I'm too lazy to look right now. So I've begun a new writing project and a new blog for it, but I don't want to let this blog totally fall by the wayside as I had for the last year. So writing that has consumed me for now and I'm happy to be on that project.
This past weekend I decided I need to take a break from drinking as it's really fucking my shit up in a major way. Like I'm so fucked up it isn't even funny. I was supposed to meet my friends Scott and Ryan on Sunday and didn't do that. I really should have and it's not like I drnk on Sunday, I just forgot that in addition to getting my taxes done by Scott I was supposed to try out to be the leadsinger in their new band. Yeah, my life is like that now. Everything's weird. I'll write more later.
3/24/10
WTF pt. 1
So I'm back at blogging after a nearly year long unintentional hiatus. I'm trying to write another blog right now, so that has made me want to start this thing up again. Damn, I can't believe I've been on Blogger, in one capacity or another for 4 and a half years. That just seems crazy and I remember when I started Alienface back in 2005. It was only one post for a few months, maybe like 3 and then it started and I had fun killing time with it when I used to have my office job. Good memories, not that my life right now isn't OK too.
Damn, I have no idea where to start to wrap up all the things that have happened since the last time I wrote. Quick rundown: Got a new job at Pete's, got a girlfriend, got dumped, quit my restaurant job in favor of being a bartender, now generally happy and just trying to get back into writing. :) (ugggh Facebook habit)
I'm sure as time goes on with this blog and as I try to kick it's ass into gear again, I'll go into more detail about certain things that I may have left out or just kind of glossed over, but it's been such a crazy time that I don't know where to begin, so I'll just let things come about organically. If you're reading this I'd love to hear from you and how you found it/what you think.
Let me just bring you up to speed on where things are today, nearly the end of March 2010. I fucking still live with my Mom due to financial troubles on both our ends and her lack of wanting to get her situation right. I have also been lolligagging when it comes to my finances as I not only work at a bar, but also drink way, way, way too often and therefore spend all of my money, which is just terrible. I have it curbed pretty well for now, but for a while there, I was spending several hundred a month on a bar tab. So pathetic. This was happening mostly at the beginning of this year. It was totally the worst, I have never scraped by with bills or anything else so bad in my life. All because I would just go to the bar every night and blow $40 and try to forget my problems. It was terrible, but I've stopped that and am trying to rebuild my savings once again. I think the problem is that I have so few monthly bills that I forget I should be saving money like I used to.
Well, whatever, blogging will be a good distraction and a nice outlet.
Damn, I have no idea where to start to wrap up all the things that have happened since the last time I wrote. Quick rundown: Got a new job at Pete's, got a girlfriend, got dumped, quit my restaurant job in favor of being a bartender, now generally happy and just trying to get back into writing. :) (ugggh Facebook habit)
I'm sure as time goes on with this blog and as I try to kick it's ass into gear again, I'll go into more detail about certain things that I may have left out or just kind of glossed over, but it's been such a crazy time that I don't know where to begin, so I'll just let things come about organically. If you're reading this I'd love to hear from you and how you found it/what you think.
Let me just bring you up to speed on where things are today, nearly the end of March 2010. I fucking still live with my Mom due to financial troubles on both our ends and her lack of wanting to get her situation right. I have also been lolligagging when it comes to my finances as I not only work at a bar, but also drink way, way, way too often and therefore spend all of my money, which is just terrible. I have it curbed pretty well for now, but for a while there, I was spending several hundred a month on a bar tab. So pathetic. This was happening mostly at the beginning of this year. It was totally the worst, I have never scraped by with bills or anything else so bad in my life. All because I would just go to the bar every night and blow $40 and try to forget my problems. It was terrible, but I've stopped that and am trying to rebuild my savings once again. I think the problem is that I have so few monthly bills that I forget I should be saving money like I used to.
Well, whatever, blogging will be a good distraction and a nice outlet.
12/14/09
This blog is coming back
I can't believe it's been so long. It will return this week with new adventures!
5/4/09
Snoozy Monday
Uggghh. I have two days off and nothing to do. I want to head out of the house today and maybe just go to the bookstore or something. I haven't seen George in forever and I'd really like to see him if he's there.
The past two days here have been rainy and pretty dreary. I worked yesterday and that was cool. Then I went out to say Bon Voyage to a friend that is headed to Europe. I hope she has a great trip!
