Moon

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:19:16 GMT

Yep, no matter how long I am away from this place, they never seem to get rid of my profile. Amazing.

Nearly forgot about this thing for good

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 20:21:12 GMT

I was actually thinking about LJ a few days ago and was wondering if my account would even still be active. I guess it is.....Looks like a year and half since I've been here.

Still married, bought a house last June...no kids yet. Can I be anymore non-descriptive? I suppose I could (by actually not posting anything here for a year a half). Maybe I'll post more thoughts here soon (famous last words). Can't think of anything to say right now.

Slowly but surely

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:18:04 GMT

Well, I might as well make an entry here. I'll try to update this a little more frequently (he says now).

Been at my new job for an entire year now, and I must say that I am absolutely stunned that I actually like my job. I am working as a network consultant for state agencies in NY. Firewall admin stuff, chasing down hackers, etc.....

Been married (happily) for about 8 months now. So far so very good. I am one lucky guy, I must admit.....

It's good to see peeps like ldy and happyapathy still kickin' it here, too.

Now I'm impressed

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:51:58 GMT

They just let usernames stay stagnant forever, don't they......
I can't believe it's been almost a year

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:44:56 GMT

Thank Budda for Friday's. I really need to catch up on my sleep. I drank way too much of that good Cab Sav/Merlot last night. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 20:23:05 GMT

Life can really be good to you sometimes. I really haven't felt that way in quite some time. I am very content with where I am right now. I've finally got a job that I really like, I'm looking forward to an unforgetable wedding and honeymoon, and things are just going, all together, smoothly.
We're playing in Binghamton next Wednesday night. The night before Thanksgiving is usually a great party night. I hope that, with all the advanced promotion, we'll get a great turn out. We usually do at this place. Mostly younger hippy's and others who really appreciate the music. Can't wait.
Speaking of that crowd, we all went out and saw the Other Ones on Saturday night. All I have to say is "Oh Yeah". From what I can recall (due to altered state of consciousness) it was everything I remember it to be. Beautiful. They were so on that night. It was truely glorious!

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:17:27 GMT

Time to hit the gym again. I can feel myself putting on that "winter coat" for the colder weather. I really was good about it during my time off, but it just kinda trailed off.

I'm so very happy that it's Friday. I'm going to the Other One's show tomorrow night. The Other Ones are the Grateful Dead minus Jerry. I think I may "indulge" a little tomorrow night....if you know what I mean.

Hello, it's me again

Thu, 14 Nov 2002 14:09:33 GMT

Hey,hey....

Well, I guess the fact that I FINALLY got a job warrants an entry in the ol' LJ. Haven't been here in quite some time. Seems to be a trend. Anyway, after six months of blissful unemployment, I have finally landed another gig. I am now working as the first employee of this network consulting company (I guess you can call it). I kinda dig it, since yes, I'm the new guy, however, I'm the only guy as well. Things are finally looking up. I was really getting somewhat depressed there for a while.

On a lighter note, today is the 4 month countdown to our wedding. We are getting everything planned right on time, and there have been no major catastrophes. I actually can't wait. Our honeymoon is going to be da' bomb diggity.

Well, I know I've said this before, but I'm definitely going to be updating a little more frequently here.

uh....i forgot, or something

Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:24:04 GMT

wow....how does this thing work, again.....oh yeah, I think I vaugely remember.

Hi, again. It's me. Haven't updated this thing in what? 3-4 months?

Well. It's nice to be posting again. Let's see, what's been going on with my bad self? Well, I still have not found gainful employment. Actually that's because I haven't been looking for the last month or so. I'm in the middle of trying to get my MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), and classes and studying have been taking up all my time. At least unemployment has given me more of a chance to be playing out with various musical ensembles. I play for like 4 or 5 different bands now. Actually, it's more like a big group of musicians in this area that get together in various formations to play gigs. Like, I'm playing next Friday at this little bar in Troy in an acoustic duo during happy hour, and then the next night, I'm playing with the Slipknot guys (although we're no longer known as Slipknot) up in Saratoga in a full band configuration. It keeps me busy. I'm selling some of my crap, so I can raise some funds to buy a PA (a big one), and hopefully get some more work doing something I love.
Let's see, what else is going on. Oh yeah, the wedding plans are going smoothly. Only 6 months to go, and I'll be a married man. Never thought I'd see the day. I actually can't wait. I also can't wait for the honeymoon. We're going to Australia. We figured, this is the best time to go somewhere COMPLETELY out of the way. Who knows if we'd ever get the chance again. I guess that's about all for now. I'll try and not be such a stanger....

Long Time Gone

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:25:11 GMT

Remember me? Ya miss me? I didn't think so.

