December 29th 2010

For the record ... it 2:40 am and I am re-arranging my office around!

Also, for the record ... I've noticed I often use 3 dots in my sentences. I'm pretty sure they're used incorrectly ( grammatically speaking ) but I actually don't remember learning about that in high school. I think I use them when I'm pausing in my sentence.

Oh ... who gives a hoot. Especially here on the bunny show. I did google these little dots a little earlier. I've been plugging them fellas in right after a word and not giving a space ... when I should be. At least I learned that much huh!

Well ... I guess I should shut er down and try to get some shut eye. I just wanted to pipe in and charm everyone with my backwards clock ticking in my bald noggin.

Yellow snow

I've always heard... " don't eat yellow snow"! Well don't... it's really piss! Oops... was that too strong of a word for you? How about urine. Doggy urine!

I have proof. My little doggy just couldn't hold it any longer!

New Post

You know what I did a while ago? I was looking at a few things on my computer and just happen to run across my list of bunny show stories. I broke out in a big laugh and said wow! That's it.

I'm definitely not making a statement of I'm coming back but I'm not saying I'm gonna let this die out either. I just thought it was funny when I looked at some of the things I was gonna write about.

I just need to start all over with this instead of trying to pick up where I let off.

Other than that, it's Christmas time... er wait just a minute here. It was Christmas time is what I should say. But, I can still say MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope this years seasons greetings was the best ever.

It's me again

Surprised... well I am! I was just laying in bed thinking... now why in the world have I not set aside some time each week to do some good ole writing. It just seems like no matter how hard I try, I keep passing the bunny show off to another day.

I tell ya... I thought things were gonna settle down a bit after I graduated. Boy was I ever wrong! I mean I don't have no where near the stress but it's the whole... "trying to find your way in this world" thing that has me so looped out.

Let me put it to you this way. Try researching an entirely different and new career path, then get all your crap together and start marching in that new direction that you've never been before. Any and all information is all on your shoulders to find and figure out. Ad this suck-hole economy that we're having into the mix while you're at it.

I'm here to tell you... those are not good combination's to have going at the same time. If you're lucky enough to have a spouse that will help you in your journey than that's a little better, but if you're on your on, then get ready for a few bumps in the road.

Now let me rewind a little, I'm not throwing off on my wife. She supports me all the way, but interested... nah!

So as of now, I have learned that in order for you to "make it" out in the "real world" you have to make sure all then in's are in, and all the out's are out. You're responsible for every litte detail. It's a good feeling when things work out nice but it's kinda sucky when things don't work out at all. We're talking about something you're trying to build for income here... not just a preference in something.

Anyways... there's my little rant.

It's almost 2:30 in the morning and I am still wide awake. For one thing, I'm a bonafide night owl and the other is I just have things on my mind. It's almost funny when I think about what I'm doing. I am super proud of myself with some of the things I've accomplished so far... and I know it's gonna get better. But to go from spending all of my time outside on bikes to spending all my time in the house on a computer is not what I thought I'd be doing 5 years ago.

One thing is for sure. I love what I'm doing. And can't get enough of it. With technology, things are constantly changing and if you wanna stay in the game, you've gotta keep up with what's new and what's hot.


Goodness, I should try getting at least a little sleep...

I'm getting horrible at this

Hello all you readers. Sigh....

I think I've went from bad to worse! I'm having a hard time getting back on track here for some reason. It's not because I don't won't to either. That's for sure! It's hard to explain.

One of these days' I'll pull it back together. I just think I'm a wee bit scattered these days. Well, I take that back, I'm way scattered.

You know you can have all the right intentions on things but actually doing them is a totally different story.

So... let's hope I can get all of my scatterbrains together.

Lets laugh haha...

If there is one thing in this world that I love to do, it's laughing. It's the perfect medicine for whatever ails you. If I'm not laughing then I get a kick out of making other people laugh. There is just something about the feeling of laughter that makes the good times roll.

Movies, TV programs or jokes are always good but I think the best kind of laughter is when it's with friends or family. And you know you're laughing when your gut starts to hurt or either you start squealing like a little pig.  

So how about this. Since we are not in the same room, I'll share a few other things I found funn.

And if that's not enough for you... then have a look at this YouTube video I found. Silly.... just plain silly hehe...

Click this link to see the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN3iNxr2bhk

Changing

The world is changing! People are changing! Times are changing! I'm changing and you're changing! Everything is changing!

So, I am gonna try and start to shorten my stories a bit. For some of them, I won't be able to cause there will be too much to tell, but for the most part, people don't read anymore!

Pictures are always good but it's the message that gets left out most of the time. Even if I have to make more individual post, I'm still going to shorten things up as much as possible.

Ya with me! 

Lots to catch up on

Remember back when I said I have a list of all the bunny show stories that I wanted to write about? Well, as I sit here scrolling through the list, I began to shake me head and wonder... how in the world am I going to remember all the details of all this stuff.

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Comments are still available with this new template . You should see a comments (0) under the header of each story. I'm telling you this because I love getting comments hehehe... don't ask me why. Just know that I do!

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Hey look, change is here again!

I know I know... I change the look of this blog like I change my underwear. Well, not quite but you know what I mean. I just can't seem to settle when it comes to the look and feel of this blog.

