Baby Finances

I know that I am typically the one in the relationship not ready for committment. But strikingly I've realized today that I am actually very committed to one in my life, and that is my Blog. It's kind of sad that my longest relationship of late has been with my blog .... poor me. A number of major milestones have been reached this week. The most of which is that the "Ugly Couch" is not resting in a better place -- in someone else's appartment. It is so amazing that the "Ugly Couch" isn't in my life anymore. We have had a rather tedious relationship and we never really did "hit it off" to begin with. I guess the "Ugly Couch" was just in my life while I was waiting around for something better to come along. I mean -- sometimes something gross is better than nothing at all. But now that the "Ugly Couch" is out of my life, I am extremely happy, my life has really turned a new corner. I feel such intense freedom for h...

One of the most shocking things I have ever seen before happened today. One of the uber irrevrent character voices from South Park has decided to leave the show because he was offended by the content ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4804334.stm ). Um... have you just flown by in life for the last 9 seasons or however long SouthPark has been in existance ... or did you actually pay attention to what you were doing? Because SouthPark has forever been insulting people via their irrevrence towards everyone and everything in all societies. Nothing is sacred. So why all of a sudden -- when they make fun of something -- which is not unlike the verbal ass whoppin' given to all things ridiculous in society -- is someone offended? It's absolutely ridiculous and hypocritical. Props to Matt Stone for saying what everyone was thinking "In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Je...

I'm so excited about visiting Boston this weekend. I can't wait to go back to a city that I actually like. It's been so long ... I really miss it. To make it even better I get to go over St. Patty's day! Got to love St. Patty's day. Just a really great excuse to visit. I guess that's really all I have going for me today. Work blows -- people are really impatient ("This seems simple. I don't understand why this takes a whole day to get done..." -- Well buddy, you are not our sole customer -- and your one filter you want -- is not that important to us. You're just going to have to wait until we process all the money items. Sucks man, sucks.) I just want to go home and sleep -- so sleepy...

The ride to work this morning was amazing. It was some of the nicest weather that I've seen in a long time. Almost 60 deg F, sunny, just nice. I want more of this weather. Bought tickets today for BOSTON! I'm in major need of a mini-break and in major need of getting away from work for a few days. I'm so excited to go back! I miss it sooo much. It's hard living somewhere you don't like. It just makes me think of looking for another job so that I don't have to live here anymore. But I'm not even partially vested yet -- so I need to stay at least a full year to become at least partially vested. *Sigh* Work stucks today for so many reasons. I'm glad it's friday. And I'm really glad I get to go to Boston next weekend. Yeah for Boston!

I'm trying to find some new hobbies to interest me --- as the Bacholor is over -- in more than one sense. Lately I've had a real urge to get back into doing something musicie. It started as wanting to buy a piano -- and now it's into taking clarinet lessons again. I've found a local music school which I can actually get a diploma from them after a few years. They make you take not only private lessons -- but also piano and theory... which might be fun. I think I might start out taking clarinet lessons and then see how it goes -- decide what I feel like doing. I've thought about tryign to go back and get an MBA -- but it seems a little premature as I still have little work experience. While I've basically worked since I was 16 -- they don't really count all those high school and college years on your resume. Maybe another year or so I'll try to go back to school. We'll see how interested I'm in in my present company in another 6 months and...

This makes me sad http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11712565/ Maybe I should move to Nashville and try to date and emergency room doctor.... or maybe I shouldn't act the crazed fan...

I only wish I had the ingenuity that Tina Fay has in her writing... I'm afraid I'm a desperate lot and most often any attempts at being humorous fall flatter than the breasts in the Itty Bitty Titty Committee. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you look at it), this weekend was relatively tame. Lots of drinking -- but not that exciting. Didn't really get to meet a lot of new people. Though the highlight had to be the marriage proposal I got. Yes, that's right, a marriage proposal. While I'm waiting impatiently to get into the single stall in the ladies room -- I recieved the most amazingly wretched drunk pickup line weirdness. "Will you marry me." Me: "Excuse me are you talking to me?" Druken boy: "Yeah, will you marry me?" Me: "Um no, I don't even know you. I don't even live here." Drunken boy: "Me either." Me: "Um okay -- so I just want to pee." Drunken boy: "But will you ...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/03/07/mouse.ranching.ap/index.html Apparently you can buy your own fairy tale characters.... However -- they might not run after the farms wife when you want them to.