A New Venue, And A Walk For MS

There has been more than one occasion where I apologized for not posting a blog within a specific time period, I actually have a valid reason for my absence of late. I have recently become addicted to venting and Vlogging. For those of you who are not aware Vlogging is video Blogging. I think the video format is an outlet that gives me an opportunity to ramble and rant the way that I so obviously need to at times. As when I am writing I tend to edit out some of the rambling, you have been warned. I can be found on Youtube (If you click the link in the title it will take you directly to the site.) I will continue to post Blogs on this page but I think I am going to change the format in which I have been posting. Instead of one long blog every couple of weeks I am going to start posting what ever issue happens to be bothering me at that particular moment. I have been perusing a lot of blogs over the past couple of months and I realize I myself am a bigger fan of those who post more frequently even if it isn’t as long they tend to be highly amusing and for those of you who have been reading this blog since its inception, I think you might enjoy being let in on some of the things that I haven’t previously felt warranted an actual blog but was something that got me thinking. Such as that two faced kid that was born in India, (I can only imagine the nightmare that will be that child’s junior high and high school years…(although suddenly my extra chins are not looking as bad. I am so completely going to hell for that joke.) I hope that you all enjoy the content and let me know what you think of some of the videos. I can honestly say that while they amuse me some of them really are just kind of dumb. But I had fun making them.
On a completely different track this Sunday there is a Fundraiser in Seattle that I am participating in with my Bank, The Funds are going to help find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, we have been raising money over the past month and we will be walking 4 miles on Sunday… It should be an awesome day and it is for a great cause… if you would like to donate you can head to this site and donate at will http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR It really is for a great cause, The Bank is participating because a large majority of us are either directly related to someone with MS or know someone who has it. And that is all I have for now, hopefully I will be talking at you again sooon..


Random Completely Inappropriate Joke of the Blog:
So like how long before one of the siblings of that Indian girl with the two faces calls her four-eyes?? I wonder if they have DVD’s in Hell…

Wish I Didn’t Know Now the Things I Didn’t Know Then.

   The title of a lesser known song by Toby Keith, although i think for myself and probably a lot of my readers out there it is a feeling I have had more than once.  First and foremost I want to say Happy Birthday to Ted.... LOL now you are really old...  And thank you very much mother for calling and waking me on my day off, and then acting shocked that i was still asleep at 10 am. Which I think is perfectly respectable after a long hard week. I digress, So as I was grocery shopping earlier today, I started thinking about how hard it must be to try and plan meals for an entire family a week or two in advance. It’s one of those things that I absolutely hate doing.

    I was remembering walking through the aisles with which ever set of parents I was with at that particular time and realizing the contrast between what was on my mind (which depending on my particular age could have been anything from Spider-Man to the cute girl down the street, or possibly being Spider-Man and saving the cute girl down the street) to what was undoubtedly on their minds, Trying to get enough food to last, keeping with in the budgeted amount, possibly an argument that they had recently with which ever significant other they were with at that particular time.  I am not sure how many of you are aware but i really enjoy just watching people, peeking into a small moment of their lives and trying to guess their stories, (Which is similar to opening to a random page in a book and trying to guess the plot) I have realized that a grocery store is a great place to get a peek there are a lot of clues in their baskets alone that can give you tiny details of their lives, as well as the random arguments that shopping for food tends to initiate. 

    So things around here have been incredibly stressful for me, as per usual there is never enough money, definitely not enough time and sadly not enough interest to go around. I have become more and more closed off to others in the last few weeks. I don’t know if I have an actual reason or if i’m just tired of trying to put on a mask so that no one suspects that I am flooded with debt and seriously worried wether or not i am going to make it to the next paycheck. 

   I think i am just frustrated because i am surrounded by people who constantly beg their families for money, I have been on my own for a long time and it hasn’t ever been easy but i just assumed that is how it had to be, these people in my life now they each have their own stressors and in no way am i saying that theirs are less stressing than mine, it just seems they still have that safety net underneath them that i haven’t had since i lived with my mother all those years ago.. I wasn’t aware you could get financial Training wheels as well. 

