RAVE I did get the job! I want to thank the people here for their kind words. Now I'm going to try and prove the saying blind drunk true. I'm shaking I'm so happy. My unemployment officially started last August. 11 long, depressing, soul sucking months are done and done. FUCK YEA!
Rave- Finally was able to try an In-N-Out Burger. It was very good, but Five Guys wins the burger wars.
Rave: I went to see inception last night. Great movie, very well put together. The best part is that I had a dream after watching it that related to the theme of the movie. Needless to say that was pretty fuckin awsome. Rave: Probably getting real drunk tonight. Its a friends birthday and they went crazy on mine so I may have to repay the favor. I'm just hoping we don't manage to steal something again. Rave: The beefy five layer at taco bell may be the greatest fast food entree of all time in my book. I can eat two of them every day and the best part is there only 89 cents. Three days in a row i've had it and I can get full on just one.
Rant: Not the best day shooting in the "studio" at work today. One of the shitty lights caused a fire, ironically not long after the fire department left after giving us a safety lecture. Also, I swear the people packing our products in China have hairloss problems. There are black hairs in nearly every box I open. How customers have never complained, I can't figure out.
RAVE: On the green-face diet. If it's green or had (or would have had in the case of eggs) a face, I can eat it. RAVE: Broke my record with six plates of BBQ chicken and pork post work out at Sonny's BBQ. RAVE: Mom randomly brought me a 12 pack of Becks Dark. She took 2, but 10 is better than none.
Rant: Just found out that the contractor billets where I work are all going away next month. I'll probably be given the option to stay with the company, but relocate. Rave: The job market seems a lot better than last time I was looking for work. Just started putting out resumes this afternoon and already had a few nibbles.
Rave: Last day in Chicago. This was my first visit here and I have loved every fucking minute of it. I could definitely see myself living here. This is easily one of the happiest days I've had in a long, long time. The food was awesome, the people were cool, and the weather wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Fucking love this place... Rant:...However, within going into the Water Tower to go shopping and coming back out, it started pouring like a motherfucker. I felt like an idiot: Here I am, California boy in shorts and a t-shirt and I get caught up in a Thunderstorm. Awesome. This shit better be done tomorrow as I'm flying back home. Delays aren't fun.
Rant: Rolled my ankle running this morning. It hurts like a bitch. What an awesome way to top off one of the (easily) most stressful weeks of my life to date. I can't wait for Monday. Rave: No swelling or discoloration. Yet.
Rant According to Trip Advisor, SLC's #1 attraction is the lake itself, which no one goes to because of the horse flies and mutant mosquitoes. How can it be the #1 attraction if it's always empty? Their real top attraction is Walmart, but I guess that wouldn't bring in the tourists
WTF: I had to drive my girlfriend to her best friend's house this morning so she could get her hair and makeup done before the wedding. No big deal, happy to be of service. On the way back, some dickhead who clearly had no idea how to secure plywood to the roof of his Trail Blazer was about 150 yards ahead of me in the right lane. Without any warning, all 5 or 6 pieces of 4x8 plywood flew off of the roof of Mr. Douche Blazer's car and into the sky. I'm not kidding you when I say that they literally blocked out the sun for a moment--it was kind of surreal. I was able to swerve and miss all but one piece, which popped the very front right lower part of my bumper. By the time I was able to slow down (I was going 80) and pull off safely, I was about 1/4 mile away from the guy and wasn't about to run back for insurance info on a highway filled with cars avoiding the debris. Rave (I guess): The damage is very minimal. The dent in the bumper will easily pop out and there are no other serious scratches or anything. The only bitch is that the entire splash guard on the right side under the engine and the piece inside the fender are now gone. My horn also sounds fucked up. The splash guards won't be too bad to replace because my gf's uncle is the parts manager for a Mazda dealership, so I'll get everything at cost and put it back on myself. Dunno about the horn, but that's probably not a tough fix, anyway. I'll have to jack the car up tomorrow to see if anything else is fucked up, but I think I got away pretty clean. Rant: I got home and caught my cat trying to pee in our shower. I scared him out and decided that it must be time to clean his litter box. After bringing his litter to the dumpster, I come back to find him peeing in the empty box--awesome. After he was done, he decided to celebrate by running piss paws all over my house--more awesome. After 20 minutes of cleaning up the cat, and all the piss prints around the house, I'm ready for a fucking beer. It's not even noon yet and this is my day. Rave: Getting drunk at this wedding tonight.
