The Jack Chop

The beginning of this is hilarious

I'm like a 35w bulb in a 60w socket

One of these days I'll remember that I'm not in college anymore. I just figure that my body will adjust, seemingly overnight (aaaah no pun intended), to 6 hours or so of sleep. Nope.

I wonder if all of the dreary clouds play a role in it too because, when it's rainy and dark out, I just want to sleep.

Then again, if it were sunny out I'd want to sleep as well.

I think corporate America should institute nap time. As a kindergartner we would fight it but now I would love it. Just 2 short, beautiful hours. :)

Ok, blogging at work gets people in trouble here so I'm done.

Up, Up and Awaaay

I'm refusing to sleep, which I'll regret in the morning.
See - if I go to bed then I stop doing stuff. Sleep is great but I'm far too active of a brain to sloooow dooown, fully knowing that I should. Sleep isn't for the weak, it's for the sleepy.
I also figure, the sooner I go to bed the sooner I have to wake my ass up and convince myself that it's a good idea to get ready and go to work.
I don't mind working but same days I mind the work that I do.
Pros and cons to thangs right now. One pro is a wine rack that will give us more space (despite that the fact that it takes up space) and allow my secret type A-ness to be subsided when the wine has a home to go to. It looks nice and it'll be a piece that will have use for years to come.
Another Pro are the upcoming parties Kim and I are wanting to plan. Whether it's the next Ugly Sweater Party or the 3rd annual chili cook-off (maybe more like semi annual, I can't remember) - there's always something I want to be doing.
After thinking about it - I still want to explore the idea of the pot luck party. Each person chooses one of the courses/sides to bring/make and a drink to go with it (whether it be beer, wine or other). That way the party is well fed and boozed at the equal cost amongst everything.
I'm past the point where I can openly fund for everyone's weekend drinking habits. It's not because I can't afford to do so but because I know anyone who hangs out can afford to do so. Plus, I like it when friends bring over beverages because you have the opportunity to try what they like and become more exposed and taint your liver even further.
Speaking of friends - I wonder if the common trend that happens to so many post-married couples will happen to Kim and I. On more than one occasion, I've heard how people's friends slowly dissipate once they get married. I hear it's worse after you have kids. But even looking at my wedding party - I can already foresee some of them falling off the face of the earth. Having them in my wedding was the only real hope of maintaining any real contact for the past year and a half. Now that the festivities are dormant - they may become dormant as well. Makes you wonder if it's something to be sad over or just consider it life? The good pals will stick around or new ones will appear.
Some people just become so self indulged in their own happenings that they slip away all on their own. I'm all for hanging out with whoever whenever, but if you become self centered in how you treat others, well, then you can be on the B list for everything. :) I don't have time for dramatics as I near the ripe old age of 30. I've still got 2 years until that dreadful bell rings.
Mmm, yup. I have to say too - that dancing bear still cracks me up. That fucker just dances and dances - nonstop.
It's week 6 in the NFL season and I've yet to just sit around and have a NFL Sunday with friends. That bites it hard. I miss the occasional Saturday night blow out of rowdiness and debauchery followed with a slow rise to the 11am sun, the last-minute checks on fantasy teams and 6 straight hours of trash talking, football watching fun time. 2-3 hours into it we decide to order too much pizza and begin coating our livers again...until the night game - where 2/3 of the people bail out and the rest vegetate through the night game before calling it quits. That stopping, I feel, is a matter of priorities and not age. People start to date people or have other shit going on so they don't have a full day to dedicate to laziness and football. But - every so often it would be fun. You might have other things to do but that mild hangover keeps you from actually getting up, moving or becoming a productive member of society. Maybe just once this NFL season that type of shindig can conspire. :)

I think that's all I have for this ramblicious post.

I ramble a lot, there's no hiding that

Alright, so I can't sleep, so I'll ramble my face off with some blogging action.
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What else, what else.
Going back to corporate America today, after nearly 3 weeks off, was painful. Things are so dry and blown out of importance proportion.

I think Portland was so relaxing because it really did feel like a college town. Aside from the sense of no responsibility for so much, it was a great place to be. It felt like a town of no consequence. I could open my own business and be doing alright for myself - as long as I got the community behind me. We met some wine makers who lived in Dallas, became sick of the corporate life - went and sold everything and bought a winery and haven't looked back. I don't have balls that big, but it's cool to see people do that.

