She Hasn't Killed Me Yet....

Welp, today is officially the 1 year anniversary of the relationship between Rose and I. This is now the longest and best relationship I've had. Things are still going well between us. We've been talking about our future and such and we both agree that this will most likely take us to the next step. Both of our biological clocks are ticking and it seems like the logical next phase. I just want to be a little more established financially.

Speaking of finances, (nice segue, eh?) the cut hours at work have started to take a toll. My last few paychecks have been pretty pathetic. I don't know how anyone can be expected to live off of that. So, I've been hosting the idea of finding a second job. I'm also still looking at some freelance stuff, but the pickin's are slim.

School isn't going so well...I may have to call it a day because my financial situation isn't conducive to the amount of money I have to pay for school. I owe the school about $4,000 for something. I'm still not 100% sure what it's for. All I know is that it's too rich for my blood.

I need to work on some more creative projects. Either by myself or with Chris. Either way I gotta do it. It's really all I'm any decent at.

The point is, I have some things to decide on.

On a lighter note, this week I saw a midget on a skateboard.

A Genius in France

Yeah, I got a new layout for my blog. But, don't get too attached because it probably won't stay. I just like to change things up once in a while. Too much of the same thing gets tiresome.

So, it's the new year. I didn't do much because I had to work, so I was in bed by 8. Always exciting. Oh well, it's not a big deal to me. People only make a big deal out of New Year's because it's a legitimate excuse to get shitfaced and, as you may well know, that's not exactly my cup o' tea.

Work is going ok except for the fact that everyone's hours are getting anally raped. When I started there, I was doing 40+ hours a week...now I'm lucky if I get 25. It's hurting me a little bit. I've been looking on craigslist to see if there's any freelance work available just to grab a few extra bucks here and there. I've been working on my business card and I think I have a good idea for it.

My other art blog has been on hiatus lately, but now that I have my scanner over here at the apartment, it's almost time to resurrect it. I just gotta finish some more drawings.

Rose and I are getting excited for our Disneyland trip. Should be good times. I found out that there's an Indiana Jones store to go with the Star Wars store, so between the 2 of those, I got my whole week planned right there!

We watched The Godfather trilogy this weekend. I hadn't watched it in a long time and Rose had never seen them and she really liked them a lot...which is a good thing. We also went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was actually pretty good, though a bit like Forrest Gump which makes sense considering that Eric Roth is the screenwriter for both. But, if you get a chance, go see it. Next, I'm dragging Rose to see Gran Torino because Clint Eastwood is awesome.

I think that's pretty much it for now. I'll make a post when my other blog is ready to go.

Keep on truckin'!

'Tis the Season For Getting Stuff...

Welp, another Christmas has come and gone. This was a pretty good Christmas, I must say. It was the first Christmas for Rose and I together. We both got each other neat stuff. I got her the new Harry Potter book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, The X-Files movie blu-ray, Explorers
(she actually picked that one out and gave it to me to give to her for Christmas), these cute little red and white striped gloves, a heart locket and some stocking stuffers.
She bought me a trip to Disneyland along with a new suitcase for the trip, some cool Dark Knight t-shirts, some cool Harry Potter t-shirts, a Harry Potter winter hat, and a cool electronic Star Wars trivia book. She also got me some cool stocking stuffers.
Her brother got me a cool Elvis record and her sister sent me a Star Wars lunch box.

Rose came up with this cool clue on where we were going in February. I knew we were going to California, but I wasn't sure what we'd be doing there. So she made this little picture puzzle for me to put together. She put the pieces in each of my presents and I had to put the pieces together. Then she wrote our destination in some glow-in-the-dark glue that I had to go into the John to read. It was pretty cool. I'm really looking forward to the trip! I'm trying to save up what money I can so I can blow it on Star Tours.

Come February, I won't be the only 30 year old who has never been to Disneyland.

Rose's brother stayed with us for a couple days so he could have a nice Christmas morning. Then, we went to their grandparents' house for a nice dinner and more presents.
We still have to go to my mom's because we have presents over there, too.

All in all, a very nice Christmas. I look forward to the next one.

Protect the Shield Generator!

Yes, I know I already had an Empire Strikes Back reference in my last post, but this one is more fitting since they could shoot pickup shots for the snow battle if they felt so inclined.
Needless to say, I didn't get to work today. Rose was going to drive to work, so she couldn't drive me today. However, she was stuck for 20 minutes just trying to get out of the parking lot here at the apartments, so she just worked from home today. I put my DVD's away while watching X-Files and Braveheart. Productive.

I can pretty much kiss that perfect attendance award at work goodbye now. Oh, well, this is the first day I haven't been to work since I started, so I'm not too bummed out. If it doesn't snow today and tonight, I should be able to go to work. Some of it is melting already, so let's hope the roads clear up a bit.

I think I should do some drawing and writing. I have some ideas I need to jot down. I've been checking craigslist for some art gigs, but so far I haven't found anything. I'll keep looking though.

That's all I have to say about that.

We've Moved to Hoth...

Everytime it snows, I feel like I'm on Hoth. I wanna bust out my AT-AT toy and take funny pictures. It's been snowing like a madman here as I'm sure everyone else can attest. I did make it in to work today, but not before sliding around in the parking lot and almost smashing into a co-worker's vehicle. Of course, that was a big ass truck that probably wouldn't even have moved and my front end would have been caved in. But, I digress. The only time I was really sliding around was in the parking lot at work, the roads around here are pretty clear. But, now it's snowing like crazy, so it's in the air whether I'll be going in tomorrow. If I don't, I can kiss that "Holiday Survivor" prize at work goodbye.

Rose recently bought The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition
and we've been watching those, about an episode a night. I never watched it much when it was on, but now I'm kind of into it. I told her she'd probably like Smallville because sometimes it's a bit like the X-Files. So, hopefully we'll get to watch that next.

Work's been going ok. Our hours were cut back a bit, so hopefully it won't hurt me that much.

I still have a tad bit of Christmas shopping left to do this weekend. Hopefully, that will be it for me.

Well, I guess that's it for now. I better get my trusty Tauntaun out of the barn.

That'd be cool if we had those.

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!