April30

Crash Into Me

*sound of me blowing the dust off of my keyboard*

“No time to think, just time to do.” That’s been my motto lately – and I’ve been saying that motto (which means, “doing”) quite a bit. I haven’t been saying it as much on the home front as I have on the work front.

Yes, I’ve been busy. So busy, in fact, that I’ve completely neglected my blog! I know what you’re thinking and I agree – this won’t cut it.

What’s been going on? Let’s see...

• The new and completely redesigned (by seth) umb.com finally went live.
• WeHateSheep.com was featured on CSSElite and CSSMania.
• Last Tuesday my bowling team secured the league championship, which now pushes my streak to four consecutive titles.
• Last weekend my soccer season started along with practices for the upcoming Slayer softball season... and allergies (along with a near sinus infection).

Even though I haven’t been posting lately, I have had some time to decompress. Here’s what I’ve watched in the past two weeks, accompanied with a one sentence review of each.

• “Ice Age The Meltdown” – This falls right in line with sequels that equal.
• 3 discs of “Band of Brothers” – I’m so mad I became so busy, because this series is insanely good.
• “Crash” – A wonderfully written, in-your-face, movie that suffers from a Spielberg-esque ending.
• The beginning of the final episodes of “The West Wing” – I thought all along this season was a great re-invention of the series, and now we’re losing it for good (and that sucks).
• Re-runs of “Entourage” – Even though I’ve seen these episodes, the show still rocks and makes me further anticipate its return in June along with the new season of “Deadwood.”
• “Seed of Chucky” – Why?
• “Alien vs. Predator” – Total guilty pleasure, total fun.
• The new “Doctor Who” – New show that captures the fun and charm of the original series.

And now that we’re 120 days into the year and officially entering the fifth month, where do I stand on my resolutions?

1. Sell some items on eBay, the world’s largest online auction.
2. Visit a financial advisor.
   I still haven’t done this one, yet.
3. Establish, and abide by, a monthly budget.
   Also something else I haven’t done, yet.
4. Pay off one of my credit cards.
   Almost there!
5. Find a cheaper place to live.
6. Learn how to consolidate line items.
7. Limit my soda intake to one a month.
   I’ve had two sodas in all of 2006.
8. Boycott shopping at Wal-Mart.
   So far, so good.
9. Eat smaller portions.
   Not doing so well. One week on and one week off. Grrrrrrr.
10. Exercise more, maybe even join a gym.
    There aren’t any workout facilities in the Crossroads. Grrrrrrr.
11. Remove Google AdSense from my site.
12. Win an award.

Here’s to hoping I can get back on track with posting.

+ original post date: April 30, 2006 10:35 PM
+ categories: All About Seth, Family/Friends, General, Movies, Television, Things I've Made, This Site, Work