tuesday pre-factory

good morning friends. just a quick hello before i head into the factory for another eight hours of ink tech-ing (non-technical term).

nothing amazing to report so far this week. my folks are coming out this weekend to visit with us and the kids, see the new house, etc. after putting most of it off, i've a lot of walls to paint and curtain rods to install, floors to clean and cats to wrangle before they show up. considering taking friday off of work in order to get a bit extra done.

of course, i still find time to read (mostly at work, on lunch break). this week i''m reading "zero history" by William Gibson. if i needed to sum it up in two words, Fashion Espionage. i should finish it up by friday.

i downloaded the Marvel Chrome app, which lets me read Marvel Comics on my Chrome web browser. not sure if i want to pay for the service yet, but the option of getting to read back issues that i haven't been able to track down over the years is tempting.

in other big news, i am attempting to give up drinking soda. anyone who knows me well knows i have a strong addiction to certain carbonated beverages, and have struggled with them for many years now. we don't keep soda in the house, but it easily available at the factory, and getting one is as simple as putting .50 in the machine and pressing a button. so starting today i'm leaving the change at home and bringing my tea bags instead. let the teabagging begin (ha!).

don't forget, you can follow me on Twitter @real_j_doe. i usually have something to say regarding what i or others are doing. usually with a tinge of sarcasm.

thanks for tuning in and keeping up with me. feel free to post comments if you feel like it. i am apt to respond.

goodbye old friend, hello new hobby, back to business

hello dear friends and followers!

well, i think it is happening. can't deny it any longer. my xbox 360 is dying. she's already been repaired for red-ring syndrome once, her warranty is up, she freezes up whenever i touch her. i downloaded the crackdown 2 demo and it ran for fifteen seconds. i can't even play red dead redemption , it just freezes. it works fine for netflix, and that's about it. hopefully i can replace it someday soon with the new-and-improved version.

so i've taken my hiatus from writing. examined my options, briefly decided it was all a farce, a ruse, i was fooling myself. well, that was a rough few days. there was some cheap vodka involved. now, i'm going to jump back into it with both arms flailing, hoping to grow wings of words and soar through the literary sky.

i've got something big planned for next week. stay tuned to find out what that is.

in other game-related news, i've decided to take up warhammer fantasy. i know, let me just tattoo "geek" on my forehead, so that the three people that didn't already know could be informed of my status. i've got a lot of friends who play it, and i've got a few around here willing to learn. i think my son would enjoy it also, if i could just get him to sit still for a little while. more on that, and my new levels of dorkness, to follow when the stuff arrives.

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don't forget, i love you all.

i leave you with this, which i found to be genius and would like to share with you all:

oh my twitter

yes, i know. i am now on twitter. don't do too much with it, really. it has just been added to the list of sites that i check on a regular basis to indulge the fantasy that people want to hear what i have to say...

i do follow an interesting group of people, though, which you can see if you go see my page here. clive barker and rob zombie usually have a lot to say, as well as brian crecente from kotaku.

so if you can't get enough of me on this blog, or on facebook, or in person, now you can see me on twitter, rambling away. or, you can check the little window to the side there. it usually has my latest babble. and if you twitter, let me know. i'll follow you if i like you...

hope all is well. second story is in full swing. i'll keep you posted.