So, I've been under the radar lately just dealing with life. I've had a lot of stress in my life lately and I've just needed to decompress. It hasn't been working very well, but at least I'm trying.
Yesterday was by birthday and as usual I was going to do my "it's my birthday and I've done absolutely nothing with my life post," but that is getting really old. Yes, I am now 28 years old. Yes, my life sucks, but the only person to blame is me, so I should get off my ass and do something about it. *sigh*.
So yeah, I'm feeling pretty down right now. I suppose this isn't the best comeback post, but I gotta keep it real. I do plan on revamping this site with a new layout. I'll probably covert to wordpress to... I'm giving myself until Thanksgiving. I know it's a long time, but I'm lazy and like to take my time about shit.
Alright kids, I'm not dead. I know you were wondering there for a moment, but I am indeed still in the land of the living... barely.
I've mostly been working or sick for the past few months. I got a double dose of the flu and an ear infection and was out three days for both. I actually had to go to the emergency room for the ear infection as it was causing vertigo and the room wouldn't stop spinning. Of course all of this happened at work and I was supremely humiliated by the whole thing.
Anyway, there is a new layout up at Sebastian-Stan.com and things seem to be going well for him, which is nice. As far as a new layout here goes, I'm working on it, but I also have some other projects in the works that have priority, but I will try to post more (I say that every time, I know).
I also went to yet another Circa Survive concert last night. There were four bands playing and I can't remember all of the names right now, but generally they were all pretty good. It was once again in L.A., Hollywood this time, at the Avalon and it was an okay show although I left at the tail end of Circa's set as I wasn't interested in seeing the headlining band. I have pictures and crap and will post a dedicated blog entry with the pics later. I'm too lazy to do it now.
Also, Jackie, I have not forgotten about you. I so owe you a new layout and will e-mail soon. I've just haven't had the time or the patients to really deal with e-mail right now.
Okay, that's about it. I know no one reads this anymore, but I blog for my comfort, not yours. Kisses!
Ya know, 2008 hasn't started out as well as I wanted it to. I was really looking toward the new year to be better than 2007 and it certainly isn't living up to the expectation. In fact, 2008 is turning out to be worse.
I got another ticket in February. It was for "speeding" (going 45 in a 40 zone) and I got "popped" in the exact, I mean THE EXACT same place I got popped the first time. Now I owe $651 in traffic tickets and I assume I have two moving violations on my DMV record which is going to make it impossible to find affordable insurance. I don't have to go to court this time though. I can just pay through the L.A. Superior Court website. Convenient, isn't it.
The Signal Hill Police Department is on my hit list. Long Beach Cops are pricks, but they have better things to do than give out bullshit tickets. Maybe it's because Signal Hill is the size of two city blocks that they feel the need to give out numerous traffic tickets for no apparent reason. Why that "city," and I use the term loosely, even has a Police Department I will never know. Now I take the freeway to work and back every day. Fuck taking the streets.
On another annoying note, I got some bullshit scam letter in the mail today from some con shop calling themselves: Check Processing Bureau Enforcement Division that claim I owe $140 on a bounced check from some pizza place I've never heard of. Number 1, I don't write checks. It's all about the debit card or cash. No. 2, I would never order $140 dollars worth of pizza from some delivery place. If I need that much pizza, I haul my ass to Costco and buy like 4 or 5 of their gigantic pizzas in the deli section. Fuck paying a tip and delivery fee. I can bake that shit myself.
Considering that I am still highly pissed off about being scammed by my own city (as far as I'm concerned Signal Hill is a glorified neighborhood in Long Beach and traffic tickets are indeed a scam by the city to line their pockets) I decided not to stand for that shit and reported their assed to the U.S. Postal Service for using the mail to defraud the public. Why these people aren't arrested and out of business by now anyway is something I don't understand. Apparently they've been doing this shit since 2006. My complaint to the postal service is below. I sound so snooty, LOL.
"A company by the name of Check Processing Bureau Enforcement Division has sent me a letter threatening legal action if I do not pay them the amount of $140 for a supposed bounced/fraudulent check that was written to a pizza delivery service (South Bay Pizza) that I have never heard of. They calm that the "issue" was first sent to a collection agency that "made" several attempts to resolve the matter before it was turned over to them. They are threatening civil and/or criminal action if I do not pay them immediately. I've researched this "company" online and many people in various states have received offensive letters and harassing phone calls from this company claiming that they owe money on bounced checks that don't exist. From the sound of the letter this company is attempting to sound like a federal agency and is using the U.S. Postal Service to send fraudulent and harassing letters to people in an attempt to scam them out of money for unpaid debts that are not real. They should not be allowed to do this. I ask that the U.S. Postal Service look into this matter and hopefully take the appropriate action to cease these fraudulent letters from reaching me and others as well as pursue any legal/criminal action if warranted."
See, I'm really hyped up about this. This seriously chaps my ass and I'm totally serious when I say I want them to pursue criminal action against these guys. I was lucky just getting a letter. Some people are actually being harassed over the phone by these people repeatedly, and who knows how many poor fucks fell for this shit and sent them money on something that was/is a complete lie. I really, really want to see these con artist and others like them in jail. Everyone is already having enough trouble keeping their head above water in this economy. We don't need evil bastards like these stealing from us too. We get enough of that at the gas pump.
