April 2005

Stay Safe, Byron

April 26, 2005: As I type, my friend Byron is on his way out to Iraq. He's going to do a great job and I just hope everyone can send a prayer and good tidings to him as he spends his 4 months out in the desert. He's well-prepared for his job and he's going to impress everyone he works with. Along with thoughts for him, also keep Connie and Aidan in your thoughts as well, as they're still back in San Antonio waiting for September to roll around real fast. Stay safe, Byron.

What's New? My Amazing Race page is up.

I am totally stoked to see Episode III of Star Wars

April 19, 2005: It will fucking rock. At least I hope so.

I wish I had lots of cool stories to tell you. I guess I should have been putting pictures up and stuff this past weekend, but I didn't do a goddamn thing except be lazy around the house and play video games. I beat God of War and I think I nearly died doing it. Remember when that journalist died in Iraq because he had been riding around in a Humvee all day and he had been sitting all cramped and stuff and basically his blood stopped circulating. I think that nearly happened to me on Saturday as I was playing God of War. I didn't move from my seat. I finally realized I needed to move when my hands started shaking. When I stood up, I actually felt light-headed and woozy. I immediately thought of that journalist and realized, this is one helluva shitty way to die. Pathetic too. But oh well, I beat that fucking game, so there! I even missed dinner yet I wasn't hungry enough apparently to care.

Work's been work, although things are moving along and progress is being made on some of the projects that have been hanging over my head like a sword of Damocles. If anyone ever mutters the word Clearcube at my next job or just in conversation, I'm going to punch their fucking lights out.

Oh, after reading the Mickityblog, I am all for working on the campaign to get Miss Chancy elected to the Presidency in 2008. She'd take no shit from anyone, bomb the hell out of those who tried anyways, and eradicate stupid people. She hasn't made that her campaign slogan yet, but I felt I needed to get the ball rolling.

You know, I actually walked out of Best Buy this weekend without a damn thing purchased, and was actually bored while there. This is not a good thing folks, and must indicate the end times are here. Prepare for flaming pigs falling from the heavens, as armageddon must be approaching. I am NEVER bored at Best Buy. WTF?

Robbie sent me copies on DVD of Twin Peaks Season 2. How freaking cool is that? It takes a little bit to get that second season going (I really can't stand that first episode - it's just too damn boring), but when it kicks into gear, especially when Laura Palmer's killer is finally revealed, yowza! So a big thanks to Robbie for that.

I've been playing craps a lot lately. Playing keeps me entertained and gets me out of the house, which I need. I've been able to stay fairly even in terms of wins equaling losses, which is all good. I guess the only sad part is that the craps dealers and waitresses at Sam's Town know me. Ah, fuck it, it's nice to be recognized!

When the Kellys were out last weekend, Byron and I went and saw Sin City. Kick ass movie. I didn't have high hopes for it except for the artistic angle, as it is completely unique (okay, maybe not completely unique, but unique enough for the last few years) and interesting the way the movie is shot in black and white and uses color to highlight certain things. And the violence - dear Lord, the violence is outstanding. I love when violence is presented in a way that allows me to imagine it more than actually explicitly seeing it. Sin City is more like that, although not everything is left to the imagination, to be sure. And the hookers with automatic weapons and swords scenes were pretty fucking sweet.

I've made my airline reservations for the June roadtrip I'm taking with Jason on his way to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska. I'm flying up to Seattle, and then travelling with him on a couple different auto ferries that allow you to skip driving in Canada (which is a BIG section of geography to skip), and then we dock in Juneau, then take another short ferry to some other city (I think Haines...?), from which point we drive the Alaskan highway to Anchorage. It should be fun. Then I hitchhike back to Las Vegas, whoring it up all the way home. I CAN NOT WAIT! Okay, I actually fly back to Vegas from Anchorage, but a boy can dream.

So, that's what I've felt like talking about today. I usually have lots of thoughts every day (really, I do), but I don't think about writing them down till it's too late and all I've got stuck in my head is how much work can really depress me. But I think I managed to remember some good stuff that isn't too blech.
What's New? I have an Amazing Race page that will make you wet yourself. Seriously. Take a look. (Psych!)

Quick Note

April 14, 2005: I was watching TV tonight and I saw the Ask Jeeves commercial in which a girl asks a dog show contestant about movie showtimes. The contestant looks at the girl, raises a water bottle and squirts water in the girl's face and tells her to sit, which the girl promptly does. I was literally laughing my ass off at this commercial, which I desperately needed after today. Today sucked, and hence I have no motivation to do my Survivor page tonight. I did just check my credit score, and it's getting better, thank God. There's one account on there still that I know is resolved, but it may not have filtered out of the system just yet. But if that's still being accounted for in my score, then when it's finally removed, my score should get even better. Until the next identity theft occurs. Have I said how much I am hating stuff lately? In other news, I had a great time this weekend with the Kellys, a great time the previous weekend at home (I even bought my folks a computer to replace their failing PC), and I won at craps a few times in the past few weeks. You're now caught up on my pathetic life. A BIG Congratulations to Michancy for getting out of the military on the 15th. You are so lucky. I'm out.
What's New? No Survivor page just yet. This weekend sometime. As well as the many pics I've been taking the last few weeks.

Time to Welcome the Kellys

April 7, 2005: So, Byron and Connie and Aidan are out here to visit his folks and I am the last stop on their Vegas tour. I'll be having them over as guests this weekend, so I have plenty of cleaning up to do, hence an abbreviated post. Or at least I'll try to keep it short.

I'm better now, but I definitely was in a bad mood on Tuesday. Don't really want to go into it here, as I'm not quite positive why either. It's one of those moodring things - just a combination of dark blue and red methinks. So enough on that.

Some sad, bad news as well, which I found out on Monday: one of the people I went through ROTC with died in an aircraft crash over in Albania last week. His name was Gil Williamson, and while I didn't know him too well, I did know him enough to be quite bummed about it, especially as a big group of the UCLA alumni have been writing their thoughts about it in mass emails. He died serving his country, but it was a tragic accident during a training mission. Along with him, the entire crew (6 others) died. This is the first person I've directly known who has died while serving. I don't particularly like having this feeling or experience.

So, I don't want to dwell, but it warranted and deserved mention. In a much lighter and completely different tangent, I got a new videogame for the PS2 that is completely violent and over-the-top, but it's awesome: God of War. One of the best looking and most fun games I've played yet. Pure action and adventure, all set to Greek Mythology. You would have to see it (or listen to me talk about it) to believe it. Yes, I am a geek and will be alone for the rest of my life. So sue me.
What's New? My Survivor and Amazing Race pages are up. Further patheticness, but it keeps me occupied!

Not happy Hobie, but no big surprises there

April 5, 2005: So, to prevent wasting both yours and my time, here's what's new below.
What's New? My Amazing Race pages are up for Leg 7.

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