Friday, February 27, 2009

Outside looking in

Thursday night and Friday


Last night was a blast. You should have went. Hopefully the next one is as successful and entertaining. I'll be able to get to know people better if the same people keep going. We played human bingo where we had to socialize and mingle with people to see if they fit what was on our card. We had to ask questions and if they fit the question then they signed their name. I signed a lot of bingo cards, but didn't really ask anyone to sign mine.

Met some interesting people though, def want to do it again.

We were called the fun table. Mostly because we were all crammed in and already knew each other.

Dressed to impress. Dressed to the nines. Is that a saying?

So, this is kind of how the night went. We got there paid our ten dollars and got a name tag and a survey to fill out. Once we filled out the survey we were directed to the bar and given two tickets in exchange for the survey. There were lots of good appetizers laid out on these tables. There were two different types of locally made beer and that was a wheate one and an ale one. I tried both. Both were really good. My sister then gave me her second ticket to use so I turned that in for my third beer. Then I tried to buy another one, but they told me my money was no good there. So, basically after the ten dollars everything was free, they just wanted to make sure people turned in the survey and they didn't want every one taking advantage of the free beer. Well I pretty much did, I offered to pay though. I went back for my 5th and 6th beer. Saweet. Jared spilled 3/4ths of my first one all over the table so I was due at least one free beer I think.

I talked to the owner of Giovannas, the place where this thing was held at for like a half an hour. He is a really nice guy. Knows what he's doing. Everything just seemed to fall into place for him. I know a lot of hard work was involved though. Jared and I might eventually do one of his cooking classes. The sushi one. Can't wait. Def have to go back and eat there though, hopefully with a date because it is a really nice restaurant with fine cuisine and ambiance. Any takers? On me of course.

Praying for another easy albeit boring day tomorrow.

Cavs game was horrible. Big Ben broke his leg. Lebron failed to get an assist for the first time in his career.

Should I get wings tonight or go bowling. Or both? Ended up doing none of those. Went to bed early. However, I did go to a fundraiser thingy in Harpersfield. It was really good for 8 dollars I got some delicious shrimp and two pieces of chicken, a roll, apple sauce, jello with whip cream and some tea. I was still hungry but it was good. Then I went to Grand River Cellars, the people who gave the free beer and wine at the Young Professionals. Thing to support them. See I got their back. I wanted to try their other beer, but didn't really get a chance to. My sister just got one of their wines. I will go back though. Doing that was really good advertisement for them. Then I went home relaxed for a little bit and went to bed early.



My favorite player was traded from the Browns. Kellen Winslow.
What is making me still be a Browns fan after all these years and all these heartbreaks. What is it about them that I actually like anyways? I have no idea. They haven't been a well-run team in my entire life. I don't know anything about the Kardiac Kids, I mean as far as watching them play, of course I can rattle off second hand knowledge stuff, but that era ended in 1984 and if you minus a few days I was born in 83, December 29th 1982. So, yea I wasn't around for the Kardiac kids or even about Bernie Kosar who I love, but was too young to really watch him play in the beginning. He was qb from like 85-96, so yea I was getting into football at this time, but it wasn't until the tail end of that time, that I really understand the game and knew anything about the players. You can say your a fan of something at ten years old but what do you really know at that point? You just know who your family follows. You don't know why. Why is anyone a Browns fan? They remember the glory days that's why. Early on when we were really dominate and then the Jim Brown Era. What have you done for me lately? Is what I'm asking.

So, then they moved the team and that really sucked. I was so excited when they came back, but for what? They have been dismal, they are pathetic, they have absolutely no leadership or direction at any level of the team, from the owner, president, gm, coach, players. I just don't know why I'm still a fan.

Jim Brown is the best running back ever, props to Walter Payton.
I learned that Jim Brown was possibly the best Lacrosse player as well.

Okay sorry about that rant, not even sure how it got started.

Quote of the day: "Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen."
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Another one to catch up on

This blog is about Wednesday night and Thursday morning-mid afternoon


For some reason the song I'm Already There sent chills throughout my body this morning. That happens to me sometimes.

Last night was some exhausting, long traveling, errand running experience. Worked all day then met up with my friend in Austinburg. We went through Cleveland to Rocky River, then to Lorain, and then to Elyria to eat.

In Rocky River we went to performance bicycle to look at road bikes. My friend and I really want to get one to use this summer and basically it's free entertainment for the rest of our lives after the initial investment.

In Lorain my friend Jared looked at some Cross Country Ski's off of some dude from Craigslist. They were a really good deal so he got the pair for himself and one for his girlfriend. I wish there was another pair. I would have bought it for sure, because again it's free entertainment. Although, in this case exercise, all you did our paths or fields.

Saw an attractive girl at the bike shop. I think the fact she was into road bikes added to her hotness. Sandy I should have asked for your number. Oh well.

Thai House was a sweet quaint little restaurant. A big thank-you to the waitress for picking out my excellent selection it was delis. Spicy Basil Chicken, mixed with vegetables and rice.

I heard on the radio that the average person (I'm sure there was a percentage but I forgot it) is tardy to work once a week or something and I guess 12% of people admitted to it being twice a week. I'm at zero. So someone is really bringing my average up. Also heard on the radio that 3/4 of the population eats pasta once a week and something like 20% eat it twice a week. I love pasta. I would eat it everyday.

Thank you for a semi warm day.

Hop to the top is a sweet game on gamesloth.com. My game high is 59 so far on 60 seconds. Beat it or eat it.

I really want to try a lot of different non mainstream eating places. Ethiopian, Tibet, Indian, Mediterranean. I wonder how may of these places can be found, done correctly, and successfully in Cleveland. Even Sushi Rock I still need to check out. Expensive places but worth it at least one time. Thai food is cheap per plate at least. The only problem with all of this is I don't have anyone to go with and share the experience . I would much rather it be a group thing.

I'm too American and yes in this instance, I think that is a bad thing.

I ate breakfast for the first time in a long time. I guess it sets your metabolism for the entire day. Plus it probably gives you some energy to perform your daily functions. Maybe I did it in preparation for pancake breakfast this Sunday!!!!

I hate that green out fit that you wear, but never wanted to tell you.

Have you missed our daily talks at all?

I have to remind myself to bring in Dr. Seuss books, especially green eggs and ham next week, because it is his birthday and we are talking about foods and cooking.

No way that lady has a disability, yet she's driving with a handicap thing in her car.

You pick out a car yet? (I learned about this already, but I'm still typing it.)

I can't believe Astro's and Braves are playing a spring training game in February on T.V. already that is crazy. I wanted to stay and watch it on my break, but I had to go back to work.

This Joe Torre commercial is hilarious.


Funny excuse for being late that I heard talked about on the radio.

I walked out the door into a spider web and I couldn't find the spider, so I had to go back in and shower again.

My left turn signal broke so I had to make all right turns to get to work.

Husband thought it would be funny to hide my car keys before work.

This would be day two of no pop. Going strong. Even though instinctively I almost jumped up to go get a pop a dozen times.

Quote of the day: "I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts."
Mark Twain

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

For once I'm a busy guy

So, yeah I have been extremely busy lately and haven' t blogged the last few days. Don't worry though I wrote down what I wanted to talk about and I'm just going to revert this back to the day it was suppose to be on.

Wednesday morning

I saw a dead skunk in the road today. Man did it smell I thought that was the end of the story. However, about a hundred yards later I saw another skunk. Which was frantically scurrying about. I assume looking for it's dead lover. So that was quite sad.

I love the system we have of alerting other drivers if a cop is coming up or behind them by flashing their lights at oncoming traffic. I try to do it whenever possible. Someone did it to me this morning, I wasn't speeding though.

I'm giving up pop for lent. What are you giving up?

I feel like I'm going to throw up for some reason. I hope I don't have that stomach virus that was going around at work again.

