Holy Crap. It's happened again. I posted on my LiveJournal.

Generally if I post a blog, it's on MySpace. Didn't feel like it this time.

Today has been a yo-yo, first getting up early for church then falling asleep after I got back. I overslept and arrived late at the GK to help with the remodel. Then I left when things we almost done to celebrate a friends birthday over dinner. After returning home, I didn't do a damn thing until now (which is 4 AM), sitting up with a headache. It's been a day of switching off between having fun and feeling like shit.

Tomorrow is another day.

Current Mood: frustrated

Sunday I went to Lawrence to eat dinner at the resturant where my sister April works (Marisco's on 6th and Wakarusa). It was a nice place, small and cozy with a real modern atmosphere, so I fit in like a colored pencil in a box of crayons. I ordered the...crap I can't remember what it's called. It was chicken rapped around ham and covered in a wine/mushroom gravy (saltimboca?). As a appitizer I also ordered something called a "Wedge" salad.

http://www.restaurantwidow.com/images/wedge_2_1.jpg

If you can't see that right, it's a fucking half of a head of lettuce. Dinner was very good, but I told April afterward that if someone orders something like that and has no idea what it really is, she should warn somebody. I thought it was a joke.

All in all, life is going alright, with work at the DC keeping me very busy, but keeping me happy, with all the high pay and weekly paychecks.

Current Mood: calm

Get Your Monster Name

Hey! We're back! It's been several months since I posted to this damn thing. So...here we go!

Life in general is pretty much the same: go to work, sleep, go to work, go to other work, sleep, etc. Actually, as a generalization, it's not that bad. I get a little bit of time to myself, and some very precious time with Beth, Wednesdays and Sunday afternoons. I've started a routine of running after dark to try to get myself bad in shape. Four days straight, so far. I've started running a Mutants and Masterminds RPG on Friday nights for my friends at the GK. Which, after one session, has been pretty fun. One of the things I looks forward to in my week is Saturday nights after work, where Beth, Kevin, Scott (and sometimes Jim), and I have been watching various movies or anime. Last week's When They Cry was NUTS (with a capital NUTS), and the previous week's Pan's Labyrinth was interesting.

Tonight, Beth and I went to Lawrence to have sushi with Laura and her friend Devin, and we were joined by Beth's friend Holly and her dude...um...I forget. It was a fun experience, but I have to say that sushi is not my cup o' tea. I'll stick to pizza, thank you. If people want to go again, I'll join them, and try something different.

Current Mood: chipper

It's been a busy week. A week ago Frank and Deon bought the Gatekeeper from Monique. They've been making a few changes but it's been a fairly smooth transition. They moved the table that was up front (and a favorite haunt for the VS players) back to the gameroom. It kinda sucks but it made sense for what they have planned. Re-arranging some things up front, starting a 40% sale on boardgames, toys, and back issues. They have a really solid plan for the store, so I'm not worried. Deon also filled out info to send to Upper Deck so we can get sanctioned VS stuff going. Which is super-awesome. But here's to a new direction for the best comic book store in the mid-west.

Easter also went pretty well. Beth's Mom Anne sent us stuff from Memphis, which was really nice of her (THANK YOU!). Then, after church, Beth and I went to a friend of the family's house and had a nice lunch (prime rib and ham, good stuff). Then after taking Beth to work (BOO! FUCK HASTINGS!) I went to the Home Ranch and we had our annual "Egg Chuck", in which we throw Easter eggs off the deck and into the pond. I also tried to hit one with a golf club, and threw a few over the roof and into the pond. After picking Beth back up, we finished watching My-Hime (which ended better then I thought it would). I wish I could have spent more time with Beth this weekend, but what time I had was good.

More days go by, and life keeps moving. I'm still at Target, despite my actions to escape. I'm tired of waiting for our HR lady to get back to me about a possible position at the Distribution Center. I might go kick down her office door tomorrow and demand answers. If their aren't any openings, I'm gonna have to do the leg work and GO and apply elsewhere just to get out from under their thumb. I would rather have a job where I'll be active as opposed to sitting at a desk, but I'll just have to make do. Maybe apply at UPS or see if Coke or Budweiser need help. Or on a different direction, apply at a bank or at Key Staffing. Meh. I guess it doesn't matter.


In other news, Beth was really awesome and bought me four volumes of the Bleach manga, although their is a gap between the ones she bought and my collection (I own 1-10, she bought 14-17). But this gave me a good excuse to by the three volumes in the middle. I bought #11 today and read it immediately when I got home. It's still AWESOME. If anyone is looking for a comic that is a good combination of comedy and action with well-rounded characters, this is it.

Good Comics this week:
Justice Society America
X-Factor
Amazing Spider-Man
I'm sure there is other stuff, but I forget...

