July 12th, 2008

So remember the Twilight Concert Series I was talking about? FREAKING AWESOME! It was so great this week! I'm so sad I didn't get to stay for roots because the first show was great. "Stick it in the air!!!" Oooo.... and Cut Throat was on tap... [Blank] needs to learn to not dress like a hoe. Holy cow. I was discussing this with Brandy that there are two different types of girls out there: Classy and Trashy. When you have breasts, you can't always help not showing them, especially if they're huge. Fact of life. But, just because you have breasts doesn't mean that everybody and their dog wants to see them. Fun bags over here was popping out all night and I just couldn't handle it anymore and had to just say something. So, in my own special way, I told her by taking a picture of her, zooming in on them. I asked her if she knew that this was what she looked like when she left her place. Thankfully, I wasn't the only person saying things about them. We ran into a fellow co-worker of Brandy's who also said something. He was a guy also which is further proof that all men aren't dogs. Although I have been known to bark from time to time.

I STILL need a copy of Twilight... Anyone that knows anyone with a copy of it... I need it! Like, badly... Jaime already has already been reading so I'm falling behind. She's totally going to read ahead and then I'm going to feel stupid when she's read the whole book and I'm still looking for the freaking thing... There goes book-club out the door. At least I get to read the NYTimes everyday at work. That is actually the best thing about this job. I don't really get THAT much downtime but I do have internet, however limited, to read the daily newspaper. I feel like I'm getting smarter because I'm reading again. Read, read. Expand your mind. Yeah, that's right Lavar Burton. Scoot on over cause there's a new Reading Rainbow in this town.

Work has been fun. I've been pulling 13 hour days and all I can say about that is that I really don't mind. I think the work at both jobs is pretty great. I have enough down time that sometimes it's like I'm just hanging out rather than working but enough work to do that I don't get randomly distracted. It's nice that I have the internet too. Hooray internet! I've been re-scheduled to get Comcast the 31st and the guy talked me into getting cable and internet. I'm thinking that I just want internet now even though it will cost $25 a month my share vs. $37.

Amanda is mad and won't tell me why. What is it about people that get mad but can't restrain themselves enough to talk to you about it? I don't get it... If I give her a few days she'll be fine and probably won't even tell me why she was mad. I don't get that either... Communication. Some people use the tool and some people choose not to. Whatever works, right?

July 8th, 2008

Started work at Rose Pedal Records. It's awesome! I can't believe that I'm finally here... The majority of the work that comes in already has art so Raland hasn't needed me for much but he has started training me on the video transfer stuff. He won't stop praising me because I'm learning all the technical stuff with him only telling me once. Since I had tinkered around once when I had put together the Asia slide show for the family I knew a little of what to do. Everything relates to everything else so I don't really see what the big deal is but if Raland is happy, that's all that matters. He calls me genius boy which is a term I am quite fond of. ;) I watched a birth today. We had to edit out the bloody parts and seriously, I don't know what sick joke they thought this was but man alive... MAN ALIVE!!! Have you watched a birth before? WHO FILMS THIS SHIT?!?! And beyond that, what sick person makes someone else edit out the blood?! They saw it the first time so don't they know how much blood is there?! Seriously! I'm never having kids if I have to watch the wife go through that. I'd be the first to pass out with the smell and sounds and... It's just not my cup of tea. But, aside from that, I'm really enjoying that job. I work 5 hours and it only feels like 2, maybe 3. It's amazing how I'm just made for this job. The people, the music, the tech... Raland is grooming me to be the next him. Except I won't be as goofy. I know that's hard to believe but I can't be more goofy than him. Ever. But I admire the guy for what he's learned, what he does professionally and for what kind of a person he is.

So I've had a lot of time to think about life lately... Specifically about girls. I don't know how long it's been that I've felt like I've been on the rebound... I almost would have to say since Rhea, the opera singer. I was thinking back to the girls that I've dated and what kind of influence they have been on me and what changes I've made because of them... I haven't been really proud with the past 3 years of the girls I've chosen to date, save a few choice ones. I really need to sit down and really analyze what I've found attractive about these girls/women and really pick out all the qualities that I need to look for and decide on stricter "can't date you" guidelines. I talked a little about this to Brandy and a few other friends and the feedback they've given me has really helped. Considering everything that has happened to me, relationship wise, I can't believe how open I've remained. I have always believed this to be a great quality because I don't let my jaded soul dictate who I open up to. Lately, in contrast, I'm beginning to see that having barriers aren't necessarily a negative quality at all. In fact, they can protect us from repeating past mistakes, especially if we have a tendency to be around a certain type of people. I don't believe that stereotyping every woman I run into is the answer but making certain, educated judgments about what may or may not qualify them to date, I'm coming to discover, is quite necessary. I've tried staying away from the prissy, plastic girls because, frankly they're a pain in my ass and I don't like swimming in their bullshit. They talk forever about nothing and all they do is bitch and moan about this or that, never for one second making a compliment excepting a quick comment meant only as an intro into some sarcastic... Am I bitching? Hopefully you get the point and know the type of girl I'm talking about. But that is what I need to do MORE of. I need to pay attention to the things that will make me happy or would drive me crazy, no matter how cute she is when she looks at me with that smile...

