Tired........


....... So very Tired.

Sorry it has been so long folks, I have been getting a bit worn down by life lately. I am having to work through some things right now, and it seems that every issue requires lots of time and work on it to get it to if not a final position, a stable location. I seem to be doing many thing, for lots of folks, and I never take time for myself. But that is my MO, help everyone else ignore myself. I am on the verge of doing somethings that would make me happy and might disappoint or even make some other people mad. I have gotten to this point, mainly because nice guys (me, maybe) really do finish last and it is never fun to be dead last in everything.

if this post made any sense, be glad, i am so tired right now, I am not sure i can even really type properly.

later ya'll

Wow, what a heck of a week and only Tuesday. It has been a rough week so far and not looking to get any easier. However, I got a double dose of one of my few guilty pleasures.

Oh get your mind out of the gutter people!!

It is another of my TV shows. I will say though that i only watch like 6 hours of shows a week, plus sports, but that is more recreation than anything else. Meanwhile back to the show, House. I just love the non-stop snark and sarcasm and slamming that goes on, it makes that sort of evil mean part of my heart leap with joy. I simply enjoy getting to watch a show with a lovable mean guy who spouts venom with every step, yet is respected by everyone.

Enough of the rampant fanboyisms, I am going to try and get to bed early tonight, try and have a good day tomorrow.

BTW, Space Opera, is not a term i invented, it is a term that is used to describe a work of science fiction that is grand in scale, scope, and drama. Good examples are the Star Wars series by G. Lucas, 2001 by S. Kubrick, and to an extent Star Trek.

Hope everyone is well, and have a great week, write a comment if you get a chance.

Ok I just gotta throw my appreciation behind a specific TV show. I am a bit of a fan of any Sci Fi, well more fanatical than anything. Being such a fan of the genre in general and in particular the "space opera" sub-genre, I have found a new rival for best Sci Fi series ever. Nothing will ever really be able to replace Babylon 5 for me, it was just perfect in terms of scope and writing and all of that, but this program comes close.

What program could I be talking about?

What show could engender such devotion out of a jaded Sci Fi junky?

Battle Star Galatica, BSG for short.

It is a great show, with a very well put together cast and writers who seem to really get into the spirit and minds of the characters they have created. The dialogue is spot on great most of the times, and it is VERY lean, they are pretty good about allowing the audience to figure out things on their own and to let the action speak for what it is. There need not be some "after action" narration to tell you what is happening, the writers and producers really do think that people are smart enough to figure somethings out.

The other thing I love about the pacing of the episodes is that in 45 or 46 minutes of programming, there is not a wasted moment. The payoff might be 3 or 4 episodes later, but I have rarely seen a wasted minute in this show. Compare this writing to say any other show, SG-1 (least this season of it), SGA (most of the whole thing), CSI (technobabble defined); all of these examples have somewhat inconsistent characterization, some poor casting choices at times, sloth like paceing, or sprinters pacing, neither of which really leads to any tension. My thing about the pacing of a good dramatic space opera is it should be like a properly prepared and served 5 course meal, it ought to start right, be fast enough you don't get bored, but enough time to really enjoy what is in front of you; the paceing should not feel like a sloth waddling by so slow that you have enough time to really nail the inconsistencies. The pace of the episode should also not go by so fast that you miss some details, or even major plot points because you are trying to fit more CGI budget into the last act and running of time in act 2.

I just had to take the time today and think about why I enjoy this show so much, it is great and I love it. Folks may think i am odd, but so what, most of you do anyways.

Hope everyone is well and having a decent week so far. Stay safe and write a comment or two.

Howdy Folks,

I know it has been a while since I wrote, however it has been a very difficult week or so and I feel justified in taking it a bit easy.

I thought that this week I would share some fun links I have collected:

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/index.html

That is where the map above came from, it is a GPS trace of the trail, pretty cool huh?

Another fun link is ThinkGeek. Really cool site if you are all about embracing the inner Geek. Hey what can I say, I am a Geek and I am probably smarter than you?? :) he he he, Just kidding, if you are reading this you are smart enough already, and only getting smarter.

Another fun one is Television Without Pity, a place that takes snark and refines it to a true artform. If you watch any TV and want to see what they have to say on some certain shows, check it out, they are really funny sometimes.

Ok this one is easy, easy as pie. Sorry that joke was just asking to be made. I love to go and visit FoodNetwork, it is fun and informative and some really good ideas for meals.

Other than that, I hope everyone has a good week and all that jazz, I will try and post an update sometime this week.

