shabs

I need to go away. Not that I am depressed or anything, far from it, but just need to get the hell out of society for a bit. Been feeling wierd lately. Hard to explain. I feel for the first time in a long while that my eyes are wide open - and the things I see around me - I don't like. The way the world is headed is fucked. I'm not talking wars and poverty and all that jazz (that sucks ass too), but the mass consumer nation that has been created. Maybe its just me getting old and all frazzled, but there has to be more to society than walking around shopping centres buying shit we don't need. In one sense, I am more happy than I have EVER been. I feel much more complete, and over the last few years have grown into a better person. And the other side of me feels slightly ripped off. Bombarded by massive corporations on a daily basis, telling me what to buy, what to listen to, how to act, and when to do it. Everything is so "packaged". Maybe I need to sell this house and move to a farm or something. I remember being 14 and telling people that when I grew up I was going to move to the jungle in Brazil and just "live". Lame right? They laughed at me...rightfully so, but man....I am starting to feel that way again.

I guess thats why I like tattooing and such. The people I have met through tattooing, and here on SG are some of the most grounded indivuals out there.

On a different note. Diggin the weather. I hope it stays. Yeah, I still have snow on my front lawn, but at least it was warm and sunny the last 3 days. If it stays like this, the snow will be gone by Friday.

Been enjoying it too. Sunday -BBQ'd & went to the Dog Park with the kids (they were happy to play in the massive lake size puddles!), Monday - nice long run, in shorts and short sleeve tee (hey gotta show off the tats I spend all my money on). Today - was finally nice enough to ride my bike to work (bicycle - not cool enough more motorcyle). So yeah, been lovin it for sure. Soon the days will be long, nights will be short, and all the women will be wearing a lot less - my kinda weather for sure.

Today I changed one of my vacation weeks at work so Barbi and I can go away together - just her and I. Its been a long long time since we have gone away together. Any ideas as to were to go thats relatively inexpensive, yet kicks ass? Somewhere in the Carribean preferably? Went to Cuba last year and really enjoyed it.

Later....