So many things that I want to say...

Pictures from the trip

2007-09-23T18:38:12Z

Just got back in yesterday... Thought I'd share some pics...

EuroTrip2007

Lets start with a quote.

2007-04-09T04:59:10Z

"I am gonna make it... through this year... if it kills me." (Stolen from a Mountain Goats song)

This very much sums up my attitude toward a lot of aspects of my life presently. I don't mean this in a negative "everything sucks" kind of manner. More accurately it reflects my renewed dedication to powering through things and enjoying myself... staying active and all that. It can be tiring but it certainly leaves me feeling better at the end of the day.

This weekend was great, and it's leading into what should be a great week.

Thursday: Kickball game... we TIED. (Best Result of the season), made some new friends.
Friday: Rather hungover but good day at work (out at 2:30), Ted Leo after that... rocking show.
Saturday: Kickball in the afternoon (pickup game). Also we got snow in DFW... spooky. Kim's birthday party was a highlight, with a bit too much boozing but seems to be a theme in the past few weekends.
Sunday: Relaxed for once, packing for my upcoming trip tomorrow: San Juan baby!

Oh, and Happy Easter all. Reminded me that I haven't been home in a long time and should aim to remedy this. Going to go down Friday afternoon and spend a weekend with the family (Houston).

lanmaniac @ 2007-04-01T22:46:00

2007-04-02T03:50:56Z

Hello! It's been quite a while since last I've written anything in there. Am I dead? Hardly. Entertained? Mostly.

I guess the story of things lately is I was rather distracted with life, and mostly spending my time on livejournal relaxing and catching up on what everyone else has been up to. I think the Spring is starting with a quickness and I'm excited! Prime bike riding weather is upon me, the kickball season (winter) is almost up but spring/summer should start in may. Geez... the big 25 is around the bend which should do wonders for my insurance costs. So basically I'm unsure of what to post here.

In other news, I definitely am going to make more efforts to get out on the weekends.

Who's with me?

Examination of the past, reflections on the future.

2007-01-07T20:19:07Z

So after a bit of contemplation I've decided to start thinking about this new year. A week behind perhaps but I guess that's my custom. For one reason or another this funk I've been in has caused me to do this.

Two things I know for certain:
1) It will be interesting.
2) I have a trip to plan.

Two things I would like this year:
1) Happyness, both for me than those I care for.
2) The ability to relax about aspects of my life I have little to no control over.

2006:
Two things that went right:
1) Work ended up being good, I had a great year.
2) Everyone seems to be in good health and good spirits, I watched 4 couples get married, my family is in good shape.

Two things that went wrong:
1) Self control: Had my first seizure in 5 years this summer.
2) Dating: Seems like I'm meeting the wrong ones, and I don't know what I'm doing.

Anyone else want to compare notes? For some reason this sounds like a good idea.

lanmaniac @ 2006-12-18T05:06:00

2006-12-18T05:06:09Z

Wow.

Only a few more days (or so it seems) until I get to leave town for a good solid week and change. This just feels like something I've really needed to do, what with being busy all the time, get away from the hectic stuff.

Also I am going to try something different this year - actually make a new year's resolution. I've got no clue what it will be.

Anyone else already thinking about 2007?

Its that time of year kids!

2006-12-13T14:21:22Z

...But no seriously, I hope everyone is having a good time with the holidays and such. It tends to put a downturn on my attitude for one reason or another, at least temporarily. Then I get to the part where I'm around friends and family and I realize what exactly is going on. So try to remember that this is a great time to reconnect with the fam and make sure that all of those close to you remember that you give a damn.

lanmaniac @ 2006-07-16T22:40:00

2006-07-17T03:40:15Z

Your Social Dysfunction:
Social Butterfly

You are the 'Social Butterfly.' Essentially, your your-esteem isn't excessive or deficient, and you're a very social person. You probably have quite an active and interesting social life - and as a result, you'll probably continue to have one for a long, long time. Basically, you are the anti-hermit.

