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1.26.2009
A Road Without Traffic
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Birthday Week
Gonna be in NC visiting my cousin Joe Mundae night - Therzdae day. Freelancer to play, Lego to build, Schiano's to eat. ^_^
<Thursday night still free>
Then it's my birthday on Friday! Dinner with my Fam, and not working at the bar. ^_^
<late Friday night still free>
Then Superbowl commercial-watching party at Jason & Megan's on Sunday. ^_^
<late Sunday night still free>
Then Sara (& Peter?) & I are going drinking to celebrate my birthday that following Tuesday. ^_^
<Thursday night still free>
Then it's my birthday on Friday! Dinner with my Fam, and not working at the bar. ^_^
<late Friday night still free>
Then Superbowl commercial-watching party at Jason & Megan's on Sunday. ^_^
<late Sunday night still free>
Then Sara (& Peter?) & I are going drinking to celebrate my birthday that following Tuesday. ^_^
1.25.2009
Another 5am...
I blushed tonight.
Actually.
This question was posed to Shannon & I sincerely by a nice lady who was sitting at my bar with her nice husband, celebrating their 35th anni-v (good for them! hear hear!), after talking with them for quite a while; she asked us:
"Are you two going together?"
Our faces lit up; smiles & laughter.
It took me several minutes to stop blushing.
Actually!
I had to go to the other side of my bar & dry glasses just to stop. What a weird feeling to have. Very weird, can't remember the last time... high school?!
In fact, that's the third time in two days it's been suggested by patrons...!
Heck, she said she'd marry me, who needs dating? LOL! [This line was a joke: ha-ha, it's funny, so it's ok to laugh.]
We do get along well, very playful. ^_^
Actually.
This question was posed to Shannon & I sincerely by a nice lady who was sitting at my bar with her nice husband, celebrating their 35th anni-v (good for them! hear hear!), after talking with them for quite a while; she asked us:
"Are you two going together?"
Our faces lit up; smiles & laughter.
It took me several minutes to stop blushing.
Actually!
I had to go to the other side of my bar & dry glasses just to stop. What a weird feeling to have. Very weird, can't remember the last time... high school?!
In fact, that's the third time in two days it's been suggested by patrons...!
Heck, she said she'd marry me, who needs dating? LOL! [This line was a joke: ha-ha, it's funny, so it's ok to laugh.]
We do get along well, very playful. ^_^
They say I only think / In the form of crunching numbers. / In hotel rooms / Collecting page six lovers. / Get me out of my mind / Get you out of those clothes. [Fall Out Boy, Thnks Fr Th Mmrs]
1.19.2009
Sarcasm Chasm
It was 8 degrees (F) outside when I left Spencer's house Fri night (technically Sat morning at 4am).
Daytime highs have been in the 20s & low 30s for the past week.
Someone should really do something about this "global warming" thing! We should pour billions of government dollars into research on what's causing it and how to fix it!! ...Cause if it gets any hotter out, we might all melt!
[Dripping sarcasm the previous paragraph was.]
I'll take cold over hot anytime.
I will complain about the heat all summer long, but won't about cold in the winter.
Also, I can't resist posting this comic too; it's perfect:
Daytime highs have been in the 20s & low 30s for the past week.
Someone should really do something about this "global warming" thing! We should pour billions of government dollars into research on what's causing it and how to fix it!! ...Cause if it gets any hotter out, we might all melt!
[Dripping sarcasm the previous paragraph was.]
I'll take cold over hot anytime.
I will complain about the heat all summer long, but won't about cold in the winter.
Also, I can't resist posting this comic too; it's perfect:
1.18.2009
If you close the door / The night could last forever...
I woke up this morning (Saturday) with the song After Hours by The Flying Neutrinos stuck in my head.
That's a sign.
I hate those kinds of signs.
They're meaningful because my subconscious brain is telling me something. I know what it's telling me. But I'm just not sure it's entirely prudent. Afterall, it would be imperfect. Or would it?
Anyway, after taking a shower with that song playing over & over in my head, I had to fire up the mp3... and made a playlist, adding other Flying Neutrino songs (notably Violent Love & Baby's Making Duck) and a few Blue Sky 5 songs (Saying You'll Be Mine & Undecided, among a few others). This was quite spontaneous, with no forethought or planning, it all just happened & flowed well.
A few other people having been dropping little hints about this idea this weekend too. Actually, semi-large hints...! I don't want to push anything... I like to enjoy things as they are/develop.
And I am. ^_^
OK! It's 5:15am... time for a stab at actually sleeping.
You may hit the jackpot / Or lose all your dough / But if you check out now, you ain't ever gonna know. / So smile when you hear them say, / "Sorry, no answers today." [Blue Sky 5, Sorry, No Answers Today]
That's a sign.
I hate those kinds of signs.
They're meaningful because my subconscious brain is telling me something. I know what it's telling me. But I'm just not sure it's entirely prudent. Afterall, it would be imperfect. Or would it?
Anyway, after taking a shower with that song playing over & over in my head, I had to fire up the mp3... and made a playlist, adding other Flying Neutrino songs (notably Violent Love & Baby's Making Duck) and a few Blue Sky 5 songs (Saying You'll Be Mine & Undecided, among a few others). This was quite spontaneous, with no forethought or planning, it all just happened & flowed well.
A few other people having been dropping little hints about this idea this weekend too. Actually, semi-large hints...! I don't want to push anything... I like to enjoy things as they are/develop.
And I am. ^_^
OK! It's 5:15am... time for a stab at actually sleeping.