The brain lady didn't show up at the Health and Total Wellness or whatever it is called place Tuesday night. Some people call it the "hippie place." I find that to be funny. I was interested in hearing what she had to say though. I seriously want to empower myself. I want to live a better, healthier lifestyle. I won't give up casual drinking though. Maybe next time, she will be there.

Went to Los Compadres afterward for Fat Tuesday had some Mexican beer Dos Equis I think they are called. They are really good and I watched the Cavs game and ate nachos. So, instead of learning about natural health and our brain we sat around and caught up.

Someone dared me to write Byron was here! On the huge dry erase boards, so of course I did. One person aid what are you in high school while another person only gave us credit for being in elementary school. I can't help it someone double dogged dared me to do it.

I really wanted wings, but I wasn't driving and it was on the other side of town. I can't go Thursday either because of that young Professionals thing.

Any interest in going?

Nothing else really went on as far as Fat Tuesday is concerned. This is a much bigger even in larger cities.

Quote of the day: "The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."
Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC)

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

running out of time

I love the sweet smell of a black N mild. I swear I came to a stop today and one of the cars near me had to be smoking one. I can be walking around Cleveland and smell it two blocks away. Don't know why I love them so much. I wonder if they make black N mild candles. I would buy a box of those in a heartbeat. Wonder if I can make them. FYI, I don't smoke them, I just love the smell.
On that note, I'm so glad bars got rid of smoking even though some of them let patrons get away with it still. Some even have a secret password to get in because they are addicted to smoking so much. The atmosphere is so much better without it though. I love seeing people smoking in the cold.

I need to eat more fruit. I love apples, but for some odd reason I'm never in the mood for one until I bite into one. So, basically I don't know how much I love them until I eat one but I never feel like eating one. Sometimes I force myself to eat one and I'm like damn why did I wait so long to have one.

I love big cherries from Middlefield. Whenever we get peaches my sister always eats them when they are still super hard. So, I never get any. Bananas go bad too soon, so you can only buy a few at a time. You have to keep going back and remember to get them. Oranges are really good too, but I hate getting sticky sometimes.

Took ten minutes for me to get a comfortable temperature level in my car and another 30 seconds until it was scorching hot. However, I just sucked it up and kept it super hot because I was so cold for so long before.

I turned the key in my car off and my mind turned off, just like I talked about. I totally forgot what it was I was thinking about. I hope it comes back to me. I doubt it though.

There are like eight basketballs in the gym and only one of them is pumped up decently. Therefore, I've been meaning to bring in a pump. Not quite sure if I still have one.

Now we have a Dear Abby at work.

Tied my shoes 4 times today.

There has to be a better way to get rid of wasted cereal and milk then to just flush it down the toilet.

Going to some heath alternative thing at the health department in Ashtabula. Like 30th street or something, not sure. I will write about it tomorrow I guess. Starts at seven if anyone wants to go.

Thursday night at 6 p.m. is the first meeting for the Young Professionals of Ashtabula County at the new restaurant in the Harbor, called Giovani's. The cost for the meeting is $10, and that is suppose to include appetizers and "locally produced beer." If your interested in joining or just want to see what it is about you should go. I don't know anything more about it, but I want to go find out and try beer. Your invited!!!!!!!!! Hope to see you there and M.C.

I try not to listen, but then I don't know what's going on. It's a blessing and a curse.

Have you ever played the game Kitten Cannon? If not you should try it on addictinggames.com or gamesloth.com. It's pretty gruesome but it's fun and more so if you hate cats.

Quote of the day: "Creativity is a drug I cannot live without." Cecil B. DeMille

Monday, February 23, 2009

It just kept going and going

I almost ran over Chip, or Dale or Theodore this morning.

DWest was as good as ever last night. So, much for him losing his rhythm due to that nasty injury. Welcome back, Delonte.

  • I am a catalyst for excitement.

My goal for like the previous 5 years has been to take a girl to at least one pancake breakfast in March. I am currently 0 for 5 in those years. The same goal is in effect this year. Wish me luck.

All my life I've had problems with my shoelaces They come untied about 5 times as many times as anyone elses. I even double knot them sometimes. Tomorrow, I need to keep a running tally of how many times I tie them. Watch it be zero.

  • So, that totally back fired on me.

  • Lost a friend who never really was.

Took a shower at the Y today. Significance of this you ask? All I did prior to this was watch sports center.

Difference between what I write on here and what it is I'm writing about is that no one has to read this if they don't want to. Where as I can't just turn my listening ears on and off. I guess I can pretend too, but it's not like I can wear ear plugs to work or around people I don't want to listen to at that moment or shut my ears up with my fingers or walk away.

Why is it rude to wear a hat inside? I never understood that, people wear hats in domes. Did cowboys take their hats off in saloons? I can maybe picture a few on the counter, but most of them are wearing them. I don't like being told what I can or can't do when it doesn't effect anything in the big scheme of things.

I wish I could wear my hat whenever I felt like it. I could in college that was sweet.

One time I had this bruise, I was embarrassed about, right between my eyebrows so I just wore a knit hat for a month that covered it even though it was like 80 degree weather the entire time. I can't believe I just wrote about that.


I wonder if you can wear hats in high school yet? Cell phones have drastically changed high school I bet. Texting in class instead of passing notes. It really is remarkable how far we've come and all that has changed.

Instead of having a three foot cord and having to talk in the kitchen in front of your family. Now you can go to your room or even outside. Driving in your car for crying out loud. Sounds stupid to talk about, but oh the things we take for granted.

At least I was young enough to get to wear light up shoes and even the pump up shoes. Man were those sweet. I would pump them all day, feel like I was on top of the world. Little basketball shaped thing.

Now they have shirts that light up, pants, bracelets, hats, hair things, pretty much anything you can think of they have a light up for nowadays.
I wonder if this makes children more or less interested in lightning bugs.

If a kid is crying because they are sad all you have to do is find something that fascinates them, interests them, makes them curious, puzzled, baffled by and they will calm down. I know that if this one girl cries all I have to do is give her a pen to hold and shes happy. My eye glass case will distract them for hours during nap time.

I use to seriously love The Little Mermaid sound track. My sister use to have it on cassette and say 6 or so years ago I drove around with it in my car. It seriously had some good tunes on it, man. Okay I'm a big dork, but I'm not gay. Anyways, now I hear it everyday from the baby room and I'm slowly starting to hate it.

I seriously need to stop cracking my knuckles or I'm going to have super bad arthritis in ten years if not sooner.

I really wanted to watch the end of the Nascar race and the Cavs game last night and switch back and forth between them, but I couldn't watch either because on one T.V. they were watching the award show, Oscars I think or whichever one it is and on the other T.V. they were taping Oliver Twist of all things. So yea, I was totally screwed over.

I don't think it's good for habit forming reasons to let a child lay on you during nap time, but that's what someone at work did.

At 2:20 Pm I told myself I was hungry. Maybe I'll treat myself to something special after work, I thought to myself. Is there anywhere good to go to on Mondays? Anywhere have a good special? I've been in search of somewhere for a long time now. I ended up getting curly fries again.

Quotes of the day: (Yes I felt like having two, so back off, haha, they are the same topic at least)

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." Erica Jong

"In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend."
Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Happy?

My friend and I were trying to figure out who the best white guy was in the NBA, and I came up with David Lee. David Lee you say? Exactly. He is pretty good though and the best we got.

Another lazy Sunday of watching sports, some hockey, a tiny bit of Nascar, basketball, and catching up on my T.V. shows. Recharging the batteries for sure. I think I need a new bed because my back is killing me and I don't do anything really, so there is no reason for it to hurt.

I wonder what she is going to do without the rocking char on Monday? It's her signature move to put toddlers to sleep and now they are sleeping in a different room.

Wish I could teleport myself.

Sometimes people just need a change of scenery, a change of pace.

My mind is slow to react, it takes me time to digest things.

