Yet another entry just for the sake of typing something...

Not much going on at the moment. I lost a few years off of my life last week when the server for my development website went belly-up. Thankfully the hardworking fellas I host with were able to move my data to a fresh server. But having been so busy developing the site and not backing things up at milestones I was super stressing for a couple days fearing the worst. Seriously, my left temple was throbbing and my eyelid kept twitching and I even started to break out. I mean c'mon, I haven't really had zits in ten years. LOL

I took a couple days off work this week to just mellow out a bit. No more twitching and my face is clearing up so things are looking good. Haha. I was all set to work on the site some more this evening when a co-worker called me up and asked if I wanted to go chill at the hookah lounge. I'd never been to the one here in Arlington and I was definitely up for getting out of the house for a few so he came and picked me up. When we got there the inside was closed so we had to sit on the patio which was motherhuge. This wasn't an appealing idea since it's freaking hot here but tonight it was very pleasant and the stars were out. So for the purposes of stress relief it was probably better than sitting inside. The service was shitty but the hookah was hitting good and the mango iced tea I got was probably the best tea I've ever tasted. A group of Middle Eastern women came in and sat at the table next to us. Now, I may ruffle some feathers here but I've never really found many Middle Eastern woman all that attractive. Yet as the table kept filling up very few faces there were hard to look at and two of the girls were definitely in the drop-dead gorgeous category. Wow...perception forever altered. Heh.

In other news I signed up for a dating site. I guess my reasons were two-fold. First off as a web site owner I kept hearing about this site and how the the owner to this day only maintains a skeleton crew for staff and the site was running on one server even up to million members in. This is super impressive so I had to check it out. And of course there is also the .01 percent chance I may meet someone. I was actually surprised that there were a shit ton of women from the local area on there...even Asian girls which I'm particularly fond of. Of course when I narrow it down to Asian women I might hit it off with and even further to ones that might be into me. Well, let's just say there's little hope for me. LOL. The rather disturbing part is you can see who views your profile.  In a week since joining many, many girls have viewed my page. About 90% of them seem to be battling weight or age and losing the fight. One cutie viewed but she comes across as a party girl just out to meet guys and have fun and a couple of cute Asian girls popped by but I recognize both from viewing their profile so I can chalk their views up to mere curiosity on their part to find out who was checking them out. Finally today I got my first email. The girl is...well, I'll just say I don't find her even remotely attractive. Unfortunately the site also let's you know when someone has read your email. So this girl has put herself out there asking me to meet her, she knows I've read her request....and basically I'm left with three options. 1 - I can ignore it. 2 - I can politely decline. or 3 - I can accept her invitation. Obviously option 3 is a no-go for me. I've done the mercy date thing already and don't plan to revisit that. I feel like an ass if I ignore the email but I also feel like an ass emailing her and saying I'm not interested. So suddenly I'm thinking signing up for this was a bad idea. I guess I'm not cut out for this sorta thing. I don't feel like I'm anyone special to be rejecting anyone but I don't feel like I should play around for the sake of it either. Maybe I just think too much. I dunno.

Anyway, that's about all going on with me. I was planning to put a couple hours into working on the site tonight but I'm beat so I'll probably just turn in. Nite all!  

Guess it's been a while since I banged out an entry. Not much has happened. I went to Mississippi a couple weeks ago to spend my birthday with my parents since it would have otherwise gone unnoticed by everyone around me here in TX. Man does life ever fly by. When I was a kid it seemed endless.

In other news I got rid of my old RX-7 and the Honda Accord and picked up another RX-7. It's a 94 model so it's a good six years newer than my previous one. This is the first FD I've ever owned. After having at least a dozen FCs I finally got the upgrade of my dreams. LOL I'll have to get some pics up. Unfortunately since I'm neither made of money nor have excellent credit I had to pick up someone's junker. It's actually a pretty unfortunate tale when I learned my vehicles history.




 A guy in California built it up quite nicely then fell on hard times and sold it to some kid who promptly wrecked it a week after purchasing it. It went to a California auction and because the care was spotted by an enthusiast it ended up getting posted on a rather large RX-7 forum where it came to the attention of an auto broker here in Texas.



He won the auction and had it trucked over here where he made some repairs to get it rolling again and then it sat for a year in the yard behind his place amongst a bunch of other heaps. This is where I got my hands on it.



It is in dire need of some body work, fresh rubber, A/C and some time on an alignment rack. I have some fears it may also need a bit of a frame pull since the driver's door catches a bit. I had to replace some missing interior bits and put in a stereo but other than that I haven't had time or cash to do much. A/C should be going in soon since it's crazy hot lately. The rest...well, time will tell. Despite her haggard exterior I'm loving being a FD owner so far. Once I get her into better shape I'll be sure to post some new pics!

Other than that not much new....been spending a lot of time working on my site. I haven't done too much reading and now that I'm paying for the car and repairs what little play money I had before is pretty much nonexistent. But life is trudging along...I hope everyone else is well and continuing to do their thing!

