Raul's Wild Kingdom, Coming to You Live...From My Apartment!

Ok, I'm not really Raul, but I am coming to you live from my apartment...well, actually, Rose's apartment, I just live here now. That's right, kids. I'm basically all moved in now. I have my furniture, clothes, movies, computer, etc. all over here now. There only remains a few odds and ends at my mom's house, but those can wait.
We're still cluttered at the moment, boxes and furniture in odd places, but hopefully next weekend we can finally finish that.

I had my 90 day evaluation at work. It was actually pretty good...I got all "Meets Expectations" and my supervisor had very few things for me to improve on. But, at least he had something because once you reach the top, you can only go down. My hours got cut a bit, so that's gonna hurt. I need to get myself out there creatively so I can do some consulting work.

We got an Xbox 360 and I'm on Xbox Live, so if you have that, go ahead and add me...I'm Supergeek5000. We only have 2 games at the moment, but hopefully we can add some more after Christmas.

It's supposed to snow this weekend. I'm not looking forward to that. We live on this big, winding hill. That should be fun in the snow. I'm staying home if it snows, which works out because I have this weekend off.

We're having this "Holiday Survivor" contest at work. I think I have a good chance of winning since I've never called out, been late, or missed lunch. I hear there are some good prizes too, so that'll be interesting to see.

We got Frances spayed on Tuesday. She seems to be doing well. At least she won't have to go into heat every 2 weeks anymore. It's uncomfortable for her and irritating for us. Our other cat, Sammy, keeps trying to nurse off of her for some reason. It's kind of funny.

Welp, I guess that's all I have for the time being. I better go finish the dishes and put some socks on because my feet are cold.

Until next we meet...

Bird, Bird, Bird...Bird is the Word

Happy Turkey Day, everybody!

Just a quick spot to say I hope everyone has a good one and has a lot to be thankful for. I sure do this year. I couldn't say that before, but now I'm confident that I can.
We're going to celebrate with Rose's family, which will be the first time I spend Thanksgiving away from home. It's kind of weird, but I think it'll be a good change.
One day, when I'm all established and have a family, I want to be able to have big Thanksgivings at my house. That will be the ultimate thanks.

Everyone eat til you're in pain and enjoy being with your families!

Glückliche Danksagung!

I Smell Good

Hey, I'm posting again and it hasn't even been 2 months since my last one...you should be proud of me. I'm being consistent.
So, Rose's birthday went off without a hitch. We celebrated on Friday cuz I got paid so I could afford the dinner I took her out to. I bought her some pretty jewelry and Brain Age 2 for DS. She likes it and so do I.
We went to Ipanema in Seattle. A really neat Brazilian restaurant where they serve you meat on a skewer right at your table. They come around with different kinds and they just carve it for ya right there. That's my kinda eatin'. Needless to say, I ate so much I was physically in pain, but it's a good pain. As the Joker once said, if you're gonna go, go with a smile.

I've been moving my stuff into Rose's place, so I'm living over there now. My computer and furniture and everything is still at the house, but I go pack a little bit everyday, so hopefully I'll be completely moved in in a couple of weeks. It's pretty nice finally moving out. It's been long overdue.
I need to run by the post office and pick up a change of address card.

We're FINALLY going to see Quantum of Solace tonight (excited!) as we just got through all 21 Bond films. It was fun sharing those with her and I'm glad she liked them.

I've begun saving up for a sick Blu-ray setup. I think I'll start buying older movies on Blu-ray. Just kind of casually replace some of my DVD's and getting ones that I haven't picked up yet. I'll still have to buy new releases on DVD for a while though, but depending on the movie, I may upgrade later on down the road. I won't replace every movie I have, just major ones.

I have to work over the holiday weekend. I'm not looking forward to that. I have to work Friday through Tuesday, so I'm gonna be dead tired. I'll probably end up going to bed before 7 until I get a day off.

I've been thinking about playing WoW again, just casually. Nothing like I used to do. Maybe a couple hours a day when I don't have any homework or anything else to do. Just thinking about it.

Well, I suppose that's it for now. I added a couple new widgets to my blog here, so go ahead and be a follower and subscribe to my blog so I don't have to keep telling everyone when I post a new one.

Until Dr. Doom sells facial cream door-to-door, Make Mine Marvel.

You Want This...Don't You?

Well, I've been 30 for about a week and a half and I don't feel that much different...except when I wake up in the morning and my joints sound like Rice Crispies. I do notice now how much older I am than a lot of people I work with and how close in age I am to my supervisors which is good or bad depending on how you look at it. But, luckily, in the world of geeks, everyone's pretty much familiar with everything, so someone will usually know what show or movie you're talking about...and I work with a lotta geeks.

Rose's birthday is Thursday, but we're gonna have to celebrate on Friday or Saturday because that's when I get paid and it's easier to do nice things when you have money to waste.

I gotta finish packing and start bringing stuff over to Rose's. I took down a lot of my posters and packed up most of my books. I think we'll try to rearrange the living room so that we have an idea of where stuff is going. We'll be getting rid of her old entertainment center, so if anyone is interested, let me know.

