Hello + some updates.

Hi everyone, whoever you may be. I've not had much of an internet presence for the past year or more, and it's mostly due to the fact that I live in a Visual Effects Cave, obessessing over hair and fat(not my hair and fat)((well, sometimes my hair and fat)). The only time I'm really seen 'out' is typically at a MMA PPV event, or at a party in Fullerton with a bunch of kick ass motherf*ckers. Part of my hermit-ude is due to the fact that between June and November of 2007, I only had 6 Saturdays off total, and I was usually working 10-12 hours a day. Also, I haven't had a drink since Dec of 2006. So, naturally, when someone invites me out to a bar, I'm inclined to say 'no'. It's not the whole "I don't want to be around people who are drinking when I'm not drinking because I want to drink'"thing, it's more of a "I don't want to be around people who are drinking when I'm sober, because their jokes are terrible, their stories are stupid, they smell bad, they step on my feet and bump into me spilling their drinks, the music is so loud I can't fully hear how terrible their jokes are, and I don't want to pay $5 for a coke." kind of thing. I always disliked drunk people to begin with, and any of you who've seen me drunk, have witnessed my hypocritical, open, animosity with them. I will confess, that on two occasions in the last year, I drank Absinthe - which Michi claims is 'drinking'. No it's not Michi! It's different. It's like, smoking pot and drinking, with a little bit of Lunesta thrown in, and it doesn't make me want to punch anything.

Since this blog is brand new, I'll ask some hypothetical questions that my imaginary friends would ask:

Q: What's up Jimmy?

A: Not much, Brohamulus. Not much.

Q: When are you and Michi getting married?

A: I'll be honest, we really don't know. It WAS looking like this Spring, but I got a promotion to 'Supervisor' at my job, and the project I'm on for the time being will end in the Spring. I don't want to be a supervisor and plan a wedding at the same time. Therefore, we're thinking it will either be in the Summer of 08 or the Fall. I swear we're getting married and we aren't putting it off on purpose or anything. I mean, have you seen Michi? I'd be crazy not to marry her. Also, if I don't end up marrying her, well then...she's dead. I refuse to let her live. I'm sorry to all who love Michi, but she's well aware of this and as long as she says 'I do', then no one will have to see her on 'Forensic Files'.

Q: When are you coming to visit Huntsville?

A: I'm sorry Alabamian friends, but I've had one too many bad encounters with Old Man Winter during layovers between CA and AL to justify any more Xmas visits to the Rocket City. I DO like to visit in Spring, but no one seems to expect it, and everyone seems to be working. Therefore, I come and go nearly unnoticed. You'll typically find me in BBQ restaurants(because real BBQ does not exist in LA) or in an antique store, perusing various items of Americana. Yeah, I sound old huh? Well, I AM. But what the hell else do you do in Huntsville, but drink? Oh yeah, I love and miss my parents, so I like to spend as much time with them as possible.

Q: What do you DO at your job anyway?

A: Ack...it's hard to explain unless I can show you. For now, imagine this: A CG Animal Beautician. Thats the best I can do without stabbing you to death with a boredom knife. I'm not an animator though. I'm a technical animator. Most everything I do is in the realm of Secondary Animation.

Q: So what do you do with your spare time?

A: I eat. I don't watch a lot of movies unfortunately. Um, I watch TV. At the suggestion of mom, dad and Michi, I've recently taken a liking to Law and Order: Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit. I watch a lot of Forensic Files to prepare for that day when Michi might break up with me. I like: Venture Brothers, the new Battlestar Galactica(when it's freaking on the air), a surprising amount of reality television, and pretty much any show on that's about Monsters, UFO's or the occult. I don't like ghosts that much. They are stupid. Besides that, I've been making up for the last 15 years of reading comics, and let me tell you something, comics are really kick ass right now. If you're at all interested in reading some, I'd recommend: Hellboy, B.P.R.D.(which is related to Hellboy, but better), Planetary, The Authority, Ex Machina, Invincible and Preacher. I occasionally go to the gym, and still dream about training in martial arts again. When I go to the gym and feel like puking after 40 minutes of not so intense cardio, I put that dream off for another few months. However, last years resolution was to stop drinking, this years resolution is to get into good cardio shape again. So, we'll see what happens. I haven't surfed since last November. I don't like surfing in LA very much. The waves aren't as consistent as San Diego, the decent spots are very crowded, and the water is sketchy with pollution.

Q: Are you still fat? I heard you got fat. So are you? Fat?

A: Shut up jerk! Yes, I started to get fat. I was up to 190 lbs in Jan of 06, and in about 6 months, I lost 25 lbs. So, I weigh about 165 now. I know none of you would really ask this, but I'm telling you anyway. Because I was getting fat and I hate being fat.

Q: I can't think of any more questions to ask you, is there any information you'd like to volunteer about yourself?

A: Yes. I got a new car. It's a Honda Fit Sport. It's blue, it's just little, and I love it. It fits anywhere(hence the name), it has an auxillary jack for my iPod, it's suprisingly roomy, but so far the gas mileage isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's been named The TARDIS, due to it's deceptively roomy interior. Michi and I are saving money to buy a house, but I really, really, resent the idea of paying 1/2 a million dollars for a little box in LA, when I could own a MANSION in Tellico Plains, TN. Granted I wouldn't have a job that I like there, nor any income at all I imagine, but I'd have a sweet 2 story 5 bedroom cabin in the middle of several acres of land, remote enough that a family of skunk apes could live in peace with me. I plan on getting an Xbox 360 one day, but that whole Red Ring of Death thing makes me mad, and hesitant to spend $300 so I can play Halo 3 in all its First Person Shooter, Larry Niven/Robert Heinlein glory. I think I'd like to move to Portland, but I've never been there. I've only heard LA expatriates speak of it's cyber-hippie superiority. I just want trees and seasons again.

Ok, that's all for now. I'm going to try to keep up with this blog and be entertaining with occasionally inspired, sometimes misanthropic thoughts.

J