The Real Update

[jackshoegazer]

Okay, a real update:

I've changed my work schedule so I get every other weekend off, but the down side to that is, I have a seven day strech with almost no time off. The positive is twice a month I get an alomost five day weekend. Rockin.

The Election: Did you REALLY think Kerry would win? I didn't. I hoped, I prayed, I campaigned in my own way. I convinced undecided voters to vote for Kerry, even getting them excited about it. But did I really think the Bush Machine was going to let Kerry win. Fuck no. So I'm not as devastated as everyone else is. I called it just after Kerry got the Democratic nomination. I said, watch, it'll be 2000 all over again. 50/50 split, with a Florida-like fiasco in a state with a Republican governor, complete with voting fraud allegations, eventually leading to the Democrat conceding. And look what happened. Maybe the "Illuminati" are bugging my house and stealing my ideas. This shit's too uncanny.

Anna and I are contemplating and putting together plans to write a book. It's tentative title will be "A Tangent within a Tangent, but I digress". So far the concept is a fictionalized auto-biography of the narrator, who keeps going of on tangents, and tangent off of tangents, stories within stories, etc.. until the narrator "digresses" back to the original story/plot like and links everything back together again. We've got a plan to meet later in the month and drink a shit-ton of coffee and do some brainstorming. Could be fun!

I have plans to go to the MIlwaukee County History Museum & IMAX theatre with *someone* I met through MySpace. She's apparently very intelligent and cute, so I'm excited to say the least. That's this Saturday. Ok, I'm a little nervous too, but I'll get over that. That museum is one of may favorite places. I know there are better museums in the world, but I have a sort of affinity for that one. Set and Setting, as Leary preached. Set: I have a positive mindset about this meeting/outing. Setting: A comfortable place I like. Sounds like I'm all set. (pun not intended)

I'm all out for now. The SleepyTime DreamLand beckons me at this early hour!

Comments

[enalia.livejournal.com]

Dude. When I hadn't heard from you I thought that maybe you changed your mind. Glad to hear you're just busy. :) Yeah, um, I'm not usually one to meet up with strangers from the internet, but I made an exception for you cause it seems like we'll really get along. So don't worry if I'm a bit quiet at first, I usually am until I feel comfortable talking with someone I just met. It's that gradeschool shyness that I've pushed down but sometimes gets the better of me now and then. Cause if you were to ask anyone I know, I'm really not shy. Really. I just seem that way. Ok, enough said about all that I think. :)

"A Tangent within a Tangent, but I digress"

Great title! Sounds like a lot of fun. I used to write a ton of stories when I was younger, now it's more poetry. I'm really envious of people who can write actual books though - I could never apply myself to one story long enough to make it go more than 10 or so pages.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I haven't had a chance to get to your email yet! I've been working 10 hour days six out of the last seven days. UG! But I have my 5 day weekend coming up, so Saturday is definitely a go. Don't worry about being shy, I'm a recovered shy person, so I'm told that I have a knack for getting shy people out of their shells. I'm sure everything is going to be FINE. I'll reply to your email and we can finalize plans tomorrow. I'm off to work :P Later!