Ah, Life. It's good is it not? It certainly has been for me. I don't really know what to write about anymore. I mean I don't want to keep boring people by constantly writing about what Amanda and I do. She has consumed my life. In a good way of course. I once refused to believe that everything happens for a reason in life. Now I am a firm believer in that saying.
Happiness in it's finest form.
I would like to share an audio clip I recorded at work last week. It's from one of those "most interesting man in the world" commercials. I recorded this one because it is by far the best one I've heard yet.
Warning, the sound may be a little loud
Amanda and I did introduce our dogs to each other this weekend. It went surprisingly well. They got along just fine. We took them to Kennesaw Mountain. We walked them on one of the dog trails. It seems like the park is packed but we have yet to encounter anyone else on the trail we walk on. We've been twice now. While on the trail the dogs got along very nicely. Here is a video clip:
However, once we took them back to my apartment, things turned around a little bit. Zoë was her little playful self and Link was being grumpy. I think he was just annoyed by how hyper Zoë is. We eventually had to put a muzzle on Link. Here is a video of Zoë being very vocal:
I should also mention that I had my first shot of alcohol last night. It was some of Amanda's Patrone. I actually had 2 shots. I can't say that I liked it, but I did it. I did, however, really like the mixed drink she made us. It was some pineapple rum mixed with pineapple and orange juice. Man was that good! I also found out, much to my surprise, that I get WAY more talkative when I drink. Last night was just incredible in so many ways. I can't believe I've found my dream girl, and she likes me back just as much in return!
Yummmmy!
Another big discovery last night was of the picture below:
Picture of Amanda's cats.
Do the cats look familiar at all? It's practically my cats Sam and Chester! But this picture is of Simon and Garfunkel, Amanda's cats. Her orange cat is dead as well as mine. Here is a picture of Sam and Chester:
Picture of my cats.
We keep finding freakier and freakier things we have in common. Not just movies and zombies. Those are pretty easy to replicate in someone. But finishing each others sentences with sayings we thought were only known to the each of us is pretty wild too. Example: When we were walking the dog trail at Kennesaw Mountain and we came to a split in the trail she said, "Right is always right." Then she referred to where that saying came from, Wolfenstein 3d. Me and my brother came up with the same exact saying from the same exact video game! Coincidence or fate?
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My life has been amazing since the last time I updated this blog. More amazing than I ever thought it could possibly ever be. Considering I'm running on fumes right now, due to me wanting to spend every possible second I can with Amanda, this post might not make much sense.
Me, my Mom holding Zoë, and Guy at Oregon Park after 2 rounds of 18 holes.
Let's start off with the first date I went on with Amanda. We were talking online and decided we wanted to go see the new Nightmare on Elm Street. When I got there I was greeted with a somewhat hesitant hug. And she loaned me a Nightmare on Elm Street graphic novel. Which is incredibly awesome. I got out tickets and we went in and sat down. We started talking about movies we liked and it just so happened we liked all the same exact movies. Even the more obscure ones like Teeth and Machine Girl. We found out we had a lot more in common than just movies too. I mean we even have the exact same bed spread for crying out loud! We watched the movie, it sucked, but was made into an awesome night by the company we had in each other. After that we went out and grabbed some Waffle House. It was freezing inside there, but that's not really important. More great conversation came with that. Mostly talking about past events that's happened to us. Well mostly her, she's had a much more interesting life than me. After we ate, we went back to the theater parking lot and sat and talked some more in her car. Falling deeper and deeper into the twilight zone. The night ended with a nice hug, this time not so awkward.
Awesome picture of me driving.
The next day I went out with my Mom and Guy (her boyfriend) to play some disc golf. Guy is the person that introduced disc golf to me and he played it professionally a few years back. He's really good at it! They came up to my place and we went to Oregon Park nearby. When we got there it was really busy. The first 18 holes seemed to be rushed since there was always someone right behind us waiting to play. But we decided to stay and play the course a second time. I'm glad we did because it wasn't nearly as crowded and made the experience so much better. I improved my game also. I need to try to get more practice in but that starts to cut in on my time with Amanda and I don't want that! Later that night, Amanda and I chatted on webcam into the wee hours of the morning. Spending time with her in any way is great. Although, I prefer in person.