What I've realized in life, is the simple fact (in my humble opinion) that it's easy to make fun of people, it really is. It's not making fun of people that is the hard part. I try not to make fun of anyone. Sometimes I do, I guess without meaning to, because people annoy me so much, I just pick out what bothers me and usually I keep it to myself, but since I have this blog I put it on here. I don't necessarily think that's making fun of them though. Do you think I do? I mean the situation I write about in my blog is that hurting people?

Honestly, people can say some pretty mean things and I'm always wondering what they say about me. But who cares right? At least I shouldn't.

Am I having a lasting impact?

Major spending. Don't know what to get. Laptop, road bike, car. I guess I should factor in what is a need and what is a want. Sadly.

Bowled my worst games ever Saturday night, good thing you weren't there to witness that. Lebron had 55 points, he was shooting it from every where on the court, way behind the three point arc. Hit 8, threes. Impressive. There's absolutely never any girls at the bowling alley, but at least it's cheap entertainment.

I changed my radio station lately. I just need a new variety once in awhile. I was hearing the same songs over and over. So, if I listen to a new station for a month then I can go back to the other one. I've been feeling froggy lately.

Went to three Amish Salvage stores this weekend. Bought a lot of stuff. I got a hat just for St. Patty's day. A Miller hat. Some Paul Newman Spaghetti Sauce. Man I worship that guy. Some sleeping pills. Simply Sleep. Some fruit flavored tea. Yeah!!! Can vegetables which I used in my chili. Ken's Light Accent Sprays. Some other stuff I forget right now.

I hate shows that just stop airing without ever finishing the plot behind them. The sole purpose you watched them in the first place was to find out what happened. I hate reality T.V. shows but at least they got that part nailed.

Wind chimes did not work at all for me. Was up all freaking night. Maybe it was due to the fact that I took like a 3 hour nap in the middle of the afternoon, but still.


Pens got romped sadly

You drove by my house all weekend and didn't stop. How freaking sad.

Quote of the day: "You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
Jack London

Friday, February 20, 2009

Headache

I hate driving with two hands on the steering wheel. One hand means I'm relaxed jammin' to the radio, two hands mean I'm stressed. I have a tendency to grip the steering wheel too hard, without knowing it, leading to headaches.

Friday mornings, I am always much more chipper.

Reverse Raffle is April 4th you and your beau should go.

Shoes get ruined more in Ohio due to the elements and the extra wear and tear they put on them. Especially the front of them.

I need new shoelaces for my K-Swiss. Although, if you need new shoelaces, it most likely means you need new shoes. Unless one just happens to break for no reason.

Anyone doing or watching the Polar Bear Plunge this weekend? I need to do that one year. I bet it would be exciting. Help out the Special Olympics.

You shouldn't hate gays. If I were gay we could be friends for sure, besides the fact that you would hate me for it.

My facial hair is almost longer than the hair on my head.

I hate when people tell me how they didn't get any sleep last night. When I am the King of not getting any sleep. I've operated on no sleep for half the days of my adult life. If you come in once in awhile claiming you didn't get enough sleep that would be cool. However, saying it twice a week is a little much. If it's more than that stop complaining about it already and do something about it. By the way your no sleep is a full sleep to me.

So, much of my life is wasted at work, there has to be another way. I feel so unproductive there like there's so much more I can accomplish and obtain.

I have a severe headache. Have had it all day.

Wish my homedic thing had an ocean sound like waves. Even though summer nights is working good for me. I could just buy a soothing cd and put it on repeat like they do in the infant and toddler rooms. Wonder what it would be like to live the beach or right by water in general.

A witch with a B.

I might go bowling tonight and watch the Cavs game of course. I hope it doesn't snow anymore. I wish someone could go, even if it meant someone else would come along. The awkwardness would be sure to subside after a little while.

When I get my own place I want a garage for sure.

I'm always afraid to do a one paper double sided copy at work, usually I only need the normal copy where it's one side, but this time I needed to copy both sides, and I was brave and did it myself, I did everything right and the copier paper miss fed. Ugh!!!!

I heart sun chips. Any flavor really.
Vanilla wafers make me think of growing up.

I can't compete with history.

I try too hard, so I'm not going to try at all.
If you bring me over an application. I will turn it in.

The thing that sucks about naps is that it makes it even harder for me to sleep later and I end up getting even less sleep.

Does anyone else ever wake up in a sweat. I do once in awhile and sometimes with a little drool. I love when this happens, because I know those times were an amazing sleep. Doesn't happen enough.

I know I'm lame, but I miss playing baseball. I had a pretty sweet swing. So, did this guy. Glad to see he made it back from drugs and all that stuff. This is like porn to me, sorry to bore you with it.




"In my defense you get depressed easily."


Quote of the day: "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
George Washington

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Tired and feeling sloppy, sorry

Nothing much went on today.

FOR YOU!!!

Sometimes I wonder what some of these parents let their children do at home.

I thought my bad luck was continuing at the training yesterday I got this box with important cards in it, like three sets of this test to give to preschoolers and the scripts on how to give the test and a timer. It was all free. I was getting ready to leave, had my coat on, my bag over my shoulder, and the box consisting all those items in my hands. A kid asked me to help him with something, they all say my name like a thousand times, so I must have put the box down. Anyways, I got into my car and drove away. Like five minutes later I look down for the box and it's not there. I'm thinking oh my God did I leave it on top of the car? So, the entire time I thought it fell off my car when I'm driving. Because, I'm not one to forget things, but I just set it down. I was paranoid about it all night though, I txted someone at work to see if it was there. I was racking my brain until they told me it was still there. I know I was having a bad few days, but no way I could be that dumb to leave it on top of my car. Whew!!

I hate people who have to be told exactly everything they are suppose to do. They have no common sense. Do some things on your own, for goodness sake. It's not hard, but I guess even then they would make the wrong choice somehow.

I am a team player. Are you?

What's going to happen at the trade deadline? Are the Cavs going to make a move? Nope they just sat there and did nothing. Bummer.

I'm beat.

Old guys either wear no cologne or a lot of cologne. It wasn't a bad smell this time like yesterday. This is different, I wonder if my cologne is that powerful and I just can't tell on myself.

One more day then pay day and the weekend. What should I buy myself? I deserve something.

Why is it, I talk better to older people than people my own age and I can talk easier to people I don't like then people I do like? Seriously, I can't talk to people around my own age at all, it's horrible.

I wanted to go to the Business Expo in Geneva from 5- 7:30, but my mom and sister wouldn't wait for me. Food Samples and free stuff.

More snow yuck!!!

Drinking tea at work was a good idea, except I brought random decaffeinated tea. I am a wuss but I can't drink the normal hotness of tea like other people can. I have to let it cool off for like five minutes. I made it just the right temperature this time though. I just feel cooler when I'm drinking tea and everyone else is drinking pop. I know I'm lame but sophistication is my game. i feel with the times even though it's an age old tradition.

I wish I had your number so I could have txted you to drive safe.

I still need slippers and I want shower shoes too. I'm an old man. Small comforts make all the world though.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

What really jogs my mind

DWest is one tough cookie. He's suppose to come back already. Yeah boy! I feel bad for Wally. He's having a great year and he pretty much has to be traded from a contender to a team out of the playoff hunt. It's a business though. I guess. Not much team loyalty or player loyalty anymore.

I wish you would come over to hang out after your meeting tomorrow. It's so close!!!!

I had to dry myself off with a towel yesterday at the Y, because someone thinks it's funny to take the towel out of my car without replacing it or letting me know.

I lost a very special coin to me at the Y without even knowing it, but luckily it was placed on a table where I usually sit. You might be saying how special can it be if you lost it and you didn't even know? Well I didn't know I was carrying, for one. It was in my car and I must have grabbed it and put it in my pocket at the last second, before going into the Y. Then when I was leaning back in this really comfy chair it must have fell out of my pocket. So, thanks to whoever you are. It means a lot. Weird that it's the same day I forgot my cell phone. Glad nothing else bad happened or did it and I still don't know?