  In other news as i sort of half way mentioned under the video as of March 1st i am once again wearing Prescription lenses, I have known for a while that my eye sight was deteriorating as it was getting harder and harder to see things at a distance, when ever i took an eye test in the military I just memorized the eye chart before taking the test and then I would have no worries (you might groan at that, but for any of you who have seen Military issued prescription glasses you would understand my reasoning) These new glasses don’t look too bad, it is a little odd getting used to wearing them. but i suppose i shall adapt and over come... more to come!!!!

  Oh and by the way Happy St. Patty’s Day!!!!

March !5th In History

1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World .

1820 Maine is admitted as the 23rd state.

1930 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched

1968 The U.S. mint halts the practice of buying and selling gold.

1991 Four Los Angeles police are charged in the beating of Rodney King.

Born on March 15

1767 Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States (1829-1837).

Food Fight

Hey everyone every once in a while i stumble across a video worth sharing on this site... Thought you might all get a kick out of this one. An abridged history of American-centric warfare, from WWII to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict.

For the official cheat sheet (breakdown of the foodstuffs), visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/stefannadelma...

For a breakdown of the actual battles portrayed in the film, visit:
http://homepage.mac.com/stefannadelma...

Random Fact:
After 24 years i am once again wearing prescription glasses... be afraid...

Single Awareness Day & Other Reminders That I'm Alone!

Hooray for Single Awareness Day!!! Oh no wait we hate single awareness day... Damn. Valentine’s Day means only one thing to me... That tomorrow the holidays that make me cranky are packed back into their evil little storage containers for a little over nine months... And then Turkey day starts all the nonsense all over again. I have been racking my brain trying to think of positive memories that I have of Valentine's Day and well to be honest I am coming up a little short. I refuse to believe that I am the only sad sack that feels this way. Last year at this time I was dating a sweet little blonde girl, I spent a ridiculous amount of time and money and we broke up a little over three weeks later... I have had quite a few relationships end around V-day.. One wonders if it is something I do or just a mere coincidence... Shrug... 

   In happier news I bought a new vehicle last week. It is a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, I am fairly certain it is the first grown up vehicle I have ever owned. As I am normally attracted to little girl cars for the most part. It’s really nice to not have to worry about riding the El Camino off of one of the cliffs on the way down from my mountain top villa. (Did that sound half as pretentious as I think?) Thats how I prefer to think of my home as no matter which direction you approach it you are driving up hill... Driving to work is fun because i hardly have to take it out of neutral as i can cost all the way there. The SUV is Four wheel Drive.. It isn’t quite as cool as a certain Land Cruiser but it is a start. 

  So February 26th marks my 6 month mark at the bank. Which is a little daunting. The past six months have gone by really fast, it is hard to believe that so many things have changed in so little time. So many things that do not include meeting any kind single women that I can blow all my money on. I spent three hours convincing an acquaintance this evening that we have very few choices when Love is on the horizon. He bought it, I'm not sure i do. I have always been the one that was good at telling everyone what they wanted to hear... Regardless of how far from the truth it may have been. This includes lying to myself when I might be considering actions that fall into those morally gray area’s. The amusing thing about always knowing what people want to hear is that I also have a fairly decent idea of what they do not want to hear.  My whole life it has been my mouth more than any other part of me that has caused most of my troubles. Some would imply that lower parts of my anatomy are to blame, as blood flow seems to be flowing that direction in steady intervals. I assure you without my ability to speak the blood would be only rushing to the bench. (See this is what happens when you don’t watch sports and you attempt to make sports analogies!!!) 

   I have met a few people that have similar problems with their mouths and the abuse of their words. In-fact I can think of one specific person recently that has been bad mouthing me to a friend I hold very dear. He is not yet aware that everything you say and write can and will be repeated ad nauseam to anyone else involved. I promise you I will make sure he is informed... Much to his embarrassment. 

