Livin it One Day at A Time

As some of you know.  I have quirks.

So I did a little road trip to Spokane.  In a stopover at the Hogle Zoo, I found the rare yellow CAT in one of the habitats.

It’s very secretive. Very few people ever see one of these babies out in the wild.

So then I got on the road.

And Drove.

And Drove.

And then Drove Some more.

Good thing about this all. I’ve ordered a Flash for my Camera, because I’ve found that apparently Spokane doesn’t believe in the Sun.

Where was I?

Oh yes.

Driving.

So, whilst listening to the static filled voices of talk radio, I made my way through Idaho, and then into Montana.

Now the guy in this photo.  He was more bored than I.

I just resorted to talk radio (Oh, did I learn about the hot topic of immigration reform that day).  This guy, well he was watching a DVD.

What was it? How far was he? Isn’t the steering wheel the most dangerous place to put the DVD player?

All questions inquiring minds want to know.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep him going on a steady speed, so that this inquiring mind could know.

And uh, please ignore the fact that this photo was taken.  Since I’m pretty sure I was paying full attention to the road.

The other thing I noticed were *plenty* of old American buildings.

Along the way, I made a mis-calculation and was running low on fuel.

Now,  I had figured on gassing up in the middle of nowhere.  Alas, this was not to be, and i had to find the city that the middle of nowhere didn’t want to settle in.

And this just *happened* to be where the old state prison is.

Or it could be the new.  I couldn’t quite tell.  Or, you know, since this is Montana, they could have just shipped a castle in from Europe.  Not quite sure.

Finally, I made it out of Montana, back into Idaho, and through some passes, and got into Spokane.

Where there’s way to much overcast, and I think the trees are out to get me.

I’ve managed to get myself to Washington. 

 

Work will be hectic, and looking at the blogging interface, some of the changes I made are now broken.  I’ll also be adding some changes to the blog.  I’ll keep ya’ll updated.

 

Right now. I gots to go to sleep.

 

I know.

I’ve been slacking as far as the entire blog thing goes.

I’ve been getting some interesting searches that find this blog.

“tips for dealing with smug marrieds”
“bnl on a stick”
“one little slip-lyrics bnl”
“hr puf n stuff theme music”
“dance dance revolution ddr arcade games for sale denver”

I love the first one. I had six searches for that.

I’ve also been working on the following blogs:

Pinblog (It’s about Pinball)
and
Cheyennelabs (Geek Stuff)

And working. Working a lot.

I’ll be blogging some good, single, mormon, whitty guy stuff.

Soon.

I swear.

[Serious Post]

As of late I’ve been feeling more and more stressed. Between Work, Church, and social life I’ve been increasingly under lots of stress. This is a cyclic event in my life, it happens pretty much this time every year. I know that the end of the year is the “light at the end of the tunnel”. As it is right now, this is one of my ways to relieve stress.

My hobbies, the pinball restoration, the Photography and the computer gadgets are getting ignored now for the other events that are eating my time.

I find that without the hobbies, my life becomes too unbalanced in the responsbilities category, and that artistic, whitty, *me* becomes overshadowed by the serious, pragmatic *me*. There needs to be a balance.

At the end of the day, I seek to find that balance, it’s not always easy either. Heck, I still haven’t added some of the links from the old blog. I need to get that done as well.

Right now, I’m just taking it one day at a time.
[/Serious Post]

I’ve been listening to some All American Rejects Swing Swing over and over on my Rio Carbon lately. As I am wont to do, here are some lyrics.

Days swiftly come and go.
I’m dreaming of her
She’s seeing other guys
Emotions they stir
The sun is gone.
The nights are long
And I am left while the tears fall.

Did you think that I would cry,
on the phone?
Do you know what it feels like,
being alone?
I’ll find someone new

[Chorus]
Swing, Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again.

Wish cast into the sky
I’m moving on
Sweet beginnings do arise
She knows I was wrong
The notes are old,
They bend, they fold
and so do I to a new love.

Did you think that I would cry,
on the phone?
Do you know what it feels like,
being alone?
I’ll find someone new

Swing, Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again

Bury me
(you thought your problems were gone)
Carry me
(away. away, away…)

[Chorus fades till end]
Swing, Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again

Woo.

I’ve decided to bring back the 1800’s and get myself some kickin sideburns and Lambchops.

You can just call me Mr. Darcy.

I have to go take a nap.

Here I wait, for work to call me back. I’m dead tired.

Working on my TZ. Saw my sister. Lot’s o-stuff.

Going to bed.

Here I sit at the last Day of training weekend after training. I have a LOT to get done!

• Get Some Strech Wrap
• Get the On Call Pager
• Secure places for the Pinballs
• Clean out Truck
• Talk to the Pinball Operator
• Write my Arcade Inventory Prog
• Write for RMA for the power on my laptop.
• Write this Blog Entry
• Other Stuff, which I’ve forgotten (Curse my old age!)
• Buy Stuff, and fix up accounts.
• Buy a Playfield Rotisierre
• Buy a Parts Tumbler
• Get My Cola Machine Fixed.
• Oil My Truck
• Clean the Bathroom
• Send off the Rio Unit I have to get fixed.
• Deposit some money
• Get a bottom created for my Fishtales (part of the Grand Fishtales restoration)
• Actually.. Glue together my Fishtales
• Go to the farmers market

And on, and on, etc etc…

Ad to the fact that I have fallen off the wagon while here in Denver. Since the food is free, I’ve been gaining weight, I can tell. So. It’s time to exersize and Diet again! Woot!

Gots to remember what else I need to do, but my brain. It’s fried (and there was some important things I wanted to do, to!)