Well, I guess tomorrow is the dreaded V-Day...the first one I've spent alone in...I can't remember how long. 10+ years I guess. I'm alternating between viewing girls as pure evil and finding ones I may not have looked twice at semi-attractive. lol Anyway, it is here and it's too late to hope for a miracle. Haha. But I'm a dreamer.

I finally made it to get my haircut today. It was much needed and long overdue for a good chopping. I ended up with a new girl but for once she was attractive and able to keep a quiet guy engaged in conversation for most of the duration of the cut. She kept cutting away and I was getting kinda nervous but she did a good job. So even though I have no one to impress tomorrow at least I feel better!

Afterward I stopped by work and started straightening items on the shelf and helping customers which proves I both have no life and suffer from OCD. My co-worker told me a "hot" girl stopped in earlier looking for me and when he told her I wasn't there she said she'd come back when I was. Apparently he remembered me helping her the day before and went on to describe what she looked like and what she was wearing. Maybe yesterday was a blur but I find it funny that I don't recall helping any girls much less one that left such an impression that he was able to describe her in such detail. I figured either he's totally jerking me around or we simply have totally different tastes and I didn't even notice her. Anyway, the question remains...why did she come looking for me?

Could be...

1- I gave her horrible customer service and she's back to shoot me in the face.

2- Perhaps I looked at her car and she is under the mistaken impression I'll remember her and she won't have to bother explaining her issue to a stranger again if she deals with me.

3- She's a beautician and noted my hair was looking shitty and wanted to stop by and drop off her card.

4- She digs funny-looking red-headed guys and was back to ask for my hand in holy matrimony.

5- She witnessed my awesome skills at work while putting up window signs and wanted to offer me a job re-wallpapering her bathroom.

6- I can go on with this all day...

The mystery may never be solved but I assure you, even if it's a dull outcome I will update the all of maybe two people that reads my rambles.

In other news, my package from Alivenotdead arrived in the mail today. I was convinced it was lost forever. They are usually quicker at shipping to me. I've been at war with the new post-lady because my car blocks the mailbox and she simply bypasses it and moves on to the next one. Our old dude came by at around 3PM leaving me ample time to either leave the house for work or get up and move my car before he passes. This new lady comes in the morning often before I'm even awake. Well she had to get her lazy ass out of the truck and knock on the door this morning. I had ordered the Hardpack CD and t-shirt along with FBI's CD. They also threw in Jin's mixtape CD, stickers, and wrist-bands.  I was kinda bummed when I opened the package and the Hardpack CD didn't have any liner notes. The jewel case was cracked which is no big deal but I found it strange that the CD wasn't shrink-wrapped and had no cover. I mean, it's digital media...what's the point of shelling out money for a CD if it doesn't have the artwork that sets it aside from a download? Not a huge complaint I guess but it was a letdown for me. =(

Well, I finally did it. I sat down and pulled out my Giant Robot magazines and figured out which issues I'd managed to miss out on and I went to the online GR Store and was very happy to find that I was able to buy just about every single one of them.

I got turned onto GR at issue #4 by a friend of mine that knew I'd dig it. He also ended up passing along #5 & #6 after he read them. From there on out I tried my best to buy them when they hit the stands. Somehow over the past 11 years I only missed out on 12 issues! I think that's pretty amazing considering I never subscribed (something I feel guilty for).

Unfortunately a friend of mine borrowed my copies of 4-9 and I never saw them again. She said her little brother lost them. I tried to impress upon her the importance I placed in them when I loaned them to her but I guess some people just don't get it. Anyway, that was over ten years ago and who knows if I'll ever find copies of those again much less the first 3 issues which I've never laid eyes upon. But I'm stoked that now I'll finally have all issues from 10 till current. Now only if I could persuade myself to get a subscription. Heh. 

Just got in from work where everything went surprisingly smooth. I was told the district manager was coming into the store today so me and my co-worker spent the morning making sure everything looked great. The DM has been a ball of negativity lately leaving us all about ready to tell him off and walk at the drop of a hat. But he came in and was in a good mood, said things looked good and he gave me my lapel pin for two years of service...actually more like 2.5 but who's keeping track? Business was slow so it was pretty kick-back everyone took lunches on time and therefore I was able to leave on time for once. That's cause for celebration in itself. Right after I left I got a call that I got a letter at work from corporate. Apparently some customer sent in a letter saying I provided good customer service so they sent me a gift card for Burger King. I don't ever eat at Burger King so it'll just end up in the drawer next to the last one I got but oh well.

Upon arriving home I spotted a package leaning against my door and to my delight it was from Hong Kong. My Reni Wong zodiac critters have arrived! Now I just have to find a spot to display them. I've been steady losing vinyl figures behind my bookcase which is fully loaded and unmovable so I'm not about to place them there. Heh. Pics to follow when I unbox them.

Now I can chill at home and work on my website and fight off the urge to take a nap. My eyelids are super heavy though. *sigh* I dunno...first thing on the agenda is food so I'm off to the kitchen!