This issue marks the 51st issue of The Arena and I am proud to say that it is quite an accomplishment for me. Normally when I start on something I tend to lose focus or stop doing it all together. Here we are though almost a year later doing things that are so awesome and telling you guys all about it. The recent interesting thing to happen to day happened on our errands this morning. We were doing errands and listening to the car radio. They were talking about some musician wanting to look like Zac Effron with his shirt off. I could probably imagine what it looks like and go from there. I told her that I didn't want to look like Zac, but instead I wanted to look like Channing Tatum with his shirt off. My wife rolls her eyes at me. I asked her if she thought that I couldn't do it. She told me that I didn't have the motivation to do it. So I responded with "Challenge Accepted!" She told me it wasn't a challenge, she just really thought that I didn't have the motivation to do it. So now I am on a mission to get back into shape and attempt to look like Channing Tatum. I probably won't look exactly like him, but I'm definitely going to try. I guess it is time to start researching workout routines and ways to help increase muscle mass. It would help me and on the bright side, I might look a little better.
It really didn't help my situation tonight though because she made S.O.S. for supper tonight. It is so delicious. Like stick to the inside of your ribs good. I had to take tums to help relieve the pressure. It was so good though. There is just something about her cooking that makes it impossible to pass up. I think she puts something into it that makes it hard to not eat. Either way, I will always eat what she cooks for me.
This is going to be a short post since I have to be up early tomorrow to go to work. 8 hours of sitting front of a computer screen trying to stay awake. 5:10 comes early and quickly. Good night everyone!
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Multiplayer
It is now day two of the new year and things are progressing as normal. There are very few things in life that are better with a multiplayer option. Most sports are much better when you have multiple people playing. Card games, in general, are much better when you have more than two people playing. Sex is good with one other person. Some people find it better when there are more than just the two players. The multiplayer I happen to be talking about is from the realm of video games. Now, normally, I am the hardcore solo player of the RPG style games. It gives me the sense of accomplishment because I am the one that did it. Me, not anybody else. Nobody helped me get to the next level or beat that boss that was giving me trouble. For the past couple of days however, I have been playing Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil Edition on the Playstation. My friend let me borrow the game so that I could try it out since we tend to talk video games a lot. We happen to be nerds of the strongest variety. Kind of like +tim kimbrough and myself when we get to talking about Borderlands. My friend Steve and I started a new game a few days ago on Diablo 3. I took the Demon Hunter because he just looked awesome from the start and I know that eventually he will look like he does when you first select him when starting a new game. Steve chose to take the Witch Doctor. We had a nice laugh because we grew up playing Street Fighter and the first thing we thought of was Dhalsim from that game. We made jokes about it as we played the game. He has since switched over to the Wizard because the Witch Doctor wasn't really helpful to me and it was getting boring for him. We have successfully made it into Act II of the game, but not before realizing that the more we play, the rarer the loot gets. It dawned on me after the third rare item I got at a low level that playing with friends means that you get better stuff. To test the theory out, I went and started a solo player Monk. I'm right around level ten with him and I still don't have any good weapons or armor.
I have come to the conclusion that I need to go out and get this game so that he can have his copy back and we can play online via the Playstation Network. Playing on the same console is nice and all because we get to hang out and bullshit while playing, but I know that he wants his characters and equipment from his own games. Once I do get my own copy, we will be starting brand new characters again and reliving the whole Act I again.
Diablo 3 is a lot like Borderlands 2 in a lot of ways. Anybody here reading this play it? Yeah? No? I'll give you the rundown anyway. In Borderlands 2, ALL of your characters share the Badass Challenges and the Vault in Sanctuary. So once you get to Sanctuary and start doing missions out of there, you can leave some stronger lower level weapons for any new characters that you start. I happen to have a few characters on the game myself with my main character being Zero the Assassin. I haven't played in a while though so I am very rusty when it comes to playing the game. In Diablo 3, it works roughly the same way with a few extras. My stash is for all of the characters that I make and I can store gold to help out each new character. The big bonus that comes to mind is the forge you start from your very first character transfers over to every character. For example, you can level up the forge while doing a playthrough with your very first character. When you start the new character, the forge remains the same level from the previous character and you can forge higher level weapons and armor at the beginning to give you an edge in battle.
