From the title of my blog, I'll be blabbing (maybe ranting randomly) about anything that interest or concerns me. I might talk about my personal life (work, friends, events and other situations), music, movies, TV shows, technology, the paranormal, politics, religion, toys, cars...just about anything that's already part of my existence. I'll be playing wanna-be critic from time to time so keep in mind that my criticisms are pretty much my personal opinions and reflect my world view and sensibilities. I'm by no means an expert on the subjects I'll be talking about so take my rants as the mere opinion of an average consumer.
With that out of the way, allow me to post the first of my blogs. By the way, the blog I've entered below already appears (nearly verbatim) on my myspace page. If anyone bothers to read my blogs and even comes back from time to time to check out the other entries, thank you. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them in a timely manner as best I can.
It actually took me two days to complete this part of the entry (I typed it during Christmas and the day after) as the power kept going out during a storm that rendered most of the island without power for a few hours. During that time, I sat in complete darkness eating pork kebabs and drinking Bud Light Lime while I waited for the power to come back on. I waited in vain. Yup, Christmas had snuck up on me like a thief in the night!!! By the time I had downed my second quart of egg nog, fourth plate of Christmas ham with all the fixins for lunch on until diner; Christmas day had come and gone! Don't even ask me about how many bar-b-q'ed pork kebabs, cans of Pepsi and Heineken as well as the various candies, pies and nuts I inhaled in between because I lost track. What's even worse was that I did all that as I stayed indoors all day watching Anime and WWE DVDs. I was really hoping to hang out outside and take in the Christmas vibe around the neighborhood but that obviously was shot to hell. The good thing about this Christmas was that I didn't go overboard with the Christmas shopping. I managed to buy cheap…ooooops! Er… I mean sensibly priced gifts to nearly everyone in my shopping list. I really need to reassess my gift giving list for next year. I guess, my co-worker had a point: most of the people we buy gifts for we don't really like anyway (Her words, not mine). How cynical for a young lady like her to think that way about Christmas, but her point about the gift giving part had some merit – some. I'm sure some will be disappointed that they got boring gifts from me, but It couldn't be helped: the economy's in the toilet and I'm restructuring my finances to minimize the financial stress brought on by the onslaught of the impending recession.
And wouldn't you know it, I finally got around to thinking and caring about my grand niece and grand nephew who I bonded with over the summer. I payed little heed to them before but they finally grew on me and now I find myself wishing they were able to drop by to open their Christmas gifts instead of me sending it to them (I hope I put the correct address on the package too). I better make an effort to bond with them more before I become a tiny footnote in their lives. Their father – my nephew – gets kudos for never giving up when it came to letting his kids know about their once-upon-a-time wacky great uncle who's become a recluse as of late.
Anyway, we all know that the next few days mean the last days of 2008 are upon us. It's usually that time of year where I look back at the year that was. But more importantly for me, I take a moment to look at where I am on life's long and winding road. I especially miss and long for the company of old friends who now live far away and live very different lives with families of their own; of old haunts that are no longer there (or if they are, would not feel the same as it did before). I miss the life that I once had, yet balk at the idea of actually going back to it. As for the friends that I miss, I miss Efren who I've known since before grade school. He watched my back and covered my ass when I was up to no good (I never even asked him to do this). I took him for granted most of the time but I'm sure he got his come uppence when he zapped me a few times as I was helping him assemble (as well as bankroll) his various electronic projects (some of which became high-end components for my sound system). Basically I was like his cranky, older brother who would harass him from time to time. Another friend I miss is Audel who I've known since first grade; our friendship was just as long with more adventures, hijinx and laughs. Sadly, our allegiance ended because of disagreements over money (although he claims it was over a girl). In hindsight, the fight over the girl seemed less petty, now that I think about it. Audel also introduced me to a larger circle of friends which later became our clique. We all had three things in common that cemented our bond like a large family of brothers: Food, girls and mischief – not necessarily in that order. My latest best buddy that I miss is Edwin who I met in 1991. Fortunately, I get to communicate with him via e-mail, but it doesn't compare to being there in person. Edwin is the lead guitarist in my last rock band. He fit in perfectly with my other circle of friends that Audel and I are in. Then there's Adrien who I've known about as long as Audel but whose appearance in "my scene" was more like cameo appearances. He made me more aware of the different types of music I'd eventually be into as well as introduced me to recording artist that would remain undiscovered in my playlists if it weren't for him. Last but not least, there's Anthony who opened my eyes and made embrace my inner geek. He introduced my to fantasy art, made me more aware of my fascination for comic books & Godzilla. If not for him, I would have never watched and discovered the world of Star Wars and learned about Lord of the Rings two decades before the movie came out (I didn't care for reading the book back then). For some reason, buddies like those five are hard to come by these days. All this maturity and responsibility is really cramping my style and causing me to think that most of the young people I run into these days are just damned annoying! Then again, being a grown up isn't all that it's cracked up to be. I must be turning into a hermit. But for what it's worth, I just wanted to vent on how much I miss my old friends - especially during the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
With that out of the way, allow me to post the first of my blogs. By the way, the blog I've entered below already appears (nearly verbatim) on my myspace page. If anyone bothers to read my blogs and even comes back from time to time to check out the other entries, thank you. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them in a timely manner as best I can.
