The Proof is in the Pudgy

I was looking through pictures the other night and came across the gem on the left, taken in December of 2007. On the right is a photo of me taken on October 30th of this year, hence the vampire blood. I am basically stunned speachless by the good turn my life has taken. The guy on the left is me, as is the fellow on the right. I get a little sad when I see the guy on the left. He was running out of rope, but it got better. How did I get to the guy on the right? I ended a relationship that was negative and destructive, and started a new one which was positive and supportive. I worked out like a bandit, running six days a week in runyon canyon. I stopped partying constantly. I tried to mend relationships that I had strained to the point of breaking and I have since then tried to let people know that I appreciate them. Simply put I have been trying.
It's good to pause and look back and compare where you have been with where you are now. It may not always be so dramatically different as what is shown here, but it's important to stop and ask yourself; "Am I happier now than I was in the recent past?"
then ask yourself "Why?"
The best resource anyone has for learning about themselves is themself.

I have taken this moment to share with you all a point of reflection in my life. I would like you all to sit back from your monitor, close your eyes and ask yourself the above two questions. You don't have to blog about it or tell me, but you owe it to yourself to examine your existance.

I love each and everyone of you and I want the best for you. Thank you all for supporting me in life as I grow and learn.

Jeogie

The following is a test. Here is an unreleased S no S song which I am remastering for inclusion on the "Albino Elephant" disk. Albino Elephant is part of a much larger "box set" type of release I have been working on.
Jeogi by S no S

Things I'm Thankful For

I'm happy that it's Tuesday on the week of Thanksgiving and I've already eaten by Turkey meal here at work. Devin came up and ate with me and my two bosses and a semi retired phone technician. It was real nice to have that meal with my brother, even though we live in the same town we don't always get to share a Thanksgiving. After Devin left Craig said that it's always funny to see siblings that actually like being around each other. I agree.
Tomorrow night Angela and I will head down to San Diego to spend the Holiday with her uncles and grandmother. I am really looking forward to it.
Here are some pictures from a photo shoot we had the other night on the couch. Look at that style!

Something Strange

Rather than write a new blog about this I'm just going to paste a facebook message I just sent to an old room mate.

Paste away:

Nearly every night for the past week I have been having an reoccurring dream. It's even odd for a reoccurring dream because each night the story has been propelled a bit further, like I'm watching a nightly mini-series. In this dream I live in a three bedroom town home with you, Devin and Dylan and my girlfriend Angela. The dream really got going when you made an internet date for kinky roll play with a transgender woman. The woman apparently had a kidnapping fantasy and had planned for you to grab her from a party as she left. You showed up and obliged (you are a nice fella like that). One problem, rather than grab the tranny you intended you grabbed a real girl who had no such fantasy. Now every night the drama has centered around all of us who live in the town home attempting to correct the problem. The girl is not listening to reason and the cops have already been to our place once. There is talk of just killing her. It's very stressful.
Each day we all go about our normal lives, going to work and the gym, but at home we have a girl tied up on your water bed (I love that detail!).
As interesting as this dream has been I hope that it ends soon. Normally when I tell people about a reoccurring dream it stops, this is my hope in telling you. Also it's too funny in the light of day not to share. It's been a pleasure sharing a home with you again. Hope all is well and be careful who you kidnap.

Brandon

Stunning

Good work continues on the S no S "ends" project. I hope to share soon. In the meantime look at this photo!

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Something Significant Is Passing Through

The Google Maps Street view vans have been out in force. They have been all over my old stomping grounds. It is a remarkable thing to see the landscape of my childhood, as an on demand passenger. I like that google is doing this, some people do not and those people are probably paranoid. In my view it's smart that google is taking this step. They seem to be collecting and amazing archive of our world as it is now and I can't see how that won't end up being useful in the long run. Sure there are legitiment fears about google's size and reach, but up until this far they have added far more to my life than they have taken away.
My blog sits on their server. My email is filled with content that I really would never want to lose. I have two books that I've started cached away in my google documents.
Side note: If I ever die someone should get the password to my email account and do something with some of the things I've been working on.

I love this bridge on highway 281 crossing the Saline river.