I guess all that I really want to say is that if given the opportunity, I would rather play a multiplayer RPG/Dungeon Crawler with a friend to get the good stuff early on. Not like Monster Hunter 3 because they have requirements for quests. You have to be a certain Hunter Rank before you can take on certain quests, but like Borderlands multiplayer. So get out there and go be a multiplayer!! Get in the game with better stuff and rarer loot. Be a pal!
Until next time, this is Wickid and always remember, "This is SPARTA!"
I have come to the conclusion that I need to go out and get this game so that he can have his copy back and we can play online via the Playstation Network. Playing on the same console is nice and all because we get to hang out and bullshit while playing, but I know that he wants his characters and equipment from his own games. Once I do get my own copy, we will be starting brand new characters again and reliving the whole Act I again.
Diablo 3 is a lot like Borderlands 2 in a lot of ways. Anybody here reading this play it? Yeah? No? I'll give you the rundown anyway. In Borderlands 2, ALL of your characters share the Badass Challenges and the Vault in Sanctuary. So once you get to Sanctuary and start doing missions out of there, you can leave some stronger lower level weapons for any new characters that you start. I happen to have a few characters on the game myself with my main character being Zero the Assassin. I haven't played in a while though so I am very rusty when it comes to playing the game. In Diablo 3, it works roughly the same way with a few extras. My stash is for all of the characters that I make and I can store gold to help out each new character. The big bonus that comes to mind is the forge you start from your very first character transfers over to every character. For example, you can level up the forge while doing a playthrough with your very first character. When you start the new character, the forge remains the same level from the previous character and you can forge higher level weapons and armor at the beginning to give you an edge in battle.
I guess all that I really want to say is that if given the opportunity, I would rather play a multiplayer RPG/Dungeon Crawler with a friend to get the good stuff early on. Not like Monster Hunter 3 because they have requirements for quests. You have to be a certain Hunter Rank before you can take on certain quests, but like Borderlands multiplayer. So get out there and go be a multiplayer!! Get in the game with better stuff and rarer loot. Be a pal!
Until next time, this is Wickid and always remember, "This is SPARTA!"
Thursday, January 1, 2015
New Year's Resolution
The year of 2014 is now in the past as we all ring in the start of 2015. This is the time that everyone is either drunk or attempting to sleep through the plethora of random fireworks noises that are going off all over the place. I happen to be neither since my lack of sleep keeps me going late into the night. This issue of The Arena promises to be one of the longest since this will also include my list of things that I am going to change about myself in the coming year. I know that there is a whole world of people that are making the same lists that I am. Everyone makes a list and for most of the first couple months they tend to keep to it and are diligent about what they are doing. After about mid-March or so, they decline and everything goes back to the way it was and then about June or July, they realize that everything has gone wrong and start blaming everything but themselves. I actually happen to have what I believe is a fool proof plan for keeping on top of the resolutions that will be following this happy narrative. As I sit here doing my normal dad thing of watching TV and keeping my hellions in line, I think back about all of the things that have happened in the last year. Some of these things that I will talk about will be a little private, but I will try to preserve some of the privacy that I am entitled to.
The following list of resolutions that will be coming to you also have consequences for slipping up or completely missing something all together. I had this thought as I was sitting around thinking one day at work before going on leave. Many believe that people don't change. Some really don't, but there are the others that put in the hard work to make the changes that they want to see in their life. I am one of the people that wants things to be different because I feel that there is a need for the change. I have a lot of things that I want to change. For example, I don't want to be that dad that yells at my kids all of the time. I know there will be times that I need to yell at them however, I tend to go a little overboard with it. It has been brought to my attention by pretty much everyone that I know. It is sometimes an unconscious thing that happens. Other times, I know that I am being a little unreasonable, but it is so hard to stop. The red flashes in and I sometimes lose sight of what really needs to be addressed so I know that I need to change it.
Now without further ado, I bring you the resolutions for the Wickid one.
Resolution 1: As I stated before, I have issues with going overboard on the yelling so it is only natural that the first and foremost thing that needs to be changed is that. Less yelling, more talking and smiling. I don't really need to elaborate more since I kind of already dove into this once above. The only thing that needs to be done is work on it.
Consequence to breaking Resolution 1: I said I was going to have consequences and I wasn't kidding. I plan on holding on strong to the resolutions so that what needs to happen, happens. For every major outburst that is overbearing or unreasonable, I will proceed to do as many push-ups as I can in 30 seconds. This serves two separate purposes. First, it will definitely help me on my next PRT for work that is coming up in March or April. Secondly, physical punishment is, I believe, the best teacher. I don't like doing push-ups so the more I do the more it will teach me and remind me to stop being so overbearing.