A few months back I had a nice looking template but the site that hosted that template decided to take it down for some odd reason. So that left me with a complete white page. I could always use the templates that blogger offers but I think these look much better.

I guess, as long as I can get my point or stories across and I'm able to post some photos, I'm all good but the added designs sure makes it look more swanky. Just my opinion though!

The reason why

I did a little research on why my other template was acting up. Come to find out the template was removed from the site where it was downloaded. Maybe that's why I had a solid white page. Oh well, I liked it a lot but I guess it's better to stick with what Google offers with their templates here. They've added some new features so at least I can change the layout much easier than messing with the code.

Oh and before I go any further let me say this. When I wait so long to write something here, I sometimes forget that I may have mentioned something before in an earlier post. Since I'm not the one reading each post, it's really easy to write something that you've said 100 times over. I guess it comes from me feeling like I want to catch everyone up on whats been going on and it may be something that I've already wrote in a post on down the line. But because it was wrote... lets say... a month ago, it feels like it's been a long enough time for another update on what's going on. The funny part is, the stuff that I wrote a month ago is the very next post!!! See what I mean.

I say this because I actually took a few minutes to read a few stories. After doing so, I was like: "man... my stories have gotten boring. And why am I saying the same thing over and over again'!

I'm having a difficult time trying to piece everything back together with my mind being in 50 places at one time. Then when I have time to get on here, my brain is completely washed out. So... my apologies if things have been boring and staled lately.

I remember the times when I'd be writing a story and have to wipe the tears from my eyes or try and catch my breath from a good laugh. It all comes from the feeling of re-living that moment. The part that I miss the most. Sometimes, when I take a breather and look at everything I'm trying to do, I can see why my brain is scrubbing the floor.

If I could at least designate a night to sit back, relax and write, I think that may work out better than trying to fit in a time at 2 in the morning or when 2 other things are going on at one time on my other computer.

Let me put it this way, if there was ever a time I could make a little magic happen, it would definitely be right now!

Another new look

I guess this is what happens when you don't log in that often cause the background of this template is not showing up. I don't know what it looks like on your computer but on mine, I've got a solid white page. Not sure what's happening here but I did notice some new features blogger is offering. I don't know if that has anything to do with it but I guess I'll be changing out another template.

That sucks to man... I really liked this one. My sunny skies with the clothes line has vanished......

Well, be on the lookout for a different look.

I see the light!

Remember me saying how extremely busy I've been. Well, I put in a long weekend's worth of work and got a ton of work done. I am still not finished yet but the heavy lifting is over. I hope! Right now I'm working out the kinks, but other than that, it's finished. All that I really have left is re-editing my videos and adding some more.

In the next couple of nights, I am going to give a major break down of everything so I can bring you back up to speed with what I'm doing and plan on doing. Not to mention, getting back on track with the bunny show stories.

Cheers!

It's me again

Whew... I have been one busy son-of-a-gun here lately. I'm about to match my staying up all night record that I made back in college because of all this work I am trying to do. Dang... it's been so long since I've had a chance to blog that I almost wanna tell you all over again on what's going on. But, I won't! I realize I've already wrote those things two many times already.

All I can say is that I'm still working like a mad man on trying to get all my work finished. I know your thinking that I'm nuts. I'll admit that I probably have a few screws loose somewhere but it's just a long story. I think it's all for the good. I've learned a lot with everything that's been going on.

You could call me a bit of a work-a-holic. I love what I do and it's all I can think about. How to push myself to the next level or either challenge myself to figure out the messes I have made.

I really mean this when I say that I am getting a lot closer to getting everything wrapped up. I can't wait too. I need to chill for at least a little bit. But for some reason, I know that word chill will only be a word, not an action. You see, it is currently 5:15 am, and I am typing this on my laptop while I have my desktop computer uploading files to my web server.I have tried to sleep a few time but my mind is running on me like the coyote chasing the road runner.

Well, I guess I'll do a few other things since it looks like I have another 20 minutes or so before the uploading process ends.

Before I go, I'd like to thank everyone for reading the bunny show. I can't wait to get started back again... for the third time!

Going or Coming?

It's funny you ask that because I have been doing a ton of both. In fact, I may have to take yet another break on the bunny show. I'm a little frustrated by this too. I've had a truck load of stories that I wanted to write but time hasn't been on my side lately. So by the time I get to these stories, I'll probably leave something out because it took me so long to finally write the dad-gum thing.

Here is where I stand. After I graduated college, I thought that I'd have a lot more time on my hands to get caught up on my crazy thoughts, goofy stories and/or whatever else falls into the category of bunny show worthiness, but it's been quite the contrary.

I also thought that since I had my portfolio site built, that I'd be sitting on a green light of opportunities and I'd be ready to go. Well, I actually am sitting on a green light of opportunities but what I really meant to say was that I am no where near where I need to be with my work. During the last few months I have taken a step back to research and think and take inventory about what exactly it is that I am doing, what I want to do from here on out and how I am presenting myself.

Okay, lets break this down a bit. Lets just say that school gave the basic foundation of what to do and how to do it. The thing that didn't and probably can't teach... is exactly what successful people are doing these days and how they're doing it.

