Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Well, the die is cast....
Success comes at a high price. My laptop is dead, and this is after I sent it to CompUsa. Luckily, I have my backup disks, and I saved my music and videos and pictures, etc. I have a new desktop, and finally got it updated to the point I can play and surf, etc. Still, the price, both in money and personal aggravation, hardly seem worth it. I spent a small fortune, and although I'm happy to be surfing and gaming away, I have been defeated my myself yet again. I'll find out where the damage was most great soon enough, but for now I just want to chill and hide in my apartment. I can't even reply that I'll bump up my $$ through OT or anything else, just that I'll suffer for my accident and even if lose something really important, I cannot figure how it will be replaced. I say this because I have probably lost my second IPod, and now I'm forced to use the heavy Ipod instead. I hope I find it, but I can't buy another one either way. The real answer would be to buy a bus pass and take the Bee-Line to and from work, but I can't even do that.
Alex is visiting from Germany for 3 weeks, and I'm off for the last 2. What this means in terms of driving, etc., I cannot say. I only know I'll find out. I need to get together with my dad, but I believe he's away until Alex touches down. I may end up staying in Bethlehem part of the time and hang with Alex while my father is at work. We can hit the Poconos during the day and have dinner in the Lehigh Valley. We'll see. The paternal unit is discussing a trip to Las Vegas, which I could swing IF I cash in my airline miles (or find a really cheap flight). Hotels in Vegas aren't that expensive, so I'll try to swing it.
In other news, I may end up leaving therapy for the moment. It's been a long road with therapy and I don't know if I'm better or worse for being there. Actually, I can answer that: yes I'm better. The main issue that sent me to therapy is fixed (?), although major areas of my personal life are a mess. Still, I believe I've reached the point where therapy is a bit redundant. Then again, so is this blog.
Finally, in the offbeat news segment, I have accomplished a goal I've been trying to finish since I moved back to NY: no, not biblical communion with twins, nor a group grope in hot tub at Pennsic. (Sans hot tub? OK, mission accomplished). I refer to a goal much greater and more personally significant; (than a threesome with twins? This better be good.) yes, I have scored Counting Crows tickets! (Waiting for applause; hearing crickets...) . I'm a huge Crows fan, and I'm thrilled to be going to a nostalgia show in Dutchess. Wait, this isn't working. Well, I am happy to have the tickets, as I've been stymied for literally years. Still, the bloom is off the collective rose when I saw an add for the concert with the following tag line: "All the hits!" Damn, that
KILLED the mood. I realize this more for the opening acts of Live (Lightning Crashes) and Collective Soul (um... can't think of anything, but they were big back in the day - right?). Neither band excites me, but if I had to chose between the two, I'd take Live. They seem like they'd be better, um, live. Live actually strikes me as a proto-Creed, musically gifted but WAY too self-serious. Damn pretentious to say the least. Of course, the same can be said of Collective Soul, but without the musical talent. Also, CS dissed NYC, so fuck them. Mid 90's flash in the pans aside, Counting Crows has never had that many radio hits, but have a loyal fan base and sell out tours. I'll assume this one will sell out as well. It's a nice feeling to finally hit a CC concert, and I'll have a report and set list, though no one will read it. Why do I blog? Can someone remind me? Wait, no one is reading. Anyway, this will make an excellent end of summer experience.
In closing, I'm broke (bot not so broke I won't spend 117 on concert tickets) and I'll need to lay low for a while. I was acutally entertaining the thought of buying a place, but I should wait.
Alex is visiting from Germany for 3 weeks, and I'm off for the last 2. What this means in terms of driving, etc., I cannot say. I only know I'll find out. I need to get together with my dad, but I believe he's away until Alex touches down. I may end up staying in Bethlehem part of the time and hang with Alex while my father is at work. We can hit the Poconos during the day and have dinner in the Lehigh Valley. We'll see. The paternal unit is discussing a trip to Las Vegas, which I could swing IF I cash in my airline miles (or find a really cheap flight). Hotels in Vegas aren't that expensive, so I'll try to swing it.
In other news, I may end up leaving therapy for the moment. It's been a long road with therapy and I don't know if I'm better or worse for being there. Actually, I can answer that: yes I'm better. The main issue that sent me to therapy is fixed (?), although major areas of my personal life are a mess. Still, I believe I've reached the point where therapy is a bit redundant. Then again, so is this blog.
Finally, in the offbeat news segment, I have accomplished a goal I've been trying to finish since I moved back to NY: no, not biblical communion with twins, nor a group grope in hot tub at Pennsic. (Sans hot tub? OK, mission accomplished). I refer to a goal much greater and more personally significant; (than a threesome with twins? This better be good.) yes, I have scored Counting Crows tickets! (Waiting for applause; hearing crickets...) . I'm a huge Crows fan, and I'm thrilled to be going to a nostalgia show in Dutchess. Wait, this isn't working. Well, I am happy to have the tickets, as I've been stymied for literally years. Still, the bloom is off the collective rose when I saw an add for the concert with the following tag line: "All the hits!" Damn, that
KILLED the mood. I realize this more for the opening acts of Live (Lightning Crashes) and Collective Soul (um... can't think of anything, but they were big back in the day - right?). Neither band excites me, but if I had to chose between the two, I'd take Live. They seem like they'd be better, um, live. Live actually strikes me as a proto-Creed, musically gifted but WAY too self-serious. Damn pretentious to say the least. Of course, the same can be said of Collective Soul, but without the musical talent. Also, CS dissed NYC, so fuck them. Mid 90's flash in the pans aside, Counting Crows has never had that many radio hits, but have a loyal fan base and sell out tours. I'll assume this one will sell out as well. It's a nice feeling to finally hit a CC concert, and I'll have a report and set list, though no one will read it. Why do I blog? Can someone remind me? Wait, no one is reading. Anyway, this will make an excellent end of summer experience.
In closing, I'm broke (bot not so broke I won't spend 117 on concert tickets) and I'll need to lay low for a while. I was acutally entertaining the thought of buying a place, but I should wait.
