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Stuck in the Friend Zone...& random thoughts that occupy my mind September 11 9/11 cursesHere it is, September 11th 2008. Seven years since the terror attacks, and I couldn't be less concerned about it.
All my focus today is avoiding Hurricane Ike. Bastard. Taunting everyone from LA down to Mexico. I evacuated Galveston Island shortly before the City said it was "manditory." I'm all the way in Texas City...woop-dee-freakin'-doo!
I know now how families die together. My sister is listening to a few sources...1) her boyfriend, who seems to be staying - cause that's what idiots do. 2) the City of Texas City, whose daily messages advise to shelter in place, cause we have an earthen levee that should protect us.
The same levee that they built after Hurricane Carla which hit 40+ years ago...also on/near September 11th...that flooded the city.
Then there is "common sense" which says "RUN!!!"
Call me lame, or a Doomsday-er, but running was what I had planned. Now, we're stuck, because everyone in Galveston is trying to get out causing TRAFFIC.
Houston/Harris County just announced that they still weren't opening Contra-flow...and probably not until after evening rush hour. Yeah!
So, I'll be here, online until a) the power goes out or b) the 100mph winds pick me up for the ride of a lifetime!!
If this is my last message to the world, I love you world. Live Long and Prosper!! :) September 02 RNC theme songsPolitics and music make strange bedfellows...
Tonight, at the Republican National Convention, the "amp'd" music prior to Pres. Bush's speech via satelite came from AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" -- the sample lyrics are posted below:
(Thunder) (x10) I was caught In the middle of a railroad track (Thunder) I looked 'round, And I knew there was no turning back (Thunder) My mind raced And I thought what could I do? (Thunder) And I knew There was no help, no help from you (Thunder) Sound of the drums Beatin' in my heart The thunder of guns! Tore me apart You've been - thunderstruck! Rode down the highway Broke the limit, we hit the ton Went through to Texas, yeah Texas And we had some fun We met some girls, Those dancers who gave us good times Broke all the rules, played all the fools Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds And I was shakin' at the knees Could I come again please. Yeah the ladies were too kind You've been - thunderstruck, thunderstruck Yeah yeah yeah, thunderstruck Yeah Oh, thunderstruck, yeah Now we're shaking at the knees Could I come again please. Thunderstruck, thunderstruck Yeah yeah yeah, thunderstruck Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah Said yeah, it's alright We're! Doing fine Yeah, it's alright We're! Doing fine So fine Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah, Thunderstruck, thunderstruck, thunderstruck Whoa baby, baby, thunderstruck You've been thunderstruck, thunderstruck Thunderstruck, thunderstruck, thunderstruck You've been thunderstruck August 29 Daily DilemmasToday is my sister's birthday. And the way it's all played out I have two "commitments" tonight...
1) our Fantasy Football draft is tonight.
2) a few of her friends & our mother are gathering for dinner at Gringo's.
The draft was insane to plan out with the holiday weekend, vacations, etc. And 9 Fridays out of 10, I'm at home with nothing to do.
Birthdays in my family are always weird. Half the people don't care about theirs or anyone elses. Half the people care ALOT - mainly mom! Must be cause she went thru labor or something.
So, I'm bailing on my sister. I know, I'm horrible brother. But the upside should be that I'm not sitting there all night reminding her how much older she is than me!!
The Power of Positive Thinking!! August 17 Welcome BackHey Everyone who loves me! I know how much you've missed this blog, so I'm happy to announce that I have my laptop back from the shop. New and Improved. With TONS of free hard drive space!!! What to do with it all????
I went to the Dave Matthews concert on Friday night. AMAZING! A much needed mind-altering experience. Who needs drugs?!?!
I'm contemplating life again. My path. What lies ahead and where to go from here. I'm open to ideas, thoughts, suggestions, directions, maps, job opportunities, mental health facilities...bring it on. The world is my oyster. LOL!!!
Ok, I still have 100+ emails to go thru, myspace, facebook, etc. Not to mention dinner and rest up for work this week! June 12 Odds and EndsTrying out a new font...we'll see...
I stayed home from work today. I've been consitantly, and unexplainibly, tired for 2 weeks or so. This week I've been reduced to going to bed before the sun goes down - @ 8:30 or 9pm. Sad. Then Mr. Sore Throat appeared, followed soon by his best friend, Deep Cough. So, I stayed home and rested. Maybe God got a cold on Day 6, so he rested?
Sometime this afternoon I went to put a mid-size Gatorade bottle into the fridge. And, instead, dropped it on my right big toe. That moment between impact and "pain" is really awkward. Just enough time to think, maybe it won't hurt. Then pain hits and you are left to deal.
In today's test, I remained frozen in place for another second. And flashed back to when I was a kid and dropped a peanut butter jar on the same right big toe. It wasn't the pain, but the resulting doctor's visit, treatment - a toenail-ectomy - and prognosis of living a year waiting for a new toenail to emerge. Which it did. Thankfully. Only to be cut every so often because it's too long. Ironic, don't you think? June 09 33+Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end...
In a matter of 3 days, I said good-bye to Derek version 3.2, celebrated my 33rd year of breathing on my own with a handful of wonderful friends and family...not to mention the delicious cheeseburger & onion rings...and turned around to say good-bye to a friend who I've spent quite a lot of time with over the past year and a half.
We've grown close, but her friendship is completely unique to me. I don't think it was until she said goodbye to her friends and my dog Chuck, that I saw her cry. I think the hug goodbye was possibly our only physical contact. I can honestly sit back and know that there are great differences between us, but we enjoyed our time together...kinda being 2 single people, hanging out, not together. I could've let it drive me into the ground, but with the exception of a few moments, I just rolled with her. I didn't beg for time. Our time was on her terms mostly.
Through prayer and reflection, she decided that Galveston, that Texas, was no longer where she needed to be. She needed to be closer to family. How can you not encourage that??? I was not there to deter her. She was on a mission. I admire that in so many ways. Of course, I laugh a bit, 'cause she calls me stubborn. Sometimes "conviction" and "stubborn" can be easily blurred.
We'll stay friends and hopefully stay in contact. We've had a standing appointment every week for several months now. It's still on my calendar. I really don't want to take it off. But she deserves the best going away prayer I can offer with love...Vaya Con Dios!
April 25 When in Rome...If your license plate is from State A and you are driving in State B...for the love of God, please put in some effort not to piss the locals off.
Case in point, don't cut across 3 lanes of rush hour traffic on a freeway just to make the exit within 50 feet...and if you do, WAVE!!! Acknowledge that what you just did may have been legal...but it wasn't f*ing nice to ALL the other drivers who are just trying to get home & know where the heck they're going after a long day at work!!
Whatever happened to "being on your best behavior" when people go out in public ...or go on vacation to the best island near Texas??? |
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