After talking with some key people, I have learned that I am way off the mark! Seriously! I've been told that I have the ability, the skills and even the right kind of enthusiasm for this type of work but I just haven't presented myself or my work all that well. So now that my eyes have been opened to all these things; we are making a ton of changes.

There are a few key people that I have getting some inside knowledge from and I can't thank them enough for their information. I promise to tell you all about it too. As well as all the other stuff I promised. I'm just a bit over my head with a hundred things happening at one time right now.

I am merging my motocross site into my portfolio site ( factory 987 ) and then I'm redesigning that site. On top of all of that, I am giving some of my work a make over plus adding new work. I have also created an online store for my photography in case some lucky soul would like to buy some of my work. This way, you can browse and buy straight from your home and the product come straight to your doorsteps. Oh gosh there is a list of other things that are in the mix but I can't even think of what they are.

I have some other news that I want to break but I'm gonna have to hold off. I know that I say this like every time I write something here but your just gonna have to believe me on this.

 Again, I promise to tell you all about everything that's happened here lately. I just need to finish my other work so I can be up to speed with everything I'm doing.

Scrambled eggs

What just a minute... don't start thinking about breakfast cause this has nothing to do with the scrambled eggs that you're probably thinking about. I'm actually referring to my mind. That's right, my brain!

What I really mean is that my mind has been a little scrambled here lately. I've been tossing and turning with several things and I have felt completely scattered. It's kinda like taking 5 steps backwards with every step forward that I make. To top it off, I would even think about what was making me think the way I was thinking. If that makes any sense to you. In other words, my mentality was like scrambled eggs... chopped up and all over the place. But I fell like I have figured a few things out.

It's almost hard to explain without repeating myself over and over again but lets just say that I have taking on a little too many projects lately. Resulting in zero is where I normally am at the end of the day.

I wrote about something earlier about me being interested in everything. And I am. I spend probably 12 to 15 hours... wait, I have a better way of saying this. If I'm not sleeping, then I am here on the computer. Other than being on the computer, I really love photography. Now I could spend countless hours out in the field somewhere waiting for that perfect eye-catching moment to happen. Whether it's driving down the road looking for something or at a track shooting motocross. Then there is the editing process. This stage is pretty much endless. It all depends on what you are wanting to do with the photos. Next, there is photoshop. Which is where the editing takes place. If you have the knowledge, photoshop can take you into another world of wild creations. For the sake of my fingers and your reading eyes, I won't list the other mighty adobe programs that are sitting so gracefully on my computer. Lets skip to videography shall we. Oh my... how my heart beats for videography. Both shooting and editing. I can wholeheartedly say that both photography and videography is where my heart is.

Then there is web design and graphic design. I have a huge love for web design but it just isn't buried as deep in my heart as photo and video. The web is crazy these days. The things people are doing are simply unbelievable. You can burn up countless hours while designing websites. Unless you're Drew Kinney, ( my web instructor at the Art Institute ). Now that guy can quote web code to you in his sleep. For me, it takes a bit of time. Even when it's something I'm familiar with. All it takes is a . or , or = or < and so on...  in the wrong place and the whole site is completely twisted like a grapevine. You'll nearly rack your mind trying to figure out where the problem is. The strange thing is... I like doing that. Figuring out the problem that is. I get so frustrated when I jack everything up but finding the bug is rewarding.

Lastly is my blogging. The bunny show has a really deep place in my heart... but guess what? I spend so much time doing all the other things that I'm not making myself put any time into this. I have told myself a thousand times to make a schedule but I'm hard headed.

So here are a few things that I have been working on... at the same time.

vitomusiq.com - an inspiring talented singer from Monroe NC that worked his way to high rankings on American Idol. (
moto87.com - my own motocross web site getting a new look
factory987.com - my own portfolio site is getting a new layout as well.
Cory Bramblet interview -  a magazine layout of an interview with Cory.


and all of my motocross footage I shot with the schools SD cameras are getting music videos made from them. Don't even ask how much footage I have. Just think big!

On top of all of this, I am trying to get my dirt bike running so I can sell it and get new camera equipment. It goes without saying that I have my hands full.  I am just trying to do too many things at one time. I love to multi task but I'm never good at it.

So... this is the reason I haven't pouring out some silly story that has all kinds of misspelled words and silly phrases that don't make any sense.

One thing is for sure though... I'm working on a fix for this! I'll just have to add it to my to do list.

Where you been?

I've been missing in action here lately... and I guess the only thing I can say is that I've been a bit too deep in thought. I know that sounds strange to you, but it's true. I've had a lot on my mind lately and I can't seem to make heads or tails with it all. To be brutally honest, my motivation mode kinda slipped off again. It's very frustrating since I know there are so many things I am trying to do... all at one time too. But then again, that's probably where my problem is.

Most of the time, I'm my own worst critic. Lets put it this way. I've often repeated this but just for a refresher, I'll say it again. I think I have my hand in too many cookie jars. I've taken such a high interest in everything I'm doing! I've even made this comment to a few people here lately. I think I am experiencing some sort of mid life crisis. Oh I'd have to make a list out of all the things that is taking all of my time. I'll even sit here in front of my computer for hours at a time... and not do anything but browse, research, study, read... you get the idea.

