There's just something about physical labor that always makes me feel better. Just getting down and gritty and sweaty to accomplish something, no matter how small, just the fact that I was working with my hands and using muscles I don't use nearly as often as I should is satisfying. Case in point, I helped Good Jer move into his new digs this ( Read more... )

Recently in rotation: Saw Cajmere and Dajae last Friday up at Zentra... probably one of the best sets in a long, long time. They packed in the house. Went and saw the Chicago Autoshow on Saturday, not sure I like the new stylings on the new Mini's, the Audi R8 kicks all sorts of arse, both me and my dad were kinda sad to see Ford replace the Ford ( Read more... )

So, I bought a car.

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So, I think my sleep patterns may have shifted. I can only sleep for 5 hours at a time anymore... I'm still gorram groggy for about 2 hours after I wake up, but I'm not all that tired during the day. At least, any more than usual. I know my dad has (for just about my entire life) lived off of just a couple hours of sleep a night, with one or so big ( Read more... )

So, last night I was all stressed out because I had worked a 12 hour day at the office (starting Monday with a massive software change and planning the afternoon/evening for a large physical hardware move is NEVER a good idea), I've been in talks with my realtor about a place I'm really interested in, but my realtor said that there may be another ( Read more... )

In my current quest to deplete all of my savings and hurl myself into the depths of debt, I think I have found the perfect solutions. I've already ordered a brand new vehicle to replace my current aging one, but after much searching over the past 2 weeks, I think I've found a place I could purchase and live in as well. The condo is of course on the ( Read more... )

Went and saw my first set of condos tonight, found some pretty damn good places. In exactly the areas I'd like to go. I really need to nail down my finances and see what I can afford quick because some of these places are going quick. I definitely wouldn't mind checking out some more and doing another once over with my parents (the experienced ( Read more... )

Finally got a chance to buy some new skates for this season on Tuesday and dumped more cash than I should have on them... but, they're pretty schweet! Broke them in yesterday and caught alot of people checkin' them out. They're gonna take some getting used to though, the wheelbase is HUGE and therefore, it doesn't corner nearly as well as I'm used ( Read more... )

Alas, I could not hold out any longer and the weight of peer pressure drove me to follow the masses in seeing Vendetta for V. Or the other way around. While I'm not a fan of movies being overly hyped, this one at least is a good movie. Predictable, but entertaining nonetheless. Also, probably the best voice over by Hugo Weaving I've ever heard, I ( Read more... )

This past Friday gave me pause to re-consider my recent thoughts about purchasing a new car... the fancy one, with plenty of creature comforts, and the sunroof and the more-horsepower-than-a-V6-should-really-have engine. It would also be the one that's RWD (rear wheel drive) and the entire weight of the car could probably be lifted by me and a ( Read more... )