Tuesday night thought.. should it not bother me?

I'm not sure if everyone has one or two people that they've only been around once or twice in their life? People who you met by pure chance, far away from home, and mean a great deal to ya. And it'd really hurt to even lose them as an acquaintance, let alone when you both consider each other close friend. I think I might have lost or be losing one of those few people, and it does bother me. Funny, said person msgs me as I'm typing this. About something being off between us. Who knew I was someone who picked up on things so well?

O.A.R. and Jack Johnson, back-to-back.. 7/21 and 7/23! (UPDATED)

Ahh my fav band. Seeing them live on July 21st! After not paying attention for two weeks, at the most, I find out today that tickets go onsale Saturday. But being me ;) ;) , I went ahead and bought mine through the presale this afternoon! Can't express enough how excited/pumped/stoked I am for this.

But ohhh no, the fun doesn't stop there! Jack Johnson will be in Cuyahoga Falls (near Akron/Canton) not the very next night as originally reported, but the same night. Yeah bummer... so instead I bought tickets to the show in Noblesville, Indiana. It was either that, Charlotte, or Salt Lake City as the Crew play there the same weekend. o.a.r. show is general admission, so get a ticket if you want to join us! Jack will have G.Love as a supporting act, not sure about o.a.r. yet. I seriously can't wait.

O.A.R.- ofarevolution.com

Jack- jackjohnsonmusic.com

Weekend Thoughts

-I am once again job searching outside of Ohio. Cruise lines and their corporate offices (typically in Florida) offer a variety of positions... but none I'm exactly qualified for.

-I can't fold sheets very fast, which is a critical setback of the daily functions of my current job.

-Ever have those days where multiple friends have invited you to join their plans, yet you just want to stay in and sleep the night away? No? Well for me, today is exactly that.

-On Friday in scrimmages w/ collegiate sides, the Crew beat Marshall 5-0 and two hours later beat Michigan State 5-0 as well. In related news, the new MLS webpage sucks. I love how every website, blog, or ranking system has Columbus on top. We are the team to beat once again. We are what every other club is trying to emulate. Now if we can start selling out CCS...

-Cool, inspirational, and sometimes humorous vlogging going on over at Kevo's Vlog. I encourage you to check it out and follow it.

Discouragement

Another round of awesome interviews, and what I thought were good follow-ups, once again lead to nothing. Is this the point at which I start to give up on ever finding a decent company to work for in Columbus? I'm growing more and more tired of not moving because I cannot find a job I want. Is this the point that I just up and move down w/out already having a job lined up? It could be.. the end of April is looking good for that.

It just get's me so down, and I'm someone who you can rarely say you've seen me in a "down" mood or feeling sad about something. I have a great work record. I have a degree in the industry in which I'm seeking employment and 6 months experience in the industry. And all I want is a simple FRONT DESK position?! And I can't get that??? It completely amazes me. Looks like it's either fast food or back to college to waste more money. What a life.

It's the end of all our them-there freedoms! Healthcare talk (UPDATED)

So I love listening/reading/seeing all the conservatives get bent out of shape over the healthcare signing today. I can't tell you how many opinions and hateful comments I've heard. At some point it becomes about evolving as a people, as a country. When you look in the mirror (the nation's medical facilities), see yourself (the US) and can acknowledge bad, irresponsible habits you've had (health system) which ultimately negatively affect others around you (32 million uninsured Americans) as you've gotten older (the system), then you can't deny that it's time for a change. Unless, of course, you are a stubborn old richie who doesn't need to care. Or a narrow-minded, mislead young adult who grows up and automatically adopts the political positions of his/her family so it is all they know. Or backwoods redneck hicks who base their political views on their right to own sniper rifles and play with M-16's. But I'm sick of the negativity. Yeah sure the doctors, med students, and insurers are going to be upset, you're losing money and ultimately spending more of your own money to get to where you are.. tough shit. What, it's supposed to be an easy ride if you're of a certain breed? Go to hell :) This legislation will do so much good as opposed to the setbacks, of which will be ironed out over the next 6-10 years. Now we have 14 states trying to sue to block the health bill from becoming a law.

"The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage," the lawsuit states.

Well holy junk. I guess forcing car-insurance down the throats of American's was unconstitutional, when have you seen conservatives going after that? You haven't, because it's the way life has been and is the way as we know it. We don't know it any other way. So say you're uninsured, you are playing a sport or even driving your insured vehicle.. and you are involved in an incident which you are terribly injured. Uh oh, now you're going to have possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills. But hey, your CAR will be covered! So you're going to complain, and sue to prevent, about being required to pay for a service which could potentially save you millions in the event of a tragedy. Real smart conservative America. Brilliant in fact. You're so smart. Instead of letting big, bad government control everything, why don't we just hand the reigns over to you. I've been quiet on this long enough, but cannot stand the delusional, fear-induced and money-powered conservative BS that continues to hold this country back. We as a country can't just sit and be content with the shit that is our health system, we need to better ourselves, that's what growing up is all about. This morning we became a better nation.

