Wow this is still here?

Huh, well now.

Time to blow the dust off of this blog and get started again. I had all but completely forgot that my little piece of the internet still existed. I will be posting more of my adventures through my days, there have been many, and the things that have taken place. More to come, besides I need a place to spew my venting rants somewhere! I mean eventually my normal victims will grow tired....at some point.

Welcome the sweet release...

Man what a long week, thank god it friday tomorrow. I just wish that today was friday.

The UFC pay per view is this weekend and it should be a good one, along with that the new ultimate fighter season started last night. I am not really sure what compels a person to do that type of thing. I mean I couldnt do it, getting punched and kicked in the face doesnt appeal to me. Of course this doesnt mean I dont like to watch it or find enjoyment out of watching other people get bloodied up. I do, it is entertaining to watch!

Ugh Fall

This time of year is always a mixed bag for me. I enjoy the colors, the temperatures start to get to my preferred zones and I find that the cooler nights and more darkness gives me a much better sleep.

However it also means that the white stuff is coming, heres hoping its delayed. Very delayed.

I have been on a bit of a collectors spree lately picking up these 6" transformers. They have re-released them and a few remakes of the originals which are very cool and detailed. I havent opened the boxes yet as I am not sure how I want to display them. I also have to find where I want to put them as shelf space is at a premium, no big deal though. They are pretty sweet as they are. With the help of ebay I have also been able to acquire a few of the original transformers, optimus prime, ultra magnus, starscream, and thundercracker (for those that know what these are).

I love ebay, you can pretty much find anything you want there. Sometimes I will just randomly look around and see what is being sold, it is a good way to kill time and see what kind of things people are buying and selling. Plus there are many really great deals to be had, now whether this stuff happened to "fall off the back of a truck" who really knows?

Yes I know that these machines need to be put out...

Its true that life flies by much too fast and lately I have been sitting wondering where all the time actually goes. I have also noticed that I find myself wishing there was a couple more hours in the day, there never seems to be enough. Anyways lots of stuff has happened but there is no point in going that far back so I will just mention that things are busy as ever at work with all kinds of projects on the go. Tons to do and I think a lot of people are feeling the pressure, I try not to let it get to me. There is no point in sweating this stuff outside the office, at the end of the day I shut off the office in my mind and leave it at the doors.

It doesn’t help a lot that there is no real leadership of any kind and therefore no real timeframe or planned strategy as far as how projects should be run and the order of which to do them. Everything is basically tossed into a hat and you randomly pick what you want to do that day. Its is more frustrating than anything but sometimes a person is more obsessed with the title then the job. Usually this means they are not experienced enough to do the job well and lead. The first reaction is stress and then blame everyone else, poor leadership goes a long way in damaging a team.

In non work related news I have acquired a cat named Rosco. He is a 1.5 year old tabby and friendly as can be. So far he and the rabbit have been getting along, I think it is mainly that they don’t know what the hell the other one is. Just to be safe though, when I am not around I make sure the door to the room the rabbit cage is in is shut. Cats are too curious for their own good sometime, don’t need the rabbit all stressed out.

That is about it for the quick update, things are going well though I cant really complain. Of course the thing about that is there is nobody that wants to listen to the complaints. J Later.

Logitech Harmony Remote...Where have you BEEN all my life?!

I finally received my new logitech harmony universal remote today, slow ebay shipping sucks when you are impatient like me. Buuut a good deal is hard to pass up.

Anyways I just finished using the software to set it up and now everything is controlled by a single button press. For example, if I want to play my xbox 360 all I have to do now is press the "Play Xbox" button. When I do my tv, stereo, and xbox all turn on. My tv goes to input 4 and the stereo switches to the aux input, all this happens at the same time with a single button press.

How sweet is that?! I have my cable and dvd players set up the same way so now I can just use the single remote rather than juggle 4 of them. I highly recommend grabbing one of these if you have lots of av equipment. There are many models so there should be one that fits your pricepoint.

Holidays are still going good and strong except for the fact that the summer heat has decided to set in. Not necessarily a bad thing, however without any ac of any kind in this house it doesnt take long for it to heat up in here. I guess I really shouldnt complain though, I mean there is only really a couple months of this before things get cold again, so I will try to enjoy the heat. Anything is better than winter.

Thought of the morning: How much would it suck being a garbage man during the hot summer days? I am thinking of this as I watched the garbage get picked up today and the guy looked plenty warm. I admire that, I know i sure as hell would not want to be doing that job on hot days like today.

Oh Holidays how I have missed thee

So I am into my holidays and feeling good, finally starting to catch up on some much needed rest. My little brothers grad went very well, good dinner, good grad movie with the kids, and interesting speeches. Its wierd looking at the grads because I remember back in High School when I worked at the local convienence store and they would come on their bikes to get their treats and slushes. Must have been around 10 years old at that time, and now to come here and see them graduating is an odd experience. We all get older but it doesnt change the fact that its a strange thing to have to blatently displayed in front of you.

Besides that I havent been up to much, I am still at the parents place through the long weekend. After that I will return home to continue my R&R and videogame it up. I am not planning to do much and that is exactly how I like it!

Speechless...I mean....what?

So over the last couple days I have been following the Chris Benoit murder suicide news, im still in total shock and disbelief over the whole situation. I mean the more information that comes out the more I cannot begin to fathom what has happened. I mean growing up I was a fan of wrestling, and eventhough over the last few years I rarely watched I still had respect for those I considered the old school wrestlers. The guys that went out and gave 110% and put on a show, didnt go into the territory that the current wwe is known for.

So when I first heard this I thought it was a new stupid storyline that vinnie mac was pushing. And before I go on think about that, that is how jaded a wrestling fan is. The first thing that comes to mind is a new storyline for ratings.

The next morning when I turned on the news and seen the crime scene tape on the front gate of Benoits home my jaw hit the floor. I havent been that shocked in a long long time. Even now I feel like there is a hole in me and im very conflicted about it. One side of me doesnt want to accept that he killed his family and himself due to drugs or whatever the press is pushing as a reason. To me there has to be more to it than that, something must have been going on.

Thats the rub I suppose, nobody will ever know why he did what he did. The best csi, investgation teams, etc will never be able to pinpoint why this happened. I think for me as a fan and a human being viewing this I feel the need to get some sort of resolution. I cannot accept the man just went nuts and all these terrible things happened.

I cannot comment on his state of mind or anything that might have been happening around the time of this tragedy. All i can say is that I sent out my condolenses to all the family, friends, and fans connected to this situation. I feel pity for Chris, for what he did in any case is truly terrible. That being said I will remember the man for how he was in the eyes of a wrestling fan. I hope that where ever he is now he is at peace. It is just so unfortunate that his family had to go with him.

We will never know what the reasons for what happened were, its just another piece of todays society coming to the surface. I believe this happens more often then not in our world, being that this is a celebrity it is brought into the limelight. It makes things that much more difficult to accept. This is the world we live in, the question is where do we go from here?