I can't believe how much I can write here on the afternoon shift. Down time is HUGE when it gets deeper into the evening... I need to start reading something more than just the New York Times. :) Yeah, yeah throw me your "I hate liberals" and other "hate speech" like that. I can take it. Actually, speaking of liberalism, they had this GREAT article today about Fox News in the opinion section. I about died it was so funny. :) Apparently Fox News attacks anyone that tries to smear their name or smear the name of one of it's editors. Well, this NYTimes writer basically ranted about Big Bad Fox News. If you have any mind for the satirical or sarcastic, you'll love the article. :)

So, we're going to do Metal Gods this Thursday. I have only been once in... Wow. I can't even remember the last time I went... At least 5 months? Dang Gina. I've been missing out! Think of all the live metal I'm missing out on! Speaking of music... This week marks the beginning of the Twilight Concert Series courtesy of Salt Lake City! HOORAY!!! Sam Bush came last year and was AWESOME!!! I can't wait! I have Thursdays off so I'll be able to go to a bunch!

July 5th, 2008

Well, the move went relatively smooth. The biggest problem was getting all my furniture moved... I think I need to get a U-Haul truck next time... I didn't realize I had so much crap. If I move out of state, the only thing I'm considering keeping is my bed and TV. Seriously. If I go anywhere I can find a new couch or other furniture. Especially if I have a yard sale or something before I move, if I move. Maybe I'll take my dishes and stuff too... Hmm... I was talking to Mickie Wednesday and she was joking that I had as much stuff as a married couple. :) I thought that was pretty funny but it really is true... Well, besides the fact that my bed is made for only one person. And I don't have any matching "love towel" sets with her/my initials embroidered on them. I also decided that I think I enjoy not having a dresser. It's not very convenient when I'm trying to find places to put my clean clothes but I think there is a trade-off I'm willing to take when it comes to moving... Who wants to move a dresser?! They're awkward, heavy and generally the drawers fall out when you're lifting them and smack you right in the knee, if you're lucky. I'd rather live my "bohemian life" by throwing my clean clothes in the corner. I stack the clean clothes nicely so I can usually tell the clean one's from the dirty ones, although it's not a fool-proof system yet. I need to work on using different corners but old habits die hard, you know? ;)

I haven't been able to test out the pool yet but from what I can see, it's good. It's not as good as the pool at the parent's house but who can beat that?! Speaking of which, Krista and children came over to the pool to go swimming. I think my mom had the most fun because she's hungry for some grandchildren. :) She was really sweet and made us all a small lunch between swim sessions. Maryanne and Isabelle loved the pool so much that we were hard pressed to get them out of the pool. Krista almost had to resort to disciplinary action because they wanted to stay so badly. My patience was wearing thin but Krista kept everything in stride and eventually got everyone out and where they needed to be. I guess that's why I'm not a parent yet and she is. I have so much that I don't know but I hear it's a learn-as-you-go thing. What happens if your child is FUBAR-ed after you're done? Do you get to put them back in the oven and try again?

I'm at work writing all this. I have only gotten about 4 calls since I started my shift... All of which ended quickly. I've already read today's paper and thought moving onto other productive activities would be more rewarding that falling asleep and drooling on my keyboard. So this one time in college (sorry, I was reminded of this and have to share the story) I was in my ITW class (Intellectual Traditions of the West) and the professor was awful... I don't know if you've ever read Livy. I like Livy. But have you ever been read Livy in a monotone voice when you've already read it the night before because that was what was assigned? Needless to say, I was bored out of my mind. Because I wasn't exactly on a regular sleep schedule either (it's college, you know how it is. And it was my 1st semester so I was gung-ho about studying, doing extra group study sessions, etc.) I started dosing off. You know, when you're trying to focus on what is being said but then your vision gets blurry but then snaps back to full focus and all your concentration goes to keeping your eyes focused because you know that if they lose focus again, they might not re-focus? Then, the room went black and I felt myself falling. SMACK! Faceplant into my desk at maximum velocity and remember, this is in the middle of the professor reading Livy with a class size of maybe, 30 students. Good news is the hot girl behind me offered to give me her notes for the day. She was really sweet and was the spitting image of that girl from the movie clueless. I don't know the actress' name, if you can call her an actress. More like, youth pop-icon put into the lime-light because she looked good on camera. ;) But back to the story... Where was I? Oh, yeah. Hot girl. REALLY hot girl. Then, another time I fell asleep in the same class, same professor, different text. Anyway, hot girl kicked me to wake me up from behind and when I sat up my paper was stuck to my mouth because I had been drooling a bit.

So enough of my college blunders. :) ...well, for now at least. I'm sure that a few more stories will trickle down into these digital pages... So the 4th of July was yesterday. It was a great day, all in all. First, Krista came over to watch a movie at the new apartment. She said the thing she missed most about the old place was the fact that I had surround sound set up for my movies. I don't have all the room I had before so I don't know if I'll be able to set something like that up again... No harm in trying, I guess. Anyway, we watched Hide and Seek. Scared her so bad she almost cut my hand in two pieces squeezing it during the scariest parts. But I didn't mind to much because I fell asleep for most of the movie anyway. I can't wait to get on a more regular schedule for work. That also means 60 hrs a week but I'm sure I'm going to love every moment of it. I mean, who wouldn't want to work at a record label?! Maybe Hitler or Stalin. But they sucked as people anyway. Tools...

After my nap and the movie, Krista headed out and I left for Paul's place for a BBQ. Some of the best ribs I've ever tasted. We had a smoker for the meat, using mesquite wood for that rich, West-style cooking, onion glaze with BBQ sauce... Mmmm... I think I just made myself hungry... We decided to make it a karaoke night of it too which was great because we had about 9 or 10 singers there so the rounds went by quickly and were sometimes non-existant when people got distracted. I accidently left my rice there so I'm going to have to go back sometime this week. Rice is my staple food. Sometimes I really think that I should have been born on the other side of the world where rice is more of a staple... After, I went down to Kilby Court and met up with this married girl and her husband that I had met the night previous. We set off fireworks and just hung out until late. They were a chill bunch of people so I'm probably going to go hang out with them again. Hooray for Mary and her husband!