I had a story line already set aside for this but since it's on my mind... why not go ahead and engage! If I am not doing any kind of design work, then reading/researching different things is what I'm most likely doing. What I mean is the internet is kinda like my brother. You see... having a brother is something that I'll never get to experience. But google... will tell me almost anything I need to know. Now google will never take the place of what a real brother would be able to give but when I need to know something, or I have a question about something, I turn to google. I have a ton of questions about a lot of things. I'm just interested, that's all!

So that's really what I've been doing here lately. Googling all kinds of things, reading, studying researching, thinking... I'm just interested!

 

Walmart

I wish I could say that I'll never shop at Walmart again but I'm sure that I'll carry my butt right back in there when I need something. Your probably gonna think this is silly but it's true.

When I lived in Concord, I didn't mind going to Walmart to get what I needed. Heck, I even shopped for groceries there before Shelly and I got married. It just didn't bother me as bad. Now that we're living in Indian Trail, we go to the Walmart here in town. I have 3 words for that place, or 4 if you count " I " as a word. I despise that place! I don't know what it is but even the thought of having to go to Walmart turns me inside out.  I guess I better shut my mouth. As the saying goes "if you don't have anything good to say then don't say nothing at all"!

I will say this though. They don't have any self check out aisles. Not one! To top it off, there are 27 registers  ( I counted them ) and the majority of the time, there are less then 10 of the lanes open.

Am I missing out on anything here??? If so please tell me!

About a week ago I ordered a dresser for my office and decided to hit Walmart.com up since they we're so cheap. Ever heard the saying... "you get what you pay for"? It was definitely cheaper than anything I found and it was the right color and everything. So I ordered it. I knew the quality would be cheap but dang... it was pathetic. There was even a drawer that was busted on the bottom. So I took that piece of crap back to the store. Course I had to wait in a line that was shaped like a banana cause there was only 2 ladies working in the returns desk and one of them was on the phone talking to someone!  What a mess! 

It's not always that I have a bad or cruddy experience from Walmart but there have only been a few times when the experience was above a 5 on a scale from 1-10. That wasn't the case at the Concord store.

Ah who knows, it could just be me.

Drip drop

Remember the nasty weather had last month? One day I was outside messing around and noticed some water dripping from the roof onto one of our outside tables in the back yard. It was tricky but I managed to get a shot of it splatting on the table. I didn't even realize it either until I looked at them on my computer.

Check em out for yourself!

Up late again

I was sitting here attempting to write something and just thought about the last time I tried to do this. Nothing made any sense so I'll wait till another night. 

New Years sparkles

Each year on the night of new years eve, I always bring it in with Dick Clark and the gang. But this year... or should I say last new years eve I did a little something different. I still watched the Dick Clark show but Shelly's mom was in town and spending the night with us. And lookie what she brought...

Some sparkles!!!

So we lit a few of them up!

Happy belated 2010 everyone!

Take some time

Whenever you get a chance, take a minute or two from your busy lifestyle and have a laugh. There is nothing like it. It's way too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day stress in life. Laughing is soul food. I get a kick out of laughing at myself or either making somebody else laugh when I can.

If you can't think of anything then maybe I can help. Check out a few of these pictures. I stumbled onto these as I was browsing the web this morning.

 

 

Here is the sites that I found them on. Check them out when you get a chance. And have a laugh will ya!!!

http://www.baconbabble.com/index.php/2009/12/13/funny-signs/

http://www.dirjournal.com/shopping-journal/10-funniest-and-gross-bathroom-gadgets/

http://www.cslacker.com/

Where did this come from

I found this nice pictures on my computer the other day and thought they were way too nice to delete. So I thought I'd share it with everyone. Wouldn't it be nice to have this view in your back yard!

Still up

Yep... I'm up late. Well... I say late but 1:30 am is not too late for me. I'm a night owl. I don't have to be in to work till 10 am so I have a little "sleeping in" time going for me. Here is where it will bite me though. I like to sleep in... big time. In other words I could sleep till 11 am with no problems (compliments to my past college life).

I'm getting off track here... get to the point bunny!!! Okay, it's now 1:34 am and the bunny show is coming at you here on the couch while I listen to my mp3 player and try to type myself to sleep. You heard right... the couch. I can't get any sleep here lately cause Shelly keeps hitting me on the side and telling me to roll over cause I'm snoring.  Ha... you thought I was in the dog house didn't you? Shelly and I don't do the doghouse treatment thing. I'd still curl up with her even if she has made me mad as blazes. Maybe if I drop a few pounds, the snoring might go away but I'm totally not motivated to eat right and exercise. I started eating really junky when I got a about 6 months into school so I knew I'd pack on a few pounds. Funny thing is that all that junk taste so good that I don't wanna go back to eating right. Diet food doesn't taste bad but it's just that junk taste so good it will make your toes curl.

With all of that being said, I haven't sleeping worth a hoot lately. It has a lot to do with a few other things too. I have a huge story about that so I need to wait till I have all my ducks in a row before I share that one. It's a hum-dinger of a story too... let me tell ya!


Well, I guess I'll chop this one off. I'm getting sloppy with my words and sentences more so than I am getting sleepy. If I keep going I'll be making no sense at all.

Till next time!

