The Dark Side

I’m delighted to tell you, I’ve seduced brettcajun over to the dark side of the web 2.0. Heheee! He finally broke down and joined the ranks of twitter this week. You can follow his ramblings here. I noticed he updated the blog to include a twitter widget. USE THE FORCE BRETT! Now, he just needs to start updating it more often. Then he’ll truly know the power of the dark side of the force! Oh yes, Web 2.0 is very addicting.

All joking aside, I support any technology that encourages communication. twitter is a cute service that fast becomes an obsession because you can get up-to-the-minute random minutia on your friends comings and goings. Especially when your friends live all over nation.

Utter Randomness

Absolutely nothing overtly exciting in this post. Really, I swear. Oh alright, I do have a few half way interesting pics to share. That’s it!

Seems like a case of the nasties is going around the intarweb lately. From brettcajun’s regular hater list, Jimbo’s recent brush w/the a snooty-patooty, and homer getting a snotty email from a frigid hag over a minor posting error, my weekly list of not-so-fond admirers seems dull in comparison. Yes, I get hate mail. I often ignore them as I don’t have time for other people’s issues. Hell, I barely have time for mine. The last said commenter went thru the effort to register as a user and then complained about my explicit posts. Ignoramus, I told you not to register if you didn’t wanna hear about such things. Most often, I think folks are operating under the incorrect assumption I give a shit what they think of my life. No thanks, I’m all stocked up on bullshit here. That, or they feel compelled to project their own issues onto my choices. See afore mentioned comment. Moving right along….

Here it is folks, a real life Mobius Dorkus captured in its native habitat. Be careful, I hear they can be quite ferocious.

Mobius Dorkus
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The weekend was uneventful. The roomie’s bf is in town for a filming gig. He kept showing off his new iphone which I am summarily unimpressed with. Ok, ok, I’ll give props to the very slick interface however, it does very little besides look flashy. Here is a pic we snapped on our way to see the Harry Potter flick.

Aren’t they disgustingly adorable?
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And, as if to add insult to injury, here is Ty and I wearing our very uber-sheik 3D glasses. (We saw it on IMAX and the last 20 minutes was in 3-D)

I feel so Meryl Streep in this pic.
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Now for some classic heart-warming family oriented pics. Oh yes! What would my blog be w/o some wholesome entertainment? Did I succeed or should I fire the censors?

Which way to the gold mine?
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Just Effin’ Push It!

I had a great work out today. In fact, I broke several of my plateaus at the gym this morning. On the incline bench, I pushed out 3 sets of 225 lbs. I’ve been stuck between 195 and 205 for the last month. While that doesn’t seem like much difference, it is when you can’t push past it. I was so excited a did a little jig right there in the gym.

The flat bench I jumped from 225 up to 245 lbs! That put another big smile on my face. I asked for a guy to spot me on the last set and I could see the look of disbelief on his face. He didn’t think I could do it. Imagine his surprise when I not only did it but, I didn’t need his help until the last two reps. He was easily twice my size and doing the same weights. Again, I’d gladly trade size for strength however, I do get a kick seeing the look on some of the meathead’s faces. He asked me if I was doing any juice. I laughed and said, “look at me dude, if I was doing juice I’d look a lot bigger.” He grinned and said, “yeah, you are right.”

The decline bench was about the same however, I’m already way ahead at that angle weight-wise so I’m maintaining till the bench and incline catch up. I’m easily pushing between 250 and 275lbs there so no worries. (It sounds like a lot but not really, on the decline it is much harder to isolate one muscle.)

I think I owe it to a brand new approach to my routine. While I alternate my workouts often, I usually do a prescribed number of reps to completion divided out over 3-4 sets. No surprise there. The goal obviously is to use as much weight as possible so you are always struggling to finish the last set. My problem is I recover too quickly. I rarely seem to get a real hard burn with this method. My new approach is similar however, I add a super set at the end. A super set is just an extended set w/no break and often lower weight. By doing this, I’m really starting to feel more of a burn when I finish my routines. I’ve noticed I leave the gym feeling much for fatigued than usual.