  Excluding some minor roommate bickering, I have been relatively quiet recently and that has to do with the whole turning twenty-eight and realizing that it doesn’t matter how young I feel when I behave as though i am rapidly approaching 50. My daily routine is so robotic it is almost comedic. I am often in bed watching a movie shortly after nine... I may not sleep until almost two... I am normally snuggled in a blanket, long before ten. 

 

     I hope those of you who have someone to spend tomorrow with enjoy your precious Hallmark Holiday as to those of you like myself Happy Single Awareness Day!!!!!

Random Facts of the Blog:

• Long before St. Valentine lived, February 14th had strong links with fertility. The date traditionally is known for when birds choose their mates. (How come the birds don’t have to deal with the Hallmark crap???)

• Roman festival of Lupercalia used to be celebrated on February 15th where young men held a lottery to conclude which girl would be theirs. (Hmmm i need to move to italy)

• In Medieval times, girls ate bizarre foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future spouse. (if it was bizarre then can you imagine what it must have been???) 

• In the Middle Ages, there was a belief that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse. (LOL My Co-worker is probably going to call in sick after she reads that!) 

• The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415. (you ever wonder if maybe some facts are romanticized?) 

• 73% of Valentine Day flowers are bought by men, whereas women buy only 23% of Valentine flowers. ( I imagine its a tad awkward when that construction foreman  gets a dozen tiger lilies on the job site.)

• Around 3% of pet owners prefer to give Valentine gifts to their pets, as they are more grateful than humans! (no comment) 

  

28 Years Later... Or Happy Birthday To Me!

Sometimes I have to stop and take a moment to really just look around. I am surrounded by amazing people everyday and I think I am as guilty as most of forgetting that. Today is my 28th birthday (Somehow even saying that is painful) Today doesn’t seem to be any different than the day that preceded it nor will it be any different than the days that follow it and yet to me and a handful of others it is supposed to be a celebrated day. I don’t know if my indifference to my birthday has something to do with the obvious separation that I have driven between myself and my family, or if I really have become the emotionless person I have joked about being for so long. I want to mention that Heath Ledger died a week ago today. I have to be honest that scared me more than a little. I joke about getting older but when someone my age dies... Well it will scare the life out of you. He was an amazing actor and Hollywood is a little darker without him. Not that I'm going to cry over a complete stranger. 

         I haven’t cried in a really long time. I know that as a 28 year old man that is probably a good thing; but anyone who has known me longer than the last 2 years has at least a little inclination that something has changed and not necessarily for the better.  I still have emotions...mostly i can feel them swirling around in my chest and my head, it just seems that I am more reluctant as of late to fully embrace them as I have in the past. The things I say (take the previous encounter at IHOP for example) are meant to be funny, even though as soon as the words exit my mouth I know I have made some kind of cardinal sin. My problem is that the reason I don’t feel guilt is that I was being impolite not dishonest. Am I wrong for that? 

      In a happier vein My roommates through an awesome party for me this past weekend in honor of my birthday. The cool part about the party is that we decided to have it as an 80’s themed party. (Because I was born in 1980... gee we are creative!!!)  A lot of people came dressed up in Awesome 80’s regalia and we had a lot of fun... I have no idea why but leg warmers are far too easily found. Because it wouldn’t be me if my costume wasn’t a little odd I based it off of the cover of one of my favorite ’80’s movies (Say Anything) starring one of my all time favorite actors. (John Cusack) I actually took a photo that looks exactly like the DVD cover. (which I am pretty sure only further proves just how much of a nerd I really am.) The night was for the most part uneventful with one rather unfortunate misunderstanding. 

    I didn’t drink very much which explains why I am having no problem recollecting most of the evening. (It also explains the lack of apology at the beginning of this post!)The same cannot be said for some of my friends. I did how ever have a couple shots of Patron (top shelf Tequila, its like 60$ for a fifth....sheesh!) as well as the last bit of that awesome Mexican pomegranate tequila that red had brought back from Cabo. 

