It’s a new year, a new direction, and a bright future. I have been married, earned more pride from the Marine Corps, reconnected with close family and friends, have a determined and busy future in college (to finish for real this time), and have a plan to keep it all going strong for as long as possible. Am I done yet, not even close. I still need to have a better fitness regimen, a better study habit, and more fortitude to concentrate on school and not role off course once again. I am by no means infallible, and I must stay on this track because this one is for real. I will put the Marine Corps right where it belongs – as a part time job. After ten years of battling the force it is finally paying off for me in Spades. With a promotion it will only get larger – if it comes. continue reading…
For a long time I was really miserable. Really, really miserable. To paraphrase Shirley Manson, I was only happy when it rained. It got to the point that I’m pretty sure that I forgot how to be happy. I call it the “Poor Me” syndrome. It is accompanied by a dispassionate aloofness when in groups of more than four and involves a lot of sighing. And guess what – it sucks. It fucking blows. I’m sick of it. I’m sick of feeling bad for myself. continue reading…
Hopefully the first in a long line of painfully obvious witticisms that we tend to overlook. Okay, here it goes… continue reading…
My sincerest apologies for the title, I have been watching a lot of The Big Bang Theory lately and all their episodes are named similarly. But it’s so cute.
That being said, I think it comes as no surprise to anybody that knows me that I am a jeans and T-shirt kind of guy. continue reading…
A few months ago I was packing for my sister’s wedding. It was during this frenzied mess of deciding what to take and what to leave behind that I figured out how much I truly suck at life. continue reading…
So I was on my way home from work tonight and a song came on my Zune. Yes, I am one of the three people in the whole world who owns a fucking Zune. Get over it. Anyway, this song came on and I instantly got the chills. You ever have that moment when a song takes you so back to where you were at the time and you have to relive the moment? Of course you do, it happens to all of us.
One of the gadget blogs I follow, Gizmodo, has been doing what they call a “listening test” all week demonstrating their knowledge of the audiophile demographic. One article all of the posters and editor are doing is showing everyone their first musical tastes and first album they bought. So what better place to demonstrate my first musical woes a mere pup. continue reading…
I was at the local food market today. I was getting some ice cream and soda for a pizza dinner later on that night. While walking through the store finding what it is I need – I feel my heart slow down. I feel a little more eased into the moment which naturally makes me feel uneasy and agitated. They are playing some shlock easy listening R&B bullshit from the early 2000’s. This is all scientifically designed to make you feel at ease and walk the aisles more slowly. The longer you are at the store, the more likely it is you will buy more items. This is not the horror, the horror is what happened next. continue reading…
It’s no secret to anybody that knows me that I like music. I like music a lot. I like different kinds of music. And yes, despite what I will tell you in a bar, there is some rap and country that I do like. I have gone through various stages as the years have past. I have always been into rock, but I went through a metal phase, when I was in college I went through (obviously) a college music stage. Most recently my music of choice has been punk music. With the recent final show of Even In Blackouts (arguably the coolest experience of my life) I am reminded of the band that really got me into punk music who are no longer with us (as a band anyway). This band was called Eight Ball Grifter. continue reading…
