Beanphoner's Journal

monthly update
Work: New job has been challenging, but I think I'm starting to catch on.
Food: Cooked some delicious jalepeno corn bread last night.
Family: My brother & nephew had swine flu, sister in law had bronchitis, cousin has both. Bad times.
Obama's War in Iraq: 8 months & still going.
Weather: The Great Flood of 2009, it was some crazy driving. Had to stay home yesterday.
Movies: Haven't seen any new ones lately.
Romance: Yesterday was four months. :-)
Politics: Bush-era war protestors were labeled unpatriotic, Obama healthcare/tax protestors are labeled racist. Wonder if Jimmy Carter realizes he was using a recycled Bush tactic?
Music: Still learning to play the drumset, I'm getting a little better.
Electronics: I can't afford any right now.
Mood: ups & downs
House: New Season started yesterday! pretty good so far:-)
Yard: Paid someone to mow it for me last week. They're supposed to come back & throw away my huge pile of branches.
Zoddy: She's been pretty loud lately.
Sleep: I'm sleeping well now. I got some Eclipse curtains for my bedroom thanks to Ginni's recommendation. Gets my room super dark now.
Health: I had the flu for a couple of weeks, it was not very fun. But I'm pretty much recovered now.
Money: maxed out my first credit card!
TV: I downloaded Star Trek the original series... Haven't seen it before, but we'll see what happens.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

monthly update
Work: I've accepted a new job in a different department. I'll be going from being a Web Developer for Nascar.com to a Software Developer II for NBA.com (talk about a change in consumer demographics)
Food: My love for pasta will be the death of me.
Family: Andrew had a concert on Friday, it was amazing. Michael had a birthday on saturday, good times!
Obama's War in Iraq: Haven't been following it, but I assume it's still going on.
Weather: can't make up its mind.
Movies: I saw District 9 on monday night... It was awesome.
Romance: Hopefully get to see him tonight :-)
Politics: healthcare reform: @dems: don't pretend the public option won't cause new problems @repubs: stop making up lies about the healthcare bill, this isn't the iraq war.
Music: I've got some crazy song ideas going on in my head... Just need to learn how to play them!
Electronics: After 4 trips to fedex & months of complaining, I finally have a working ipod... I wonder how much Apple paid for those 8 different overnight shipments.
Mood: leaving my cushy job here at Nascar for the busy one at NBA has gotten me nervous/excited/anxious. Can't wait to start it though!
House: Thinking about getting a townhouse or highrise in midtown... Not sure yet though, have to weigh the pros & cons.
Yard: Backyard is looking pretty nice... I got the bugs under control.
Zoddy: I doubt she'll ever turn anyone into a cat person, but still cute.
Sleep: I need to get some curtains/drapes for my bedroom. Sun is too bright in the morning.
Health: Still building up my immunity to dustmites & dogs w/ allergy shots!
Money: I'm still struggling, but the promotion should help out.
TV: Mostly Thundercats, Garifled, & Lost lately.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

LJ Chat
really? LJ Chat? do enough people still use LJ to warrant its own chat client?

well, Adium has a plugin for it, I might as well use it.

monthly update (just a little late)
Work: I'm interviewing for a promotion in a different group on Wednesday. We'll see how it goes.
Food: Trying to eat less of it.
Family: Nephew Aidan started daycare yesterday and my cousin Katie is getting married in a few days.
Obama's War in Iraq: Still going, Obama is spending more on wars per year than Bush ever did. He did promise change... haha
Weather: hot and humid
Movies: I saw the new Bruno movie. It was pretty insane!
Romance: Been seeing a new guy, Luis, for a couple of months now. I'm enjoying it :-)
Politics: Whats this I hear about putting a sodomizer on the supreme court?
Music: Been writing some new piano songs lately. I'm liking the way they sound. Also new Muse album coming out soon!
Electronics: Getting my ipod & blackberry replaced this week, electronics have been dying! My PC is doing quite well new though, I fixed it.
Mood: complacent for the most part
House: Had a great house party for my birthday last month. Very good times!
Yard: I've got my backyard looking pretty nice now.
Zoddy: Her past injuries are starting to take their toll on her, poor kitty.
Sleep: The sun is coming up way too early...
Health: It could use some improvement, but not too much.
Money: I'm struggling.
TV: It's summertime, only thing on is Weeds & Robot Chicken. both pretty funny :-)
Abe Vigoda: Alive!
Angela Lansbury: Alive and still doing shows!