It actually took me two days to complete this part of the entry (I typed it during Christmas and the day after) as the power kept going out during a storm that rendered most of the island without power for a few hours. During that time, I sat in complete darkness eating pork kebabs and drinking Bud Light Lime while I waited for the power to come back on. I waited in vain. Yup, Christmas had snuck up on me like a thief in the night!!! By the time I had downed my second quart of egg nog, fourth plate of Christmas ham with all the fixins for lunch on until diner; Christmas day had come and gone! Don't even ask me about how many bar-b-q'ed pork kebabs, cans of Pepsi and Heineken as well as the various candies, pies and nuts I inhaled in between because I lost track. What's even worse was that I did all that as I stayed indoors all day watching Anime and WWE DVDs. I was really hoping to hang out outside and take in the Christmas vibe around the neighborhood but that obviously was shot to hell. The good thing about this Christmas was that I didn't go overboard with the Christmas shopping. I managed to buy cheap…ooooops! Er… I mean sensibly priced gifts to nearly everyone in my shopping list. I really need to reassess my gift giving list for next year. I guess, my co-worker had a point: most of the people we buy gifts for we don't really like anyway (Her words, not mine). How cynical for a young lady like her to think that way about Christmas, but her point about the gift giving part had some merit – some. I'm sure some will be disappointed that they got boring gifts from me, but It couldn't be helped: the economy's in the toilet and I'm restructuring my finances to minimize the financial stress brought on by the onslaught of the impending recession.
And wouldn't you know it, I finally got around to thinking and caring about my grand niece and grand nephew who I bonded with over the summer. I payed little heed to them before but they finally grew on me and now I find myself wishing they were able to drop by to open their Christmas gifts instead of me sending it to them (I hope I put the correct address on the package too). I better make an effort to bond with them more before I become a tiny footnote in their lives. Their father – my nephew – gets kudos for never giving up when it came to letting his kids know about their once-upon-a-time wacky great uncle who's become a recluse as of late.
Anyway, we all know that the next few days mean the last days of 2008 are upon us. It's usually that time of year where I look back at the year that was. But more importantly for me, I take a moment to look at where I am on life's long and winding road. I especially miss and long for the company of old friends who now live far away and live very different lives with families of their own; of old haunts that are no longer there (or if they are, would not feel the same as it did before). I miss the life that I once had, yet balk at the idea of actually going back to it. As for the friends that I miss, I miss Efren who I've known since before grade school. He watched my back and covered my ass when I was up to no good (I never even asked him to do this). I took him for granted most of the time but I'm sure he got his come uppence when he zapped me a few times as I was helping him assemble (as well as bankroll) his various electronic projects (some of which became high-end components for my sound system). Basically I was like his cranky, older brother who would harass him from time to time. Another friend I miss is Audel who I've known since first grade; our friendship was just as long with more adventures, hijinx and laughs. Sadly, our allegiance ended because of disagreements over money (although he claims it was over a girl). In hindsight, the fight over the girl seemed less petty, now that I think about it. Audel also introduced me to a larger circle of friends which later became our clique. We all had three things in common that cemented our bond like a large family of brothers: Food, girls and mischief – not necessarily in that order. My latest best buddy that I miss is Edwin who I met in 1991. Fortunately, I get to communicate with him via e-mail, but it doesn't compare to being there in person. Edwin is the lead guitarist in my last rock band. He fit in perfectly with my other circle of friends that Audel and I are in. Then there's Adrien who I've known about as long as Audel but whose appearance in "my scene" was more like cameo appearances. He made me more aware of the different types of music I'd eventually be into as well as introduced me to recording artist that would remain undiscovered in my playlists if it weren't for him. Last but not least, there's Anthony who opened my eyes and made embrace my inner geek. He introduced my to fantasy art, made me more aware of my fascination for comic books & Godzilla. If not for him, I would have never watched and discovered the world of Star Wars and learned about Lord of the Rings two decades before the movie came out (I didn't care for reading the book back then). For some reason, buddies like those five are hard to come by these days. All this maturity and responsibility is really cramping my style and causing me to think that most of the young people I run into these days are just damned annoying! Then again, being a grown up isn't all that it's cracked up to be. I must be turning into a hermit. But for what it's worth, I just wanted to vent on how much I miss my old friends - especially during the holidays. Merry Christmas everyone!!!
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