Spicy @ MindSay

So I owe someone a blog post.  Frankly, I'm horrifically overdue.  I'm just terrible at upkeeping these things and I doubt that it'll ever change.  Oh well, might as well do the dirty deed and slap what I got going on up here, so here goes:

Life has taken a very drastic and pleasent turn.  It involves a very dear love of my life, her two kids, and the fact we all live together finally.  That's a big point.  Drea (a letter short of 'dream' and an anagram for 'dear') is finally permanently in my life.  Very good thing.  We're finally the unstoppable team we always knew we could be if we ever got out shit together.  Well guess what, suckahs!  We DID!

Now she's doing the writer thing, gonna be published and all, and I'm doing the paycheck thing.  I work for a website company called Cobalt.  They make website for car dealerships.  Doing very well for themselves, provide their employees with great benefits, have a very open and fun attitude, and quite frankly I'd be content with sticking with them for a good long time.  Especially since they seem keen on the idea of telephony - working remotely.  Since my job entails me making changes to websites and the like and not (see NOT) talking to customers, I could do this from ANYWHERE with a net connection.

Which leads me to my next persuit.  I have not given up on diving.  It's just on hold while I establish my life a little more solidly.  The company I technically work for, Seattle Dive, hasn't called me since February, not even about their website, which is "under construction" until they get me four stinking pictures so I can finish it.  As such, I haven't done any real dive work since September.  This makes me very sad.  I really enjoy commercial diving.  I love being under the water, I love doing manual labor, and I love making things... and destroying them.

My current goal is to stay at Cobalt full time and work remotely when I'm on a dive job, which I'm hoping to get at least two to three weeks every other month.  That would be a good start.  Then I hope to go back to school.  I've really determined that if I'm going to get anywhere I need that stupid piece of paper.  The current endeavor: a masters in hydrological engineering.  I'm pretty sure it exists.  Not terribly interested in hydraulics, but researching and designing new and improved tools for commercial diving.  I have a couple of fantastic ideas that, I feel, will revolutionize the industry... but I don't know how to execute it.  For obvious reasons I shall not share those ideas online.

So there we are.  Life is good, things are going smoothly, and all is well.  Nothing has exploded yet and we're doing okay.  Hopefully I'll work a little harder on keeping this up to date, especially since I have a live-in nag to make sure it gets done.  Cheers all.

Embezzled from oncilla.

 

