Bought new boots yesterday and by 10am I was wishing I’d broken them in before wearing them… by 4:30pm I was driving home in my socks.
Bought new boots yesterday and…
February 23rd, 2010I'm All A Twitter
February 21st, 2010Not sure exactly why, but I set myself up an account on Twitter. You can follow me if you so choose. I’m arohen, but then aren’t I always 
We went and saw Shutter Island this afternoon. It was a decent movie, though it seemed a bit long. But it’s the kind of movie I don’t generally go to see at the theater. There wasn’t anything about it that made me say, you gotta see this one on the big screen. For me, I could have watched it at home on the telly and enjoyed it just as much. Theater movies should have lots of cool special effects that make you sit back in your seat and go wow, cool. This isn’t one of those movies. This one is more a period-thriller, and for me that doesn’t warrant the big screen and the theater ticket pricing. But Tasha wanted to see it and I wasn’t a hundred percent sold on what I’ve seen of the Wolfman, so we went. It was a pretty good movie, good acting, good visuals, but neither of us really got what we wanted out of it. That’s about all the review I can give it.
The cat, Rascal, is being a bit more social and seems to be sitting with a bit more ease. His brother seems a bit stir-crazy for lack of anyone to play with. We’ve stopped giving Rascal the pain meds, because the trauma seemed worse than his pain, and I think he seems to agree. There’s still some swelling in the tail, but it seems less with each day.
I saw a red camaro with white stripes at the dealer today, and I rather like it. But I’m still conflicted about white vs. black stripes. In my mind I see white, but the popular opinion seems to lean toward black. Tasha doesn’t get it. She thinks it’s dumb to get the car striped. But then I think throw pillows are dumb and completely unnecessary. I guess it’s a boy thing. If I have my way, and you know I will in the end, I’ll get the stripes, a brushed aluminum gas cap cover, the extra gauges on the console, and maybe the upgraded 19″ or 20″ rims (if I can find them used for cheap). It may not happen now, but I’ve got the car for five more years, plenty of time to play around with things.
I was looking at my checking account ledger, apparently I’ve renewed my Xbox Live account. Now if I just had someone to play with. Or rather someone to play the kind of games I like with. So many consoles, so few good games.
I spent some time yesterday consolidating six notepads of ideas into a single notebook. I gotta say, I’ve got some good ideas. Now I just need to get my ass in gear and do something with them. Writing seems like the logical choice of action, but it’s so damn hard to get myself motivated. But then, hasn’t that always been my biggest problem. Plenty of ambition, not enough drive. So once again I find myself needing to work on my discipline and hold myself to the grindstone; be it in my writing, my fitness, or my finances the struggle continues. Later.
Just got back from seeing Shut…
February 21st, 2010Just got back from seeing Shutter Island. Not bad, not great, but it is the kind of movie I really see no reason to watch on the big screen.
What If: For Women, By Men
February 20th, 2010So I’m looking at the mail today and I see that the new Self Magazine has arrived. And all I can say is, what the fuck. On the cover is a very attractive, 20-year old Hayden Panettiere. Is this what my 40-year old girlfriend is supposed to be trying to look like? Ridiculous. Beautiful girl, but really, this is why my lady does protest so at my desire to see her naked. The expectation that real women will look like this is just stupid. The cover is chock full of blurbs about weight loss, because with a little bit of work, you too can look like this gorgeous 20-year old who has her own personal trainer. Not. And I was unaware, but there is a new sex trend. Is it bedroom bliss or a bad idea? Whatever, it’s swinging, and they dedicate a nice, long article to it. But I’m betting I don’t get none of that action 
. I could go on, but I won’t, instead I’ll share these with you.
I found these mock ups of women’s magazines done from the perspective of what if these magazines were written and produced by men. I can’t take credit for anything but bringing them to your attention and I don’t rightly know whom to give credit to for their creation. The UPC says, coolmaterial.com, so maybe that’s who I should credit. Whatever, I find them amusing. Hopefully, you will as well.