That's messed up

Wanna hear something that's messed up? In the year of 2009, I successfully made it out to the gym for some cardio exercise a huge total of 1 time! While I was there on my annual calorie burn, I was completely distracted by a TV commercial of McDonald's new cheeseburger. Now that right there is plain messed up!!!


Wanna hear something else that's messed up?
Back when I got hired for Cycle Gear, I had to get a drug test done. Of course this was water off a ducks back to me because I knew this would be a breeze. I get to the office, fill out the paper work and then I sit and wait for my name to be called. "Brian Bunn... We can take you back now"... the lady says! So, I followed the lady back into the room. In this room was another lady and she has a puzzled look on her face. So I ask... What do you need me to do? She looks at me and says... do you know this is drug test that's taken from your hair? Now you do realize I shaved my head the night before right?

I said to her... have some hair from my arm... your can have all of that you want and there is plenty! It's not long enough she replies! You know... I think that dad-gum woman wanted me to show my moon pie! All for a freaking drug test. By now I'm thinking that I could really fill up a cup of pee right now but you just insist on using hair. Suddenly, I thought, hey... how about my legs! So I pulled up my pants leg and they were like... yeah, now this will work.

So long story short... they took a noticeable chunk of hair from my leg in one spot  and I didn't have to show them my moon pie! Thank goodness!!!

All of that was every bit of messed up!

Facebook post

A post from one of my friends on facebook:

Jimmy McDonald I was in the restaurant yesterday when I suddenly realized I desperately needed to pass gas. The music was really, really loud, so I timed my gas with the beat ofthe music. After a couple of songs, I started to feel better. I finished my coffee, andnoticed that everybody was staring at me....Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod. My bad!

 

 

Times are changing

Times are definitely changing. I didn't think I'd ever go back to school, but I did, and loved it. I've also been absorbed into book stores. Not necessary a library, unless it's a nice one but book stores like Barnes & Nobel, Books a Million or Borders. Those are the ones I like. You can go in and get yourself a coffee and then find a book or a magazine to read.

Another sign of the times is what's allowed on TV these days. I'm not even going to get into the nudity that is on regular TV but I will say something about the language. I was watching an old 80s movie a few weeks ago and on this particular scene, the actor said GD. Now if you don't know what that is then I'm sorry, I'm not typing that out for you. You figure it out! So anyways, the network didn't bleep the word out. The very next scene, a guy said bullsh!t... and they bleeped it out. The bleep didn't cover the whole word, just the last part! So, what has the world come too? You can take Gods name in vain but you bleep out something that kids hear in preschool? What's up with that?

Times have definitely changed! Where is the limit? I don't think there is one! We've passed that mark a long time ago!

Brace yourself... who knows what the future will hold!

Comments

I'm not sure what the deal is but here lately but I've been noticing a lot of spam getting into some of my accounts. It's not the spam you keep refrigerated either. It's more like nonsense e-mails linking to something stupid. It could even be a virus waiting on you as soon as you click the link.

There are all kinds of spider bots crawling all over the web these days so I'm having to turn up the heat a little on a few things.

From now on, when you leave a comment, there will be a captcha for you to enter. It's just for verification purposes. Don't let it scare you away from leaving comments cause I love to read comments. I'm just trying to tell the difference between a human and a computer. That's all!

So.... comment away please!!!

Things that make you say... dad-gummit!

1. Your so thirsty and you've been thinking about a Mountain Dew ( or your favorite drink ) all day long. You see a drink machine and you have just enough change to make it happen. You enter the change, hit the Mountain Dew tab and out spits a freaking welch's grape drink ( or your worst drink ).

2. Your hungry and you're heading to the nearest drive thru. There are 3 or 4 cars ahead of you but you'll be turning into the drive thru shortly while the other cars go another direction. You get close and notice those 4 cars ahead of you were hungry too and they're all going to the same drive thru as you are.

3. Your computer is acting up. It's either hung up or your trying to do to many things at one time and the chip can't process everything. You accidentally hit the delete button and it starts working again... and fast!

4. You just bought a new gallon of milk and you are craving a bowl of cereal. You open the lib and smell the milk and it's spoiled already!

5. Your favorite song is on the radio and you jamming to the beat. Your singing like your the new American Idol. Then static takes over and by the time you get a good clear signal again, the song is over!


I can think of plenty more situations like this but sooner or later when the right situation happens, dad-gummit turns into #$%&!    

24-The TV Show

It was sometime around the middle of last year when I stumbled onto this show. A good friend recommended that I check it out but at that time, I really wasn't into any TV series. I'm a huge fan of the History Channel, Learning Channel, Travel and the rest of them channels like that. I had even seen a few previews on several shows that were coming out and thought... dang, these look pretty good! But I still never put any time into them. Even shows like American Idol never appealed to me!

Getting back to my point here, my friend let me borrow the first season of 24. At first, Shelly and I started watching them at night after supper. She was immediately hooked. For me, I didn't think I was going to get into it. After three or four episodes, I started to come around and by the last couple of disc in the DVD set,  I was hooked. So I turned the set back over to my friend and then he let us borrow the 2nd season. I think he owned all of them because he always told me to let him know when we're finished and he'd let us borrow the next season.