  As far as the unfortunate incident, it really wasn’t as big of a deal as it had seemed at the time but it did get a little out of hand. And unfortunately i scared a couple of folks. As I was mingling Red found me and mentioned that someone was in my bedroom with the door locked... Now under normal circumstances this is not really a big deal but for some reason all that ran through my mind is that no one was going to have sex in my bed before I did. Which sounds completely rational to me even now. Anyway I pounded on my bedroom door and scared the bejesus out of four girls that were trying to have a conversation away from the music. I felt terrible but I think at that point the damage had been done. They left not too much after that... My Bad... 

 My actual birthday was really nice. My co-workers decorated the bank last night and I walked in this morning to see happy birthday James with Spider-man decorations everywhere it was awesome, and then one of my customers brought in a Carrot Cake (my all time favorite) and then the bank gave this huge gift basket with all kinds of cool Spider-man themed gifts... all in all it was an awesome day. When i got home from work i had a quiet night in with my roommates we made Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and creamy Tomato soup, and of course we watched movies. 

  As I said in the beginning of this post I am so very blessed to be surrounded by so many awesome caring friends. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!!!!! 

Random Celebrities and Moments in History That Share My Birth Day:

Oprah Winfrey.... As in i am Queen of America Winfrey

Tom  Selleck... As in I used to be Magnum PI 

Heather Graham; she was in the second Austin Powers movie as well as Boogie Nights

Ed Burns.... His most recent Movie is 27 dresses... he was also in Saving Private Ryan. 

William Mckinley The 25th President of the United States.

In 1861 Kansas offically became the 34th US State. 

and on a creepier note Jimmy Durante (The narrator of the holiday classic “Frosty the Snowman”) died on my birthday the same year I was born. 

Walt Disneys Snow White was released in 1959

Thirteen Years Later

   Hey there everyone 

I haven't written a poem in a while and this is a pretty good example of why i don't do it very often. I got the idea from an online friend of mine who is a really awesome song writer that has a page on youtube.  You can check out her page at: 

 http://www.youtube.com/songsfromahat 

So this is loosely based on the fact that my Ten year High school reunion is coming up this June which is obviously bothering me just a little more than i would readily admit... although the last time i had a six pack was at the grocery store.  Hope you all enjoy it...

Thirteen Years Later...

Freshman year he was schooled from Home

His first Day in high school his sophomore Year... 

Freshman fears he faced on his own 

Thirteen years ago he arrived

Where Jocks and Cheerleaders thrive.

Already with their new friends and slapping fives.

They already know where you don’t want to be caught.

and where you hide when your done being taught. 

Where the druggies go when they smoke their weed. 

Thirteen years ago in memories long gone to seed.

He walks into his first class

So hard to play it cool, when 

Your lab partner has a mouth full of steel wool.

She smiles puts out her hand..

a new friend in this teenage wasteland...

Football tryouts later that day

He’ll never make the team is all they say.

She goes out for Cheer Squad...

Their laughter chases her out of the main quad...

Thirteen years later he’s heading back

A full head of hair and abs like a six pack.

His high school sweet heart on his arm 

Thirteen years later and he’s still all charm.

Her mouth once resembled steel wool...

now her smile makes most men feel the fool. 

The Quarterback is going bald and sells used cars

The Head Cheerleader knows all the local bars.

The sweethearts laugh when they think back

How life is always slow to find the right track.

A.J. James Brooks 

January ‘08    

Random Quote of the Blog:

  "You Learn more with an open mind and a closed mouth."

                  AJ James Brooks

The Most Amazing Dog!

I thought a few people would get a kick out of this.
I promise there is an actual blog in the works it will be out the weekend before my 28th birthday...

This is awesome!

So as I was fumbling around on Youtube i came across this video... thought you all might get a kick out of it.
James

Happy Belated New Years!!! And A Tale Of Drunken Debauchery

At the end of my last blog I mentioned that most of my Christmas was pretty stellar. And then two hours before I wrote the blog something terrible happened.I wanted to wait until all parties involved were informed so that they wouldn’t find out in one of my rants. The week of Christmas My roommate and I were pet sitting for our landlords as they were out of town with their family on their Mexican Vacation, we were pet sitting a 12 year old rottweiler and a 10 week old kitten, we have no idea why (my landlords have 6 other cats and the dog gets along with them fine.) but the dog hurt the kitten; there was blood everywhere and the kitten ended up dying. Obviously not the way that I had hoped to end my Christmas. The worst part of it was that for some reason my house is completely void of any shovels so we weren’t able to bury the kitten until New Years Eve. 

