Sunday, August 10, 2008
I am in desperate need of a massage
Tense back, shoulders, neck, hips, hands and feet. I pretty much feel broke down all over. If I could get a decent massage for less than 50 bucks I would hop on it as soon as I got paid on the 15th. Hot showers only go so far, and sometimes it's bad enough to keep me from sleeping. I guess for now I'll just live with it and get it taken care of when I can.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
stress fucking sucks
I woke up in pain this morning because of stress, like a terrible, aching band across my shoulders.
It distracted me at work all day, and because a couple of my coworkers (whom I like quite a bit as friends) decided that they can't act like fucking civil human beings for the last hour of the day on the last day of the week, caused me even more stress.
Got my second music lesson today, this time on Mik's SG, it was awesome, but that had to be cut short because his roomate got really pissed at us and couldn't even be fucking polite about it. At this point I've decided I'm going to buy a guitar. I just have to decide if it is cheaper to but a pack from guitar center or to buy used separately. I think I want a stratocaster, but I'm not entirely sure about that either. Something basic and not too pricy for a preference.
It distracted me at work all day, and because a couple of my coworkers (whom I like quite a bit as friends) decided that they can't act like fucking civil human beings for the last hour of the day on the last day of the week, caused me even more stress.
Got my second music lesson today, this time on Mik's SG, it was awesome, but that had to be cut short because his roomate got really pissed at us and couldn't even be fucking polite about it. At this point I've decided I'm going to buy a guitar. I just have to decide if it is cheaper to but a pack from guitar center or to buy used separately. I think I want a stratocaster, but I'm not entirely sure about that either. Something basic and not too pricy for a preference.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
The boredom is upon me...
I'm both very stressed about things I can't control and bored out of my mind. I can't even get interested in the things I am stressed about.
The core of my stress is, as usual, money. My wishes to be not bound to a job, while have the resources to do what I want, go still unfulfilled.
Someday I will have resources to do what I want without worry, but that day has not yet manifested itself
The core of my stress is, as usual, money. My wishes to be not bound to a job, while have the resources to do what I want, go still unfulfilled.
Someday I will have resources to do what I want without worry, but that day has not yet manifested itself
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Beer makes the world better
I feel that I earned my one beer this evening. I pushed a pickup truck for like 15 minutes so we could give it a jump.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Got my first lesson on the Bass today
My buddy Mik gave me a lesson today for about 2 hours on the Bass. It was fun, I'm going to wait a couple more lessons before I decide if I want to buy a guitar for myself or not.
Monday, August 4, 2008
I love television streaming sites
Places like Surf the channel and their ilk. I have so far today watched: 1 episode of Hercules, 1 Episode of Justice League Unlimited, 1 episode of "The Dresden Files" and I am on my third episode of BONES. Thoroughly enjoyable I say.
It's strange too, there seems to be three kinds of video on these sites:
1) Subtitled Asian episodes.
2) Advertiser supported episodes
and
3) Episodes broken up into 2 or more parts.
Generally type 2 have the best audio and video quality, probably because they aren't bootlegs hastily converted to flash video. The problem stems from the fact that, as advertiser supported programming, you do have to watch a few ads. This makes it less Ideal than downloading an episode or buying it on DVD, But this is a minor annoyance at worst.
It's strange too, there seems to be three kinds of video on these sites:
1) Subtitled Asian episodes.
2) Advertiser supported episodes
and
3) Episodes broken up into 2 or more parts.
Generally type 2 have the best audio and video quality, probably because they aren't bootlegs hastily converted to flash video. The problem stems from the fact that, as advertiser supported programming, you do have to watch a few ads. This makes it less Ideal than downloading an episode or buying it on DVD, But this is a minor annoyance at worst.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Mmm... Karamel Sutra
My favorite Ben and Jerry's flavor. half caramel, half chocolate with a core of creamy caramel running through it, pure brilliance.
Edit: Upon further consideration I haven't produced anything of value for a while, so here goes.
I am sick and tired of having to rely on a callous, globe-spanning corporation for my way of life. I work 40-43 hours in an average week and still cannot seem to pull myself out of debt. I owe money more places than I thought I could, I can barely keep food in the house and I worry that I could get sick or hurt and I wouldn't be able to afford it. On top of all this, gas prices are only barely starting to decrease after a summer of record highs and I know that it's only temporary.
Mark my words, gas will reach over $5.00 a gallon by may 2009. This is going to be the trigger that causes rioting in the streets. There will be a change, there must be a change or there will be violent revolution. This is not a thing I hope for, or want. But it is a thing that I know will happen.
The same things as would have been effective at the start of this are still going to be effective now. We need to ban SUVs that get less than 25 miles/gallon. We need to stop pimping big, ridiculous trucks. We need to start walking to the store when it's only 10 blocks away. "Driving for Fun" needs to go away. Carpooling is still viable, I give rides to 1-3 other people every work night. We are tapping a finite resource, and while it's a very large quantity, it's still finite.
Also, healthcare crisis, childcare crisis, carbon emissions crisis, e-terrorism crisis, food shortage crisis, the wave of decapitation murders sweeping the world. It's a scary world we live in, thank god Hitler is already dead.
Edit: Upon further consideration I haven't produced anything of value for a while, so here goes.
I am sick and tired of having to rely on a callous, globe-spanning corporation for my way of life. I work 40-43 hours in an average week and still cannot seem to pull myself out of debt. I owe money more places than I thought I could, I can barely keep food in the house and I worry that I could get sick or hurt and I wouldn't be able to afford it. On top of all this, gas prices are only barely starting to decrease after a summer of record highs and I know that it's only temporary.
Mark my words, gas will reach over $5.00 a gallon by may 2009. This is going to be the trigger that causes rioting in the streets. There will be a change, there must be a change or there will be violent revolution. This is not a thing I hope for, or want. But it is a thing that I know will happen.
The same things as would have been effective at the start of this are still going to be effective now. We need to ban SUVs that get less than 25 miles/gallon. We need to stop pimping big, ridiculous trucks. We need to start walking to the store when it's only 10 blocks away. "Driving for Fun" needs to go away. Carpooling is still viable, I give rides to 1-3 other people every work night. We are tapping a finite resource, and while it's a very large quantity, it's still finite.
Also, healthcare crisis, childcare crisis, carbon emissions crisis, e-terrorism crisis, food shortage crisis, the wave of decapitation murders sweeping the world. It's a scary world we live in, thank god Hitler is already dead.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Xena season 3 is mine
eat it fools.
4 AM EDIT: We are now 7 episodes into a 22 episode season, need to pace ourselves lest we run out prematurely.
4 AM EDIT: We are now 7 episodes into a 22 episode season, need to pace ourselves lest we run out prematurely.
Friday, August 1, 2008
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