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Please Pry It Open

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

I went to bed at 2AM last night. I woke up at 5AM and sort of slept for another hour. Basically, I’m working off of 3 hours of sleep. I worked 7-4 today. I guess I was foolish to think I’d get more calls this weekend because I surely have not. I have this small depression building up and drinking some beers last night and getting little sleep did nothing for me save for making my morning depression worse. I managed to get through the day somehow. At lunch I called a friend and we talked for about 20 minutes. He helped a bunch. I hung up with him and it was hitting me so hard.

Ms. Sexy X had written a few cards to me and I read them every day without fail since I got them. (Part of my morning routine.) I had to wait until lunch to read them today so I read them after I ended the conversation with him. They put a smile back on my face. It’s so hard, I miss her so. I actually cried right before I read them. Why?  I tried to call her but I got voicemail. Then I cried just a little.

Whenever she calls I still get nervous and happy at the same time. When I call, I get all nervous and excited but I also get anxiety because what if she doesn’t answer? That’s exactly what happens 90% of the time and it is killer. You might be thinking “why keep calling?” I’d rather take the chance at the 10% and feel that way than to avoid calling just so I feel good. Fuck that. I always feel so much better when she does answer. She makes me very happy.

If you’re thinking I’m not so happy right now, that’s not her doing. That’s mine and I know it. I’m a prisoner to my own mind. It sucks big time. I recognize it and there’s times I absolutely can’t do anything about it. Trust me, I’m stubborn and I’m trying. It’s a bitch.

“And if I close my mind in fear… please pry it open…”

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Fundamentals Of Depression

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Funky title, huh?

I was thinking. Well, actually I was listening to Shinedown’s “Sound of Madness” and one of the lines says “the darkest hour never comes in the night…” and the song is about depression and people that can’t handle it. I really like the song, they’re exactly right.

Anyways, that one line got me thinking. When I’m depressed, I believe the lowest point is in the morning. (This morning is a good example.) Why is that? Here’s my theory. In the morning you wake up to find your life the same and you’re already dissatisfied. In the afternoon you’re generally doing something so your mind is not focused on the bothersome thing. At night you’re looking forward to sleeping and getting temporary relief and perhaps the morning will bring something new. Of course when morning comes and nothing has changed… the ugly cycle rears its head and you shoot back to your lowest point.

Does that make sense? Maybe that’s just me, I believe that’s how my pattern is. This is all assuming something is depressing you to begin with.

Shinedown video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtJ0dHK5WHQ

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Gun Safety

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I awoke several times this morning. Why? No reason, I just wake up. I don’t know. I’ve been lounging this morning, just thinking. There’s quite a few things I’ve been thinking about, the most important you can guess. I still have a lingering cough that’s buggering me. My nose is still running just a tiny bit. I’m not depressed. I just am. I want to be happier. I am smiling and I’m most certainly happy when I think of Ms. Sexy X… so I am happy throughout most of my day. I want to live my dream and be perpetually happy, I will be and it’s getting close. I just don’t know when. I’m not complaining, it is what it is. I’m just impatient. Ha.

I do have Sports Center running in the background. On it was none other than Plaxico Burress. It’s reported he used a Glock handgun though I can’t find any confirmations on that. He says he had on black jeans and was carrying it “mexican” a la sans a holster in the front of his pants. As he climbed the stairs the gun slid down his pants and he reached down to stop it and says he must have hit the trigger through his pants and shot his leg. That’s very likely.

So let me review some basic gun safety. Please, ALWAYS use a holster. Some people out there won’t and if you’re comfortable with that… well have at it. KNOW your gun, how it works. Glocks have some safeties but they rely on the user as all safeties do. In this case, all three safeties are deactivated by the trigger pull. NEVER reach down to grab a falling gun no matter what kind. Almost all modern handguns have some sort of good drop safety incorporated in them which makes the chance of an accidental discharge nil when it falls. However, your chances SKYROCKET when you reach down as your finger can get into the only spot (trigger guard) that will cause the gun to fire. Don’t take that chance, take the scratch.

