I never actually thought that I would be wanting to get an HDTV. Whenever I watched tv on standard def, and never saw any issues with it, I watched HDTV in the past and never was wowed…..in reality, I think it was the cost that offset everything. The sheer cost of an HDTV compared to a SDTV was rediculous. That is until I won an HDTV in a raffle. Now I have the desire to buy another, so I can have one for when people come over to watch, and one for my bedroom. In reality the idea of HDTV is not for the TV, but in reality, it’s the ability to hook up my computer to such. When you combine my computer with an Elgato EyeTV and the TV itself….it becomes a totally different beast, especially with the inclusion of the best Universal remote I have ever used, the Logitech Harmony. It’s quite amusing the new desire I have for TV quality and features….then again, who can argue with a 32+ inch Monitor?
So I realized, it’s actually quite amusing, a while back I had a livejournal. Now, in that livejournal I would write whatever I wanted about my feelings because no one knew my real name, I never wrote about politics or technology or any of my ideas because it was just a place to vent.
I have abandoned livejournal and switched over to this and shockingly I can’t find much to write about. In reality it’s because it’s my own personal domain, thus it has a tracer back to me, that and who really wants to hear me complain about random life bullshit anyways, that’s what livejournal is for in the first place….it’s a place for the emo to complain anonymously. I just find it amusing that I would have no issue talking about any issue in my livejournal yet as soon as I have my own website I clam up like nothing else.
Took long enough to get back, with constant issues thanks to my old webhost and poor support resulting in deleted databases, mislinked files thanks to poor backups, I have switched to a much better webhost with much better support, as well as a shitload of storage. Personally, I think I stink at blogging but hey, I might as well try to get into it, constantly expanding my horizons and all.
Well I’m happy that GMail finally is supporting IMAP, way overdue, truthfully, I can’t see the point of using POP anymore, it seems old and outdated, in today’s age, where we check our email from multiple devices, why should we be bothered to have to mark each message we have already read as read on multiple devices? Even with the logging in, POP ties up the whole damn server, and nothing can check until it’s done, totally inefficient.
I applaud Google for finally supporting IMAP with all that it has to offer. With the constantly growing storage of GMail, it is finally a better option.
Now…off to get ready to deal with the Leopard Launch.
So here I am sitting at the beach just….thinking. Lately I have gone to the beach every single night. I guess in a sense to try to sort out all that has happened lately. My life is finally starting to take off in the direction I have been hoping for. It has taken long enough for me to find my groove and now I have. Work is going amazingly and I couldn’t he happier. I am on 3 important teams and making myself invaluble to the company. Next step is a visit to Philly since that is wayyyyy overdue. And the third step is to get into a successful HEALTHY relationship.
Most importantly I am starting to study my programming languages again so I could even start up some web development. And yes this is all leading somewhere. I intend to one day own it own company. And it will be crucial that I outsource as little as possible at first to keep overhead down.
Occasionally I like to reminisce about the times past, and how my childhood was. Today I decided to look through all my pictures of my time at Camp Harlam. I only went there for about 4 years, but I gotta say, I quite enjoyed it…which is quite strange, because I always felt like the outcast there. Back then I was happy with having 1-2 friends, and just sitting around, doing nothing, being part of nature. Or watching others play sports while I sat around taking pictures.
When I tried to rekindle some connections, the way they remembered me was by me saying “You know….I was the guy with the camera.” That was what I was known by. Kinda weird to realize that, none of my traits actually stood out enough to be remembered, just being known as “the camera guy.” I guess in a sense that’s partially my fault because I didn’t try to make myself stand out, but at the same time, I guess I felt alienated. I have always been a bit self conscious, and worried about what others think about me, so in turn I guess, I just let it be that way.
In a sense, now I sort of revel in the way I don’t linger in people’s minds. I can go out alone, meet new people each time, and then part ways never having to talk to them again, never worrying about any future awkwardness, because generally, they won’t remember me. I guess it’s good, I’d rather not be remembered than be remembered as “that weird dude.”
Lately though, I have been trying to change things, and actually meet people to meet people. Get to actually know them and make more friends, go out and be more social. It’s a refreshing change, but I sort of will miss the whole “no one remembers me” phase, though I think to some extent, it will always be with me, unless I make myself stand out.
As I get ready for work today, I realize just how much I have changed over the past few months. Wether it’s with my interactions with people or how I take people just simply not giving me a chance.
I have gone from an impulsive Energy crazed person to a more low key person who actually uses his energy when needed specifically for my sales at Apple. Granted, once I use my high energy for sales I have trouble turning it off, but I think I have made some major strides to such. That vacation to Naples was just what I needed, a simple trip that would help me clear my mind and find out what is important to me. But now, I must go to work, and work my ass off for that promotion that I crave.
Naples I have to say has been quite fun, as the last night I shall spend here is wrapping up, I have come to some realizations…specifically….as nice as hotels are…they fucking suck. Every time I stay at a hotel I can’t wait to get back to my own bed, or even the floor….something about hotels makes it so I am actually unable to sleep well. I’m really not sure, but it pisses me off. I keep hoping that one day I’ll find that hotel that well….makes me go DAMN I gotta come here more often so I can sleep well. In truth, I got my best sleep out by the pool and out on the beach.
For anyone who does ever come out to Naples, be sure to visit the Naples Zoo….totally worth it. two great attractions to see are Leopard Rock and the Monkey Island tour.
Leopard Rock….kinda self explanatory, except….well you are about 1 inch from the Leopards if they come up to the glass. Seriously….when you approach, the Leopards usually come up to the glass out of curiosity, and then you are only separated by 1 inch of glass. It’s kinda cool actually.
Monkey Island….well that’s basically a boat tour of a small group of islands, and on each island is a different grouping of primates. Starting with Gibbons, then going to Spider monkeys, then Lemurs, and more Lemurs, and then more Spider monkeys, and well you get the idea. The greatest thing about it is that well….you could be as few as 10 feet from the monkeys, with no cages/glass to inhibit your viewing pleasures. These monkeys also seem a shitload happier, can’t explain HOW it seems like such…but it just does.
Yea….my car got run over by some prick in a hit and run, so the past few days I’ve been driving a rental car. I gotta say, it kinda sucks not being able to drive my own car…but at the same time, it’s kinda cool to drive a new 2007 Honda Accord LX. But of course, I have to include picture proof of such damage. It’s worse than it looks, I needed a whole new hood and a complete repaint of my bumper according to the body shop. Nicely done asshole SUV driver!
