This is where it all went down hill.. I spent probably 2 or 3 hours comparing Stanford, Gotham, Writing, and a few others. Then I moved on to local colleges and universities and remote sites with programs. I looked up summer retreats, and weekend get aways.

Then it hit me.. In the past 5 years, I have spent probably over 200 hours trying to find the best way to learn to write.. And only maybe 20 or so hours actually writing.

If you haven’t noticed yet.. I deleted the blog. I’ve relized that I have a bunch of huge time sinks.. I’m going to list a few of them, so if you see me disappearing from these, realize that I’m trying to do something better with my life.. And not just avoiding you.

1) This blog.. I haven’t been able to write in it for a while.. Been too concerned with all the eyes reading it and what they might think.. But I’ve got over 400 posts in this thing.. If the averate post is 500 words long.. That’s 20k words. Or 1/4 of a novel. I could have written my novel instead of this thing.

2) Facebook/myspace… I had deleted all of these previously, but I got pulled back in. I’ll probably keep my facebook account, but I’m not going to use it actively anymore, and probably delete everything from it also.. The reason for this is because I want to use it as a communication tool with distant friends, because it rocks at that. But I’ve been using it as a time sink for playing games and such.

3) TV… I get much greater enjoyment from a book or a movie than I get from TV.. So why do I keep watching pointless shows? I do enjoy watching House, 24, and Lost, but they are the same shows every week. Now that they are over, I really am not looking forward to anything, so I think I should just stop.

Unfortunately, I still need to keep the tv/cable for the kids. But for myself, its netflix or books.

So what does this gain me??? I’m hoping this gives me more time to focus on the things I want to do, writing and finding a system for beating the lottery. And more tiem for the things I need to do, like get to the gym and back in some form of Martial Arts.

The first two examples are important for my mental/intellectual health. And the last two are important because I am Tachicardic with High Blood pressure. Mix in my weight and I’m not going to be here much longer(This is doctor’s statement.. And with the chest pains I get, I believe her).

With that being said. I will post on this blog major updates.. Stuff like Savannah’s first date, Matthew’s first time being brought home by the cops, etc.. But no more random useless posts.

Its not that I go looking for these fluffy things. But for some reason when I drive in the wee morning hours, they pick my car to jump out in front of. It usually ends up being about 1 a month when I work 3rd shift.

Tonight, my first night on 3rd shift, marked the first murder in a while.. A little possum thought it could cross the road in front of me.. Instead he learned the gross vehicle weight of my car and how that pressure feels when applied through the tread pattern of my michellen tires.

Lets hope this is the only casulty.. But knowing my luck, there will be at least 2 or 3 more before I get off third shift.

But seriosly, people here see typhoon and they think nothing of it. I have a strange feeling that the way typhoons spin backwards from hurricanes make them much weaker than hurricanes. I describe a few of the hurricanes I’ve been through to people in tokyo and they can’t believe it… They have no concept of a real tropical storm…

I just hope the typhoon doesn’t ruin my chance to to go to sumo this weekend..

on the plus side… that ass washin toilet was made for moments like these.. nothing like hot water to massage your ass after you push out a hurried squirt…

During the post there were alot of the “Invent the Printing Press”, “Invent and Make Gunpowder”, and so on. Someone even recommended he start a business selling cats as home pets to fight the oncoming plague.

But then someone chimed in with something great…

“If you are transported back in time, then it’s already the case now (in 2008) that time slices of you existed in the past. Accordingly, we know already that you did not invent any amazing machines early, or, if you did, they didn’t catch on. (See David Lewis’s “The Paradoxes of Time Travel”.)

However, from this no particular practical advice follows, except that if you try to change history, you won’t succeed. ”

I just love that statement.. Basically putting the guy in his place that no matter how hard he tries to change the past, the past already existed and already knew of his changes and in such he can’t change shit…

The first day it told me I was 55 years old.. So I did the training and unlocked a few games, and tried again today.. I am now only 35 years old… So I did some more yoga, and then did a couple strength excercises and a couple of aerobics followed by the game. I will say this game is fun. And for an overweight fat bastard like myself it provides a pretty good workout. After 30 minutes of playing I need a shower. Of course I need a shower after 30 minutes of sitting also. But on the games I can tell my balance and control is getting better.

Laura seems to really enjoy it also. Which is good since she probably won’t be going out for walks anymore. Last time she went out for a walk I had to drive to pick her up because there were crazed men running the streets and stabbing people. She bumped into one of the victims as they stopped her, asking for directions to the hospital as they were gushing blood. They advised her to get off the streets because said crazed men were stabbing people.

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For those that don’t know..

1) The island in the background is okinawa

2) In one spongebob episode the owners of “Karate Island” invite him to become their king of karate so they could try to force him to buy timeshares.

3) One of the few places you can still lick a door knob is another spongebob quote..

Yes.. I was bored.. And wanted to just create a wierd shirt.. Now you all go vote for it.

Lunch today.. Big Red Hot….

Waiting for the explosion that will be my ass.. It hasn’t come yet.. But when it does.. I probably won’t have the time to apologize to all the innocent bystanders out there..

So, In advance.

“I’m sorry for any pain and suffering my ass might bestow on you in the next 24 hours”