I've been out of work since early May, and you know what? It REALLY sucks! I am bored out of my head. The thing is, that I find all these listings for jobs in my field that I'm qualified for, send them my resume, and then never hear from them....ever. Been out on a few interviews, but I have not hooked up with a job yet. I thought a little time off would be a nice thing, and don't get me wrong, I love not having to get up for work, but this job hunt thing is draining the life right out of me.

I also cut all my hair off, but I've already mentioned that. Man, you never know how much hair you really have until you are handed a 7-8 inch ponytail that's just been cut from the back of your head. I needed a change, anyway.

It's nice to be back up here in LJ.

Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:33:43 GMT

I almost forgot.....I cut my hair off!

Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:32:45 GMT

Long time, no see...

Well, this is it! I'm down to my last 32 hours of work at this God forsaken hell-hole. I say 32 hours, because they are only making us work four hour days until the end. SO.....five and a half years later, I now have to actually put some effort into looking for a new job. I should just come into work next Friday (my last day) in like a evening gown or a clown outfit, just for shits and giggles, or something. I should be upset that I'm going to be soon unemployed, but I'm really not. First of all, I'm getting severance pay, plus, I'll be eligible for unemployment (not that I really want to have to use it). So it's there if I need it.

ANYWAY....the guys of Slipknot are back together, and we're playing our first show this Friday. However, we have to come up with a different name. Shouldn't be too hard.

It's been over a month, and I still cannot find anything important to say.

Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:57:26 GMT

I just looked at classmates.com and checked out my graduating class and a bunch of other schools that I have attended in the past. Everyone is married with kids. Am I getting older then I think? Sometimes it still feels like I'm in my early 20's, but in reality, here I am staring at 30 in less then a year. What happened to all that time? Actually, I wouldn't have given up my 20's for anything. I had a LOT of fun without the responsibility of a wife and kids. But now I'm ready. I've known it for some time now. It sort of feels like a whole new beginning. New and fresh, yet uncertain. After more then 5 years, I am leaving my job next month, and we are looking forward to the wedding next March. I am mentally and financially (well, for a little while, anyway) secure and I couldn't be more excited about the future.

I am probably going to take a little bit of time off after my job (not too much, though) and have thought about getting into some artistic projects. Right now, I am pretty much a hired gun when it comes to music. 3 different gigging projects in the works right now. I'm actually playing on Saturday out at Bromeley Mt. Should be fun. Got the acoustic thing, which isn't as exciting, but pays well, and best of all, I'm back with the (formerly known as) Slipknot guys preparing for a series of gigs in the spring. As far as other artistic projects are concerned, I think I might try my hand at acting again. Maybe find some theater project or whatever I can. I think it would be a hell of a good time.

The Great Unknown

Mon, 04 Mar 2002 14:04:36 GMT

OK, so I took the month of February off from this journal. This is the story of my life....so lazy as to not put anything in here, yet also having nothing of worth to speak about.

It's finally happened. My company is closing down. They gave all the employees 60 days notice. I suppose I can't say I'm surprised or upset. I mean, they had to give us that notice BY LAW! If there was no law regarding that, I'm sure everyone would have come in one day and the doors would be welded shut with no explanation. This is how I perceive my company to operate in these uncertain times. Anyway, with that being said, I now HAVE to start looking for another job. GOD...I didn't think it would be this stressful. Actually, they'll keep paying us up until the beginning of May, but after that, that's it! I haven't gone on an interview in over 5 years. I am totally out of the loop, and on top of that, Albany is probably one of the worst places to be looking for meaningful employment. We have been thinking about relocation, and suppose that wouldn't be such a bad thing. I've had this feeling lately that everything is going to turn out for the better (ever the fucking optimist). I am getting a new start here. It's so uncertain, yet so refreshing to think that I won't have to come into work to this hell hole anymore. I'm not even sure why I have stayed for so long. Wait, I think I know why...the money. Well, I am pretty much OK in that department right now. I'm not married yet, and we don't have any kids, and we put off the house hunting indefinitely. Hell, I've even been thinking about going to school for something completely different. I need a radical change in my life right now...I'm just not too sure what that change should include, yet, I also know definitely what should remain.

*sigh*

Well, I missed Bela again. ARGH! Why do I do this to myself? Well, I guess I can balance that out with the fact that I got to see Gov't Mule last week. From what I can remember, it was an EXCELLENT show. That's what drinking Merlot all night will do to ya.

I might post more later on today.

Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:36:15 GMT

My attempts at cooking are getting better little by little. I'm no Marimoto or anything, but it's all about timing. I try to find a recipe that exceeds in flavor but doesn't take much effort. This is fast becoming my favorite little hobby. However, last night did not go so well. Stuffed eggplant. I think it just may be the fact that the recipe lacked in spices and the fact that eggplant is such a bland vegetable (i think it's actually classified as a berry, but I could be wrong) to begin with. I'll try to find something else for next week. Krissy does most of the cooking, because she is a hell of a lot better then me at it. Needless to say, one of our big selling points when looking for a house is the kitchen.

It's official. I think our company is going to shut down within a couple months unless they can come up with a buyer. If they do, we might actually be able to keep our jobs. That would help.

Oz is starting to get a little better. Sundays episode included stuff like :

2 new pretty boys entering the hallowed walls of Oz that immeadiately become Robson's prags. Toby tried to interject.

There is MUCH tension between the Aryans and the Cicilian's.

Keller is facing the death penalty, as is Cyril O'Rielly since he killed a new inmate that Ryan was fighting with. Could be ugly.

Oz incorporates a seeing-eye dog training program that Hill, Alverez and Penders (the guy who saved the Wardens life in solitary last season) sign up for.

They didn't have anything about Hoyt this week, though. Last weeks episode ended with him confessing to all the murders that he was a part of. I think they are trying to fill the cells of the currently vacant death row. I see Cyril, Hoyt and Keller sittin' up in that MoFo within the next couple episodes.

I can't wait for the Oz DVD's.

Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:18:41 GMT

Right now, I am in the middle of putting together a musical project, buying a house, planning a wedding and worrying about losing my job. I guess this is why alcohol exists. I am so stressed out lately, that I'm literally getting sick over it. I felt like total shit today. I should have stayed home, but I'm try to save up some sick time. If there is one thing I want, it's too at least be able to take a long weekend or short vacation this spring or summer. Didn't take a vacation last year. Probably should have. I need one in the worst way right now.

At least this new band seems promising. I've got the old drummer from Slipknot and the bass player from Loader. I just need a fourth, either a guitar player or a keyboardist, and I'll be all set.

So I turned 29 a week and a half ago. At least I'm still in my twenties.

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:11:38 GMT

Oz was a little strange last night. *SPOLIER* (katie) Only one person gets off'ed in this episode when Jim Burns gets knocked off by Hoyt because Cloutier cames to Burns in a vision (how that one happens is beyond me, since Cloutier isn't even dead) and tells him to kill Hoyt and Kirk before they make him (Burns) kill Cloutier. Cloutier is all f'ed up from the blast and can't speak....yet. Once he's able to speak again, you KNOW those prick bastards are going down! The whole episode was just a little surreal. I guess it's a little change of pace.

In other happenings, We're still in the middle of house hunting, and it's driving me out of my mind. It's definitely the most stressful thing I've ever done. More on that later

Wed, 09 Jan 2002 13:34:21 GMT

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Wed, 26 Dec 2001 21:43:39 GMT

So we went back down to NYC last Saturday so that Jeff could go and meet Sarah (hope I spelled that correctly). I must say that it turned out to be better then I could have imagined. At points, I was thinking "How romantic...to meet right smack in the middle of Grand Central Station for the first time". Don't get me wrong, I mean, I'm not getting all feminine on ya here. It was just a thought.

We checked out Ground Zero. It was deep and it was emotional and it was creepy. I got some photos. Once I get them back I might post them. Just big huge memorials all around the site. Tourists everywhere. I'm really glad I went.

After that, I had to go check out the Stock Exchange since they had the Christmas Tree up in front of it and the big US flag in lights on the pillars of the Exchange itself. Should make for some great pictures. We also checked out some of the other holiday fare down there. Saw the tree at Rockefeller Center, and I must say that it doesn't seem as big as it should. Maybe that's just TV adding extra dimesion to it. We also made the horrible mistake of trying to get through Macy's. It was worse then the busiest nightclub on a Friday night. Just a freakin' DELUGE of humanity trying to get socks for Uncle Chester or that tie for Dad. We didn't stay as long as last time though. We tried to leave Jeff and Sarah alone to say thier goodbyes, but we couldn't help but sneak a peek. Sorry Jeff. It was a momentus occasion. We didn't take pictures or anything like that, so don't worry.

On Sunday we went to look at about 7 or 8 houses. None of which had any appeal what so ever. I guess it's our own fault. We're trying to stay within a certain price range. There is one, however, that is very promising.

I had Monday off. We actually went to Church. I haven't gone to Church in years. And me, a good Catholic boy. Yeah right. We also went to my Grandmother's. Nothing too eventful.

Christmas was pretty relaxing. I got everthing that I wanted and we didn't have to ruch all over the place trying to get all the parents in in one day. My parents are down in Florida.

I hardly ever update this thing anymore. I figure I get around to it once every few weeks. But that's OK. I try not to clutter it up with unimportant crap.