Current Mood: frustrated

I'm begining to enjoy Thursday as my day off, staying up till 4 the night before and sleeping until noon. I could probably call Target and see if they need any extra help but...FUCK THAT! Either way, I'm hoping to escape the Bull's-Eyed Circle of Hell by transfering out to the Distribution Center, which is also controled by the same Soulless Corporation. It would mean some hard work, but probably a little more fulfilling than straightening shelves for 5 hours and I'll get paid almost double what I make now (maybe even more because of my tenure with Target. Probably not, but I can dream damn it!).

Good comics this week: 52, Teen Titans, Thunderbolts, New Avengers, Buffy, other stuff I can't remember.

READ "LONERS" FROM MARVEL! COMING IN APRIL! http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=105242

If I were on South Park, this would be me! And yes, he is to scale. I am only 2 inches tall.

Current Mood: chipper

I'm trying something new, to make myself healthier. I've stopped drinking pop for the time being, and I am just trying to stick to water, tea, lemonade, or Gatorade. But the caffeine withdrawl has been wrecking havoc on my head. WHY WON'T IT END!?

http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/villain/result.htm?a=39&b=38&c=23&d=31&e=24&f=44&g=18&h=56&i=42&j=28&k=41&l=47&m=33&n=16&o=4&p=29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFP0q4qzGw4

CANDY MOUNTAIN! CANDY MOUNTAIN! SHUN THE NON-BELEIVERS!

Anyway, much like alot of other people in the area, I seem to have caught some sort of head cold. Blow my nose until my head feels hollow. But do not fear, I still have enough time go out and save the world, and help people find the deals they are looking for at Target. I thought I had something more...poiniant to say, but I guess not. More later...

Current Mood: blah

Alright, everyone else did it, so now so have I.

Create your own friendquiz here

Current Mood: calm

Alright, so it's been several weeks since I last posted to my journal. So sue me (Please don't really sue me, I don't have a lot of money as it is). The only thing really going on right now is the acquisition of a car...kinda. I'm buying Tom's van that he has never used from him. A 79 Chevy AstroVan, light blue. I just got the deed from him tonight so I can do all the necessary things that are done to a car (tags, insurance). Not the greatest thing in the world, but supposedly it has four wheels and runs. Hooray.

So, as I'm sure you all heard me talk about it for weeks, this weekend was 10K Denver. After 8 rounds of play on Day 1, I went 4-4. Normally, this is not the best of times, but odds were in my favor this weekend. First, at a 10k, they expect 150-200 people. We had...47. They give out participation prizes to the top 64 players, and of course, we all got something. Also, the people I lost to at the tourney did fairly well, meaning my tie-breaks against other with the same record were good. So, when it was all said and done for Day 1, I was in 20th place. That means I got a $300 gift card. Sweet! One of the guys I went up with, Brian, got into Top 8 and went on to Day 2. In one of his matches, he was accused of cheating by the other player and had judges watching him like a hawk. The big idiot deserved to be watched, and if he got DQ'd, we would have to start calling him Brian Cheaters (his last name is Deters). He was also a pompous jerk about it all Saturday night, so when I heard he lost his match on Sunday, I didn't feel bad for him. No doubt he'll complain about it though.

Anyhoo - Getting back into town and spending some quality time with Beth was the perfect thing to top off a good weekend. With her working two jobs like me, any time I get with her is priceless.

Current Mood: content

Having a meh day, but this was kinda funny...

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2776195

What a spaz.

Current Mood: lethargic

I can't figure out my job at Target anymore. It used to be pretty straight forward: they have around 8-9 people on the salesfloor, we all do our zones, work returns, leave by 10 or 10:30. Now, it's 6 people on the floor, two of which MUST stay in the Jewelry/Electronics counter all night, we end up getting nothing done because of pulls and back-up cashiering we leave at 11:30 and not everything is done. Morale is down, everybody hates it there. But I can't figure out why everything is going so wrong. 75% of the new employees we get on the sales floor quit within a month because of the insanity. I don't think I can quit yet because I'm sure their aren't many part time jobs that pay over $8.00. I suppose I could find a full time job, but that means quitting at the GK, and I'm not willing to do that yet. I want to eventually own the store, I can't quit now! Eh, what's a guy to do?

I know...why not go to Colorado this weekend and play cards? This weekend is the Denver $10K for VS. I'm fairly ready, I would like to have gotten more play testing in, but I like my deck (a combination of the Justice League of America and the Justice League International, known as Good Guys). Even if I don't win money (which I will, I keep telling myself that) it'll still be an awesome experience. Beth has her Anime Convention, which is a bunch of geeks in a room, and I have 10K Denver, which is a bunch of geeks in a room. Anyway, I'm going to spend this afternoon before work trying to get some games in. PEACE OUT!

Current Mood: hopeful