WOW!

man, what a crazy couple of days! as you all know, i quit my job at the despot... i figured i could pull a peter gibbons... (f*ckin' a)...

yeah, pulling a peter gibbons doesn't work. i still, unfortunately, need a job, and pay rent, and insurance, and loans.


so, i decided i would start my own business! who wouldda thunk all it takes is a trip down to the DMV and eight bucks?!?!

it's called 'blank slate solutions' and my motto on the business cards is 'vision and ingenuity never draw a _____.' ha ha! i am so very punny!


anywho, i guess i would fall under property management and home repair/improvement...


it's pretty sweet, i never get two of the same jobs twice! like, today, i refurbished some railings on the back porches of a town home association... tomorrow, i'll be installing some 'dog stations' (basically doggie poo-motels) down in fountain.

the only scary thing is that i've had to buy a good bit of tools, materials, overhead cost, etc., and i have pretty much exhausted my bank accounts... i checked about 20 minutes ago, and i have $1.83 to my name.





weird...





i guess it's all or nothing this time! it'll be interesting to see whether or not i'll get enough work to stay afloat...







let's hope.







it is kinda cool though, to be in this financial situation, i mean... it's like a monetary baptism of sorts... i am washed anew, and get a second chance to be Jesus-responsible with my moolah... let's hope i can be.

Holy Crap!!!!

i was at Whole Foods today to pick up some lunch, and on the way in i saw a dollar bill on the ground.

i figured it was my lucky day... until i saw that it had a zero after the one!!!!!



frick yeah! ten bucks here i come!




i then took it up to the front counter just in case anyone had lost it (out of guilt more than selflessness, to be honest). the whole time prayin no one had lost any money and had come up looking for it.


the lady told me she hadn't heard anyone was and that i could keep it!




i decided it would splurge a little, so i got myself a tasty 'virgil's' cream soda to go with my spinach salad.



i strolled up to the counter to make my purchase and i whipped out my 10 and asked her if she could 'break it' just to be a big schmuck.

she replied 'sorry sir, i can't break a hundred,'


i gave her a short acknowledging laugh to let her know i appreciated the fact she was playing around with my little game, but she just kept staring at me all serious like...


confused, i looked down and saw my Hamilton somehow squared itself into a Franklin without my knowledge...




needless to say, i first though about saving it... ya know, because i'm jobless and whatnot.


but i figure, eh, being a stingy bastard ain't fun for no one!



one thing i have learned about money in the past couple of years is this: it's not mine anyway; it's God's. so why keep it to yourself when instead you can bring smiles to the faces of those who mean to you the most.




so, me and my roomies are hitting Old Chicago tonight for pizza and beer... all on Franklin's tab!

Unemployment is awesome!

well, i quit my job last tuesday...







i've had enough of working for the man. i tried working from the inside for change, but ya know what? it doesn't work with a management and corporate team that doesn't give two shits whether or not thier own employees can make rent off thier token wage.


i hope you wise up home despot, for your sake and your worker's.











p.s. home depot, kiss my ass.

Time Warp...

so, we cleaned the fridge out the other day. we finally decided that we were going to get rid of the stuff that another guy left in there from a couple weeks ago when he moved out...







we found this...







i'm not really a 'lite' type of eater... 'cuz of work and biking i probably burn 3000+ calories a day, so i don't really feel bad about eating 'heavy' foods.

needless to say, i wasn't super concerned with saving it...




BUT!

it smelled okay still, and heck, i'm a huge fan of salad... so i figured 'eh, what the hell?' and tossed some on a spinach salad.






mmmm, i smothered the rest of that crap all over my greens like it was going out of style.





...





about half way through the first bite, i shot a quick glance at the top of the bottle and saw the dressing was already expired.



'CRAP!' i thought, 'o man, here comes food poisoning for sure!'






'january,' it said.







...









STINKIN' JANUARY!




'o balls, i'm really screwed! that's like... 7 months!' i thought.










and then i caught the year...








vomiting insued.

Me gusta la hooka...

there's nothing like ending a day of ultimate, brew, climbing, old friends and super-sweet fun with a puff puff from the hooka!



we can thank my roomie cactus for providing this one for us. in his comprehensive global travelling and exhaustive wisdom, cactus led us to the smooth taste and conversation priming power of the hooka... thanks cactoooos!