The final countdown...

Nothing like an ode to the final 20 minutes of 2009... You sucked but at the same time you were awesome. Here's to the final year of saying it easily.

I'm curious to see whether 2010 be "two-thousand and ten" or "twenty-ten." I still haven't decided on which one to use for the next decade. Saying "twenty" and then the year seems a lot easier, but knowing me I'll probably fluctuate between the two.




And I need to decide whether I'm going to Mardi Gras in the Spring or not. I was invited, after all.

Last day of 2009...

Hard to believe that this year is already on its last day.

This year has been a pretty lousy one for me but at the same time I had a lot of fun. I turned 21, I found some people that I love being around, I found out a lot about myself, and had a lot of let downs. Overall I think it made me stronger, though. I found out that it isn't always worth it to hide. Hiding only causes you to be more involved and get more hurt.

What else did I find out?

- I am tired of being alone.
- What I thought I never wanted is actually becoming desired.
- Being straight-forward about something isn't a bad thing.
- As much as I hate my job I think a part of me would miss it if I left anytime soon.
- I'm eager to leave and try something new.

I'm tired of being in the same spot with the same people and surroundings. I want to see who else is out there. I want to brush myself up a little bit. I want to see what certain emotions are like.

I just want something more.





Happy 2010. I hope it's a better year for all of us.

9...

I forgot how visually stunning this movie was.

If you buy it, buy it on Blu-Ray. It does the animation and sound true justice.

There is so much stuff...

I was just looking at my Nightmare Before Christmas stuff on my shelves and around my rooms and I think it finally hit me... I have a lot of stuff. Granted it is my favorite movie and I love to collect memorabilia, I really do have a lot.

Allow me to give you an idea:

• Pumpkin Jack scarecrow figurine with 4 Jack-o-Lanterns

• Santa Jack figurine with the boy and the shrunken head and evil Christmas wreath

• Pajama Jack figurine with a stack of books and Zero sleeping in his dog bed with the dog bowl

• Pumpkin King Jack figurine with Halloween Town sign and flying Zero figurine

• Jack standing over Christmas Town Hallmark ornament

• Jack sitting with Zero by his tombstone Hallmark ornament

• Santa Jack hiding behind a Christmas tree Hallmark ornament

• Jack sitting in front of the Christmas Town sign Hallmark ornament

• Double-sided Jack face porcelain jewelry box

• Jack head-knocker of him hiding behind a tombstone

• Jack talking doll with Zero head

• Jack dashboard ornament

• Jack shot glasses (3)

• Jack desk lamp

• Jack car antennae topper

• Jack snowglobe of him reading a book about Christmas (plays "This is Halloween")

• Santa Jack snowglobe of him in the coffin sleigh (plays "What's This?")

• Jack pumpkin snowglobe with Sally, Lock, Shock, and Barrell (plays "Kidnap the Sandy Claws")

• Jack mini-snowglobe of him as a jack in the box with the killer duck toy

• Jack coffee thermos (2)

• Jack baseball

• Jack coffee mugs (4)

• Jack car magnets (2)

• Jack fleece throw blanket

• Sally figurine of her sitting in the graveyard with one arm torn off

• Sally figurine with her sewing table and Santa Jack picture

• Sally abdomen-up figurine of her holding a flower

• Sally mini-figurine of her standing with the gift basket for Jack

• Sally coffee thermos

• Sally and Dr. Finkelstein statue

• Dr. Finkelstein figurine with the wheelchair and detachable brain

• Dr. Finkelstein mini-figurine in his wheelchair

• Behemoth figurine with Nutcracker toy

• Vampire Brothers figurines with sun umbrellas

• Hanging tree figurine with all 5 hanging skeletons

• Jack and Sally bust figurines

• Jack and Sally shot glasses

• Jack and Sally statue in the graveyard with flying Zero

• Deadly Night Shade cookie jar

• Nightmare Before Christmas Trivial Pursuit

• Nightmare Before Christmas Monopoly

• Nightmare Before Christmas clear playing cards

• Nightmare Before Christmas conceptual art book

• Nightmare Before Christmas storybook

• Nightmare Before Christmas piano sheet music

• Jack tattoo on my right calf

Add in clothing and two versions of the movie on DVD and you pretty much have it. I'm sure that isn't all of it either.
Has this movie completely taken over my bank account? You tell me.

Merry Christmas...

Remember the reason for the season, people.



With that said, everyone celebrates the commercialized version of Christmas anyway.
I got:

Arrested Development (season 3)
The Hangover (Blu-Ray)
Nightmare Before Christmas Monopoly
Nightmare Before Christmas desk lamp
Nightmare Before Christmas ornament
A leopard print Snuggie
Clue (board game)
Wii remote recharging station
A giant tin full of popcorn
A bag of Skittles
A bag of Gummy Bears

Thats about it. Now to go on iTunes and get the music I was holding on in case someone got it for me. I'll be hitting Amazon sometime next week to do the same thing there.

This I just don't understand...

Why would Jason Marquis leave the Rockies and sign a 2-year deal with the Washington Nationals?

Yeah! Let's go from being an All-Star on a team that made the playoffs for the second time in three years to go to the worst team in the National League!
What is the reasoning? The Nats are worse than the Pirates and that is really saying something. They shouldn't even exist.


Dumb move, kid. Dumb move.

AVATAR!!!

This was an incredible movie. Holy crap.

The visuals were outstanding. The planet was beautiful. The scientific concept was impressive... I could just keep going.

Pandora, and the Na'vi, were the most beautiful at night. The way they would glow and stand out was like being in a room with blacklight paint lit up. It was like an eyegasm.



I'm glad I didn't see it in 3D. It was a little too busy. I don't think my eyes would have been too happy with me, especially during the battle and flight sequences. I saw it on an IMAX size screen so I got the full effect.

Bye bye bye...

We finally did it.

Garrett Atkins is no longer a Colorado Rockie. He declined arbitration, became a free agent, and has apparently signed a 1-year 2011 option with the Baltimore Orioles.

Best of luck to him. He'll be nothing but a DH the rest of his career.

Avatar...

I really want to see Avatar. Like... I really, really want to. It looks so freaking epic.

Hopefully I'm going on Saturday.

LOL...

http://thesnuggiesutra.com/

December 7th really is a bad day...

First the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor then my dad loses his job.

Yes ma'am. He came home early to show his cell phone, badge, and American Express card missing and said he got layed off. They claimed there wasn't enough work to go around and that they had to let go of certain people in specific departments. They are giving him two weeks pay after today and insurance through the end of the year. Seeing that there are only 3 weeks of the year left it won't do anyone much good.

I really should have enrolled in the insurance package through work. I didn't think I was going to need it for another year, or so.

Regret?

I kind of regret selling my guitar. I have been getting the music itch recently and all I have is my drumset and my bass. Those aren't what I want to play, though.