on any given day, things creep into my head from the past. here is today. sing it if you know it…
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high
Take a look
It’s in a book
A Reading Rainbow
I can go anywhere
Friends to know
And ways to grow
A Reading Rainbow
I can be anything
Take a look
It’s in a book
A Reading Rainbow
A Reading Rainbow
really this one is for the fraze (sp)
i have a few minutes at work during my break and my hope is that i will be able to write a quick post here and there that revolve around the thoughts for my day. today i dont have much to say, cept for that im really tired cause this is the time of the month where work is busiest. it makes me tired. i like it though.
in other news i got a new toy recently and its changing my life. its name is Reason, we are now the greatest of friends. my hope is that i will make some music and be able to tell you all about it on this here blog. i am excite.
peace
sup fools?
i have so much to share in this post that it may become a two-parter. (probably not though)
first and foremost, i shall address the title. i received a jury summons. the date on said summons was the second day in the second month of the the two-thousand and ninth year. a.k.a. monday. heeding my fathers warning, i got to the collin county courthouse early so there was parking available. i walked in and the security was like at an airport… or is the security at an airport like at a county court. anyway, i made my way through security and was ushered into a rather large room that i later determined sat 198 people. 2 sections of 11 rows with 9 seats. you do the math. the reason that i did this math in the first place is that my dad told me it sat like 500. im sitting in the room saying ‘no way you could seat 500 people in this room.’ so i counted. what else was i going to do, watch cnn? soon they started calling names. i thought it was just roll but it turns out they were splitting us into groups. my name was called in the first group and we were led out of the room and down a series of narrow halls. there were about 24 of us. when we got to the door leading into collin county court of law #4, we stopped and that bailiff told us we had 10 minutes to use the bathroom or do anything else we needed to do. he was a really nice guy. after the 10 minutes we were told to line up as he called our names. we did as he instructed and, when he was finished, followed him into the courtroom. it looked typical. like on tv. everything was wool. (haha i accidentally typed that and thought it was funny. wood.) we were introduced to the defendant, the defense attorneys, and the representatives for the state. the judge read a bunch of conduct b.s. about listening and things we had to do, i dont know i wasn’t paying attention. then the state took its turn in asking us a bunch of questions. we were encouraged to tell the truth and all that. so i did. when the state was done we took another break. then the defense got a crack at us. i was very unimpressed by her. she was trying really hard. which i realize that given this was a d.w.i. case she had to. she asked us about how hard a police officer should work and some other crap about doing good jobs. when she was done spouting hot air, we were yet again let out of the courtroom and were told when we came back in they would pick the 6 person jury for the case. i sat there in my little chair outside of the room with one thought on my mind. im going to be picked. i knew it. i could feel it. i even prayed against it. we went back in and they started calling out names. i gave them dusty-ism names cause i didnt care about their real ones. first called was armondo turdforce (gender had nothing to do with the name given) she was an elderly lady. next was wentpee daniels; the only other guy on the jury besides myself. then he said it. he said my name. my jaw literally dropped, and i peed a little. whatever. pricilla cackfunt was next, followed by anthony leakpuff and liam shartwind. 4 womens and two mens. nothing i could do about it. i was in. i wont bore you with the details of the case but i will say that real courts are just like tv. exactly. lawyers getting mad at each other. objection here, overruled there. it was just like tv. only about something that wasnt all that interesting. so the end of the first day came and we still werent done. there was going to be a day two. urgh. day two was really hard. we had to deliberate. this is really hard with 5 people you have never met before. anyway i wont say what the verdict was but if you want to know ill tell you if you ask me face to face.
the conclusion of my jury duty story is this. if you are every selected for a jury, consider your self lucky. it is an experience that you want. even if you dont know you want it. at first i thought dammit about it but after i was like ‘heck yes that was cool!’
in other news Umphrey’s McGee came out with a new album this week called mantis. it is unbelievable. i mean i dont believe it. i strongly recommend that you at least get a copy from me or something. but you should go and buy it and support this wonderful band. you will not be disappointed. they are fast becoming my favorite band.
well anyway its wednesday and we all know what that means.
until next time.
Disclaimer: i am in no way ungrateful for my job and these are merely thoughts that are running through my head. The fact is that i am ecstatic about my job. Please do not take the following as a complaint.
It is my last day of unemployment.
I dont know what to do. I have had all this free time and now its all going away. I still have video games to play and things to write and books to read and now my time is diminishing. Its funny how when you have something to do you start to have all of these things you want to do. But when you have all the time in the world you cant find anything to do.
Anyway,
I have not yet compiled my favorite music of the year 2008 (defined as that it was released in that year). I do however need to share some albums that i have not been able to stop listening to. Some may have come out in 08, but some didn’t.
In no particular order.
1. Andrew Bird: The Mysterious Production Of Eggs.
A buddy of mine recommended this one to my wife as a gift for me for christmas. i cant really stop spinning it in my cd player. If you are in to literary genius and instrumental oddities, i strongly recommend this album. Also it sounds really good.
2. Sam Roberts Band: Love At The End Of The World.
This album is solid gold. It is just a really easy listen and keeps you coming back for more. It is great for people who just like listening in the background as well as those who like to pay close attention and analyze.
3. Phish: Round Room.
Phish is a jam band. Definition time (at least my definition). Jam Band: A band which plays the music they want to play. It could be jazz or blues or rock or latin or anything in-between. Also one song could contain all of the above. It gets weird in places, but i really like how they play music. Just music. If you want a musical experience listen to this one or #1 on my list.
I would like to close with a request. Listen with open ears. These albums will not be what you might hear on the radio but are excellent musically.
k bye.
Greetings,
If you are here and reading this it means one of two things. Either you love my blog and follow it closely, awaiting every entry with extreme anticipation, or you got a text message from me and wish to find out more about my recent acquisition of employment.
