A Little Respect

I believe I have found employment with my old company for some temporary work. I will spend the rest of December gettng my feng shui in order. I’ll update more about this when I get more details.

Free Time in Space

Although I have applied at a zillion jobs, I haven’t had any luck yet. Bad news bears, I know. I find myself searching a ton of jobs online, which I’m either under-qualified for, they are scams from either a pyramid scheme or the army or I apply. Hopefully that small amount will call me back. It’s stressful.

I have spent my spare time indulging in science fiction. Nerdy, I know. Not that I don’t do that anyway. I have been reading a novel Sarah M. gave me that Franklin gave her. Ring by Stephen Baxter is a very strange novel.

I have also spent time watching an old fox show from the 90s, Space: Above and Beyond. Produced by the team that made X-Files, it was affectionately titled “Melrose Space” because of the 90210ish casting. I remember my Dad and Eric watching this a few times when I was a wee lad. I was jealous that I wasn’t directly invited but watched anyway. It was a predecessor to the new BSG in a way, reaching for dark and gritty war stories.

Thankful in 2008

 

Gary Oldman as Dracula

It is another Thanksgiving and I feel very thankful this year. I have just spent a few days with Jodi and Pete and I have to say that I am thankful for that time. I cherish times where I am with my girlfriend and just get to be a couple. Pete is a riot to have around because he’s always wanting someone to cuddle him. What a good dog. The week’s highlights included seeing Bolt, watching tons of Doctor Who and nights spent with her instead of alone. I watched Bram Stoker’s Dracula and 30 Days of Night in one day. Vampire overload. That was really just to teach Twilight a lesson.

 

Of course, I’m thankful to all my friends for being great friends.

I am thankful for a close knit family that makes me always feel at home, even if my name is on a lease a few miles away. My niece and sister just got in from daycare. My niece does a crazy dance when she watches Yo Gabba Gabba. Good for her, being a baby seems awesome. I wish Eric and Sara could join us on Thanksgiving. I would even be happy if my dad joined us.

 

 

The Doctor and Rose

I am still unemployed. I should spend more time job hunting, but I don’t want to settle for any job just yet. I really dislike the idea of returning to Pizza Hut but sometimes we must make sacrifices. Talking to Joe this weekend helped me come to terms with that idea. I still would have to lower my pride for it, but that’s easier than losing my apartment and putting Paul through that.

Need for a New Direction

So as of yesterday, I am unemployed. It is a new feeling. I haven’t been without a job at all in over four years. The frightened feeling hasn’t set in yet. Just determination. I am searching for a new job and working on my resume. I will apply at some two-bit places until I can find something more substantial. It is funny, I am still happier now than I was being a restaurant manager. I just need to make sure I have a steady flow of cash by December. I have enough to cover rent and payments of stuff, so I’m not freaking yet.

Future housing if I stay unemployed

I have been dog sitting all week. I can say that Nikki and I have had ups and downs, but she’s too cute to dislike. By ups and downs, I mean she poops a lot. A lot. I also raised my voice too loud at her one morning and she wouldn’t go near me. My relationship with Pook is just stronger. If he misbehaves, his punishments are like getting burrito’d in a blanket because I know he doesn’t care for scolding. I think I taught Nikki the no-bite command. I hope so.

Miss Nikki on Photo Booth

I am looking at Lisa and Elliott’s back yard. It’s a nice back yard. I miss having things like a yard. I am hopeful for the future because I know I believe in myself. I might be the only one, save my mom, who does. It is a really good feeling. I am watching some terrible movie with Joshua Jackson, Devon Sawa and Sarah Chalke. It’s called Robin of Locksley. It’s about some kid named Robin (Sawa) who goes to a boys private school called Locksley. It just does all the Robin Hood shit in a boys school. It’s pretty terrible.

Terrible shitty movie i

I don’t know why I submit myself to such terrible things. I plan on more frequent updates until I find myself too busy again.

I’d Consider Myself Marxist… Groucho Marxist

The Marx Brothers will always entertain me. I actually saw this bit redone on Family Guy this past week between Stewie dressed as Hitler and Hitler himself.

No Weigh Katy Perry

On certain days I skip my morning work out. I usually only do this if I woke up sick or didn’t get enough sleep. Today was one of those days. I plan on working out in the morning instead. My current work out consists of walking a mile and lifting weights. I need to be more consistent.

I’m going to try and focus this blog on my goals of self improvement. I’m trying to improve my spirituality, my cleanliness and my health. I figure all three of these combined will set me on the right path to the inevitable (which i will not clarify at this moment). I last weighed 238 after losing some pounds. I will have to check again after I work out this week. My overall goal is 50 pounds.

As far as pop culture lately, I’ve been kind of behind. I’m trying to get back into watching quality television programs, good films and listen to enjoyable music. Lately I’ve been “buggin’ on some” crappy dance/pop. I have managed to get Stew to share the Prince and that is fun. I also have been spending some time growing a relationship with Katy Perry. I originally disliked her for being annoying, but if there’s one thing I love is an annoying cute girl. I think she’s still a less awesome zooey

Katy on the left, Zooey on the right.

Tonight’s episode of House was good. Damn that Jodi for getting me hooked.

Blue Boy in a Red State

I am ready for this election. I don’t want to spend a lot of posts on political matters but I do feel the need to talk about it at least once on here.

In 2004, I was crushed that Bush stayed in office. It was weird, I voted and felt my vote had lost. It’s an odd feeling to think that a half of the nation disagrees with you. In a winner take all system, the only losers are the ones whose votes didn’t win. It made me do some soul searching, blah blah blah. All that jazz is good and dandy, but I eventually felt like I’d be able to back a candidate who is upright and just.

I first saw Barack Obama speak in 2004. I caught his victory speech on a news program and was thoroughly impressed. I did think to myself, if any black candidate has a chance it is Senator Obama. I think anyone who watched that speech probably kept him in the back of their mind, knowing he’d go somewhere.

I am surprised by the way this election has been going. Not because he is doing so well, because the opposition almost seems crazed. I get that some people cannot back another party candidate… I’m not a registered democrat but I can see myself backing a moderate republican if they were very centrist and not a complete tool. It’d be rare, but I could. I wont go into too many specifics but the amount of mud slinging going on this year is sickening. Yes, you can argue it is on both sides but saying that John McCain votes with Bush 90% of the time is not comparable to keeping silent when your audience yells out racial epithets and threats. Labeling the country pro-america and anti-america is sickening. Division doesn’t make people survive. Unity does. Pointing your finger and yelling socialism is idiotic.

I think I’d enjoy living in either a swing state or a blue state more than a red one. The longer I am here, the longer i will be a blue boy in a red state.

What I Intend To Do on This Blog

I guess my goal on this blog is to do what my old livejournal used to allow me to do. I will try and update this frequently and include things about my life, media, etc. My long term goal is to getaway from my LJ. Maybe this will take off. This is just my preliminary post.

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