The obligatory year end/new year post.

I suppose if I truly am making an effort to post here on a regular basis, I'm supposed to do one of these. There's no system in place, so here's some stream of consciousness.

2008- Some good damn times were had.

Improv- Whether shows I saw or was involved in, my biggest regret in the realm of improv, (possibly the whole year) was that I couldn't do more. But the main reason I couldn't was another part of what made the year so great:

Election 2008- OK, so Obama didn't win MO. He won the presidency. I like to also build my own self esteem up by reminding myself that I did work for a whole month in Minnesota, which he did win, and 4 days in Ohio, which he also won. Here in MO, I also worked on getting Jay Nixon in too, so all in all, not that bad a year. The results on election night mattered more to me than they ever have, and I can't decide if it's due to the historic nature of it (not just "yay, a black man was elected"[though some of that, sure], but more "yay, at least 4 years without a complete douche in office") or just the blood sweat and tears given to the campaign. Either way, a great year, with lots to look forward to.

Job stuffs- The end of the year let me down a little bit in terms of what I was expecting to be starting vs. what happened (or didn't[yet]), but I know that 2009 holds much promise for me. The job itself was fantastic, though. I worked with great people with whom I will probably remain friends for life. The people I worked with were the most diverse group I had ever been around, and for that I am also much the wiser. I did end up losing some weight from all the walking and talking, but then immediately put it back on over the holidays. So it goes.

That's all I care to reminice about, now to 2009-

-I'm going to attempt to live mildly healthier on a day to day basis. Not sure yet what all it might entail, but I've got a few ideas. Ideas that will not be posted here because until I decide and commit, I don't want y'all holding me accountable for ideas. You can, however, post some suggestions below.

-I would like to see more of the country (USA, not Green Acres). Odds are decent that this could be accomplished through a new job, but if not, I'm definitely going to look more into at least visiting places where I've never been, probably crashing the occasional couch.

-I would like to see more of another country. I've only been 4-5 miles into Canada, and relatively close to Mexico. This can not stand. This will not stand. Look out world, I'm curious and moderately resourceful.

-I need to keep in contact with people better, on a number of different levels. Not just the ghosts of Tommy's past, but also current confidants. Don't be surprised to receive the occassional summons for a meal or a drink. For this, you can hold me accountable.

Alright, well, that's my year end/new year Thingy McBlogpost. The only thing I left off, because I thought it had been implied over the last few weeks, was that I'm going to update this more often.

Good luck to you all in the new year.

Also, real Merry Christmas.....

Ok, maybe not really real, but real enough for me....

For real with the X-mas decs?

OK...I'll admit. Having Christmas co-exist with a buddy in town from the army is equal parts kick ass and equal parts pain in the ass. Trips the boat, trips to the titty house, place your bets here and there....I ended up losing $80 I didn't have tonight because of friendship. But we had fun.

I did have a magnifimous moment where I thought the woman sitting next to me was actually into me. That moment quickly passed, as they all do, and I realized how small my dating pool was/is.

Anywho, so porn it is!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one!!!!11!!!!!

Merry X-mas, you buggahs.

So, I didn't make it to the Improv get-together something point something.

Alright, alright, I was the one that put it into the air initially. But a few things have come to light since then. One major one is that MO unemployment takes much longer to kick in than one might think.

The good news is I spent the $50 that was given to me by my aunt tonight at the casinos. So it's going to the kids, which is nice.

I've also had a recent job extended to me to unpack and load furniture for a well known local furniture store while I wait on my "dream job". I quotate it, not because I doubt it's validity as a dream job, but as it's job's ability to take it seriously. Think on that one, Volataire. Really, I want to be a Union organizer. The field in which I enter is important to me.

That field won't be revealed hear right now, but more details will come soon.

Anywhoozle, talk to you all later. I'm busy calculating my my awesome points on a number of Massively Multi-Player Online Games.

Is he for real or for fake? Find out in the latest issue of US.

EXIT 16 ALUMNI SHOW!!!!!!

Exit 16's alumni show was tonight. It's an annual event that I look forward to, if not just to see the talent coming out of high school this year, but to also re-connect with friends from long past. 11 years ago, now.

For those not in the know. Exit 16 is a high school improv troupe that I was a founding member of back in the fall of 1997. Back then, our director was Rich Brown, an English/Theatre teacher Liberty High School at the time. He took advantage of an opportunity to partake in the "Kansas City High School Improv League". Having such a large roster, we had two teams: Improff Broadway and Exit 16. Because of the rules, since both of our teams made it to the finals, we had to join together. And so Exit 16 was born. We won the championship, Rich moved away 2 years later, and Trish Berrong took over as head coach of Exit 16.

I wish it could be a scam, that there could be some way to use these kids for my benefit, and I'm sure there is. But Trish is tied to them in a way that I, nor most of you could be: she actually enjoys driving 20 miles out of her way once a week to coach a ragtag group of hormonal, confused, generally non-commital teens to not only perform, but to excel at the art of Improv. She recieves no stipend, no money, no real acclamations, she does it because not only does she believe in the art more than anyone I've ever known, but she sees in those kids the ability to be anything and everything.

Anywhoozle, It's always fun to have an alumni show, to talk hentai with your buddies, and to see the hentai possibilities in your possible future buddies. I can see Exit 16 going on, not just putterning on, doing recycled crap year after year, but truly growing for years to come.

EXIT 16!!!!!!111!!!!!1!!!!!ONE!!!!!

This always gives me the heeby jeebies

Tiny foot, other body parts removed from tumor in newborn's brain.

I've read stories like this before, and it always reminds me of the Stephen King novel "The Dark Half". It was made into a crappy movie over a decade ago, but it's basically about a kid having the same surgery and growing up to be an author, whose bestselling books have an evil character that the author is killing off when....well, you'll have to read it or see the movie, because it's seriously been more than a decade since I've done either myself.

In other news, pixie haircuts are back. File that under "who cares?".

Jesus Christ, what a great comic.

Jesus Christ: In the Name of the Gun follows the violent adventures of Jesus and a few special historical guests. Need I say more? Make it to at least page 15, and you will be hooked.

It's strictly online now, but will soon be available for purchase at your local nerdatorium! Check it out, let me know what you think.

More ambiguity on the job front.

So it seems like my exodus from KC has been postponed. I'm not upset in that "Damn you, Kansas City!!! When will you free me from your evil clutches?!" way, it's more of a "Come on, past and future employer. Get your shit together. It's my life we're playing with here."

Basically, two different sub-organizations in a much larger organization were telling me things about what needed to happen for me to get this new job rolling, and I chose the wrong group's lead to follow. So now it appears now that I might not be going until spring some time.

Of course, all of this could change at a moment's notice, so once again, I sit and wait. In the mean time, I can continue getting unemployment pay for free, or make just a little bit more money doing temp stuff. Decisions, decisions...