Last Night I got in after watching Harry Potter #4 for a second time (way better the second time) and got back to the house to put the finishing touches on this weeks edition of The Dropcast. I was feeling tired and completed the work on the computer and looked to read something before going off to the dreamworld.
I had been moving stuff in my room over the weekend and getting all of my books to the new office (which is amazing BTW). A few items, in particular, that I knew I couldn’t bring to the office were my High School Yearbooks. It’s not so much the pictures I’m worried about being razed about, (but believe me I don’t know what I was thinking in several of them - Marvin the Martian t-shirts, silhoutted lip shorts, a gilligan hat) it’s the writings of high school friends, inside jokes, and way too many stories that I look bad in, talking about a guy who may not exist anymore that will hurt the most.
Page after page about “Do I remember that time when…?” and “You are so compassionate.” Reading notes from old girlfriends in the margins of the page, siting crazy things I did and being a great listener. I had to ask, “Where did I go wrong?”.
And then it hit me - I’m having a Rob Gordon Moment!
Rob Gordon, you may remember him from High Fidelity. (a classic book from Nick Hornby and then put to film starring John Cusack) He’s the anti-hero of the story. He’s around 30 (coincidence.. I think not) and because of trajedy in his life there is a huge amount of introspection about why relationships went wrong, why his life the way it is, etc.
So it’s 12:30 at night and I’m wondering, “Am I Rob Gordon?”
As a GIANT C. S. Lewis fan, I’m excited to see the Chronicles of Narnia. Just moments ago I found out about this Supertrailer for the first movie that comes out in just a little over a week. The link will take you to a German Site and I reccommend that you use Firefox and not Internet Explorer. Just click below.
So with the Holidays being here…. I’m now at the submission of the dairy section. Already since it’s been available, I’m sure I’ve spent somewhere in the vacinity of $30-$40.
Now this hasn’t been just for me… I’ve been sharing with friends, but there has been nary a day where the Southern Comfort version of egg nog is not in my fridge. It’s still to early in the season to telll if this is full blown addiction. (I can stop any time I want… I just don’t WANT to)
In other goings on… I’m still settling in to the new offices.. and later on this week my office will have 5.1 surround sound. Why would you do that you ask?? WHY NOT? I just so happen to have the ability and the materials, and I love Michael Bolton and for my money it doesn’t get any better than when he sings ‘when a man loves a woman’ Besides, that’s the only way to listen to music or watch a film.
Quick Note: You can now leave comments on the site. Just click comment and drop me a line, it’s probably been a while since we last spoke and I miss you.
Today is my Birthday, 30 years ago today I was introduced to the world. i thought I’d share some of the E-cards (the one’s fit for print) I’ve received from my brothers today. I’ve been laughing most of the day.
