50 Ways To Be A Blogger, Or This Is Where 3 Months Go...
Three months huh? June huh? Now it's September and you'd think one day I could figure this "daily blog" thing out. But until then, in no particular order, these are some things that have occurred in my odd little life since the last blog:
1) Bought a house.
2) Moved into said house.
3) Met my neighbors, all of whom are very nice and older and mostly with kids.
4) Realized said house was about 20 min. further away from all my old hangouts. Learning to adjust/find new hangouts.
5) Got very upset watching the aftermath of Katrina on TV, like everyone else. Donated lots of money, like everyone else.
6) Kinda thought Kanye West's comment had a lot of truth, unlike everyone else.
7) Cursed Katrina because it jacked gas prices up to $3.29 in Charlotte just as I was dealing with #4, above.
8) Admitted I have my selfish side (see #7 above).
9) Started going to a new YMCA. #4 in action.
10) Discovered the new Y has a lot more young high school kids. And no towel service. Coincidence?...
11) Played the "All This Useless Beauty" song from the last blog live a few times. It got better. Folks started appreciating it. That's good.
12) Tried writing a few more things and got stuck. Currently working on another song about downtown life and the casualties I meet (a la "Bar Song" from a few years back). Not much yet but a chorus and the line "Coked up to their eyeballs." I think it might turn out kinda dark.
13) Found out the girl from the last blog was way too young for me as it was.
14) Found out she also got back together with her ex while we were doing whatever it was we were doing.
15) Felt that bullet whiz past my ear.
16) Got semi-set-up with a few friends of friends. They didn't take. Either my friends are bad at this or I am. We all mean well though.
17) Spent a week on vacation with my sister & her fiancee & my parents & appreciated how my sister's engagement tends to lessen the "so when are you going to find a nice girl" talk from my parents (who also mean well).
18) Did I mention I finally bought that house? Space, man... Suddenly I have SPACE.
19) Paid more money than I've EVER paid on a TV to have something to fill up that space. In high definition.
20) Watched "West Wing" reruns in HD. Boy they look good.
21) Ditto "The Simpsons" and "The Family Guy" and probably a whole bunch of other things I'm gonna wind up Tivo-ing.
22) Got hooked on "Prison Break." Like "Oz" without the graphic violence and graphic profanity and male frontal nudity. Still not suitable for my mom though.
23) Saw "Oldboy" courtesy of my friend Terence. Twisted Korean revenge thriller with subtitles. Weird as all get-out and twice as cool. The American remake is gonna SUCK so BAD.
24) Made plans to see something else with Terence on the new HD TV. Maybe "Crash" or "Kung Fu Hustle." Or maybe we just hit the Manor and watch "The Aristocrats" in all its filthy glory.
25) Started volunteering with the youth group again. Yes I know #24 makes #25 appear baffling... That's why you shouldn't pigeonhole people. Despite the fact I go to church and don't cuss, you shouldn't expect me to start watching "7th Heaven" or voting Republican anytime soon.
26) Met our new youth leader. Havalah is young and sweet and full of energy and definitely doing God's work. I miss Veranita but I think H will be really good for the kids.
27) Called Veranita after our mission trip in July and gave her all the details/gossip for an hour straight. If everyone could shoot the breeze with their pastor we'd be a lot closer to God in this country.
28) Saw the senior-high girls who are now college freshmen when they came home for the weekend. Marvelled at how much they're maturing.
29) Met the new middle-school girls who just joined the youth group. They talked about Oreos. Marvelled that I was ever that young.
30) Worked on the Habitat house. Wore a hard hat. Realized I can hammer a nail pretty well now but I'm still no carpenter.
31) Stopped listening to BellX1 so much and replaced it with the new Death Cab For Cutie. Vowed to learn some more Death Cab songs.
32) Did learn some more Ryan Adams songs (all old ones though).