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Please note that we aren't, nor do we claim to be, psychologists. This quiz is for fun and entertainment only. Try not to freak out about your results.

lanmaniac @ 2006-06-08T07:34:00

2006-06-08T12:39:24Z

Tagged by: tansofun
1. Turn on your favorite media player and turn your shuffle feature on.
2. Hit "play" and keep track of the next 10 songs that come up. (If youhave iTunes, you can make a smart playlist that will automatically listyour most recently played selections.)
3. Post your 10 shuffled songs, along with these instructions. You arenot allowed to lie, omit tracks or otherwise try to make your musical taste seem hipper than it actually is

1 Nirvana - Oh Me
2 Better Than Ezra - Rewind
3 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Counting Down The Hours
4 The New Pornographers - Broken Beads
5 Yu Miyake - Lovely Angel
6 Andre 3000 - Where Are My Panties?
7 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Better Dead than Lead
8 OutKast - Da Art of Storytellin (Part 2)
9 David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
10 Sven Libaek - Shark Attack Theme

Tag yts88, freontrip, choice_o_tyche, blue_fairie, squeakdance

Watch this space...

2006-06-02T05:19:04Z

http://www.handpants.com/

tan (tupperware) and I are going to give a shot at a proper blog about junk, mostly music. Please give it a shot (perhaps wait a day or 5 til we get some content up).

Cheers,
Andy

WTF

2006-05-31T06:19:53Z

My neighbor scares the bejesus out of me. I get woken up at about 12:45am by someone slamming my welcome mat into my door and I look outside and its my neighbor. She is drunk as all hell and talking about all sort of weird shit and how she got hijacked and so on. After inviting her in and calling the office to help her get her apt opened so she can get back in, we walk back downstairs and starts acting like she's going to climb up the balcony from the ground floor up to hers. At this point the maintainence guy calls and tells me he's on his way out and asks for some details. I try to calm her down and get the details for the guy. Then after we sort it all out she goes to her door and opens it. WHAT THE FUCK? So I call the maintainence guy to tell him to not bother. Phew. This is what I get for helping... uf!

Thank you

2006-05-13T05:44:39Z

All of you guys who came out tonight...

Thank you for putting a great cap on this week of drudgery for me and making it a great belated birthday. I definately intend to visit this festival again sometime, it was great fun! I don't know what I'd do without great friends. Stay classy San Diego!

I swear this isn't a poll. Look!

2006-05-03T03:25:04Z

So it's that time of year again... clean up the apartment and make a good attempt at being more vigilant when it comes to keeping this place presentable. Also this marks a month of celebration for various reasons.. damn near one every weekend if I work it out right. This is generally one of my favorite months of the year, since the weather is generally good, it's my birth month and when I was a kid all the kick ass toys came out around now. Makes me think that in the future I should look into taking time off around this month in the future, as it's in the middle of a Quarter @ work. I guess I almost get a week off next week due to a fun bout of training ahead.

Last day to sign Kinky's Petition is Thursday... woe is me, I do not think I have a valid voter's registration card but I will scour my place before I crash out tonight. If I can track one down, off to the final chance party I go! Anyone want to join me in my endavour? Hit me up and we'll ride.

Sidenote: I'm considering putting something together for NEXT weekend, perhaps Saturday. Anyone down for some drinking/foolishness? Gonna be 24!

lanmaniac @ 2006-04-19T21:34:00

2006-04-20T02:34:20Z

Comment, and . . .
* I’ll respond with something random I like about you.

* I’ll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.

* I’ll name something we should do together.

* I’ll say something that only makes sense to you and me (or just me).

* I’ll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.

* I’ll leave you a quote that is somehow appropriate to you.

* I’ll ask you something that I’ve always wondered about you.

* If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal so you can do the same for other people.

Don't Stop... Believin...

2006-04-16T23:11:08Z

B-boys and B-girls...

Happy Easter. I realize that since I'm more or less agnostic, religious wise... it doesn't possess much importance to me. It hit me as strange that I don't give it much thought when others go out of their way to wish me a Happy Easter and I just sort of return their sentiment. I hope that if you're observing the holiday, enjoy it. If not, just enjoy that it's another day and it's actually quite bright and cheerful looking... I mean it's worth something right?