Standing in front of my Watchmen poster that Amanda gave me.
The next day she got a flat tire and had to get a new one put on. So after I got off work I headed over to meet her at the tire place. We then went to Wal-Mart to get her some poster frames for some posters she needed to hang up. All of which were Twilight, of course. I tease her about liking Twilight, but it's all in good fun. She did give me a Watchmen poster which I have hanging up now. After that we went to the mall and I got to meet some of her co-workers. I apparently got their "approval" so that was a good thing. We then ended up at a bookstore in the mall. And we hit the jackpot with zombie books. We both ended up getting one and we still have a long list of books we've gotta get! I also talked her into getting a Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) book. But she also talked me into reading Twilight. In the end I hope she comes around and likes the Sookie Stackhouse stories better. After getting out of the mall we headed to the Olive Garden. She suggested I try a particular wine from there and considering that we have 99% the same taste in everything, I tried it and LOVED it. I can't remember the name of it, but she can leave a comment here if she wants. Oh, but the night isn't over yet! We went back to the tire place and we ended up laying in the grass looking up at the nonexistent stars in the sky talking about anything and everything. The night concluded with an extraordinary hug. Of course, all her hugs are extraordinary though.
I'm such a geek that I took a picture of myself pretending to read The Zombie Combat Manual.
The next day I met her at her apartment complex and met her dog, Link for the first time. He was nice to me even though I was forewarned he might try to bite. So that made me happy. We took Link on a walk on a trail at Kennesaw Mountain. I just love being with Amanda. And being out in the woods alone with her made it that much more special. After our walk, we took Link back home and I got to see her apartment for the first time. Her room is awesome, naturally. After grabbing a drink there, we headed to my place so she could mee Zoë. Of course Zoë loved her the second she saw her. We ended up watching Hatchet at my place. That movie rocks! Kane Hodder was a maniac in that movie. It was even better watching it with Amanda. I swear she is the greatest girl on this planet and I can't believe how unbelievably lucky I am to have found her. After the movie we cuddled for the first time and just talked some more. Being with her just feels so natural. I've never felt this way with someone before.
Amanda's zombie books/comics.
Now we are up to yesterday. Which was one of her roommate's birthday. So she wanted me to come meet her roommates. I only met them very briefly but they seemed pretty cool. We ended up in her bed watching Night of the Living Dead in 3d. It was pretty crappy but awesome with her. All the late nights started to catch up to me and I ended up passing out cuddled with her. So I just set my iPod alarm to go off at 5am so I could go back home and grab Zoë and head to work. I was only 2 minutes behind my normal schedule so that worked out quite well. Cuddling with Amanda is amazing. Actually, anything with Amanda is amazing! Amazing isn't even a good enough word to describe it honestly. I'm not a poet so I can't effectively express how I feel with words. But we know how we feel about each other because it'd definitely a mutual feeling.
Link, Amanda's dog, and our legs. It's all I could manage to get a picture of.
My Internet has been down for the past 30 minutes or so since I've been typing this. So I guess I'll have to wait until it comes back online to add pictures and links and to finally post it live.
An interesting turn of events have occurred. I decided to change my profile yet again on plentyoffish and good thing I did because I met a totally awesome chick there. She is actually everything I've been looking for. She's into horror, zombie mostly, just like me. She's a gamer, even if it is mostly old school, that's badass. Conversation with her comes naturally as well. Which has proven to be my biggest problem with dating. I believe that goes hand in hand with us having so much in common.
How awesome is this?!
She also introduced me to a pretty awesome band that wasn't on my radar at all, Family Force 5. I would describe them as a mixture between Mindless Self Indulgence and Orgy. So I've been listening to some Family Force 5 today and it's great. I can't wait to see what else she introduces me to and I wonder what I can introduce to her that's equally awesome.
