BACK ON THE BLOCK!

Hello friends, family, random Europeans that somehow stumble upon my blog...

I'm sorry that it has been so long since my last blog post. I recently took a nice little sabbatical, if you will. I did some traveling to the beautiful town of Crosbyton, TX this summer. You really should visit sometime. If Amherst and Petersburg had a baby, it would be Crosbyton.

Aside from my awesome job, lots of exciting events took place this summer. For instance, my roommates and I decided that we missed the ghetto, so we moved back into it! That's right, my blog's name is once again relevant. We have lovely neighbors across the street. There's the group of Mexican men (literally, their cars have Chihuahuan license plates), who's hobbies include: being shirtless, being shirtless on their porch all day, being shirtless on their porch all day with beers in their hand, and giving us the look of "Hey homez, our neighbors across the street are going to go eat dinner, maybe we should rob them while they're away." every time we leave to go somewhere. We also have the friendly neighborhood drug dealer across the street. He seems friendly, almost like a Doug the drug dealer from The Hangover type. However, I have not seen him or his truck in the past month, so I fear the worst...

For those that affectionately remember the Testosterhome (R.I.P.), I regret to inform you that it has been overrun by Frat daddies. Our new home was formerly known as the Estroden, but is now appropriately styled the Testosterden. The Testosterden offers many luxuries such as: working toilets, high pressure shower heads, locks on the doors, and most importantly, working a/c. I know I know, we are living the dream!

The Testosterden

Last, but not least, I became an uncle! Meet Kale Ethan Daugherty:

I'm currently mulling over several ideas regarding the direction this blog is going to take. The ultimate goal being to make this thing more consistent (What? You don't like it when I blog once every 6 months?). Anyway, I'll get back to you on that. My advice for you today is: don't eat lima beans. Those are gross.

P.S. I leave you with this gem. Why do I smile? Because it's worth it.

Testosterhome: 2007-2011 R.I.P.

September 6, 2011: The tenants of Testosterhome received a visit from good ole Neal Lloyd, our friendly neighborhood code enforcement officer. He informed us that our parking was "out of code" and asked how many people lived in the home. Naturally, we told him "4" (in our heads, we said "plus 4")..to which he responded that four people was also illegal.
September 13, 2011:We received our certified mail, telling us that we had 30 days to correct the housing issue or get evicted from the property. Since rent would be through the roof with only three people living in the Testosterhome, we decided to disband.
October 10, 2011: Myself and 3 other Testosterhomies have moved into a new home.

So that's pretty much all of the events that have transpired in the past month. It's very unfortunate that a legacy has to die because of one silly man working for one silly city. We weren't crazy party animals who incessantly tormented our neighbors (minus the rooster incident). We were just a bunch of Jesus loving, college students who wanted some cheaper rent. Since this will be my last blog on "Life on the Block," I've decided to go out with a bang and compile a eulogy of sorts, complete with every single member, past and present as well as a brief description of where they are now.

The Testosterhome was founded in 2007 by Zachary Ormsby, Chris Vaughn, Matthew Townsend and Brad Lord. Little did they know the legacy that they would create. From 2007-2011, 21 people resided in the Testosterhome. These are their stories.

Zach Ormsby: June 2007- September 2009. Lives in Houston, TX and is an engineer for Cooper Cameron Corporation.









Chris Vaughn: Unknown
                                      Matthew Townsend: Unknown
                                      Brad Lord: Unknown

Alex Linney: June 2008-May 2010. Livin' the life in Denver, CO

Stephen Campbell: June 2008-May 2010. Just got married to Beth Niles. He is currently in seminary in Wyoming.

Heath Posey: June 2008-May 2009. He is married to Lacy Konieczka and lives in Denver, CO. He is an engineer for EOG Resources. (P.S. I've totally been right where you're standing Heath.)

Aaron Farris: June 2008-May 2009. Married to Julia and works for Energy Land Resources in Crockett, TX

Wally Dunn: June 2008-May 2009. Married to Micah Dunn. Wally, I'm not quite sure what you've been up to lately...

Kyle Davison: January 2008-May 2008. He is currently attending seminary in Dallas, Texas

Cameron Nault: August 2009-December 2009. He is currently doing a strength and conditioning internship with USC.















Tyler: August 2009-May 2010. D-bag stole my awesome
                                                              change jar.

Daniel Knox: June 2009-September 2011. Studying Mechanical Engineering here at Texas Tech.

Myself: June 2009-September 2011. You know what I do.

Luke Williams: June 2009-May 2010. Studying Civil Engineering at Texas Tech.

Isaac Brooks: June 2010-September 2011. Studying Architecture here at Texas Tech.

Todd Wedel: June 2010-September 2011. Studying RHIM here at Tech. By the way, this is a picture of him in the 5th grade. He is the rather large one.

Stuart Gill: June 2010-September 2011. Studying English here at Texas Tech.

Matt Langhoff: June 2010-September 2011. Studying University Studies here at Texas Tech.

Weston Cerda: June 2011-September 2011. Studying Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech.

Jeremy Burke: June 2011-September 2011. Studying Nursing at Texas Tech.












As you can see, we are just a bunch of adventure loving, humble, Christ-centered kids looking for some cheap rent. Thanks Neal Lloyd for destroying the icon that is the Testosterhome. The legend will never die. I am going to need a new name for this blog so comment your suggestions for names. Peace out.

P.S. Here's Neal Lloyd. What a mean man.