Rave: today is the start of the Parada Del Sol Rodeo, 3 days of quasi cowboys trying to drink and act tough. They do tip well so this should be a profitable couple of days for bartending. Rant: assless chaps chafe a little.
RANT: Costco on a Friday morning. What the hell was I thinking. RAVE: Full length tenderloin is now prepped for tomorrow. EDIT: The tenderloin is for a dinner party tomorrow... it's not all just for me, as a few of you seem to think.
RANT: This is the longest Friday ever. I just have no motivation to get anything done. RAVE: The turn signals for my motorcycle came in today and the rest of the parts on on their way. RANT: All the snow makes it seem like I'll never get to get on the motorcycle.
Rave Got drunk Rant Girlfriend needs to learn how to shut up, needy as fuck. I have some issues to deal with, and her getting all uppity, princess-like is wearing my patience thin. Rave this goddamn song
Rant: Do some people just instinctively pair up knowing that, if they're gonna have shitty lives, it's best they do it with others? I do have friends with solid, seemingly fun relationships, but some of the shit you see people go through makes me glad I'm single. Seeing the guy at Dillard's laying on the bed holding his wife's purse as she shops in housewares, or the couple with the helpless expressions as their naggy ass kids torment them in the food court, they make me question that it should be anyone's goal in life to pair up. Is it the nature of relationships that ultimately dooms most people to this kind of existence, or are they just lame, shitty people? Rave: My brother landed in Baltimore today after a 6 month deployment in Afghanistan. We didn't talk or get together as much once I left for college and he the Air Force over 10.5 years ago. Planning to change that.
RANT: Fucking rats. Apparently at some point, the new car (to me) I bought had a slight rat problem. As I was pulling off all of the plastic undercarriage bits to clean them today, I stumbled across a rat nest. It's been a while since the rats departed, but I was able to get a good tally of all the things they destroyed while they were there. The windshield wiper fluid hose, various electrical wires, a bunch of engine bay insulation, and rubber. I'm a little miffed that the $200 I paid for a pre-purchase inspection did not include removing the main under-engine cover. RAVE: It didn't take me long to deduce everything that had been nibbled on and order replacement parts for. It only totaled about 50 bucks, and for a BMW, that's peanuts. The only electrical stuff chewed were the wires to the passenger side fender turn signal, and after removing the fender liner, I fixed it in about 5 minutes. I'm pretty sure a dealer would have charged me my first born child.
Rant: been single for almost a month now. Most times it'd be a rave, but this time.. meh. Rave: I really want to move to Ottawa or Montreal soon. I've applied for a shitload of jobs out there. Who knows where I'll end up. Rave: BEER!
Rant: There is no substance more vile than cat piss. Especially when you find it on your brand new winter sleeping bag. I'm glad I couldn't find the cat last night... he would have been coyote bait. Rave: Spending time with my sister. I'm not sure why we weren't that close growing up but I'm glad that's changed now that we're grown up. Especially happy I decided to go to her med school graduation in June. Rave: 8.5lb grass fed top round, a large cast iron skillet, a fridge full of beer, and nothing to do this afternoon. Going to make quite the afternoon snack. Rave: Puppy sat a beautiful 5 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback last night. Cobber loved her. They played king-of-the-couch for hours, shared chew bones, and wrestled non-stop until they both passed out together at 1AM. As soon as I fence in my backyard I'm going to let Cobber pick his own friend at a dog rescue.
Rant: I'm in an almost identical boat except there's almost no jobs for my qualifications in Ottawa, and Montreal has this nasty habit of wanting bilingual applicants. Rave: Scotch!
RANT: Last night I came across the name of a guy I used to work under in high school. Seems his car broke down on the highway during one of the nasty storms last week. He got out and walked, but at some point he was hit by a car going one way...and then by a car going to opposite direction. On a fucking six-lane highway. I feel like an ass, because my coworkers and I were always little shits to this guy. He was one of those guys who never had much social skill, claimed to be fluent in Klingon, that kind of thing, but on top of trying to keep us in line, he had to take responsibility under one of the most violent and rude men I've ever met, and he always kept his cool about all of it. He was always optimistic, and I really wish I had heeded the advice he tried to offer me. Not even 40 years old, and he's dead. Life is just too fucking short.