Hot!
We made plans to go see A Nightmare on Elm Street tonight. Neither of us have seen it. And both of us have heard negative things about it. But we are also both big fans of the series so even if the movie does indeed suck, we will be in good company.
At the zombie walk. Which I've been wanting to go to.
I look forward to seeing where this goes with her. It definitely has promise. More so than anyone I've dated lately.
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I got back in town yesterday from my Brother Matt's graduation from Columbus State University. I'm very proud of him graduating college. I just hope he gets a job he wants now. It's going to be hard especially so since he is going into teaching. But I'm sure everything will work out nicely for him in the end. So Congratulations Matt! Or is it Mat now? I don't know.
I stayed down there another day after his graduation. The whole family was there. Mom, Dad, Mat, Jonathan, Dooter, and I went to the National Infantry Museum. It was actually really cool. It didn't really make me want to join the Army very much more but there is definitely still an interest there for me. I'll be making that decision in late July based on conditions at work. Right now I feel as if all this hard effort I put in for my job is going unrewarded. I honestly can't remember the last time I've gotten a pay raise. I'm not complaining that I have a job, I'm very thankful for that, but I can't help but feel I'm being taken advantage of. Anyway, while at the museum we also watched Hubble 3d at the IMAX theater there. That is an impressive theater. First real IMAX that I've been to. I just hate the 3d part of movies. I can't wait until this fad dies out.
Jonathan, Mom, Me - and Zoe's Mom, Annie
After that the family left to go back home. I stayed another night wanting to go play disc golf with Mat and his roommates but got called into work instead. But that night, I went to see Iron Man 2 again with Mat and his friends. It's better the first time you see it. I just watched The Totally Rad Show's review of Iron Man 2 and it was spot on. If you don't watch The Totally Rad Show then I demand you check out an episode. It's great! But only if you are a geek like me.
Love playing this game!
I plan to go try out some disc golf courses around my apartment this weekend. I'd love some company to tag along if anyone nearby is interested. I probably have enough discs for 2 other people to play, maybe 3. Regardless, it'll be me and Zoe testing out the courses. Once I find one nearby that I really like I'm gonna practice everyday until I actually get good. Those scores in the 80's are gonna be history!
Nice picture of my bulging muscles! And a disc going way out of bounds :(
I ordered a new digital camera and it was supposed to be delivered today. It would have been if I were home. UPS is going to try again tomorrow, so I hope I manage to catch them this time. If not I'll be here Saturday to sign for it. I can't wait to finally have my own camera again. Not this crappy cell phone and web cam crappy quality pictures.
Oh man what a weekend. I am exhausted. I passed out in my delicious bed last night at 8. Zoe passed out right after I gave her a bath last night. She was one tired little pup! Okay, let's see if I can recap the weekend.
Friday was pretty horrible. I was feeling as lonely as I possibly could. I truly believe that I will spend the rest of my life alone unless I decide to just settle. I doubt I will ever find someone I want to find. But nothing of note happened on Friday.
Saturday I started the day out by going to see Iron Man 2 with Reese. He is a co-worker's son, and while I was staying with their family after my divorce we became good buddies. We both enjoyed the movie immensely! I'm definitely not in the mood to review right now but maybe later? Oh I forgot to say that I brought Zoe over to their house first to get her used to the dogs there. Because on Monday (today) I will be leaving work early to go to my brother Matt's graduation down in Columbus. I think she got comfortable with them, but I really can't remember. After we got back from the movies I had a call from my Mom wanting me to come down to play disc golf with her and her boyfriend, Guy. I was going to go down there on Sunday anyway plus I've been wanting to play disc golf for a year now. So that was an easy decision to make.
Me, Mom, Guy
Needless to say, I had a great time! Guy is amazing at the sport. Well he did play the game professionally. I'm learning a lot about it from him which is great. I think a round of disc golf would also make for a great first date. (If I can manage to get one!) I finished with a score of 81. Guy finished with 60 and my mom finished with 98. I guess that's not too bad for my first game. After disc golf we came home and had some great grilled cheeseburgers. Then I passed out on the couch.