So we start watching the second season and I'm simply glued to the TV. I would even beg Shelly to watch another episode after one finished. She would only last through two or three episodes cause she has to be in bed by 9 pm you know! So we did that until around the middle of the 2nd season. After that, I just couldn't help it anymore. I stayed up till 3 in the morning watching those programs! And if I had a Sunday where I wasn't doing anything, I wouldn't leave the house. I was addicted and I still am! That show is amazing! There is so much action and so many things happening at once that it always leaves you on the edge of your seat.

So here is where I stand. Even though I would get a whole season ahead of Shelly, I would watch them over with her. By the time season 4 was finished, I was in the beginning phase of my portfolio class. So I told my friend not to give me any more seasons until we're finished.  There was just no way I would commit any time to my work if there was a unwatched season of 24 around. You know, I never got to Season 5. After we finished school, we continued to hang out but someone else had the season so I wasn't able to watch it. Looks like I'll have to rent or buy the DVD set myself. Did I mention that I was addicted to that show? Since I've been watching 24, Kiefer Sutherland has become one of my favorite actors.

I'm telling you. If you haven't already seen any of the shows, then you just need to make time and watch them from the beginning. It's like there is action, suspense and drama happening all at one time, but Jack Baur always pulls it together somehow and saves the day. It's neat how it all comes together when everything is so scattered.

Right now, season 8 is showing at 9 pm Monday nights. I believe Fox is the network! Go check it out! Beware: You may become addicted!

Remember this?

Is it me or does everybody else remember these phones like it was yesterday? It seems like it was only a few years ago when I had one of these crazy phones. It's funny because young teenagers would look at you strange if you told them this was the way phones looked back in the day. Oh and the ring tone they had.... grrrrrr!!!!! Hey wait a minute... is this my phone? Dang... I had one just like this one!

I remember trying to talk to someone and having to stay close to the phone because the cord was no longer than 3 feet. These cords I'm talking about looked like they just got a perm from a hair saloon. Then they started coming out with cords that were 10 ft, 20 and even longer. With a cord like that you could at least go to the other side of your house while your talking. These cords were a freaking mess. They would always get tangled up into a big knot. Then they started coming out with cords that were straight. In other words, these cords didn't have a perm. Cords got so long that you could almost go to the bathroom while you were talking.

Then the cordless phones started booming. Oh my gosh! You could walk all over the house and talk on the phone at the same time. Next thing you know cell phones got to the point to where it was a must to have one. They went from big and bulky to small and thin really quick.

I'll never forget having a cell phone that looked like it would pass for a carpentry tool. They were thick and had an antenna that needed to be pulled out of you were gonna talk to anyone with a clear signal. As time quickly passed, they started getting smaller and smaller. Now cell phones are like pocket computers! I think I'm speaking for a huge percentage of people these days but I think land line phones are out. History! Why on earth would you have two phone bills when you can call anywhere you want to call at any time of the day with your cell phone? It use to be like this. You had your land line phone for local calling and then use your cell phone for long distance. Not the case anymore. Cell phone providers have rates to where you call anywhere at anytime for one price. Unless you're calling someone in Brazil during the middle of the day you'll be fine. Again, why on earth would you have to phone bills? 

When I moved out of my old buddies house and moved into a house all by myself, there was no way I was going to get a land line hooked up. Now I'm so use to just having a cell phone that I wouldn't know what to do with a land line.

So welcome to 2010! Shoot... by now I thought cars would be hovering in the air but that may not be far off. Just look at the technology going in to these phones. Shelly and I both just got Verizons new touch phone - the droid. These phones have applications that will start your car. Okay, not that but seriously though, I can put the phone up to a radio and it will scan the song and tell me who the band is, the name of the song, what year it came out and all that good stuff.

Just wait another five or ten years and see what cell phones are doing. They'll make these look dated probably! Watch what I tell ya!

The best and worse of 2009

The year was 2009. Some of this stuff I wish I could forget but all things happen for a reason right? The other stuff I'll always remember. Check it out!

In 2009 I:

1. Quit working for cycle gear
2. Started working for The Art Institute Cage ( camera rental )
3. Finished school and graduated
4. Started working for Walgreens
5. Quit Walgreens
6. Starting doing a lot of freelance for my new business
7. Started working with Crown Alley Films
8. Finalized my graduation at the walking ceremony
9. Received honors during graduation
10. Helped my best friend load he moving truck for Texas

 That's actually about all that happened other than very fine detail!

Now here is a few of those details I remember but wish I could forget.

1. Old ladies shopping at Walgreens telling me their gonna crack my face because of a coupon
2. Being totally stressed out about my final portfolio class
3. Wishing I could be out with friends but stuck at home doing homework
4. Presenting my portfolio with a lump in my throat while the faculty of The Art Institute listens
5. Putting up with all the stupidity of Walgreens

Oh lord, I could go on and on about this but I'd be getting a little too detailed. These were just some of the things that stood out to me.

The best thing about 2009 is that I survived. 2009 will also go down in history as the year that I finished and graduated college. My dad would be proud of me! I never thought I'd go back to school but I guess I fooled myself. The funny thing about it is that I actually loved every minute of it. It was definitely hard at times and there were even times that I wondered how in the world I was going to make it. But I made it! College to me was not about having homework. It was about starting over with a new career. I took each assignment with the perspective of this being work from a client. I was never late for class, never late on my school work, and I never missed a day of school. I had perfect attendance all the way around.