Even if you don’t use a holster or don’t know how it works, trying to catch a falling gun is a newbie mistake and should NOT be practiced. Let it fall, I don’t care if it’s a $50,000 gun, can you buy yourself a new life with that money? I didn’t think so. This has literally cost Burress MILLIONS. That’s one expensive flesh wound. He could have bought a warehouse full of guns for that money. Take the hurt pride and a scratch.

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Good Morning!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Well, it’s as good as it gets for now. I’m certain that I will have better mornings in the future when I wake up next to my Ms. Sexy X. She texted me early this morning. The same simple thing but boy do I love it! It means a lot to me. In addition to the calls I got yesterday, I’m in a good mood. To top it off it is really nice outside again.

The only downside is that I have to be getting to work in a little while. Bullocks.

I have my white strips on for the first time in 2 weeks (due to the cold.) I hate how one strip will go on perfect and the other one slides around. It only matters which one goes on second that does that. I’ve tried putting them on fast in succession. I’ve also washed my hands and carefully dried inbetween. No matter what it happens. I don’t know a trick around that. I still have a light cough and a slight runny nose. I’m almost done with it though.

One more day down, I’m getting closer. I can’t wait.

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Clean & Fresh

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

I spent all day cleaning. Since I’m getting over this cold, I wanted to have a clean bed and clothes and bathroom to go to for tomorrow. I cleaned and vacuumed everywhere. I swept and vacuumed the hard floors. I cleaned all the dishes, counters, stove, stove top, microwave, and floor. I vacuumed all the lint out of the laundry room. My sheets are clean and fresh smelling as I lay on them now. It feels really good to have done all that.

Now, Ms. Sexy X sent a text saying she was going to call tonight. Several hours passed and it got to the time I thought she would, she texted again to say she might not be able. FUCK! I understand so she shouldn’t feel bad. I was excited but it’s alright. :-) This makes 9 days since I last talked with her, officially. We’re starting in on the 10th now. There’s a slim chance she may yet call tonight. I could only hope.

Right now I’m watching the Vikings play the Chiefs on the NFL network replay. I’m hoping the Chiefs win, they’re in the lead thus far. I know it’s only preseason but I don’t care. Favre only completed 1 of 4 passes or something like that. Matt Cassel looked good to me, he had a TD pass.

I’m just watching and waiting. I guess that goes without saying.

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It’s Been Awhile

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Nine days to be exact assuming she doesn’t call by midnight tonight. :-( I’m not depressed but that always sucks, ya know? It’s actually a very beautiful day. It’s going to get a little hot and muggy but the sun is fading in and out in an otherwise clear, blue sky making for a very enjoyable afternoon. I have the day off and I plan to do exactly that – enjoy it. It reminds me of her and that makes me smile and joyful. I pity myself because I can’t see her (for now) and I’ll pity those that will never get a chance to lay their eyes on her magnificence.

Yesterday was an interesting day. I went swimming for the first time in years. It was only for 40 minutes. I was alone and watched storm clouds roll over with the sun puncturing them at intervals making for a terrifyingly serene scene. It rained a tiny bit but there was no hard rain nor lightning. It was perfect really. It was warm and gusty as well. They blew over and left a bright blue sky. The scenary made for really good thinking which is what I spent my time doing. Sigh.

Then I went to work, it was terribly boring and dead. I mainly talked the night away. It’s all whatever. I don’t really care, I hate it there.

Some tidbits of sports news here and there’s plenty from yesterday.

Plaxico Burress pleaded guilty to the weapons charges and received 2 years in prison. I can’t tell you what bullshit that is. As a New York citizen he should know the laws, especially the draconian & repressive gun laws. To top it off, they definitely made an example of him because he is a celebrity. It’s pitiful but look at the cesspool of politicians from that state, including Rudy. Pure garbage. I mean 2 years for having a gun? You would think he held up a fucking bank or something.

Usain Bolt breaks another world record this time in the 200m dash. Essentially par for the course if you go by his record breaking 100m time of 9.58s. Simply amazing. So double that and and .03s and you get his 200m time of 19.19s. Wow.

Big Ben injured his leg in practice. He’s just fresh coming off the bogus rape charges (his attorney released emails from the “victim” in which she was asking to go to some swag party with Ben 3 days after the supposed “rape.” Is this woman retarded? The only victim here is Ben.) His ankle or foot got caught on Starks but there’s no word if it’s serious and how it may affect him. If he only sits out the preseason, I don’t really care.