1 - name: His Majesty Richard I
2 - birthday: Dwight D. Eisenhower's 73rd birthday
3 - Birthplace: Red Wing City
4 - Hometown: Penguin Land
5 - Current location: The Boondocks
6 - Right or left handed: Right
7 - Siblings: A younger sister
8 - Children: Not that anybody has told me about
9 - Eye color: Red, usually
10 - Hair color: Brown
11 - Height: 4'25"
12 - weight: Ok...I'm weighting....
13 - Occupation: Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
14 - your heritage: A bunch of dead people
15 - Shoes you wore today: Steel-toed flip-flops
16 - Your perfect pizza: Pepperoni...sausage...hamburger...bacon...extra cholesterol
17 - Last thing you thought about before going to bed: "Shit, now I'm gonna have to wake up later."
18 - First thought when you woke up: "Dammit, I knew this would happen."
19 - Your bedtime: usually around the time I go to bed
20 - your best feature: My penetrating wit and intelligence
21 - Your worst feature: Uh...everything else?
22 - Pepsi or Coke: 7UP
23 - Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla...or chocolate...I'm easy
24 - Hamburger or hotdog: Cheeseburger
25 - Propane or charcoal: Depends on whether I'm disposing of a body or not
26 - Ketchup or mustard: Pizza
27 - potato or macaroni salad: Pizza
28 - McDonalds or Burger King: Pizza
29 - Kmart or Wal-Mart: Wal-Mart
30 - NFL or college: NFL
31 - do you smoke: Yep
32 - do you drink: Yep
33 - Do you swear: Fuck no
34 - Do you use drugs: Recreationally? Not other than the tobacco and the booze
35 - Have you ever been in love: Yes, dammit, I have
36 - Are you married: I'm in a polygamous blog-marriage with josiejunk and myclette
37 - Have you ever said I love you and didn’t mean it: No...I don't toss that word around lightly
38 - What did you want to be when you grew up: Thomas Magnum
39 - Do you believe in yourself: I have every reason to think I exist
40 - Do you get along with your parents: When they aren't being stupid
41 - Do you play an instrument: I can play a CD player to perfection
42 - Ever been beat up: Not really
43 - Ever shoplifted: Er...surely the statute of limitations has run on that by now
44 - Ever been called a tease: No
45 - Ever had a one night stand: No
46 - What’s your clothing/personal style: I wear clothes...that's it
47 - piercing/where: Nuh uh.
48 - tattoos/what kind: Nope
49 - In one word describe yourself: Me
50 - Have you been baptized: Yeah, but I had nothing to do with it
51 - What’s your sign: Libra
52 - Do you believe in God: I have no evidence of any
53 - Target or kohls: Target
54 - What kind of car do you drive: It's about nine inches long and runs on AAs
55 - Do you like your job: The contract killings? I can take it or leave it
56 - What high school did you attend: The one they made me
57 - Did you graduate: Or they expelled me, one or the other
58 - Have you ever made someone cry: Moi?
59 - What is your favorite local bar/club: The Wildwood
60 - Bowl, bong, or joint: Not my thing
61 - Bottle or draft: Bottle, usually
62 - bud light or miller light: Coors
63 - Tom or Jerry: Tom
64 - cat or dog: Both
65 - Are you wearing a necklace right now/what kind: No
66 - ring/what kind: No
67 - Paris or Nicole: If you're asking me which is dumber, I don't know
68 - dozen roses or box of chocolate: I'll take the chocolate
69 - Bert or Ernie: Bert...I always wanted to smack Ernie
70 - Roseanne or home improvement: Home Improvement
71 - Kurt Cobain or Axle rose: Barry Manilow
72 - Janis Joplin or joss stone: Janis Joplin
73 - What street did you grow up on: Fortunately, I had a house
74 - What was the name of your first pet: Wow Wow
75 - Song you want played at your wedding: The Death Star song, just as the bride appears
76 - Song you would like played after your gone: Why would I care?
77 - Victoria’s Secret or Fredrick’s of Hollywood: On girls, either; on me, neither
78 - Favorite cartoon character: Snidely Whiplash
79 - Gwen Steffani or Fergie: Gwen Steffani
80 - What color is the underwear you’re wearing right now: White
81 - Thong, boy short, brief, or bikini: Brief
82 - One piece or two: Piece of what?
83 - Ginger or Maryanne: Maryanne (sp?)
84 - Sunflower or daisy: Daisy
85 - night or day: Night
86 - sun or stars: Stars--sort of goes with night
87 - Motley crew or Poison: Debbie Boone
88 - Who was president when you were born: John F. Kennedy, though not for long
89 - If you could change your name what would you choose: The Duke of Dunk
90 - Family feud or name that tune: Family Feud
91 - What color are your toenails right now: Uh...toenail-colored?
92 - Fingernails: Fingernail-colored
93 - High heels or sneakers: Sneakers
94 - Pjs or naked: Underwear...it's fun ta wear
95 - What turns you on: Women
96 - What turns you off: Lack of a sense of humor
97 - Do you prefer to be on top or bottom: I can do either
98 - What is the first thing you notice when you meet someone: Whether they're armed
99 - Nightmare on Elm St or Friday the 13th: Halloween
100 - Brownies or cupcakes: Surprise me
101 - Favorite perfume: Speed Stick
102 - favorite color: Blue
103 - Favorite quote: Same dancers in the same old shoes / you get too careful with the steps you choose / you don't care about winning you just don't wanna lose / after the thrill is gone. (Eagles)
104 - favorite friend: I kind of like Rhoda from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
105 - what is your husband/wife’s middle name: My wives' middle names have been LeAnne and Beth
106 - if you had just one wish what would it be: I would wish for unlimited wishes
107 - if you could change one thing about yourself what would it be: I could use a whole new body
108 - Nicknames: Rich
109 - Pool or pond: Pond
110 - Potato chips or pretzels: Potato chips
111 - Salt or pepper: Salt
112 - 60's or 70's: 70's
113 - Are you faithful to the one you’re with: You mean do I switch hands?
114 - Opera or Dr. Phil: Given that choice, I would go to the opera
115 - Nike or converse: I don't care
116 - Favorite subject in school: Lunch
117 - Favorite TV show: Cold Case
118 - Dave or Jay: Johnny
119 - Apple or banana: Banana...unless it is armed, of course
120 - Applebee’s or Frickers: Applebee’s
121 - Ever shop at Goodwill: Only when I need new underwear
122 - Drumstick or push up: What the hell kind of a bra is a drum...oh, those
123 - 50 cent or 2pac: Big & Rich is about as close as it's gonna get
124 - What is your favorite radio station: Froggy98
125 - What did you dream about last night: I don't remember