It's been an eventful weekend, both in good ways and questionable ones. Went to Javier and Nancy's wedding, which was quite good. I have a good feeling about those two... it's always odd for me at weddings where I only know a handful of people at the wedding. There's something to be said about going to an event where the whole point is to celebrate happiness and mushy stuff. It's sort of contageous. I hope the rest of these I go to this spring/summer are as joyous.

Survey?

2006-04-05T00:15:05Z

The Honest Survey!
Answer these questions honestly.

1. Honestly, what color is your underwear?
Grey.

2. Honestly, whats on your mind right now?
Very happy that my father is doing okay. Other than that? Tired.

3. Honestly, what are you doing right now?
Watching Teachers (BBC version) and cooling down.

4. Honestly, what did you do today?
Worked: Spoke with a few new clients but also gruelled on with some admin stuff.

5. Honestly, do you think you are attractive?
Yeah sure.

6. Honestly, have you done something bad today?
Aside from speeding, I don't think so.

8. Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now?
Yes.

9. Honestly, what makes you happy most of the time?
Music. Lots and lots of Music. Discussion about random topics with good friends at 10pm. Boobs.

10. Honestly, do you bite your nails?
Yes, but not nearly as much as I used to.

11. Honestly, what is your mood right now?
Sleepy.

12. Honestly, have you had an eating disorder?
Hell no.

13. Honestly, do you want to see someone this very minute?
My dad. I'm really looking forward to seeing him this weekend.

14. Honestly, do you have a deep dark secret?
A few perhaps, nothing really tragic though.

15. Honestly, do you hate someone right now?
I try not to.

16. Honestly, who/what do you want to hug right now?
My parents.

17. Honestly, are you loyal?
Mostly.

18. Honestly, are you in denial?
I'm denial about potentially being insane.

19. Honestly, would you rather be eating chocolate cake right now?
Not really, I'm pretty full from dinner.

20. Honestly, have you gone skinny dipping?
Nope.

21. Honestly, have you ever consumed alcohol?
Sure. Let's have a cold one!

22. Honestly, do you like someone?
No

23. Honestly, does anyone like you?
No

24. Honestly, is it going anywhere with them?
I imagine it wouldn't be going anywhere. Can only go up from here.

25. Honestly, do you smoke weed?
No.

26. Honestly, do you smoke cigarettes?
No.

27. Honestly, do you do other drugs?
Only prescription stuff that the doctor tells me to take.

28. Honestly, are you happy?
Sometimes. Ups and downs most weeks.

Ode to my Alarm Clock

2006-03-31T03:31:44Z

You are old,
Older than me?
Green you glow,
Late in the night,
Wake wake wake you say
No no no snooze away
Whoops switch moves to off,
So much for that ALARM clock.

lanmaniac @ 2006-02-28T22:18:00

2006-03-01T04:28:21Z

1) "I'm so excited to see Jose... another colored person" - Chick from the new Real World
2) Does anyone else miss naps? I do.
3) I keep getting sucked in to my job. It seems like it will be kind of a downer, and then next thing you know a good thing happens. I take pleasure in the small victories.
4) Part of being a man is knowing when to run like hell.
5) I stole this method of posting from tapiocamdess (I can't spell)

lanmaniac @ 2006-02-25T12:05:00

2006-02-25T18:12:04Z

1) I do not think I look like Ron Livingstone... why do others think this way?
2) My car is at the bar right now. I hope it is still there in an hour or so.
3) Did anyone else hear the thunder last night? It woke me up something fierce.
4) Game recognize game. Or at least I would hope so. Takes one to know one.
5) Jets to Brazil is some good shit, can't believe I haven't heard this in over a year or two.
6) "People shouldn't believe the lies. The reason why I tried to kill that man is because he spat on me. That's the dirtiest thing you can do to a man." - Bobby Brown

lanmaniac @ 2006-02-22T23:11:00

2006-02-23T05:16:36Z

1) I don't know why my head hurts
2) Beer is delicious
3) "Those who ignore history are in a BIG surprise" - Stephen Colbert
4) Always forward never backward.. unless you're going forward into a tire damage thingy.
5) I'm worried my TiVo knows more about me than I know about me.
6) Definately need to keep from dropping my voice unknowingly when speaking to customers.

lanmaniac @ 2006-01-17T23:58:00

2006-01-18T05:57:55Z

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Andy!

