Here I am again...

Well, just thought I would chime in really quickly again...

I didn't get to do yard work today. I had every intention, and actually went outside to try it, but it was a bit too windy and the temperature was dropping throughout the day. I mean seriously, it's pretty difficult to either rake or use a blower on leaves when the wind is blowing the leaves almost right back at you. This is what caused me to stop. Understandable, right!?

The two playoff games today were pretty great. Baltimore beat the Titans! How does that taste Titan fans? A Rookie quarterback got you guys at home. Awesome! It's not like the Titans didn't have the chances, they totally did. They just didn't capitalize. Then again, that it Ravens football. They stay close to you and jump all over your mistakes.

And the Cardinals? Are you serious? Holy crap! I can't believe I witnessed the Cardinals winning two playoff games in one season...and one of those games was on the road. Man, that was odd to see. They handled Carolina too. It wasn't really even a closely matched game.

These games went the way that I wanted them to go, but I had no idea it was going to play out like that, which is why I kept my opinion about them to myself. Hopefully tomorrows game are good.

Well, in case you didn't know tonight was the closest that the Moon was going to be to the Earth for the year 2009. I actually went outside to see it a couple of times. It wasn't anything spectacular really. I mean, it did look a little bit bigger than normal, but nothing that really stuck out if you didn't know, you know!? Still, it was nice to know and see it. I can be a little weird about stuff like this. I am the kind of person that likes to get stuck in the moment and just soak things in. I don't know. I liked looking up a the Moon tonight....

I did get the 100 year Shiner beer, but I have not broken into them yet. At this point (12:22 a.m.) I don't think that I will. Tonight I am drinking Longboad Island Ale, which is pretty good to me. So I am good for the night....

Well, off to another beer and channel surfing...unless...The Dark Knight happens to find it's way into the PS3...we will see...

Whatever....

Well, the holidays have come and gone and 2009 is here. The holidays were nice....different, but nice. New Year's Eve was a bit more mellow than in the past. Still, it is nice to get 2008 out of the way. It was just a different year.

I don't have a whole lot of news on a personal front, I guess that is why the blog updates have been very few and far between. I have had a couple of things swirling around that might make me update a bit more here in the coming days. For now, I just have a couple of quick hits about 2008....

First, the Texans had a disappointing season. They kind of salvaged it there towards the end though. Hopefully 2009 will be more like the 2008 season we all thought it was going to turn out to be.

I was trying to reflect back on top shows that I saw last year. It was hard for me to figure that out. The Russian Circles, The Burning Brides seem to stick out. I am sure there were other shows, but I have a hard time trying to remember exactly.

2008 had to be, without a doubt, one of the laziest years for me personally. I don't know what it was about it, but it just turned out that way. I am going to try and change that, and get off of my ass this year. I really am. I need to.

On another note, I didn't follow too much tv shows last year. I only say that now because I am glad to see Scrubs get some attention by ABC. It can be a funny show, one that I actually like. I need to catch the first two episodes this weekend. Having said that, I only have one thing to say about TV shows....."24"!! I hope that it is better that the last season. It seemed a little weak to me, which is one of the reasons that I skipped it....I am looking forward to it starting up this weekend....

Anyhow, I hope that this entry didn't seem too forced. I mean, it was a little bit (maybe it sounds all over the place?), but hopefully I can knock the rust off and have a better next entry!

Well, tomorrow is yard work and the quest to pick up the new Shiner 100 year anniversary beer that is rumored to be out! Yay!

Thanksgiving is gone!

Another thanksgiving has come and gone already! It's still hard to believe too! This year's thanksgiving was a bit of a change up than in previous years, but it was cool!

It was the first year that we attempted to do things on our own. Laura and Ruby did a wonderful job with all of the food! Everything that they whipped up was super tastey...and I mean everything, we seemed to have a lot of food leftover (which isn't a bad thing). I am pretty proud of myself this year for not pigging out either. I didn't get disgustingly full or anything even close to that, and that definitely is a good thing.

The one thing that does kind of suck is having to go to work tomorrow, unfortunately it is my scheduled Saturday. In a way though I don't really mind it, it should be slow...wait is that good or bad?! Well which ever way you look at it, I will be at work either way. I haven't decided whether or not if I am going to take advantage and get some actual work done or not yet. I guess it all depends on how I feel in the morning. We will see...

Before I end this ..
I am typing this up on my iPhone while Raymond plays with all of his trains in his room. He likes for someone to be in his room while he plays. I don't mind it sometimes. I figure I just update this while he plays.

Ruby has been on the couch asleep since about 10:45 (it's just past midnight now) with the tv on, blasting loud! She gets up way too early, I guess...

It's a little tough typing this all up on this phone, and I didn't realize this entry was this long!!

Oh well, guess I should try to convince Raymond to go to bed since I ha e to get up at 7:00...

The end is near...

...of the year that is! Man, this year has surely flown by. I guess we always say that about every year, don't we?! The holidays are just about upon us, and as much as I love this time of the year, I think this one is going to be a bit different than year's previous. It's just a hunch...

