• What was John Mayer thinking?

    He’s taken the words out of my mouth.

    Love Song For No One
    Staying home alone on a Friday
    Flat on the floor looking back
    On old love
    Or lack thereof
    After all the crushes are faded
    And all my wishful thinking was wrong
    I’m jaded
    I hate it

    I’m tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here
    So tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here

    Searching all my days just to find you
    I’m not sure who I’m looking for
    I’ll know it
    When I see you
    Until then, I’ll hide in my bedroom
    Staying up all night just to write
    A love song for no one

    I’m tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here
    So tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here

    I could have met you in a sandbox
    I could have passed you on the sidewalk
    Could I have missed my chance
    And watched you walk away?

    I could have met you in a sandbox
    I could have passed you on the sidewalk
    Could I have missed my chance
    And watched you walk away?

    I’m tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here
    So tired of being alone
    So hurry up and get here
    You’ll be so good
    You’ll be so good for me

    When Being A Nice Guy Becomes An Occupational Hazard

    So, all my life, I have been labeled the “Nice Guy.” Has it gotten me fame? Money? Well, it’s definitely hasn’t gotten me girls, that’s for sure. I’ve heard just about every classic line there is, even to the point of being complemented. Since when is being “too perfect” a bad thing? Apparently that’s not what girls are going for these days. I am too nice, too sweet, too perfect to date. Go figure.

    And now, my boss is giving me the same line. Now, now, get your mind out of the gutter … she’s a married woman. No, seriously … mind … out of gutter. Apparently being nice has hindered my ability to be an effective worker, thus forcing my boss to mark me low (not terribly low, but low) on my semi-annual review. I still got my raise, but the fact that I was marked low irritates me. For being nice. I know where she’s coming from … but she is telling me that because I’m so nice and always want to help people out, I don’t meet my own deadlines. I agree with that to a certain extent. But I get my work done, I’m nice to the people I work with. I help everyone out. I guess I’m just too nice for my own good. The curse continues.

    7:59

    One minute to go before the day officially starts…I can only pray that it was better then yesterday. Or the day before that. Or the day before that. Actually, this whole week has pretty much been interesting dealing with stupid people. I honestly worry about the human race sometimes because there are people too stupid to even mention walking around our streets. Who knows, you may know one of them.

    Maundy Thursday service last night was really nice. We performed Forsaken of Man (which we recorded) as well as had communion. It was a really powerful service.

    Isn’t it funny how the mere thought of someone or something can absolutly ruin your day? It’s sort of sad, really…because I, personally, would never want to have that affect on people. But nevertheless, I got an email from the website drama queen…and the fact that I saw the email in my inbox, without even reading it, made me think, “What the $#%@* does she want now??” The very thought of her makes me want to run head-first into a brick wall. Yeah.

    So have I mentioned I’m glad today is Friday? Well, I’m glad it’s Friday. =) Today is going to be good day. And now that I’ve used my minute to share a little, I am off. More later.

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    MSN Careers – 20 Best Excuses for Calling in Sick – Career Advice Article

    Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Life Saved an Atlanta Hostage — Beliefnet.com

    Rick Warren’s Purpose-Driven Life Saved an Atlanta Hostage — Beliefnet.com

    Just listening to the rain…

    You know, I don’t even care that it’s raining outside. I just don’t care. I don’t even care that I have to bring files home this weekend. You know why? Because today is Friday. Freakin’ Friday. And there ain’t nothin’ that can change the fact that this week is over and the weekend is here. Praise the Lord. Hallelujah!

    This has been one of the longest, suckiest, and busiest weeks I’ve had in a long time. The sheer phenomenon of the entire week sucking is a huge concept to grasp…but believe me, the ENTIRE week sucked. I’ll share with you…For the first time, work was not the problem. On the contrary, the high volumes and “busy-ness” took my mind off of the chaos transpiring concurrently in other realms of my life. I had to take files home, work late hours, and was generally stressed for most of the days this week..but that was the good part. I had to drive way out to Rancho Santa Fe twice this week for choir rehearsal…and I didn’t mind that either because singing is fun.

    What I DO mind, however…what goes on the very top of my pet peeve list…is really stupid people. This is not a slam on the helplessly ignorant, for they have no control over it. But people who claim to be intelligent, yet do not seem to convey that intelligence….why, that’s a whole other story.

    Without mentioning names, a client we are working with on a web site has to be one of the most ignorant, self-centered, and ridiculously stupid people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. It’s been a fun time trying to break land records to build her a decent website with the materials she’s provided for me. Everything from graphics, to text, to her hosting service has been a complete nightmare…and because she doesn’t know what the hell (yes, I said “hell”) she’s doing, I can’t do my job. And then she complains about the fact that I’m not doing my job, failing to realize that it is her fault things aren’t getting done…a real treat for me, whilst I’m jumping hoops and performing miracles to get it done, among the myriad of other things I am attempting to accomplish.

    Enough said about that…if I think about it too much, I will lose my mind. Needless to say, if you are ever getting married, I can let you know of a bridal consultant NOT to go to. Brian and I have learned extremely valuable lessons along the way in our business venture, but none so significant and numerous than the ones we have learned this week. With our experience, we take with us a tougher shell, street-savvy common sense, and of course patience. Patience is a valuable tool when dealing with the galactically stupid.

