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| Sunday, May 20th, 2012 | | 8:46 pm |
A few things I would like to accomplish this summer
Since C gets the summer off, I'll have slightly more free time... Here's what I'm hoping to get down. 1. Build a Cigar Box Guitar - I've wanted to do this for a while, but now I finally have almost everything I need to do it in place. 2. Build a regular guitar - It'll probably be a Telecaster from a kit. Eventually, I'd like to make my own designs. 3. Write a short story - It's been a long time since I've written any fiction. There's no time like now to start again. 4. Build a clock for my daughter (and maybe one for my son) - Her birthday is coming up in July. 5. It seems like there should be a fifth thing... Maybe get back into programming? Read a bunch? High five the kids? Yes, yes and definitely. | | Saturday, May 19th, 2012 | | 8:19 pm |
Weird but not weird
My son P turns four tomorrow. As strange as this may sound, it feels both like he hasn't been around nearly that long, and that he's been here much longer. | | Monday, April 9th, 2012 | | 11:43 am |
| | Sunday, February 26th, 2012 | | 6:26 pm |
| | Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | | 7:40 am |
Test
I’m running a test to see who’s reading my posts. So, if you read this, leave me a one-word comment about your day that starts with the third letter of your LJ USERNAME. Only one word please. Then repost so I can leave a word for you. Don’t just post a word and not copy – that’s not as much fun! | | Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | | 3:41 pm |
| | Monday, January 30th, 2012 | | 3:38 pm |
My Mandolin
I got a mandolin for christmas. It's been surprisingly fun to learn how to play. At this point, my ultimate goal would be to play in a folk group that plays folk fairs and holiday events...  | | Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | | 3:35 pm |
I miss the days when everybody posted to LJ. I actually had an idea of what was going on in friends' lives. Facebook is just brief glimpses and twitter is usually just quick observations.
| | Monday, January 16th, 2012 | | 6:44 pm |
The last ADD update
Went for the official testing today. Since none of my grade school report cards showed much evidence of me acting up, the Doctor thought it's probably just anxiety. Getting a name to some of my personal issues has helped me address things that have been holding me back. After looking over the report cards, he made me take 400 questions from the MMPI-2, which seems like it could easily be mis-used to find people open to indecent proposals. "I would consider running drugs for the right price? T/F" Considering the cost, there's part of me that regrets having went in for the testing to begin with. I probably should have consulted with friends who have a psychology background. In the big picture, I feel bad comparing my own issues with the more serious elements of ADD or ADHD. On the plus side, I already have to take medication everyday to stay alive (shout out to Advair!). It's nice not to have to take another one. | | Sunday, January 1st, 2012 | | 7:18 am |
New Year's Panda
The kids got a visit from New Year's Panda this morning. NYP is a tradition I read about in a parenting book before P was born. He brings presents that fell off of Santa's sleigh. It allows parents to buy a gift or two at after Christmas sales, or give a gift they had forgot about. Since the book didn't go much beyond this, here are other things we've come up with for Panda. -He never wraps gifts -He puts them in or on your shoes -It's usually only one item -While the gift will probably be something you enjoy, don't expect much. -Since not everyone's gifts fall off santa's sleigh, not everyone gets visited by NYP, so it's best to keep it a secret. -It's best to leave out a shot of vodka and some cake for New Year's Panda.* *Ok, I haven't told the kids this one yet. | | Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | | 9:53 am |
ADD update
I went to my initial appointment with the psychiatrist earlier this week. It mostly consisted of talking with him while he took a personal history. The really impressive part was how quickly he identified some non-ADD issues that are probably causing me problems in life. He managed to dredge up somethings I hadn't realized I avoid thinking about. According to him, I might have anxiety issues (in retrospect, I probably do), and that's something I can start working on immediately. After the appointment, I felt shaken, ready to start crying at any moment, but in a good way. The second round of testing is in a few weeks. | | Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | | 12:05 pm |
Potential Song Titles
I keep a list of potential song titles on my computer. Here it is as it stands right now. Feel free to use one of these, as long as I don't get to it first. I wanna be your biographer Astrochimp Ham God Damn, Space is a Cold Mother Fucker Pripyat Ballad of Marcus Dupree Bell, Book and Candle Look Up, Hannah Impossible Astronaut Manfredi and Johnson Brazzaville #UARS over Auckland ~136km high Drum Shoes The Folksy Ninja I Still Love You, Tin Man Theoretical Gymnastics | | Friday, November 18th, 2011 | | 3:23 pm |
| | Thursday, November 10th, 2011 | | 9:34 pm |
A.D.D. update