Chad Johnson played surrogate kicker for the Bengals against the Patriots. Their normal kicker is out with an injury and always the one looking for the spotlight even when his team sucks and he’s mediocre, guess who steps up? I don’t have the heart to call this guy by his ”legal” name. I thought it was a cute nickname back when it started but now he’s just attention whoring. It’s one thing to be cocky when good but to continue when you’re not? I’ll give him an ‘A’ forAttitude in keeping up his spirits. Give him a healthy quarterback again and who knows, maybe he will play like he once did. I’m not saying he’s bad. Anyways, he did pretty good as a kicker I thought. It was dead center and powerful on the extra point. I wonder what range he has (disgregarding his claim of “52-60.”) His kickoff was decent as well. He could have pushed another 9 yards but it wasn’t bad. Maybe he’d be better off there. ;-)

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This & That

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Yesterday was a slooooow and boring day. I was feeling better than the day prior but still feeling like shit. By last night I was feeling better. I actually slept 7 straight hours too! This morning I’m feeling much better. I’m still congested and I’m coughing but it’s not nearly as bad. I drank a TON of water yesterday, I’m talking 2+ gallons throughout the day.

I got to enjoy (suffer?) the Favre coverage all day. What drama. I don’t see how people can stand him lying all the time. He planned on coming back all this time, he purposely avoided training camp, and he wants revenge on the Packers. This is all obvious as day and he denies it all the time. He was asked if he’d come back earlier this year and he stated flat out “no.” That, sir, is called a lie. You aquired a release from the Jets and had shoulder surgery. You knew you were planning this all along even when you signed with the Jets. The poison pill in that contract made you play one year with them and then you jumped ship to the targeted team all along – the Vikings. Most people aren’t fools, Skip Bayless excepted. (Just throw a shiny object and he’ll be distracted.)

Normally, I liked Favre but this drama year in and year out has made me turn sour. He was a great quarterback, hell he’s probably still better than half the league, but there comes a point to just hang it up. If you don’t think you’re there yet then STOP this juvenile game and keep playing. Just have the decency to stop messing with your fan base. He’s signed a 2yr $25M contract so we know he’s probably going to play two more years unless he embarrasses himself out again.

I spent a lot of time yesterday doing nothing. I sat outside for a quite a while just thinking. My Ms. Sexy X didn’t call yesterday. I was pretty disappointed. She did send a short message to me which meant so much. That’ll do plenty. After that message I knew a call wasn’t coming that night. I already knew I guess. I don’t exactly expect a call tonight, maybe tomorrow morning but I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one either. :-(

I’m going to go to work today. I think the danger of passing anything on is over but I’ll take extra care like washing my hands constantly and keeping a cough rag on my person. I don’t really look forward to it as I’m still getting over this damned cold but it’s no where near as bad as it was. This has been my worst cold since… I don’t remember when.

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It Ain’t No Fun

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Oh lord, I’m aching all over. My sleep sucked as usual. I kept waking up to toss and turn and blow my nose, etc. I’ve been hacking up mucus and I have some sinus pressure… basically this is snot very fun.

Ms. Sexy X did not call last night. She hasn’t called today either. I don’t know when I will be able to talk to her next. It sucks but it’s not the end of the world. She loves me and I know it and I love her deeply. So in the end I’m happy.

Well, it’s looking more official. Within the past hour there’s been a ton of talk on Brett Favre. Gee, look at my surprise. They were discussing this yesterday that some Vikings players says it’s coming soon. Well, pending a physical Favre is looking at a 1yr $10-12M contract as the starting QB for the Minnesota Vikings. This guy just doesn’t give up. He’s a great quarterback but he’s getting old, he revels in the drama, he gets banged up and leads the league in interceptions. He’s like a god to my dad and I recognize his talent but this whole prima donna stuff gets old quick. Now it almost seems like he’s just stabbing a stick in the Packers’ eyes. Then again that’s his own damned fault for playing his little games forcing Green Bay to go with Rodgers.

