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Been a while since I posted. Not that it matters. But I am alive and busy as shit. Got a nice year-end rating at work, been kicking ass there. Setup a few tattoo appointments. Cannot wait for the Superbowl. Good times.

I should post more on here. Will have to get on that.

Go Cardinals.

Zoinks yo. Last week or so has been bonkers. My sister’s wedding was fabulous. The reception was good fun and it was so nice to see people I hadn’t seen in years. Really was glad to see that the day went so well. At least it went better than Sunday. Damn Redskins.

Tailgating was fun. We switched it up and did cold sammiches instead of BBQ. Good stuff. The game was craptastic. The Rams had not won a game all season, and they beat us in the last seconds by kicking a field goal. Fuckers only scored 12 points on FG kicks. To think how bad the score could have been if those were 4 touchdowns, not so shitty. But come on. 0-4 team makes our last two wins against division rivals seem like nothing. Dammit.

Went and saw The Autumn Offering and Mushroomhead on Wednesday. That was pretty tight. I needed a night to leave the house and just let it all out. Mission accomplished. I had not seen TAO before, and have seen MH many times. Every time they perform a killer show. This time was not to disappoint. The crowd was mad into it and they were feeding off of it. They had to end 2 songs early cuz some drum equipment broke, but they hung out and got fucked up with us afterwards. Good times.

Work has been going well, aside from being entirely too busy. I also have had a lot on my mind that has distracted me but I need to forget about it and just try to focus on the task at hand. Easier said then done, however. Every time I think about it, I feel more and more like a dumbass. But it’s okay. You live and you learn. Besides, I am really starting to get used to things not going my way. So what more should I expect?!

I am so looking forward to the weekend. I am going to see GWAR which is always a good time. Plus I don’t have to work… I hope…. Just get drunk, play video games, and get fake blood squirted at me by freaks dressed up in giant alien costumes and shit.

Now listening to: “You can’t always get what you want” by the Rolling Stones

You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need, ah yes…

Current Mood(s):  Sad

Today was the day that my baby sister got married. I had the pleasure and honor to be the man of honor, since she did not have a bride’s maid. The ceremony was beautiful. Being there, by her side, to share her most special moment was the best feeling in the world. Many of our family friends made it out. It was so great to catch up with everyone. We all seemed to enjoy the ceremony and reception that followed it. Some of us even tried our best to get freaky on the dance floor. Hehe.

I had to give a brief speech and had my sister crying. I almost got her husband crying too with my words about welcoming him to the family. I had people come to me afterward to tell me how moved they were by my words. I used what I had written for the first bit, but then went into “heart mode” and just talked honestly. It ended up being a home run. Go me!

I am so proud of my baby sister. She touches my heart is so many ways. I am so fucking happy to be her big brother!

Hope all you out there in my imaginary world had as good a Friday as I did…

I did not get to watch much of the NCAA Football from Saturday but I was able to DVR some of the games and man, there were some good ones. The Virginia Cavaliers whopped up on the Maryland Terps, and Ohio State won a close one against Wisconsin. There were some pretty big blow-outs too. But the biggest upset of the night was not even in NCAA Football.

Kimbo Slice, internet Street Fighting sensation turned MMA “superstar” got his shit handed to him on Saturday night. CBS Saturday Night Fights was set to showcase Kimbo for the second time. However, not as they had intended.

On October 4, 2008, a Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock was supposed to take place at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida as part of CBS’ “Saturday Night Fights”. However, Seth Petruzelli replaced Shamrock due to a training injury cut to the left eye that was sustained during a warm up only hours before the fight was to take place. In what was seen as a major upset by the ringside announcers (as well as most MMA commentators), Petruzelli defeated Slice by TKO 14 seconds into the first round of the bout.

