rip it

It's 6 11 am on a saturday and i know gekius doesn't normally post at this time of the weekend, but i was inspired tonight.

The night started with board games.. I was quickly put on the drunk team and we cheated our way to last place just because it was funny. Next thing i know, we are spinning in the chair as fast as we can while chugging beer. I'm drunk at this point. Stumble to the loon, have a few too many drinks and shots... and then it's 2 am. ripper bar is next. we drive really far (not me, i couldnt have operated a micro machine car at this point), we get to the ripper bar...

me

last night was just like any other typical drinking night with an old work friend. I had originally intended to get there late and leave early... fat chance of that happening. Arrived there at 530, left the first bar at 930 only to go on to the next one until 1 am. I'm realizing something, I think I'm getting old, I've never been tired at a bar really before and generally been the one pushing to go more, but last night, around 1130, I was really tired. I couldn't pull myself out of it. Getting old sucks.

In other news, it has been decided that next year is YOM. Year of Me. After a lot of hard thought, i need to focus my attention more on me next year and taking care of me. The last year had been pretty wild and that will all be changing if i have anything to say.

Anyways, hope everyone has a marvelous new years and drinks lots of champagne (or boones farm like me). See you in 2007.

New Year... New Me

New Years is approaching faster than ever... what are you doing for New Years tends to be the question of the day from just about everyone I know. As of now, a party that I missed last year is what is on my agenda, and knowing the people that put it on, it will be a damn good party. Topping last year shouldn't be too difficult as far as having fun.

All in all, new years is a time for new beginning and the new me. The year of 2006 was rightfully named the YOD year for me for several reasons, but what will the theme for 2007 be? Any Ideas? All I have so far is YOMR... Year Of Mental Recovery which doesn't make a lick of sense to me. The suggestion box is open.

As for New Years resolutions, my number one is to stop making bad decisions. Let's see how long I can keep that up, I'm imaging that since the bars close at 2 am on Jan 1, I will be successful for about an entire 2 hours... if I make it that long. We shall see how everything goes when I wake up on Jan 1.

A friend once said....

"That was the best pee in my life"

After I heard this, I reminisced back to all the times when I felt like I might have just had the best piss in my life (girls say pee, guys say piss, it's just more manly or something like that). What can constitute and contribute to the feeling of the best piss in your life? I would like to think that for one thing, you have to be holding it for an extreme amount of time and something has to be preventing you from going (a long line, no bathrooms in site, etc). Another thing that would make a pee great were if you were freezing cold passed out drunk, and just went in your pants. I would like to think that the warm pee would increase the body temperature making you happy inside. However, once it cooled down, you would be much colder than you were before since you would be wet.

So in conclusion (this is how i used to wrap up my 3rd grade papers... love it), the best pee that i have ever had in my life had to be the time i had a few margaritas, but forgot to go to the bathroom before i left the restaurant. On my way home, traffic was worse than a two dollar hooker trying to make 3 dollars on a trick, but luckily i had an empty cup in my car. Yeah, you can put two and two together to figure out what i did. It was dirty, but i felt a million times better after that.

Surprise From Mexico. That's right, i'm posting and I'm in Mexico believe it or not. Things are great down here and not too cold or hot. But no one speaks english... so we can't really talk to anybody except ourselves. Haven't been kidnapped yet (knock on wood), but things are going great. Peace, Love, and harmony to all.

Mexico Trip

Tomorrow I leave for Mexico for a climbing trip down to El Potrero Chico. I've heard several great things about the place and hopefully all will go smoothly and the weather will cooperate (if not, then i'll be drinking a lot of fresh coronas). The mountain itself has several multi pitch climbs including one 10 pitch which I do not believe we will have the power to do, but it will be cool to check it out and remember for our next trip to Potrero.

Few things I'm worried about, getting into mexico, getting out of mexico, people stealing stuff, drinking water, donkey shows, and other crazy things that can happen in Mexico. I'm almost all packed up and ready to. I'll be back and make special post on Christmas day to recap the trip and let you know how smoothly everything has gone. Have a great Christmas fellow gekius readers, and fear not, because i will return in less than 2 piece, but more than 0.

On another note, one more girl checked off my list that I won't have to deal with anymore. But that's life... and life goes on. Merry Christmas everyone.

mmm French Fries

French Fries, they aren't really french (actually started in Belgium), but they are fried. They have become a very popular side to the hamburger and have probably helped the ketchup industry make more money than they thought they could ever make. On the other side of the pond, they use mayonnaise, which just sounds completely gross to me, but then again, things are different over there.

Anyways, so who has the best french fries. Many people would argue down to the bone that McDonald's does. Recently McDonald's agreed to get rid of the trans fat in their Fries to show that they are health conscious. This modification to the McD French Fry could have a larger impact than they desired. The taste just isn't the same, and never will be. That small amount of trans fat that was in every fry, people's body's will crave it and not know what to do without it when they eat these fries.

