hi everyone! man, I gotta stay on top of this updating thing.

so this past weekend I got to hang out with Pat and Elena. 'twas teh goodtimes, as always. watched some flicks, ate too much, and drank. a lot. we decided it'd be a fantastic idea to head over to the Hard Rock Cafe' again, but the wait was slightly longer for this go around. by which I mean, we waited for like an hour to get in as opposed to sitting down right away like last time. oh well... the food there is good and the drinks there are extremely tasty, and the atmosphere is lively if not crazy loud. the only down point is I don't remember too much of Saturday night, when apparently Elena confiscated my phone and my amaretto. :-/ oh, also I woke up Sunday feeling like I had been hit by a truck. most likely the drunkest I've been in a while.

the weekend was a much needed release though from the past couple of weeks. things have been pretty stressful at work and with my random personal drama, and lately I feel like I disappoint almost everyone I come in contact with. hopefully I'll get over that soon though. I do need to finally finish up my room project though, because we're having some form of shindig here at the house for Emman that my personal sensei Leo Bickelhaupt is supposed to attend. I haven't seen that fucker for many years, and I look forward to catching up with him. I also somehow got roped into having a Super Bowl party. I wasn't planning on having one this year, instead looking forward to just kicking back and watching Jerome Bettis have that last brief moment in the sun, but enough people have asked about it to make it happen.

PAT McGEE is headed back to town!! February 25th, to be exact, only five days after yours truly's birthday. I'm so looking forward to checking out the set, since the last time out he toured in support of hanson and we only got a 40 minute set in which 'Beautiful Ways' and 'Fine' were omitted. boo! but since he's the headliner in this go-round, we're sure to get a full 90+ set. CAN'T WAIT. I also hate waiting for packages from Amazon which is why I'm happy to be in the Amazon Prime trial program. their end works beautifully: for a flat yearly rate, you get free two-day UPS on every fucking thing you order from them. so far, Amazon has fulfilled on that. the bad link in this chain just happens to UPS. I have yet to get one of my Prime orders in two days due to their random snafus like claiming my house didn't exist and shipping a book from Portland Oregon to Kentucky before it got to my house. oh well. I still get the low low Amazon price on media plus I get to dodge the ol' sales tax. life is good!

I think that's about it for now. a couple of short thoughts before I hit 'publish' though: 1) I love Front Row. 2) One Tree Hill is crazy addictive. 3) I can't wait for the baseball season.

OUT.

now playing on iTunes: Five for Fighting 'America Town'

Labels: local, media, personal

I haven't played 'Must Have Been Love' at all this week or last.

that's all I got for now, sorry. I hate being in a shitty mood

now playing on iPod: Josh Kelley 'Old Time Memory'

Labels: personal

...have something big that you wanted to do, and you build it up in your mind forever, and come up with several options, and then say to yourself, "There is no way I can fail. I'm gonna do this!" and then all of a sudden, when the time comes, you're suddenly not sure if it's such a hot idea? and then you get scared, and start ticking off all the negative effects possible, to the point where you wish you never came up with the idea in the first place?

well folks, that's where I'm at right now. so I'm asking for your help: go to the comments section, tell your success stories, or failures that weren't so crushing, and inspire me.

and apologies for the vagueness. I assure you I have a good reason.

now playing on iTunes: PMB 'Nobody Knows'

Labels: personal

is that an iPod on your belt or are you just happy to see me?

now playing on iTunes: Third Eye Blind 'How's It Going to Be'

I swear to God, this year I've been sick more often than I have in the past four years combined. right now, I'm battling another bad cold that I just cannot seem to kick, and of course my sleeping pattern is all screwy besides. the worst part about being up at 3:15a? well besides the fact that I have a combined four hours of sleep in the past three nights. I'll tell you: there's nothing to do. I think I actually saw all the internet has to offer tonight, and I'm still bored out of my mind. so, because of this ordeal, I'm asking a favor of all youse out there... please be up at all hours of the night, so you can entertain me when I'm sick.

thanks in advance!

now playing on iTunes/iPod: silence

Labels: personal

now that I found out how to install it on my miniMac, I'm one step closer to realizing my dream of having an Apple-based media server. now all I need is a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse to control it, and about nine 250GB external harddrives to dump my movies on.

now playing on iTunes: PMB 'You and I'

Labels: internet

I feel really bad about neglecting the site, I really do. but I've been super busy with the Thanksgiving, and the Christmas, and the new year, and work, and... sleeping, I guess.

what have I been up to, you ask? well I'm glad you asked, my busty friend. tonight I finished the fun fun task of compiling all of my random address books and my phone and Palm Desktop contacts into Apple Address Book. yeah, it was as boring as it sounds :( also, I'm STILL working on the room project that I started like, 36 years ago. so that's taking up some time. besides that, I found out that my grandpa on my dad's side somehow learned to use Yahoo! Search, so he's been visiting the website somewhat frequently. but hey, at least that accounts for the hits I get from WebTV users. other than that, I've been much too fucking busy to find things on the internet that amuse me, or come up with random musings that make my mind actually like, work occasionally.

oh hey, it's a new year! you know what that means? RESOLUTION TIME

1. I resolve to lose more weight. you know, just like about 95% of the United States. but I actually have a nice base to work on, due to my losing 25 pounds in the past six months. my revised target is 195, 25 more pounds, and I'd like to see that accomplished by April or May.
2. I also resolve to be better with my money! anyone who knows me knows how atrocious I am with impulse spending, particularly DVD movies and clothes. so I'm making a budget out tomorrow afternoon after my Home Depot run, and by God I'm sticking to it.
3. I also need to make sure I go back to school. unfortunately, it doesn't look like spring is the time. hopefully I can get some summer classes under my belt and be ready for August.
4. finally (and this is the longshot) I want to be in a good relationship with a female before spring arrives. I have a few possibilities in my mind, and just about anyone who knows me knows where I'm coming from.
   

well, that's it for tonight. except... I want to say a quick thanks to everyone who reads the random shit I post, especially all the people who started visiting in the past year. ES.com has seen a surge in visitors in the later months of 2005. a hundred unique hits a week is a far cry from the traffic seen by other personal sites like The Sneeze or Batgirl, but it's a phenomenal success in my eyes.

I hope all of you have a 2006 that's truly awesomesauce. thanks again for all of your support.


ES

now playing on iTunes: Josh Kelley 'Everybody Wants You'

Labels: personal