It has been a long week as I come into work and there is hardly anything to do. I mean, anytime something comes up for me to do, I take care of it right away so I don't forget about it and miss the deadline. So once I finish what I need to do, I just sit here. Search the internet or whatever until something comes my way again. What sucks about it is I have to sit here all day even if there is not anything to do. I have left early before and had a call on my cell asking if I was still at work. 'Uh, no, I had to take my kids to an appointment'. I understand the whole work so many hours and get paid. I am no longer hourly as I am salary now. However, I have done this job for almost 8 months with no pay and my higher ups know it. So they don't give me too much flak over it.
Sister has invited me to nephews first Pop Warner football game, but it takes almost 2 hours to get on that side of town. That and my wife, kids, and I will be going to a little "water fun" thing at a park reserve by our house. Haven't really been able to do a lot with the family, especially the kids, since we have not had money in like forever. Even after having this job since mid-June, I will finally be caught up on all the bills by mid-September. It doesn't help when the electric Company raises their rates right before summer time in AZ where temperatures get over 110 and your monthly bill is over $300.
Any ways, just moaning about bills raising their prices every year to take more than what your yearly raise gives you. It doesn't help that we are a one income family.
Been watching a lot of movies lately as well. A HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT was pretty good. I LOVE YOU MAN was hilarious. LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT was stupid. THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE was the lamest thing. 17 AGAIN was a great movie with Zac Efron and Mathew Perry. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD was boring...how is up for so many awards? Still have a few more to watch this weekend.
I still want to be able to go to the movies to see a few movies still in theater. GI JOE, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, THE FINAL DESTINATION, and the new Rob Zombie film HALLOWEEN II.
Well, that is all I have today.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Dec 21 2012
What does that mean to you? Have you been hearing this date a lot? I sure have. This date is becoming popular because it is the end of the Mayan Calendar. What does that mean? To me...nothing, to others, the end of the world or some catalystic event.
Let me explain the Mayan Calendar theory. The Mayans created a calendar that was set for 5012 years. It began in August of sometime in the BCs. This calendar is much like our yearly calendar with the exception of it covers a longer time period. So what happens on Dec 31 every year? The calendar starts over. This is the same with the Mayan Calendar. It will begin again and last another 5012 years.
As far as the end of the world thing...I am not a philosopher or religious expert, but many religions state that the end of the world is only known by God. Not by man and not even by his own son, Jesus Christ.
The reason this comes up is my FIL is a survivalist and watches the history channel a lot. So last night he calls me and tells me to check out this website: www.theihc.com which I did while I was at work today. As I looked over the website, there was this lottery thing to enter into to reserve your spot for a "safe house" when this event comes. It talked about how when Dec 21st nears in 2012, earthquakes will be abundant and swallowing cities, volcanoes will erupt worldwide, tsunamis will swallow lands. It also talks of how all the planets align on this day and Planet X smaks into Earth. As I looked more into this site, I looked at some summit they were going to have to discuss this. A picture popped up saying it was the Secretary of Defense or something like that, that would be there in place of the President. As I looked at the picture, I thought, that's not the Secretary of Defense, that's Oliver Platt. When I saw a pictur of the President, the name was President Wilson and a picture of Danny Glover. So, I checked www.imdb.com which is a site I check a lot for movies. 2012 is an independent film coming out in November 2009 starring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Oliver Platt, and Amanda Peet to name a few. It is about Dec 21 2012. The website my FIL gave me is obviously something that is part of the movie as the IHC is talked about in the movie.
So, my conclusion to this whole 2012 myth is this. It will happen when it happens, none of us will know when. Nothing happened in 1985. Nothing happened in 1999. Nothing happened with Y2K. Nostradamus may have been "right" on some things, but his predictions were vague and not exact. Just because a calendar ends, does not mean it is the end of the world. So, pull your heads out of your a$$ and quit worrying. You'll probably pass of old age before the end of the world comes.
That's all I have to say about that.
Let me explain the Mayan Calendar theory. The Mayans created a calendar that was set for 5012 years. It began in August of sometime in the BCs. This calendar is much like our yearly calendar with the exception of it covers a longer time period. So what happens on Dec 31 every year? The calendar starts over. This is the same with the Mayan Calendar. It will begin again and last another 5012 years.
As far as the end of the world thing...I am not a philosopher or religious expert, but many religions state that the end of the world is only known by God. Not by man and not even by his own son, Jesus Christ.
The reason this comes up is my FIL is a survivalist and watches the history channel a lot. So last night he calls me and tells me to check out this website: www.theihc.com which I did while I was at work today. As I looked over the website, there was this lottery thing to enter into to reserve your spot for a "safe house" when this event comes. It talked about how when Dec 21st nears in 2012, earthquakes will be abundant and swallowing cities, volcanoes will erupt worldwide, tsunamis will swallow lands. It also talks of how all the planets align on this day and Planet X smaks into Earth. As I looked more into this site, I looked at some summit they were going to have to discuss this. A picture popped up saying it was the Secretary of Defense or something like that, that would be there in place of the President. As I looked at the picture, I thought, that's not the Secretary of Defense, that's Oliver Platt. When I saw a pictur of the President, the name was President Wilson and a picture of Danny Glover. So, I checked www.imdb.com which is a site I check a lot for movies. 2012 is an independent film coming out in November 2009 starring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Oliver Platt, and Amanda Peet to name a few. It is about Dec 21 2012. The website my FIL gave me is obviously something that is part of the movie as the IHC is talked about in the movie.
