Random Minutiae
Posted by swingate | Filed under General
Scattered thoughts that don’t deserve a post of their own.
- I miss my cell phone already. I hardly ever call anyone unless i’m forced to but I love to get text messages. Hopefully it’ll be here by Thursday.
- The University of West Georgia officially announced that the Wolves will be the new mascot starting next year. I HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT…..I don’t like it either. I guess if we had millions of dollars like Florida State we’d get to keep using Braves.
- It’s hard to get back into the swing of working out. Yesterday I got dressed to run and never went anywhere.
- Upgraded to Wordpress 2.02 last night…much easier formatting of entries now.
- Decided on the Canon Powershot A610 camera, a sweet 5MP puppy that’s gotten good reviews.
- I’ve been advised that my goatee is too short for comfort. I wonder if I can pull off the Grizzly Adams look.
To Live and Die in LA
Posted by swingate | Filed under Amore & Vita, General, Phun
Well, I’m finally back in Hell-A. Pretty ironical (STFU) that it was warm all week in Atlanta but I arrive back home to rainy and cold…cold by SoCal standards at least. It’s amazing how much Atlanta has grown in the seven years since I left. Even the south side (where most of us darkies live) has been rejuvenated. I definitely see myself moving back within 2-3 years.I’d prefer to finish my degree before I go. No doubt that will open more doors for me.
I had dinner and drinks with “A” – my dear friend, first love and likely soulmate. Seems weird to think I’ve been friends with her for for 24 years now. Some days I don’t feel much older than that. I also went out with Ken, my right hand man from high school. Everytime we get together we retell the same stories we’ve been telling for 20 years now.
On a negative note I not only lost my digital camera but I left my cell phone there. Thankfully Mom has already put it in the mail to me although she neglected to turn it off before doing so. I know Belle has called it which means it’ll beep every five minutes or so til the battery drains itself. My guess is someone from USPS will think it’s a bomb and blow it up.
Now I have to kick my running into high gear. I have 11 weeks til my first 5K run. Also going to the UCI Track Cycling World Cup next weekend at Home Depot Center. A friend from Atlanta will be racing for the U.S. National team so that will be cool to see how he does.
In the ATL Part Deux…The Pee Break
Posted by swingate | Filed under Amore & Vita, General, Lust
So I’m traveling down the highway of life (translation: love)….stereo bumpin, Oakley shades kickin, top down, wind billowing thru (yes, thru) my que ball’ish bald head. I don’t have a map and though I know where I want to end up I have no clue how to get there.
At various points along the way you have to stop and see if you like the place you are at now. You pop into the station, grab some dinner or an appetizer or three, fill up the tank while you decide whether better things lie ahead or not. If this seems the place to be then you make yourself comfortable and begin to build a new life. If you feel there’s more out there then this stop is simply “a pee break” on the road happiness. You get back in the ride and continue on your merry way…content with the temporary satisfaction you’ve just experienced, tummy full and batteries recharged, ready to climb back into the steel chariot of love and do battle once again. I did a lot of peeing last year and you might even say I got peed on a couple of times. This year, sad to say, looks like more of the same.
This post was inspired by Belle….my latest pee break. I think I’ll loop around and fill’er up here again sometime in the future. The cooking wasn’t bad at all.
P.S. Ain’t I eloquent as all get out?
P.P.S. I guess eloquent doesn’t really apply when you’re typing, does it? Oh well…fuck y’all.
In the ATL Part Un…(that’s French for one, y’all)
Posted by swingate | Filed under Amore & Vita, General, Phun
Having a blast back home with the folks…too good to even bother taking out the camera for pictures. I took a few on the plane but otherwise it hasn’t seen daylight since. I still have more many people to see than I have time for. As it is I spend most of my time eating, drinking, or in the car on the way to do more eating and drinking. I wish I had known it would be this warm. I would have brought my running shoes.
