life's been pretty busy lately.

not that anyone really cares....but i'll touch on some recent happenings.....

my dad's bloodline jumped into the next generation for the first time almost a week ago. my sis popped out a little sweet angel baby girl. not knowing the sex of the baby makes for some great excitement (in addition to the standard fact that new life is probably the coolest thing that goes-down on this planet). i'm so proud of/happy for my sis and her husband and little Natalie. all of them are so blessed...and so fortunate....i wish them all the best. it's exciting times...

i won the 8-person-Wed-night poker match tonight for the second week in a row. that's been a lot of fun and pretty sweet on the funds (no matter if i have to hand them over for rent right after winning them). the hands dealt to me would be the main factor in my success...my luck will probably run-out next week. but that's cool too...because it's a lot of fun...and a simple pleasure of mine. games are fun...the fellowship is always a bonus too. it kinda feels bad to win in such a game though...but in the long run...the money probably just circles around...so it's pretty balanced. and balance in "the force" is good (light-sabers would make it a lot cooler though)

i also got a definite date for the first day of shooting this little film some friends are doing. i went and shot some scenes for a trailer a couple of years ago that was to get them a demo for their idea. so they're finally getting around to doing the actual movie now...starting here at the end of this month. it should be fun. i like the people i'll be working w/...and my first scene is driving some people to a country club, parking the car (off screen), getting a bit intoxicated, and leaving the club. i think i can manage all that. the character i play is supposed to be a pretty strung-out kinda guy....and i've been type-cast into the part.

work is better now that i have some relief. i see things getting better there...even if they have to be crazy for a bit in order to get "there" - i have positive vibes about it...and that's cool...because generally there is negative energy that usually comes w/ The Job and The Man. it's still just 'work' - but it's 40 hours of my week (my time)...so i'll always continue to try to make the best of it. if i don't do that...i'll start looking at the toaster and the bathtub in a different light

i have bills/debts coming to an end soon. i can't explain how sweet that seems to me at this point. now if i can just quit smoking on top of that...i'll be rich. not really....but i'll have some nice extra cash-flow which will naturally make things better in the material world. as for the spiritual world...i hope that is getting better too....i think it might be. sometimes the 'flesh' just seems so strong to us (well...to me). even if we can see how weak it really is...like on the guy who just had a tire blow-out on his crotch-rocket doing about 125 down the interstate.

i'll be getting my car out of the shop soon. a friend has been working in Cally for about a month-or-two and let me borrow his 'ride' while he was gone. that was a big help...and i hope to get my car in a matter of days. i really really need to make some well overdue roadtrips/visits that i've fallen behind on w/out a car. i might break-down on the way to those places...but that's cool....my car and i have been through that before. it just better be careful now days...cuz it being paid off might motivate me to light it on fire and dance around it like a crazy tribal man....and then go look for a new car payment w/ it's ashes rubbed all over my body (and maybe some 2nd degree burns).

that's about it. there's a lot more...but no one cares. just some 2:30am ramblings for my journal.

Music:

Iron & Wine new CD release "The Shepherd's Dog"  (video link not from new album...but one i think is a cool video...even if it's not my favorite song)

Eddie Vedder solo record for the soundtrack to a Sean Penn directed movie "Into the Wild"  (which i can't seem to find showing in ANY theater...but do have access to the book)

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds finally put out another acoustic-duet CD

Guster (that's for you RockThisB)

Joni Mitchell "California" [in her prime]