On the bright side, this will give other fast food restaurants a great shot at the top fry... maybe Wendy's or Burger King will step up to the plate and hit a home run.

The future of French Fries, i foresee that some day there will be fries stuffed with chicken or steak, carrots, or some other kind of food. Much like the stuffed crust pizza, soon the trend will catch on to the fries. And when it does, i will say... I told you so.

Christmas Present From Gekius

Consider this to be my Christmas Present to you all:

http://video.nbc.com/v/?linkId=51289&sender=j@budd.tv&name=John

If you like SNL and Justin Timberlake, you will love this video. Please note that this video may not be appropriate for work as this is the uncensored version.

Anyways, the weekend was great, date on Friday night and Party on Saturday night, can't ask for much more than that. I leave for Mexico in a few days for a big climbing trip, things have been pretty hectic since there a lot of things you have to do in order to drive into Mexico. Not sure why, it's just like Texas isn't it?

Get back to work, it's only Monday and you have shit to do.

"'cause it's Friday

You ain't go no job... and you ain't got shit to do"

Yeah, I got shit to do, but it's Friday like Chris Tucker said in Friday. And it's going to be the start to a glorious weekend, I can already feel it. Tonight will be a wine night, Saturday Beer/Whiskey night, and Sunday, probably another wino kind of night. That is my prediction for the weekend, let's see how well i stick to it.

Anyways, what is up with La Madeleine. It's currently 2:30 in the great state of Texas and i look out my office and see La Madeleine. It is ridiculously crowded with at least 75 cars in front of it. I know the French are weird and eat at all times of the day, but we are in U.S. of A and I don't think its normal or right for people to be eating there at this hour. Just my two cents.

2.5 more hours of work, start the count down now... BREAK!

I guess I'm giving up on Coke

Yesterday was the last day I can drink coke, that's right. I'm giving it up, again. But this time it's for real, it's not like all those times I quit drinking alcohol (quit for 40 days), or quit eating chocolate (quit for 40 days), or any other quit attempt. I will do it this time.

Motivation is generally important in situations like this, and all other times, I have had some kind of bet or motivational reason to doing it. I'm going beyond normal and doing it without motivation.

The Rules:
1. Any can that opens and goes Kepish!! (except beer)

Can't think of any others, but that sounds reasonable to me. The times I'm going to be screwed are the times that I eat pizza and other foods that go well with coke. But there is always water, and either way, coke is just one of those temporary satisfactions in life that people are addicted to. It's not necessary to have coke, and there are always alternatives (unless you are the coke bottling company for a tour, in which case i will just have to pass on all liquids, dehydrate, and risk death).

Here's a holla for badunkadunk!

I'm all over the map today, so watch out

"Lord knows I'm weak,
Won't Somebody get me off of this reef."

When all problems are resolved, I'll feel like I'm off this reef. I remember hearing this song one time when i was driving a good friend of mine home after a few drinks. It was a good night for several reasons including the epiphany it just made me realize after hearing this song.

Do you ever wish that you could jump ahead one month to see what the outcome of your actions may be in regards to everything in your life. Almost like just a quick hit that would let you know everything that would happen because of an event or group of events and the impacts that it would have. Because I have that ability, it has taken me a while to acquire it, but after some careful harnessing of my chi, I have mastered the art of it. So let me know if you have any questions about life, because i have the answers.

Well I guess this is growing up?

Have a great Wednesday.

I like the way they talk

Like the Beastie Boys song says:

"Girls, all i realy want is girls"

What a line, but how true is it. Yes I like girls, but do I really want plural, that can be expensive, exausting, and really exciting all at the same time. The year comes to a close in about 18 days, the year has been long and I don't know if i want the end to come, or if i'm enjoying 2006 yod way too much. 2007 will be different, it has to be, i made myself promise that a while back and i'm not sure how easy it will be to go from what i've become in 2006, but i'm going to do my best because thats all i can do. Even if its not good enough for everyone else.

Things have only become more confusing in the past few days, but then again, things always work out for me. We all have our ups and downs, and in my opinion the problems i'm creating for myself today will be solved sooner or later, it's all just a matter of time. So don't worry, be happy.

I'm a bad bad man

It was a long weekend. You only wish you could have been there it was so great. Peace out.

Also, I'm a bad man after tonight. You know what I'm talking about.

White Rock

Its White Rock Marathon weekend this coming weekend, and if you don't know what that means, its code for drunken weekend full of nakedness, boozing, and running.

This will be the third annual for myself and a group of five other guys. The past two years we have traditionally done the same thing, and this year all will be held constant. Saturday night generally will start with a ton of drinking at the G Man. Team meeting is held afterwards a few blocks away where bronze statues of little kids playing exist. The statues are really funny since they consists of kids holding out their hands, waiting for some kind of gift or something. And we give them that gift of our... well we are boys and we get naked... you figure out what goes in their hands. Following that, we proceed to someones house to crash... generally sometime around 4 am falling asleep.

