This picture makes me lol

Two months, too long

"Holy jesus that fat guy actually posted another blog!"

I can honestly say that it feels like forever since I updated this blog, a lot of things have happened in the previous months. "i'll 'splain, no there is too much, I'll sum up."

~I have become even more of an introvert hardly speaking to anyone, including people that I care deeply about, sans an instant messenger service known as Skype and the always present Twitter account.

~I have begun searching vigorously for a job on the other side of the country (and even a few out side of the country.) Which obviously includes looking for housing and the such in similar areas.

~I met and hung out with a large group of people that I previously had only known via the internet, and spent an amazing weekend getting to know 13 of them specifically. Via this meeting which was both emotionally (and financially) devastating I have been introduced to more people, and became closer with people I was only slightly aware of. Of all the things that have happened and that I have done in the previous two months this "gathering" has had the biggest impact on not only my idea of the internet but my idea of relationships and bonds made through the internet.

~On May 27th my birth fathers wife passed on. I haven't spoken directly to her in more than 15 years aside from an email or two I received a year or two back I haven't really had any contact with her at all, My thoughts and condolences are with My father and her children and grandchildren.

~Today July 11th 2009 my uncle is getting married I wasn't able to make it to the ceremony but I did want to say congratulations to him and his new wife.

In other news I really don't have a valid excuse as to why I haven't updated this blog in the last two months, it has occurred to me more than once, hell last month Laurie even sent me a tweet via twitter saying it had been too long. It just seems that I haven't had the urge. Writers block is to easy an excuse but it is very accurate..

Random Fact: this Picture is why I will not ever dress as Spider-Man for Halloween no one wants to have that image burned into their brains, not even me...

Weekending; and walk-by creeping!

I spent Friday evening and the majority of Saturday with my brother
his wife and her parents. They were both really nice. Friday night our
little group had dinner at a very smarmy grill & lounge named Joey's.
I swear one of the qualifications to work there was to be an aspiring
Super Model. After dinner we saw the new Star Trek movie. With out
spoiling the movie allow me to just say Wow!
Saturday we headed to Snoqualmie falls. This amazing waterfall is
about thirty minutes away from my house and could not be more
picturesque or beautiful. When you first arrive there is a resort and
lodge at the top and a steep hiking trail down to the base of the
falls. We took pictures at different points during the hike but I
think mostly we were trying not to fall on our rears. The slope down
was determined and steady. On the way back up the trail I saw this
girl http://www.youtube.com/user/italktosnakes and this boy http://www.YouTube.com/user/nerimon
On their way down, I managed to accidently creep them out as only
I can. Note to self randomly greeting strangers with their first and
last names is a teensy bit creepy. Go figure.
random fact: writing this blog was a fantastic way to spend my lunch.

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A Post For my mother

My mother wants a permanent link to InaraEveryday 

Random Thought: Things like this shouldn't count... but they do.... 

Yes i know the photo is terribly blurry That is why it is here and not on the above linked site. 

Post vacation Crack, or S'mores Anyone?

        I have noticed a funny thing about a post vacation work week.. I am actually working... I don't know what they had in the water on the East Coast but I have just been running my ass off at work since I have been back. Now, don't get me wrong, I work a lot to begin with, but very rarely do I ever feel the necessity to do my job with any amount of added exertion. More than once a day for the passed week someone either a customer or an employee has commented on my fast pace. Today I was just bolting all over the place. It was ridiculous. 

    Can I just say that Inara is adorable? she is currently bounding around playing with anything that dares move in her presence. I am trying to teach her auditory cues.  In hopes that she might start coming when I call her. Man she is picky. She might just be the only cat on the planet that doesn't eat fish flavored anything. So far she enjoys Chicken flavors so at least there is that.  

   I have every intention of writing a blog entitled "more little things", or "it's all in the details", which would be some of my vacation stories that didn't make it into the blog that week due either to lack of time or patience with the Iphone touchscreen keyboard, I think about it almost daily but haven't managed to actually sit down and write it out all proper like. OOOh blog cliffhangers... I bet you can hardly wait. 

   Random Photo:  

   So another Blogger that I read (HayleyGHoover) mentioned her love for smores recently and I have been craving them daily ever since, and then today while I was grocery shopping I saw this Display at the store... How did they know????