The thing about having your own hobbies, that is so right on. I can’t count the number of ladies that I’ve been involved with or my friends have been involved with that don’t have any hobbies. It’s maddening, and not just because they assume that because they don’t ever get out and do anything on their own that their man shouldn’t either. Pick up a hobby and enjoy the things you like. Suggestions, sure, scrapbooking, beadwork, tantric yoga, motocross racing, small arms combat tactics, whatever, just pick something. It’ll be good for both of you not to spend every free moment together.
He didn’t friend you on facebook? That’s a bad sign, move along. Nobody likes a flat butt. Highlights don’t make sense, particularly when taken to the extreme end of having striped hair, it’s got to be a girl thing. And that last little thing in the bottom corner. The revealing study… It’s true.
Cleavage is great. I love cleavage. But if you’ve got the cleavage, that bra-less thing may be a bit tough to pull off. Victoria’s Secret is okay, sweet and sexy, but most of their stuff is a bit lame… ladies, why don’t we try something a bit hotter, something more akin to Fredrick’s of Hollywood.
If I never hear or see the word, va-jay-jay, again I will be oh, so happy. Later.
I'm In The Money
February 19th, 2010Michigan tax refund has arrived, it ain’t much, but it’s here and that means the Federal refund can’t be far behind. Only took 9-days, electronic filing and direct deposit are both good things.
And it’s payday. Gotta love that.
Rascal is doing better, still lots of swelling and he’s still sore despite the medicine. I think he’s actually more distressed about taking the medicine every 8-hours than he is about the tail. Funny thing is that after we give him the medicine he foams at the mouth for 5-minutes. I tried to get a picture, but he ran off and drooled under the bed.
Just Call Him Crooktail
February 18th, 2010Rascal, one of our two cats, broke his tail today while we were at work. I figure it happened one of two ways, either he didn’t make the jump up onto the kitchen countertop and landed on it, or the dog got a little too physical while they were playing (they do that, it’s quite amusing watching them chase each other around).
I came home, hopped on the computer and started checking email. The cat jumped up on the desk, as he always does, and sat right in front of the monitor. I picked him up to put him back on the floor and he howled like I was killing him. It was quite startling. As he was scampering away I noticed that his tail was down and not moving around nearly as much as usual. I tried to get a look at it, but every time my hands got close to the base of his tail, he’d twist away. I knew something was up. I watched him a bit more and the more I watched the more obvious it was that there was a problem. So when Tasha came home we bundled him into the cat carrier and took him to the veterinary clinic.
We were there for almost three hours. It cost almost $400. And much to my disappointment, the cat didn’t get a tail cast. Wouldn’t that have just been amusing as hell! Apparently, they can’t do much with a broken tail except x-ray it and give you some pain medicine that the animal will fight-like-hell to not take. Whatever the case, he broke the tail behind the hips and as such there are no other problems, just a funny crook in his tail from now on.
What we wouldn’t do for our animals. Later.
Happy Birthday Guys
February 12th, 2010Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on this same date… February 12, 1809… they were not twins. In fact, as near as I can tell, they had entirely different parents. They were, however, both Aquarius’s (is that right, cause it looks so wrong!). Also, they were born in completely separate countries, thousands of miles away from each other. Which would be quite a feat for any mother in the early 1800’s. Both men were Caucasian and both spoke fluent English… coincidence? I’m just saying.
Both men were ruled by the beautiful energies of the planets Uranus and Jupiter. Because of the combined energies of these two planets combined with the subharmonics of the Sun and Moon indicate both men were infused with practical and intuitive energies which nicely blended to make them interested in the greater welfare of Mankind as a whole. Their optimism shone and lifted up other people and the generosity was the true mark of their nature. While one was a president and the other a naturalist, it is said that they often swapped jobs on Friday’s just to “shake things up”.
Their relationships with others were harmonious but both were hiding inconsistencies in their natures. They were sensitive to criticism and sometimes took statement far too personally. But both were able to overcome that slight weakness in their nature to find their relationships with other people much more fulfilling.