And for that I am very proud of myself!

Google

Google is amazing! Don't you wish you would've invested in their stock around 10 years ago? It doesn't matter what you are looking for... Google can help.

So one day, as I started to do a search, I forgot what I was going to enter. The only thing I had in the search bar was why. If you haven't recognized this yet then try it. When you type a word into Google's search bar, it will guess at the rest until you finish your query. So the word why left the guessing door wide open. Take a look at a few guesses from Google when I typed in why.

• why do men have nipples
• why is the sky blue
• why is poop green
• why did I get married too 
• why can't I own a canadian
• why do dogs eat poop
• why do cats purr
• why are people posting colors on facebook

 Like I said, this is just a few. Google usually has 10 guesses at your unfinished query! You should try it sometime. And by all means experiment with it a little!

Let's look at: why is poop green

Here is what associatedcontent.com says about green poop!

"Green poop can be caused by a number of different reasons, most having to do with diet. For starters, having too much iron in your diet can cause that nice grassy shade to appear in the toilet bowl. This is especially true if you are taking iron supplements; too much iron in your diet can stain and create your green poop.

Also, green poop can be caused by a diet high in leafy vegetables like spinach. If you are finding green poop in your toilet bowl, go back through all you've eaten and determine whether you have eaten an overabundance of salad. Green food dyes can also cause green poop, especially those found in ice creams, candies, and some cereals.

If you're experiencing green poop as a result of your diet there is no need to fear, as your feces should regain its original brown color over time as whatever is causing the stain works its way out of your system".


There you go! The green poop mystery has been explained!

The new look

After a little searching, I think I found a nice template to use. I like the vibes that it's giving off. It's making me feel bright...

Enough of that hog-wash! Seriously though... I hope you enjoy the new look. I'll be adding to the sidebar here and there but the over all layout and appearance is what I was looking at.

Welcome to the new bunny show!

What am I thinking?

It looks like I should be a little more careful of how I word some of my sentences, or even explain some of my stories. What I should do is wait a good day or two before I post. This will allow me to read over everything and correct any mistakes.

I gotta tell ya... that story about Walgreens hardly made any sense to me now that I've re-read the story! Dang... if I don't half understand what I'm writing about then I can't expect you to understand what I'm writing.

I'll do better, I promise.

Change of subject here but I am looking at yet another layout. I know, I know... I keep changing it! Well, I like this one but it's a bit too artsy. So be on the lookout, this layout will change before long. There are a ton of designers out there that have built countless xml templates and they're way better than what the blogger templates are.

That's it for now. Oh one more thing. It feels good to be back!

Cheers!!!

Another Walgreens failure

I was thinking about something tonight... you know, I've always said how much I love to write my goofy stories on this blog. You might read something off the wall one day and he next, you might get something from my heart. But here lately it's been a bit of bashing. To sum it all up... writing, to me, is therapeutic. I can express my feelings towards something with out opening my mouth. So with that being said, lets get on with the bashing.

First of all, if you skip down to the very next story, you'll read about my wacky ventures with Walgreens. In addition to that, I want to express what a loser company that place really is... again!

It's tax time! The dead line for companies to send out tax information was the 31st right? Well here it is the 8th of February and still no tax information from Walgreens. So I called them up and asked where my tax information was. " Hi Brian, let me see here, we received a few documents in the mail the other day. Oh yes, here it is. Would you like me to mail it to you" ?

Okay now, do I really have to get all steamed up again because I really want to write what I think or do you see what I'm talking about? Ive never in my life seen a company send your tax information to a store. I may be wrong but I figured they'd send it out via mail.

Next, Shelly and I headed down out to Concord to get our license renewed today. Really... do I have to say more! It was a mess but we got through it in about an hour and a half.

Lastly, we took the pathfinder to Tire Kingdom to get the oil changed, an alignment and a rotation and balance. The guy said it would take around 2 hrs or less. So we thought... we just waited that long at the dmv, we might as well go ahead and get this done while we're here. Three hours later, we're about to set the place on fire. I mean... good lord! What on earth about an oil change and a dad-gum alignment caused a 3hr wait? I will say that they knocked our bill down quite a bit and the customer service was good but geez... you might wanna get another guy to help out with them alignments or something. Sooner or later the wrong customer is gonna be really impatient and the bad words are gonna flow like a river.

Just saying!!!!

Well that's enough bashing for now. I feel better now that I've spoken my inner thoughts.

A good shower

S
howers are one of the greatest feelings ever. Don't you think? They're great after a long day at work or first thing in the morning. In fact, they're good at any time of the day. There is, however, one thing I hate about showers. It's that most of them never have enough hot water. I'm a cold nature kind of person so I can take a warm shower in the middle of the summer. I especially love them during the winter.

So here is the scenario. I get in the shower, then a few minutes of ohhhh and ahhhhh, then I begin to wash my peach fuzz hair and then it's time to lather up with soap. Well don't you know the hot water runs out when this phase of my shower is in full bloom. I got soap all over the place and a pinch of shampoo ( yes I shampoo my peach fuzz) in my hair and the water is liquid ice. Now at this time I'm frickin and a frakin.

