My Loyal Servants

I'm a lazy bastard at times but it's not always my fault. Just like royalty I have people that do all kinds of stuff for me. I realized this when my buddy Tom called to tell me what he thought of X-Men: The Last Stand. I was supposed to go but never made it and he wanted to fill me in. He said I wouldn't like it. That got me thinking. Tom is the one who is able to judge my tastes in movies pretty well. He knows what sets me off and what I will think is cool. Then I have GBro who is good with stuff like that when it comes to video games. Tom is an RPG whore so we disagree on numerous games. Then I have Ben who, while hours away now, is like my royal taster. He is my guide for any alcoholic beverage. He knows what I can handle and what I'll enjoy since I'm a pussy about beer and some kinds of liquor. It's nice having to think so little for myself and have others do so much of my bidding.

My blog has been screwy ever since my previous post. The site wouldn't come up at all here and it would take forever to load at work when I would try it. I'm not sure what the issue is but I figured I would squeeze in a post before it goes belly up again. 

Why I'd Rather Be Online Instead Of Outside

No matter what color, size or shape it is.....the ignore button is one reason I'd rather be at my computer most of the time. There are TONS of people in the real world I would love to ignore but it takes far more work and is something society frowns upon. Today I had someone pop up online and message who caused me massive amounts of grief and agony ages ago and then this person just fucking vanished from existence until today. They sent me a message tonight, I responded with something I'd been wanting to say to them for years and then I hit ignore. It's a powerful feeling and it gave me the chance to have the last word after a long long time.

I've been limiting the people I talk to online lately. Chatting online has pissed away far too much of my time in the past and has pissed off the wife far too much. It's no longer as enjoyable as it used to be. I still have a number of friends I talk so I'm not ditching everyone but I have thinned out my "buddy" lists to make sure they really are my "buddies".

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Here is another reason I'd rather be at home. I'm tired of people who ask questions when they really only want to hear a specific answer. At work we often have people selling various items for local schools, bands, scout troops and other various items. Most are worth while causes with a few exceptions like the one gay guy who is ALWAYS selling tickets for some shit which only benefits him. One lady the other day asked me if I wanted to buy a raffle ticket to raise money for a good cause. I asked how much the tickets were. Turns out it was 10.00 for 1 tickets. I felt it was more than a tad steep, declined and now she has a bug up her ass. The good thing is she should avoid me enough now that it's almost like I clicked a real life ignore button.  

I'm Not Gonna Play That Game

The huge gaming expo, E3, is over and it was a whirlwind of info. While I mainly checked out the upcoming games for the 360 I also kept an eye open on what the other systems had coming out. It seems the PS3 info was enough to kick my one co-worker into full on fanboy mode. He claims he owned a 360 for a brief period of time and if he did I'm sure he used his 5 finger discount to significantly reduce his out of pocket expense. He then sold the unit, or traded it for weed, and figured he'd wait out the release of the PS3. We still know few details about the unit and he's already pissing me off. I bought all the previous generation consoles because they all had games I wanted and things I liked. The PS3 has yet to impress me and with a 600.00 price tag it better come installed with some 3-D virtual sex program. I know the system will sell based solely on the success of the PS2. The Nintendo Wii is the gayest sounding system name ever but I am certainly impressed with the games, the innovative "controller" and the suspected low retail price. I can be a fan of the 360 without going the way of the fanboy. I just wonder how I can get him to shut if mouth when he doesn't have the facts or a clue.

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It's good to see another Mother's Day gone by. This holiday is just pure hell on numerous levels.

It takes a real toll on my wife each and every year. I never want to bring up past events that are so tough so each year I hope we'll be able to slide by. So far this plan has never worked. It just so happened this year on that special holiday she believed she might be pregnant again. It turns out it was a false alarm. I guess this event will get stacked on top of the already huge pile of baggage we have about this holiday.

Mother's Day is the biggest day at my job because so many of you out there don't care enough to stay home and make mom dinner. Each year we try to prepare the best we can. This year we had lots of help and we thought it was going to be a breeze. Turns out it was a twister and we all got knocked on our asses. The computer system we use turned against us and simply refused to cooperate at times.

The dreaded call to my own mother. *sigh* It's always awkward and forced. We talked about the weather so that really shows about how hard we both tried. It wasn't as bad this year. We discussed a few random topics and it probably would of been longer but I needed to get showered and sleep after my 11+ hour day at work.