I really don't know why I don't update this very often.  It's not like I don't have things to ramble on about in a semi-coherent fashion.  Maybe I'm just lazy.  Maybe it's because MindSay is blocked at the office.  Or maybe it's because I like to at least put forth some entertainment value, rather than just blogging about A Day in the Life of Cardigan.  Be that as it may, here's the latest.

Things have been pretty good since returning from the East Coast.  I have to say, the trip really rejuvenated me.  Seeing old friends and my family was a most welcome thing and I've been in good spirits ever since returning.  And it really has been a while, hasn't it?  Almost three weeks. 

The one negative thing that happened (and it's minor) was that my less-than-a-year-old DVD player/DLP projector decided it no longer wanted to eject DVDs.  So I had to return it for repair.  Fortunately, it was still under warranty, so the only thing I had to pay was shipping to the facility.  And since it's here in California, it wasn't that expensive.  I got the machine back yesterday, and all is well.

Oh, the wine I brought back with me.  It survived the trip without breakage.  I opened a bottle of the Rattlesnake Red when my writers group was here, the day after I returned.  I sampled some of it.  And hated it.  But then, I've never liked wine, so this didn't surprise me.

Beer, however...  We brewed our latest batch on the 23rd.  It's a Cherry Bock.  Can't wait until bottling night, which isn't until June 5.  Damn lagers... taking too long to ferment.  However, until then, I've got plenty to hold me over.  My colleague at our D.C. office got me a short subscription to the Microbrew of the Month Club as a thank-you for the work I did there this year.  I received the first shipment yesterday, which has three bottles of four different brews.  Looking forward to sampling them.

Last Friday night, Shannon Curtis did a show here in town.  Ling came up for the show and stayed over.  It was very nice.  Tomorrow night is The Kimberly Trip, and Lilith and I will be there.

I've come to accept the fact that, in addition to falling for girls who work in coffee shops, I'm also a total sucker for girls with musical talent, especially vocal.  Seriously.  It's like ladyluck's thing for tall guys.  Add this factor to the mix, and they immediately become ten times more attractive.  Shannon's opening act falls into this category.  Pity I can't remember her name.

Well, that's not much of an update.  Certainly wasn't entertaining.  But it's time to head to the orifice.

At least it's Friday!

its been a veryyy long time.
so much has happened.
Sofi and I are officially not friends and Hannah and geneva are still here but not as close as they once were.
My best friend is Tame.
I have a crush on this guy cosmo and he had a crush on me but today he was acting weird so i feel like he dosn't like me anymore so what ever.
I cannot wait to get the fuck out of King.
i'm singing at graduation.
woohoo.
sucky time.
i dont feel like taking up so much time to talk about things no one will read.