Resolution 2: I hope that you guys have enjoyed every issue that has come your way. I enjoy writing these as I hope you enjoy reading them. So it is my hopeful promise to you that I can make your day just that much more enjoyable by popping out these issues at least once a day. There will be days where I will unplug or that I don't do them because of other, slightly higher priority items that need to be done.
Action Item for Resolution 2: If I unplug for the day or miss a day due to other higher priority items, the following day will be done with two issues. Obvious order should be applied. I will try to make sure that I at least give you guys the heads up for when I plan on unplugging for the day. Be mindful that I will try to unplug at least once a week. I have to special needs children and they do demand my attention. I plan on taking the time I have away from a submarine to give it to them.
Resolution 3: Less being defensive, more listening. I have a nasty habit of being very defensive when someone is trying to prove a point to me or give me some criticism. I tend to yell and try to prove my point, even if I'm wrong. It upsets my wife and makes her look at me like I'm an ass. I don't like it when she feels that way about me and after the last year with us on the verge of divorce and having split custody of my children. We have fought long and hard for the last year to get back on the same page and for her to start trusting me again. I was an idiot and I still have flashes of my idiocy.
Consequence for Resolution 3: When approached with an argument or any disagreement, I will have to bite my tongue and keep my big trap shut. If I feel that it deserves to be talked about, I will have to use texting or waiting until we are alone to discuss something in a more adult like manner. I do tend to be childish when it comes to arguments because I do like to be right instead of wrong.
Resolution 4: The nail biting has got to go. The few weeks before the end of the year where I actually stopped was really nice because I could actually pick things up when I needed to. Plus, biting nails is a particularly disgusting habit as well. Your hands are in your mouth and they get all slobbery and stuff. I gotta quit it. It's a hard one to do, but I have done it before.
Action Item for Resolution 4: I don't know what I can really do for this if I actually bite my nails, so I will just make the thing I do a physical one. We will have to go with as many sit-ups as I can do in 30 seconds. Again, this will help with the learning of not doing and help with the PRT coming up later in the spring.
For now, this is what I have decided will help me to be a better person. I do think that change is for the better and I do believe that with the fact that this is public and I can view it anytime I want, I shouldn't have any issues when it comes to doing these resolutions. So, Happy New Year everyone. Enjoy the issue and be safe. Don't drink and drive. Get a ride!!
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Resolution 2: I hope that you guys have enjoyed every issue that has come your way. I enjoy writing these as I hope you enjoy reading them. So it is my hopeful promise to you that I can make your day just that much more enjoyable by popping out these issues at least once a day. There will be days where I will unplug or that I don't do them because of other, slightly higher priority items that need to be done.
Action Item for Resolution 2: If I unplug for the day or miss a day due to other higher priority items, the following day will be done with two issues. Obvious order should be applied. I will try to make sure that I at least give you guys the heads up for when I plan on unplugging for the day. Be mindful that I will try to unplug at least once a week. I have to special needs children and they do demand my attention. I plan on taking the time I have away from a submarine to give it to them.
Resolution 3: Less being defensive, more listening. I have a nasty habit of being very defensive when someone is trying to prove a point to me or give me some criticism. I tend to yell and try to prove my point, even if I'm wrong. It upsets my wife and makes her look at me like I'm an ass. I don't like it when she feels that way about me and after the last year with us on the verge of divorce and having split custody of my children. We have fought long and hard for the last year to get back on the same page and for her to start trusting me again. I was an idiot and I still have flashes of my idiocy.
Consequence for Resolution 3: When approached with an argument or any disagreement, I will have to bite my tongue and keep my big trap shut. If I feel that it deserves to be talked about, I will have to use texting or waiting until we are alone to discuss something in a more adult like manner. I do tend to be childish when it comes to arguments because I do like to be right instead of wrong.
Resolution 4: The nail biting has got to go. The few weeks before the end of the year where I actually stopped was really nice because I could actually pick things up when I needed to. Plus, biting nails is a particularly disgusting habit as well. Your hands are in your mouth and they get all slobbery and stuff. I gotta quit it. It's a hard one to do, but I have done it before.