     I want to thank my grandparents and my Mom and Ted(dad) for the very cool Christmas gifts. That card was awesome Mom. Thank you all so very much. So funny story about the mail and why things are so messed up right now. Apparently when Gilligan moved out he attempted to put a hold on his mail as he didn’t have a forwarding address. Because amazingly bazaar things happen to me, the post office decided to put a hold on all of our mail. So last night I got a whole bunch of mail, including two checks that would have been very helpful before Christmas. But what can you do? 

       New Year's Eve was a blast I would like to describe it in vivid detail but yeah I can’t. I tend to write about these parties where I am more of a chaperone than a guest. So while we were burying the kitten New Year's Eve morning, I promised everyone that i would drink and I was a man of my word. It started off innocently enough, the girls and I were going to do a shot of the Tequilas (Pomegranate flavored and Vanilla flavored) that Red brought from Mexico. Well, after about six... ...teen shots I lost count. Before the party I had bought some Vodka’s (Grey Goose and Skyy) and apparently drank them. as well as a six pack of Mikes hard Berry. (Am I a boozer or what?) I believe it is at this point where I was way more drunk then was absolutely necessary. Apparently I was going around to everyone at the party and groping them. Luckily this only slightly annoyed most of the people at the party and they laughed it off.

           One guest remarked that I was one of the luckiest drunks he had ever seen as he watched me grope him and followed directly with groping his girlfriend. Red did an awesome job keeping an eye out for me and made sure I didn’t do anything to get myself killed. At one point she decided that she should put me to bed and I took this to mean I should run from her as much as I could. I have been told more than once that I was a very happy drunk and that for the most part i giggled like a 14 year old school girl. (Yeah... that sounds about right.) Red eventually caught me and put me to bed around 2 am. Apparently the party went on for another 2 hours but i have no memory of anything after I took my pants off at the foot of my bed. I do want to take this moment to once more give a public apology to anyone that I offended by either groping either them or their significant other as well as to the people that are important to me that were offended by my behavior. I might have also said some things that could be construed as rude and unnecessary to two of my guests that choose to swing from the same tree. My Bad.

     The next morning I woke up with a slight headache but other wise feeling perfectly fine. We all climbed into the CR-V and decided to go out to a late brunch. We originally planned to go to IHOP but apparently everyone else in the tri-city area had the same idea. At this point I said something incredibly rude to a very large couple. (The comment was completely uncalled for, and had something to do with consuming pancakes and it was really funny.) At this point we decided to go to Red Robin which was down the street a ways... Mainly to prevent me from insulting more people. and then we saw a movie... and that is how i spent my New Year’s. 

     We had another party tonight and as I write this it is 3:30 in the morning.  I was sober. Which is how it should be, my new co-worker stopped by and tried to teach me to dance a little, it didn’t go over well but it was fun. I hope you all had a very happy new year and I will probably post another blog around my brithday... 

   Here is to 2008

Oh by the way Mr. Brooks thanks for the MAC mouse tip... I really appreciate it.

A Random Observation:

How to convert from military to civilian life

Army life, In Other Words...Your OLD Life!

1. Admit:

"I was in the Army; I have a problem." This is the first step to recovery...

2. Speech:

Time should never begin with a zero or end in a hundred, it is not 0430 or 1400; it is 4:30am and 2:00pm

Words like latrine, overhead, fourth point of contact, bunk, and "PT" will get you weird looks; bathroom, ceiling, ass, bed, and workout... get used to it.

"Fuck" cannot be used to -replace whatever word you can't think of right now, try "um".

Grunting is not talking.

