I don't want to go back to work. Fuck you Jason's Deli, fuck you.

Here are some pictures from the past while I guess....

( Mostly Baby Stuff )

I am on day 2 of an 8 day stretch at work full of 10-12 hour days. I am already tired from lack of good sleep the past few days, much less with the chaos of shitty work hours that I have coming up. At the end of this stretch, I do have four days off in a row. It's worth it.

Astros opening day is coming up in a hurry and I can't contain myself. Cynthia and I have tickets and we are taking the baby. This is her second game since she went to one with us when she was just 3 1/2 weeks old. She will know the difference between a palmball and a forkball in no time. I have high hopes for this season, sans the pitching rotation after Oswalt. Our offense looks like it could do some damage with everyone having a good spring training. The rotation scares the piss out of me. There is no way in buttfuck hell that Wandy Rodriguez should be a 4th starter in the majors for any team. Captain Coldsore himself. Ugh.

I sold my drums for $400 on Ebay. Someday I will get an electronic one. It's a better deal for me. I can't give up playing drums altogether. It's my only real hobby.

I am due for a raise in a month and I am excited to get one. I deserve it after the year I have been through with this company. It's a good place to work, but man, some days are just a motherfucker. I'll come home some days and just feel completely disconnected from myself because of mental and physical exhaustion. But, it's interesting and it keeps me on my toes. I would not still be here if I did not enjoy it most of the time.

Cynthia and I are throwing our first garage sale ever this Saturday and possibly even Sunday if enough stuff is left over. Come out, look around, drink some coffee or whatever(i'll make some). It's from 7am-3pm Saturday and Sunday. We have all kinds of crap from baby items to electronics to a lawn mower. We are selling it all for really cheap. Anyway, just getting the word out.

6834 Tara Dr Richmond, Tx 77469

Do it.

Also, my drum set is for sale. I never have time to play it and my priorities in life have changed majorly. If you have any interest or know anyone who does, here is the ebay address to bid on them:


Drums For Sale

Man, there is nothing worse than whiny-ass Catholics. "OOH I can't eat red meat today!". Give me tuna instead. Fuck off. You act like fish are not meat just because they don't feel pain. That doesn't make them any less alive, asshat. Catholicism boggles my mind. Just because you go to church and get your forehead covered with ash doesn't make you a Christian. It makes you a stereotypical Catholic whose primary goals are that of self and not of what you claim to believe so highly in. If god did exist, surely he would have a Catholic holocaust. It's a joke. Eat your fish, smear the ashes, and then go home and live your comfortable pagan life as usual. It's only 'cool' to be godly a few weeks out of the year. And for that matter, what has the pope done, say, oh, in the past 250 years? Its not like the pope is some great humanitarian or anything of that nature. He is worshipped as highly as a god by some people. Hell, by the end of the 'reign' of John Paul II, he could not even do his own speeches. He did a lot of shaking, mumbled something in Latin, and then would leave in his sweet ass bulletproof Mercedes. Then again, it would be pretty kick ass being pope. It's a pretty easy job. Hate the gays, rape the underage boys, and at the end of the day, get hammered on red wine with some other pious fucks. Sign me up.

I love me some religion.

My hatred for Carlos Mencia has now been compounded even further. He is a joke stealing sack of shit. Watch this video of Joe Rogan confronting him about it on stage.

Swimwear for the Muslim Woman

Absolutely the most ridiculous thing I have seen in a long time. Religion is nothing but a convenience. Plain and simple.

Everyone running for president in 08' so far is fucking worthless. I'm all for a black president or a woman president, but seriously, not one of these people are the least bit qualified for the job. Then again, it would take a miracle for me to actually like a president. Then again, again; pretty much anything would be better than what we have. I'm still not sure what we have now; a man or a really persuasive chimp-puppet. I doubt a republican will be elected. No chance in hell of that after this abomination of a presidential term. As long as the next candidate is not some religious fundamentalist, I think things will be better.

Also, how the fuck-hell do the Dixie Chicks sweep the Grammy's? I mean, really; there was nothing better out this year than that horrid group of Girls Gone Wild rejects? They make the dumbest "girlie" songs I have ever heard. 'Earls in the trunk OMG LOLZ'. And then the fat one says "to quote the great Simpsons, HA HA!". Holy shitballs, I wanted the stage to fall through under her 450lb torso. I would dare to say that not one artist there deserved even a nomination. I mean, the nominees for best rock album were hilarious. TOM FUCKING PETTY? Seriously?! That guy has never made a decent song let alone record his entire career. The Grammy's at least used to have some half-decent nominations. Shit, one year the Deftones even won an award. I just can't believe I watched the whole thing.

So, yeah. I am really bored at work. This post is not my fault.

Not a whole lot to update really. My life is consumed so much by my job. I feel like I have little time for Cynthia and the baby; well not enough. The hours are tiring. I go in one day from 2pm-1115pm or so; the next day I have to work a 9am-8pm shift and I have to leave the goddamned house by 730am just to make it; then the next day I might work a 5am-5pm shift. This happens almost weekly. My job has it's good and easy days, and it has it's clusterfuck days as well. I just wish the schedule was more stable. I sleep as much as I can when I can but when you work hours like that, you can only do so much. There are days where I couldn't tell you what the drive to work was like because I am just so out of it.

The weather has been complete shit lately. It's starting to get on my nerves. I can only take so much rain. It's starting to feel like London or Seattle around Houston.

