A Different Kind of Sameness
I'm sitting at my computer right now ripping music to mp3. I feel like I've been here before. Taking each CD I own and ripping it into mp3. I let my anal nature get the best of me. I decided to re-rip my library through iTunes so I have consistent bitrates (320kbs) and so all the file IDs etc are the same. Once I'm done I'm probably going to do away with a large number of CDs. But I've said that before so we'll see. I'm really trying to free up some shelf space.
What else am I doing? I'm watching a doc about the Koran that's really interesting. Mostly in the sense that it's interpreted in hundreds of ways to suit the needs of its followers and those in power much like the Bible does for Western cultures. You would think with the same inherent challenges of having true understanding of their God's words they would be able to see that their struggle is the same. Bleh.
I'm also logged onto Bear411. Yup, you heard that correctly. After about two years of being away I just decided I missed my friends and I missed chatting on there. I felt a little disconnected from the bear world and Bearciti, Facebook, and other portals weren't really cutting it. Sometimes you just gotta swallow your pride and make it do - so that's what I did. It's nice to be back on there, I have to admit. It's not the first time I've felt like a hypocrite in my life but I'm comfortable in having made the decision I did. I guess to give it much more attention would just kinda be silly.
I'm also resetting my iPhone right now. I found that I wasn't really exploring or using the blackra1n extras like I thought I would. I mean really, the only thing I was using consistently was the background/winterboard thing and I feel like it's only a matter of time before Apple incorporates that into the iPhone OS. So sorry Dan, you're not gonna be on my dashboard 24/7 now.
Dan? Well Dan is this cute little Cubbie guy I've been hanging out with for a handful of months now. He's from Tucson and I dig him and we're just taking things mighty slow. I met him at Coachella in '09 and he's pretty awesome. It's been fun getting to know him.
I've been working at the bar (PECS) four days a week for a good piece of time now. The four day week is great in terms of the extra day off but working four nights does take its tole on a person. You lose those evenings to just kick back and do mellow stuff with your friends. You might not think that's much to lose but it really is. I miss it a lot. A lot of people shrug off bartending as an easy gig that anyone can do. Well, they are half right - anyone can do it. But not everyone can do it well. So by my 4th night I'm usually really trying hard to stay switched on and to be attentive. I'm not exactly a sun shine and big smile sorta of guy so staying up at work can be a challenge! On the big, big plus side the money I'm making is helping me to hopefully reach my goal of being debt free in 2010. I've just got one student loan and my car to pay off and then I'm golden. It's exciting! And of course, the best part of the whole deal is that I really do dig the job itself. I'm creating better relationships with my co-workers, my boss, and most importantly with the customers and I feel like in committing to the job I've made a good decision for myself. I'm excited for next week because I'm starting a Bear Happy Hour at PECS on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. It's called WOOF and Matt is going to guest bartend with me for the first one. Should be good times.
The holidays went well. Christmas was spent with my family. It was low key and mellow - just how I like it. I realized this year that I think I kinda overdo it with my spending so next year I'm gonna scale back. I'm actually thinking about doing charity donations in the family names and then just buying things for kids and my Mom and sister. We'll see. My Mom and Michael got me a Kindle and it's really neat. I'm reading Chuck Klosterman's new novel on it and I already downloaded Kathy Griffin's book and Watership Down for my next Kindle reads. I got the new Dan Brown and The Road for Christmas so I have some "regular" books to read too. New Years I went to a house party that was great. Matt and Ray were in town and we all headed to PECs for the big ball drop. I ended up reconnecting with a friend and just had a great time. Just about a perfect way to usher in the new year. Would have been great to have Dan there but he's a bartender too so in our line of work you don't always get the big nights off.
I realize it's been a while since I posted here to LJ. I think everyone knows how Facebook has Walmarted the Internet but I prefer to think of it as Target'ing the Net because I like Target and I like Facebook (to an extent). But I am going to check in on here now and again. I used the LJ tracker and wasn't surprised to see a lot of people had unfriended me. What bummed me out was that most of them hadn't actually defriended me - they'd deleted their journals. It's a shame.
What's on the horizon? Well in 2010 I am planning for sure to go to Atlanta in February to see Muse and visit Timmy and Franky. I'm going to Coachella in April for sure. I want to go to Bear Pride in Chicago and I really want to go to pTown again this year. I'm gonna go to NYC for sure to see Adams Family and I'm gonna head to DC to visit Matt for sure. I also want to go to San Francisco because I miss you guys up there a bunch. So I figure all of those trips combined with work, friends, having Dan move to SD (he's really fallen for the city and the guys here now that he's visited a few times) and getting to know him even better - well, it's all shaping up to be a good year.