Speaking of fatigue, I’m blissfully sore all over right now. lol My entire upper body is aching from being pushed this week. Tomorrow, starts lower body and I’m applying the same method again.

Wish me luck!

Journal – 07.16.07

0945: Up early. I’ve been waking up early a lot lately. Not sure why. No new habits really. Sitting on the sofa in my pj’s checking email, watching tv, and updating twitter.

1045: I’m not feeling it today. I’m not depressed but, in one of those moods where I just can’t be bothered. I think I’m gonna call off work today. Need some me time. Sitting here remembering I have to fucking laundry. Ugh!

1230: Still haven’t dragged my lazy ass to the gym yet. Thinking I’ll go late today since I’m not working. Matthew just called and wants to have lunch. Nice distraction. He spent the whole time talking about his upcoming trip South of the city to work on a porn flick. (Behind the scenes, not as an actor) [Insert Charlie Brown Teacher segment here.]

1600: Went to Walgreens to get a granny cart. One reason I hate doing laundry is I hate packing it up/down the hill I live on. This will give me one less excuse to put it off so long. I really don’t know why I have such a mental block when it comes to this shit.

1630: Finally doing the shit. Sitting at Sit & Spin surfing net, flirting by text, and goofing off. I think I need to get laid. I’ve been good all weekend, no wonder I’m so cranky.

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This is the code we use at work for a stabbing victim; which is what I felt like the other day when I went down to Magnet for a routine STD test.1 I get signed in and go to the back to face the obligatory interrogation as to why I’m there. No worries, as I know all to well the burden placed on the City’s healthcare system. We make it thru the throat swab and the “bend and spread’em” swab problem free. I mean how hard is it to fuck up a swab test? Then comes the very minor, one would think, routine blood draw to test for the ugly-headed monster called syphilis. Forgetting for a moment, both of my arms are very vascular,2 the phlebotomist managed to stab completely thru a large vein. Naturally, I end up with a large hematoma afterwards. (Simply put, blood collecting under the skin) If you’ve never had one, the blood quickly dissipates however, it tends to be very unsightly and causes pain days later from the surrounding muscle tissue being irritated. So now, I look like Farrah Faucet in the ‘Burning Bed’ after she’d been thoroughly beaten by her husband. Lord, I know they don’t get paid a lot to do that job but, asking for a minute amount of competence is not pushing it in my opinion. And the real kicker was this was not the first time! It also happened on my previous pilgrimage. I wrote a stinging letter to the City Health Director as well as the Clinic Director. I guarantee you next time I go back it won’t happen again.

I called off work today. For a variety of reasons, I was not in my “happy place” and work would have been a disaster had I gone in. I did finally use the down time to get the laundry done. I don’t honestly know why I have such a mental block when it comes to laundry. I wonder if it stems from my childhood. I know, you are probably going “childhood? WTF?” Well, once when I was about 3 or 4 years old my father locked me in the dryer and turned it on for about a minute. You see, I used to climb in our dryer and hide. I had been warned countless times not to do it so I guess he thought he’d teach me a lesson. It worked too. I never ever played in the dryer again after that. No, I don’t seriously think it’s related but it is an odd coincidence don’t ya think?

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In other news, my friend Matthew, who just moved to SF, got a temp. job working for a porn company. No, not as an actor or a fluffer, he is a grunt. In regular movie terms, he’d be a grip. He is all excited and couldn’t stop talking about it today over lunch. The most pressing issue on his mind was what to wear. Bless his heart. I’m sure it sounds exciting but when you actually do it, it isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Well, from my point of view anyway. However, I am rather jaded as I live with a porn star who I have known practically all of my adult life. And lets face it, you can’t shake a stick w/o bumping into a rising star here. (pun intended) He is getting paid a fair share for his efforts so there is a positive aspect to it. And moving from Oklahoma City to SF, I can certainly understand his excitement.

1 No, I don’t have a nasty drip just past due for my routine test.
2 A misappropriation of the word referring to large veins close to the surface of the skin.