I really have not been keeping up with new music at all. I mean, I still like hearing new stuff but I find it redundant browsing Soulseek for stuff I will probably never listen to or put on my IPOD. I stick to the classics. Cave In, Snapcase, Hope Conspiracy, and some fucking Red Chord.

Having a child is completely surreal. It's amazing to the utmost sense of the word itself, but surreal. It's something every person should experience, regardless if you like children or not. I don't like most kids; pretty much just mine. You find yourself doing things you never saw yourself doing, and your life revolves around her schedule and no longer yours. Sometimes it's tough; shit, I know Cynthia will vouch for that. But, it's the most rewarding experience that I have encountered thus far in life. I want to raise her right because there are far too many wrong people in this world. I want to raise her free of religion and it's chain-linked hysterics. I want to give her what she needs more so than what she wants so as to not give her a false sense of entitlement. I find that to be a huge problem with youth culture these days. I know Cynthia feels the same. So much to learn I guess. Cynthia is quite the amazing mother, no getting around that fact. I'm not just saying it because she reads this, it's the truth.

I need to catch up with people. I never get AIM anymore because it's for saps. Fucking email me:

texacore@gmail.com

I check it more than I should.

P.S.- Everyone should watch Metalocalypse on Adult Swim. It's fantastic.

I got back from vacation yesterday afternoon. We spent 4 days out on the road. 2 in San Antonio, 1 in Laredo/Mexico, and almost a day in Corpus Christi. We had a good time and the baby was relatively good. I'm sure I will post pictures eventually, or not. Mexico was interesting. A whole different world really. Prices were cheaper, but where we were, not "dirt" cheap like you normally would hear. We got a few miscellaneous items and 2 bottles of vodka(since they are much cheaper in Mexico). You can fucking walk into a pharmacy and demand any pills you want. It's insane. We didn't do that because, well, I have no use for prescriptions and that is a fucking dangerous thing to just be able to buy what you want at any age there. Kids being able to buy pain killers? Nice. The town itself was fairly run-down and smelled like old newspapers or something. It's odd if you have never been there.

I decided to buy an aquarium today because we needed some sort of a pet. We have 3 yet-to-be-named fish who are awesome.

Not working for 9 days is crazy amazing. I won't know what to do when I get back to that place. I'm almost nervous, but I have 3 1/2 more days left until I do.

I can't see Converge because I am broke. Score.

8 days from now, I will be on vacation and it will be my birthday. Cynthia and I are going to San Antonio for a few days. I need a vacation from work and everything else. Send money. Now.

Pictures of the baby:

I have not posted since the baby was born on August 15th. Shit, I'm out of touch. I have read some friend's entries off and on. Life is busy; life is chaotic even at times. The baby is doing quite well and is growing up so fast. It's amazing to see a child grow from birth. It's something everyone should experience. It can be a trying at times, that's for damn sure but, the rewards are unimaginable. She just started sleeping through the night this past week. That is just amazing in itself. Your whole perception of what sleep is changes with a newborn. They have no schedule. They basically shit on every sort of conventional thing we know and love. It's funny because we are all born with a 25 hour time clock in our body. It's our natural state. It takes most babies anywhere from a month to four months to adjust accordingly and accept the concept of time.

I'm sure a few of you would like to see the baby as well. Call me; we'll see. I will post pictures sometime soon as well. Perhaps I will update more.

My job is also trying at times. Some days are just meant to be complete hell. But, the money is good and will get better. I have a fucking vacation coming up starting on my birthday(Nov.5), so that is going to be well deserved. We are going to go to San Antonio for 3 or 4 days depending on money.

The new Converge cd is fucking good, and much better than the last album. The new Deftones cd sounds quite promising from the 2 songs I've heard. Sounds like some of the best stuff they have done yet.

How the hell is everyone?

It's funny how no one posts on Livejournal anymore. I checked my friends posts and there were 3 new ones from the last time I checked(which was like 8 days ago).

I feel like I have lost touch with some good friends. I'm so busy with my job and everything else. How the hell is it hanging?

And what is happening to the Astros? Shit. Clemens needs to hurry.

My new house is pretty awesome. We live right off Crabb River Road in Tara and it seems like a nice place to live so far.

I work around 55+ hours a week. This week, it's 9-8 every day. Traffic fucking sucks at 830am. It takes me 30 minutes to make a 10 minute drive. The money and opportunity is great at my job and that makes me happy. If I make GM(takes about 3-4 years), I will be pulling in over $100k a year easy. Seriously. Jason's Deli is a great place to work, especially if college seems over for you(like me). Hell, I am making just a little less than I would if I had some degree right now. It's funny, because most of the managers/etc at my job have degrees too. They make better money at Jason's Deli than what their degree would have brought them.

It's odd assuming so much responsibility. I wouldn't change it for the world though.

Hey Join Or Die, how about a fucking reunion show? hahaha

I have a house now. We are almost completely moved in. It's a nice 2 bedroom with a huge living room and den. My job is turning out to be fine, I just had to get used to the hectic nature. They don't pay well for just bullshitting. If any of you have any experience in anything somewhat like management, let me know. I can get you a good job with good pay and what not.

Things are going well. The only thing I don't like is waking up Monday-Friday at 515am. But, I have evenings off and weekends off right now. Cynthia is doing well, and we cannot wait for the baby. Her name is going to be Audrey Michele Burcham. So, start buying gifts for her. Seriously.

How's it going LJ world?