New season of Oz starts the day after my birthday. Gotta new VCR tapes.

It's a Beautiful Daaayyyyyy.....

Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:32:40 GMT

It snowed like a Mo Fo on Saturday night, which in turn made it the PERFECT Sunday morning to go get a Christmas tree. We must have had 4-5 inches of snow on the ground. I was pretty happy about that. Ski season is coming up!

Snow and Rain

Thu, 06 Dec 2001 18:24:25 GMT

Well, we're taking another day trip down to the city on the 22nd. There are many things that we did not get to see the first time around. We're also going down so my brother can finally meet Sadie. I must say that I am very excited on his behalf. I think we're going to have a pretty good time. I also want to go down there to check out ground zero. I have to see the devistation for myself to get a firm grasp of the magnitude of this tragedy. I wonder how far along on the clean up they are....

They've been showing season 4 reruns of OZ on HBO. New one's should be coming up in January. Last night was the one where Keller confessed to killing Hank and he leaves the show. That's too bad. He was one of the better characters. Keller, that is.

The house hunting is reaching a fevered pitch. I can't get over how all consuming this process can get. In a way, though....it's kinda fun. We've narrowed down a huge list of house down to about 13 that we are going to go look at over the next couple weeks with the realtor.

I didn't realize

Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:16:17 GMT

Well, I am finally without a band. For the first time in 6 years, I have no band. I am doing this acoustic thing with some guys from Loader, but that's just not the same thing. And all I gotta say is....I'm friggin lost!!! What the hell do I do now?? Get into another band obviously. But that's just the thing. I'm not too sure I want to join someone else's band. I want to be the one calling the shots this time. I have a drummer in mind and a bass player, but I don't think they would click. I have a great idea of how and what I would like to put together.

If you know a drummer or keyboardist or another guitar player that's into P-Funk, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, any Motown you can think of and many 70's classic rock standards, then by all means, PLEASE let me know. I also may just put an ad in the Metroland. Only....doing that causes all the weirdo's to come out of the freakin' woodwork. I hate this. I gotta do something soon, or I'm gonna lose it.

Another thing that is gong to make me lose it is looking for a house. I never thought it would be this difficult. I think I'm just too picky. If just one little thing is wrong that can't be corrected, then I won't consider it.

I think I'll go get alcohol poisioning tonight.

Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:49:59 GMT

I'm so burnt right now. I went to see the Derek Trucks Band last night at Valentines, and I must say that I was mightly impressed. That kid can play the guitar like no one I know. But what pisses me off is that this kid is only like 21!! FUCK, man I wish would play half as good as that kid, and I'm 7 years older then him. His band was REALLY good, too. The best thing about last night was the fact that Phil Lesh and friends was in town (because they are playing the Palace tonight), and the anticipation that someone could join him onstage was too much pass up. My friend Ean had helped Derek and his band load their gear into the club and he told me that either Phil or Warren Haynes would show up and sit in with the band. Well, just the mention of Warren's name made not care about going to work the next day. Needless to say, I stayed for the whole show. Unfortunately Warren didn't show up, but Jimmy Herring DID!!! SWEET!! Oh man, that guy can light up the room with his guitar wizadry (sp?). What a great night of music. I was truly satisfied.

I could probably score tickets to Phil and Friends tonight, and I still might, but probably not. I'm pretty tired from 2 long nights in a row. We went to the WWF Smackdown taping at the Pepsi Arena on Tuesday. That's always a blast. I love watching guys "fake" beat the shit out of each other.

I should just go home early today.

yawn

Wed, 07 Nov 2001 14:15:52 GMT

Soooooo bored. I almost feel bad for taking a salary from this company. I sit around all day waiting for customers to call in looking for assistance. Nothing. My new thing now is playing online scrabble against total strangers. At least it passes the time a lot nicer then sitting around staring at the screen blankly.

They layed off about 25 people last Thursday. That's how dead it is. However, I survived this latest round, but I cannot say for how long. Who knows, they may stop by 2 weeks from now and let EVERYONE go. But to be quite honest, it wouldn't totally upset me. I'm pretty much just wasting away in this company at this point. I really need to keep a job right now, though because of our pending nuptuals and plans to procure a lovely little homestead. We've actually seen a few, really nice houses. We even talked with a mortgage broker recently and are getting pre-qualified. This is kinda scary. You know, as a first time home buyer and everything....but it's exciting, and the prospect of home ownership is something that drives me. We need our own place. We need to be able to be loud if we want (musically. get your mind out of the gutter....well come to think of it....).

I want to go back down to NYC soon. I don't care WHAT the situation is down there. I love that city.

ompf!

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 17:13:10 GMT

But, but....I thought he HATED women!