Weekend In Review III

I’m happy to report the weekend went much better than the very stressful week. I still didn’t get the damn laundry done.1 Ugh! The bane of my domestic life.

Friday was pretty low key. I napped, played xbox, hit the gym, napped, and ate. Pretty much in that order too. Adam was in town this past week. He’d gotten his release papers from Nowhere-ville, Cali and was itchin’ for some fun. It was decided the Powerhouse would be a nice romp. Turns out it was jockstrap night or some shit. Why is it the folks naked are never the ones you wanna see naked? Kalvin looked pretty good in his though. He just needed some sunshine.2 The bar made some attempt at having “go-go dancers” if they could be called that. Naturally, the only hot one I already knew.

Anyway, I can’t say enough good things about the sexy slab of beef, Adam. We originally met at the blogger shindig a few weeks back. This weekend, we really forged a good friendship. Turns out, he is just as incorrigible as I am. My only regret is his sexy little bear boyfriend wasn’t with him.

Saturday, we had a nice work out together. We did shoulders. I must admit I was a little apprehensive. He has a very well developed upper body. I held my own though and we had a good workout. Afterwards, Calvin & JR joined us for some Sushi in the hood. I’m always thrilled when I find new sushi buddies. Adam and I then headed off to an Xbox gamer gathering. He gets a gold star for putting up with the worst party I think I’ve ever been to. I finally had enough and we bailed to go see the new Harry Potter flick. I enjoyed it much more than the last. Harry finally starts growing up a bit and taking charge vs being at the whim of whatever happens his way. Later, we were all a bit tired and ended up hanging out at Calvin & JR’s socializing. Adam and I were as well behaved3 as could be expected. heheee

This morning, the group invited me to go have Dim Sum with’em. I’m a little embarrassed to say I’d never done Dim Sum before. It was fun. We sampled practically everything on the menu. Well, except the chicken feet. I may have grown up in a trailer but even I have my limits.

That’s pretty much it. I had to head off to work after that. I won’t bore you with those details.

1 I have enough underwear to go a whole month.
2 For the record, so do I.
3 That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! *eg*

Blabber Mouth

Ok, so many things to go on and on about today. You might wanna grab a sandwich this is gonna be a long entry.

The Flight Attendant:
First things first, the flight attendant called me this morning. Talk about put a smile on my face. hehehe I’m not really sure where this is headed. I’ve already mentioned, I’d be up for dating him. I guess I’d forgotten he was already dating someone1 however, from the conversation today, I’m wondering if now maybe something better is on the horizon. (meaning me, of course.) He has been very honest up front about that. I admire him for it too. That said, they haven’t reached a point of being exclusive yet so I don’t feel the least bit guilty. So without spilling all his beans, he seems willing to explore meeting again and maybe seeing what develops. Is that ambiguous enough for ya? lol Ok, I know that is a bit of a tease however, I don’t want to over think it and make it more than it is. If something develops, I find myself very keen on the idea. If not, the memories were hot! And boy were they. Ok, I’m dangling again, sorry. Moving on…

Visiting Tuscon:
With the extra cash coming in from all the fraking overtime I had to work this past week, I decided to make an impromptu trip to Tuscon next month. I’ve been bugging people to come up and see me for so long I figured it was time to return the favor. Not one but two of my blog buddies, homer and Urswine Addiction, live there and what better way to spend an extended weekend.2 I didn’t realize how well they knew each other and was a tad worried at first. Both have offered a place for me to crash on many occasion, so who to choose? Being completely selfish, I picked Urswine simply because they have AC. (Don’t hate me Homie. *g*) While I might have grown up in the South, I’ve gotten very used to the cool nights here in SF. If I had to sleep in the heat, I think I’d promptly shrivel up and die! I was a tad worried about slighted feelings but after a quick call to homer, turns out they are good friends, drama averted. I’m totally excited now. I’ve never actually been to Tuscon so it promises to be a fun trip. I would say think “Bears Gone Wild” but I still haven’t quite reconciled myself into that category. I’m just me. Pig is more like it.
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