I haven't watched a new Simpsons episode in probably 7 years or so. They had gotten so dry and boring. But my roomate was watching them last night when I walked in the living room. I'd heard that the show had improved and was actually funny to watch again so I went ahead and sat down for a minute or two and watched. It was fantastic, funny and engaging, like an old episode! I was actually laughing out loud at the jokes, which probably hasn't happened in the last decade. People are probably too preoccupied with how the show has fallen on hard times but I implore people to go see this reawakening.
It is amazing that writer's managed to take something so long running and stale and make it new and funny again. Maybe someday I'll recapture that magic with my writing? Unlikely but possible according to the Simpsons!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
50 years...
In the last 48 hours it feels like my knees have aged 50 years. I worked out hard twice on Wed. in anticipation of taking a day off Thursday, but I didn't count on my knees feeling like someone took a bat to them all yesterday and today. They were so sore that yoga was quite difficult this morning for more reasons then just my inflexibility...
Oh sidebar! I snuck out of work for a couple hours this morning and went to a yoga class and it was fantastic. I mean, I'm terrible at yoga, but I felt so much better afterwards. And unlike some of the other places I've done yoga the instructor was nice enough to fix some of the things I was doing wrong. I feel so amped about it and I'm kinda trying to find ways to fit it into my schedule, which is unfortuantly cramped as is. Hopefully I'll continue to do it some more since it's so good for me, I just have to figure out if I can take time away from wrestling/ju-jitsu or if I can sacrifice crossfit/weight-lifting time. We'll see.
But back to my knees, I mean I work them hard as heck, but I don't understand why on some random thursday they decide to start acting up. It was like painful walking around cooking yesterday and hopping down the stairs to my neighbors place. I believe my next recourse is to work on them really hard this afternoon and tomorrow evening so that they feel better!
Oh sidebar! I snuck out of work for a couple hours this morning and went to a yoga class and it was fantastic. I mean, I'm terrible at yoga, but I felt so much better afterwards. And unlike some of the other places I've done yoga the instructor was nice enough to fix some of the things I was doing wrong. I feel so amped about it and I'm kinda trying to find ways to fit it into my schedule, which is unfortuantly cramped as is. Hopefully I'll continue to do it some more since it's so good for me, I just have to figure out if I can take time away from wrestling/ju-jitsu or if I can sacrifice crossfit/weight-lifting time. We'll see.
But back to my knees, I mean I work them hard as heck, but I don't understand why on some random thursday they decide to start acting up. It was like painful walking around cooking yesterday and hopping down the stairs to my neighbors place. I believe my next recourse is to work on them really hard this afternoon and tomorrow evening so that they feel better!
Thanksgiving is a little different out here
So yesterday was Thanksgiving and I did it San Diego style, which is a tad different. First of all I went jogging outside in the morning in shorts and a t-shirt. Then I made pretzels for myself, my roomate, and my next door neighbors to eat all day while we prepared Thanksgiving dinner.
After making pretzels and sometime in the second half of the terrible game between Green Bay and the Lions I went out and tried to surf but failed. What I really ended up doing was sitting in the sun, warming myself like an aquatic lizard aboard a floating rock. The waves were pretty brutal and lot os other people were surfing but I didn't do so well.
Then I got home and we put the turkey in the oven, and sat outside in a t-shirt and jeans. It was a little warm but I got through it. Then at 4 we ate and everythign was really good thanks to my next door neighbor's amazing cooking ability.
Afterwards we sat and drank and watched football. So I guess it's not that different.
After making pretzels and sometime in the second half of the terrible game between Green Bay and the Lions I went out and tried to surf but failed. What I really ended up doing was sitting in the sun, warming myself like an aquatic lizard aboard a floating rock. The waves were pretty brutal and lot os other people were surfing but I didn't do so well.
Then I got home and we put the turkey in the oven, and sat outside in a t-shirt and jeans. It was a little warm but I got through it. Then at 4 we ate and everythign was really good thanks to my next door neighbor's amazing cooking ability.
Afterwards we sat and drank and watched football. So I guess it's not that different.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Paparazzi
I think I might title all my blog posts after Lady Gaga songs for the rest of the month. Anyway, during ju-jitsu practice yesterday the instructor who was overseeing us going live was whistling "Paparazzi" while the group was all beating up on on one another. It's only slightly distracting to be in the middle of trying to deprive a man of air so he can breathe when you hear someone whistling a pop song. It's not even a manly pop song, and I know I shouldn't be talking since yes I have the Lady Gaga album, and yes I listen to it, I just don't do it when I'm trying to break someone's arm off.
Needless to say I called him out and tried to get everyone singing a different song (YMCA), which sorta worked. But it was really just a case of the song being stuck in his head and him being unable to stop whistling it. So in honor of him, the next time I go spar I'm going to play disney's greatest hits while I try to pummel someone's face. or even better, the next time I lift weights I'll start playing Ace of Base or the best of Britney Spears.
Needless to say I called him out and tried to get everyone singing a different song (YMCA), which sorta worked. But it was really just a case of the song being stuck in his head and him being unable to stop whistling it. So in honor of him, the next time I go spar I'm going to play disney's greatest hits while I try to pummel someone's face. or even better, the next time I lift weights I'll start playing Ace of Base or the best of Britney Spears.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sometimes you've got to find your own humor
Having a text discussion with a friend, and I amde a reference she didn't get (and I knew she wouldn't...sigh it was funny to me:
Her: "Good to know, which only proves my point further..."
Me: "Germans love David hasselhoff?"
Sometimes I wish my head was filled with less nonsense.
