Ok so I'm at this again. I do think that these are kinda cool, learning more about people we've known online for years in some cases. Here goes.

1. I'm severely addicted to Dexter. If my wife doesn't watch it on Sunday's with me, I act like I didn't already watch it and re-watch it.

2. My first NIN concert almost didn't happen. Went to see Aerosmith in Memphis, saw a tour bus as we were walking along the street, talked to the crew and they told us about the NIN concert that night, Aerosmith was the next night, so we went, having never heard a NIN song before. Blown away, been a fanatic ever since.

3. My wife was "adopted" by her step-dad. Her real father lives in FL, along with the rest of the family. I've always wanted to contact him and start some dialogue, but I know it's not my place. Not sure why that interests me so much.

4. Aside from my concert lithograph posters I collect comics, baseball cards (rarely buy them anymore) and news papers from major events, and of course video games.

5. My twins, at least Addison, are really starting to get pissed if I call them the wrong name. She gives me the meanest eyes when I call her Zoey and she says I'M ADDISON DADDY! Sorry they look too much alike, I mix em' up about 25% of the time.

6. I like to play games on the most brutally hard level possible. Single player games aren't a challenge too much anymore, though COD WAW on hardest is proving to be tough. But I suck at online multiplayer, I'm meant to play alone.

7. I love PTI on ESPN. It's my "Oprah". Can't miss it, DVR it daily. Those two have such great chemistry I lol at least once per show, usually at Tony.

8. Trent Reznor got married the other day. If she keeps him from making music I'm going to be very pissed.

9. I love newspapers, I will not start my day without reading our state paper front to back.

10. I voted, volunteered, and cried (yep cried a bit) when Obama was elected. But now, blah, he needs to get with it. I like the fact he seems to be carefully considering many important decisions, but where's the CHANGE? It's early though.

I'll stop the taggin spree now, haven't we all done it? If not just do it anyways.

Peace,

Bryan

Well today was a "milestone" birthday, I guess. 35, gulp. 30 actually scared me, but other than 18 I've cared less for birthdays since I was a kid. So I got to thinking these last few weeks. Great family life=check, brain and interest in the world around me=check, still have my childlike love of video games and the Arkansas Razorbacks=check. But I'm not professionally where I want to be. 5 years ago I was a sales rep at a 35 year old company and had the highest increase in sales and profit margin for 5 years (in a row ) that they had ever had. If you don't know the story, the short version is my moral and ethical compass caused me to give them 90 days to fix their problems, they didn't, so I left a very high paying job, that I would have had for life. Well I picked the perfect economy to do that in, hindsight being 20/20. So 2 jobs later (and 2 lay offs), after only having 2 in 16 years before that, I started this windshield repair business. Yes it's going good, but I'm at the mercy of the weather (can't do it in the rain), and my body is really starting to show the wear and tear.

So I thought back. In 9th grade, when my dad was 35, he picked me up at school to fly with him to Dallas to pick up a van to drive home for a new business he was getting into. The business was a disaster, but I loved my first time flying. Up until then he'd been "retired" after starting the largest, and one of the first rent-to-own dealerships in the south. Sold it off at it's peak and made off very, very well. Of course a HS education where he went to school didn't teach him much about finances and the IRS came calling. Money gone. He bounced around for 5-6 years, and is now happy and a well compensated salesman.

So I have to get off my ass, get over it, and get back out there. I miss selling, all of it. It's what I was taught to do, and do well. The right job is there, it may take one or two to find it, but I will. Enough of the would of, could have, should have. I have to do what I have to do, and I will. Well that's all of the rant going thru my mind, I'm whipped and off to bed, hope everyone is doing great.

Peace,

Bryan

Well, I've taken another unintended absence. I've missed you all and hope everyone is well. Personal issues have been fixed, then my wife breaks her foot, which causes me to watch the kids 24/7 (2 1/2 year old twins with crutches just doesn't work!). She catches the flu, or so we think, two weeks later, finally to the Dr and it's the Damn Swine Flu. Of course I catch it about a week ago. Same as the regular flu, but massive headaches and complete lack of energy. My computers are outside in the "adult smokehole/office", went nearly a week without even turning on mine, plus not turning on my PS3 or 360 for nearly a week, now that's sick! Finally starting to feel a bit better, but being self-employed and the only one working I've been busting it as much as I can these last couple of days. Otherwise the kids are good, knock on wood!!! I've been playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance II, a very good game, and still playing Batman AA from time to time, a great game. Otherwise all is getting better, hope to get back to my normal GS usage this weekend. Take care all, and stay away from the SF!

Bryan