I hate listening to the same story twice. Tell everyone who walks in the same story, so that by 9:00 I've heard the same story ten times. I try to come up with different things to say to people so I'm not repeating myself. Or at least have the decency to not talk where the entire room of people can hear me.

I'm tired of doing everything when everyone else is busy talking and chit-chatting.

I hate when you are totally joking and the person you're talking to knows it and they respond with a serious remark, like saying you were wrong and that this is the right way to do something and it's like calm down I know this too, you could have just went along with me. Amuse me.

I wish I could leave you sticky notes of all the things I would like to say to you. Or get a girlfriend where I can hide them places. Like on the mirror when she wakes up, or next to her pillow stuff like that.


Dream Fast Food Meal under three dollars: Jr Cheeseburger Deluxe, small chili, small fry, and a water.


I am a people watcher.

Smart Choice Award of the Day: I go get lunch and sit next to a woman with five kids under the age of five, what a break from my job that was.

Then if that wasn't enough I sat across from a weird looking woman who talked to herself the entire time. Then get this, I was walking out and I seen her sitting on a bench and she was holding a stuffed animal like it was a real baby, patting it's head and cooing it and everything. It was freaky!!!

I want to own my own business, delegate everything to responsible, hand-picked people and just s how up when I want to make sure things are running smoothly. That would be awesome.

I wish the list made a difference.

No one reads this. I might just quit. I didn't think I'd last this long anyways, at least not this consistently. Putting my thoughts, ideas, and randomness out there for the world. I enjoy it, but what's the point if I don't have an audience?

It must be cool to have a job where you can go home on your break. Even in college I'd have to stay three hours, just wto wait for my next class. That really sucked, I wish I was able to drive home but there was no point. Some days I got to play basketball at least though. I was in 6 semesters of volleyball and went to every class (more than the real people in it) yet never got any actually credit for it. That was awesome. One semester, I only showed up to my math class to take the quiz's and tests. That's a big deal to me, because I never missed any other classes in my life.

I can't stand people who smell or are wearing over powering perfume that at any amount still wouldn't smell good.

I hate when people are late especially to a meeting or if they are disorganized, especially the people who are putting on the damn meeting/training.

I always think I'm retarded until I go to a training and in a room full of people and even though I'm nervous and scared I still know what I'm suppose to do and 75% of the rest of the room are clueless. Man does that make me feel good.

God I hate this. I hate sitting here. Someone shoot me. A room full of 13 women I have nothing in common with. That's how I felt earlier today.

I hate professional acting people who just turn it on and off. This is a tricky one because like I'm not referring to people who like work really hard and wear a suit and tie and then go out and party it up. That is cool, that is normal, I envy that. It's hard to explain what I mean, so I'll just end it with that. I'll give it one more crack. There's professional people who do it because it's a job, it's what they like to do, then there are some that are just completely fake. I don't know. I still don't think I hit on what I really mean.

I feel cheated.

I'm here for the kids. I have to keep telling myself that.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

What do we got here?

I don't get life, I don't get people.
I don't understand what I have to do.

Why do the first 10 hours of my day go by so slow and the next 5 hours go by so fast leading to the sleeping hours which go by so slow when I don't want them to and so fast when I want them to go slow?

I don't get enough hugs. I need more hugs in my life.

I want everyone to know, I'm not talking about anyone who would happen to read this blog, or about any of your mothers. I'm going to write it down and throw it in my back pocket. I know people are going to get pissed at me for it, but have you ever noticed that after pregnant women have their baby they try to dress all sexy again a little too soon?

A big part of me totally understands the reasoning behind it. I used the wrong words there. Let me try again. I'm not even saying they can't pull it off what I really mean is they dress more extravagant then they ever did before. Just cause they can I guess.

Does anyone understand what I'm trying to say here? I'm not referring to them wearing mid rift shirts with bellies. Say they lost all the weight and totally back to normal.

What I mean is like if you didn't even know they were pregnant in the first place and they are out there wearing a prom dress to the grocery store.

I understand they want to be themselves again, wear their own clothes again, be sexy again, (I'm not saying they weren't before or weren't while pregnant) but some people I've noticed are going a little over board.

I never thought I could phrase this right, but I gave it my best shot. I guess a good comparison is since I've never worn speedo's before and say I become a body builder or what not and have an amazing body and I decide to show it off and wear a speedo to the beach. I wouldn't do that, I would wear my same old swimming trunks. Or would I?

Hold no punches.

I possess zero of the top ten turn offs according to women, that I heard on the radio station this morning. I don't remember all of them, but the top one was when guys thinking they are hotter than they really are when they are drunk. I don't know about most guys, but I don't think I'm hotter when I'm drunk, I just think certain girls are hotter when I'm drunk.

Some of the other ones were pit stains, arrogance, not helping with house work, not dressing up to go out, not being a gentleman like not opening doors and stuff like that, not matching when it comes to dressing, guys that wear whitie tighties. That's eight out of the ten I remembered.
Yet the sad thing is, I still can't get a girl to like me. Maybe this is just a hit or miss list, I bet on a different one I would be checking yes for everything.

The less I talk to you the better my day goes.
The more I talk to you the better my day goes.
Surprisingly, these are two different people. Go figure.

I miss raddle. I don't know where he is. I think someone stole him from me. Please come back, I'll give you a bath. Okay, I'll throw you into the washer very carefully. Actually, if I do get you back, I don't know if I'm willing to take that risk of possibly ruining you.

Again I go unnoticed.

Never give up, you might just be doing something wrong.

My god, can that shirt be any tighter? What are you trying to do to me?

Saw some handcuffs today, oh the things that I would do.

Quote of the day: "If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it." Brendan Francis

Monday, February 16, 2009

18 & Life





I'm going on record and saying that Kyle Busch is my official favorite driver and I'm going to give this Nascar thing a chance. Not like I have a gf to spend time with on Sundays.

#18



Not grumpy

So, confused. I don't understand how something that feels so right and perfect could be wrong and impossible due to certain circumstances.

"If only I could stay asleep, at least I could pretend you're thinkin' of me
'cause nighttime is the one time I am happy, you see in my dreams

Chorus:
We climb and climb and at the top we fly
Let the world go on below us, we are lost in time
And I don't know really what it means
All I know is that you love me, in my dreams" Reo Speedwagon In My Dreams




The best part of having my head shaved is not having to worry about messing it up. Especially in the morning when it's wet and I want to throw on a hat.

Back in the day you could always see me in a ball cap now I never where one unless it's a knit hat or possibly to complement my hoodie. I might start sporting one again, I got this sweet Indians one. It still needs broken in some, but it's the exact same one they wear on the field. I love it, people come up to me and ask me for autograph.

I forgot my cell phone today. Not like anyone contacts me while I'm at work, but the alarm clock comes in handy when I want to talk a nap in my car. Occasionally throughout the day I thought it was vibrating in my pocket.

Can you be friends with someone you never hang out with?

When should an adult man stop buying Jordan's? Never is an option. I just thought they were for 16 year olds. I want to out grow labels. I think that's self explanatory. No it doesn't mean I want to out grow my clothes. Although who needs them? Born and raised without them. Joking.

This morning I thought my arm would be really sore from the weird throwing motion of a Lacrosse stick, but it wasn't that bad. However, later on in the day I started to feel the effects. Do chicks dig Lax players? I can shoot the rubber around pretty good. I kind of want to buy my own stick, but don't know how much I would use it. Then I have to buy pads and gloves. I might be able to get all of that for around 100 dollars. Oh and a helmet, but now that I think of it, I'm not on a team or in a league all I really need to play is a stick and gloves. I don't know. I mean if I'm playing in a real game people could beat me up if I don't have the proper equipment. Especially, gloves, they can whack at your hands with the stick and it really hurts. I know because my friend hit me on accident a few times.

I surprisingly didn't have cell phone withdrawal today. I am proud of myself. I'm just afraid my mom went through all my messages and pictures. She would totally do something like that.