    But not all wedding-related things are evil. The very enterprise of marriage is an interesting one. I’m not opposed to it in anyway…in fact, I hope to engage in the act myself someday. But I couldn’t help this feeling of just general alone-ness as I was at a wedding this past weekend. I’ll get over it.

    But it was fun to hang out and shoot Danny’s brother, Greg, and his new bride, Deann’s, wedding. The day was perfect, although a little overcast for my tastes. But the Marina Village was the perfect backdrop for a wedding. And there were beautiful bridesmaids, good food, and boats. But it was a lot of fun. It’s going to be a good video to put together. I’ll post some pictures when the Gallery is back up.

    Oh, and that’s another irritation of mine…I inadvertantly deleted my entire gallery while trying to update it. Now, don’t worry…I have all the pictures…I just deleted them from the web. So if you encounter not so friendly links somewhere in my blog or anywhere else for that matter, shoot me an email and I’ll try to fix it. But I will be posting pictures soon.

    Oh, and you should be interested in this little tid bit…a while back. NGS Productions had a movie called “Get Your Groove On” which featured us in miscellaneous, and embarrassing, dance clips. Danny, however, was the only one not dancing in the movie. He proclaimed that he would never be on video dancing. Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are going to make him eat his words; for we have him on video dancing. I will be creating a masterpiece soon featuring Danny’s smooth, Travolta-esque moves.

    Well that’s all, on to my weekend!

    Happy Ides of March

    Ides of March Marked Murder of Julius Caesar

    Official “Deal With Stupid People” Day

    It looks like it’s going to be one of those days. I’m off to a GREAT start.

    More to follow…

    That’s hot.

    Guess who’s loan I’m working on? I’ll give you two guesses.

    Joy Williams – Genesis

    Joy Williams’s much anticipated 3rd album is scheduled to release May3rd. I listened to some clips from the album and have to admit it sounds pretty good. Joy has really matured (even though she was mature to begin with) over the last few years, and you can hear it in her voice and in her writing. It will be really exciting to get my hands on this latest project of hers.
    Joy Williams - Genesis
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    MSN Money – National Bank of Wal-Mart?

    Project updates

    Hello, one and all. Yes, it is late … but it isn’t as late as it has been. I have had a heck of a time getting to sleep at a decent hour, but hopefully things will get better now that I am wrapping up some projects. I have completed the DVD project for Bell Jr. High School’s Winter Concert. I am pleased with the results. As we speak, I am copying the DVD master. This was one of the first projects we used a separate digital recorder for the audio; and I have to admit that it was one of the smartest things we ever did. The audience was so loud and obnoxious, you could hardly hear the band. But with the external audio and microphone set up, things were crystal clear. Now, we start the reproduction phase.

    I am putting the finishing touches on a website we did for The Bridal Concept. In one week, I designed, authored, and programmed the site including flash animation. It looks pretty darn good.

    I have also been working the new site format for the Nice Guy Society. New features will include a more impressive photo gallery and blog. It’s really exciting.

    It really has been a three ring circus around here, but I’m going to start taking it a little easier. I will begin work on the Madrigal Dinner 2005 shortly as well as Danny’s brother’s wedding this weekend. I’m also going to be in a performance on March 24th in Rancho Santa Fe at the Village Church; we are performing Sowerby’s Forsaken Of Man, which NGS media will be recording.

    Well, I think my DVD is just about done burning, so I’ll talk to you later.

    Tea is good.

    Whilst in England, Simone Finney sent me a post card…several, actually. One was a postcard from Trafalgar Square (inside Caedmon’s Call reference)…and the other was an Office Timetable chart. I try to follow this chart as best I can, which dictates that I show up for work 30 minutes after I’m supposed to be there…and that I take an hour and 15 minute coffee break. The best part is the 60 minute tea break in the afternoon…followed by 30 minutes of preparing to go home…and then leaving 30 minutes early. Also gotta love the 2 hour and 45 minute time period the chart allocates for lunch.

    Well, I took a spot of tea this afternoon…a warm, luscious Vanilla Caramel blend from Bigelow. Soothing, rich, robust…very tasty. You must give it a try.

    The Deli

    Is it odd that I have been to the doctor’s twice in the last few weeks? That’s more than I have been in like the last ten years. There’s nothing serious, just the typical things…but seriously, what is it? Perhaps my hatred towards medicine and hospitals has kept me away (although that doesn’t explain my love for ER). Perhaps I’ve never had a reason to until now because I was a healthy kid and now I’m a sick, old man.

    Either way you look at it, don’t you ever feel like you’re a sandwich or something? I mean, they pull this little sheet of butcher paper for you to lay on…like this modern defense mechanism is supposed to keep you away from the germs lurking beneath from the hundreds of sick people that have come before you. So there’s me, on this butcher paper…and the only thing missing is the pickle.

    Insomnia

    For the last couple of weeks, I have been crazy-busy working on stuff. For instance, I will go to bed at 2:00 a.m. and then have to get up for work at 8. It’s a vicious cycle. The problem is that in the middle of the day, I get very tired … but at bed time, I’m not tired at all. Like right now … I just can’t get to sleep. For the love.

    Had a good time tonight hanging out with some friends … We met for dinner to celebrate Judi’s birthday at Buca di Beppo with a little Italian food. Good food, good wine, good company. Tiramisu to die for. Here are some pictures.

    Well, I’m going to attempt to go to bed. Good night.

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