The kid caught him on the eye with a jab and Kimbo fell like a sack of potatoes. The kid just kept wailing on him and the ref called the bout. I thought it was pretty funny that Kimbo has been trying to be such a badass. At the weigh-in, he turned his back to Ken Shamrock, which was a total bitch move. And right before the fight with Petruzelli, Seth put his fist out to acknowledge his sportsmanship. Kimbo just walked away. And then got beat. He was talking it off like - its all good… but it’s really not. He is being called the biggest fraud in professional fighting and there is no way he is going to be taken seriously again. It sure was awesome to see though!

PS: Gina Carano is sooo fucking hot. Zoinks yo!

That was not all the ass-kicking that was going to get dished out on this Hardcore weekend. The Redskins continue to impress by beating the shit out of the Eagles. The Eagals went up 14-0 on a nice TD drive and a BAAAAD call by the officials on a punt return within the span of a minute. It looked like the game was going to be a wash. But then the ‘Skins sissy slapped those bitches for the rest of the game. The Eagles did not score again until there were only 7 minutes left in the game. At that time, it was already too late. The ‘Skins nailed a couple of field goals, got a TD from Portis. Randle El even threw a TD to Cooley. Shit was awesome.

4-1 at this point in the season feels so nice. Our next three games are against opponents with a combined record of 1-10. We have a strong possibility of being 7-1 at the half way point of the season. It also kicks ass that we got all of our road games against division opponents completed by week 5. Sure, we lost to the Giants, but they are the Champs. Beating the Eagles and Cowboys is way fucking kewler. We will beat the Giants when they come to our house. Until then, the rest of the NFC East can kiss our 4-1 asses!

MUAHAHAHAHA.

Current Mood(s):  Esctatic & Surprised

Holy shit. What an awesome night. First off, it was absolutely beautiful outside yesterday! I started the day early and went to handle my shit at the DMV. The line was long but at least I got to do my thing at the window and did not have to ‘take a number’ and wait around like everyone else. I went and got karate bagels afterwards. They raised the speed limit on the main road in my town which helps a lot. Man, to think that in my Senior High School Government class, we tried to petition the county to raise the limit. 9 years later… Wee

Got my car washed which was way overdue. This place next to me does a pretty decent job too. I was so damn lazy I did not want to do it myself, and it is just so easy to sit and watch other people do it. Chilled out a bit after that and caught up on some DVR action. I headed to Baltimore around 4 and got there in a pretty decent amount of time. Hit Eastern Ave and did a lil bar hopping. Going alone to a show is never fun so you have to make the most of it. Headed down to the venue, and prepared to rock the fuck out!

There were some pretty kickass bands playing with Biohazard. I had never heard of any of them so did not know what to expect and was pretty happy when they didn’t suck. Haha. But the only reason I was going was to see Biohazard. A few years back they “broke up” and it did not last very long. They reunited and also brought back original guitar player Bobby Hambel. They fucking destroyed!! They covered a lot of their material and since I was in the front I got to pump them up and shit.

At one point, Evan - the singer, asked what we wanted to hear. One of my favorite songs of theirs is “Five blocks to the subway” so I screamed that. And he said “WHAT.” And shoved the mic in my face. “FIVE BLOCKS TO THE SUBWAY!” They broke into it right there. It was on their set-list but they changed the order and satisfied my demand. Hehe. It was fucking badass. I was in the front of the crowd and was able to get some pics with my new digital camera. Weee. I interacted with them a lot during their set, as apparent by the pics. They are some kickass dudes and I really needed a good night to just let it all out. Mission accomplished!!

I have had WAY too much shit on my mind and it was good to just not give a fuck about anything and let it all out. I went alone so I had to make the most of it. I am starting to think that I do things best alone… why the hell should I try hard to include anyone in my shit if thats the case. I’m getting tired of wasting my time trying. Besides, anyone I try to include either isn’t mature enough to realize what its worth, or just wants to take advantage of it. Fuck it!