All I need is a little more hot water. But it never fails, I'm always right in the middle of something when the hot water runs out! If I had the money, I hire a dad-gum back-hoe operator to dig a hole so I could have a 300 gallon hot water tank installed. Now that's what I'm talking about!

Strange happenings

You've been craving a certain kind of food all day long or even all week long. You set out to pick up that scrumptious plate or sandwich. You are behind about 5 vehicles. They're all going to the same place as you are at the very same moment!!! Isn't that a little strange? I wonder if that means they were all craving the same food just like you were?

Walgreens

After graduation, Shelly and I agreed that it would be in my best interest if I found a part time job somewhere to help put some money in my pocket. So I started searching for something but nothing had my interest. I knew this decision would head down a road that I probably would'nt like but somethimes you just have to do what you have to do... right? Well, long story short, I landed a part time job at Walgreens. Yeah the drug store. After interviewing, I quickly found out that a high position an Walgreens ( manager, assistant manager) paid really, really good. There is just one problem. Walgreens is a retail store. And bunny doesn't care for retail! At all!!!

Back to my first few sentences, I was saying that I needed to make a little money just to help ends meet but fortunately, I started landing several freelance jobs and even winded up getting another part time job editing wedding videos. Now editing weddings... I loved. So I had a job that I hated and one that I loved. I'll go ahead and spare your brain cells so you don't have to think about it but the " one I loved" job won.

Basically what I'm saying is this. I despise people with their nasty, no good, rotten attitudes. I knew Walgreens was a retail store but I also knew that I needed to work. So when I started getting old ladies (you heard right) tell me they were gonna bash my face in cause some stupid coupon would'nt work, I started counting down my days. There was no way on this earth that I was going to put up with that. Then I started getting some attitude from one of the employees. By now I had my limit on attitudes. Long story short, we had a little "come to Jesus" meeting and we got that squared away really quick. Then I put in for another store and they just kept dragging their feet on the grand opening. At this point in my Walgreens career, I hated that place so bad that I could spit bullets. I'm not kidding either. I've never seen such a freakin crowd in all my life. Okay... I need to tone it down because I'm getting mad just typing this out.

The printer never ran worth a crap and when it broke down... the doggone managers didn't even know what to do. Isn't that why your the freaking manager??? Stupid morons... seriously, I need to cut this off. I steaming already!

Needless to say I ended my stupid Walgreens career. See here is the deal. Even though I hated every minute of it, I'm the person that understands what a commitment is. I'll do whatever it takes to make ends meet. Even if I hate what I'm doing.

All the blessing goes to my wife cause she gave me her blessing to quit and pursue something else. I'm sure I'll shop at the occasional Walgreens since people and good leadership is what makes a good working environment, not the store.

So... here is my chose words to that stupid place where I worked.

I'm better than you and I'm better than the bullcrap you put me into. You never could give me a straight answer on anything, and for that, I wiped my the dust off my feet when I walked out your door for the last time. 

You bunch of freaking morons! 

I'm alive

Wow... I'm almost speechless. If you read the stories I posted a few weeks ago you'd think I'm all down in the dumps. I mean,  I was a little torn on a few things but all I know is what I feel right now. I am coming back to my energy that I once had. In fact, I think I've grown a bit stronger from all of this down time. Maybe it was that I just needed to be away from so much computer work or maybe I just wanted to be lazy for a while. I don't know, like I said, all I know is that I'm feeling alive, upbeat, creative and full of energy.

In the past week I've started to reel back in everything that I am a part of these days and I'm ready to continue where I left off. I've already got some amazing news to tell you. Hey that's it... it's because of... well I can't really say right know. I don't want to ruin anything. I will keep you posted.

So to all my friends and family that enjoys reading my goofy stories with misspelled words and phrases that don't make much sense, then hear this. I'M BACK!!!

Broken record

You know... I keep thinking to myself... What's wrong with you? What are these feelings? Why won't this strange funk go away? But I never can seem to find any answers. I haven't felt like this in... well never. I've been through depression, sadness, anger, strife and even extreme happiness. I sorta understand why I am feeling this way but then again I have no idea why I am feeling this way. Whatever it is, I just can't seem to shake it. I have lost every bit of the drive that I had when I was in school. I'm not complaining at all... just wondering I guess. Wondering when I am going to get kicking with everything. Wondering is the key word here! I just keep wondering when I can start to move forward and regain the drive I once had. Right now, wondering is my broken record.

I sometimes think back to my days at the quarry and think... God, I'm so glad I'm done with that phase in my life. I clearly left a comfort zone by quiting a job I'd been working for nearly 10 years. Before the first 10 years, I worked a job doing the same occupation for nearly 4 years. So lets just say I spent 14 years of my life doing this one thing... and that was all I knew how to do.

Then the next thing I know is that I've got a nice camera and I'm taking pictures of everything in site. Then I start thinking about other possibilities and before you know it, I'm attending college in pursuit of an Interactive Media degree. Something I thought I'd never do. College!

So what's the deal with the broken record title you ask? Well, it's playing over and over in my head. I just need to figure out how to insert a new record and place the needle at the beginning and let the music play. I have been doing a lot of thinking about a lot of things. And I intend on sharing them with you. If you can just be patient with me and let me figure out how to find my new record, then maybe by then I'll figure out how place the needle at the beginning of the record.