How do people watch Nascar? I've never been into it. It was on at my friends house though. 300,000 dollars went to the last place finishers. That's a lot of money. I got a really sweet #48 Jimmie Johnson hat. I figure I might as well support one winner, since all of my teams lose every year.

I almost went skiing this weekend, it would have been one of the goals I wanted to accomplish this year. I just didn't want to be the third wheel along with my friend and his girlfriend on Valentines day. I know it would have been awesome though, oh well, sometime soon I hope.

The East got dominated by the West last night in the All-Star Game.

Mondays come too soon. I hope everyone enjoys their Presidents day though.

Kids turn into Zombies whenever they see cupcakes. They will follow anyone around who has them.

Girls keep saying other guys are hot around me like I'm gay or something and it's okay for them to talk like this around me. I have feelings, you know. Alright, that just sounded like a gay statement. But obviously that kind of talk means they aren't interested in me.

Got drunk for Valentines day to try and forget that I'm as single and lonely as the number one. I drank like 6, 23oz drafts and I had 4 or 5 bottles of Landshark before that. So, needless to say I was feeling good. I went down to BW's in the Aurora/Bainbridge area. It wasn't as packed as I thought it would be. About the usual crowd. Not many girls. Watched the three point contest and the dunk competition there. I sent in text votes for Nate Robinson. Here is one of his sweet dunks. Notice Dwight Howard the fan favorite and last years winner is known and dressed up as Superman. Little Nate who is only 5'9" by the way is dressed up in green Knicks uniform, green arm sleeve, green ball, green shoes and socks all representing kryptonite baby. FYI: Dwight Howard is 6'11" and yes Krypto Nate jumped over him.



After the night at the bar we went out of our away to get Arcade pizza in the Cleveland area. It is greasy, and so bad for you but yummy. I'd def, for sure eat it again. By the way, we had to stop twice so I could pee. Kind of embarrassing. Next day I got Subway, and let me tell you I'm so glad it's five dollars for any foot long again.

Okay this is just a song I made up on the fly as I stepped out of the shower
There's a lot of truth behind it but no song I ever write is 100% accurate as far as real life is concerned. It's just a song so don't get too carried away. I recorded it, but don't know how to get it on here. I wanted everyone to listen to it.

You put me in a positive perspective, frame of mind if you will
Oh me ,oh my if only looks could kill, 'Cuz girl you beat any pill
You got me in good mood, when I'm usually rude
Canceling kicking it with my best dude
Just a few of the things you do to me, baby
Ever since I started calling you my lady
My confidence has sky rocket-ed
Like I got my doctorate in knocking it

About to meet up with you in an hour
Feeling good as I step out of the shower
Dry myself off, quick turn and cough
Making sure the junk is ready for action
You know the shows main attraction
Got my robe on
'Bout to get my groove on
Dancing to a slow song
Turn the lights down,
Light a candle,
You know I'm too hard to handle

Baby let me know if you agree
The best things in life are often free
And you know my lovin' it don't cost a thing
Pick up the phone and just give me a ring
Now I might swing and strike out
But not trying only brings doubt
You won't be disappointed, I can guarantee
So pull down your panties and sleep with me

I honestly thought I was addicted to facebook but when I read the article on the ten signs that you might be I realized compared to that I wasn't addicted at all.

We have another stupid Book Club Book. Tell you the title some other time.

I liked your yellow shirt today.

Really want to start that Board Game Club my friends and I were talking about to meet more people are age to hang out with. Where obviously we meet somewhere and have a game night. Like at a coffee shop or even someones house.


Quote of the day: "It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right - especially when one is right." Friedrich Nietzsche

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Piecing some stuff together

Props to this dude
Show support



So, at work this ten year old girl tried teaching the dance to Crank Dat by Soulja Boy, I think I could do it semi-right. I tried showing them the cupid shuffle and they just laughed at me. This is why the schoolagers call me dancer. I'm hopeless, so much for the instructional DVD.

Bottom line
I just wish someone loved me.
The best intentions

Rain-BB

"Is it you I want,
Or just the notion
Of a heart to wrap around
So I can find
My way around"

Here We Are-BB

"Sing it for me
I can't erase the stupid things I say
You're better than me
I struggle just to find a better way
So here we are
Fighting and trying to hide the scars
I'll be home tonight.
Take a breath and softly say goodbye"

BB=Breaking Benjamin

Untitled-TS

"Fuck it
If you want it
Come and get it
I'm done with the 90-10 shit
Reverse that
Settle for 50/50"

TS=me

Erin Andrews is amazing. Don't really know where this came from, she just is. I'm jealous of that USC player, don't know how to spell his name, and don't want to look it up, but yeah some Hawaiian name, who dirty danced on her behind her back during a football game.
I wish I was Paul Newman. Yeah, I know he's dead and that's kind of morbid. But like compared to my life, his aftermath is living it up more than I am. Sad, depressing, but true. Anyways, he's the man. He makes me want to eat healthy, so I can look that good when I'm that old. Some men are just born natural though.

I wish I could C-Walk

I want to buy a dart board

I want a new favorite sports team (but still keep the ones I have)

I will seriously kiss Danny Ferry's ass if he pulls off a trade for Amare' Stoudemire
If he gets Carter, I would seriously consider shooting him in the ass if it wasn't for the going to jail part it would imply

I don't care if Michael Phelps smoked weed, I don't care if Alex Rodriguez took steroids, like Bob Knight said Gatorade is a performance enhancing drug, let's worry about the economy and where the hell the United States is going instead.

I believed, I attempted, I failed.
I believed, I attempted, I succeeded
Those are the only two outcomes in almost every situation
So, what the hell you got to lose?

Well I'm going to jump in the shower and ponder my next move. I hope it brings me closer to you.

Friday, February 13, 2009

There she blows

Two people the world doesn't know enough about:

  1. Props to Chevalier de Saint-Georges aka the Black Mozart
  2. Props to Paul Robeson bought a biography on him at the library yesterday.
If you don't know these names look them up.

Random is my middle name, at least it should be I mean I love Byron Claude Wessell but how cool would Byron Random Wessell be? Haha.

I want to be a saint or just have it in front of my name

The Saint is a sweet movie by the way with Val Kilmer and Elisabeth "oh my god she's so sexy" Shue

Now that I think of it you remind me of her, maybe that's why I like you so much. She was like my first Hollywood crush.

I just found out that movie is based on a book series by Leslie Charteris and there is over 50 books. I have to read them all, I'm so excited, move over Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

I also need to watch The Saint TV Series with Roger Moore based on the books!!! There's tons of other movies too, I just have to find them. Which might be next to impossible thanks to the transfer to DVD.

  • I love Wikipedia

Heard a great line last night "Love is for guys who can't get laid" Has there ever been a more true statement? I don't really feel that way, but it tugged on a chord in my heart and really hit home.

  • I want to play backgammon

  • I want to play someone in Mancala too.
If you don't know these games look them up.

New nicknames:
  1. "dancer"
  2. "singing man"

Don't you hate when you have to read an introduction to a book that basically tells you nothing you need to know yet is like 30 pages long and you're bored before you even get to read the actually story? No? Yes? Well, I am and I have an obsession where I have to read every word, so it really sucks.

Do I have a personality?

Apparently I need fixed, since a bunch of preschoolers were attacking me with plastic tools, a screwdriver, wrench, and other items. They were drilling me and putting screws in my face.

No one really cared about the pink shirt I wore to work today.

I think I'm finally beating this cold, trying not to take any more medicine. I coughed up some yucky yellow flim flam this morning, that is always a good sign that I'm getting better.

Nothing really weird happened today, so much for Friday the 13th. I do have a sweet black cat though.

Drinking a lot of water lately. I like water a lot, I just tend to be lazy and rather grab something in a can. Haven't drank as much tea lately as I usually do. I need to start that up again. I need to go get some better flavors. Fruit ones. I had enough of the normal ones, once you have good flavor ones you don't want to go back to plain green or black tea.

I think the water falling and the summer nights sounds worked last night. It didn't take me the normal three hours to fall asleep at least. Worked two out of four times so far.