It's a phone, not a radio; do not use words like roger, say again, send it and conversations on a phone do not end in "out"

People will not know what you are talking about if you tell them you usually spend your Monday's doing a PMCS and that you need a 5988 before you can do a proper QA/QC or that you spent a deployment in USAREUR. It's all gibberish to them.

Likewise people will not understand you when you use expressions like "watch your six" or "pop smoke."

Also, the people you hang out with now are your friends and the people you work with are your co-workers. There is no such thing as a "battle buddy" anymore.

3. Style:

Do not put creases in your jeans.

Do not put creases on the front of your dress shirts.

A horseshoe cut looks dumb, not motivating.

A high and tight looks really dumb as well.

A hat indoors does not make you a bad person; it makes you like the rest of the world; what's more it's a hat and not a cover.

You do not have to wear a belt ALL the time.

4. Relationship:

Being divorced twice by the time you are 23 is not normal, neither are 6 month marriages, even if it is your first.

Marrying a girl so that you can move out of the barracks does not make "financial sense", it makes you a retard.

5. Personal accomplishments:

In the real world, being able to do pushups and run a 13 minute 2 mile will not make you good at your job.

Most people will be slightly disturbed by you if you tell them about people you have killed or seen die.

How much pain you can take is not a personal accomplishment.

The time you got really drunk and passed the sobriety test anyway is also not a personal accomplishment.

6. Drinking:

In the real world, being drunk before 5pm will get you an intervention, not a "good for you"

That time you drank a 5th of Jaeger and pissed in your closet is not a conversation starter.

That time you went to the combat life saver school and practiced giving vodka IV's will also not be a good conversation starter.

7. Bodily functions:

Farting on your co-workers and then giggling while you run away may be viewed as "unprofessional".

The size of the dump you took yesterday will not be funny no matter how big it was, how much it burned, or how much it smelled.

You can't make fun of someone for being sick, no matter how funny it is.

VD will also not be funny

8. The human body:

Most people will not want to hear about your balls. Odd as that may seem, it's true.

9. Spending habits:

One day, you will have to pay bills

Buying a $30,000 car on a $16,000 a year salary is a really bad idea.

Spending money on video games instead of on diapers makes you a fool.

One day you will need health insurance .

10. Interacting with civilians (AKA YOU):

Making fun of your neighbor to his face for being fat will not be normal. Calling him a "fat-body" is not polite.

11. Real jobs:

They really can fire you.

On the flip side you really can quit.

Screaming at the people that work for you will not be normal, remember they really can quit too.

Taking naps at work will not be acceptable.

Remember 9-5 not 0530 to 1700

12. The Law:

UCMJ does not exist and will not save you from prison.

Your workplace unlike your command can't save you and probably won't, in fact most likely you will get fired about 5 minutes after they find out you've been arrested

Even McDonalds does background checks, and "conviction" isn't going to help you get the job

Fighting is not a normal thing and will really get you arrested, not yelled at Monday morning before they ask you if you won.

13. General knowledge:

You can in fact really say what you think about the President in public.

Pain is not weakness leaving the body, it's just pain.

They won't wear anything shiny that tells you they are more important than you are, be polite.

Read the contracts before you sign them; remember what happened last time.

Merry Christmas, And Body Disfiguration...

Merry Christmas Everyone... Merry Christmas...

       So I often wonder if I was able to write a blog everyday or every few days would it be as interesting now as it was two years ago. Now trust me my life is not as boring as I would have you all believe, but I no longer live in a foreign country, nor is the possibility of my life being threatened on a semi-regular basis. I have my moments, sporadic little things that I do that are spontaneous or unexpected but in all honesty they are few and far between. This month for example after one of my roommates had an unexpected break up we decided we should go out and do something to help cheer her up a little. This started out as an idea to maybe go to a quiet dinner and maybe see a movie, and turned into her getting a second tattoo and yours truly finally getting his first. You read that right, i have permanently disfigured or marked my temple. (I’m hoping that doesn’t sound as perverted to you all as it does to me.) My tattoo is discreet, as i have a job that doesn’t exactly like to advertise their employee’s youthful spontaneity. It is on my left arm just below my shoulder. The tattoo itself is comprised of two opposing blue waves crashing into an ancient looking black coin, engraved onto the coin is my Zodiac sign (Which is Aquarius) It honestly did not hurt nearly as bad as I had originally thought it would. It only took about an hour. I am going in a week from Sunday to get it touched up a bit.  Those of you who have known me for a while are aware I have wanted a tattoo for almost ten years, but always managed to talk myself out of it whenever the opportunity presented itself. After this exciting little moment i thought things were going to calm down a bit but of course life is never that simple, or at least my life is never that simple. Of course there was Christmas shopping to finish and friends to make happy. 