3/24/10, 7:00pm- Wow, looks like all that banter from conservative America that "no one even wants this bill" and "this administration is not listening to a single American citizen" has now finally been confirmed to be extremely off-base.

In the new USA TODAY survey and one taken a month ago, the biggest shift toward support of the bill was among low-income Americans, minorities and those under 40. That has created a yawning age divide: A solid majority of seniors oppose the bill; a solid majority of those younger than 40 favor it.

The bold emphasis is my own. I love it. I will thoroughly enjoy reading the cries and complaints via facebook over the next few weeks and months. Your intelligent comments or ridiculous off-base accusations are equally welcome here.

Bday happenings

Chocolate chip pancakes. Yayyy. Thanks Cody.

Dinner was fun, we should have gone slightly later though, as the band had not started until we were about ready to leave. Later on, since we didn't feel like seeing the world reknown performing artist "Haystack" do a show at Sloopy's for a $25 cover (wtf of the day), we ended up back at the apartment and fired up the blacklights for what turned out being a great evening and ultimately a great four day weekend.

Interviewing, fitness, and friends

Between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd interviews, I'd say over the last two weeks I have had over 11 meetings w/ supervisors, managers, and HR direcs. It's great to be able to interview with quality, respected companies. For me to depart the Inn right now wouldn't be ideal for my co-workers though, so one way or another I have a very hard decision, or a very rough end, if I actually do earn the chance to work for another company.

Joining Life Time fitness was one of the best investments I've made lately! Normally I visit the Dublin location; feels good to get back to working out. This Saturday I'll be doing some climbing courses.. I'll be ready for Bridge Day in no time ;) haha def a joke right there

This week/wknd has been/will be crazy fun. I think St. Patrick's day has turned Claddagh's into a new fav, even if our Crew fell 3-2 in Mexico. Next up: bday wknd! Dinner at Cheeseburger in Paradise on Saturday, then out for some karaoke (if my voice comes back) and maybe a bar or two before music, games, and fun back at the apt. My delivery (pasta/breadsticks) has arrived, ciao

HSH 2010 Kick-off Event - Saturday, March 6

HSH will be starting off 2010 right, by getting everyone free t-shirts and more importantly, sampling some microbrew. From Blake:

Come join HSH for the kick off event of the 2010 Crew Season!

We will unveil the new t-shirt design for HSH and let everyone in attendance know what our plans our for the year.

We'll be taking a tour of Elevator Brewing Company and trying out some of their beers.

FREE LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRTS to all confirmed guests prior to event.

New Memberships for the 2010 Season will be available at the Brewery and afterwards at Rubys during the after party!

Should be some good fun. All current Crew injuries aside, looks to be a promising 2010 campaign.

Is everyone a junkie for something in their lives, ?

I'm not talking about craving chocolate, or people who love the single life. But those who are attached to something, those who think they need that fix in order to make it through the day. Whether it be feeling the speed of a vehicle as you flatten that pedal, working too hard, living any life in which you MUST do that ritual 4-6 times a day or else you start losing a grip. Does everyone have something like that? I do.

Something that's been controlling me everyday, turning me off from the rest of the world, ever since I was young. Recently I've been dealing with it better, there have even been one or two days that I thought I was kickin it. But nope, I'm right back there again. I know I have the choice, but I crave it.. I need it.. and I know if I don't stop this self-destructive behavior, that it will undoubtedly have consequences on my body and/or social life in the future. Sometimes I wonder if the one answer to the equation is someone from my past, someone who I probably won't ever see again. I just want to be free of this habit, I need to kick it if I'm going to properly move forward in life.

Med bills - A self realization that it's time to battle my health issues, with or without insurance

My back is finally almost healed up.. the skin is still very tough tho, so still have to battle with that infection. But underneath the hard skin, I can't really feel any bump or cyst-like growth. Maybe the infection did destroy it, fingers crossed.

But what really has me concerned are the ever-persistent warts on my hands, particularly the left. For the last 2 years I've just kinda laughed them off, tried here/there to rid them with cheap nonchalant efforts, but cannot overlook them any longer or downplay this. It's serious. So without any health coverage, I'm telling the doc to give them all he's got. If it takes all my savings (intended to use for moving here in April) then so be it. I'm tired of looking like this, and I want my hands to look normal again. If I ever got married, I want to be able to actually wear a ring. I don't want potential employers seeing them. I don't want girls asking questions. I'll probably have this virus the rest of my life, hopefully my immune system can keep it limited to just my hands. I hide it all real well, but I'm truly worried. I'll go into massive debt, whatever it takes.

Madriver last weekend

Madriver was great last weekend. A few friends and a few tubes.. fun stuff. The dense/intense fog also added to it! As it also did to the drive, but was a great time. Wish my friends would be up for more stuff like this, especially in the summer (state parks, camping, rafting, etc..) Maybe this summer, we'll see!