Either way here goes…
i have been unemployed for over 4 months. i know its not 18, but its still a long time. I have been applying to many a place only to receive rejection. well, in the past month i have been in contact with some people who i know that have had some work. I actually worked at the corporate office of wing stop for a couple of weeks on a temp project. that ended and i thought to myself ‘ what now?’ well, some stuff happened in that corporate office that made me think it was the place. i took an assessment test and talked to their HR rep and everything. but they have been really slow in deciding if they are hiring or not. i got a call from another acquaintance today who had a position open before christmas but it got filled before i called. sad face. so i woke up this morning when my wife texted me to say that i was going to get a call from said acquaintance. once again she told the truth and i got a call. love her. he had something else open and wanted to see if i was still interested. ”i am” i says to him. so i planned out my day. i would go to pick up my last czech at wing stop and see if they had any hiring news and then go to the other company and see what it was all about. i got to wing stop and picked up my czech and observed the atmosphere of the place. i stowed the thought of it for later perusal. I then went over to the other company (i say other company cause i don’t really know what its called and i want to protect these people from finding out i was talking about them by name if the were to google themselves) to czech them out. what i saw was a very different atmosphere. here is the contrast.
Wing Stop: quiet, halls, offices and people who think they are better than everyone else cause they don’t work in a cubicle.
The Other Place: one big room, people working everywhere, chaotic, and friendly.
Now, knowing me, which do you think i like better? thats right. Bring me chaos!
i filled out an application after my acquaintance told me i had the job. i start tuesday. i am super excited. i don’t really have a specific position but i work with pharmaceuticals, but don’t deal with customers! I want to thank all of the people who have supported, prayed for, and helped me through this tough time in my life. My wife and i are very thankful for everything you have done for us.
well thats all about that. if you came here and read this, please leave me a little something.
peace.
data entry sucks
Computers are a good time
…for video games
Thanks
I know i said i would post about music next but i have not had a moment yet to think of list of my favorite ablums of 2008.
Its 2009 now. i remember in the 4th grade my teacher put a bunch of my projects and art in a big envelope and dated it 2000. ‘wow’ i thought to myself, ‘im going to be 17 then. Ill be so old!’
im simply amazed how the time passes and things change. a number of years ago i wanted to study music. i “knew” that i would be a musician. well i took some classes and hated it. or was it just not what i thought it was. either way i quit. then i decided that i wanted the “real” college experience. so i applied. denied. applied again. accepted. i pushed it and got in and took out loans and went away for two years. it ended up costing me so much money that i transferred all of my credits back to the community college from whence i came. now i am married, kind of dont have a job (pending, ill explain in a minute), and i want to go back to school to study music.
full circle.
it all comes down to this: pay attention. close attention. this is not easy. its hard. very hard. but i know it is what im supposed to do now. i settled down and really thought about what im supposed to do and i finally came up with it. ‘wait’ you might be saying to yourself, ‘didnt you say you hated studying music?’ yes i truly believe at the time i hated it. but i knew i wanted to be a musician so why did i just give up. well its all a learning expereience. a fun one at that.
lesson learned (hopefully).
so my job right now. yeah i have a job. its temporary right now. like probably done at the end of this week, but making money nonetheless. also i may have an opportunity within this company as well as another company that i have been talking with. but with going back to school i really need to be picking my vocation wisely. If anyone knows of any part time jobs, please let me know.
well i technically am at work right now so i should get back to it. i dont want to and i leave soon but im going to.
peace all.
time for an update slash continuation.
It has come to my attention that i have once again forgotten about my blog. this time i actually know why though. I had no job; bass ackwards i know.
Here is the real deal about unemployment (some of you can relate). for a man specifically, it kills you. dead inside and out. It’s like you have all the time in the world but cant do anything. your brain just won’t function. even if i thought of blogging while i had all that time, i dont know if i would have been able to form a cohesive thought (let alone use the word cohesive). it was horrible. I did find some things to entertain myself. but the day wasnt long enough. i would play video games for a while and then my wife would walk in the door. 5 o’clock already. it is almost impossible to explain because it makes no sence. If you have been there before, you know what im talking about. If you havn’t, do everything possible not to.
next is the aforementioned things that i found to entertain myself. i have explored a plethora of different video games. i started my unemployment by trading in a bunch of old games and a system that didnt work (tee hee) so i had a lot of capital to work with. i started with bully. it is a really fun game but after you play through it you will be happy to trade it in. yeah, only good once. then fable 2 came out. hours of fun to be had in this game. it can be beaten in about 10 to 12 hours if you play straight through but how much fun is that. there is plenty to do in the game and graphically it is one of the best i have seen in a while. then fallout 3, not done enough to comment, GTA 4, never finished, and call of duty 4, amazing multiplayer.
also while i am still on video games, i found the angry video game nerd on youtube. i mean he is definately rated R for language but if you like classic video games, he is a must see. just look him up on youtube or google. you will find lots.
my favorite music of 2008 will come in a new post soon.
cheers
Im sure i got tagged for this. Sometime…
1. I find some words funny. For no reason. Pickle and sheets are two of said words.
2. When i was younger, but not young enough, i used to wet myself. Regularly. Whilst playing with my friends.
3. I love music. For those who know me this one may seem obvious but it goes further than you might think. Listening to music for me is an experience. I get sustenance from it. Literally.
4. I have a sick obsession for the 60’s. I can’t not love the 60’s. I hear things from that decade and i pay attention. History, music, politics. All of it.
5. Every morning i say good morning to my wife. With flatulence.
6. Sandwiches.
7. When i drive certain places i wont take certain roads or park in certain areas of the parking lot at my apartment complex.
That was very satisfying. Thanks.
Dammut!