I invite you to keep readin' if you'd like to. Maybe you'll be here when I post "2010 and Debt Free"
Cheers y'all
What else am I doing? I'm watching a doc about the Koran that's really interesting. Mostly in the sense that it's interpreted in hundreds of ways to suit the needs of its followers and those in power much like the Bible does for Western cultures. You would think with the same inherent challenges of having true understanding of their God's words they would be able to see that their struggle is the same. Bleh.
I'm also logged onto Bear411. Yup, you heard that correctly. After about two years of being away I just decided I missed my friends and I missed chatting on there. I felt a little disconnected from the bear world and Bearciti, Facebook, and other portals weren't really cutting it. Sometimes you just gotta swallow your pride and make it do - so that's what I did. It's nice to be back on there, I have to admit. It's not the first time I've felt like a hypocrite in my life but I'm comfortable in having made the decision I did. I guess to give it much more attention would just kinda be silly.
I'm also resetting my iPhone right now. I found that I wasn't really exploring or using the blackra1n extras like I thought I would. I mean really, the only thing I was using consistently was the background/winterboard thing and I feel like it's only a matter of time before Apple incorporates that into the iPhone OS. So sorry Dan, you're not gonna be on my dashboard 24/7 now.
Dan? Well Dan is this cute little Cubbie guy I've been hanging out with for a handful of months now. He's from Tucson and I dig him and we're just taking things mighty slow. I met him at Coachella in '09 and he's pretty awesome. It's been fun getting to know him.
I've been working at the bar (PECS) four days a week for a good piece of time now. The four day week is great in terms of the extra day off but working four nights does take its tole on a person. You lose those evenings to just kick back and do mellow stuff with your friends. You might not think that's much to lose but it really is. I miss it a lot. A lot of people shrug off bartending as an easy gig that anyone can do. Well, they are half right - anyone can do it. But not everyone can do it well. So by my 4th night I'm usually really trying hard to stay switched on and to be attentive. I'm not exactly a sun shine and big smile sorta of guy so staying up at work can be a challenge! On the big, big plus side the money I'm making is helping me to hopefully reach my goal of being debt free in 2010. I've just got one student loan and my car to pay off and then I'm golden. It's exciting! And of course, the best part of the whole deal is that I really do dig the job itself. I'm creating better relationships with my co-workers, my boss, and most importantly with the customers and I feel like in committing to the job I've made a good decision for myself. I'm excited for next week because I'm starting a Bear Happy Hour at PECS on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. It's called WOOF and Matt is going to guest bartend with me for the first one. Should be good times.
The holidays went well. Christmas was spent with my family. It was low key and mellow - just how I like it. I realized this year that I think I kinda overdo it with my spending so next year I'm gonna scale back. I'm actually thinking about doing charity donations in the family names and then just buying things for kids and my Mom and sister. We'll see. My Mom and Michael got me a Kindle and it's really neat. I'm reading Chuck Klosterman's new novel on it and I already downloaded Kathy Griffin's book and Watership Down for my next Kindle reads. I got the new Dan Brown and The Road for Christmas so I have some "regular" books to read too. New Years I went to a house party that was great. Matt and Ray were in town and we all headed to PECs for the big ball drop. I ended up reconnecting with a friend and just had a great time. Just about a perfect way to usher in the new year. Would have been great to have Dan there but he's a bartender too so in our line of work you don't always get the big nights off.
I realize it's been a while since I posted here to LJ. I think everyone knows how Facebook has Walmarted the Internet but I prefer to think of it as Target'ing the Net because I like Target and I like Facebook (to an extent). But I am going to check in on here now and again. I used the LJ tracker and wasn't surprised to see a lot of people had unfriended me. What bummed me out was that most of them hadn't actually defriended me - they'd deleted their journals. It's a shame.
What's on the horizon? Well in 2010 I am planning for sure to go to Atlanta in February to see Muse and visit Timmy and Franky. I'm going to Coachella in April for sure. I want to go to Bear Pride in Chicago and I really want to go to pTown again this year. I'm gonna go to NYC for sure to see Adams Family and I'm gonna head to DC to visit Matt for sure. I also want to go to San Francisco because I miss you guys up there a bunch. So I figure all of those trips combined with work, friends, having Dan move to SD (he's really fallen for the city and the guys here now that he's visited a few times) and getting to know him even better - well, it's all shaping up to be a good year.
I invite you to keep readin' if you'd like to. Maybe you'll be here when I post "2010 and Debt Free"
Cheers y'all