Apparently its Livejournal's tenth bday... I didn't sign up until January of 2003... There was a time when 30-40 people may have read one of my LJ posts, but now it's down to 5 maybe...

Myspace killed LJ, Facebook killed Myspace. Who will kill facebook?

monthly update
Work: I survived the layoffs on Tuesday... For a while I didn't know if I still had a job.
Food: Grilling season is here and I'm ready to cook me some meat!
Family: In the past month or so I've said goodbye to my grandfather, "Papa Charles", and hello to my new nephew, "Aidan Michael Watson"!
Obama's War in Iraq: over 3 months & going.
Weather: It has been beautiful lately. Aside from the occaisional "wrath of god" storm.
Movies: I'm a little excited about the new Star Trek movie... was never a fan, but still looks impressive.
Romance: still gay.
Politics: despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage.
Music: Finally did my first studio recording. I play piano in the last half... Have a listen: http://thelastditchstand.com/Please%20Bro%20Dont%20Tase%20Me.mp3
Electronics: PC is having some serious issues... Don't buy windows vista... windows 7 comes out soon, I hope.
Mood: anxious, things have been crazy lately.
House: Had a privacy fence installed... I absolutely love my backyard now.
Yard: I've done a ridiculous amount of raking, chain saw work, & hedge clipping this past month.
Zoddy: She hurt her front leg this past weekend, but she seems to be getting better.
Sleep: Most nights are okay, but some aren't.
Health: Poison Oak has been pretty miserable, I think it's almost gone now though...
Money: It all went to the privacy fence... doh!
TV: been using my new DVR to watch some HD shows... It's pretty nice.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!
Angela Lansbury: Alive!

Current Mood: anxious

monthly update
Work: I wasn't in the office much last week.
Food: dieting right now.
Obama's War in Iraq: over 2 months & going
Weather: It can't seem to make up it's mind, cold & rainy or bright & sunny.
Movies: saw The Changling this weekend, pretty decent movie.
Romance: It's picking up.
Politics: still in Iraq, still got the patriot act, surge in afghanistan, new civilian military core, bending over for the bankers... Obama isn't just continuing the Bush legacy, he's expanding it.
Music: Going to a recording studio next week! woo
Electronics: Synergy changed my life
Mood: stoic
House: might build a privacy fence for the backyard
Yard: spent 4 hours yesterday clearing out thorn bushes for the possible fence.
Zoddy: She's got quite the appetite.
Sleep: schedule is a little messed up.
Health: i don't wanna know...
Money: got the tax refund, doing alright now.
TV: breaking bad is fun.
Wally: protecting the town of Bryan from the crazies.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!
Angela Lansbury: Alive!

monthly update
Politics: Republican Policy: spend ridiculous amounts of money. Democrat Policy: spend even more ridiculous amounts of money... Politics as usual.
Work: Pushed out a new homepage in time for daytona! http://nascar.com/
Food: Need to fight chocolate cravings.
Obama's War in Iraq: Shifting focus to the war on the middle class & afghanistan. Otherwise 29 days & 2 hours.
Weather: really warm last week, really cold this week.
Movies: watched The Notebook on saturday.
Romance: We stopped talking on saturday.
Music: Listening to a lot of ben folds lately... seeing him in concert on the 27th!
Electronics: Still getting used to my new cellphone, i think i finally like it (when it gets reception).
Mood: Kinda down... RIP John...dammit!
House: needs cleaning.
Yard: finally raked the front yard a couple of weeks ago, the backyard can wait...
Zoddy: I love that cat.
Sleep: getting enough of it.
Health: its fine.
Money: still broke.
TV: watching LOST w/ a group of friends every week.
Wally: Got a drunken txt from him last night, he's still doing well :-)
Abe Vigoda: Alive!
Angela Lansbury: Alive!

without fail
Hearts and roses and kisses galore...
What the hell is all that shit for?
People get mushy and start acting queer.
It's definitely the most annoying day of the year.
This day needs to get the hell over with and pass
Before I shove a dozen roses up Cupid's ass.
I'll spend the day so drunk I can't speak
And wear all black for the rest of the week.
Guys act all sweet, but soon it will fade,
For all they are doing is trying to get laid.
The arrow Cupid shot at me must not have hit
Because I think love is a big crock of shit.
So here's my story....what else can I say?
Love bites my ass.....Fuck Valentine's Day!