       After spending far too much on Christmas I was made aware of a computer program that my company offers, In a nut shell the Bank gives me a loan to purchase a computer without looking at my credit sore/report. (Which is the only reason anyone would ever give me a loan...LOL) As i write this I am using my brand new computer. Its an IMac 24 inch desktop computer... and its amazing... It really is obscenely large, but then the same could be said about my..... eh hem.... i was going to say my stomach wow we have some dirty minds in the reading audience you should all be ashamed of yourselves really!!! Learning to use the Mac has been interesting. the mouse for example doesn’t have a right button or a left for that matter. the entire mouse itself is one button. It doesn’t sound like a big deal but for any of you who use Word as your spell check imagine trying to correct misspelled words with out that button. Another amusing little oddity is that for what ever reason my computer is not fond of microsoft ran web sights. (and in typing that my spell check recognizes the word Imac but not microsoft, LOL)  Needless to say there have been a few hiccups along the way... but the computer is awesome, it has  a ton of memory so I am able to download more music and movies and so forth... LOL I am so tech savvy LOL!!!... Of course now that i have a new computer i want the Iphone... but i think baby steps are probably best.... but man i want that Iphone it’s just so freaking cool... hmm maybe since the Computer was my Christmas present to myself i’ll purchase the Iphone as my birthday present. it’s a thought anyway...

      Onto more socially relevant things, this past Saturday we had yet another party (the more surprising information is that the week prior to that we actually went to a party that we didn’t throw.) This weeks party had a Black & White theme which was actually a lot of fun. The basic idea is that all guests were required to wear what ever they wanted as long as it consisted of only black and white. I was actually impressed that almost every guest did as instructed there were a few who didn’t (two girls for example that guests we sort of new invited after meeting them at a local drive thru... shrug.) For the most part though all our guests did really well... most of them dressed very nice... I was in one of my sarcastic comedy tees and slacks... My shirt was a big hit as it was as per usual completely inappropriate. There was a minor little bit of drama but nothing like the aforementioned Halloween party. 

  

     The drama consisted of one particular idiot that was so blitzed drunk he couldn’t keep track of his belongings, he lost his wallet and thought he lost his cell. So after he went around and rudely accused practically everyone of thievery and started moving furniture around we turned off the music and called his cell. We heard it ringing so everyone got quiet and yeah we found it.... IN HIS FREAKING POCKET!!! I told him that as I was the most sober person at the party and it was my house that I was kicking him out due to complete stupidity on his part... I was not very kind to him at all but i truly feel he deserved it. After that he didn’t leave, apparently he thought i was kidding. He told me he felt like an idiot i told him to go with that feeling.  The rest of the party was pretty much uneventful. Everyone finally left around 5 am... sheesh... I need to institute a 2 am closing time for these parties... I’m getting too old to wait for these young sprites to get bored enough to go home.... 

   Christmas eve was pretty much uneventful, Today though i went with one of the roommates to her parents house in Seattle and spent the day with them... It was a lot of fun mostly we played the WII and teased one another... It was pretty much a great day until about in hour ago when something happened. I can’t talk about it now but i’ll tell you more next week..... I hope you all Had a very Merry Christmas and I’ll see you back here in about a week....

And Your Random Fact....

Karaoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese. which is odd because my favorite joke is that Karaoke means @ss Hole in Japanese. I'm actually a little sad to learn this...