Her: "Good to know, which only proves my point further..."
Me: "Germans love David hasselhoff?"
Sometimes I wish my head was filled with less nonsense.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Just Dance
I love dancing, I didn't always, but I do now, deal with it. I'm not a terribly good dancer but I try very hard and I have no shame (shocker) so it all works out. I like dancing because many times it's somewhat mindless, and you don't have to worry about work, or stress, or anything like that. Infrequently you will have a night like I had Sunday night. Just a great night of dancing with girls and one very attractive woman. It's just a real rush to have people come up and dance with you, and it was bundles of fun.
I left early so there wasn't any drama and I didn't see any drunken hijinks or antics. I did what I came to do and went home smiling because of several fun surprises. The problem is, just like most things in life, when you have fun doing something you want to do it again as soon as possible. The problem with going out and dancing is that it rarely goes down that way. More often then not drama or drunkeness or stupidity gets in the way and ruins your fun. I'm not sure I've ever had two episodes of going out and dancing be super successful and fun.
So now I've got this feeling of dread and excitement for this weekend. The dread part is terrible because I should never go into an event dreading the outcome. That's defeatist and bullshit, but it's also a pattern I've noticed in the almost 27 years of being me. This weekend I'll be going out twice guarenteed, which is a ton for me. At most I usually make it out once every third week. So I'm excited for all the fun I had last time I went dancing, and I really do hope to have fun, but the odds aren't on my side.
Oh and also, if you are engaged to a guy, and you come up to a guy in a club and basically rape/dance with me, that's messed up. You shouldn't be dancing that naughty with some random dude in the club and then slip your ring on later. That's broke and I feel bad for your husband to be. Also the way you dance was scandelous but goddamn hot.
I left early so there wasn't any drama and I didn't see any drunken hijinks or antics. I did what I came to do and went home smiling because of several fun surprises. The problem is, just like most things in life, when you have fun doing something you want to do it again as soon as possible. The problem with going out and dancing is that it rarely goes down that way. More often then not drama or drunkeness or stupidity gets in the way and ruins your fun. I'm not sure I've ever had two episodes of going out and dancing be super successful and fun.
So now I've got this feeling of dread and excitement for this weekend. The dread part is terrible because I should never go into an event dreading the outcome. That's defeatist and bullshit, but it's also a pattern I've noticed in the almost 27 years of being me. This weekend I'll be going out twice guarenteed, which is a ton for me. At most I usually make it out once every third week. So I'm excited for all the fun I had last time I went dancing, and I really do hope to have fun, but the odds aren't on my side.
Oh and also, if you are engaged to a guy, and you come up to a guy in a club and basically rape/dance with me, that's messed up. You shouldn't be dancing that naughty with some random dude in the club and then slip your ring on later. That's broke and I feel bad for your husband to be. Also the way you dance was scandelous but goddamn hot.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Don't Judge me Based on my ipod
The following is a list of the only songs on my ipod for the last 3 weeks:
American Boy - Estelle featuring Kayne West
Help I'm Alive - Metric
The entire album "The Fame" - Lady Gaga
That's it! I should have my man card removed but to be fair I'm really lazy when it comes to loading songs from cds on there.
American Boy - Estelle featuring Kayne West
Help I'm Alive - Metric
The entire album "The Fame" - Lady Gaga
That's it! I should have my man card removed but to be fair I'm really lazy when it comes to loading songs from cds on there.
The Perfect Storm
Thusfar today I would like something to work like it is supposed to. So far the following have failed to work:
- My work e-mail account and roaming profile, both have failed to work today and need to be remapped.
- My e-mail profile, I now have like 4 inboxes and 100000000 other folders, some archives hold some mail, some hold the rest of it, it's a little unclear where everything is and search takes 1000 years.
- My profile on the new financial system at work...doesn't have all the roles or abilities I need and it keeps bugging out when I try to map to things.
- The time keeping system at work is not working for me, apparently I cannot entire time and get paid, cool.
- My penis, hasn't worked in years.
- The IT budget system is apparently not working.
All in all it could only be worse if my car broke down and then my computer/iphone caught fire and then my tv blew up. All of which I expect to have happened when I go home this evening.
- My work e-mail account and roaming profile, both have failed to work today and need to be remapped.
- My e-mail profile, I now have like 4 inboxes and 100000000 other folders, some archives hold some mail, some hold the rest of it, it's a little unclear where everything is and search takes 1000 years.
- My profile on the new financial system at work...doesn't have all the roles or abilities I need and it keeps bugging out when I try to map to things.
- The time keeping system at work is not working for me, apparently I cannot entire time and get paid, cool.
- My penis, hasn't worked in years.
- The IT budget system is apparently not working.
All in all it could only be worse if my car broke down and then my computer/iphone caught fire and then my tv blew up. All of which I expect to have happened when I go home this evening.
Someone is going to get it
I don't know who and I don't know why, but I'm at this point where the next person who sets me off is going to be in trouble. It won't happen at work, but someone not at work is going to pay for others sins. They can't help it, they probably don't deserve it, they probably are innocent as far as it is concerned. But the next person who accidentally elbows me in ju-jitsu, or the next person who says something smart is going to not have a great day.
Don't ask why, don't think that deserves has anything to do with it. It's pure pent up aggression on my part based on all kinds of things. It's pent up, and there's only so many months before I have to take it out. It's nothing personal man, just wrong place wrong time.
Don't ask why, don't think that deserves has anything to do with it. It's pure pent up aggression on my part based on all kinds of things. It's pent up, and there's only so many months before I have to take it out. It's nothing personal man, just wrong place wrong time.
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