monthly update
Politics: "It's all bullshit & it's bad for ya" - George Carlin
Work: Extremely Busy
Food: Cooked some fresh vegetable soup saturday...yum
Obama's War in Iraq: 4 hours and going...
Weather: incredibly cold, it was snowing last night! didn't stick though.
Movies: I watched back to the future 1 & 2 yesterday.
Romance: i've got something stirring up :-)
Music: Was playing little mermaid songs on piano the other day.
Electronics: Got me a new harddrive, gotta fill it up now! (almost done w/ that)
Mood: Swinging like saddam (too soon?)
House: I spent 6 hours on saturday cleaning it, very nice looking now.
Yard: still full of leaves, haven't raked this season yet.
Zoddy: Has gotten affectionate since I got back from Texas.
Sleep: steady.
Health: It's doing pretty well.
Money: i'm broke! ready for tax refund time!
TV: LOST comes back on Wednesday.
Wally: Saw him in TX last month... Had a nice chill time. Plan to see him again when we go to Vegas!
Abe Vigoda: Alive!
Angela Lansbury: Alive!

monthly update
Politics: Holding my nose & voting for Martin.
Work: About to get busy.
Food: Had some Eggplant lasagna @ Katheryn & Scotty's place on Sunday... Was absolutely delicious.
War: I'm curious how many days it'll take Obama to get out of Iraq, if at all...
Weather: it was ass cold last night.
Movies: The Strangers was pretty fun.
Music: Recorded my first collaborative song. Check it out on http://myspace.com/thelastditchstand (Please Bro Don't Tase Me) I'm on piano.
Electronics: Loving my new macbook. It's time to accessorize!
Mood: Staying relatively stable.
House: It's in need of some serious cleaning.
Yard: it's full of leaves. I'll rake them eventually.
Zoddy: She's grown accumstomed to hanging out in the garage now. Meows & meows until I let her play in it.
Sleep: Pretty steady sleep schedule, waking up early on my own.
Health: Two weeks ago I get a call from the doctor saying I'm finally completely healthy, nothing wrong at all... Next day I start getting ice pick headaches. (but they're better now) I think my brain just couldn't accept the fact that I'm healthy.
Money: bank account is empty. just in time for the holidays! woo credit cards!
TV: LOST needs to hurry up & start back already!
Wally: Planning to go visit him in TX in a month
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

monthly update
Politics: help
Work: I'm off this week :-)
Food: been on the south beach diet over a month now... its working.
War: afghanistan or iraq... america gets to chose which war in November!
Weather:been seeing some pretty days, but very hot this week
Friends: Got to hang out with many of them at The CHILI COOK OFF! Woo!
Movies: Son of Rambow was pretty entertaining.
Electronics: new presonus sound card and one of the new macbooks!
Mood: its fine, nothing special
House:cleaned it up pretty well recently. leaving the windows open a lot lately, its nice outside.
Music: been recording some lately
Yard: trimmed the hedges, installed termite stakes, & treated for ants all in the past 2 days.
Zoddy: she's still angry
Sleep: Sleeping well again.
Health: its getting better
Money: almost broke!
TV: new fall season episodes!
Wally: he was there in spirit at the chili cook off, at least his leg was.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

monthly update
Politics: Sarah Palin = Peggy Hill
Work: I cleared off my big list of things to do, woo
Food: gonna try to start the SB diet this week... seems plausible, we'll see.
War: its expanding our global empire
Weather: it was perfect when I went camping last weekend.
Friends: Got to hang out with many of them at Dragon Con!
Movies: I watched Batman Forever a couple of days ago... Made me respect the new batman movies even more!
Electronics: My six-year old Dell computer died finally... But the nine-year old PC still lives on!
Mood: generally a good mood.
House: new episodes of House start back soon! (oh wait, I already did this joke once before)
Music: I'm trying to record a piano part for The Last Ditch Stand... almost have it down! its a fun song.
Yard: Oh yeah... I'd forgotten I had one. Its ant free!
Zoddy: She's mad because I took away her unlimited food bowl from while I was at dragon con.
Sleep: Sleeping well again.
Health: strugglin
Money: rules our lives
TV: mainly watching old southpark episodes & unhappily ever after... woo talking bunny!
Wally: he got me to try this beer, leinenkugel. It was delicious
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