RANT: Didn't do the math before changing the oil in my truck this morning. My drain container already had some in it, but it was more full than I thought. Needless to say it only took about 2/3 of the oil draining out of my truck while I was over at the bench prepping the new filter. 4L of oil all over everything. Joy. RAVE:. Got to use one of the 8 big buckets of kitty litter I got from PetSmart for $3 a bucket when they went bankrupt. Validation.
Rant: What's that? My project just started getting off of the ground after months of work? Huh? I still need to form a thesis committee? Oh shit, you're telling me I have to do all of this on top of a full class load? Rant: Oh, so, you're saying I haven't had the time to go out and meet new people Rave: Since I need to complete the program before I pack off to med school.
RAVE: Green Beer Day Chicago-style yesterday. Drank from 6 AM till 3 AM last night with only an hour nap mid afternoon and breaks for food and rehydrating. Had friends in town that I don't get to see enough. Just an amazing day. RANT: I am tired now and I have to write a good chunk of an 18 page marketing plan due on Tuesday that I have little motivation for. RAVE: Slump busted. RANT: Took a stick to the ribs while block a shot playing hockey today. I have an 8 inch outline of a stick that is tender now and is gonna bruise up. Fuck, I thought I broke a rib.
Rave: No writing assignment due tonight! Rant: I didn't check the website before writing it. If I had, I'd have known it wasn't due before I wrote it. Instead, I spent an hour writing a paper that wasn't due. Rave: The writing was shit and it was the worst thing I've written in years. Now I can just delete it.
Rave: This is a good snapshot of my Saturday from around noon. Spoiler Me and the buddy I went with got drunk. Really drunk. You could buy four beer at one time and fill up whatever containers you wanted, including deer bongs. There were thousands of people packed onto the brewery grounds and everyone was in a great mood. Also, me and the buddy I went with had a flask full of bourbon before we got in and a DD to and from our hometown. Bockfest 2011, I am glad I miraculously remembered thee. Rave: Spring break starts the week after this one. I'm working full time at my internship, but I'll get a shit ton of stuff done so I can focus on selling when shit gets busy after the ground thaws. Rave: Buddy from high school who served a year in Iraq and is stationed in Hawaii (and provided the venue for me and my girlfriend to meet each other at via his wedding) will be coming home for good tomorrow. We've got a homecoming party planned the weekend afterwards. Life is good.
Rant: Worried my drinking may be becoming a problem. I only drink once or twice a week, but lately I've been blacking out and making really bad decisions. Example: This weekend me and my friend got shitfaced and decided to take turns punching each other in the face. This resulted in a small black eye and hurt hands for me, and a split chin for him. I'm 28 years old and didn't do shit that dumb when I was a teenager. Taking a couple weeks off drinking to figure out what my problem is. If anyone has any ideas or advice PM's would be appreciated. Rave: Started my gym membership back up. I'm in pretty good shape right now but plan on getting shredded over the next couple months.
Mega Rave: Tickets are booked and paid for back home to New Zealand for the month of October and only cost $35 for return. Gotta love defence free travel entitlements. Rave: Be home to watch the All Blacks finally win the world cup again.
Rant: I got loaded drunk on Saturday night. All-in-all it was pretty fun, except for the fact that for a second weekend in a row, I drunkenly snapped at the girlfriend at the end of the night for no 'real' apparent reason. Seriously, it defies all logic. I don't have any anger-issues. My finances are in good shape, and I'm healthy. Yet apparently I have drunken insecurities and I feel the need to lash out. It's even worse due to the fact that I never remember the conversation. So we'll wake up, she'll remind me of the conversation, and then I spent the rest of the day feeling shitty and self-loathing. She's a pretty easy-going girl, and doesn't really hold a grudge. But I can see why she would be frustrated. This probably means that I need to ease up on the booze for awhile.