Happy singles awareness day to me tomorrow. Saweet! Happy V-day to the rest of you. I don't want to be alone tomorrow.
"Envy can be a positive motivator. Let it inspire you to work harder for what you want."
Robert Bringle, quoted in Redbook

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Windy day

I want a pair of heelies, so bad. I told you I'm a dork. Those things are cool. I wish they existed when I was a kid.

Looks like I sadly didn't win the Valentines Day basket for two. :(

Rambo was alright. I knew from the very beginning, exactly what would happen. But it was still alright. I think he killed like 1000 people in it. Saweet!!!

Songs that come to mind today:
  1. Blame it on the rain
  2. I saw you kick that dog when the wind blew off your wig (I had to edit this I don't think people would realize I meant to type dog not dong and unless you knew the song it totally wouldn't have made sense.)
  3. The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
Why did work have to have power today? What would I have done today if I would have had the day off? Besides sleep? I think I would have read or wrote something, especially since I've been meaning to.

Everyone was early to work today, usually they are late . I had to weave myself through detours, turned around three times, but still made it on time.
Sometimes I feel like an outcast there.
I'm unhappy with the establishment, so I wait in the car until the exact minute it's time to clock in even if I'm 20 minutes early.


Should I stay(home) or should I go now? (get wings)
Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go there will be trouble
An if I stay it will be double
The Clash

Isn't it ironic the offspring of bad parents although neglected and in a bad lifestyle and usually tripping down the wrong path in life are often more independent and therefore smarter(though lack good decision making skills) out of necessity, than a lot of privileged kids? Anyone else see the premise behind this?

How do kids learn about guns and violence so early? They are pretending to shoot almost from the get go. It's kind of scary.




Popped way too many pain pills and cold medicine just to get me through the week. Also, I apology to tissue boxes across the world. I went through a few of you.

I think I would love a job where I sit in front of a computer all day. I love those polls about how much of the work day they waste doing personal stuff on the Internet.

You ever been to Fuck My life website? They look pretty funny, someone on facebook always posts them. It's kind of like that post secret site, people put some messed up things.

Didn't get much sleep again last night. Pity party for me. Doesn't it suck that at the exact time you have to get up is when your entire being is finally ready to fall asleep after tossing and turning all night????? Yes, that happened to me this morning and on a thousand other occasions.


Man I always thought this was a good song and extremely catchy but I never realized how fucking awesome it is when I listened to all the words.

"[Bridge]
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a fuck about you

[Chorus]
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you
Anymore, Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
(Yeah)
So this is goodbye

[Verse]
God damn, my spinning head
Decisions that made my bed
Now I must lay in it
And deal with things I left unsaid
I want to dive into you
Forget what you're going through
I get behind, make your move
Forget about the truth

[Bridge]
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a fuck about you"



Quote of the day: "When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story." Barney Stinson

this should do, if not oh well

So, yeah it all backfired on me last night, didn't get any sleep. I tried really hard too, but the sleep machine didn't help me. Therefore, sadly no freaky dreams to report. I thought I finally found something to help me sleep, but it doesn't look that way. I'll give it another chance, if it works tonight, 2 out of 3 ain't bad right Meatloaf?


Still looking for a Valentine.

Still sick. Maybe due to all the weather changing lately.

Pineapple Express was alright. Your typical dumb comedy that's entertaining and good for a few laughs. I'm a movie critic now, didn't you know?

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to hurt my little girl. It's beyond me I can not carry the weight of a heavy world. So goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight. Hope that things work out alright."

Can we be considered friends yet?

You know what I haven't heard in awhile that I use to hear a lot? The term politically correct. Maybe I've been out of the loop, but PC hasn't been uttered in awhile. I was thinking what was the best way to answer a difficult, and touchy question and I thought of this.

Might start looking for a new car soon. Any suggestions? Want to at least get through the rest of the winter though maybe even another summer. I just want good gas mileage doesn't have to be fancy or attract the ladies.

I wish I didn't care so damn much.

My stomach and ribs hurt from leaning over the fence to collect a bucket of snow. Had a mini-snowball fight. I miss those days. I want to throw a snowball at you. If anyone wonders who I'm referring to it's more of a general statement meaning anyone including you and depending on who you are determines if it's in the face, stomach, booty, back, or shoved down the back of your shirt and smashed. Okay, maybe I got a little carried away, oh well.

I wish I could do some job shadowing to see what jobs, I would like. I guess any job would be great for a week. I wish I could change jobs every month. Or like that dirty jobs guy. He's lucky. Mike Rowe is a lucky man. I guess a lot of Mike's are lucky though...

I didn't know the opening of the Dairy Queen was such a big deal, but apparently to girls the DQ seasonal opening is like the equivalent of the start of the NFL season to guys.
A girl told me yesterday about it and a girl at work mentioned it to another girl and she was like ours opened like a week ago, isn't it crazy? They were like excited beyond belief about it too. Ice cream is the way to a girl's heart. What's your favorite flavor? Not making fun of anyone at all just had no clue this was so important. Is it marked on calendars like a birthday or celebration? Pretty soon it will be a Holiday.

I haven't worked on any of my books lately, it's kind of disappointing. I haven't written or read anything. I need to at least do some character developments, each character should have a profile. As a creator of their identity you should be able to answer questions about them, if you don't know who will? Something like this:
Name:
Age:
Job:
Ethnicity:
Appearance:
Residence:
Favorite Foods:
Friends:
Drinking Patterns:
Phobias:
Faults:
Pets:
Religion:
Hobbies:
Single or married:
Children:
Temperament:
Something hated:
Secrets:
Strong memories:
Any illnesses:
Nervous gestures:
Sleep patterns:
Goals:
Prejudices:
Okay I think you get the point, sorry if that bored you.

Quote of the day: "Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions; fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, heal'd by the same means, warm'd and cool'd by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villainy you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."

The Merchant of Venice—Act III, scene I










Tuesday, February 10, 2009

I am one messed up character

I'll gladly take rain over snow any day, even Christmas.

I think better when I'm driving, but what good does it do if I can't remember any of it when I have a chance to write it down? Like I'll think of a good line to a song and keep saying it until I think of a new line, next thing you know I'll have 15 lines, working it out and keep singing my new song adding and adding to it as I go. I step out of my car, well pretty much as soon as I turn the key off it disappears and I forget all of it. There's just that moment where you get home and the day is finally done that you forget about everything even though you told yourself the entire way home you were going to remember it but it just dissolves out of your body that instant you turn the key off. It's like you let your memory guard down or something. Okay enough on that rubbish.

I'm feeling a little better, I'm chalking it up to a combination of getting rest, drinking fluids, and the neti pot. I'm still sick though.

I'm pretty sure I fell asleep before 10:30 meaning I got almost 8 hours of sleep. I woke up three times, but went right back to sleep. I'm hoping it was due to the homedics thing, but I always sleep better when I'm sick. I do know I had freaky dreams though.

The right side of my brain got a massage last night and by right side I mean the side with all the ideas and weirdness. I don't know if that is the right or left side. I could look it up and I will in fact, just not right now. But for real whichever hemisphere has all the creative juices was popping last night and really having a work out. Made me realize I have a whole other side to me. I thought it only got that way when I ate garlic wings. Okay cut me some slack because it's impossible to remember dreams. But I dreamed about how Rocky got started and I mean way before the movies like how he even became a fighter when he didn't even throw a punch before at least according to my dream he was in some house and he was looking above the ceiling for something and he thought he saw a bunch of wire and something else I forget, but then he looked closer and he saw feet!!! There was like people living on top of the house in basically another world and he went up there and it was like ten guys just camping out above his house he never knew about and he had to fight all of them. So it was like a wrestling match and the last one of course was the biggest and he like got thrown by someone like swung around and thrown and Rocky went flying through the air with his fist out and knocked the dude out and he crashed in like a bathtub or something.