Action Item for Resolution 4: I don't know what I can really do for this if I actually bite my nails, so I will just make the thing I do a physical one. We will have to go with as many sit-ups as I can do in 30 seconds. Again, this will help with the learning of not doing and help with the PRT coming up later in the spring.
For now, this is what I have decided will help me to be a better person. I do think that change is for the better and I do believe that with the fact that this is public and I can view it anytime I want, I shouldn't have any issues when it comes to doing these resolutions. So, Happy New Year everyone. Enjoy the issue and be safe. Don't drink and drive. Get a ride!!
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
It is your Destiny
This was supposed to be the post from last night but I got to have a man date with a buddy of mine. By man date, I mean that we got to play Diablo 3 for a few hours instead of me doing the normal things that I do before bed.
I also enjoyed doing a full two day marathon of watching all of the Star Wars films just because I can. That is why the title of this post is what it is. I would have done it all in a day, but with the whole having to get up with the children in the morning to get them going kind of makes it hard for me to stay up as late as I used to. I'm still not getting the right amount of sleep that I need, but that's life for you. My wife also happened to pick up another PS3 that had a copy of Destiny included in the bundle. She picked it up from someone else on a resale site so it was nice and cheap. What makes it even better is now there is gaming going on completely through the house.
Yesterday was a pretty decent day that started out rather slow, but picked up as the day progressed. Grocery shopping was accomplished. Children went to their therapies. I did some chores and got the house just that much cleaner. I figure that I am destined to clean my house everyday until the boys are teenagers and pretty much able to fend for themselves. I don't always like to clean, but when I do, there is loud music playing to keep me motivated. I spent better part of my afternoon doing little things around the house in preparation for my video game time that happened last night. We even went out and tried a new restaurant called Dickey's BBQ. I was expecting it to be like every other BBQ joint that I have ever been to. You know, the kind where you sit down, order, and wait for the food to come to you. You get to spend the waiting time talking to family and laughing while smelling the awesome aromas that are coming from the kitchen. Dickey's BBQ is unlike what I just described. It has more of a fast food feel to it than anything else. You order your food, move down the line as it gets made and then you pay for it and take your tray to your seat. Not something that I really wanted to experience at a BBQ joint. The meats were really that hot. They were cooked and "warm", but it wasn't really enjoyable. We really went there because we got gift cards for Christmas from my In-laws. Free money is always nice and the trip was fun. It is just that the restaurant experience left something to be desired.
As I sit here, eating my pigs in a blanket, I want to look back on a year that was full of turmoil. Most of it was my fault and there was a period of time where I was unapproachable and unresponsive for a lot of things. I was closed off and wanted it to stay that way. Needless to say, after a number of fights and issues, things have pretty much gone back to normal. There are some things that need to be worked on, but nothing to serious.
I didn't really want to end this on a somber note, but I really don't have anything else for you until later tonight when I start writing the issue for the New Year's Resolution which will be so aptly titled "New Year's Resolution". So take a breather for a little bit, jump on over to B2kradio.com to check out some of the tunes from everyone's favorite DJ +Chuck Bisbee, and wait for the new issue to come out later tonight. For now......
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
I also enjoyed doing a full two day marathon of watching all of the Star Wars films just because I can. That is why the title of this post is what it is. I would have done it all in a day, but with the whole having to get up with the children in the morning to get them going kind of makes it hard for me to stay up as late as I used to. I'm still not getting the right amount of sleep that I need, but that's life for you. My wife also happened to pick up another PS3 that had a copy of Destiny included in the bundle. She picked it up from someone else on a resale site so it was nice and cheap. What makes it even better is now there is gaming going on completely through the house.
Yesterday was a pretty decent day that started out rather slow, but picked up as the day progressed. Grocery shopping was accomplished. Children went to their therapies. I did some chores and got the house just that much cleaner. I figure that I am destined to clean my house everyday until the boys are teenagers and pretty much able to fend for themselves. I don't always like to clean, but when I do, there is loud music playing to keep me motivated. I spent better part of my afternoon doing little things around the house in preparation for my video game time that happened last night. We even went out and tried a new restaurant called Dickey's BBQ. I was expecting it to be like every other BBQ joint that I have ever been to. You know, the kind where you sit down, order, and wait for the food to come to you. You get to spend the waiting time talking to family and laughing while smelling the awesome aromas that are coming from the kitchen. Dickey's BBQ is unlike what I just described. It has more of a fast food feel to it than anything else. You order your food, move down the line as it gets made and then you pay for it and take your tray to your seat. Not something that I really wanted to experience at a BBQ joint. The meats were really that hot. They were cooked and "warm", but it wasn't really enjoyable. We really went there because we got gift cards for Christmas from my In-laws. Free money is always nice and the trip was fun. It is just that the restaurant experience left something to be desired.