*Sigh* I'm so bitter these days. I wish I could relax, but I can't. Maybe putting up a new layout here will help, but I can't do that until I take care of some other things. I DO have plans for this site though. Tons and tons of plans that I need to find the time to work out. If I didn't have to work I could do it. Having a job sucks.
This is the funnest blog I've found in a while. Hilarious....
Everyone either knows, has worked with, or IS this white person. It's time for you to laugh at yourself.
Traffic court sucks and I never want to go back! Ever!!
That's what happens when you live in Long Beach. There is a cop waiting around every corner to give you a bullshit ticket so they can fine you exorbitant fees for something you didn't even do and I'm not kidding when I say I DID NOT BREAK THE LAW OR DESERVE A TICKET!!! That fucking cop was just trying to make his ticket quota for the month and it's a genius system too! Even if you are found not guilty for the offense you STILL have to pay some sort of fee for something. Not only do you get the fine for the ticket, but you also get fees from the court and the state of California, so even you go for the long haul and prove that you got ticketed wrongfully; you still have to pay something. It's a fucking racket!!!
Anyway, I got my fine reduced and have three months to pay or I can do community service, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay $40 just to be put on a list to do community service and then once that's done, pay the court another $20 for the "convenience" of the whole thing. The reason I asked for that shit was BECAUSE I couldn't afford to PAY THE FINE... FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T FUCKING DO!!!!!!!!
*Takes a deep breath* so I've decided to pay the reduced fine and be done with it. It will take me like two months, but I'll do it just so I don't have to see the inside of that courtroom again and you know what... that's what those greedy bastards were counting on.
I'm finally from under a paid web project I was working on and it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I'm not going to go into it or anything, but now I'm finally free to do what I want, when I want and not have a deadline looming over me. It's quite nice.
Anyway, this means that I can finally start work on a new layout for SS.Com and I can crank out the next chapter of "This is Absolution." I've written a bit on it already, but I find I'm having trouble working out how Chase and Claudia should act now that she's in Massachusetts to visit him. I didn't think it would be this hard but apparently it is. I figure I should just step back and give it a rest. Maybe I just need a break, but I also think I should go back and read "Proof of Life" and get back in touch with the characters. That always seems to help.
We are only 11 days into 2008 and already it's started off with a bang. Britney finally got committed (if only for a day or two), Obama won the democratic primary in Iowa (although he lost Super Tuesday to Hilary), and I've managed to get through three full eight hour shifts at work without getting seriously ill and feeling like I'm going to die. Things are already looking up.
I was going to write about all the above shit, but somehow I always find an excuse not to. I'm just so fucking lazy. I would have made a new year's resolution to stop being lazy in 2008, but I was too lazy to do that, so you know...
Anyway, joined last.fm recently and I must say I have weird taste in music and speaking of music, there is a music themed meme below that I got from Kayleigh. I was bored so I thought I'd try it.
The Lyrics Meme!
Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly (No lyric hunting! That is cheating!)
1. These are my confessions. Just when I thought I could say all I could say, my chick on the side says she's got one on the way. These are my confessions.
2. I'm holding onto your rope, got me ten feet off the ground. And I'm hearing what you say, but I just can't make a sound.
3. Some boy you are to take me by the hand. Through an elevator, got a little red light that tells you, boy, where the razor's been.
4. You simply defy, I cannot even move through the sky. We try it single file; take on me, hate is my denial.
5. Notice me, take my hand. Why are we strangers when our love is strong, Why carry on without me.
6. If you're looking for me I'll be on the block with my thing cocked back possibly sitting on a drop now. Because I'm a rider.
7. So if you're lonely you know I'm here waiting for you. I'm just a crosshair; I'm just a shot way from you.
8. I'll leave it all up to you girl, I'm I hitting it tonight? I'm gonna leave it all up to you girl, you're gonna break the ice.
9. Saturday night and my head is spinning. I wondered whose heart I've been sinning for.
10. It's Britney, bitch. Every time they turn the lights down, just want to go that extra mile for you. Public display of affection, feels like no one else in the room.
11. I've been gone for a minute now I'm back with the jump off. Goons in the club case somethin' jumps off.
12. I dig my toes into the sand. The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket.
13. Who could be the boss, look up to the cross stranded in the land of the lost?
14. I gotta ask myself what's it gonna be, babe. Am I gonna save myself, what's it gonna be?
15. Listen to me. I've been around the world, seen a million honeys. Been with special girls. Gave up my time and money.
16. Little blue mailbox, wonder if you'll have the next letter. Little blue mailbox, wonder if you'll ever make me feel better.
17. Tell me what kind of girl would want to play me. Tear me down and try to break me. Baby how could you betray me after all I've done for you.
18. I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons babe. But you keep frontin'. Sayin' what you gonna do to me, but I ain't seen nothin'.
19. The night I laid eyes on you. Felt everything around me move. Got nervous when you looked my way, but you knew all the words to say.
20. 6'oclock in the morning. My head is ready to explode. I can't believe I made it home alive. I don't remember where I went or what I was drinking. I know it made me sick and I'm not denying that I get this way when I try to get over you.