Let's see...what else?

Well, I guess that's it for now. I'll probably be out for a couple of days soon when I have to dismantle my computer (I can feel the anxiety already) but you probably won't hardly notice since I've been posting rather sporadically lately anyway, but humor me and say you'll miss me.

Later, Peaches.

Brian: Part 3

Welp, as you may or may not know, I just entered my third decade on this earth on Sunday. It hasn't really hit me yet that I'm not in my 20's anymore. My 20's weren't exactly the best for me. I had a lot of rough times during that 10 years and things didn't start shaping up until my last year. I started school, got a job and met my wonderful lady Rose...in that order.
Now that I've started my 30's, I'm more optimistic about my life, whereas in my 20's, I was a bit of a fatalist and didn't see any light at the end of the tunnel. I feel kinda gypped because your 20's are supposed to be fun, but mine were not.
I had a lot of experiences in my 20's that helped shape who I am now, which is a good thing I guess. I made a lot of mistakes that I've learned from. I think I'm wiser and more responsible now, so I guess it wasn't all bad. It just seemed like that at the time.
Anyway, I had a good birthday. We didn't really do anything too exciting. Just had a small little party at home on Saturday and then went out for dinner at the Jasmine Mongolian Grill in Federal Way on Sunday.
I got some pretty cool presents. Rose bought me one of those Crosley record players you see everywhere. I've been wanting one for a while, so I was happy about that. She also got me a cool Dark Knight LP with Batman on one side and the Joker on the other. She also got me these two cool little pictures of Elvis and Rocky. And she's taking me to California next year, but I'm not sure exactly where we're going. She told me via this cool little puzzle that she used with movie trivia. I only missed two questions. So, I'm pretty excited about that trip! I just gotta save up some money.
Work is going well, but we're terribly understaffed, so every week after we get caught up, we get backed up again the next day. That's pretty frustrating, but I'm trying not to let it get to me. They don't pay me enough to stress about it. That's my boss' job.
Let's see, what else...not much else going on. Just packing my stuff getting ready to move.
That's about it for now, my friends.

I'll update again soon.

Movin' On Up....

Hey, Guys and Gals...

Well, we got a lot to go through, so let's get started.

First off, I got a new phone...a Samsung Alias...just like Rose's! She put me on her family plan, so now I have a GOOD phone. With that, I also have a new number, so if you'd like to keep in touch via the wireless airwaves, just shoot me an email and I'll send it to ya.

Secondly, I shall be moving in with Rose come November. That's right, I'm finally getting out on my own (sort of) with a very special lady. We've been talking about it for a while now and we decided on it this past weekend. Then, come April, we're gonna look for a new place, probably a house to rent. I'm just gonna be moving a few items over there...clothes, computer, desk, table, movies, etc. I'm not taking most of my tubs in the garage. I'm just gonna leave them here.
I think it'll be good. It's time for me to get the heck outta Dodge and set up roots somewhere new.
Now, I just have to not lose my job.

School's going well. Just plugging along.

Work is going well now that we've gotten all that backstock outta the store. They had people from other stores helping this past weekend. Tomorrow, the store unofficially opens. It's a special day for employees and their friends and families to come shop and then Wednesday, people are coming in. Our official grand opening is October 12th, so come and shop! You'll be helping to pay my salary...

That's about it for now...I need to get some drawing done...

Lataz...

It's Full of Stars...

Well, I figured I'd take a break from homework to write a new blog. I think it's well overdue, we have lots to talk about. Let's get started, shall we?

I've been plowing away at my job at Target. I've been there for about a month now and I think it's going well. I'm learning the job and I'm getting a lot of recognition for the work that I do, which is good. That was one problem in my previous jobs, that I would work my ass off and not get any credit for it.
It's a little frustrating at work right now, however, because we have too much product and not enough room for it all. They push everything they can on the sales floor, then whatever is left over gets sent back to us. Well, the problem is that we're not equipped to store that amount of volume and now we're starting to overflow. Then the powers-that-be complain that we're not stocking fast enough. It seems to me that they're a little out of touch with how it is back there. That's really my only complaint at the moment. It's only temporary, hopefully. Once customers start buying stuff we'll get a lot of it out of there and we can stock the way we're supposed to.

A couple weeks ago, I took Rose to the fair. She'd never been there, but she had a good time. We only got to go on two rides cuz the tickets are so friggin' expensive and each ride is about 5 or 6 tickets. We looked at all the exhibits, bought some stuff, split an earthquake burger and had a darn good time. We took the bus, so we didn't have to deal with parking. We'll probably just do the bus from now on.

School is going well. I'm doing my best to keep up while working. I'm contemplating taking 3 classes, but I dunno if I'll be spreading myself too thin.

Now that I'm working regularly, I wanna try and work on my freelance work. Doing simple things like illustrations, business cards, tattoo designs, etc. just to make a little extra money on the side. So, if you or anyone is interested, let me know. I'm not quite ready to do websites yet, but hopefully I will be soon. I still have to work on my own site.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Time to get back to the homework.

Until we meet again...