Andy was invented in China in the eleventh century, but was only used for fireworks, never for weapons.
The fingerprints of Andy are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.
The International Space Station weighs about 500 tons and is the same size as Andy.
More people are killed by Andy each year than die in aeroplane accidents.
Birds do not sleep in Andy, though they may rest in him from time to time.
If you lick Andy ten times, you will consume one calorie.
Japan provides over thirty percent of the world's Andy supply!
The average duration of sexual intercourse for Andy is two minutes!
The difference between Andy and a village is that Andy does not have a church.
A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as Andy!

Happy New Year.

2006-01-03T01:50:38Z

So I'm driving down the street today to get my hair cut and I get pulled over by zee police. Great.

Then I call the girl I was dating and she told me things are off.

Great way to start the new year! Who needs a drink?

Secret to Living? Don't Die!

2005-11-16T05:14:52Z

Been a long time now... but I have a question. Where have the artists like David Bowie gone? After having a really downer kind of day (not sure why but it just ended that way) I blasted Ziggy Stardust in my car and it was just kinda envalopeing (I can't spell!). I've not heard anything like it really... I'm really sort of confused that we don't see that sort of innovation and just kind of mind-blowingness that these sorts of recordings do to me. Sure we have the insane record companies now. But they were around then too! Also, we have more potential channels for bands to promote... Ideas?

lanmaniac @ 2005-10-17T22:30:00

2005-10-18T03:30:22Z

Very Hard to Please
You had sex with 5 out of 21!

You are very hard to please. You are highly selective of females, showing not even a marginal interest in marginal women. Of the 21 women I showed you, 3 to 6 were satisfactory,
meaning you have standards that are very tight. It is likely that in
your everyday life you're not much of a gawker or whistler, and -- I'm
going out on a limb here -- you don't sleep with hookers.

Anyway, there are three different reasons why you'd score
so low in my variable, "tolerance." The first: you could be
unreasonably picky. It could be you need to chill out and be more forgiving of natural flaws. Or, the second: you're not too picky, but you have unusual tastes,
which of course can be a blessing. (It's a blessing when you're the
only one who recognizes some girl's beauty!) The third: hey, maybe
you're with a friend, and you're hiding the truth about your
desperation.

Test results are categorized into 8 levels of pickiness, as the graph to the right shows. You are the #2, second most critical, test taker.

As an experiment, you might try the test late at night, under the influence of alcohol.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 8% on tolerance

Link: The How Low Are Your Sex Standards Test written by chicken_pot_pie on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

hahaha.

2005-10-09T01:39:50Z

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The Backrubber
Deliberate Gentle Sex Dreamer (DGSDm)

Lusty but indirect. Kind, but also using friendship as a means to sex. Oh, that feels gooood. You are The Backrubber.

We call you "The Backrubber" because you straddle that fine line between coming on to someone and just treating her nicely. Backrubs are just one example; you'd meet for coffee, or talk about books/movies, or even argue a little bit, all the while mostly preferring to screw.

Your exact opposite:
The Vapor Trail

Random Brutal Love Master

Your indirect approach is not some evil trickery, but rather a result of your open mind. You'd enjoy either love or sex, but the latter definitely doesn't require the former. While you are responsible and ambitious, you absolutely DON'T have uptight views on relationships. So ultimately, you just enjoy a woman, and let things take their course. If she wants you, great. If not, that's fine too.

Though you're not thinking too much about Love at this point in your life, odds are, when the time comes, you'll be very happy settling down. Your ideal mate is gentle and horny, just like you.

ALWAYS AVOID: The Peach

CONSIDER: The Playstation

Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating.
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Holy Crap

2005-09-22T13:09:13Z

So... looks like my hometown (Houston) may be in some serious shit. I'm watching the news on this all day for the past few days. I can't really understand what is about to happen. One thing I do know however is that my hometown is going to be changed for sure. My family down there for the most part is getting the hell out of dodge thankfully. My folks are taking themselves, my sister, uncle/aunt, cousin/wife/kids, and of course... the dogs. More to come later...