33) Saw Coldplay with my friend Ali and some truly excellent seats. Had flashes of rock stardom again, however briefly.
34) Finally played a halfway decent version of "Fix You" in tribute to #33.
35) Played a show in Clemson with Craig where I realized I have been out of college a LONG time.
36) Got my car stolen while on stage playing in Clemson.
37) Convinced people (cops, mostly) that my car was actually stolen and NOT towed or misplaced in a drunken stupor. Then convinced people that yes, cars DO get stolen in freakin' Clemson, South Carolina.
38) Came to terms with my car getting stolen although I really don't want to have to deal with a monthly car payment again.
39) Thanked the Lord that Craig was around to "crisis manage" and make some calls to the cops and find us a place to crash for the night and basically keep me from going insane 'til we got back to Charlotte.
40) Also thanked the Lord that the girl at the Enterprise car rental was incredibly cute and Southern and flirty despite the fact that I had been wearing the same shirt for 32 hours straight and probably smelled like it.
41) Realized I would also have to replace the new Death Cab since it was in the car. Along with every other CD and my stereo and my charger and even my stupid coffee mug. Yeah, this whole "stealing my property" thing is no longer cool....
42) Realized it could have been a LOT worse and no one was hurt or even scratched up so I thanked the Lord for that, too.
43) Went out with Kristin & her way-cool friends on her 26th birthday so at least the day ended better than it started. Clemson still lost in three overtimes though.
45) Bought the new Bob Dylan soundtrack so I have driving music again.
46) Also re-discovered how great the Crowded House greatest hits CD truly is.
47) Realized I sometimes wake up incredibly early on days when I don't have to wake up early and then I can't get back to sleep.
48) Decided to blog instead.
49) Vowed to REALLY start blogging weekly this time and stop being so slack.
50) Began the three-month wait until I eat all my words from #49.
See you in three months (give/take),
Rich
1) Bought a house.
2) Moved into said house.
3) Met my neighbors, all of whom are very nice and older and mostly with kids.
4) Realized said house was about 20 min. further away from all my old hangouts. Learning to adjust/find new hangouts.
5) Got very upset watching the aftermath of Katrina on TV, like everyone else. Donated lots of money, like everyone else.
6) Kinda thought Kanye West's comment had a lot of truth, unlike everyone else.
7) Cursed Katrina because it jacked gas prices up to $3.29 in Charlotte just as I was dealing with #4, above.
8) Admitted I have my selfish side (see #7 above).
9) Started going to a new YMCA. #4 in action.
10) Discovered the new Y has a lot more young high school kids. And no towel service. Coincidence?...
11) Played the "All This Useless Beauty" song from the last blog live a few times. It got better. Folks started appreciating it. That's good.
12) Tried writing a few more things and got stuck. Currently working on another song about downtown life and the casualties I meet (a la "Bar Song" from a few years back). Not much yet but a chorus and the line "Coked up to their eyeballs." I think it might turn out kinda dark.
13) Found out the girl from the last blog was way too young for me as it was.
14) Found out she also got back together with her ex while we were doing whatever it was we were doing.
15) Felt that bullet whiz past my ear.
16) Got semi-set-up with a few friends of friends. They didn't take. Either my friends are bad at this or I am. We all mean well though.
17) Spent a week on vacation with my sister & her fiancee & my parents & appreciated how my sister's engagement tends to lessen the "so when are you going to find a nice girl" talk from my parents (who also mean well).
18) Did I mention I finally bought that house? Space, man... Suddenly I have SPACE.
19) Paid more money than I've EVER paid on a TV to have something to fill up that space. In high definition.
20) Watched "West Wing" reruns in HD. Boy they look good.
21) Ditto "The Simpsons" and "The Family Guy" and probably a whole bunch of other things I'm gonna wind up Tivo-ing.
22) Got hooked on "Prison Break." Like "Oz" without the graphic violence and graphic profanity and male frontal nudity. Still not suitable for my mom though.