It went thru! I'm now the proud father of a newborn baby girl. The night before the adoption, we met with the birthmother and made uncomfortable small talk for an hour. The next morning, she didn't want to meet with us as she signed the papers, but her sister came out with a Sioux Indian necklace she made for her and started crying. I'm not an emotional guy, but that was so bittersweet I got tears. I can't think of an experience more bittersweet. The most amazing experience of my life!
Rave: Stage 1 of my Tour d'America is now complete. I'm officially out of Boston, and am now at my parents' house in Delaware. After a few days of R&R here, I'm taking off across the country, bound for my new city...Denver. Rant: The drive from Boston to Delaware, which is usually 5.5 hours, took almost 7 because my dumbass went too close to NYC on a Saturday afternoon. Rant: I was very much looking forward to being (f)unemployed in Denver for a few weeks in the middle of the summer. But I broke my foot four weeks ago and it's healing sloooowly. If this gets in the way of me spending the entirety of August climbing/camping/hiking, I'm going to be beyond pissed. EDIT: To elaborate on my route. This will be the third time I've driven across the country, and the previous two times I stuck pretty far south, following I-40 most of the way. I want to do something new this time. I'm thinking something along the lines of Philadelphia--Pittsburgh--Columbus--Indianapolis. But after that, I REALLY don't want to drive across fucking southern Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. No offense to anyone from there. I may cut south through St. Louis and Tulsa and link up with I-40 in Oklahoma. I guess I should add, I'm swinging through Albuquerque "on the way" to visit a few friends (I used to live in New Mexico). I like the section of I-40 that runs through Amarillo and into N.M.; it follows the old Route 66 part of the way and the scenery is stunning. For someone from the East Coast, at least.
rant: Quitting smoking has started to get tough. Managed fine the first 5 days but its starting to get to me now, I'm getting rapidly stressed at minor things and feel manic as fuck. rant: This made working with my girlfriend, in a bar on a saturday night a bit stressful and all we wanted to do is to go after work is to go to our homes (we don't live together) and sleep. So how come we've both managed to go home pissed off with each other for no reason?... Fuckin' girlfriends... How do they work? (Though I realise that there is a good chance that I was probably a dick tonight.. though she is on her period so its not like we're both emotionally stable right now). rave: Despite all that, I'm actually really proud with how well I am doing with quitting smoking, this is by far the most successful attempt at quitting so far. I'm not even tempted to smoke and am determined to quit. Admittedly its getting to me a lot more now but I'm confident I can get through it and finally give up smoking after nearly 9 years.
Rave: A big thanks to whoever suggested watching Warren the Ape. Hilarious. Rant: Bitches at work. Bitches at home. Rave: Work has settled down so I can resume working in my basement shop. My man cave has become a semi-permanent home for me. Rave: Fucking good beer.
Rave?: I'm thinking about changing my major to psychology from something politics-y. I know I would be successful in both fields but don't really know which path is best.
Rave: Finally did something for ourselves today (rather than skimping for the kids sake) and bought a new 50" HDTV Rant: Having a little guilt over the money spent.. and also not spending an extra $40 for a little bit of a better one
Rave: I have been living a wiffle ball throw from the Inter-Coastal Waterway for most of the summer on this island. A three minute walk to the other side brings me to miles of beach inhabited by packs of women/girls tanning. The bar scene is extensive and also a short hike. Landlord is allowing use of one of the boatslips on a dock across the street. Rent + utilities = $700 a month. Rave: Sold basically everything of value I owned except my laptop and wardrobe to get this (same make/model not mine though) for a steal off of CL. Contrary to what I was told to expect it has turned out to be in great condition and given me a lifelong hobby. Rant/Rave: 97 degrees outside and blindingly sunny today so we loaded up the neighbor girls and a case of domestic at 9:00 a.m. We ended up visited a nice place with "dock&dine" facilities. Our table got just a bit loud and one or two shots were set on fire before the manager appeared and comped us a round of lifetime bans. Only three other bars with docks in the area so I will have to behave myself. Here is a shot of the place pulled from google but not pictured are the numerous Bond Villain worthy football field sized yachts that are usually around. On a more serious note, I must get to work on a medical device or surgical technique patent so I can procure one of those monsters. With helicopter pad.
RAVE: Having military friends all over the country...and them offering you a place to crash when visiting. I visited a friend in my unit on Friday in Pittsburgh, spur of the moment thing and it was a good fucking time. Yuengling is the shit. RAVE: Friends birthday drunken/pool party tonight....95 degrees and a downpour for a brief period but we drank that storm away. I ended up getting some digits from a hot female who was so into herself it was almost funny. She actually called herself a princess...ahhh why me? Of course I'm still going to pursue it.