After spending the first day helping my dad rake wet leaves California real estate prices were starting to look pretty darn good. However, after spending the next three days with Southern Belle they were looking as pathetic as ever. Southern Belle (or Belle Bottom depending on the mood) is really cool, which I knew already but now I have more proof. I even let her drag me around shopping in between pillaging Buckhead bars. I didn’t succed in getting her drunk although she later admitted to being closer to the edge than I thought. I’m pretty sure one more Crash & Burn would’ve done us both in.
Belle gave me a Tennessee Vols t-shirt which apparently was just a ruse to distract my attention while she claimed my pajama bottoms as her own. Those were my favorite ones too, dammit. Oh well, I suppose it’s still a good trade considering what all she gave me. I’ll glance over the fact that my goatee apparently rubbed a couple layers of skin off her chin. Her friend Kristie will be even more pissed at me when she sees that.
We’re hoping she’ll be able to come out to La La Land in April. The Braves will be in town to whup some Dodger backside so that could be a good time. That’s all for now. I’m meeting an old friend from high school for a few cold ones this afternoon. She’s actually the second longest friendship that I’ve got( the oldest being Ken, who I’ll be seeing on Friday)…24 years and counting so far. Off to Milledgeville tomorrow to spend a day with Sis then an early flight back to Los Angeles on Saturday.
O, I wish I was in the land of cotton
Posted by swingate | Filed under General, Phun
Old times there are not forgotten
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie Land.
So tomorrow I fly back to the Big Peach to spend time with the folks and some old friends. I’m looking forward to it because I’ve got a lot to do this time. Usually i’m sitting around my parent’s house vegetating (can’t recall if that’s a word or not but i’m sure SBA will tell me if it isn’t).
I’m finally gonna meet up with Southern Belle, an Internet friend. Did you know Internet is supposed to capitalized? And what is it with me and younger women lately? I’m not seeking them out (I don’t think?) but thats what life is bringin me. I’m cool with it. Anywho, we’ve had some good laffs on the phone for a few years now so it’ll be cool to see the look on her face when she realizes I’m not really Tom Selleck. She said “K**** says you should take me to the Cheesecake Factory Sundy Not”…that’s pronounced Sunday Night for those of you north of the Mason-Dixon line (22 years in Georgia and I have no fucking clue where that is). I should make her wear a UGA t-shirt since she lost the UT-UGA football game bet. We’re going to pillage Buckhead and see how many bars we can get kicked out of….my guess is it’ll come from her flashing her pearly whites at other girl’s men, pool sharking or really bad karaoke. If we have a good time she might come out to Cali when the Atlanta Braves are in town.
I have a few other friends from high school and old jobs I plan to get together with and I want to see my sister’s house now that it’s finished. That thing is hugeriffic. I plan to take the blue pill and unplug from the Internet (translation: I don’t have a laptop) so no posts for a while…queue violins.
Stop F*cking Calling Me!
Posted by swingate | Filed under General, Work
I need to call back a consultant that called me Friday. My cell phone only saves the last 10 incoming calls. I go down the list looking for the number and seven of them are from my damn roommate who calls even when I’m home and I can’t hear on the damn phone to begin with. She pushed out a number I needed. The other contact numbers I have for this person are outdated. Damn, that pisses me right the fuck off.
…..and another thing…the soonest above consultant said he could get here was Wednesday after work. I tell my boss and agree to stay since I’m leaving town Friday and it has to be fixed before then…..of course last Friday I wasn’t thinking that we were closing an hour early for THE FUCKING ROSE BOWL! There is a tv in the office so maybe I’ll watch while he does all the work…..I should tell him to pickup some wings and beer on the way.
Home(page) Improvement
Posted by swingate | Filed under General, Technology
I upgraded my photo album organizer to Gallery 2.02, added descriptions to the Palos Verdes album and put up pics from the Christmas party. I should have some good ones from my Atlanta trip in a couple weeks.
