Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Random Thoughts and Events

I walked around the usual neighborhoods last night in a very different route then normal - I walked them backwards. Why? Because I wanted to get things from a different perspective, to see the somewhat familiar in a new light. I did it while listening to a new band that I am surprised to find out that I like - Russian Circles. They were an Amazon suggestion and it worked out rather well.

I continue to hear high remarks for me at my job, and actually am going to be determining my employment with them next Monday. It is more of a formal thing were I official finish my training and they can't go and fire me for no reason now. It is welcoming, but not as welcoming of a feeling I get from my co-workers. They have praised me and helped to support me through all the training. I'm going to have to do something for them like make Mountain Dew and Doritos cupcakes.

I realized I haven't made them in a long time. I think the last time was right before I moved as part of my farewell shift at the steakhouse and Gaggle.

Some of my Ebay auctions ended tonight, with some of the auctions going for a little less than what I expected. I'm chalking it up to not having a lot of regular auctions going on and a lot of people not confident in what I am selling. Soon I'll be back to where I was a few months ago when I took a break from all the selling.

This weekend I get to see my friend's band play their first show, I'm planning on going for a long walk before then, I hope to make some more homemade pizza and continue perfecting my pizza dough recipe, and somehow find time to relax during all of it.

Like George Carlin once joked about how TGI Fridays should change their name - HSIOW - Holy Shit Its Only Wednesday. This week has been interesting so far. I'm strangely still finding time to do everything I want, and even have it worked out to find somethings to do that I didn't plan on doing.

My To Read pile of books are slowly going down. There are 5 graphic novels by my bedside waiting to be read, with another 7-8 on top of the dresser. I've gone through 1.5 so far this week, with the .5 being one that I had to toss to the side simply because it sucked. It did remind me of something that I heard Penn say on his podcast recently. It boils down to the idea that he will sometimes go to shows and find himself taking notes not on what he likes, but about how he could do it differently and make it better. It if is good art, you get lost in it. If it is bad art, the artist side of you takes over and wants so desperately to change it. That book, a really bad Iron Man one shot, really brought that out in me. I have some notes that are going to take form and create something far better. I have half of a mind to keep it around, simply because it would make me rage into a creative fit. Sometimes that is exactly what you need.

My roommate and his boyfriend are watching RuPaul while I type this out. I can still hear it over the clicks of the keyboard and the music I have playing besides me. I don't mind, but I kinda am wanting to check it out. That may be impossible without ruining their alone time, so in the bedroom I will stay. It is OK, I have some books and writing to do.

It is weird to plan for a weekend. I'm so used to literally working 6-7 days a week that having two days off still feels like a mini-vacation/weird. I've picked up the habit of trying brunch and day drinking on Sundays, which actually helps to eliminate the Sunday feeling of dread. Actually, I don't think I've encountered that feeling since really being here in Texas. Maybe it was in part due to boredom and the idea that I'm going through a week with nothing interesting happening during the week to speed it up until the weekend. That isn't the case here in Austin, where you are only bored if you choose to be.

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