Both men had lucky yellow ties, as one would expect, being as yellow is their lucky color.
Both men were a huge influence on Christina Ricci, also Caucasian, but claiming no lineage with these great men, who was also born on this date in 1980. And she said in an interview with Ryan Seacrest in 2007 that she dedicated her performance in Black Snake Moan to their memories.
There will be cake and ice cream at the Lincoln Memorial after the wreath laying ceremony. Enjoy the day.
Later.
A Long Time Gone
February 9th, 2010Thanksgiving was my last real post (the Christmas picture doesn’t count) and a lot has happened in the intervening time.
- Tasha and I drove to Florida and back, saw and spent some time with the parents and grandparents and didn’t have any drama until we were headed home.
- I decided to give Forza Motorsport 3 a chance on my Xbox 360 and I have found that it is very good
- We celebrated Christmas at Tasha’s Sisters
- My dad was diagnosed with small cell cancer
- The DROID died and was replaced with a refurbished unit despite being only 35-days old.
- We spent New Year’s Eve with Dawn and Mark
- Tasha’s contract at work went from short-term to long-term and then went to shit… I hate that place
- Tasha celebrated one of the big birthdays
- The laptop died, went to HP, and came back none the worse for wear… though I’m annoyed that 8-months in I should have to go through that.
- I won the Super Bowl in our 1st and Ten Franchise (Madden 10), and then Jay and Kevin dropped out because they hate the game.
- Watched Avatar, despite wanting to dislike it I both enjoyed and was impressed by it
- The bright red camaro got a speeding ticket, okay, I got the ticket, but I was driving the car
- We’ve started looking for a house to rent, rent-to-own, or land-contract (our lease is up end of April)
- Joel picked up a PS3 and my brother said he was going to, but I’ve not played a game with either of them
- Watched The Book of Eli and was less than impressed, the annoying church folk behind us didn’t help
- That rascally ground hog saw his shadow, thus heralding six more weeks of winter
- Watched Legion, left wishing there were more angels and less zombies, did not give me what I was looking for, I was not impressed.
- Denis made it to the Super Bowl in our 2nd and 10 Franchise (Madden 10), I didn’t even make the playoffs.
- The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 42 year history
- I’ve listened to a bunch of audio books and started keeping a list, just have to figure out what to do with that list. Right now I’m listening to and enjoying the Night Angel series by Brent Weeks.
- And tonight, I filed my taxes and got a refund even without claiming a child
So a lot has gone on and none of it has been shared with the blog, not sure how I feel about that. I find that I’m spending too much time on the computer after work and not doing anything. I need to get refocused and reinvigorated. So the first step is this one, writing a blog post. If I’m going to be on the computer I can at least be productive. My intention is to be far more regular with these posts and to focus them on some topics that are not my day-to-day grind. We’ll see what happens. Later.
Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2009
My new phone started acting up Wednesday and went into full out failure last night, so if you don’t hear from me know that I’m thinking of you and wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
A Thanksgiving Post
November 26th, 2009Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a Happy Thanksgiving. As Tasha and I are leaving for Florida tomorrow we opted out of the trip to the other side of the state to have dinner with her family. Instead we had an intimate little dinner at Applebee’s. I had chicken fajitas, she had margarita chicken, and we split a desert. Not exactly the Thanksgiving that mom used to make, but it was all good.
Karin and Jan are going to take care of the house and the animals. We thank them both and wish them good luck.
We’re packed. Audio books have been chosen. The hotel is reserved. The car is gassed. And the parents have been notified of our imminent arrival. I think we’re good to go. We’ve got no real plan, other than to be home next Saturday, but I think we’ll both be glad to get away from our day-to-day for a week. And as a plus I get to spend some time in my new car.
NaNoWriMo is a bust this year. I blame it on a lack of commitment. I haven’t given up on the story, despite what you’re not seeing on the word count bar, but this month just hasn’t been a good one for my writing.
Enjoy your holiday. And if you venture out to the stores tomorrow, I hope you find what you’re looking for.
