My Free Chicken Samich

I got a free chicken samich today. It was chicken, and samich. Emily got it for me from the store. It came with a cup of mints, free coffee until Jan., and one free ice cream coupon. Sweet. I worked muchas today. It was not so fun. But free samich made it better. Emily says she doesn't want to work this summer. I say, "Bad Emily!" But really I just want her to be happy. Emily dislikes work but also dislikes frugality. It does not usually work out so well. I am watching a great documentary about Athens Georgia during the 80s music scene boom. I want to move there after China, after moving back to gboro to finish recording college, after getting puppy. Pylon is sweet. Emily made a nice monster doll. She hopes to sell it for cost of living expenses for the summer. It may not work out. Cornbread does nothing all day. He has decided warm weather is not for animals wearing furry rabbit skin coats. I am selling lots of books on amazon. Let me know if you want something before I sell it. I am tired. There is homework to be done that I am putting off until tomorrow. I think that it is perhaps time for ice cream. Chunky monkey here I come.

Watch out horsey!!!

I Want To Believe!

Netflix has added X-Files to its watch instant and I have been hooked! It is so much fun to re watch all these great shows. The big news is that Emily graduated! It was a fun little ceremony and her ma and sis came to see it. We ate a ginormous Chinese Buffet (literally the whole thing!) to celebrate. We are still waiting to hear word on our work visas for China, and are trying to get prepped. I spent most of this evening going through books, DVDs, and VHS trying to get rid of stuff. I have SOOOOOO many books. It is redonkulous. I recently got a kindle as there is a dearth of english language books in China for me to read. Emily and I have spent many an hour over the past week trying to build me a nice kindle library. I don't care for it much, but need to get used to it. There's just something about paper that is so much better. Emily assures me I will grow accustomed to the little "flash" it makes when you flip pages. Cornbread is perturbed by all of the hubbub. More news when I get it!

Things That Start With "C"

So it has been a while, but I'm not gonna cry about it. Tons has happened but I really just wanted to get on here and write how much I LOOOOVE the Mountain Goats. Their music reminds me why I write, play, and listen to any audio format. I think "This Year" should be required listening in school. It would have helped me :)

Things that start with "C," part 1:
Coffee. I spilled coffee all over my keyboard about 2 months ago. Many keys do not work. It is sad. Brevity good. Smile.

Things that start with "C," part 2:
Certification. I just got certified at work as a "Coffee Master," which also starts with c, but lets not beat this horse to death. It was pretty cool and I got some fun gear, but it is really just a way to get me to more productively sell coffee. I really enjoyed learning the information though, and it did remind me that I actually had a passion for coffee, which is why I wanted to work for Sbux in the first place (besides the whole benefits thing).

Things that start with "C," part 3:
Celebration! Emily and I had a fantastic reception and were delighted by how many family members were able to attend. We hope everyone had just as much fun as we did! It really was wonderful getting to see everyone and the whole thing came off just as we wanted.

Things that start with "C," part 4:
Class. I take my last exam this semester in the morning, but the insomnia is kicking in. After that I am free for a week, then I am blessed to start Electronic Music! Synths and pro tools, midi and macs, here I come.

Things that start with "C," part 5:
China. We are still waiting on our work visas to be approved before I make the whole shebang public at work and such, but so far it is looking very good. I am communicating with a cool cat named Luke who is gonna help me shop for guitars when I get there :)

Things that start with "C," part 6:
Computer. Mitch got the laptop running, so I should be writing this on that, but I was in the office anyway... It works well and I have most of my stuff transferred, so now I need to get this one to ma.

That's all for now.

It's the pirate's life for me.