monthly update
Politics: It's just smoke & mirrors
Work: have a nice big list of things to do
Food: doctor told me to try the South Beach Diet... we'll see how that goes over...
War: Get ready to see more of it... regardless who wins.
Weather: starting to feel kinda nice outside.
Friends: Making some new ones and making contact with others I haven't seen in a while.
Movies: Dark Knight was fun :-)
Electronics: Got me an ipod classic. I like it so far. very over priced though.
Mood: Wacky
House: My brother, Andrew moved out of it last weekend. :-/ (but for a cool job in D.C. :-) )
Music: I saw Nine Inch Nails in concert last night... It was beyond awesome.
Yard: I still hate mowing the lawn.
Zoddy: She's started getting annoying in the morning again... I think she misses Andrew. (though she'd never admit to it)
Sleep: I'm several hours behind on sleep this week :-/
Health: cholesterol is still high.
Money: IS POWER!
TV: I managed to find Unhappily Ever After episodes, haha.
Wally: he's cool
Abe Vigoda: Alive! - and still acting in movies!

monthly update
Politics: Glad the primaries are finally over... Lots of bitter Hillary fans out there, HA!
Love: taking this one down next month until it proves to be more successful
Work: been keeping me busy
Food: still love tacos!
War: fuck you bush!
Weather: was really hot, but cooled down a bit this week.
Beer: will probably be consuming some while I'm in Hilton Head this weekend!
Friends: Trying to make gay friends to go to pride with... but no such luck.
Movies: Watched footloose for the first time ever last night... I actually liked it!
Electronics: I need an 80gb mp3 player made for use while driving... any suggestions? i'm not opposed to dashboard mounts
Mood: Been in a funk. Jay's death got me thinking a lot about life... (ironic?)
House: I hate mowing the lawn.
Music: After 2 months of constantly listening to radiohead, i switched to various other artists.
Yard: I killed off the ants! they're all gone! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! (for real... not in the bush sense)
Zoddy: I took her off her diet... She's happier now.
Sleep: Its been fine, wake up kinda early though.
Health: Allergy shots seem to be working, hernia pain is 95% gone, and cholesterol is still high.
Money: Got my stimulus check (bush's apology for being such a lousy president) i think he owes me a bit more than $600 though.
TV: Weeds started back Monday night, woo!
Wally: Would like to hang out with him in TX sometime, but $4 gas (ha, in the future i'll bet $4 gas will sound great) plus finding lodging... might have to wait for a bit
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

Current Mood: stoic

monthly update
Politics: I'm going either 3rd party or Obama, haven't decided yet.
Love: actually going out & trying now!
Work: about to get busy!
Food: been eating less since the surgery
War: John McCain says we can win by 2013! Someone should let him know we declared "mission accomplished" years ago!
Weather: supposed to get up to 89 tomorrow!
Beer: only on special occasions :-) I'm surprised at myself for not feeling the urges!
Friends: Going to the Ren. Festival w/ Kat, Scotty and her family! Also, my friend Jay commited suicide earlier this week, memorial service is on saturday.
Movies: Saw Iron Man... i enjoyed it
Electronics: have a GPS navigator now... it has its perks & quirks. I also got a new laptop from work!
Mood: happy, calm, anxious, and a mix of others, haha (in other words... moody)
House: I have two roommates now! Newest one being my little brother, Andrew
Music: I saw the Radiohead concert earlier this month... It was fucking amazing!
Yard: I did a full yard treatment of fire ant killer earlier this week! hopefully that'll kill them off.
Zoddy: she's enjoying playing with Andrew!
Sleep: some nights are good, some nights not so much.
Health: I had hernia surgery over a month ago. It was a rough recovery, but i'm in decent shape now.
Money: I've got a 401k! and its only lost 6% this year!
TV: A week from today is the season finale of LOST... i'm incredibly excited.
Wally: He's working for emergency 911 now!
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

monthly update

muffy's post reminded me to do this!