The longest hole on the course. 503ft I believe.
Sunday was Mother's Day. Started the day off with a giant breakfast. Then My Mom, Guy, my brother Jonathan, and I set off to play another round of disc golf. This was my brother's first time ever playing. I don't have any pictures from that day just yet but I will get them as soon as I can. Also all of these pictures are on my Facebook. There is a link at the bottom of the page I believe.
It was a beautiful day as you can see.
We had yet another great day at the course. I ended up with an 82 this time around. I really messed up some drives. But I felt as if I were getting better. I'm getting my technique down. I need to go to a field somewhere and practice my throws.
18th hole. Guy could Ace it.
We also brought the doggies with us on Sunday. I brought Zoe and my mom brought Zoe's Momma and Aunt with her. They were in doggy heaven! Just running, playing, splashing, sloshing all up and down the course. Zoe was one dirty pup but I got her cleaned up once I got home. I hope there are some good pictures of them. Guy hasn't put the pictures up yet so I don't know whats on the camera.
Now it's Monday. I'm tired and a little sore. I'll be leaving work early today to make my way down to Columbus for my brother Matt's graduation later today. Then I have tomorrow off of work and I believe my Mom has some things planned for us to do down in Columbus. So that's most likely what my next post will be about.
My dream last night was not only vivid, but awesome. I'll just go over some of the things I did. Robbed a bank. Fought in a war. Ran from the police. Stole vehicles. Had foursome with some hot chick that was banging 2 other dudes. Stole Puma shoes from some families garage. Climbed a fence then proceeded to crawl across the top of it like a cat. Keep in mind that I did all this with some kind of police force on my tail. I think they were after me because I was a part of a team that robbed a bank of gold bars. I was the only guy that survived. I think the war I fought in was just a swat team attacking me. I took out all of them. I had like an AR16 or something equivalent while they were at a distance sniping at me. It was awesome. Wish I had more dreams like this. It was different than the usual zombie dreams I have.
For those that may not know my favorite band of all time is Juno Reactor. You may recognize some of their music in such movies as The Matrix Reloaded, Mortal Kombat, and Beowulf. Well I kinda lost track of them for a while and didn't even know they released a new album in 2008. So I got it and listened to it. It's different than most of their other stuff but it's still the Juno Reactor I've grown to love. What I love about Juno Reactor is the way their music seems to tell a story. Keep in mind this is all without words. They are genre-ized as goa trance I believe, which I have no clue what that is. If you are wanting to give them a try I highly recommend the Labyrinth album. At least that is my favorite.
I am pretty excited about seeing Iron Man 2 this weekend. I loved the first one and have high hopes that the second will rock my socks off. I'm also excited for all the other Marvel movies coming out soon such as The Avengers, Thor, and Captain America. What I would really like to see made into a movie is the Marvel Zombies spinoff. Oh how awesome would that be? I'll say it now, the greatest movie ever made would be the Marvel Zombies vs The Army of Darkness. !! Speaking of zombies, The Walking Dead begins filming here in Atlanta sometime this month. I've got to find out where and go stalk some sets! I also need to catch up with the comics. I haven't read anything new in a while now.