As I sit here, eating my pigs in a blanket, I want to look back on a year that was full of turmoil. Most of it was my fault and there was a period of time where I was unapproachable and unresponsive for a lot of things. I was closed off and wanted it to stay that way. Needless to say, after a number of fights and issues, things have pretty much gone back to normal. There are some things that need to be worked on, but nothing to serious.
I didn't really want to end this on a somber note, but I really don't have anything else for you until later tonight when I start writing the issue for the New Year's Resolution which will be so aptly titled "New Year's Resolution". So take a breather for a little bit, jump on over to B2kradio.com to check out some of the tunes from everyone's favorite DJ +Chuck Bisbee, and wait for the new issue to come out later tonight. For now......
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Monday, December 29, 2014
Monday.....
It is that tragic day yet again. It seems like this comes every week. A Monday that doesn't suck is like going on a diet expecting the best results. Unless you stick it out, the results are going to be the same. I try not to be too drab on a Monday, but it is very hard to look forward to the beginning of a week. Monday always brings early mornings with no enough time to get everything that needs to be done done. I do however, don't have much to do except catching up on laundry and chilling out with the kids. We are re-watching Episode IV of Star Wars again because my oldest stepson didn't get to watch it last night. I made the kids go to bed since it was rather late. I figured that I would be nice enough to continue the happy movie marathon and finish watching the good portion of the saga. I don't know why people think that Episode I through III was so good. I mean, yeah, seeing the back story to how everything unfolded to the events of Episodes IV, V, and VI was a good idea, but it does make me question why we got those episodes first. Visually, the first three episodes were really good. It's not that I don't understand the story because I do, I just don't see why they couldn't make them just a mite bit better.
I'm not even sure if I am excited for the new Episode VII to come out. It is being done by Disney if I'm not mistaken and the cameos by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher are going to be cool, but I'm more concerned about how it is all going to play out. At least I got my coffee first thing this morning before the kids got up. I'm not sure if I would have been nice to them. Since today happens to be the last Monday of the year, we shall see it through with nothing but movies. We are trying to expand the children's movie watching repertoire so that they will pick something more than the like five movies they always choose to watch. I'm sure that I did the same thing as a child. In our house, things are usually done by movie quotes and song lyrics. It makes life more exciting like that.
At least I got to start out my morning watching one of my boys clean up his lie from last night. I kind of wish that I would have found it last night, but I'm human and I tend to miss things from time to time. We had tuna noodle casserole for supper last night. My son didn't want to eat it because he said it looked funny or something. We made him try it because that is the rule in our house. He did and then told us that he at it all. I found it this morning dumped behind my deep freezer. We knew he was lying last night so I didn't have to yell at him again this morning about it. Basically, tuna creamy pasta from the tuna helper brand done in the oven. My wife makes it just a touch better with the cheese she sprinkles on the top. Normally I make it on the stove, but she makes it in the oven and it just tastes better. Then again, I'm kind of a terrible cook so I don't get to do much in the kitchen. The very limited things that I can cook are made sparingly. I am trying to learn though so that I can be just that much more helpful. Speaking of which, I should probably figure out what I want to make so that I can pull it out if necessary. I guess I can figure out what my lady wants to see if she wants anything in particular. I can wake her up later to find out.
It is very weird to be doing this early in the day since I haven't really had a chance to do anything of importance except go to work for roughly fifteen minutes to check in and show that I am alive and well. Such a waste of time and gas since I got released so quickly. It is whatever though because I won't have to put my uniform on again until later this week. I kinda can't wait to get back into the normal routine of going to work during the week. Leave is nice, but I start going crazy after a week of not going to work. I guess it is the price I pay for wanting to have a little mini vacation. At least I got paid through the whole two weeks. Life tends to be much cooler with a paycheck that doesn't depend on hours worked or clocking in. I will miss this job though once I have to either get out or retire. Depends on which comes first. Random question, does anybody else besides me want a lightsaber? I think it would be pretty cool to have one. I would want a red one though. I'm partial to the color red.
