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Sorry, You know I get grouchy around election time ....
Time for change ..
Ok, this was funny ...
Ganesha Dance Theatre At the Waterfront Playhouse
Betterish ...
Grumpy, he's not just a dwarf ...
Ok, if you're going to go out a protest something, go ahead and read up on it a little first. As a matter of fact, if you're going to write something on a sign to go above your head, might want to read up on that as well.
(and if you don't get the joke. Shame on you. Catch up on your history)
Posted at 11:47 AM Link | Comment (1)
So much bitchin and moaning. I know.
Tropical Island... Perfect Weather ... Beautiful Wife ...
I just bitch too much. Sometimes I think to myself that I need to push harder, work harder, do more. But then again, is that really the life I want? I'm not saying I want to just laze on a beach all day, but I have chosen a life that is a little more leisurely than most peoples.
If I was the real "go getter" who needed the money, the big house, the fancy car, I would be living somewhere else. But I'm not. I'm the guy who wants to take his time coming into work. Take the time to enjoy his life.
So, even though work has been a little rough (stupid staffing changes) and other things have been going on. I'm happy. I just have to stop to remind myself that on occasion.
Not much else has been going on.
I preordered Grand Theft Auto IV the other day so I can have it on release day. I can't wait to see all the controversy surrounding it. If any parent can actually say that they didn't know anything about this game, they are just a bunch of idiots. In truth, my mom would have let me play it. We would have talked about it. Realized that it is a video game and I'm not going to actually go out there and shoot anyone. But I'll tell you what, when I come home from a rough day, Kickin' back and shootin' some folks is a great way to blow off some steam.
Movies rarely do it for me anymore. I like some funny TV still. My Name is Earl, The Office, South Park and I LOVE ME some Mythbusters. But all in all, Video Games are how I relax.
So ... Me, Being a 32 Year Old, Responsible, Job Holding, Voting Member of Society will be spending the next few weeks after 04/29 shooting people, beating up hookers and running over little old ladies to my heart's content.
And I'll be on the PS3 if anyone is looking to hook up on some Multiplayer, my handle is Vagabond99
Landon
Posted at 2:30 PM Link | Comment (0)
I can't get on the Hillary Wagon, guys.
No matter what, I need change. George H.W. Bush went into office in 1989. Then Bill Clinton. Then the embarrassment known as George W. Bush ....
Now we are at a crossroads. If you would have put McCain in front of me a few years ago, I might have given him some thought. But when it comes down to it, he's a warmonger. Plain and Simple. That doesn't need to be the focus right now.
Then there is Hillary.
Even if I liked her and supported her (which I unfortunately don't) I just can't justify keeping the same two families in the Presidency for 23 YEARS!!! Bush - Clinton - Bush - Clinton IS NOT CHANGE!!!
I wish I had more optimism. I wish I could sit back and say everything is going to be okay. I wish I could just not give a damn.
In Obama, I see hope. But then again, I look at this country. This racist, elitist, funnel cake eating, American Idol voting nation.
We'll see if "Hope" stands up here.
otherwise, I just might be looking into the whole "Love it or Leave it" mentality.
Posted at 12:33 PM Link | Comment (5)
I can't even say the word "McLovin" without smiling.
Posted at 4:34 PM Link | Comment (1)
Last night I had the privilege to go to the opening night of the Ganesha Dance Theatre at the Waterfront Playhouse.
Let me preface this little review with saying that I am not one that normally flocks to a "dance show".
I've always seen dance as a language that the whole human race understands, but only select people can truly speak it. Of course it is universal. We run around flailing our arms about in our youth. Some, such as myself, continue to flail around to this day and call it "dancing".
But just as with any language, there are those who can speak it with such eloquence, that you become lost in the stories that they tell. This is the case with the Ganesha Dance Theatre. Everything from ballet to kung fu inspired dance to African. There was even a wonderful Tom Wait's song called "Little Drop of Poison" that was a personal favorite.
Andre Harper, Denis Hyland, Mary Kay Lee, Kyla Piscopink and Leigh Pujado should all be very proud of this wonderful show. The lights by Rich Simone really capped off the show offering a wonderful layer to this already spectacular piece.
Danny Weathers should be commended for taking a risk by putting a dance company into his regular season. It offers a wonderful venue to see some very talented performers. Hopefully this will expand their audience and they will catch them at whatever venue they perform in.
Go See this show! Go Give some money to the Waterfront! Give Some money to the Ganesha Dance Company. We need this more and more in Key West. Support risks and support the arts.
Once again, I was blown away. It was so wonderful. If I was in town this upcoming week, I would go to see it again.
(insert standing ovation here).
Landon
Posted at 11:37 AM Link | Comment (0)
Ok, so I'm not AS foul as I was earlier.
Today is my sweet, sweet wife's birthday. We're going to work really hard to have a good night this evening.
Drop JoE an email, she'd love to get some good birthday wishes.
Landon
Posted at 9:54 AM Link | Comment (0)
I'm all kinds of grumpy today.
My little flu has run it's course, so physically, I'm well, but I'm just all kinds of foul.
Work has me foul, home has me foul, computers and technology have my foul.
The complete fucking lack of anyone actually doing their job has me super foul. It bothers me that when someone is called to do a job (Fix Direct TV, Repair an Air conditioner, whatever you need to have done) and they do it, it's the EXCEPTION to the rule.