Politics: We're doomed
Love: lifts us up where we belong
Work: going pretty smoothly right now
Food: I really need to diet
War: who's next?
Weather: it can't seem to make up its mind, hot or cold, rainy or sunny... geez! get with it!
Beer:I haven't had any in about two months.
Movies: Dark Knight, 3 months away! lol
Electronics: got new speakers, video card, and bluray drive for my PC, its rockin now.
House: getting new windows installed sometime within the next month, contractors are slow
Yard: i think its time to mow my lawn for the 1st time of the year, but i'll probably put it off another two weeks.
Zoddy: still moody as hell.
Sleep: still wake up early all the time
Health: having hernia surgery in 2 weeks, wish me luck
Money: got my tax refund & bonus... spent about half of it, putting the rest aside for when the shit hits the fan.
TV: LOST is coming back April 24th!
Wally: He's back in TX, and has interesting stories about phone surveys!
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

i've held back for a while...
I've held back political rants for a while, but fuck it... Its my LJ so I'm gonna write in it.

Why I like Obama the most of the 3 potential presidents:

The reason I like Obama is because he's new and wouldn't be very powerful. He hasn't had much time to be corrupted by the political machine. He wouldn't be able to get past checks & balances like Bush has and like Hillary certainly would. In fact, his inexperience is one of my favorite things about him. We've seen what a powerful president can do, and the results were catastrophic.

Obama's healthcare plan cost nearly one half of what Hillary's plan would cost. He does have a lot of spending ideas that congress will probably never approve. I wouldn't call myself a huge Obama fan, but he certainly scares me the least of our 3 possible choices. The worst things people have been saying about him is his middle name and myths about his religion. When people have to make up reasons to not like a candidate, that's usually a good sign.

But he wants to end the war... That would save us 100 billion a year... His healthcare plan would cost 60 billion a year... His other
programs would probably amount to around 40 billion after the senate takes them down a notch... So honestly, we're gonna get big spending whether we vote republican or democrat. The difference is that Obama's plan would at least put the money back into OUR country instead of that of Iraq... With us hitting a recession, I think it makes more sense to spend money on our country than other countries... However, the best idea would be to let the tax payers keep their money... but that choice only got 4% of the republican
vote in the GA primaries. (RIP Ron Paul's republican ticket)

Hillary on the other hand has stood by Bush on way too many issues to even think about getting my support. From the Iraq War, FISA (NSA Domestic spying), The PATRIOT ACT, and absurd declarations against Iran's military. Not to mention she's partial to big-business lobbyists. A big-business democrat isn't that much better than a big-business republican... Plus her recent fear-mongering terrorism ad mirrored the message I've been hearing from Bush since 9/11. I used to wonder why people hated her so much... Now I know.

that time of year again
Hearts and roses and kisses galore...
What the hell is all that shit for?
People get mushy and start acting queer.
It's definitely the most annoying day of the year.
This day needs to get the hell over with and pass
Before I shove a dozen roses up Cupid's ass.
I'll spend the day so drunk I can't speak
And wear all black for the rest of the week.
Guys act all sweet, but soon it will fade,
For all they are doing is trying to get laid.
The arrow Cupid shot at me must not have hit
Because I think love is a big crock of shit.
So here's my story....what else can I say?
Love bites my ass.....Fuck Valentine's Day!

and heres a lovely valentines day card:
oops

Kudos to Saudi Arabia for this:Saudi Arabia bans all things red ahead of Valentine's Day

Current Mood: bitter

monthly update
Politics: Super Tuesday is Tomorrow! go out & vote!
Love: bah
Work: new nascar season starts next weekend
Food: Ate a ridiculous amount of grilling food with Wally & Ben over the weekend.
War: i refuse to vote for anyone who plans on continuing it.
Weather: was relatively warm over the weekend.
Beer: I was able to make it a whole 3 months without it
Movies: Cloverfield sucked.
Electronics: already making plans to upgrade my PC
House: thinking about leland cypress as a privacy wall, but will they grow in the woods?
Yard: I finally blew the leaves in my backyard! took 2 hours.
Zoddy: She is very upset about me being gone most of the weekend.
Sleep: could always use more
Health: LIVER ENZYMES = NORMAL!!! woo, no dying yet!
Money: its that time of year, rebate from Bush/Congress, tax refund, raise!, bonus... just a few weeks away
TV: LOST is still awesome
Wally: Moves back to TX tomorrow, but had a fun weekend chillin w/ him.
Abe Vigoda: Alive!

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