It is time for me to go though because the laundry won't wash, dry, or fold itself. Until next time, enjoy the previous issues and have some fun on a Monday.
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Marathons
This is another one of those posts that is a little misleading. What is the first thing that you think of when you see the word "Marathon"? Most people thing of marathon runner or marathon specials. Well in one of these lines of thinking, you would be correct. I am currently attempting to bang out a full marathon of the Star Wars films. I just started A New Hope about ten minutes ago. I don't think that I will actually get through the rest of the movies because I unfortunately have to get up rather early to go into work. Today was my final day of leave after two long weeks. It's cool though because the command is starting the second half of stand down so I am essentially just showing up and then coming home. I really do love days at work like that. It gives me much joy to know that I can still scam out of work for practically no reason.
Yesterday, I went through a marathon of House episodes on the Netflix. There is just something about having a narcissistic, addicted to pain medication doctor telling every one that they are idiots. It is nice watching the older star wars movies even if they have been remastered onto blu-ray discs. I haven't seen them in quite a few years. I even remember way back when +Chuck Bisbee and I used to sit down on his couch and spend the day, the entire day, watching the movie Dune. It was so much fun to just sit there on his couch, relaxing, listening to movie and trying to stay awake to watch the whole thing. It was a three disc long movie. I would like to find it again so that I can see if I can pull an all night movie run.
I'm finally to the part when Luke and the Droids enter the Mos Eisley Cantina. Harrison Ford all killing Greedo and shit. It was never a question of who shot first. I t was always a question of who died and we all know the answer to that. It was definitely Greedo that died. Now that I just finished watching that scene, Greedo really did shoot first. I can't believe that he actually missed. I mean, I know it was all part of the movie, but still. In fact, I am so distracted by this movie right now that I can't really focus on what I am doing here.
Since I have said that, it is time for me to go and finish out my movie before I head up to my tomb.
This is SPARTA!!
Wickid
Last Sunday
Welcome to the last Sunday of 2014!! Final Sunday of the year means the final week of regular season football. As I stand in the kitchen prepping lunch for the kids and eyeballing the TV in the living room, I am reminded that I haven't done "the last" anything in over a year now. Usually I count down "the last" stuff during the final week of an underway. Haven't had to worry about that so I haven't done it. It is nice to think about those days again knowing that in the short year and a half I have left on shore duty will go by in a flash. It usually happens when you are kind of anticipating going back to the fun portion of your job.
As my wife sleeps on the couch I am also reminded that I don't even remember the last time I got to fall asleep on the couch. Then again, I haven't really been sick at all this year so I really haven't needed to nap. I look back to my childhood and kick myself in the rear because now I really wish that I would have taken all of those naps that my parents tried to make me take. Ah the old hindsight being 20/20 comment. The past is the past and it will never change. On to the present!
I know that I have been doing pretty good and making sure that I get on here once a day to update the site and throw up a pub just because I can. I actually missed last night because I got so deep into a House, M.D. marathon that by the time I realized what was happening, it was 1130 at night. I guess I did ignore the little tweeting voice in my head telling me to pick up the computer and type something out for you guys to have last night. Today's issue will come in twos. You will get one now and before I go to bed tonight, you will get your second issue hot off the press. Just a preview of what you will see to come in the following year. If I miss a day with you guys, the following day will be made up with multiple posts so that you won't get the opportunity to really miss anything. Wednesday will be a happy day for you guys because you will get to read all about the new and exciting things that will be happening in 2015. The things I plan to do, want to do, and will do. The things I won't do, try not to do, and hopefully don't do. It kind of repeats itself but it is a necessary evil.
I was asked the other day if I had enough technology around me. Let me set this up for you. I was playing Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on my PS3, which was connected to my 60" TV. I had my phone in my lap because I was talking to 3 different people via text, and I had my Chromebook open surfing the web. Now I can multitask rather effectively. I can talk and piss you off at the same time while finding time to annoy someone else completely. Technology is all around us and I find that trying to avoid it is futile. There are days where I actually do unplug. I do things like chores around the house, read the newspaper, do the puzzles in the newspaper, and generally hang out around the house. Those days are very quiet and they tend to be few and far between. Then again, I grew up with Sega and Nintendo so I really have never been in a time where I haven't had something that wasn't a piece of technology. I remember the year that I got a Playstation one and final fantasy VII. Probably the greatest RPG of all time (in my opinion). I spent so many hours playing that game. Anywho, before I digress completely....
