BUT WHERE DID THE HUMAN JAW COME FROM? (from the Portland Zoo)
My resolutions for 2007:
1 -- exercise more
2 -- learn how to cook (better)
3 -- get a couch
4 -- write more
5 -- update this fucking page at least once a week
My reasons for these resolutions:
1 -- I don't want the stereotypical programmer body type. To quote the great Sledg: "I like to look good when I fuck"
2 -- I don't consider myself unskilled in the kitchen, but I'd like to get better, if only to impress my lady.
3 -- I have a big fucking TV but no couch. weak.
4 -- My writing skills are already starting to go to pot. fuck.
5 -- Believe it or not, this is a really pivotal stage in my life (I think). I'd like to document it a bit better. For posterity. And fame.
Resolutions I decided not to follow through on:
1 -- Drink to excess, every night.
2 -- Masturbate more.
3 -- Make passionate love to a stripper.
4 -- Don't drink any water.
5 -- Give up soap.
Beyond my resolutions, life has been pretty wonderful. I'm beginning to fill up the closets and cupboards with pretty dishes and other things to help with my day-to-day life. A coffee maker. A microwave. A vacuum. And so on. It's an expensive process, but it's nice to own nice things. I'm just now beginning to break out of the poor-college-kid mentality of 'I could get X packages of ramen and Y boxes of mac and cheese for what this would cost.'
Christmas was totally fucking grand. Being on a Monday, I already had a nice three-day weekend, but I opted to pad it out with some paid-time-off. I had just under a week of time to squander and boy did I waste the shit out of it. I took a lot of cat-naps with my sweatheart in the warmth of my parent's house. Glorious.
I gave some really good gifts and got some really wonderful gifts as well. My girly managed to get me a Wii, which blew my mind. She camped out all night at the local Wal Mart to get one. She must really like me. The only problem being that I didn't have a TV, so I spent a chunk of my hard-earned savings on a TV much bigger and nicer than I really need. Status symbol, yo.
But, on the topic of the Wii, I have to say, it's pretty much the best thing I've ever laid my hands on (except for my girlfriend's supple skin or the arc of the covenant). I was always a bit skeptical on how it would work, but it's amazing. I'm so fucking addicted to the new Zelda game that it's not even funny. I feel like I'm 12 again. Thank you Nintendo. You have rejuvenated my views on how much fun videogames can be. Also, Wii sports is amazing, more specifically bowling and tennis.
I came back to work last Thursday, worked two days and then had another wonderful three day weekend which ended on New Year's day. New Year's eve was pretty uneventful. The girl had to work a strange schedule and wasn't able to come, so I had to find alternate plans. I ended up hanging out with some dear friends from the way back (see also: freshman dorms). Both wonderful girls, I hung out with them and their strange friends. We went and watched some amazing Karaoke. I didn't drink that much, but it was still fun.
We prefunc'd at my friend's friend's apartment in the Pearl District. I've always heard stories about the amazing apartments there, but what I saw, I was not impressed. This girl pays ~$800 for a tiny apartment. And I mean tiny. My livingroom is bigger than her whole apartment.
Work is going swell. I'm starting to blend in a little more. Not so much the 'new guy' anymore. I'm pulling my weight and learning a lot, but sometimes it's really boring. Except today, today was chaos. Apparently, everyone and their mother got an iPod and the Nike+ kit for Christmas and started working off their gut today. Our servers couldn't handle the influx of people. I expect that traffic to drastically decrease within the next week or so. Lazy assholes.
So, expect to hear more from me. I'm really going to work on keeping this resolution.
I love you all.
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