BEEP BEEP... its 7 am, time to wake up and go run 4 - 6.2 miles (depending on your leg). Last year as i approached the starting line, i vomited. I smelled of booze and vomit, and was dressed as a referree. Race starts... and I'm off. Then around mile 3.5 i was attacked by my team and forced to down a beer. Finally after running 6 miles, i was met at the relay point by my team where the next runner and i downed a beer. Good times.

This event is probably one of the most strenuous things i have done in my life to my body. Abuse is an understatement. Why do we do it then? I really don't know, but it is always good times and provides great future stories. This year will be no different, if I don't post on Monday, well, that means I probably passed. Have a great weekend and see you Monday.

Is That an Acme Brick Stuck to your head?

So I’m driving to work this morning on Oaklawn, and as soon as I hit Cedar Springs (the Gayberhood), I hit traffic. This is odd, because it never happens except at 2 am when the gay bars let out and drunken gay guys and Lesbos are running around looking for a hook up which isn’t hard at that time of night in that area of town… and I digress.

Anyways, I’m sitting there very bored out of my mind and notice that the person’s head in front of me has something odd about it. There ear seems to have some strange pen shaped stick coming out of it, oh wait, that is the antenna to their Zack Morris Cell phone popping out of their head. Now, driving with a cell phone is ok and all, but this person was using a ton of hand expressions while talking on the cell phone. That’s right, no hands on the wheel, I’m not sure how they were managing to drive in the dead stop traffic. But anyways, back to my point, non verbal communication on a cell phone is pointless. The person can’t see you… duh. Not a big deal, some people talk with their hands (and there is a point that it gets annoying).

Goals before I'm 30

Below is a list of goals I have come up with that I would like to achieve prior to turning 30 years old (the Tri Deca Birthday)

- Climb/hike to an altitude higher then 18,000 feet
- Visit South America (see glacier and hike around)
- Run a marathon or a half marathon will suffice, extra points for the full
- Stop drinking for 90 days
- Be able to Lead climb
- Own a house
- Have X amount of dollars saved for retirment (If you really want to know my goal, let me know)
- Salary = X amount of dollars
- Increase cooking knowledge and acquire a new signature dish besides Chicken Parmesan

Peace.

Email is something that is used extremely frequently in today’s business world. It seems as if email etiquette though was not taught to everyone. Luckily I took a class that actually had lessons where we learned to write emails correctly. One of my favorite replies I got from a question I asked follows:

My email: Does this mean the file from reserve was processed successfully?
Response: Please.

Please? What does that mean; it is a "yes or no" question. I never replied back to the email above and just took my best guess that “Please” must have meant yes. Time and time again I get email responses that appear as if the user did not even read my email, because there answer has nothing to do with what I am asking. Now I understand misspelling sometimes, not attaching docs, and other common mistakes, but if you are going to respond, please make your answer somewhat understandable. Thanks.

Christmas Time... is here

It’s that time of year again… the time when the streets are covered with lights and everyone is happy because its Christmas time. Well, most people are happy.

If I had to imagine, stress levels are typically peak around this time of year. With all the crowded shopping, the family visits, buying Christmas presents, baking cookies, drinking eggnog, never ending Christmas parties, writing Christmas cards, faking a smile more than normal, and several other actions that can increase stress levels.

So how will we all deal with this peak in stress, well in theory, if everyone’s stress increases by the same amount, and all else is held constant, than chaos will of course ensue… right? Wrong, the actual result in everyone’s stress increasing causes trash to go increase. Believe it or not, when people stress, they eat more, smoke more, use more, and therefore increase the amount of trash produced. So try not to stress, and try not to create more trash, because there’s already way to much in this world.

Or, just give up stressing out like I did 2 years ago.

How many?

How many partners is too many? We all have our set number of standards on what we think may or may not be appropriate. In general, most females (excluding whores, skanks, sluts, and girls that just like to have fun in that way), tend to have less sexual partners than males (12.4 is the male average and 7.2 is the female average). How do you compare to the average?

More than a quarter (27%) of the people in the world have only had one partner. One person... wow is all i have to say.

Sometimes i wonder what percentage of the world has never had sex(over the legal age of 18, except Kazakhstan where the legal age is 8). Or is it possible to go one's entire life with out having sex (and without molesting boys all you crazy priests and bishops who take a vow of "celibacy")?

In other news... i joined an online pyramid scheme today that "pays" for reading emails. Check it out if you have tons of time and want to try it, no guarantees, but if it works I'll definitely write about it in the future. And if you do do it, set up a separate email address so you don't get tons of crap in a personal email box... just a recommendation.