Cool, I am placing my order for 3 5 gallon Carboys, 3 airlocks, lots of yeasts, a large boiling pot, some B-Brite tabs.. some carbonation drops, racking tubes... oh yeah. Why? (all the people not reading my blog won't be asking). I'm going to be making mead! yes, the nectar of the gods. I'm trying to stoke mine up to 15-18% alcohol content. This is going to be a sack mead.. basically a sweet mead. I wish I were a better artisan, but I'm not. I will be starting to metalwork too.. I eventually want to make swords. it'll be cool.
I am taking my first flight lesson on Friday, I think it will be a blast. Imagine.. me... flying!!! whoohooo!

later!

Ug.. the state of local affairs is bleak. These are the phone calls I needed to complete:
Call HVAC guy to set appointment to fix AC.
Call Insurance guy
Call lawn service
Call contractors for deck.

I called the HVAC guy, but he was out... and my insurance guy wasn't in... and I can't figure out what kind of lawn service I need to talk to, the categories are hard to understand. and I don't know where to start for the contractors.

I sat down to write a song last night... I was writing the most putrid, awful excuses for lyrics that anyone may have ever heard... well.. they're not as bad as making a song entirely out of two word phrases from old led zeppelin songs... but it was really bad. Plus, it was so hot in my office... that I couldn't concentrate without getting a headache. I think my brain is broken.

Another morning.. another day when I really don't feel like going to work. I'll go anyway, I'll just drag my feet until I'm late. I spent way too much time working my ass off there, and almost no one notices. Hell... I didn't even get a performance review, and the last thing we need in our department is one more person taking a bunch of classes in the middle of the day, we're already short staffed as it is. I feel like I'm trapped and can't get out. well... on the bright side, I've finished none of the things I meant to do over the course of the year... let's review:
Write a good song [not even started]

Find a college I want to go to [Probably doesn't exist]

Take some good astrophotographs [I can't even get my mount to track]

Lose 30lbs [Hah, I gained 10]

Now I realise on some of my goals I'm monetarily limited. Ifound a couple colleges I'd like to try... but the financial loss if they end up being a farse (like all educational institutions) is very great. I've met more ridiculously stupid people with master's degrees... and more intelligent people with 2 year degrees that just can't get the 4 year... than I ever wanted to... it makes me jaded toward education. And my mount for astronomy... piss poor. It doesn't track correctly, and I really need a higher focal ratio telescope to take sharp up close pictures... which I can't afford.