So, my conclusion to this whole 2012 myth is this. It will happen when it happens, none of us will know when. Nothing happened in 1985. Nothing happened in 1999. Nothing happened with Y2K. Nostradamus may have been "right" on some things, but his predictions were vague and not exact. Just because a calendar ends, does not mean it is the end of the world. So, pull your heads out of your a$$ and quit worrying. You'll probably pass of old age before the end of the world comes.
That's all I have to say about that.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Celebrate
Well, today marks the 10th Anniversary of my wife and I being married. Of course there are a lot of people who didn't think we would make it this far. I remember shortly after we were married, I had been drinking, and I had a few friends over that said I couldn't make it to 10 years. Well, you know how stupid people can get when they drink. So I bet each of them $1000 that I could make it to 10 years. After all, I was betting for love. Well, we wrote up individual agreements to pay and each of us signed it. Of course, one of them I no longer speak to and the other, well I doubt he'll pay up because his girlfriend never let's us see each other. Oh, well, I still have the satisfaction of knowing I won, and once again, I am right.
What do we have on tap today to celebrate? Nothing. Although I do have a job now, we just barely have caught up on all the bills and I am down to $20 to get me through next week in gas. However, while I was in Germany, I did pick up a bottle of wine. It is pronounced "Icevine". This particular wine is a seasonal wine made once a year. It is when the last of the grapes are frozen, they make a wine out of it. I picked it up in Germany for just under $20, but was told IF you can even find it in the States, it goes for $110-$140 a bottle. We'll see tonight if it was worth it.
I leave out in 2 weeks to head to Massachusettes to finish some Army training. That will be the last I have to travel until December. I am also looking into going back to school to get a degree. I am waiting for the college to get back to me at this time. Anyways, that is all that is happening in my world at this time.
What do we have on tap today to celebrate? Nothing. Although I do have a job now, we just barely have caught up on all the bills and I am down to $20 to get me through next week in gas. However, while I was in Germany, I did pick up a bottle of wine. It is pronounced "Icevine". This particular wine is a seasonal wine made once a year. It is when the last of the grapes are frozen, they make a wine out of it. I picked it up in Germany for just under $20, but was told IF you can even find it in the States, it goes for $110-$140 a bottle. We'll see tonight if it was worth it.
I leave out in 2 weeks to head to Massachusettes to finish some Army training. That will be the last I have to travel until December. I am also looking into going back to school to get a degree. I am waiting for the college to get back to me at this time. Anyways, that is all that is happening in my world at this time.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
I'm Back
Well, I returned last night from two weeks in wonderful Rhamstein Germany. It was a great trip. I was able to go to a few nearby places such as Landstuhl, Kaiserslautern, and Heidelberg. I was able to visit a castle and take pictures. I think the hardest part of the whole trip was the plane ride to and frm Germany.
I missed a surprise 60th Birthday party for my mom while I was gone. She said she was totally surprised and luckily, no one tipped her off. With my mother, she can usually suspect just by the way some people act or say something. But this time it was a success. My sister put the whole thing together and pulled it off. I will be heading to my sister's today to visit with the family since I was unable to during the party. I leave out again on and off for the next month and a half, so I will be missing additional family get togethers and birthdays.
Well, that is all I have for now. Don't know if I'll post any pics of Germany or not. We'll see.
I missed a surprise 60th Birthday party for my mom while I was gone. She said she was totally surprised and luckily, no one tipped her off. With my mother, she can usually suspect just by the way some people act or say something. But this time it was a success. My sister put the whole thing together and pulled it off. I will be heading to my sister's today to visit with the family since I was unable to during the party. I leave out again on and off for the next month and a half, so I will be missing additional family get togethers and birthdays.
Well, that is all I have for now. Don't know if I'll post any pics of Germany or not. We'll see.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Off Again
Well, I am off again. Came back Tuesday night from Indiana and now I am headed to Germany for two weeks. Probably will not have access to do any posts while I am gone. Got up at 5am this morning to get to the airport for my flight at 9am. Just to get here at 7am and have the airline tell me my tickets were not confirmed. After several phone calls later, I was able to get booked onto a different flight different airline and now I don't leave until 1pm. Oh, well. I'll be able to sleep on the plane.
Of course I was hungry while waiting at the airport, so I tried finding somewhere to eat without having to come back through security. Of course the only places would be about $10 to actually eat and not snack. So I went into one of the stores and picked up a bag of combos and some flavored water for a little over $5. Enough to carry me over until I get on the flight and start getting meals served. So the combos I get is Zesty Salsa. The flavored water was chocolate mint. What a combo. And the water does not taste like it says it should.
Anyways, sitting here with two other Soldiers getting ready to head out. I'll be sure to post upon my return. Be safe.
Of course I was hungry while waiting at the airport, so I tried finding somewhere to eat without having to come back through security. Of course the only places would be about $10 to actually eat and not snack. So I went into one of the stores and picked up a bag of combos and some flavored water for a little over $5. Enough to carry me over until I get on the flight and start getting meals served. So the combos I get is Zesty Salsa. The flavored water was chocolate mint. What a combo. And the water does not taste like it says it should.
Anyways, sitting here with two other Soldiers getting ready to head out. I'll be sure to post upon my return. Be safe.
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