"Why did you call him Blob?"

I worked... I had an extremely embarrassing moment, that I am only even slightly mentioning as my face is still red... I came home played with Inara talked for a little under an hour with my amazing girlfriend and saw a movie with my brother. Aside from the slight hiccup of the embarrasing moment, it really wasn't the worst day I have had. 

Random fact... He had said Bub.... 

The Completion of BEDA and an Introduction.

Today marks the End of Blog Every Day April. I don't plan to quit blogging everyday as of now, but after today i am not obligated to do so. I have actually really enjoyed this last month, I really enjoyed chronicling each day while I was on Vacation. I did the majority of them on my way home at the end of the night while Laurie drove. I wanted to make sure it got done, and wanted to make sure I didn't take time away from her while I did it. 

   An interesting thing happened to me while I was at work today... A co-worker said he had something for me and that i was to follow him home after work... I was a little concerned but went along with it. Turns out his cat had kittens about two months ago and he wasn't able to give this last one away, Her name is Inara (which is from Middle-Eastern Mythology and means protector of Wild Animals) I named her this for two reasons... First, the name is very unique. I could not bare to saddle another feline with a name like Precious, or Princess ... Though I was tempted to name her Serenity... and second Inara is the name of a Character on a short lived T.V. series created by Joss Whedon titled Firefly, (It is a space western, freaking awesome!) Oh and their Ship's name??? is Serenity.... (as well as the name of the Movie that was made after the TV on DVD sales were insane and fans demanded more.) 

  Random Fact Inara is 10 weeks old

A working Stiff

     Before I went on vacation I went to great pains to avoid doing anything that even vaguely resembled actual physical labor. For some reason unknown to me, I have spent the previous two days doing ridiculous amounts of physical labor, This morning I moved all of the furniture Departments freight by myself, the majority of  which weighs between one to two hundred pounds. It wasn't as though I was trying to prove how much of a Bad Ass I am. (Though Admittedly I am pretty bad ass...) I was just asked to help the group of ladies that were assigned the area and they voted me as Mule. Eh what can you do...

    I spent the majority of the remaining portion of the day running from one task to another. I need to figure out how I was slacking so efficiently before and put that darn plan back into action...  

   I need to make my Vlogtag video still tonight, but honestly I am just not sure how I am going to measure up to Molly's video from last Wednesday... I mean she read us a story and everything!!! Granted it was a story about how to Un-Gay someone, but it was a story non the less...  Maybe i'll do something awkward and inappropriate... stay tuned...

   Random Fact.... I have made 6,000 Twitter updates... in less than a year, and 309 actual blogposts in almost 3 and a half years. 

Back to the Grind

AS I am sure all of you can relate, The first day back to work after a vacation of any length is always rough, mine was no exception. It began with having forgotten to close my drivers side window after arriving home last night, which led to my sitting in a very wet driver seat this morning. Rest assured the window is closed tonight. 

    I am extremely tired, work wasn't really bad so much as I just really would have rather been any where else, or more specifically any where closer to the amazing woman I spent the last week with.

   I am not sure when my next day off is as of right now, but trust me when I say, the countdown has begun. 

Random Fact: Youtube Haters are like soo lame... 

Day 6~ The Voyage Home

   Today was a hard one, I woke in my girlfriends bed, next to her, and I will in a few very short moments fall asleep in my own bed very alone. It was a pretty relaxed day we slept in as late as we could manage and then went for a light lunch at Arbys (we had each won a free sandwich at Friday nights IronPigs game.) After our sandwich we went to Rita's for dessert, a popular east coast Icee/custard stand, It was very good and very perfect for the warm day.

   With my bags already packed and in her trunk we headed to the airport and said our goodbyes.

My trip home was mostly uneventful barring a woman that collapsed in the doorway of the plane as I was getting off in Seattle. 

   My brother and his wife were waiting for me at the baggage claim area, and after what seemed like forever we collected my one checked baggage, and headed home. My car was not too amused at having been ignored for the passed week and stalled in the middle of the road on the way home. Luckily my brother and his wife were still in the area and after about an hour of fiddling with this part and that part we were able to get the vehicle running again... I hate that car.

   Random Fact: This is the last picture Laurie and I took together this morning.