Bitchin' About: Stop Lights

I don't particularly like driving. I like the idea of driving. I like being able to get from one place to another but the actual driving part I can do without.

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I Want to Believe --- Part 1

Hold onto your hats ladies and gents --  this one is wild.

Lemony Goodness

Just the fruits of my domestic labor. 

Made some lemon bars for the first time ever, per a request.

Beluga Whaling

Wet-suits are not flattering. 

Bond. Bonds 007

I guess the time has come for me to delve a bit into my personal life.

2012: The Year in Movies and TV

Every year I keep notes on what movies and TV shows I have watched and then compile them into one long list at the end of the year. 

Here is my 2012 list. 

2013: Checklist

Everyone likes to make New Year's resolutions. I do. Every year. Get organized, get fit, stop being mental. None of them ever get done. So instead I'm going to make a list of things I want to do this year.
In no particular order.

Things I Hope to Do in 2013

• Finish my sleeve. 
• Take a road trip.
• Cook dinner for friends.
• Karaoke bar.
• Wink at a stranger.
• Waste a night playing pool.
• Go kayaking.
• Weld something.
• Finish paying off my student loans.
• Go somewhere new. 

2012: In Hindsight

Things I Did in 2012

• Saw Les Miserables on stage at the Majestic. And it was indescribably amazing. 
• Got my first professional massage. Only slightly awkward.
• Took a belly-dancing class. 
• Went to four BJ's Brewhouse Beer Dinners. Lots and lots of tasty food and beer. 
• Went rock climbing and realized a false sense of security does wonders. 
• Went to, and got drunk at, SXSW.
• Seriously got into video games.
• Got my first credit card. 
• Went to three different breweries: Shiner, Abita, and Ranger Creek.

Stay alive no matter what occurs! 

• Saw The Last of the Mohicans on the big screen. Which I advise everyone to do, if possible. It just doesn't compare to seeing it on TV. 
• Been at my job for one year, a personal record. 
• Went to Dallas, as per tradition.
• Broke up twice.
• Visited New Orleans for the first time. 

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• Changed my name.
• Went out for drinks with work buddies for the first time ever.
• Went to my first legit Halloween party. 

• Saw the Trans Siberian Orchestra and Robert Earl Keen. 
• Made new friends and rekindled old friendships. 
• Went to my first legit New Years Eve party.
• More or less finally learned how to listen to myself.