Then I dreamed I was inside this underground world with like a secret entrance that consisted of a tree stump being folded together all mechanical like and it was weird I mean more weird because like I watched these two hotel maids coming and they went up the elevator so here is this tree looking thing in the middle of a hotel I'm assuming? And it's not obvious that it leads to something, but they looked unaware of it. So, I was dreaming that once inside I was on a bike going through all these paths at like warp speed and I ran into a couple other people and we went to this house and inside was all this antique looking wooden things like a small guitar in front and then like a 100 hand made wooden ships behind that and a bunch of other things and I was like man I hit the jackpot I could sell all this stuff and be rich. I also dreamed of a vending machine and a cigarette machine and I don't remember what really ended up happening in that one and there was a million other things in all of these dreams I don't remember either. Sorry for rambling, did anyone actually read this craziness?

My ears felt funny almost heavy due to listening to the soothing sound of the rain forest all night.

Oh god this morning I had to put up with 3 people talking about weight watchers at the same time, boy was that a conversation. About quiting and starting and quiting and starting and how much they lost the million times they were on it. UGHHHH!


  • I love curly fries from Hardees one of the few things I will order from there.

  • Went to Red Lobster last night for my sisters birthday. I ordered the Broiled Seafood Platter which consisted of crunchy fries, stuffed flounder, scallops and the best part was the garlic shrimp scampi. I could drink a glass of the buttery juice goodness it's served in.

  • I can't stop listening to Breaking Benjamin and Secondhand Serenade.

  • Small steps...
  • I can't wait to test out my sleeping aid machine thing again and see the results. It doesn't count until I get over this cold though.

  • As far as the neti pot is concerned...don't knock it until you try it, hint, hint, you know who you are. First time for everything. Be brave. It works. I just did it now and feel better already.
  • I miss when we use to play slap. The card game, not us slapping each other. Those were fun times.
  • Where do I start? I'm sorry.

  • As long as we're on the subject of missing things, I also miss playing Settlers of Catan and want to buy that board game so damn bad. I looked it up on ebay and theres like 200 editions and I don't know which one to get. I just want the best one.
  • The laminator is a sweet machine. Just in case you wondered.

  • I can tell which children run their parents at home and are allowed to do whatever they want.

  • My body tells me to take it easy, my head, although not clear, is saying go, go, go....Why do I have to be sick during this warm weather?
  • Milk duds + movies = magic. What is your favorite movie snack besides, the obvious popcorn?

  • I rented Rambo and Pineapple Express.
  • If you're sick and not feeling well the one thing that shouldn't come out of your mouth is: "I like to cuddle when I'm not feeling well." I'm not a doctor, but I'm pretty sure they are more likely to get sick that way. I try to distance myself if I'm at work with some type of cold, I have to find a way to fight through. This was the freaky thing!!!!
  • Is it bad that sometimes depending on the situation I let children cry themselves out instead of babying them? I think this method is better in the long run. A lot of kids think crying will get them what they want even though nothing is wrong. I know the difference between crying because they are hurt or hungry and crying just because they want their own way.


Quote of the day: "I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy." Albert Einstein

Monday, February 9, 2009

Put everything in a bottle and shake it up and you get this

I'm really sick this post will suck. I have a fever of 96.5. What does that mean? I don't have the chills, I feel like I'm burning up.


My first encounter with my neti pot was a failure and a success, a trial by error type of thing, if you will. In the end, I got it to work right, but I wasted half of it trying to figure it out. It's really not hard and it's surprisingly not uncomfortable at all and it's really not gross either. Was just worried about getting the water the right temperature. It's a wonderful feeling and you feel better afterward and it has lasting effects as well.


I bump into things too much. Knee into desk does not feel good.

I shaved my own hair...you can easily tell. Didn't do that great of a job. It's hard, especially to get the back.

More on the hockey game. Lake Erie Monsters won 3-2 it was a really exciting game. There was a mini fight, but nothing major. Fights are awesome though.
Just the food alone cost over 230 dollars. 27 dollars for a cookie basket. Pizza, delicious wings, chips, nachos and cheese, big soft pretzels. Paid 80 bucks for two bottles of Crown Royal was gone in a heartbeat too. Everything besides the CR was paid for by the company my friend works for including the tickets too.
Then we walked around trying to find a bar for like an hour and the bar sucked so we walked around more and left a bunch of other bars. I sobered up easily. Then we went to Coventry and actually stayed at a bar for more like 3 minutes which was good.

Just in case anyone was wondering a pair of sweatpants, boxers, and a hoodie weigh 2.5lbs.

Been out of the game so long, but even when I was in the game, as in actually going out, I had no game. I'm the guy who stands in the corner and doesn't say anything. The only chance I have is if some drunk girl finds me mysterious.

The moon was amazing last night and this morning. Am I right? Did you see it?

I bought this homedics, ambiance thing of running water that has lights and 6 different music sounds to go along with it to help me sleep. I will let you know if it works at all.

Can you believe it's going to be 60 the next two days? Gotta get out my sunblock.

Coming home Friday night I saw a semi in the forest and a rescue helicopter landing and about a mile long of police and emergency vehicle lights. It was freaky and sad at the same time. Hope, everyone was alright.

Quote of the day: "Vēnī, vīdī, vīcī." "I came, I saw, I conquered." Julius Caesar

This is going to be me in the future.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Making up for Friday

I'm not a bar guy. I don't fit into the club scene. I feel awkward even though I want to bust out and dance. I'm a white guy, so how good of a dancer could I be, especially to beats I'm not accustomed to hearing. Hint, not a very good one.
What are girls looking for? Just someone brave enough to go up and talk to them? I'm extremely confused on this. Like how does a guy stand out? I seen like 200 beautiful girls last night, easily, but what do I do? Don't understand.

Pos, pos, pos, positivity
Pos, pos, pos, positivity
Think positive
Be positive

Objectives:
Learn dance club songs
Acquire a better fashion sense and new attire for my wardrobe
To accomplish:
(While being semi-buzzed and feeling good) In order to better approach the ladies and come to terms with rejection 99% of the time.

So who wants to do the cupid shuffle with me?

  • I fed and burped my first baby the other day. It felt weird and I didn't really know what I was doing. I was afraid itwould choke or something.

  • How do women hold babies all day? It baffles me. I admire their strength in this regard. Props mommas of the world.

Was walking around C-Town last night. Ran across some kids with a basketball. I was like throw it here, and eventually he did and it was flat. I thought to myself damn, they so poor they can't even afford air. I wanted to buy the kid a pump.

  • Man, I've spent so much money on gas lately. Thank goodness it's under two dollars a gallon right now. Putting a lot of miles on the car.

  • I hate extremely pointed shoes.

  • I'm shy, yet can be extremely forward. I lack people skills. Totally shut down in crowds.

I missed posting yesterday but I was thinking:
It's Friday another day down in the books.
Weekly accomplishments consists of getting dirty looks.
Apparently a guy can't say bye to a child or else he looks weird and accused of being God knows what. I guess some people are just psycho and rude that way themselves. Trying to break this girl out of her shell, because she doesn't communicate very well.