Last night I stayed up too late and was doing a little art on the computer. i have no cellphone right now. Again. I got it wet this time and it totally died. It turned on long enough for me to call one person and then died again. This is after I dried it out for a day. Oh well, the phone only cost $9 anyway.
This weekend was alright. I had fun at work on Friday and then went to a pretty decent party. Saturday I chilled at Pete's for way too long and am definitely going to avoid that today and tomorrow. I really need to start putting more money in the bank. Saving up is something I'm great at, but lately haven't really thought much about it.
The past two days here have been rainy and pretty dreary. I worked yesterday and that was cool. Then I went out to say Bon Voyage to a friend that is headed to Europe. I hope she has a great trip!
Last night I stayed up too late and was doing a little art on the computer. i have no cellphone right now. Again. I got it wet this time and it totally died. It turned on long enough for me to call one person and then died again. This is after I dried it out for a day. Oh well, the phone only cost $9 anyway.
This weekend was alright. I had fun at work on Friday and then went to a pretty decent party. Saturday I chilled at Pete's for way too long and am definitely going to avoid that today and tomorrow. I really need to start putting more money in the bank. Saving up is something I'm great at, but lately haven't really thought much about it.
4/29/09
Kiss of death
Never write that you're going to post more. I've gone almost a month without an update, but some stuff has gone on. I've been spending too much time at Pete's lately. Way too much time. It's not even that I'm really drinking that much I just go there to hang out with the crew really. Some cool kids there that I'm glad I've become friends with over the course of the last few months. Now is the time though where I'm realizing I need to knock it off.
This past weekend I went to VA to be a witness to the baptism of my new Goddaughter, which makes me a Godfather, which is cool. I got to ride in a helicopter and that was the thrill of a lifetime as well. The drive down there was five hours of sheer enjoyment. Just cranking tunes and speeding down the highway. I listened to Animal Collective, the new Dan Deacon album called 'Bromst', which I really like, and some metal. My friend got me into this band called All Shall Perish whose latest album 'Awaken The Dreamers' definitely made it easier to hit the gas and avoid the wackos on the DC beltway. I also listened to the last Vetiver album. I've had it forever, but never bothered to listen to it until this weekend. It's pretty good, but I haven't bothered to track down any other stuff by them.
I've been so tired since I got back though. When I came back Monday evening I didn't even stop home, I just went straight to Pete's. That was boring, so I went home only to find plumbers there and no running water. So I went back to Pete's and tried to text people to find something to do. I ended up going and hanging out with my friends in their backyard. They have a sweet pond back there where there are frogs and all sorts of stuff. They're having a party there on Friday, so that should definitely be fun.
Yesterday I worked, but made the worst money ever. Work was fun though and I worked with all cool people. I have a weird thing going on right now, but that's nothing new. I don't feel like writing about it here, but it's kind of consuming my mind. I've been spending too much time on Facebook, which is lame as fuck too. Blaaaaaaaaaah. I'll write more soon.
This past weekend I went to VA to be a witness to the baptism of my new Goddaughter, which makes me a Godfather, which is cool. I got to ride in a helicopter and that was the thrill of a lifetime as well. The drive down there was five hours of sheer enjoyment. Just cranking tunes and speeding down the highway. I listened to Animal Collective, the new Dan Deacon album called 'Bromst', which I really like, and some metal. My friend got me into this band called All Shall Perish whose latest album 'Awaken The Dreamers' definitely made it easier to hit the gas and avoid the wackos on the DC beltway. I also listened to the last Vetiver album. I've had it forever, but never bothered to listen to it until this weekend. It's pretty good, but I haven't bothered to track down any other stuff by them.
I've been so tired since I got back though. When I came back Monday evening I didn't even stop home, I just went straight to Pete's. That was boring, so I went home only to find plumbers there and no running water. So I went back to Pete's and tried to text people to find something to do. I ended up going and hanging out with my friends in their backyard. They have a sweet pond back there where there are frogs and all sorts of stuff. They're having a party there on Friday, so that should definitely be fun.
Yesterday I worked, but made the worst money ever. Work was fun though and I worked with all cool people. I have a weird thing going on right now, but that's nothing new. I don't feel like writing about it here, but it's kind of consuming my mind. I've been spending too much time on Facebook, which is lame as fuck too. Blaaaaaaaaaah. I'll write more soon.