You may hit the jackpot / Or lose all your dough / But if you check out now, you ain't ever gonna know. / So smile when you hear them say, / "Sorry, no answers today." [Blue Sky 5, Sorry, No Answers Today]
1.13.2009
1.05.2009
Reflection on 2008
I'm always amazed, by what can take place / Within the span of 300 / 365 days. [Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "365 Days"]
Instead of trite New Years Resolutions I make a list of all the good & positive experiences & events & jazz from the previous year. This way I can see all the wonderful things that comprised my life, and be thankful for.
This isn't everything (not all of it goes public, hehe). The first are very loosely listed by month, Jan-Dec, the second list is general:
* Got to have a night of drinking in downtown Raleigh & Chapel Hill with my coz Joe
* Invented a few drinks & got known for them
* New mp3 player (Sony Alpha 4Gb) that I'm very happy with, same one my bro-in-law Frederic has
* Hung out frequently at a cool, artsy bar with Spencer for a couple of months
* I had the best Valentine's Day yet (and I didn't have a steady girlfriend at the time, yikes)
* Met Sara!
* Swing danced at Illusions a few of times with new friends
* David Copperfield & co. came to our bar
* I brought my old Haunted House level for Doom2 from 1/3rd completion closer to 3/4ths
* Began Chapter 2 of Dream Too Darkly, and I'm more pleased with its art
* Became the sound tech & props guy for Spencer's magic show
* I WENT TO LAS VEGAS! (for the World Magic Seminar) My second time on a plane, and first time off the East Coast!
* New cellphone, with a partial touchscreen
* Went to Charlotte for my coz Kristen's wedding
* Found my favorite hat (in my closet)
* Spent nearly every Sunday in the summer at the Clipper Mill pool with Spencer, Sara, and Peter. Possibly the best summer ever!
* Went to Long Island with just my Mom
* Got Verizon FiOS at home -- finally high-speed wireless at home
* Played a couple of MMORPGs (FlyFF & Rappelz)
* A week at LBI with my family + Frederic; lots of beach, lots of card playing (and I drove separately)
* Got a bunch of Belgian trance & reggae music from Frederic
* Addicted to Jhonen Vasquez's creations: Johnny the Homicial Maniac, Squee, Invader Zim... !!
* Went to Ocean City with Sara & Spencer. Sara saved my life. AND took care of me when I got food poisoning & was miserable. THANK YOU!!
* Got good pictures at a photobooth & got to keep 'em
* Brick Fair '08 -- Joe & I ran the brickfilms viewing, my Iron Man chest arc reactor was a hit, and I got to see a chick I hadn't in a few years (and never thought I would again)
* Flexed my hacker muscles on HackThisSite.org
* In NJ for my aunt & uncle's 40th anni-v I got to see my cousins Steve & Christine (and Karen & Kris)
* I defended Sara's honor, in public & loudly, like a true friend
* Had a great Autumn
* Vampire fangs for Halloweentime -- Johnny the Homicial Maniac for Halloween!
* Went to The Haunted Mill with Marie & Frederic
* This new blog
* Wiped out my old website and remade it into a hub
* Created a deviantArt account & have things on it. I had been a lurker for years...
* Saw The Godfather at the Senator Theater, at a theater!
* Played many new video games
* Co-built a Houdini Underwater Torture Cell fishy tank from scratch with Sara, for Spencer
* Got to see the Duke Ellington Orchestra (!) play at the Myerhoff in Baltimore, with box seats.
* Started seriously playing Freelancer [w/ Discovery mod] online, MMO
* I went an entire year without a day job!
* I became a full-on bartender (a goal since I was in high school, completed) and it paid my bills
* Made lots of new, worthy friends: Sara & Peter at the tops (and they make up for a couple of ones I've recently all-but-lost...)
* Went on more trips in a year than ever before, proving my budgeting prowess [no day job = low income]
* Figured out I'm a goth (and that has little to do with my decade-long propensity for liking black)
* Swapped lots of music with Sara, and found a few instant-favorites
* Acquired lots of new music; delving deeper into Trip-Hop, and liking Goth rock & EBM
* Spent lots of time at Starbucks with Sara, just what the Dr. ordered ;P
* Several trips to NC to visit my coz Joe
* Got very creative & good with coin magic
* Made some online friends, via the MMORPGs I played
* Got drunk (actually) a few times at bars with my friends who took care of me (I just get really hyper & happy, but 200lbs of Diavo hyper is more than a handful!)
* Attended free liquor promotion parties with Spencer
* Got really artistic, and created lots of digital art in the Fall
* Became a nightowl: staying up till 4-5am constantly
* Received more hugs then possibly any year prior
* Was in love without heartache
* Was given $20 just for being me ^_^
* Got a love note
* Received many, many compliments
* Was missed
* Was appreciated
* Was loved
* Loved
* and a few more great things you don't need the details of... ;P
I told you my reasons for the whole revival / Now I'm going outside to have an ice cold beer in the shade. / Oh, I'm gonna listen to my 45's / Ain't it wonderful to be alive / When the rock 'n' roll plays, yeah / When the memory stays, yeah. / I'm keeping the faith / Yeah yeah yeah yeah keeping the faith. [Billy Joel, "Keeping The Faith"]
Folks always ask what in my life I'd change, / If I had it again I wouldn't change anything! [Eleven 54, Meantime]
Folks always ask what in my life I'd change, / If I had it again I wouldn't change anything! [Eleven 54, Meantime]
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