Mind you, I only titled this blog that because it sounds cool. I guess we are all going that way whether we want to or not, and I needed a title. Life has been good my fellow internet junkies, it has been good indeed. I'll recap the more recent excitement...
Last weekend I went to a Halloween party, yes a week early. My costume plans changed at the last minute for the sake of matching someone else's costume. I was a priest the other was a pregnant nun, am I going to hell for that...doubtful, I've done enough other things that are worse. Plus if I wanted to get all theological about it then I could make a pretty good case about showing that people are fallible and still forgiven. The party was not all that and a bag of chips I'm sorry to say, last year was awesome but this year left me asking myself why I didn't go to a different party. I'm going to another shindig at my mother's friend's house on the actual day of Halloween. It's not really a Halloween party as much as a get together with lots and lots of really good food, and I'm sure there will be plenty of wine. I'm wearing my robe though, the beauty of being the Dude for Halloween (my original plan) is that I don't really have to do much to be the part.
On a much happier note, forgive the sarcasm I'm in a mood for some reason, I've joined another martial arts school. To catch the two of you that read this up...I was doing Tai Chi and enjoying it a lot however, class was only one day a week and I need more than that. The other places around that teach Tai Chi do not seem to focus on the martial aspects of it just the health, I want the martial aspect. Yes, Tai Chi can be used in a fight, and can be very effective. Whenever I finally finish collecting my thoughts I'll talk about it in the martial arts blog that's coming. Anyhoo, I digress...so instead of continuing Tai Chi somewhere else I looked around the area to see what else was available. Amazingly, I was able to find two schools that teach Shaolin kung fu. I question the authenticity and just plain specialized knowledge of the one school, and the other is very expensive, though in my opinion the real deal. Then there is the Aikido school that's close, perhaps I will end up there one day. In the end I chose this place that teaches a variety of styles, not all taught by one person (this is important to me, it's about mastery of the art). The place charges their fee per month and I get to go to whatever class I want and I can use the facilities whenever they are open. Great deal if you ask me. I'm studying Eskrima (Filipino stick fighting) it's not pretty to watch but practical and effective. Handling sticks is going to take some practice, especially for my left hand. The plan as of now is to study Eskrima for a bit and then when I feel like I have a handle on it start another style offered, it's a toss up at this point between Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA, or the hybrid Karate style that they teach. Don't ask what type of Karate, you've probably never heard of it. For those of you that know the inner Bob this might come as a shock to you since I care so much about the history and purity of martial arts. I still would like to study other arts in their pure form but at this point I need to get in shape and get the quick knowledge/reward. I just don't think that I have the patience right now I'm sorry to say.
The last thing...I picked up the game Fable II. It is a great game though not what I was expecting. I've been playing it for a few days now and I feel like I have barely scratched the surface of this game. I've been getting away from first person shooters lately, I still enjoy them but I'm just tired of being owned by 12 year olds. I'll get back into them after my sabbatical into RPG land. Well, I could go on a whole lot more about everything I've touched on in this blog but it's late and I would rather play video games right now. I hope this blog finds all of you in good health and happy, until we meet again whilst surfing the ones and zeros that are the internet be safe and be loved.

Peace and Love

It is that beloved time of night for me where I'm not quite tired enough to go to bed but I know I should. I would read (that always puts me to sleep) but I wouldn't remember much of what I read. This week has been good, my life is getting back to its laid back, I've got nothing to do mode. I was working on the audio for a short film for a long time, now that it is finished I can get back to the things that matter to me...hanging out. Over the weekend I took a stroll down memory lane, in a good way, very often strolls down memory lane for me happen when I'm depressed. I hung out with my old college roommate and his wife on Friday night and then another friend from college and his wife on Sunday. The time spent with them was a reminder of how I was in college, productive. I'm still productive now but not to the extent that I was then. In my defense I don't have as much spare time now. I do have some new songs on deck for the first time in a couple years which is kind of exciting, we'll see how that goes. If I can find my guitar music then I'll start practicing again unfortunately, due to the fact that my room is the size of a nice closet, my music is in a box somewhere in the void. Also, I've decided that I'm going to give martial arts another go. To catch everyone up to speed, I took martial arts as a kid, Tang Soo Do to be precise (it's Korean and very similar to Tae Kwon Do) and much more recently studied Tai Chi. I enjoyed the Tai Chi but gave it up because classes were only one day a week and I need more structure than that. If I get the chance I would love to pick it back up again but that is for another time. The top contenders for this round are Aikido, Jiu Jitsu (from Japan not the ever popular Brazilian variant) and Krav Maga. I'm not going to lie, part of the interest in Aikido comes from my obsession with Steven Seagal movies. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is something that I wouldn't mind learning one day (whenever I go back to short hair, or at least shorter) the style straight from Japan is not really a competitive art, it's more for killing honestly. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find instruction in it. That brings us to Krav Maga, for those of you that don't know this is the close quarter combat system that is used by the Israeli Defense Force. This is less of a typical martial art in that it is self defense, there are no forms and it is not pretty to watch. It is extremely effective however, for real life situations. There is another whole blog about my thoughts on ancient martial arts vs. mma vs. self defense that is brewing in my head so prepare yourselves for that gem, it will be coming soon.
On a happy note, we haven't been sucked into a black hole created from the Hadron Collider yet. Today they fired that bad boy up just to make sure that it works, apparently they are not going to collide particles for at least a few months. I do not honestly believe that the collider will cause the end of the world, but it's just crazy enough that it could seriously mess up stuff if the fears of some are realized. I did hear an interesting theory said in jest by one of my roommates or a coworker (I honestly don't remember) that if the collider does doom us all that it will be a slow doom that won't really end the world until 2012, this way we knock out two theories about the end of the world at the same time. If you don't know about 2012, it's the year that the Mayan calendar ends and the world according to some.
It's time to wrap up this blog, it has gone on much longer than I intended and I really do have to get some sleep. I hope you all are sleeping well or will sleep well whenever that time comes.

Peace and Love

Howdy all,

So I’m up in Oregon where it’s green, overcast, and 60 some odd degrees. It’s a nice change from the 100 degrees it is back home. I’m enjoying the cooler weather but not as much as getting to see and spend time with my girlfriend for the first time in 2 months. I got to meet some of her extended family and friends, and she’s been showing me around a little bit. It’s really good getting to see Tenille again, it was getting pretty rough there for a bit but I’ve gotten my dose of Tenille, and hopefully it won’t have to last another 2 months. That’s all for now friends, I’ll post again after I get back I’m sure.

 

Peace and Love