Later folks,

Life, and the things that go with it.

don't you just love life sometimes, I am actually not being sarcastic when I say that, for once. I really do sometimes just plain love life, or rather seeing God in the little things that can really make a day better.

Things like :

1) A great Sunset after you had an annoying day and just happened to sit down to dinner facing west.

2) Random phone calls from friends just calling to say hey.

3) Doing a great job at work and actually having someone praise you for it. Almost like someone actually notices that you are a good person to have around.

4) Having change be a $1.97, and getting $2 back, some folks don't mind the $0.03, and it is nice to see that is a store.

5) Seeing my bathroom scale with smaller number almost ever day.

6) Just knowing that all of these things are part of God's creation, and reminding yourself that He really does care and is concerned with your life.

I thought I would drop those few thoughts on folks, and maybe ever brighten someone's day up.

Hey if you get a chance leave me a comment, it is nice to know some folks really do read this. Have a great night ya'll and enjoy God's creation.

Howdy Folks,

I just got back from the Mission trip I took with my Church, Foundry UMC. WE went to Jaurez Mexico for a week and built 2 houses for families. It was my 3rd time going down and this time something really struck me this year.

First off, getting off the ground was a bit difficult, we flew on Southwest, and they are cheap. They are cheap cause they run a tight, lean ship. This lean running also means that when some flights are delayed, there are no spare pilots available and you get to spend an extra 5 hours in the airport. This can lead to extreme boredom and the quick depletion of books, conversation topics and in some cases, friendships. After we finally got into El Paso, it was not too difficult to get in to Proyecto Abrigo again.

The folks at PA are great, they provide a safe place to stay, sleep, and eat. I personally love all the food they serve us, however some folks just do not like it at all, I think they are crazy.

This week I got to drive our group to the worksite and back several times and it was very interesting, I had never driven in Mexico before and it was a very odd thing to do. The traffic laws seem to be a bit more flexible there, and it took some getting used too. But we made it just fine and no one got injured at all working this week.

I have this to say about the people of Juarez though, they may not have lots of money or stuff, but they sure do have happiness, joy, peace, family and all the things that make life worth living. I think there is more to learn from the people we met than from the work we did. But do not get me wrong, the work was tough but worth it.

Well that is a short recap of the last week, I may post some other stories later.

Have a great week folks.

Wow, This was a kinda fun weekend. I went biking 2 times this last weekend and I finally finished 2 trails. I got out to the "Bowl" at Terry Hershey Park, and I also finished the "Green Trail" at Memorial. These are fairly good trails with roots and hills and all sorts of stuff. I think it is a pretty good accomplishment, and if you disagree too bad.

I am still working at losing weight these days, however the progress has slowed down a bit, I figure I have basically burned the easy part so far now it is down to the nitty gritty. I guess all of the cook outs and BBq's I have gone too have not helped either. I am just keeping one thing in mind, everything is an improvement, if I am going to meet my personal goals, I have to stay the course. Discouragement is worse then a few slices of pizza, or an extra serving of anything.

I am also trying to stay positive about other thing these days, but it does take some time. Basically I have always had low self esteem and I have to work really hard to get it up to a healthy level. I have recently done a few "personality" things, and courses, and for the most part I am doing what I should. I guess it is just difficult when everyone else is not doing their part.

I had a great 4th, and I hope soon to be able to post some of my pictures so everyone can see them.

Other than that, have a great week and a safe weekend everyone,

Howdy Folks,

I hope veryone is doing well today. I had a wonderful evening tonight, I got to hang out with some old friends from college and it was wonderful. We ate burgers, talked jobs, and families, and caught up on folks we used to know. I am so glad I know a group of folks who will take me in at anytime and will help me through everything.

I hope everyone can find a group of folks like this, I know i found this bunch at Church and it is almost the perfect place to find them. You always have something to talk about, and you can be fairly certian of some of the values of the people. I also just have to say how thankful I am for my church "The Foundry", it is a great place and I think i may have started to find my puropuse in life and a place to belong. I think that churches are like that because that are God's house, and we are all his childern, everyone should feel right at home in a church.

well that is enough talking tonight, have a great night, and a better week ahead.

Howdy folks, I am hoping that i can do a bit better of a job of keeping this blog updated. It is going to be a sort of keeping up with Matt sort of thing. I will hopefully be posting some intresting stories (the names will be changed to protect the guilty), and hopefully some cool photos too.

BTW, Batman Begins is a pretty darn fun movie, i enjoyed it.