If I had nuts that big and was willing to risk things that heavy - I'd attempt to keep my job or quit it and get some part time crap work and go back to school and get a masters in teaching and go teach. But for as crappy as corporate America truly is - it offers some perks that are hard to compete with. Benefits, insurance are boring but so useful. Plus, the comfort of M-F, 9-5ish is reassuring. That and the overabundance of days off that I'm given. I work in a place that rewards mediocrity (which blows my mind) but it could be worse.

If I went and taught, I might end up hating it or loving it. But - I'd gain a summer and yet lose 1/2 my salary. Mmm...nope. I enjoy my weekend nights out, new beer, eating out and about, going to concerts and buying stuff I want. Pros and cons to it all.

Let me see...what else.
New Music?

MIKA - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
Well, it's good if you like Mika. It's a lot like his first album. Ultra poppy, with a lot of high notes and catchy hooks. It'll grow on me. 1/2 of it is good and I want to listen to it some more. I'm happy to burn it for whoever. I give it a B.

Paramore - Brand New Eyes
Their last CD was really good and their new album picks up where the last left off. It's worth the $10 on iTunes. She can sing and they can rock. Another CD I'm happy to burn but it's worth the money if you liked their last album. It's easy to listen to over and over again. It gets a big, bright, shiny A

More wedding talk?...
Mine is over. It was fantastic. Kim looked amazing. The reception was legendary. Everyone made it a night to remember. The dance floor was always full and so was everyone's stomach. I'm not sure how it could have gone any better. I am still waiting to see if a certain bridesmaid and groomsmen hooked it up but that may be left better as a mystery.

The honeymoon was awesome (see above pictures).
It all coasted by so fast. Portland is a place I'd love to go back to with friends who love beer and food.
They love their micro brews. Everything was very laid back and enjoyable. The homeless people were all hippies (for the most part). Portland also HAS to have the most people in power wheelchairs per capita than anywhere else in the country. That and pregnant people. So many preggers poppin around town. A sign in itself. I was able to drive a Prius the whole trip. Drove 450 miles and only spent $35 on gas. That was beautiful. The car is surprisingly fun to drive and made me want to hug some trees. So I did in the mountains.

This weekend is Aaron's bachelor party. That boy gets hitched in just a few short weeks. And in a week he'll get to experience those unexplained stessors and questions about "is this done and is this finished and who is on this?" I'm here to help him and I'm sure the wedding will go off w/o any problems. His party shall be a relaxed evening of booze and men. It'll be an interesting group of men (from who I know is attending). Scotch can make men feisty so that should add to the interestingness of the group dynamic. But, if all goes well, Mr. G will be sound asleep in Scotch by 12:05 central standard time. Haha, just kidding aaron, you can make it until 1215!

And lastly, saw Richie's pad tonight. It's still being unpacked but it's good to see he and Kate back out and about on their own. It's a spot in a good area of town. There's much for them and pals to do, yet close enough to still come out and play with the rest of the group when he's not bar hopping. I think with the location of Gilger being 2min away - that lad will be out with the group a lot more than we've seen in the past. We're always cool to add as many new people to the posse as possible. As long as you like to hang out, drink it up, play games, maybe bowl, watch bad movies and have a good time - you'll get along fine. But his place (Richie and Kate's) will turn out to look good once Richie polishes up that man cave of his ;). I know he's happy to be out and in a more centralized location. they're social creatures and being able to get out easily will keep the smiles coming.

I'm sure there's more I could rattle on about. I feel bad if anyone's read through all of this. Congrats, I've helped you kill 20 minutes and get a little less smart. Oops.
Speaking of things that don't make you smarter...TV - I love GLEE! Maybe I shouldn't, but it's dark, there's music, it bring me back to some HS moments and there's good music. I don't tend to watch actual TV shows (that's not a reality show) but this one shows promise.

Yeah, Monday is done and it's time to pretend to go to bed.
Go Vikes.
And let's go weekend - there's some fun to have after the 6 hour drive to mighty MN.
Let's see how adjusting to work goes this week and how long it takes before I say something snappy to someone takes work too seriously.

Rambling complete for tonight, yet still so much shit to babble about...