Made it through my first doctor visit to find out if I have A.D.D. It was uneventful, though little E (age 16 months) spent the first half of our wait in the examining room playing with her dinosaur. The second half she spent trying to find every possible way of making trouble in the tiny room. Next up is the actual testing at some point with a psychiatrist. Since I got a ride with my dad (and he watched P- age 3 1/2 years), I explained to him the situation. Somehow, in explaining it, my dad thought the Doctor had diagnosed me, which seemed to upset him. I tried to explain that it was something I was worried about and trying to take care of. Whatever I said wasn't enough, because I also got a concerned and suspicious phone call from my brother telling me the doctor was wrong. I think they have two problems with the whole thing. The first is something along the lines of "nothing is wrong with our family (except for all the things we never talk about)" and the second is that, up to a point, I've done pretty well in school. The problem with the second is, I think I probably did well in spite of my issues. For some classes, I was able to do well because I have a pretty good memory and am creative enough to work around my weaknesses. For others, I was very interested in the subject, so I put in the time. In the past, I was always worried that if I ever took any medication to help me think straight, it would ruin my "creativity," my "writing talent" or whatever. Now, I figure that I'm not really accomplishing anything in those areas anyways (partially due to my lack of focus) that I'll take any help I can get. | | Thursday, October 27th, 2011 | | 2:33 pm |
A quick update
My son is now more than three years old. My daughter turned one shortly before I turned 32. They're both doing well, so far as I can tell. **** Celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary. **** My mom is in the hospital. She's had trouble walking for a while, but a few weeks ago, she had trouble standing up or moving her arms. Her doctor made her go to the hospital right away (via the emergency room) as they thought she might have spinal cord compression. They ran tests, and didn't find anything for a few days until they checked her neck. It turns out she had arthritis in her neck(?) and it was pressing on her spine. Without surgery, she could have ended up paralyzed. With surgery, she could have also ended up paralyzed (or dead). She made it through surgery fine and is going through therapy in the hospital. **** Since July, I've been working at a used bookstore with the initials HPB. I was hired on as a temp with my position ending on Halloween. I had hoped that a part time position would open up before I left... It didn't. *Sigh* So, I work four more shifts there and then will be back to just being a stay at home dad. The upside is that I can focus more on my family and my hobbies than I have in the past few months. The downside is that I'll have less money to do so. The job was pretty nice. Through a generous discount, I was able to rebuild my music collection and re-buy role-playing books (and other cool things) I had sold years ago. The other employees were really friendly too. I've tried applying for a position at the old BN I worked at, but it sounds like the best case scenario is that I would work through Christmas. **** For Ashley's wedding, we had a "sort of" reunion of the New Blind Nationals. It was fun to play a short set to an interested audience. It really made me want to make music for other people again. I've been slowly building up my equipment, but it'll probably be a while (months/years) before I do anything in public. It would be nice to have a collaborator as well. **** I probably have some sort of Attention Disorder (most likely ADD). I'm hoping to get treated for it somehow, soon. If I get a chance, I'll write more about it later. | | Saturday, October 8th, 2011 | | 9:57 pm |
| | Saturday, October 1st, 2011 | | 10:23 am |
| | Thursday, May 5th, 2011 | | 7:16 pm |
I have watched Monster Bug Wars so you don't have to
(Here be Bug Content) In case you were terribly curious about who would win a fight in the insect/creepy crawlies area, but don't have the free time in the day to watch Monster Bug Wars. Here is the battle hierarchy from toughest to weakest: Wasp Swarm- Though beatable on their own, a wasp swarm is king of the hill VW Beetle- Can beat any bug individual but a Wasp swarm might clog the radiator. Ant Swarm- Only need fear Wasps and stompy little kids Millipedes- I seriously underestimated them. They are badasses. Scorpions- They have dangerous game, but would be foolish to fight Desert Millipedes. Spider Hunting Spiders- They hunt other spiders, but will never know love Non-Spider Hunting Spiders- They are hunted by other spiders, but may or may not know love depending on their looks and personality. Praying Mantis/Katydid- It's almost a wash, but god smites enemies of the Praying Mantis and Katydids take pride in their sins. Crickets- They talk a good game but are the Sean Averys of the bug world. Aphids- Lovers not fighters. They're like the tiny version of the Oregon Trail buffalo. Me- Pretty much any of the above will bring me to my knees. | | Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 | | 6:07 am |
| | Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 | | 7:36 pm |
WTF
Livejournal has games now? You've changed LJ, you've changed. |
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