I don’t know. I’m in a slightly crummy mood. I called into work because there’s no need to be miserable there and get others sick, even if I need the money. I have that slight depression but I’m fighting that. It’s going to be a little while and I just have to accept that but our time is coming. As for today, I hope to get a call and I hope to get a nap in.

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Morning blues

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I went to bed at around 1:30AM. I didn’t want to because I was afraid I wouldn’t get sleep. Once again I thought I slept for hours when I woke up at 3AM. Wonderful. I tried cleaning out my nasal passages but to no avail. I went back to sleep for all of 30 minutes maybe. I woke up again and did some laundry and took some medicine and drank some water and used my neti pot yet again. This time I took a while. Best results uses a bit over a tsp of salt and hot water. You don’t want it too hot because you can burn your sinuses. I try to skirt that line because the mucus just won’t break up unless it’s hot enough. I don’t even know when I went back to sleep. Throughout the night I had water and gatorade and I woke up a million times to just blow my nose. Right now it feels like someone is sitting on the bridge of my nose with the pressure there. I finally cleared out both passages but wouldn’t you know it clogs back up but this time switches sides. I HATE THAT. ARRRGH!

I’ve got a touch of the depression settling in. It’s about that time of the week but this sickness is setting it off earlier. I expect she might call tonight or tomorrow if at all. I hate the uncertainity of it all. I can’t think right nor breathe right which is buggering the shit out of me making it all the worse. Who gets a fucking cold in summer? I’m going to punch my friend for giving this to me.

Ms. Sexy X’s mom never replied to me. I didn’t expect it. I was kind of hoping for one but I don’t blame her for not. I think she’s decided not to for right now. That really fucking sucks. Those were like midweek boosters for my morale. Oh well. I think she’s okay with me but I can’t be sure. I’m trying not to worry about it but I value and respect her opinion. I’d sure hate for it to be sullied toward me. Ugh.

Ms. Sexy X makes my heart jump for joy whenever I think of her. Right now I couldn’t feel much shittier and I really don’t care. I have her picture(s) by my bed and she makes me smile right now and forget about all that. The way she talks drives me insane with pleasure. She’s so smart and has this cute sarcastic streak about her. I remember when we first started talking she was embarrassed by her voice. I loved it and couldn’t figure out what was wrong. She said she sounded like a 5 yr old. Ummm, no. Now I don’t like my voice, I’ve shunned cameras for years due to that. I finally accepted I am the way that I am. I think she was just shy and is over that. I could listen to her voice endlessly. :-) It’s like being on cloud number 9. She’ll tease me relentlessly sometimes about different things. I don’t mind, I love it. There’ll be times she wants to say something and then clams up. I don’t understand that because then it’s like I’m moving backwards when we’ve come all this way. I’ll push and push and she’ll usually say it. I take that back, I understand WHY she does it, I just wish she’d be more open. She is, don’t get me wrong. I suck at explaining this. Those so many things about her that makes her perfect to me. I love her deeply. :-)

Tiger Woods lost to Yang. I haven’t seen any of the clips yet but he shot a 75 which doesn’t sound like he did well. (Boy, I’d kill for a score like that!)

I’ll post a review for the newest True Blood in a bit. I’m going to rewatch it first.

Hey you, get off of my cloud. ;-)

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Not Too Smart

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

So I had been planning to go fishing at a friend’s pond for a few days now. Like I mentioned earlier I got sick to my stomach. Yesterday, I felt fine but I had a scratchy throat. I woke up countless times this morning on account that I couldn’t breathe through my nose and my throat was so sore it hurt to breathe through it. That sucked.

I’ve drank a ton of liquids today and taken medicine. I used the neti pot for 15 minutes to little avail a while ago. That was discouraging. I tried taking a bath but the moment I laid down my congestion hit like a fucking freight train and I had to cancel that after 10 minutes. I ended up taking a hot shower which didn’t do a whole lot.

I did get clean because I felt dirty from the pond. It was fun but my back hurts and I’m really tired. Going sick wasn’t the best idea ever and it’ll probably be a horrible night. I’m NOT looking forward to going to sleep.

