Moved my blog for a few reasons I might name later to google's blog sight. Figured if they are taking over the world might as well blog about it with them.
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This last weekend I took a trip to L.A. I had a lot of fun. Its nice to get a little change of scenery, everything gets worn out in the city you live when all you want is adventure or purpose. Seeing the same things everyday and working at a job just to earn money all seem boring to me. The main reason I have not blogged lately I think is because when I have free time I tend to choose to read, hang out with people, or watch the beautiful new T.V. we have instead of write. Now this is a very bad decision when you want to be a writer, but still it is one I make quite frequently.
Here is a list of things I have done recently:
Worked long hours.
Watched Phantom of the Opera at the Civic Theater downtown.
Gone to L.A. for the weekend (For cousin Beth's wedding... No I do not have a cousin Beth)
Finished Reading Watchmen Which was surprisingly amazing. Let me give a quick explanation of it here. Watchmen is widely regarded as the greatest graphic novel of all time and one of the top 50 books of our era.I have never read a graphic novel before this one, but its premise and the fact that it is being made into a movie enticed me. The screenplay for the movie was said to be one of the most difficult adaptions ever written and that interested me as well. Also I thought it was time I could look at some pictures.
Visited both the WGA and DGA buildings in L.A. both really cool maybe I will be part of one or both someday.
Racked in debt which is what a good american is supposed to do right?
Bought a new novel by one of the last great boom writers who died in 1998.
Set up my Paypal account.
Watched a lot of olympics.
On other notes I am not sure what I can really say or what I want to write. See the other reason I do not blog a lot anymore is because I normally blog about things going wrong in the world, injustices, and/or weird stuff however when I have people around to talk to it is sometimes just easier to talk about it and normally when I finish talking about whats bothering me I then feel no need to be redundant and blog about it as well.
I do want to say tha I thought Bush at the opening ceremonies was ridiculous. I mean here he is at an event I would love to attend. It was one of the best opening ceremonies ever and the best I have ever seen, and here is the "Leader of the Free World???" half asleep looking at his watch. Just hope we don't elect the guy this time who is so old he will probably be asleep before the ceremonies even start.
New cartoon Star Wars Movie comes out I think this Friday. It is a weird turn and one many are not to happy about. I watched the little clone wars cartoon series on Cartoon Network a few years ago and it was good, but not worthy of the big screen. Lets just hope they did this well and most people will be happy with it then.
New Mummy Movie has a so-so script as far as summer blockbusters go. Still better than the atrousicous Hellboy 2. It lacked the same feeling we all got when we watched the old Mummy movies. The mix of feeling like your interested in the story as much as the action and girls. The acting in the first two was great as well. The characters complemented each other. In the third movie you just do not feel this connection between the new Evy and Rick. Although the Maria Bello gives a good preformance she doesnt capture the spirit that Rachel Weisz gave to the character in the first two films. It is like the replacement of Katie Holmes in The Dark Knight, Katie Holmes was more attractive and better at the role however it did not take away from the film and I still really like Maggie Gyllenhaal in movies such as Stranger than Fiction.
hmmmm...... Looks like I wrote something at least.
"When was the last time you were at a wedding that had a death defying hike, rogue waves, a luau, ultimate fighting, a presidential candidate and a budding bromance?" asks Papi Chulo. For most of us, the answer is never, but luckily, Papi Chulo and Secret Agent Scotch took the time to Vox all the amazing moments during their unforgettable Hawaiian wedding on 08.08.08 so we could all take part in the festivities.
The story began last February, when Papi Chulo popped the question and Secret Agent Scotch said yes! Since then, they've kept us in the loop about all the details, from the bride's veil to the wedding song to the final To-Do List. And throughout it all, they inspired us with their love for each other. (I'm pretty sure it doesn't get any better than knowing your future husband thinks you are The Perfect Girl.)
It's an amazing love story and we are thrilled they shared it with us. Watch the video of the ceremony and please join us in wishing Papi Chulo and Secret Agent Scotch the fairytale ending they deserve.
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Can't get enough of the wedding? A few lucky Voxers - Krissy, djchall, and Beau Smith - made the trip to Hawaii to take part in the celebration. Check out their Vox blogs for more pictures and stories.
Congratulations again to Secret Agent Scotch and Papi Chulo! Enjoy the Honeymoon!
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Although we typically post on Team Vox to let you know about things that are going on with Vox (to, uh, state the obvious), once in a while, we like to let you know about other cool things that are happening around the blogosphere. And we think the idea of four hilarious mommy bloggers traveling across the U.S. on their way to the BlogHer '08 conference - all the while blogging and video blogging the journey - is one trip you will not want to miss.
Four adventurous bloggers from the Silicon Valley Moms Group were selected to participate in the Summer Road Trip '08 and blog about their travels, hotel stays, media appearances, time away from their families, and life on the road. Six Apart helped them partner up with General Motors, who provided the blogging mommies with a Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV to help make their journey comfy, safe, and a little more green.
In case you're not familiar with them, SV Moms is a group of over 200 bloggers who showcase the ups, downs, outrages, struggles, victories, and everyday humor of motherhood. There are currently nine regional and demographically tailored sites that give mothers from D.C., New Jersey, the Deep South, Rocky Mountains, L.A., and Silicon Valley a powerful voice and sense of camaraderie across the country. Whether you're a mother, a child, or just a person who enjoys a good blog, you'll really love reading the words of these amazing women.
The moms buckled into their Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV on July 11th and even got an encouraging message from Katie Couric to kick things off! They are currently somewhere in the middle of America making their way to San Francisco where they'll attend an SV Moms Group Party, as well as BlogHer '08.
You do not want to miss these entertaining and irreverent bloggers -- or their spontaneous contest giveaways! -- as they blog from the road. Experience the journey at MomRoadTrip.com.
And let us know about your summer road trip - or plane/boat/bus trip - in the comments! (I like to live vicariously.)
Do you live in or around Cincinnati, Ohio? If so, you're in luck because Scott and the Queen City Voxers Group have organized a Vox user meetup!
WHERE: Ault Park Playground. 3600 Observatory Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208. "We'll look for each other at the playground marked by the red X below. If it's raining, head for the shelter to the north of the [red] X."
To RSVP (which is not essential, but is appreciated), reply to Scott's announcement or send him a private message. All Voxers, as well as their friends and family, are welcome to attend.
If you do attend the meetup, have a great time and please take lots of pictures and send them to me so I can post them in Team Vox for everyone to see!
Thank you so much to Scott for organizing this meetup. Wish I could be there!
All I seem to want to do recently is relax. Work has worn me out. The three days off were a great recovery from the seven days straight four of which were eight our cart pushing shifts. I dream of places far and of places near. Seattle, Portland, Venice, Scotland, Rome, Bhutan, Panama, New York, Spain, even places as close as LA entice me. However it seems impossible to have free time and money at the same time since they are essentially the same thing.
I want to write things, but it seems hard. I can not just sit down and write random ideas I have yet, because I do not even know where to start most of the time nor do I have the courage to just write anything at all. Blogging is really the best outlet, because it makes me feel semi productive and completely incompetent at the same time. I want to blog short stories soon just first need to work on writing the short stories or coming up with the ideas for the stories.
For right not I am going to go and do some reading, to all those out there writing tonight I hope you feel more alive than I do, being cut off from the easygoing style of writing I like, I only hope that forcing the writing will work like so many authors say they have to.
I got so sidetracked... I wrote all that three hours or so ago and I had finally gotten a grove and knew what I was going to say and now all I want to do is sleep.
oh and fuck people who use ... when it makes no sense fucking Jon.
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