time to write my first bloggy-blog of the new year...
i'm awake and i don't want to be...thanks to the murray man trying to choke me out by kneading my throat, purring and pretending to be all cute when really all he wants is to close off my airway should i choose to stay in bed rather than get up and feed him. spoiled little shit that he is, i even heat up his food for him. sigh. though i must say that i think i'm more indulgent with a cat than i would be with a kid, heh...kids just annoy me. cats don't learn how to talk and express opinion. at least not in a clear and verbally comprehensible way.
supposed to have a dinner party tonight, though i suspect the weather is going to foil my plans. it's already snowing lightly and seeing as my friends are supposed to come out from staten island and brooklyn, i doubt those city folk are going to make the trek once the snow starts to pile up. i just hope i find out for sure before i do my grocery shopping...ah, procrastination is sometimes a good thing.
i need to re-school myself on camera basics - i have a new fuji s8100fd, as i couldn't really afford the digital slr i was craving. which of course dropped in price to within $50 of what i spent on the fuji as christmas approached, making me quite the cranky one. however...this has manual capability, i'm just really struggling with getting the quality pictures i want out of it. must go back to basics and re-learn the knowledge i once had on how to operate a camera for real. i hate using auto, so it's about time i do that anyway. i know this thing is capable of producing high quality, which is even more frustrating. sigh.
more technology woes - my good ol' trusty altec lansing speakers and subwoofer finally bit the shitter the other day. i really can't complain as i got them with my old gateway tower back in 1996, so for them to have lasted so long is luck on my part. yesterday i ordered a new logitech set...would have stuck with the altec-lansings as i had such good luck with them before, but for what i can afford at this point, the logitechs seemed to have the better review. thanks cnet. heh...now i must wait for amazon to ship them, seems they get a little lazy now that christmas is over. guess you really can't blame them.
kudos to anyone who's still reading my boring rambling. perhaps i should stop with the train of consciousness and actually focus on writing something of some pale substance...i'll jump on the bandwagon and do some reflection. it's amazing to look at where i was this time last year to now...talk about a world of difference. last new year's eve was breakdown-induced horrendous, this one was happy and easygoing. over the past year i've finally found an effective solution to my sleep disorder, leading to a job, which led to my own apartment...not to mention the boy to go with the apartment.
i've regained my independence and a measurable amount of self-confidence. to look at it in such stark contrast really does make it seem somewhat impressive, i suppose. 2008 began miserably, and ended fulfillingly. i can't really trash a year that brought so much change and growth, i'm pretty proud of it actually. i feel like i've finally found healthy stability and a launching point to go even further from...
with all luck and perseverance, 2009 will hopefully bring more resolutions to broken friendships...some decision on education, whether it be finishing my architectural thesis or moving on to a masters in civil engineering...growing healthier...enjoying my new life and love.
thanks to all whom i've met on here over the last year - i have to say that being on SG has been a positive experience. i'd never have met the dear zoomusikgrl, who never would have introduced me to my darling Rickrolled. i've gained wonderful friends and a new outlet. (now to lose 20 pounds and shoot another set, heh...)
so thanks to all and to 2008 for twisting itself from despair into an explosion of change for the better. i leave you with a few pictures and one of my recent favorite songs in video form...happy new year, everyone,
i'm awake and i don't want to be...thanks to the murray man trying to choke me out by kneading my throat, purring and pretending to be all cute when really all he wants is to close off my airway should i choose to stay in bed rather than get up and feed him. spoiled little shit that he is, i even heat up his food for him. sigh. though i must say that i think i'm more indulgent with a cat than i would be with a kid, heh...kids just annoy me. cats don't learn how to talk and express opinion. at least not in a clear and verbally comprehensible way.
supposed to have a dinner party tonight, though i suspect the weather is going to foil my plans. it's already snowing lightly and seeing as my friends are supposed to come out from staten island and brooklyn, i doubt those city folk are going to make the trek once the snow starts to pile up. i just hope i find out for sure before i do my grocery shopping...ah, procrastination is sometimes a good thing.
i need to re-school myself on camera basics - i have a new fuji s8100fd, as i couldn't really afford the digital slr i was craving. which of course dropped in price to within $50 of what i spent on the fuji as christmas approached, making me quite the cranky one. however...this has manual capability, i'm just really struggling with getting the quality pictures i want out of it. must go back to basics and re-learn the knowledge i once had on how to operate a camera for real. i hate using auto, so it's about time i do that anyway. i know this thing is capable of producing high quality, which is even more frustrating. sigh.
more technology woes - my good ol' trusty altec lansing speakers and subwoofer finally bit the shitter the other day. i really can't complain as i got them with my old gateway tower back in 1996, so for them to have lasted so long is luck on my part. yesterday i ordered a new logitech set...would have stuck with the altec-lansings as i had such good luck with them before, but for what i can afford at this point, the logitechs seemed to have the better review. thanks cnet. heh...now i must wait for amazon to ship them, seems they get a little lazy now that christmas is over. guess you really can't blame them.
kudos to anyone who's still reading my boring rambling. perhaps i should stop with the train of consciousness and actually focus on writing something of some pale substance...i'll jump on the bandwagon and do some reflection. it's amazing to look at where i was this time last year to now...talk about a world of difference. last new year's eve was breakdown-induced horrendous, this one was happy and easygoing. over the past year i've finally found an effective solution to my sleep disorder, leading to a job, which led to my own apartment...not to mention the boy to go with the apartment.
i've regained my independence and a measurable amount of self-confidence. to look at it in such stark contrast really does make it seem somewhat impressive, i suppose. 2008 began miserably, and ended fulfillingly. i can't really trash a year that brought so much change and growth, i'm pretty proud of it actually. i feel like i've finally found healthy stability and a launching point to go even further from...with all luck and perseverance, 2009 will hopefully bring more resolutions to broken friendships...some decision on education, whether it be finishing my architectural thesis or moving on to a masters in civil engineering...growing healthier...enjoying my new life and love.
thanks to all whom i've met on here over the last year - i have to say that being on SG has been a positive experience. i'd never have met the dear zoomusikgrl, who never would have introduced me to my darling Rickrolled. i've gained wonderful friends and a new outlet. (now to lose 20 pounds and shoot another set, heh...)
so thanks to all and to 2008 for twisting itself from despair into an explosion of change for the better. i leave you with a few pictures and one of my recent favorite songs in video form...happy new year, everyone,
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zaftigg:
Hey mang. thanks for the comment on the set and the add.
downedcity:
oh hey! did I talk to you at the beach party? I do not recall!