Everyone in the US thinks that the world owes them something. It doesn't.
I had a woman complain to me today because she had to change rooms to a room that was smaller but the same price. This was not a surprise to her, she knew she was moving rooms. She knew that the room she was in on the Website says "LARGE ROOM". She just assumed that the other room should be cheaper. I was an inch away from telling her that I made a mistake and the first room she stayed in was more expensive.
Without hesitation, I told her that if she was unhappy I would refund her last two nights and she can stay somewhere else. I even gave her the number of a booking agency to help her.
Funny thing is.... my room seems to be the best rate. funny that.
She can go fuck herself. As a matter of fact, most people can go fuck themselves today.
Posted at 12:15 PM Link | Comment (0)
So, I'm out of the woods (knocking on wood, I said the same thing on Wednesday) but I'm still fucking sick!
And so is everyone else. It's amazing how a flu or cold can make it's way around the island so quickly. So many of my friends have the exact same thing. I wonder if it has to do with our lowered immunities to these kind of things. When I was in NYC, I think I was damn near immune to everything from just touching the subway poles. Here I'm not exposed to anything.
Also, our climate isn't conducive to spreading disease. Studies have shown that 41 Degrees and dry is Influenza's best climate to spread in. We don't get 41 degrees and we rarely have "dry".
So I have spent the last few days in some sort of DayQuill induced stupor.
My gym regiment has been decimated, I even called in sick to work. I DON'T call in sick. It's just not my thing, but this bug didn't give me an option.
Oh well, this soon shall pass. Tonight I have a show. If anyone comes to see it and I'm just a little "Wacky", it's the drugs talking.
Landon
Posted at 11:32 AM Link | Comment (1)
So I've been busy. Work has been insane. It's the peak of the tourist season and boy are they here.
The town is crazy and I noticed, as I was heading in to work, all the motorcycles. Bike week in Daytona always sneaks up on me. Now keep in mind, we are no where near Daytona, FL. For those of you geographically hindered, Daytona is closer to the Northeast corner of the state. 324 Miles away. It seems that US1 down to the Keys is a very popular ride for bikers. It is beautiful even though I have been over it for quite awhile. And they always sneak up on us. I have a hard enough time keeping track of all the stuff that goes on here, much less up on the mainland.
Now that I live in mid town though, it's not so bad. I didn't even know they were here until I came into work. When I was on Duval Street, you just started to notice that the TV was cranked up to 11 and you had to straighten the pictures every other day because the rumbling of Harleys would shake the walls.
Still. I would take a few weeks of bikers over a few days of Blow Boaters (the Yacht Racers). Noise or not, the Yacht racers tend to be dicks. The bikers are just loud, but will be the first to buy you a drink when they see me at a bar.
Besides my petty little problems of loud mufflers and busy days, life still pretty much kicks ass.
I knew I would be happy in Key West. I just didn't expect to be as happy as I am. Life is pretty good and I feel rather .... fulfilled. I have artistic outlets with the theaters and the Red Rooster Revue (Friday Nights at Kelly's Caribbean 9pm!) I have my amazing wife, I'm in the best shape I've ever been (more on that some other day) and I really like my job even though I get burned out from time to time.
I even got to have a little dream come true and play around on the radio!
Thanks Shawna!
So, just to recap. Life is pretty grand.
Posted at 9:40 AM Link | Comment (1)
So, there is Myspace.
I have come to accept it as a necessary evil. I have some friends who only communicate through messages, or commenting, or leaving me glittery "My Little Ponies" on my comments.
Then there is Facebook.
In all honesty, I liked the lay out of Facebook so much better. It was cleaner for the most part and not everyone's webpage looked like a mixture of a Yard Sale and Liberace's Sub Conscious.
Then it started... Vampires Biting me, Movie Quizzes, Spam, Tag, Zombies, Ninjas ... all sorts of just shit. I'm sure it's fun, but it's just not my bag. So I started to think about deleting it. It wasn't until I looked it up before I realized that might not be as easy as I had originally intended. It seems that they keep you information out there just in case you want to come back.
This isn't really cool by me. So, being the genius I am, I think I figured it out.
I deleted all of the information that was readily available for me to delete. Lord knows what else is on it now that it tracks what video games I rent (I swear.. the Hello Kitty game was critically acclaimed!) and other such stuff.
Then I changed my birthday. It seems that if you are under the age of 13 it automatically sends an email to an administrator. So here is my message:
birthday: 4/11/1995
additional info: I need to tell you I'm almost 12 years old, can I still keep this account. I'm trying to be more honest.
I know, I'm probably taking some sort of "Karma Hit" for lying to them... but hey, it all just seemed a little shady to begin with so all i wanted was out.
Lo and Behold just a few days later I received this email:
Hi Landon,
Thank you for your honesty. We have determined that you are ineligible to use the site. Facebook requires its users to be at least 13 years old and in high school (i.e. grades 9-12) before they can create an account. We apologize for any inconvenience, but you will not be able to have a profile on the site at this time. This decision is final.
Thanks for your understanding,
Axxxxxx
User Operations
Facebook
So there you go. The easy way to ditch Facebook.
Posted at 11:05 AM Link | Comment (3)