Okay, I wanted to review the movie Legion with some screen grabs and such but I can't bear to even think about watching that movie a second time. So here's what I can say about the movie off the top of my head. It starts off pretty good with building up the characters. Then it just shits on itself, licks up the shit, vomits the shit out through the nose, and feeds it to the audience. The premise is Angels are sent down to Earth to exterminate all mankind or something like that. And the only hope for mankind to survive is an unborn child some bitch is bearing. She doesn't even want the baby. And let me tell you, this is one super fucking baby. Spoiler alert: In the end of the movie the mom of the super baby and the wanna be boyfriend of the mom are speeding at 100+ mph with a fucking Angel on the roof of their car attempting to murder the baby. Now they wreck at 100+ mph and escape without a damn scratch on them including the hour old baby!! W!?T?!F!? Oh let's not forget about the Angel that's attacking them. The dude has like metallic wings and can cut anything it seems, but forgets to use these badass gifts from God when they would be deemed most usable. As horrible as this movie is, there are a couple scenes that are pretty awesome. Like the Granny in the diner that gets possessed and goes batshit crazy, crawling on the ceiling and biting chunks out of dudes like a damn zombie would. And the ice cream man scene. I believe both of these scenes can be seen in the trailer, thus ruining any chance of surprise in the movie. Anyway, the movie sucked. Watch the first hour or so of it, then turn it off. You'll thank me for saving your pupils from being sucked into themselves from the awfulness that is the last half of this movie.
Here is the trailer (I also noticed the trailer has Juno Reactor playing in it. Haha) -
I find it enjoyable that a word can make something sound much tastier than normal. Take Crispy Chicken Deluxe from Wendy's for example. Doesn't that just sound more mouthwatering compared to a Chicken Sandwich? It is just a chicken sandwich after all. Only you're getting the Crispy and Deluxe added on. I wonder if the same principle can be used to add a subliminal message to a member of the opposite sex? If I could manage to figure that wording configuration out I would have more luck with the dating world.
Speaking of dating, it's nonexistent for me unfortunately. I don't know if I've just given up on thinking I will actually find someone compatible to me or if I'm just frustrated with all the loser girls in this world. I know what I want and I'm not making any exceptions again. I sit at home and play video games 90% of my free time. It's what I do. It's what I enjoy. So I need to find someone that likes to do that also. Only our chances of meeting each other is in that 10% we both aren't sitting at home playing games. I'm sure Jason could come up with some kind of formula to calculate the odds of the two of us meeting. My guess is it's around 5%. But then there's the barrier I have with my shyness. Which actually does get on my nerves. I don't like being shy. I honestly don't know if it's me being shy or if it's something else. When I'm around most people I just don't have anything to say at all. I try to come up with something to say but nothing comes to mind. And the more I concentrate on trying to find something to talk about the more nervous I get which in return keeps me quiet. Some people I am very comfortable with and I can just be myself around. I don't consciously pick those people to be myself around. If I could pick, it would be everyone. So I don't know what the deal is with that.
I'm also afraid that I'm incapable of loving again. I've destroyed my own heart in a preemptive strike against being hurt again. First the girl I thought I loved breaks my heart. Then I make the decision to give up the greatest love a person can experience in hopes it is for the best. I cried when my relationship ended way back in the day after high school. I never shed a tear until I realized I wasn't going to be in my daughters life anymore. I wept when I honestly thought it wasn't possible for me to. Now, however, I believe nothing will get me to cry emotionally again. The closest thing I can imagine is losing an immediate family member. Even then it would depend on how they died.
I also have something I've been wanting to get off my chest for a long time now. I've been in love with Crystal since the day we first met. I can't even remember how many years ago that was but I still remember that day as clear as if it were happening right now. I think she may have felt the same about me too but it doesn't matter now. Our paths have been intertwined together at all the wrong times. Either I was dating someone and she was single. Then I was single and she was dating someone. Then she has a baby. Then I get married. Then she gets married. Then I have a baby. So it just never worked out for us. Then just the other day she brings me to my senses. How can I love her? I don't even know her. Maybe I was just in love with the thought of her. Afterall, she is the closest I've met to the perfect woman. At least I think so.
But anyway, my mind has gone blank now. I think I'll just go back to the couch, controller in hand.