Just a little diddy:

I was happy and chipper until I arrived
Then little of that good mood survived
It went out the windows carried by the screams
Floating away by the melting snow down little streams

This is a song I was working on, okay so there's no chorus or anything but it's a work in progress:

At least all this rejection ends tomorrow
Gone will be all the heartache and sorrow
Silence is a deadly killer to the heart
I wish you weren't pulling us apart
I'm giving up on you, moving on, and letting go
I'm crying on the inside but trying not to let it show

All those cliches
People say
It's over, I'm finished, I'm done
It doesn't matter if you were the one

I know its hard
I know I'll want to break down
But I have to fight it
Realize it's for the best
And must be done
Don't give in
To the temptation
Of taking you back
I'm past that

So talk to me in this moment
Because this is all we have left
This is all you're getting
From here on out
Last chance
So make it count

I'm sure you're asking yourself
Am I putting up a front?
Am I bluffing?
And if you're wondering
Yes, this is an ultimatum

Are you willing to take the risk?
Of losing me for good
Will you even care?
When I'm no longer there?
I doubt it or else you'd shout it
For me to stop and turn around
Yet you don't make a sound

All this talking about songs
That make me think of you
Or that you remember listening to
Lets just live one

You know what it takes
To make or break us
Don't talk about being friends
When I'm not even invited to the wedding
So these are the last words I'll say to you
Good luck in all you do
Good riddance to the pain
Good bye, my love



Installment 2 of 2:

14. I'm addicted to Mountain Dew
15. I admit when I was younger I formed my own band consisting of only myself and it was appropriately named BCW and The Lost Souls because they didn't exist. There was also the band Vulnerable Obsession and Heaven N' Hell. Someone even made me logo's for this.
16. I'm too nice for my own good.
17. Nicknames I hate: Kraft Cheezy Mac-Byronie, By-aroni the San Fransisco treat. Walt Wessell
18. Nicknames that are alright: Nova, TS, Thug Smiley, bdubs, Bman, B, Bdawg, Mr. Consistent
19. Self proclaimed nicknames: Claude the Bod, Claude the Clutch, Thug $mi!ey, d@ r@p $t@r, Representin' $pit on the $pot: The Versatile Freestyler, Little Big Me
20. My goal is to be famous, some how, some way in a positive manner, but more importantly to look back at the end of my life and have people say that guy was alright, a real friend, and just have mattered to people, even if it was only a small circle of friends and family. Pretty much to sum it up the conclusion of It's A Wonderful Life, where nothing ever seemed to go right for George Bailey, he never got to do what he wanted to do, he was always making sacrifices for other people, but in the end it didn't matter because happiness was with him the entire time. He truly was the richest person in Bedford Falls and not just monetary wise.
21. I have a hard time completing, finishing things, and most of the time it's because I get bored, not because it's too hard.
22. There's too many Casablanca moments in my life. I'm Rick Blaine in a nutshell.
23. My version of Sherlock Holmes is dubbed Inspector Theodore "Teddy" Upton and his Watson is Franz Doyle and I hope to write an entire series on them one day.
24. I want to design my own family crest or my own personal crest and signet and use it for sending letters and any other everyday or special occasion use I can come up with. With my own slogan and motto and everything else that accompanies it. Right now I'm pretty sure it would consist of the normal shield, coronet, something to do with the whole pen is mightier than the sword thing, possible something to do with baseball and music, a scorpion, a book, a cross, as a symbol not really about religion.
25. I have an old soul.

Quote of the day: "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Someday

Body heat. Was much needed, yet missing today. Someone keep me warm. Must I say more?

So cold this morning, in the negatives. I was driving through fog for like ten minutes from my own breath. Usually you see your breath outside going to the car and when you first get in the car, but not when it's already warmed up. I could still see it forever, and kept fogging the window up again. It doesn't help that the inside was frozen too.

Why do people talk about dieting over and over. Then come in, devour like four bowls of cereal and have the audacity and nerve to tell everyone they see how bad certain aforeeaten (I'm showing boldness and creativity by coming up with my own words) cereals are for people. Either follow your diet, or stop talking about it to me.

Man, I'm really losing it. Last night I mustered up all of my strength to sit up in bed and turn the light off and it was already off.

I'm pissed beyond believe that Ray Allen made it over Mo Williams after a pg guard got injured. Now Boston has 3 players and the Cavs still only have 1 and they had the best record in the league when everything was finalized, yet get no respect. I'm peeved.

Installment 1 of 2:
1. I hate the book The Giving Tree with all of my heart. In case you know nothing about this book, it's a book for kids where this boy coming of age destroys a tree and it depicts them both being happy about this. An old man sitting on a stump of a once previous healthy, blossoming tree of fruit is not a happy ending, nor is it actually teaching any real life lesson that kids can grab on and grasp to.
2. I believe in giving peace a chance. I hate confrontations. I almost always back down, but I try to stay neutral. I do love playing devils advocate though, there's a big difference. I think I've mentioned this.
3. I would rock out a hoodie and sweatpants all the time if I could, but for some reason I'm deathly afraid of wearing sweatpants in public. Plus there's not enough pockets for all the things I have an obsession of carrying with me. Shorts, sandals, and a tank top sounds good too though.
4. I wear glasses when I drive and watch T.V./movies, but I don't want my picture taken wearing them. One of my many insecurities. I am way behind the times as far as contacts are concerned. I wish I could see the best to my ability all the time, so I could scope out the ladies better.
5. "I want to dream like a young man, with the wisdom of an old man."
6. Even though I can't carry a tune I sing all the damn time. I try to find a song to fit every situation as well.
7. I have a subtle smile or a great big dorky one.
8. I laugh on the inside.
9. If I were rich, healthy, and had the time and energy I would want nine kids. A baseball team. Seeing as that combination is just about an impossibility, miracles aside, I'd settle for two or three and a pair of black labs.
10. I'm a little more vicarious than I should be. It's the observer in me.
11. I'm like a boy scout when it comes to being prepared and having things handy.
12. I can't hear or smell very well.
13. Sappy, emotional, touching stories, particularly ones of accomplishments, or overcoming adversity, often make me shed a tear of happiness. I'm quite feminine in this regard.

I'll try to finish the last 12 tomorrow.



Got me thinking of you...

I know you feel it too.

Quote of the day: "I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you." Roy Croft

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Behind the eight ball...

Tuxedo Black is a sweet color name.

Didn't go to the book club meeting was too tired. Don't know what the new book is yet.

I didn't go out for the Cavs game either for the same reason, I needed to just relax.
Haha, Lebron thought his MVP was in jeopardy so he dropped 52 in MSG to go along with a triple double. Still not MJ or Kobe yet though.

My good deed for the day is I offered someone a ride.

I figured out no matter what time I fall asleep I can only sleep for 3 hours before I wake up. It's annoying but it's always great seeing more time on the clock before I have to wake up. Even if most of the times I can't fall back asleep.

Damn, I didn't get the rocking chair again.

I like this near razor I got it's not really new I've had it forever. It's actually mine to begin with it's an electric razor from Cali, but it didn't work right until now.

I'm trying to do that 25 things about me on facebook, but I've only come up with 5 things so far because I'm so tired. I will post it sometime soon though.

I'm boxing with Precious. She's patting me with her paws and biting me. I'm poking her with a pen with some weird felty grip on it and she loves it. The material.

Can't wait for the weekend.

Idol is whack. I don't know if that's good or bad. I only caught glimpses of it so far.

I wonder if unisom works. I guess it's a sleeping aid. Seen a commercial for it.

I've gotten lazy and haven't put any pictures or anything in my blog lately. Sorry, I will try to get back on track.

I can't stop listening to

Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You





Quote of the day: "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." Mother Teresa

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

In a rush...

  • Once in my life I want to put beads in my hair. I think they are sweet. I wonder if they are outlawed in high school?

  • I want the rocking chair at nap time, next time. I want to get a cool rocking chair at home too, a comfortable one though.

  • Its sad, but finally other teams are having injuries. Orlando lost Nelson and Lakers lost Bynum. Mo Williams better be an All-Star now. Boo ya. Will the Cavs stay unbeaten at home vs. Toronto?

  • Groundhog Phil disappointed me yesterday. I don't want any more winter weather.

  • Had some really good home made chicken nuggets last night. Thanks.

  • It's so hot at work lately. It's driving me crazy, I want to rip my shirt off.

  • Ran at the Y yesterday mostly because I didn't want to see any coverage on the Super Bowl.

  • Happy Birthday to my sister Heather today.

  • The movie Perfume is messed up.
  • I want to start Yoga. Who wants to do it with me?

  • I need a serious back massage.

  • I want to play Apples to Apples with someone. They know who they are. Probably afraid I would dominate them.
  • If we were friends, you could teach me skiing.
  • Ugh youuuuuuu drive me nuts!!!!!