27

Ok, so I am now offically 27 years old. On Satuday, Cara and I went to Scout Bar for the St. Patrick's Day concert. There were 5 bands playing that night, but I only really cared about Faktion. I hung out backstage with them while Deadbold Zen, Feeding James, and Melovine played. I was rocking out at the stage for Faktion, then hanging out with them by their merch while Vallejo played. Jeremy gave me one of his drumstick after they played :D I got the guys to sign it. Then some dude was passing out these cheap Miller Lite St. Patrick's Day hats and I got them to sign that too lol. I also got a very stylish Faktion hat that I absolutely love! Cara got me a few shots for my b'day and she made me some yummy cookies.

Yesterday I went out to eat at Olive Garden with my parents and my grandma. I honestly wasn't expecting that since my parents paid for me to get an eye exam, contacts, and glasses for my birthday a week ago.

Today I'm debating on going to a stupid inventory just so I can make a little more money, but meh, it's my birthday and I don't think I want to spend it with stupid people at work :D

Tomorrow I'm supposed to go have lunch with Cara's mom, Judy (the lady I do silk screening and digital art for), and General Bailey (my old boss from the school district).

Maybe this year won't be so bad.

26 + 1

Monday is my birthday. Not really looking forward to it. I'm actually expecting it to suck as usual. I'll probably be working on the 19th, so it will be just like any other day. Cara and I might get together this weekend. She was talking about getting together for St. Patrick's Day and drink a little green beer. We might also go out and take some pictures on Sunday. So, don't be surprised if you see new pictures in my gallery.

Ranting and raving watch out I'm on my soapbox

I realize that I'm not all that active on deviantArt lately. I had thought about leaving, at least for a while, if not longer... But then Sarah got a hold of me on MSN the day I was going to post a journal saying goodbye for a while and made me feel all loved and stuff and asked me to come back to her chat so she could make me a co-founder. How could I possibly pass up an offer like that? Even when the person I'd really rather not deal with is in that chat. So of course I told her I'd go back into chat, as hard as it may be to even look at that screen name. Some of you know who I'm talking about, and as for that person, if you just happen to read this, I just want you to know that what you did was a fucking sorry ass thing to do. I should have cussed your ass out right then and there but no, I'm too nice of a person, I push the hurt and pain aside and try to be civil and say that maybe we can still be friends. All I have to say now is fuck that idea. Anyhow, I don't know how active I'll be. I've been in a serious bought of depression since the beginning of the new year, ya know, that kinda happens when someone makes you feel like you aren't worth shit. Too bad you can't be a fucking man, grow a set, and deal with what you did to me. But anyhow, I'm getting by. I'm trying not to dwell on shit I can't change. If I can pull myself together and get some art done then I'll post it.

Oh, on another note, my brother, Matt, is going back to Iraq around the end of the month. What a great birthday gift huh?

S.A.D.

It has come to my attention that we are only less then a week away from S.A.D. Just in case you don't know, S.A.D. stands for Singles Awareness Day a.k.a. Valentine's Day.

Gone for 5 days

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will be visiting my family in Sealy for the next five days. Crystal is in town with Lane so I finally get to see my baby nephew. I'm sure I'll have a camera full of pictures when I come back home.

God Bless Texas

There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.

There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus a few no one has ever seen before.

Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are ripe.

If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!

Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.

There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their house.

A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.

The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops totally until October 2.

Onced and twiced are words.

People actually grow and eat okra.

Green grass DOES burn.

When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.

The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first few weeks.

When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to see a doctor.

Fix-in-to is one word.

There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast, dinner and then there's supper.

"Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you are two.

"Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.

"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat?"

You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done, or it's too dark to see.

You measure distance in minutes or hours.

You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.

You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-mart parking lot with no one in them, no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a vegetable.

You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both unlocked.

You carry jumper cables for your own car.

You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.

You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Ketchup, and Tabasco.

You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent.

The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require six pages to cover Friday night high school football.

The first day of deer season is a state holiday.

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.

The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and Christmas.

You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or South Texas as soon as he opens his mouth.

Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally-world."

You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili-eatin' weather.

A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke regardless of brand or flavor.

Texans understand these jokes. If you do too, forward them to your friends from Texas.

AHHH Hell is frozen!

Ok, not really... But it's currently 33F (1C) in Houston, TX and well...that's close enough to being hell for me. Not only is it almost freezing, it's also drizzling, freezing temps...rain on roads...ice...Houston drivers... bad wrecks... Ok so Amanda is staying off of the roads now that she is back home in her very cold apartment. Why is it very cold? Well, because I hate gas heaters and am only using my little space heater, which doesn't do a whole lot since the window next to my bed isn't sealed properly and it leaks cold air in. Which could be part of the reason that I'm sick right now. Stupid dumb apartment.