I've been pouring hours and hours into the game Final Fantasy XIII. My game time is at 54 hours. I can finish Chapter 11 out of 13 whenever I like but I am sticking around grinding for CP (Crystogen Points) which are used to level up characters. Well, today I thought I was leveled up enough to take on one of the HUGE Adamantoise that roam the area. See picture below
Boy was I wrong! The thing just lifted its foot and stomped the ground once. Dead! How on Earth am I supposed to take this beast down?! It's insane! No wonder people are playing this game hundreds of hours. It looks like I will be also. And can you believe the size of this guy? Well there is something larger than them. Much larger. I tried finding pictures of Titan on the Internet with no luck. In the opening cutscene for Chapter 11 you see Titan (a Fal'cie) grab up one of these Adamantoise and just scarfs it down his throat! This game has some pretty epic moments in it and that was one of them. And believe me when I say I will update the world when I finally take one of these bad boys down!
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I have returned to blogging yet again. Hmm, I wonder how many times I've said that before? Well, I have a good feeling that I will keep up with it this time. I've got a layout that I like and have lots to talk about. So why wouldn't I start blogging?
Also notice the link at the top to my Graphics blog. Having a place to share all my work also motivates me to do some new stuff. Everything on there now is pretty old even though I just uploaded it all today. I have a good feeling that I'll be popping out some new graphics soon. Right now I'm working on a secret project of mine. It's a band cover. That's all the info I'm giving out. The design in my head has proven to be a difficult transition to digital art, but I shall find a way to get it organized.
I also plan to finally get a new camera soon. I bought another Xbox 360 last month because my second one died. And I should be getting some Best Buy Reward Zone rebates back from that purchase. I plan to use that to go towards a new camera. So within the next month I hope to have it. I want to stick with Cannon but I may venture out due to prices.
I also plan to review movies, games, TV shows, and books/comics on this blog too. Anything to help keep this blog active.
Let's get to some updates on my life. As some of you (my friends) already know, I gave up my rights to Emily (my daughter) last month. Melanie (my ex-wife) is already re-married to the guy I suspected she was messing around with while we were still married. It hasn't even been a full year after our divorce. I was only getting to see Emily every Wednesday after work until 6:30pm (4 hours), and every other Saturday from 7:30am - 5:30pm (10 hours). I was also paying out my ass for child support. But once they got married I offered him the option of adopting Emily. He accepted. Now I don't get to see Emily anymore unless she wants to see me.
Zoe (my Jack Russell/Shih Tsu mix) is doing very well. I wasn't sure how it was going to work out with having a dog in an apartment. Thankfully, my Mom talked me into taking her home with me. Now she is spoiled and happy. She's actually chowing down on one of her big dog treats under my feet right now. Afterwords she is going to want to play. I love playing with her. She loves tug-of-war and keep away. Or at least I like to believe she does. I also have the blessing to take her to work with me everyday. The way that came to fruition is when I first got her from my Mom she was only 4 weeks old and hadn't been weened off milk yet. So I had to feed her every so many hours. My manager at work fell in love with her, along with all the other employees (except the 2 owners of the buisness). So now she gets to come to work with me everyday. She's kind of like the Label Source mascot now. Also, since she has been there, our workload has doubled if not tripled. So she has definitely brought good fortune to us at Label Source.
My progress with the P90X workout has pretty much stopped. After pulling a muscle in my back I gradually slacked off until I ultimately quit doing the workout. But maybe one day in the future I will start that back up.
As for my free time, I've been playing Final Fantasy XIII, Battlefield Bad Company, and occasionally Starcraft II Beta. FFXII is one of the most gorgeous games I have ever played. Unfortunately the game is VERY linear and it seems like its just corridor after corridor. However, in Chapter 11, the game iopens up a bit. But once I finally beat the story I plan on giving my full review of this sexy game.
You may also notice the links to my Facebook and Twitter accounts on the bottom of the page. I don't ever update my Twitter account because I mainly use it for following various people. Besides, I update my status on Facebook whenever the mood strikes me. I hate those people that think they need to update their Facebook/Twitter everytime they do something. X: off to work, X: Going to bed, X: Eating dinner, etc.. Ugh! It's to the point that if you want to you could piece together their entire weekly schedule based on their status updates.
I do believe this has been a pretty decent post updating my life to everyone that's interested. Let's just cross our fingers in hopes of me keeping it up in the future.