hear a single Canadian say, "eh." I added it for effect. I love Canada.
RE: ADVENTURE RACING
Dear Mom,
Um, I’m gonna guarantee that there will not be any bears. Oh, funny story, I had a dream about a cub mauling some people. You were there.
So now it’s Team Mom and Daughter.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Birdie,
You’re in.
We’ve got Team UAF Chicks and Mom.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Nikbudnik,
We’re gonna need someone to kill the ants, or if we’re in Alaska (remember I never said that I’d for sure do the Alaska race, just some adventure race), the mosquitoes. You’ve already proven to me that you can do that, or at least not be attacked by them.
Team Super-Awesome Chicks.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear KBezzie,
Good call, but for that smart ass remark, you’re on the team. Oh, you thought you could get out of participating by pointing at someone else. Well, it didn’t work.
Team (Sex-ay) Budnik Ladies.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear Readers,
If you haven’t claimed you want to participate yet and now you’re feeling a little hesitant because you’re not a Budnik or, more importantly, a lady, don’t stay quiet. I could choose to do a race in a location where none of these fine women reside or are capable of getting to. If that is the case, I’ll still need team members. Please, if you’re interested, say it.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
RE: SOMETIMES WISHES COME TRUE
Dear Kim-n-Cocoa,
Hmmm…have I ever had problems with pointy things. Oh, a couple of weeks ago I cut myself a bit with a pair of scissors. Good call. I will be careful.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
Dear KBezzie,
Don’t be jealous of my beef jerky-freeing skillz.
Sincerely,
T. Budnik
They're MUSH flip flops! Click on the screenshot (it'll take you to the Teva site) and read the description. Come on, they were made for me!
Enjoy!
T. Budnik
PS. For all non-Budnik readers, Mush is my family-given nickname.