23) Saw "Oldboy" courtesy of my friend Terence. Twisted Korean revenge thriller with subtitles. Weird as all get-out and twice as cool. The American remake is gonna SUCK so BAD.
24) Made plans to see something else with Terence on the new HD TV. Maybe "Crash" or "Kung Fu Hustle." Or maybe we just hit the Manor and watch "The Aristocrats" in all its filthy glory.
25) Started volunteering with the youth group again. Yes I know #24 makes #25 appear baffling... That's why you shouldn't pigeonhole people. Despite the fact I go to church and don't cuss, you shouldn't expect me to start watching "7th Heaven" or voting Republican anytime soon.
26) Met our new youth leader. Havalah is young and sweet and full of energy and definitely doing God's work. I miss Veranita but I think H will be really good for the kids.
27) Called Veranita after our mission trip in July and gave her all the details/gossip for an hour straight. If everyone could shoot the breeze with their pastor we'd be a lot closer to God in this country.
28) Saw the senior-high girls who are now college freshmen when they came home for the weekend. Marvelled at how much they're maturing.
29) Met the new middle-school girls who just joined the youth group. They talked about Oreos. Marvelled that I was ever that young.
30) Worked on the Habitat house. Wore a hard hat. Realized I can hammer a nail pretty well now but I'm still no carpenter.
31) Stopped listening to BellX1 so much and replaced it with the new Death Cab For Cutie. Vowed to learn some more Death Cab songs.
32) Did learn some more Ryan Adams songs (all old ones though).
33) Saw Coldplay with my friend Ali and some truly excellent seats. Had flashes of rock stardom again, however briefly.
34) Finally played a halfway decent version of "Fix You" in tribute to #33.
35) Played a show in Clemson with Craig where I realized I have been out of college a LONG time.
36) Got my car stolen while on stage playing in Clemson.
37) Convinced people (cops, mostly) that my car was actually stolen and NOT towed or misplaced in a drunken stupor. Then convinced people that yes, cars DO get stolen in freakin' Clemson, South Carolina.
38) Came to terms with my car getting stolen although I really don't want to have to deal with a monthly car payment again.
39) Thanked the Lord that Craig was around to "crisis manage" and make some calls to the cops and find us a place to crash for the night and basically keep me from going insane 'til we got back to Charlotte.
40) Also thanked the Lord that the girl at the Enterprise car rental was incredibly cute and Southern and flirty despite the fact that I had been wearing the same shirt for 32 hours straight and probably smelled like it.
41) Realized I would also have to replace the new Death Cab since it was in the car. Along with every other CD and my stereo and my charger and even my stupid coffee mug. Yeah, this whole "stealing my property" thing is no longer cool....
42) Realized it could have been a LOT worse and no one was hurt or even scratched up so I thanked the Lord for that, too.
43) Went out with Kristin & her way-cool friends on her 26th birthday so at least the day ended better than it started. Clemson still lost in three overtimes though.
45) Bought the new Bob Dylan soundtrack so I have driving music again.
46) Also re-discovered how great the Crowded House greatest hits CD truly is.
47) Realized I sometimes wake up incredibly early on days when I don't have to wake up early and then I can't get back to sleep.
48) Decided to blog instead.
49) Vowed to REALLY start blogging weekly this time and stop being so slack.
50) Began the three-month wait until I eat all my words from #49.
See you in three months (give/take),
Rich
posted by Rich at 8:18 AM
2 Comments:
Sorry I missed you guys in Clemson. Be sure to post on your blog the next time you're playing there. I'll look out for you when I'm in town for games. Keep rockin'!
Nice to have your blog back. Sorry about your car. HD is very cool, yes. I rented the first 2 seasons of the West Wing myself and finished them the day of the new West Wing. Aaron Sorkin is sadly missed. But I love it just the same.
Hope to see you again soon. I keep watching that calendar.
Laurie
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