technology can be manipulated!

okay, so i finally pulled it off and got my phone to work with yahoo. yippee! so, i have a few pictures of the place to put up now. my phone started dying before i could send more, so this is just a taste.

the bed in the sort of bedroom area...

el bano grande...

this is my media whore collection. that thing on the wall is called a dvd wall decorator. mine is call of duty themed and has my online name on there. my friend makes them. they are great gift ideas. go to www.dvdwalldecorator.com to get one. i'm getting disney princess ones for my nieces for christmas.

well, i hope this looks okay. i was playing around big time with where to put pics and words. hopefully, it's not a mess. i have the day off, so i need to get outside and live a bit. today's relaxation will be key to a great wednesday. then, it's three days off and a ton of hockey. i'm talking four games in four days, two back to back on sunday, with an on the pond thrown in there. phew.....i'm going to be one tired goalie. i hope everyone is having a great week.

thinking of doing a wine blog

what the hell am i thinking? who would read a wine blog? especially, one by a wine novice like myself. i guess i just thought it would be fun.

anyways, i can't get more photos here yet. my phone is having difficulty dealing with yahoo and when i hook up with my att account, i can't access my email on the web. i'll try something else or just figure out how to interface my phone with my computer. that actually sounds easier, but i don't have the time to install software and play with it. maybe friday?

so, last night i got to go see rise against and rancid at the grand old forum in inglewood. both bands put on a great show. rise against did not play anything off of "revolutions per minute", which ticked me off a little, but all of their other songs are so great, you kind of forgive. funny thing is, halfway through rancid, we realized we were rocking out next to weeman. funny, rancid is playing as i type this on aol radio. haha...yeah weeman was really cool, posing with photos for people. i didn't bug him, just rocked out with him. he got mobbed after rancid ended, so he went to his vip thing, but it was cool he was down there with the hoods for a bit.

okay, i'm off to subway for dinner and then up to the pool to relax a bit. tomorrow, i open and then take off to chino. gonna get some stuff done for once, i swear.

testing, what?

okay, i'm exhausted and i have things to do. but i'm going to test this picture thing and see if it works, just to see if it's worth the effort of sending pics from my phone to my computer, via email and whatnot. okay?

bye....

okay, i've been absent for a bit now, and i'm going to be absent for a bit more. i'm off to minnesota for a couple of days of buffets business. about a week after i get back, i'll have some days off, so i'll post more then and catch up with peeps. late!

zombies everywhere. zombies everywhere.

wow, am i spent or what. all that lack of sleep has caught up with me. i just woke up from three and a half hour nap and i don't feel one bit refreshed. damn! it's all that call of duty and sleeping on the couch. it drains you physically and mentally. it's almost the same as work, speaking of which, i have the next two days without! did that sentence make sense?

okay, so i'm taking pictures of the place tomorrow, so i have something to show mom, and i will attempt to post some on here, a la kate's request. it'll be cooler later, but this will do.

alright, it's friday night and i'm home alone. cristal is doing some family thing. so, guess what i'm doing? guess. that's right, i'm going to drain myself physically and mentally.

feeling like myself again?

so, what's better: fresh or reheated coffee? obviously, fresh is better, but two day old coffee has some virtue to it that fresh does not have. first off, there is a metaphorical boost, being that your coffee is getting a second chance to start your day right. we all need second chances right? so, you have to root for the two day old off the bat. secondly, two day old coffee has a different taste, slightly. it just seems more powerful, like sitting around and stewing for a few days brings out some darker flavors. okay, to sum up: fresh, piping hot coffee is better, but two day old coffee has a certain romantic draw to it. just make a big pot of coffee and you'll end up doing both.

alrighty, i'm done with that topic for so many reasons. check me out, the loft is progressing nicely. my couch now has throw pillows and there are rugs in the bathroom. go me! this weekend, i'm picking up a coffee table from my mom and probably some other odds and ends. then i'll just need to get a kitchen table and i'll be set for a bit. i still need a night stand, some book shelves, and some other seating type things, but those can wait a bit. i also need to decorate the walls, which will be the fun, yet expensive part. i'm thinking of doing my own stuff, take back the artist in me. sounds good, no?

okay, off to work i go.

eastward, ho!

i'm leaving for chino in a bit here. i really do not want to go. not because i don't want to go there, but because i don't want to sit in traffic for an hour and a half. at least that's my estimate, it could be worse. ick....this is the worst time to be on the road. but my friends are twisting my arm. i guess some people miss me. we're gonna eat wings and go to see "terminator salvation", which i really can't wait for, to be honest.

cristal leaves tomorrow for the l.a. marathon, so i won't be seeing her until next week. we're getting along famously, so i think i'm pretty damn lucky these days. everybody pray i don't mess this one up.

me? after tonights adventure in the i.e., i'll be coming home and then tomorrow i'm off to huntington beach for a mutt's run. for those of you who don't know what that is, it's a pretty long skate from my friend dan's in huntington beach to mutt lynch's in newport beach, where we get really drunk and then skate back to dan's. it's pretty much the most dangerous thing i do in my life and this is only my third time. the first time i almost died. literally. i have no idea how i lived through that. the second time i did better, but i think i had one less schooner.

okay, i've been thinking of cool bands that anyone could get into. i listen to a lot of bands, and a lot of people would not check them out because sometimes, for some people, it's hard to get past the noise. so, i've come up with two bands everyone should check out and here we go:

marathon-these guys are pretty fast and pretty loud, they played post modern melodic hardcore. got that? the music is really good for the genre, but this is why you should check them out. the lyrics! they are the best lyrics out there, ever. so smart! think bad religion smart, and then imagine those lyrics ten times more creative. the subject matter is expansive and covers a lot of ground from pollution of the earth to pollution of the heart. it might be hard for you to get into at first, but if you give it a try and some time, you will see the genius of this band. too bad they broke up. they have a self-titled album out and an ep, which i strangely don't have.

whippersnapper-why these guys? a few reasons. first, my friend, aaron's mom likes them. so, maybe it would be easier for you to get into them. these guys played melodic pop punk, but like really melodic. these guys used four part vocal harmonies and layered lyrics and stuff. no one did it like them, except maybe some progressive metal bands. haha...anyways, the other great part about these guys is that they are one of the most positive bands ever to come out of the punk scene. they really pump you up and i don't mean in an angry hardcore sort of way, but moreso in a 'god, it feels great to be alive and i'm an amazing person sort of way'. too bad they broke up as well. they have three albums out. i recommend "the long walk" to start with, but the other two are almost as good.

okay, there's your music lesson for today. have a great weekend everyone!