Current Mood(s):  Mischievous

Hail VICTORY! Fuck yeah. Today was awesome. I was having withdrawls from not being able to go to the stadium for the third week in a row, so I got to tailgate and watch the game with my buddies Mark and Mike. The Redskins looked pretty good today, handing the Cowboys their first loss of the season. That means the Skins have won 3 games in in a row. FUCK YEAH!

The Redskins started the game with a nice drive but ended up punting and then went down 7. The rest of the game was close and came down to Campbell kneeling to seal the win for the third week in a row! We ended up taking the Victory 26-24!@#! Came down to an onside kick too. Close! The offense has really started to click lately it seems and we are on a roll after losing the first game. We are going into Philly next week, which is sure to be a tough game.

I have had some down time this weekend and have been able to catch up on some of my favorite TV shows. I finished season 4 of Weeds, and season 2 of Heroes. I also watched the latest two episodes of Heroes which are pretty kewl. I really like that show. Some crazy shit going on though!

I am so stoked about the Reskins win, you have no idea! “Fight for ‘Ol DC!” Gotta go to bed early though, so I can do my dumb early meeting tomorrow. Dream a dream about me. Hehe.

This past weekend was fun. Caturday was “Rock Band 2″ day and we had the full band going. Your man Toxi was beatin’ the skins, Joe was crushin’ the axe, Mark was destroying the bass & Michael was nailin’ the vocals. We were really having a good time. The songs in the new version are so tight. We did switch it up a little bit… its fun to fuck around on the vocals and guitar some too. Hehe. “It’s the eye of the tiger. It’s the thrill of the fight. Rising up to the challenge of our rival. And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night…” You shoulda seen me… CRUSHED it.

Mom and I snagged J and we headed up to FedEx field to see the Redskins play the Arizona Cardinals. We got there at a decent time and got the grill fired up. I love drinking beer and eating cooked animals at 10 am on a Sunday. Ahh. J made these killer pork chops and the burgers were cooked to perfection. We got shafted and had to walk around the stadium to get to the escalator, which was kewl. Some interesting people attending these football games.

The very last section of the escalator was broken so we all got sardine canned on the landing until we could walk up the last bit of stairs. BULLLLSHIT. But whatever. Beats walking the ramp! We made it to our seats, which were in the upper-deck (as usual) on the 50-yard line. This is the first time we have been that close to the middle. Yay. Got some nice pics. You could see the action a lot better too. You could see the chearleaders better too. MMM. The game was a tight, back-and-forth battle that went down to the last few minutes. We ended up winning the game 24-17. The ‘Skins are really starting to click on offense, which is coming just in time, since we gotta go to Dallas next week. That’s always a tough game.

Last night was “Prison Break night” so I caught up on that, which is getting fucking bonkers. I also need to catch up on Weeds, and have to finish season 2 of Heroes so I can start to watch the new season which started yesterday. I hope it’s not shitty. We made an impromptu Chik-Fil-A day, which is always nice, and came back to campus to eat outside in the courtyard, and our two friends were there so we sat with them. We had some interesting conversations… Work drama, training on “how to interact with Indian Nationals” and more work drama. Either way, YAY fil-a-day!@#$

Tonight was happy hour night and we went to this snoody restaurant that was very ‘eclectic’ to say the least. I am still getting shit for that fagget Red Robin messing with me so I tried to punt that off and actually have a good time at this happy hour, which was almost achieved. I don’t know how I became “that guy” in the group, but its really getting stupid. Everything I say is taken as a joke or twisted into some out of context bullshit and is starting to annoy me. I mean… what the fuck. Oh well. What else do I have to do on a Tuesday night? Sigh.

I am finally going camping with Mark and Krysta this weekend. I am so excited. I have never been camping this “deep” and for this long, so it should be interesting. I get to shoot a gun for the first time ever, and will probly get eaten to shit by all the bugs, but it will totally be worth it. I know half of the people going, and have wanted to go for some time, so its good to finally get the chance to go. Fuck work, go camping! HAHA.

Anyways, off to dreamland where I might have a better chance of being taken more seriously. Weee.