I caught 7 bass and 1 bluegill. The bass were in the 6-8oz range except one 15oz. The bluegill was tiny, I have no idea how it caught that hook but I nailed it through what semblence of a brain it has. I carefully extracted it and it was lively and swam away so it may live, it may not. I had one huge bass (3-5lb it looked like) nail my 1/8 oz rooster tail. I unfortunately turned my tension way up when I retrieved a bait from an underwater log (which was subsequently lost after 4 bass) and I had forgotten to turn it back down. I was reeling then I went to adjust and the thing just turned tail and snapped the line like it was nothing. FUCK. I gave up after that. I was too worn from being sick. Now I’m finally fucking relaxing in bed.

I got a quick email from Ms. Sexy X. It was a straightforward message but part of it makes me wonder. Blah. I don’t expect a call tonight, unfortunately. I’m not down right now but I’m not up. I’m just feeling… “blah” as I like to say. That’s the perfect way to describe it. It’s not good, I want to feel joy and happiness.

I probably shouldn’t have drank that Budweiser while I was there either. I was thirsty and I couldn’t taste that swill right now, so I had some. I’m sure that won’t help me. I haven’t eaten since breakfast as I have no appetite. I can’t taste shit anyways.

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Sick with a cold?

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Is it possible to get a cold in summer? My friend had something going on last Sunday, he said he felt like he had a cold. Well, guess who was lucky enough to catch that? Me. What a bunch of bullshit. I ate some chips out of his bag, I should have declined on that. FUCK.

I woke up at 3AM because I couldn’t breathe. I was fully congested and my throat is extremely sore. I drank a bunch of gatorade and used a neti pot to help clear things out then I turned down my fan to stay warm. I woke up an hour later, thinking I had slept for hours. To my dismay I hadn’t and I had to try to get sleep again. I went to the bathroom yet again and crawled back into bed. I woke up again at around 9AM and I couldn’t get any more sleep. My throat is all scratchy sore. I took a hot shower which loosened the phlegm up and then I used the neti pot to clear out my sinuses. That works for a while until the congestion comes back. I ate breakfast while I could breathe and took some medicine. Lovely.

I finished my morning routine. I have the window open, it’s a beautiful and fairly hot day. It’ll get hotter and more humid I’m sure.

Man, this whatever is really annoying. I was drinking water all day yesterday too.

For those that don’t know what a neti pot is, it’s a simple looking pot that looks kind of like a gravy boat. It has a handle and long, slim spout. You put warm de-ionized salt water in there and stick the spout in one nostril. You tilt your head and the pot and the water goes back into your nasal sinuses and out through your other nostril. It’s really neat and it breaks up the mucus and cleans it out. I think it’s recommended for people with allergies to remove pollen and dander. Anyways, it can get gross when the snot comes out but the relief is so great I couldn’t care less. I highly recommend this to everyone for cold relief.

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In the news

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Famed guitar maker Les Paul died yesterday. I’m not a musician but I know the vast majority of rock and roll used his instruments so that is about as good a reference as one can get. He’s surely had a major impact on the music scene and I’m sure he’ll be missed.

Michael Vick signs a 2 year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. I’m sure he’ll be used at quarterback and perhaps wide receiver. The question remains as to when he can actually play since Roger still has to lift his suspension if I’m not mistaken. He’s slated to make $7M and some odd change but none of it is guaranteed. This seems to be a risky move given his record, his status, and the fact that he hasn’t played in a few years.

Tiger Woods is leading the PGA Championship at the moment. We’ll see how long that lasts. He hasn’t been the same since his return. I’ve watched numerous majors this year and his putting has been atrocious by his standards. Granted, they’re hard as hell shots but that’s what he’s famous for. His drives have been off the mark too, but he seems to be able to recover those fine, it’s the green that’s been killing him. This is the last major of the year so we’ll see if he can retain that lead.

I saw a blurb about scientists finding a medicine that better attacks cancer stem cells which is excellent. They said breast cancer so I don’t know what that means for other cancers but this is always hopeful. Of course, that’ll take years to test and hit the market but it’s an interesting tidbit nonetheless. I absolutely despise cancer and I hope that one day someone finds a cure. I would gladly watch that person become the richest in the world if it meant an end to this horrible disease.

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