A little lost...
Heard this on Uhh Yeah Dude (ep 163. see links) and was instantly in love with it. Got the album but have yet to really go through it. I'll update soon.
4/7/09
For knowledge and defense. Never for attack.
Today was a pretty good day! I got up early and took care of a bunch of stuff that I'd been putting off. My registration had expired on my car, so I went and got that renewed. Now I just need to get it inspected. I still have to get my taxes done, but that'll happen soon. I went to B&N looking for the book on Thom Yorke, but ended up buying Malcolm Gladwell's 'Blink' instead. Holy shit, I was in Borders yesterday for like 3 hours looking for Blink or The Hero With a Thousand Faces and couldn't find either one. I almost bought Eugene Mirman's 'The Will to Whatevs', but changed my mind at the last second.
When I was in the store this older customer comes up to this guy working there and is like "Yeah, in the '80s I read an autobiography of Lee Iacocca (Talking Straight, 1988), and I really liked it.... do you have any books like that?" How awesome is that? And the guy wasn't even like "Yeah, so, um..." He started off strong like he was going to have a question that any normal person would ask. Wait, maybe that is normal at a bookstore. Wackjobs! I've heard tale of B&N nuttiness. I don't know it just made me laugh at the time.
Anyway, so back to today... I rented Role Models, but haven't watched it yet. I wrote to my dad and that was alright. I'm trying to get back on the horse with writing lately. Since I got back from Austin I've just wanted to hang out and I worked a ton, so I haven't been online much at all. I'm actually two episodes behind on The Best Show and that's rare for me.
Right now, what I'm really psyched on is starting this skateboard venture at my buddy's art space/ restaurant/ coffee shop/ venue. I just need a little area in there to put ten decks on the wall. I'm looking into working with Eastern Skateboard Supply, since they seem to have a kickass selection. I figure I'll order 20 decks initially and see how it goes from there. I have to call them to see if there's a minimum number of decks I have to order and what pricing is.
If things go well I know we want to do a small independent company out of there and I'd be down for that too once we get to know the kids and what they're into. The place he's running is so diversified with everything he's doing out of one spot, that even if one of the area's bigger, more established shops opens up in the area, I don't think it'll hurt our skateboard business, because we're not a skateshop, we're just selling boards for the fuck of it. I think it'll definitely bring in more foot traffic and parents who bring the kids in and then go "Oh wow! This is actually a sweet little tapas place where I can get coffee, check out some art..... oh they have bands? It's BYOB?! I am so fucking going to make this place my chillzone!" I'm hoping those are the momshells (thanks, Jonathan and Seth) I'm told that the art sales have been going really well and the place is getting a ton of local press. It's a great place!
I'm trying to make my posts more frequent and just better overall, but tonight I keep searching for oldies collections. They're a a secret obsession of mine lately and tonight I almost got the Doo-Wop Box. If I didn't have 45 podcasts that I haven't listened to yet, I'd probably be listening to oldies right now. I'm kind of burned out on the music in my collection right now, but that's just because I've been listening to it and enjoying it so much. My one buddy at work got me into The Felice Brothers and I was listening to them a bit tonight. Their new album is good! I've got to give it some more time.
Right now I'm listening to and getting Timelife's Ultimate Oldies and it's pretty great. It's been in the last six months or so that whenever I can't think of what to listen to I just go into the radio feature in iTunes and find some oldies. Certain songs I've really begun to like, so that's why I'm hunting down collections. I had this awesome 15 cd box set I was getting a few weeks back but it was a pain in the ass getting all the discs so I kind of stopped. The good thing about that set was that it had the Monkees and I don't see them on this collection.
Here's a tip though, don't try to write while listening to spoken word podcasts. That's what I always do and my writing really comes out like hell as a result, I think. Some stuff is just typos, but there are usually whole chunks of things that get screwed up. Anyway, it's a mistake I make all the time because there aren't enough hours in the day. I guess it doesn't help that I listen to about 11 podcasts weekly. I gotta cut down on that shit.
What else? I tried to watch Larry Clark's Wassup Rockers the other night, but couldn't get into it. I did watch Gummo on Saturday morning though and that was alright.
These oldies are rockin!
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