Usually Sundays for me are my lazy day. The day where I do nothing but watch TV and relax before starting the crazy week that I have every week. For those that have been keeping up with me, I have four kids with two of them being special needs. My youngest finally got diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. So now I have a load of more things piled up onto me. I would go into the details of it but that requires another 10 to 15 minutes of just trying to remember everything that I have to do from Monday to Wednesday. Luckily things are kind of calm right now since school is out for winter break. In the coming year I have to be prepared to carry a workload for quite a long time. It's something that I have been preparing to do but haven't actually done.
During the typing of all of this though, I have prepared three different lunches and am still cooking the last one. Again, huge multi-tasker here lol. I still have plenty of things to do today because there is still plenty to do around the house. Laundry day, cleaning day, football day.... The list goes on and on. I do have help this time though even if she is still feeling bad. She is such a trooper. I admire her for her amazing strength to get things done even when she feels horrible. May I introduce the wife? Lol she won't actually be typing but she is around and getting some things done.
As I finish out this issue I would like to remind everyone to be excellent to each other. Know the movie reference? Type it in the comments below and give me a topic to write about. I'll let you choose.
This is SPARTA!!
As my wife sleeps on the couch I am also reminded that I don't even remember the last time I got to fall asleep on the couch. Then again, I haven't really been sick at all this year so I really haven't needed to nap. I look back to my childhood and kick myself in the rear because now I really wish that I would have taken all of those naps that my parents tried to make me take. Ah the old hindsight being 20/20 comment. The past is the past and it will never change. On to the present!
I know that I have been doing pretty good and making sure that I get on here once a day to update the site and throw up a pub just because I can. I actually missed last night because I got so deep into a House, M.D. marathon that by the time I realized what was happening, it was 1130 at night. I guess I did ignore the little tweeting voice in my head telling me to pick up the computer and type something out for you guys to have last night. Today's issue will come in twos. You will get one now and before I go to bed tonight, you will get your second issue hot off the press. Just a preview of what you will see to come in the following year. If I miss a day with you guys, the following day will be made up with multiple posts so that you won't get the opportunity to really miss anything. Wednesday will be a happy day for you guys because you will get to read all about the new and exciting things that will be happening in 2015. The things I plan to do, want to do, and will do. The things I won't do, try not to do, and hopefully don't do. It kind of repeats itself but it is a necessary evil.
I was asked the other day if I had enough technology around me. Let me set this up for you. I was playing Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on my PS3, which was connected to my 60" TV. I had my phone in my lap because I was talking to 3 different people via text, and I had my Chromebook open surfing the web. Now I can multitask rather effectively. I can talk and piss you off at the same time while finding time to annoy someone else completely. Technology is all around us and I find that trying to avoid it is futile. There are days where I actually do unplug. I do things like chores around the house, read the newspaper, do the puzzles in the newspaper, and generally hang out around the house. Those days are very quiet and they tend to be few and far between. Then again, I grew up with Sega and Nintendo so I really have never been in a time where I haven't had something that wasn't a piece of technology. I remember the year that I got a Playstation one and final fantasy VII. Probably the greatest RPG of all time (in my opinion). I spent so many hours playing that game. Anywho, before I digress completely....
Usually Sundays for me are my lazy day. The day where I do nothing but watch TV and relax before starting the crazy week that I have every week. For those that have been keeping up with me, I have four kids with two of them being special needs. My youngest finally got diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. So now I have a load of more things piled up onto me. I would go into the details of it but that requires another 10 to 15 minutes of just trying to remember everything that I have to do from Monday to Wednesday. Luckily things are kind of calm right now since school is out for winter break. In the coming year I have to be prepared to carry a workload for quite a long time. It's something that I have been preparing to do but haven't actually done.
During the typing of all of this though, I have prepared three different lunches and am still cooking the last one. Again, huge multi-tasker here lol. I still have plenty of things to do today because there is still plenty to do around the house. Laundry day, cleaning day, football day.... The list goes on and on. I do have help this time though even if she is still feeling bad. She is such a trooper. I admire her for her amazing strength to get things done even when she feels horrible. May I introduce the wife? Lol she won't actually be typing but she is around and getting some things done.
As I finish out this issue I would like to remind everyone to be excellent to each other. Know the movie reference? Type it in the comments below and give me a topic to write about. I'll let you choose.
This is SPARTA!!
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