It's a bittersweet thing. This time of year is supposed to be spent with family, and this will be the case this year, it's just going to be different. Some of you know the reason why, and I won't be going into the details here, not now...

With that being said. I welcome the end of the year. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve are always fun for me. I welcome the change of the weather (in small doses, that is) and the beginning of a new year. The days off of work is a big plus for me too!

Anyhow, I just thought that I would get a head start on the "end of the year" thoughts and all of that.

final thoughts...

Last weekend was a weekend that I will never ever forget, but on top of that it was a bad weekend for Houston sports teams. The Texans lost (in terrible fashion), The Rockets lost to the Lakers, and the Dynamo reign of championships came to abrupt end. Ouch!

It looks like it is going to be a beautiful week in Houston, I hope the week will be good to us all...

some thoughts about Ike...

I had written down a few little notes/thoughts that I had while the Hurricane was heading towards us....scratch notes really...

5:15-5:30 - It got pretty dark in a hurry...after that, the wind increased as well...as fairly consistant as it had been all day...

7:11 - Trees in the backyard are hitting the power lines, and pretty good too...should be interesting. Scary, but interesting...

7:22 - Pine Trees in the front are swaying a lot...that is a scariest thing for me so far....

12:00 - a little bit scary, shit hitting the house...Mom sleeping on the floor (in hallway). Still have a long way to go...

12:50 - power is out, move to the hallway with Ruby...

1:20 - people across the street are outside...lots of popping noises in the distance...

That is the extent of my note taking during the storm...not that I needed to write stuff down because I will never forget that night.

It was pretty nuts...our neighbors across the street were outside almost all night, I was thinking that someone was going to die. They had been drinking all day, I guess celebrating the storm's arrival. They were even running up and down the street. I guess they had the most fun...I look at them a lot differently since then...

I kept thinking that our windows were going to get taken out. I didn't board them up, just duct taped them so that they wouldn't shatter into a million pieces, just maybe a thousand instead. When the storm hit, things kept hitting the sides of the house and i kept thinking that the windows were next, but we got lucky there.

Hearing the wind was incredible. Ruby and I kept looking at each other, wondering if it was going to let up ever. We had to move one of our couches againt the door because we thought the front door was going to fly open. It was insane...

The Week must come to an end!

Well, our week off from work is coming to an end. I must say that I did enjoy the time off. The week away from work has been really enjoyable. I haven't had a straight off of work in a long time.

I can't really say that we made the absolute most of the entire time off, but we did at least get to do a little bit that really was fun. He is a quick run down of the week off....

Monday - Ruby and I went to have a good lunch and then to the dentist. I haven't been to the dentist in, man...I really can't say when. It wasn't too painful, but let's just say, it is just the beginning for me.

Tuesday - We went to the Children's Museum and played a little.

Wednesday - We went to the Zoo...that was so great! Raymond really loved it!

Thursday - We didn't do too much, but did spent an evening at Discovery Green. I would say that Raymond had a blast there as well. Oh yeah, I finally got a little yard work in as well.

Friday - I did nothing. Literally. Nothing. If you guys know me, I am perfectly fine with that.

I know, it doesn't look like a whole lot, but to me...it was a week that I will never forget. Being with Ruby and Raymond was something else. I wish I could have filmed the entire time. You know, like had a documentary crew travel with us or something. It was great for me. Since that wasn't possible, I just have to go off my memory, which is fine. I can always stop whatever I am doing and just remember some of the time that we spent.

It's almost time to go back to work...and I know I will have a lot to do once I get back, but I still have Saturday and Sunday to enjoy and prepare for that.

Well, it is Halloween night, and the crowd in the neighborhood has been pretty light, but I am going to hang out and enjoy the memories and the almost perfect weather outside for a bit....with my Little Dragon....

It's been a weird last 48 hours

...It's been a while that I have updated this thing. Things really haven't been the same since Hurricane Ike hit, and that trend is continuing.

I wanted to keep like a blog update from the events leading up to and after the Hurricane, but that went nowhere, obviously. Maybe I will still type up my notes that kept from the night of the storm, maybe not...we will see...

One would think that I would be happy starting a week and a day off from work, but I am really not....

Tonight sucked a bit. Stayed at work late (my fault, I volunteered), came home, then was going to see The Butthole Surfers at the Meridian. I left the house late, around 9:40 or so, I went to get gas since I was riding on fumes. Then I had to go pull money from an ATM, which took two attempts at two different banks, and then proceeded toward the Meridian. I get there, only to find a packed place. I had to park about two or three blocks away. Never seen the Meridian like that before. I walk my way to the door when I find that it is sold out. Shit! Oh well....off to the store to get some Shiner Black and drink at home....

Believe it or not, that whole sequence took me about an hour. An hour I will never get back....

I don't know what tomorrow is going to bring, being my first day off. I might get all of the house work knocked out. Hit the yard and all that good stuff, but we will see. Being off from work, I should have plenty of time to do updates, at least I hope so!

Ok, that's all for now...