063007
i bought a car today!



it's kind of gimp, but, whatever, it'll serve its purpose.

i'm broke as fuck now.

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061807
it seems like all ernesto does with his free time is to go out drinking—he wanted to go down to mai tai's again.

i've decided not to go today, and probably not for a while, because a few days ago i've made a possibly life-altering decision that i'm going to cut down on my alcohol consumption. we'll see how long this lasts.

i've got xstraightedgex! ahahaha.

061507
today was marie's last day with us before she left for maternity leave for a month, or possibly longer.

unfortunately, the whole dinner thing didn't work out, so we all opted for lunch instead.

during lunch, marie announced that she will be naming the baby's middle name after me. immanuel mark esteban.

she did mention this last week, but i had no idea she was actually being serious. i'd much rather she name the baby's middle name after a blood relative, but, truthfully, i'm really flattered that she would do that.

but if she decides to change her mind, between now and when the baby is conceived (in two weeks), i wouldn't hold it against her.

also, immanuel, which is of hebrew origin, means "god is with us." and, mark, which is of latin origin, means "consecrated to the god mars." a bit of a weird combo, with two different gods and all, no?

in any case, i can't wait to meet my godson: immanuel. :)

061207
shit, it's only tuesday and i'm already drinking.

after work today, i went down to mai tai's with ernesto and heinz to have a few pints.

the highlight of the evening was when ernesto attempted to hit on a group of attactive ladies who seemed to be looking for seats.

"hey, are you guys looking for seats? these aren't taken," he motions to the empty seats on our table.

one says, without even looking at us, "oh, i don't think so."

ouch. there IS something worse than being ignored, after all.

061007
holy shit! i seriously thought that the cable went out. talk about a freak out.

on the sopranos series finale: i can't decide whether i liked the ending or not.

in any case, it's sad to see my all-time favorite television show come to an end. i'm definitely going to miss this one.

and, no, with so many of the major characters killed off, i actually wouldn't want them to do a sopranos movie. it's golden; just let it be.





































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060707
everyone at work keeps asking me which i prefer: day or night shifts. and by jerry and todd, no less. i told them i'd like to stay put, rather than transfering to val's night crew. i really appreciate the fact that he took the time to write such a great recommendation letter for me, but i've pretty much made up my mind on this.

i'm only on day four, but i'm really starting to get settled here again—it's almost as if i had never left in the first place.

060707
i've started setting up a dotax get-together dinner before marie goes on her maternity leave next week. so far, i've narrowed down the restaurants to either compadres or ryan's. although it took some tinkering, i've settled on a date and time, also.

now the hard part: get everyone to show up.

060507
today, i've reacquired my old domain name, www.ihatepunkrock.com (which had been inactive for over three years). it's probably pointless, considering how long it's been gone, and i'm sure all my old visitors have stopped trying to reach my web site, but, nevertheless, now it's back in my possession.

so, why was my web site down for three years?

let me keep this one short:

CYBERPIXELS FUCKED ME OVER. AVOID THEM LIKE YOU AVOID SCIENTOLOGISTS. THE END.

060407
it's feels great to be back.